EXHIBIT 1.1
[Class A] [Class B] Note Underwriting Agreement
Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 20__-_
[Class A-1 ___% Asset Backed Notes]
[Class A-2 ___% Asset Backed Notes]
[Class A-3 ___% Asset Backed Notes]
[Class A-4 ___% Asset Backed Notes]
[Class B ___% Asset Backed Notes]
__________ __, 20__
Underwriter
Address
As Representative of
the Several Underwriters
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. Introductory. Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the
"Depositor"), proposes to cause Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 20__-_ (the "Issuing
Entity") to issue $__________ aggregate principal amount of [Class A-1 ___% Asset Backed
Notes (the "Class A-1 Notes"), $__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-2 ___%
Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-2 Notes"), $__________ aggregate principal amount of
Class A-3 ___% Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-3 Notes") and $__________ aggregate
principal amount of Class A-4 ___% Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-4 Notes," together
with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the "Class A
Notes") and to sell the Class A Notes to the several underwriters named in Schedule I
hereto (the "Underwriters"), for whom you are acting as representative (the
"Representative")] [Class B ___% Asset Backed Notes (the "Class B Notes") and to sell
the Class B Notes to ____________ (the "Underwriter")]. The assets of the Issuing Entity
will include, among other things, a pool of fixed-rate retail installment sale contracts
and finance leases (the "Receivables") secured by new and used machinery manufactured
primarily by Caterpillar Inc. ("Caterpillar"), including rights to receive certain
payments with respect to such Receivables, and security interests in the machinery
financed by the Receivables (the "Financed Equipment"), and the proceeds thereof. The
Receivables will be sold to the Issuing Entity by the Depositor. The Receivables will be
serviced for the Issuing Entity by Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Servicer" or "CFSC"). The Notes will be issued pursuant to
the Indenture to be dated as of [DATE] (as amended and supplemented from time to time,
the "Indenture"), between the Issuing Entity and [Indenture Trustee], a [___] (the
"Indenture Trustee").
Simultaneously with the issuance and sale of the Class [A] [B] Notes as
contemplated herein, the Issuing Entity will issue [$__________ aggregate principal amount
of Class B ___% Asset Backed Notes (the "Class B Notes," together with the Class A Notes,
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the "Notes")] [$__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-1 ___% Asset Backed Notes
(the "Class A-1 Notes"), $__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-2 ___% Asset
Backed Notes (the "Class A-2 Notes"), $__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-3
___% Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-3 Notes") and $__________ aggregate principal amount
of Class A-4 ___% Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-4 Notes," together with the Class A-1
Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the "Class A Notes," and together with
the Class B Notes, the "Notes")] and $__________ aggregate principal amount of Asset Backed
Certificates (the "Certificates," together with the Notes sometimes referred to
collectively herein as the "Securities"), each such certificate representing a fractional
undivided interest in the Issuing Entity. The Class [A] [B] Notes will be sold pursuant to
an underwriting agreement (the "Class [A] [B] Note Underwriting Agreement," together with
this Agreement, the "Underwriting Agreements") among the Depositor and [the underwriters
named in Schedule I thereto] [______________, as underwriter] .
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement to be dated as of [DATE] (as amended
and supplemented from time to time, the "Sale and Servicing Agreement"), among the Issuing
Entity, the Depositor and the Servicer or, if not defined therein, in the Indenture or the
Trust Agreement to be dated as of [DATE] (as amended and supplemented from time to time,
the "Trust Agreement"), between the Depositor and [Owner Trustee], a [___] as owner trustee
under the Trust Agreement (the "Owner Trustee").
2. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor and CFSC. Each of the Depositor and
CFSC, with respect to itself only (except that any representation or warranty relating
to the Issuing Entity is made by the Depositor on its behalf), and not with respect to
the other, represents and warrants to and agrees with [each] [the] Underwriter that:
(a) The Depositor meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"), and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") a registration statement (Registration No. 333-132309) on such Form S-3,
including a prospectus and a form of prospectus supplement, for registration under the Act
of the offering and sale of the Notes. The Depositor may have filed one or more amendments
thereto, each of which amendments has previously been furnished to the [Representative]
[Underwriter]. The Depositor will also file with the Commission a prospectus supplement in
accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Act. The Depositor has included in the Registration
Statement, as amended at the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), all information
required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be included in the Prospectus (as
hereinafter defined) with respect to the Notes and the offering thereof. As filed, the
registration statement as amended, the form of prospectus supplement, and any prospectuses
or prospectus supplements filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act relating to the Notes
shall, except to the extent that the [Representative] [Underwriter] shall agree in writing
to a modification, be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] prior to the Execution Time (as hereinafter defined) or, to
the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest preliminary prospectus
supplement which has previously been furnished to the [Representative] [Underwriter]) as
the Depositor has advised the [Representative] [Underwriter], prior to the Execution Time,
will be included or made therein.
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For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Time" means the earlier of
(i) [DATE], which is the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus (as defined herein) was
first used (the "Date of First Use of the Preliminary Prospectus") and (ii) the time of the
first Contract of Sale (as defined herein) to which such Prospectus Supplement relates.
"Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time. "Execution Time" shall mean the date
and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto. The term
"Contract of Sale" shall have the meaning given such term in Rule 159 of the Act and all
Commission guidance relating to Rule 159 of the Act. Each such registration statement, as
amended at the Effective Time, and including the exhibits thereto and any material
incorporated by reference therein, is hereinafter referred to as the "Registration
Statement," and the prospectus supplement, dated the date hereof (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), relating to the Notes, as filed with the Commission pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Act is, together with the prospectus filed as part of
the Registration Statement (such prospectus, in the form it appears in the Registration
Statement or in the form most recently revised and filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) being hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Prospectus"), hereinafter referred
to as the "Prospectus". "Preliminary Prospectus Supplement" means the preliminary
prospectus supplement, dated [DATE], to the Basic Prospectus which describes the Notes and
the offering thereof and which is used prior to the filing of the Prospectus; such
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Basic Prospectus, the "Preliminary Prospectus".
"Rule 424" refers to such rule under the Act. Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of
the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any reference herein
to the terms "amend," "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and
include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the
Registration Statement, or the issue date of the Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement,
as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
(b) On the Effective Date and on the date of this Agreement, the Registration Statement
did or does, and, when the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus are first filed with
the Commission and on the Closing Date (as defined below), the Preliminary Prospectus and
the Prospectus did or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements
of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust
Indenture Act"), and the respective rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the
"Rules and Regulations") and of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"). On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did not and will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;
on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, the Preliminary Prospectus does not
and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit (except pricing
information to be included in the Prospectus Supplement) to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; and, on the date of first use of the Prospectus, the Prospectus,
if not filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), did not or will not, and on the date of any filing
pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, the
Prospectus does not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
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state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the
Depositor makes no representation or warranty as to the information contained in or omitted
from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus in reliance
upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Depositor by [any
Underwriter through the Representative] [the Underwriter] specifically for use in
connection with preparation of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus.
(c) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any
material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse
change, in or affecting the general affairs, business, management, financial condition,
stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory status or business prospects of the
Depositor or CFSC, and (ii) neither the Depositor nor CFSC has entered into any transaction
or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) material to it that, in
either case, would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the interests of
the holders of the Notes, other than as set forth or contemplated in the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(d) The computer tape of the Receivables created as of [DATE], and made available to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] by the Servicer, was complete and accurate as of the date
thereof and includes a description of the Receivables that are described in Schedule A to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(e) Each of the Depositor and CFSC is duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is
qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in
which its activities require such qualification, and has full power, authority and legal
right to own its properties and conduct its business as such properties are presently owned
and such business is presently conducted.
(f) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the
Depositor and CFSC.
(g) On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, the representations and
warranties of CFSC and the Depositor in each of the Basic Documents to which they are a
party will be true and correct.
(h) CFSC's sale, transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance of the Receivables to the
Depositor as of the Closing Date will vest in the Depositor all of CFSC's right, title and
interest therein, subject to no prior lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, adverse
claim, charge or other encumbrance.
(i) The Depositor's sale, transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance of the
Receivables to the Issuing Entity as of the Closing Date will vest in the Issuing Entity
all of the Depositor's right, title and interest therein, subject to no prior lien,
mortgage, security interest, pledge, adverse claim, charge or other encumbrance.
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(j) The Issuing Entity's grant of a security interest in the Receivables to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the Indenture will vest in the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of
the Noteholders, a first priority perfected security interest therein, subject to no prior
lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, adverse claim, charge or other encumbrance.
(k) When the Class [A] [B] Notes have been duly executed and delivered by the Owner
Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity, authenticated by the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with the Indenture and delivered and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, the
Class [A] [B] Notes will be duly issued, will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Issuing Entity enforceable against the Issuing Entity in accordance with
their terms and will be entitled to the benefits and security afforded by the Indenture,
except (x) the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights and (y) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to
the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(l) Each of CFSC and the Depositor has the power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
(m) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by
each of CFSC and the Depositor of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not conflict
with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the certificate of incorporation or
by-laws of such party, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such party
is a party or by which it is bound, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation
applicable to such party of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body,
administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over such
party or any of its properties; and, except for the registration of the Class [A] [B] Notes
under the Act, the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
under the Exchange Act and applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase
and distribution of the Class [A] [B] Notes by the Underwriters, no permit, consent,
approval of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority is required to be
obtained by such party in connection with its execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or its consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(n) There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to CFSC's or the Depositor's
knowledge, no proceeding or investigations threatened against such party before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality
having jurisdiction over such party or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement or any of the Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of any of the Notes or
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) seeking
any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by
such party of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, the Notes or
this Agreement, or (iv) that may adversely affect the federal or state income, excise,
franchise or similar tax attributes of the Notes.
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(o) There are no contracts or other documents which are required to be described in the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
by the Act or by the Rules and Regulations and which have not been so described or filed.
(p) The Depositor (i) is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws,
(ii) is not in default, in any material respect, and no event has occurred which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the Depositor's due
performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or
by which the Depositor is bound or to which any of the Depositor's property or assets is
subject or (iii) is not in violation in any respect of any law, order, rule or regulation
applicable to the Depositor or any of the Depositor's property of any court or of any
federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
instrumentality having jurisdiction over it or any of its property, except any violation or
default that would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations, business or prospects of the Depositor.
(q) The Basic Documents conform in all material respects with the descriptions thereof
contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.
(r) Neither the Issuing Entity nor the Depositor is an "investment company" or under the
"control" of an "investment company" within the meaning thereof as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(s) Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Depositor nor
the Servicer (including their respective agents and representatives other than the
Underwriters in their capacity as such) has made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or
referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any "written
communication" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or
solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes.
3. Purchase, Sale, and Delivery of the Class [A] [B] Notes. On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth, the Depositor agrees to sell to [each] [the]
Underwriter, and [each] [the] Underwriter agrees[, severally and not jointly,] to
purchase from the Depositor, [(a) at a purchase price of ___% of the principal amount
thereof, the respective principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes set forth opposite the
name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto, (b) at a purchase price of ___% of the
principal amount thereof, the respective principal amount of the Class A-2 Notes set
forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto, (c) at a purchase
price of ___% of the principal amount thereof, the respective principal amount of the
Class A-3 Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and
(d) at a purchase price of ___% of the principal amount thereof, the respective
principal amount of the Class A-4 Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter
in Schedule I hereto] [at a purchase price of ___% of the principal amount thereof,
$__________ in principal amount of the Class B Notes]. Delivery of and payment for the
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Class A Notes shall be made at the office of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 on _____ __, 20__ (the "Closing Date").
Delivery of the Class [A] [B] Notes shall be made against payment of the purchase price
in immediately available funds drawn to the order of the Depositor. The Class [A] [B]
Notes to be so delivered will be initially represented by one or more Class [A] [B]
Notes registered in the name of "Cede & Co.," the nominee of The Depository Trust
Company ("DTC"). The interests of beneficial owners of the Class [A] [B] Notes will be
represented by book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof.
Definitive Class [A] [B] Notes will be available only under limited circumstances set
forth in the Indenture.
4. Offering by [Underwriters] Underwriter]. It is understood that the [Underwriters
propose] [Underwriter proposes] to offer the Class [A] [B] Notes for sale to the public
(which may include selected dealers) as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus.
5. Covenants of the Depositor. The Depositor covenants and agrees with [each of] the
[Underwriters] [Underwriter] that:
(a) The Depositor has prepared the Preliminary Prospectus and will prepare a Prospectus
Supplement setting forth the amount of Notes covered thereby and the terms thereof not
otherwise specified in the Basic Prospectus, the price at which such Notes are to be
purchased by the [Underwriters] [Underwriter], the initial public offering price, the
selling concessions and allowances, and such other information as the Depositor deems
appropriate and shall furnish a copy to the [Representative] [Underwriter] in accordance
with Section 5(b) of this Agreement. The Depositor has transmitted or will transmit the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus to the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) by a
means reasonably calculated to result in filing that complies with all applicable
provisions of Rule 424(b). The Depositor will advise the [Representative] [Underwriter]
promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b).
(b) Prior to the termination of the offering of the Notes, the Depositor will not file
any amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus unless the Depositor has furnished the [Representative] [Underwriter] with a
copy for its review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or
supplement to which the [Representative] [Underwriter] reasonably objects. Subject to the
foregoing sentence, if filing of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus is otherwise
required under Rule 424(b), the Depositor will file the Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus, respectively, properly completed, and any supplement thereto, with the
Commission pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b)
within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] of such timely filing.
(c) The Depositor will advise the [Representative] [Underwriter] promptly of any proposal
to amend or supplement the Registration Statement as filed, the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus, and will not effect such amendment or supplement without the
[Representative's] [Underwriter's] consent, which consent will not unreasonably be
withheld. The Depositor will also advise the [Representative] [Underwriter] promptly of any
request by the Commission for any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement,
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the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for any additional information and the
Depositor will also advise the [Representative] [Underwriter] promptly of any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and
of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the institution or threat of any proceeding for that purpose, and
the Depositor will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and
to obtain as soon as possible the lifting of any issued stop order.
(d) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be delivered
under the Act (including delivery as contemplated by Rule 172 under the Act), any event
occurs as a result of which the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend the
Registration Statement or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus to comply
with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective Rules and Regulations thereunder, the
Depositor promptly will notify the [Representative] [Underwriter] and will prepare and
file, or cause to be prepared and filed, with the Commission, subject to the first sentence
of paragraph (b) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement that will correct such
statement or omission, or effect such compliance. Any such filing shall not operate as a
waiver or limitation on any right of [any] [the] Underwriter hereunder.
(e) The Depositor will furnish to the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] copies of the
Registration Statement (one of which will be signed and will include all exhibits), the
Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such
documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the [Underwriters
request] [Underwriter requests].
(f) The Depositor will assist the [Representative] [Underwriter] in arranging for the
qualification of the Notes for sale and determination of their eligibility for investment
under the laws of such jurisdictions in the United States, or as necessary to qualify for
Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, as the [Representative]
[Underwriter] designates and will continue to assist the [Representative] [Underwriter] in
maintaining such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution;
provided, however, that neither the Depositor nor CFSC shall be required to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction where it is now not qualified or to take any action which
would subject it to general or unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction in which it
is now not subject to service of process.
(g) For a period from the date of this Agreement until the retirement of the Notes, or
until such time as the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] shall cease to maintain a secondary
market in the Notes, whichever occurs first, the Depositor will deliver to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] the annual statements of compliance and the annual
independent certified public accountants' reports furnished to the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements
and reports are furnished to the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
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(h) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Depositor will furnish to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] (i) as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year
all documents required to be distributed to Noteholders or filed with the Commission
pursuant to the Exchange Act or any order of the Commission thereunder and (ii) from time
to time, any other information concerning the Depositor filed with any government or
regulatory authority which is otherwise publicly available, as the [Representative]
[Underwriter] may reasonably request.
(i) On or before the Closing Date, the Depositor shall cause the computer records of the
Depositor and the Servicer relating to the Receivables to be marked to show the Issuing
Entity's absolute ownership of the Receivables, and from and after the Closing Date neither
the Depositor nor the Servicer shall take any action inconsistent with the Issuing Entity's
ownership of such Receivables, other than as permitted by the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(j) To the extent, if any, that the rating provided with respect to the Notes by the
rating agency or agencies that initially rate the Notes is conditional upon the furnishing
of documents or the taking of any other actions by the Depositor, the Depositor shall
furnish such documents and take any such other actions.
(k) For the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending seven days after
the Closing Date, unless waived by the [Underwriters] [Underwriter], none of the Depositor,
CFSC or any trust originated, directly or indirectly, by the Depositor or CFSC will offer
to sell or sell notes (other than the Notes) collateralized by, or certificates (other than
the Certificates) evidencing an ownership interest in, receivables generated pursuant to
fixed-rate retail installment sale contracts or finance leases and secured by equipment
similar to the Financed Equipment.
(l) The Depositor and CFSC each will deliver to the [Representative] [Underwriter], all
opinions, certificates and other documents or information delivered to the Owner Trustee
and the Indenture Trustee at the time such opinions, certificates and other documents or
information are delivered to the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Purchase Agreement with respect to perfection and
priority of CFSC's interest in the Receivables.
6. Payment of Expenses. The Depositor will pay all expenses incident to the performance
of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the printing and filing of the
Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the
preparation, issuance and delivery of the Notes to the [Underwriters] [Underwriter],
(iii) the fees and disbursements of the Depositor's counsel and accountants, (iv) the
qualification of the Notes under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5(f) of this Agreement, including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of
counsel in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any blue sky
or legal investment survey, (v) the printing and delivery to the [Underwriters]
[Underwriter] of copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each
amendment thereto, of the Preliminary Prospectus and of each amendment or supplement
thereto, (vi) the printing and delivery to the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] of copies of
any blue sky or legal investment survey prepared in connection with the Notes, (vii) any
fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Notes, (viii) the fees and
expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with the National Association of
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Securities Dealers, Inc. and (ix) the fees and expenses of Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx &
Xxxxxxxxx LLP in its role as counsel to the Issuing Entity incurred as a result of
providing the opinions required by Sections 7(e) and (f) hereof.
7. Conditions of the Obligations of the [Underwriters] [Underwriter]. The obligations
of the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] to purchase and pay for the Class A Notes will be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Depositor and CFSC herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the
Depositor and CFSC made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Depositor of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions
precedent:
(a) The Registration Statement shall be effective at the Execution Time, and prior to the
Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or,
to the knowledge of the Depositor or the [Representative] [Underwriter], shall be
contemplated by the Commission or by any authority administering any state securities or
blue sky law.
(b) Each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any supplements thereto
shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations and Section 5(a) hereof.
(c) On or prior to the date of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date, the
[Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received a letter or letters, dated as of the
date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, respectively, of [__], independent
public accountants, substantially in the form of the drafts to which the [Representative]
[Underwriter] has previously agreed and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] and its counsel.
(d) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have
occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting
particularly the business or properties of the Issuing Entity, the Depositor or the
Servicer which, in the judgment of the [Underwriters] [Underwriter], materially impairs the
investment quality of the Notes or makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the Notes;
(ii) any suspension or limitation of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock
Exchange or the over-the-counter market, or any setting of minimum prices for trading on
such exchange, or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or
clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear systems
in Europe; (iii) any suspension of trading of any securities of Caterpillar or CFSC on any
exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (iv) any banking moratorium declared by
Federal, Delaware or New York authorities; or (v) any outbreak or escalation of major
hostilities in which the United States is involved, any declaration of war by Congress, or
any other substantial national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment
of the Underwriters, the effect of any such outbreak, escalation, declaration, calamity or
emergency makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale of and
payment for the Notes.
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(e) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received opinions of __________,
General Counsel of CFSC, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP and [Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx &
Xxxxx, LLP], counsel to CFSC, the Depositor and the Issuing Entity and such other counsel
acceptable to the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] addressed to the [Representative]
[Underwriter], dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the
[Representative] [Underwriter] and its counsel, substantially to the effect that:
(i) CFSC has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business, as presently owned and
conducted by it, and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Underwriting
Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and the Custodial Agreement and had at all times, and now has,
the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables.
(ii) The Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada with full corporate power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business, as presently owned and
conducted by it, and to enter into and perform its obligations under the Underwriting
Agreements, the Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Administration Agreement and the Custodial Agreement and had at all
times, and now has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the
Receivables.
(iii) CFSC is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing, and has obtained all
necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which failure to qualify or
to obtain such license or approval would render any Receivable unenforceable by the
Depositor, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
(iv) The Depositor is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing, and has
obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which failure
to qualify or to obtain such license or approval would have a material adverse effect
on the Receivables as a whole.
(v) When the Certificates have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered by the
Owner Trustee in accordance with the Trust Agreement and delivered to the Depositor
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates will be legally
issued, fully paid and nonassessable obligations of the Issuing Entity and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement.
(vi) When the Notes have been duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee on behalf
of the Issuing Entity, authenticated by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the
Indenture and delivered and paid for pursuant to the Underwriting Agreements, the
Notes will be duly issued, will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Issuing Entity enforceable against the Issuing Entity in accordance with their
terms and will be entitled to the benefits and security afforded by the Indenture,
except (x) the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
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reorganization, conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights and (y) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought.
(vii) Each of the Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Administration Agreement and the Custodial Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor, and is a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against the Depositor in accordance
with its terms, except (x) the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights and (y) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought.
(viii) The Underwriting Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by each of the Depositor and CFSC.
(ix) Each of the Administration Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by CFSC and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of CFSC enforceable
against CFSC in accordance with its terms, except (x) the enforceability thereof may
be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, moratorium or
other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights and (y)
the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief
may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which
any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(x) Neither the sale, transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance of the Receivables
from CFSC to the Depositor, nor the sale, transfer, assignment, set over and
conveyance of the Receivables from the Depositor to the Issuing Entity, nor the grant
of a security interest in the Trust Estate by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture
Trustee, nor the assignment by the Depositor of its right, title and interest in the
Purchase Agreement to the Issuing Entity, nor the grant of the security interest in
the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, nor the execution
and delivery of the Underwriting Agreements, the Purchase Agreement, the Trust
Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Administration Agreement or the
Custodial Agreement by the Depositor, nor the execution of the Underwriting
Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement or the Custodial Agreement by CFSC, nor the consummation of any
transactions contemplated in the Underwriting Agreements, the Purchase Agreement, the
Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Administration Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement or the Custodial Agreement (such agreements, excluding the Underwriting
Agreements, being for purposes of this clause (e) and elsewhere herein, as
applicable, collectively, the "Basic Documents"), nor the fulfillment of the terms
thereof by CFSC, the Depositor or the Issuing Entity, as the case may be, will (1)
conflict with, or result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or constitute a
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default under, any term or provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
CFSC or the Depositor or, to the best of such counsel's knowledge after due inquiry,
of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which CFSC or the Depositor is a
party or by which either of them is bound, or (2) result in a violation of or
contravene the terms of any statute, order or regulation applicable to CFSC or the
Depositor of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body
having jurisdiction over either of them.
(xi) There are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge, threatened before any court, administrative agency, or other
tribunal (1) asserting the invalidity of the Issuing Entity or any of the Basic
Documents, (2) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by any of the Basic Documents or the execution and delivery thereof, or
(3) that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
performance (A) by CFSC of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of, the Underwriting Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Purchase
Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Custodial Agreement, (B) by the
Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, the
Underwriting Agreements, the Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement or the Custodial Agreement, or (C) by the Servicer of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
(xii) To the best knowledge of such counsel, no default exists and no event has occurred
which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default in the due
performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any agreement to
which CFSC or the Depositor is a party or by which either of them is bound, which
default is or would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
earnings, business or properties of CFSC and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(xiii) The Assignment (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) dated as of the Closing
Date from CFSC to the Depositor has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
CFSC.
(xiv) Should CFSC become the debtor in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, if the matter were
properly briefed and presented to a court, the court should hold that (1) the
transfer of the Receivables by CFSC to the Depositor in the manner set forth in the
Purchase Agreement would constitute an absolute sale of the Receivables, rather than
a borrowing by CFSC secured by the Receivables, and thus (2) the Depositor's rights
to the Receivables would not be impaired by the operation of Section 362(a) of the
Bankruptcy Code.
(xv) Should CFSC become the debtor in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, and the Depositor
would not otherwise properly be a debtor in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, and if
the matter were properly briefed and presented to a court exercising bankruptcy
jurisdiction, the court, exercising reasonable judgment after full consideration of
all relevant factors, would not order, over the objection of the Certificateholders
or the Noteholders, the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of
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the Depositor with those of CFSC based on any legal theories currently subscribed to
by federal courts exercising bankruptcy jurisdiction.
(xvi) Such counsel is familiar with the Servicer's standard operating procedures relating
to the Servicer's acquisition of a perfected first priority security interest in the
equipment financed by the Servicer pursuant to equipment installment sale contracts
in the ordinary course of the Servicer's business. Assuming that the Servicer's
standard procedures have been followed with respect to the perfection of security
interests in the Financed Equipment (and such counsel has no reason to believe that
such procedures have not been followed), the Servicer has acquired or will acquire a
perfected first priority security interest in the Financed Equipment.
(xvii) The Purchase Agreement grants to the Depositor a valid security interest in
CFSC's rights in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof. The Sale and Servicing
Agreement grants to the Issuing Entity a valid security interest in the Depositor's
rights in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof. The Indenture grants to the
Indenture Trustee a valid security interest in the Issuing Entity's rights in the
Receivables and the proceeds thereof.
(xviii) The Receivables are chattel paper as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code
(the "UCC").
(xix) Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables and the proceeds thereof to the
Issuing Entity, the Depositor had a first priority perfected security interest in the
Receivables and the proceeds thereof. Immediately prior to the transfer of the
Receivables and the proceeds thereof to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity had
a first priority perfected security interest in the Receivables and the proceeds
thereof. The Indenture Trustee has a first priority perfected security interest in
the Receivables and the proceeds thereof. The opinion covered by this paragraph (xix)
shall be subject to customary UCC exceptions and qualifications.
(xx) The statements in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the
headings "Risk Factors–The notes may suffer losses if other liens have priority over
the lien of the indenture," "Risk Factors–Bankruptcy of Cat Financial or a dealer
could result in delays in payment or losses on the notes"and "Certain Legal Aspects
of the Receivables" to the extent they constitute matters of law or legal conclusions
with respect thereto, are correct in all material respects.
(xxi) The statements contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and
any supplement thereto under the headings "Description of the Notes," "Description of
the Certificates" and "Description of the Transfer and Servicing Agreements," insofar
as such statements constitute a summary of the Notes, the Certificates, the
Indenture, the Administration Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Purchase Agreement and the Trust Agreement, are a fair and accurate summary of the
matters referred to therein.
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(xxii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in the Basic Documents, except for such filings with respect to the
transfer of the Receivables to the Depositor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and
the transfer of the Receivables to the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws of
various jurisdictions.
(xxiii) All actions required to be taken and all filings required to be made under the
Act prior to the sale of the Notes have been duly taken or made.
(xxiv) The Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act and the Issuing Entity is not required to be registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act").
(xxv) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(xxvi) The Depositor is not, and will not as a result of the offer and sale of the
Notes as contemplated in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and the
Underwriting Agreements become, an "investment company" as defined in the Investment
Company Act or a company "controlled by" an "investment company" within the meaning
of the Investment Company Act.
(xxvii) The Registration Statement is effective under the Act, any required filing of
any Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and any supplements thereto pursuant to
Rule 424(b) has been or will be made in the manner and within the time period
required by Rule 424(b), and, to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or contemplated
under the Act, and the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and each amendment
or supplement thereto, as of their respective effective or issue dates, complied as
to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act,
the Trust Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(xxviii) Nothing has come to such counsel's attention that would lead such counsel to
believe that the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto as of the respective dates thereof and as of the Closing Date
(other than the financial statements and other financial and statistical information
contained therein, as to which such counsel need not express any view) contains an
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading.
(xxix) The Issuing Entity has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory
trust and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Sale
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and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Custodial Agreement, the Administration
Agreement, the Notes and the Certificates.
(xxx) The Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and the
Administration Agreement have been duly authorized and, when duly executed and
delivered by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity, will constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Issuing Entity, enforceable against the
Issuing Entity in accordance with their terms, except (x) the enforceability thereof
may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar
laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights and (y) the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be
subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought.
(xxxi) The Servicer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full
corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business, as
presently conducted by it, and to enter into and perform its obligations under the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, and had at all relevant times, and now has, the power,
authority and legal right to acquire, own, sell and service the Receivables.
(xxxii) The Servicer is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing, and has
obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which failure
to qualify or to obtain such license or approval would render any Receivable
unenforceable by the Depositor, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
(xxxiii) The Sale and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Servicer, and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Servicer enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its terms, except (x)
the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors'
rights and (y) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the
court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(xxxiv) Neither the execution and delivery of the Sale and Servicing Agreement by the
Servicer, nor the consummation of any transactions contemplated in the Underwriting
Agreements or the Basic Documents, nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof by the
Servicer will conflict with, or result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or
constitute a default under, any term or provision of the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws of the Servicer or of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to
which the Servicer is a party or by which it is bound, or result in a violation of or
contravene the terms of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Servicer
of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over it.
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(xxxv) To the best knowledge of such counsel, no default exists and no event has
occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default in the
due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any agreement to
which the Servicer is a party or by which it is bound, which default is or would have
a material adverse effect on the financial condition, earnings, business or
properties of the Servicer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Such counsel shall also opine as to such other matters as the [Underwriters]
[Underwriter] may reasonably request. The opinions set forth in clauses (xiv), (xv) and
(xix) of this Section 7(e) shall be given by Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP or such
other outside counsel to CFSC, the Depositor and the Issuing Entity as may be acceptable to
the [Underwriters] [Underwriter].
(f) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received an opinion addressed to it of
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP in its capacity as Special Tax Counsel for the Issuing
Entity, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that the statements in each of
the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the headings "Summary of Terms of the
Notes–Tax Status" (to the extent relating to Federal income tax consequences) and "Federal
Income Tax Consequences" accurately describe the material Federal income tax consequences
to holders of the Notes, [the statements in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus under the heading "Legal Investment," to the extent that they constitute
statements of matters of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, have been prepared
or reviewed by such counsel and accurately describe the material consequences to holders of
the Class A-1 Notes under the Investment Company Act,] and the statements in each of the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the heading "ERISA Considerations," to the
extent that they constitute statements of matters of law or legal conclusions with respect
thereto, have been prepared or reviewed by such counsel and accurately describe the
material consequences to holders of the Notes under ERISA.
(g) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received an opinion addressed to it of
[Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP] in its capacity as Special Tennessee Tax Counsel for
the Issuing Entity, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that the statements
in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the heading "Summary of
Terms of the Notes–Tax Status" (to the extent relating to Tennessee income tax
consequences) and in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the
heading "Certain State Income Tax Considerations" accurately describe the material income
tax consequences in the State of Tennessee to holders of the Notes.
(h) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received an opinion addressed to it of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx in its capacity as Special Nevada Tax Counsel for the Issuing
Entity, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that the Issuing Entity would
not be subject to taxation in Nevada.
(i) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received an opinion addressed to it of
__________ in its capacity as Special Counsel to the [Underwriters] [Underwriter], dated
the Closing Date, with respect to the validity of the Notes and such other related matters
as the [Representative] [Underwriter] shall require and the Depositor shall have furnished
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or caused to be furnished to such counsel such documents as they may reasonably request for
the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.
(j) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received an opinion addressed to it,
the Depositor and the Servicer of __________ in its capacity as counsel to the Indenture
Trustee, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the [Representative]
[Underwriter].
(k) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received an opinion addressed to it,
the Depositor and the Servicer of __________, counsel to the Owner Trustee, and such other
counsel acceptable to the [Representative] [Underwriter] and its counsel, dated the Closing
Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the [Representative] [Underwriter] and its
counsel, when taken together, substantially to the effect that:
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(i) The Owner Trustee has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a banking
corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(ii) The Owner Trustee has full corporate trust power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement and, on behalf of the Issuing
Entity, under the Indenture, the Custodial Agreement, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and the Administration Agreement.
(iii) The execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement and, on behalf of the Issuing
Entity, of the Indenture, the Custodial Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Administration Agreement, the Certificates and the Notes and the performance by
the Owner Trustee of its obligations under the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the
Custodial Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Administration
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Owner
Trustee and each has been duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee.
(iv) The Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Custodial
Agreement and the Administration Agreement constitute valid and binding obligations
of the Owner Trustee enforceable against the Owner Trustee in accordance with their
terms under the laws of the State of New York and the State of Delaware and the
Federal law of the United States of America.
(v) The execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee of the Trust Agreement and, on behalf
of the Issuing Entity, of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Custodial Agreement and the Administration Agreement do not require any consent,
approval or authorization of, or any registration or filing with, any Delaware or
United States Federal governmental authority having jurisdiction over the trust power
of the Owner Trustee, other than those consents, approvals or authorizations as have
been obtained and the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware.
(vi) The Owner Trustee has duly executed, authenticated and delivered the Certificates,
and has duly executed and delivered the Notes, issued on the Closing Date on behalf
of the Issuing Entity.
(vii) The execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee of the Trust Agreement and, on behalf
of the Issuing Entity, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Custodial
Agreement and the Administration Agreement and the performance by the Owner Trustee
of its obligations thereunder, do not conflict with, result in a breach or violation
of or constitute a default under, the articles of association or bylaws of the Owner
Trustee.
(l) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received certificates dated the Closing
Date of any two of the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Executive Vice President,
any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, the principal
financial officer or the principal accounting officer of each of the Depositor and CFSC, in
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its individual capacity and as Servicer, in which such officers shall state that, to the
best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, (i) the representations and
warranties of the Depositor, CFSC and/or the Servicer, as the case may be, contained in
this Agreement, the Trust Agreement, Purchase Agreement and the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, as applicable, are true and correct, that the Depositor, CFSC and/or the
Servicer, as the case may be, has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions
on its part to be performed or satisfied under such agreements at or prior to the Closing
Date, that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are contemplated by
the Commission and (ii) no material adverse change in or affecting particularly the
business or properties of the Issuing Entity, the Depositor, CFSC and/or the Servicer, as
the case may be, has occurred.
(m) The [Representative] [Underwriter] shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of
the filing of all UCC financing statements necessary to perfect the transfer of the
interest of CFSC in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof to the Depositor, the transfer
of the interest of the Depositor in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof to the Issuing
Entity and the grant of the security interest by the Issuing Entity in the Receivables and
the proceeds thereof to the Indenture Trustee.
(n) The [Class A-1 Notes shall have been rated "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and "P-1" by Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), the Class A-2 Notes shall have been rated "AAA" by S&P
and "Aaa" by Moody's, the Class A-3 Notes shall have been rated "AAA" by S&P and "Aaa" by
Moody's and the Class A-4 Notes shall have been rated "AAA" by S&P and "Aaa" by Moody's]
[Class B Notes shall have been rated at least "A" by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a
division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. and at least "A2" by Xxxxx'x Investors Service,
Inc.], and in each case shall not have been placed on any creditwatch or review with a
negative implication for downgrade.
(o) The issuance of the Notes and the Certificates shall not have resulted in a reduction
or withdrawal by any Rating Agency of the current rating of any outstanding securities
issued by the Depositor or any of its affiliates or by any trust established by the
Depositor or any of its affiliates.
(p) On the Closing Date, [$__________ aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes shall
have been issued and sold] [$__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-1 ___% Asset
Backed Notes, $__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-2 ___% Asset Backed Notes,
$__________ aggregate principal amount of Class A-3 ___% Asset Backed Notes and $__________
aggregate principal amount of Class A-4 ___% Asset Backed Notes shall have been issued and
sold] and $__________ aggregate principal amount of the Certificates shall have been issued
and purchased by the Depositor.
(q) The Depositor will provide or cause to be provided to the [Representative]
[Underwriter] such conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents
as it reasonably requests.
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8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Depositor and CFSC will jointly and
severally, indemnify and hold harmless [each] [the] Underwriter and each person, if any,
who controls [any] [the] Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act against
any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities, joint or several, to which [such]
[the] Underwriter or person may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse
[each] [the] Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by [such]
[the] Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, expense liability or action; provided, however, that the Depositor and CFSC will
not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense
or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Depositor or CFSC by [any
Underwriter through the Representative] [the Underwriter] through either Representative
specifically for use therein.
The indemnity agreement in this subsection (a) shall be in addition to any
liability which the Depositor or CFSC may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same
terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls [any] [the] Underwriter within
the meaning of the Act.
(b) [Each] [The] Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and CFSC
against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities to which the Depositor and
CFSC may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Depositor or
CFSC by [such Underwriter through the Representative] [the Underwriter] specifically for
use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Depositor or CFSC in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
The indemnity agreement in this subsection (b) shall be in addition to any
liability which [each] [the] Underwriter may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same
terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls the Depositor or CFSC within the
meaning of the Act.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) of written
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in
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respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under subsection (a) or (b)
above, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, and in the event that
such indemnified party shall not so notify the indemnifying party within 30 days following
receipt of any such notice by such indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall have no
further liability under such subsection to such indemnified party unless the indemnifying
party shall have received other notice addressed and delivered in the manner provided in
Section [12] [11] hereof of the commencement of such action; but the omission so to notify
the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent
that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume
the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party in its reasonable
judgment (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to
the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified
party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be
liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof
other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or
threatened action in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party
if indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such
settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all
liability of any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not
include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or
on behalf of any indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable or insufficient
to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any
losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred
to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative benefits received by the Depositor and CFSC on the one hand and the [Underwriters]
[Underwriter] on the other from the offering of the Notes. If, however, the allocation
provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law, then
each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but
also the relative fault of the Depositor and CFSC on the one hand and the [Underwriters]
[Underwriter] on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the
Depositor and CFSC on the one hand and the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] on the other shall
be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Depositor and CFSC bear to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions received by the [Underwriters] [Underwriter], in each case as set
forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, with
respect to the Notes. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission
or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
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Depositor and CFSC on the one hand or by the [Underwriters] [Underwriter] on the other and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct
or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Depositor and CFSC and the [Underwriters,
severally and not jointly,] [Underwriter] agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by
any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations
referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
subsection (d), [no Underwriter shall] [the Underwriter shall not] be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Notes
underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the
amount of any damages which [such] [the] Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by
reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
The contribution agreement in this subsection (d) shall extend, upon the same
terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls [any Underwriter] [the
Underwriter] within the meaning of the Act.
9. [Defaults of Underwriters. If any Underwriter or Underwriters default on their
obligations to purchase the Class A Notes hereunder on the Closing Date and the
aggregate principal amount of the Class A Notes that such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10% of the total principal
amount of the Class A Notes, the Representative may make arrangements satisfactory to
the Representative and the Depositor for the purchase of such Class A Notes by other
persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by the
Closing Date, the nondefaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in proportion
to their respective commitments hereunder, to purchase the Class A Notes that such
defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. If an Underwriter
or Underwriters so default and the aggregate principal amount of the Class A Notes with
respect to such default or defaults exceeds 10% of the total principal amount of the
Class A Notes and arrangements satisfactory to the Representative and the Depositor for
the purchase of such Class A Notes by other persons are not made within 24 hours after
such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any
nondefaulting Underwriter or the Depositor, except as provided in Section 11 of this
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term "Underwriter" includes any person
substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 9. Nothing herein will relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.]
10. No Bankruptcy Petition. [Each] [The] Underwriter and CFSC each covenants and agrees
that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all
securities issued by the Depositor or by a trust for which the Depositor was the
depositor which securities were rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating
organization, it will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting
against, the Depositor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or
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liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any Federal or state bankruptcy or
similar law.
11. Survival of Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Depositor or CFSC or
any of their officers and [each of the Underwriters] [the Underwriter] set forth in or
made pursuant to this Agreement or contained in certificates of officers of the
Depositor or CFSC submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and
effect, regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation or
statement as to the results thereof made by or on behalf of [any] [the] Underwriter or
of the Depositor or CFSC or any of their respective representatives, officers or
directors or any controlling person, and (iii) delivery of and payment for the Class [A]
[B] Notes. If for any reason the purchase of the Class [A] [B] Notes by the
[Underwriters] [Underwriter] is not consummated, the Depositor shall remain responsible
for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by the Depositor pursuant to Section 6 of this
Agreement and the respective obligations of the Depositor and the [Underwriters]
[Underwriter] pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in effect. If for
any reason the purchase of the Class [A] [B] Notes by the [Underwriters] [Underwriter]
is not consummated (other than because of a failure to satisfy the conditions set forth
in items (ii), (iv) or (v) of Section 7(d) of this Agreement), the Depositor will
reimburse [any] [the] Underwriter, upon demand, for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by it in
connection with the offering of the Class [A] [B] Notes. Nothing contained in this
Section [11] [10] shall limit the recourse of the Depositor against the [Underwriters]
[Underwriter].
12. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and if sent to the
[Underwriters] [Underwriter], will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed
to_______________________, Attention:___________; if sent to the Depositor, will be
mailed, delivered or telegraphed, and confirmed to it at Caterpillar Financial Funding
Corporation, 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000, Attention:
Secretary; if sent to CFSC, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed, and confirmed to
it at Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, 0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Secretary; [provided, however, that any notice to an
Underwriter pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to such Underwriter]. Any such notice will take effect at the
time of receipt.
13. Computational Materials; Term Sheets. [Each] [The] Underwriter represents and
warrants to the Depositor that (i) it has not and will not use any information that
constitutes "Computational Materials" as defined in the no-action letter, dated May 20,
1994, issued by the Commission to Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Acceptance Corporation I, Xxxxxx,
Peabody & Co. Incorporated and Xxxxxx Structured Asset Corporation (as made generally
applicable to other issuers and underwriters by the Commission in the response to the
request of the Public Securities Association, dated May 24, 1994) (the "Xxxxxx/PSA
No-Action Letter"), in connection with the offering of the Class [A] [B] Notes and (ii)
it has not and will not use any information that constitutes "ABS Term Sheets,"
"Structural Term Sheets" or "Collateral Term Sheets," each as defined in the no-action
letter, dated February 13, 1995, addressed by the Commission to the Public Securities
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Association (the "PSA No-Action Letter," and together with the Xxxxxx/PSA NoAction
Letter, the "No Action Letters"), in connection with the offering of the Class [A] [B]
Notes.
14. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and
controlling persons referred to in Section 8 of this Agreement, and no other person will
have any right or obligations hereunder. No purchaser of Class [A] [B] Notes from [any]
[the] Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor of [such] [the] Underwriter merely
because of such purchase.
15. [Representation. The Representative will act for the several Underwriters in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any action under
this Agreement taken by the Representative will be binding upon all of the Underwriters.]
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same Agreement.
17. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of New York.
18. Representations, Warrants and Covenants of the Underwriters. (a) Each of the
Underwriters hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositor and CFSC
that such Underwriter (i) shall not take any order for any Class A Notes or Class B
Notes from or enter into any Contract of Sale with any Person until after such Person
has been sent the Preliminary Prospectus (or if available at the time of sale, the
Prospectus) and (ii) shall keep sufficient records to document its conveyance of the
Preliminary Prospectus (or if available at the time of sale, the Prospectus) to each
potential investor prior to the related Contract of Sale and shall maintain such records
as required by the Act.
(b) Each of the Underwriters severally, and not jointly, covenants and agrees
with the Depositor that other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, without
CFSC's prior written approval, such Underwriter has not made, used, prepared, authorized,
approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any
"written communication" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) relating to the offer and
sale of the Notes that would constitute a "prospectus" or a "free writing prospectus," each
as defined in the Act or the Rules and Regulations thereunder, including, but not limited
to any "ABS informational and computational materials" as defined in Item 1101(a) of
Regulation AB under the Act; provided, however, that (i) each Underwriter may prepare and
convey one or more "written communications" (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act)
containing no more than the following: (A) information contemplated by Rule 134 under the
Act and included or to be included in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus,
including but not limited to, information relating to the class, size, weighted average
life, rating, expected final payment date, legal maturity date, and/or the final price of
the Notes, as well as a column or other entry showing the status of the subscriptions for
the Notes and/or expected pricing parameters of the Notes, and (B) information customarily
included in confirmations of sales of securities and notices of allocations (each such
written communication, an "Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus"); and (ii) unless otherwise
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consented to by the Depositor or CFSC, no such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus shall be
conveyed in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination
such that, as a result of such conveyance, the Depositor or the CFSC shall be required to
make any filing of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433(d) under
the Act; if any such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus is required to be filed under the
Act, the Underwriter will prepare such filing.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
kindly sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon it will become a
binding agreement among the Depositor, CFSC and the [several Underwriters] [Underwriter] in
accordance with the terms of this Class [A] [B] Note Underwriting Agreement.
Very truly yours,
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL FUNDING CORPORATION
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
The foregoing Class [A] [B] Underwriting
Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date first written above.
________________________________
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
[on behalf of itself and as Representative
of the Several Underwriters]
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SCHEDULE 1
Principal Amount of Principal Amount of Principal Amount of Principal Amount of
Underwriter Class [A-1] Notes Class [A-2] Notes Class [A-3] [B] Notes Class [A-4] [B] Notes
...................... $__________ $__________ $__________ $__________
__________ __________ __________ __________
....................... __________ __________ __________ __________
....................... __________ __________ __________ __________
Total $ $ $ $
