Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation Ford Credit Floorplan LLC Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A Series 20__-_ Notes Underwriting Agreement
Exhibit 1.1
Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation
Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A
Series 20__-_ Notes
Series 20__-_ Notes
__________, 20__
[Name of Underwriter]
[Name of Underwriter]
each as an Underwriter
and as a Representative
of the other Underwriters named in
the Terms Annex
[Name of Underwriter]
each as an Underwriter
and as a Representative
of the other Underwriters named in
the Terms Annex
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. Introduction. Each of Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“FCF Corp” or a “Depositor”), and Ford Credit Floorplan LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (“FCF LLC” or a “Depositor” and, together with
FCF Corp, the “Depositors”), propose to sell the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the
Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes (together, the “Notes”) described in
the Terms Annex (the “Terms Annex”) that is attached as Annex A and incorporated into and
made part of this agreement (this agreement including the Terms Annex, this “Agreement”).
The Notes will be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
and will be sold to the applicable underwriters listed in the Terms Annex through the
representatives (the “Representatives”) signing this Agreement on behalf of themselves and
such underwriters (the Representatives and the other underwriters of the Notes, the
“Underwriters”). Other capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement will have
the meanings given them in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreements (defined below). The
rules of usage specified in the Sale and Servicing Agreements will apply to this Agreement.
The Notes will be issued by a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”) identified in the
Terms Annex and established under a trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) among the
Depositors and an owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”) identified in the Terms Annex. The
Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Base Indenture”) and an indenture
supplement (the “Indenture Supplement” and, together with the Base Indenture, the
“Indenture”) between the Trust and an indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”)
identified in the Terms Annex and will be secured by a revolving pool of receivables arising in
connection with the purchase and financing by various motor vehicle dealers of their new and used
car, truck and utility vehicle inventory (the “Receivables”) and the Related Security and
certain monies due thereunder on or after the Series Cutoff Date identified in the Terms Annex.
The Receivables arising from the purchase by dealers of Ford-manufactured or -distributed
vehicles (“In-Transit Receivables”) will be or have been sold by Ford Motor Company, a
Delaware corporation (“Ford”), to Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Ford Credit”), pursuant to a sale and assignment agreement (the
“Sale and Assignment Agreement”) between Ford and Ford Credit. All Receivables have been
or will be sold by Ford Credit to the Depositors pursuant to separate receivables purchase
agreements (each, a “Receivables Purchase Agreement”)
between Ford Credit and FCF Corp and
FCF LLC, as applicable, each as further described in the Terms Annex, and in turn transferred by
the related Depositor to the Trust and serviced for the Trust by Ford Credit (in such capacity, the
“Servicer”) pursuant to separate sale and servicing agreements (each, a “Sale and
Servicing Agreement”), each as further described in the Terms Annex. A back-up servicer will
perform back-up servicing functions pursuant to a back-up servicing agreement (the “Back-up
Servicing Agreement”), as described in the Terms Annex. Ford Credit will also act as
administrator for the Trust pursuant to an administration agreement (the “Administration
Agreement”) among Ford Credit, the Trust and the Indenture Trustee.
In order to perfect the security interest of the Indenture Trustee in certain accounts, the
Trust, the Indenture Trustee and the financial institution acting as the securities intermediary
have entered into an account control agreement (the “Control Agreement”) and have or will
enter into a series specific account control agreement (the “Series 20__-_ Control
Agreement”).
The Trust Agreement, the Sale and Assignment Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreements,
the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Back-up Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the
Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement and the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement are
collectively referred to as the “Basic Documents.” The Basic Documents and this Agreement
are collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents.”
The Depositors have prepared and filed with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission under
the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”), a registration statement on Form S-3
(having the registration number stated in the Terms Annex), including a form of prospectus and all
amendments that are required as of the date of this Agreement relating to the Notes and the
offering of notes from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The
registration statement, as amended, has been declared effective by the Commission. Such
registration statement, as amended at the time of effectiveness, including all material
incorporated by reference therein, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Registration
Statement.” The Depositors also have filed with, or will file with, the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) (“Rule 424(b)”) under the Securities Act a prospectus supplement relating to
the Notes (the “Prospectus Supplement”). The prospectus relating to the Notes in the form
first required to be filed to satisfy the condition set forth in Rule 172(c) under the Securities
Act is referred to as the “Base Prospectus,” and the Base Prospectus as supplemented by the
Prospectus Supplement required to be filed to satisfy the condition set forth in Rule 172(c) under
the Securities Act is referred to as the “Prospectus.” Any reference in this Agreement to
the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus used in connection with the offering of the
Notes described in the Terms Annex (the “Preliminary Prospectus”) or the Prospectus will be
deemed to refer to and include any exhibits thereto and any documents incorporated by reference
therein, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or Prospectus, as the case may be.
At or prior to the time that the Representatives first entered into “contracts of sale”
(within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act, the “Contracts of Sale”) with
investors in Notes, which time will be specified in the Terms Annex (such time, the “Time of
Sale”), the Depositors have prepared the Preliminary Prospectus and the information (including
any “free-writing prospectus,” as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act (a
“Free Writing Prospectus”)) listed in the Terms Annex under “Time of Sale Information”
(collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”). If, subsequent to the initial Time of
Sale, the Depositors and the Representatives determine that the original Time of Sale Information
included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading and the Representatives advise the Depositors that investors in the Notes have
elected to terminate their initial Contracts of Sale and enter into new Contracts of Sale, then the
“Time of Sale” will
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refer to the time of entry into the first new Contract of Sale and the
“Time of Sale Information” will refer to the information available to purchasers at the
time of entry (prior to the Closing Date) into the first new Contract of Sale, including any
information that corrects such material misstatements or omissions (such new information, the
“Corrective Information”) and the Terms Annex will be deemed to be amended to include such
Corrective Information in the Time of Sale Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the
purposes of Section 7, in the event that an investor elects not to terminate its initial Contract
of Sale and enter into a new Contract of Sale, “Time of Sale” will refer to the time of
entry into such initial Contract of Sale and “Time of Sale Information” with respect to
Notes to be purchased by such investor will refer to information available to such purchaser at the
time of entry into such initial Contract of Sale.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Depositors. Each Depositor (and, with
respect to Section 2(m) only, Ford Credit) represents and warrants to and agrees with the
Underwriters that, as of the date of this Agreement:
(a) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement has been declared
effective by the Commission under the Securities Act; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose has
been instituted or, to the knowledge of such Depositor, threatened by the Commission, and the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment thereto, at the time the Registration
Statement became effective and as of the Time of Sale complied, and as of the date of the
Prospectus Supplement will comply, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations and the Registration Statement, did not, at the time the Registration Statement
became effective or as of the Time of Sale, and will not, on the Closing Date, 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, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or
supplement thereto and on the date of this Agreement, the Prospectus will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided that such Depositor makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or
omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to Ford Credit or such Depositor in writing by such Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any
amendment or supplement thereto; and the conditions to the use by such Depositor of a registration
statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to Form
S-3, have been satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. When the
Indenture is executed by all the parties to the Indenture, it will conform in all material respects
with the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), and at all times thereafter
will be duly qualified under the TIA.
(b) Time of Sale Information. The Time of Sale Information, at the Time of Sale did not,
and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that such Depositor makes no
representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and
in conformity with information furnished to such Depositor by an Underwriter through the
Representatives expressly for use in such Time of Sale Information; provided that if subsequent to
the Time of Sale but prior to or on the Closing Date such Depositor and the Representatives
determine that the Time of Sale Information included an untrue statement of material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, for purposes of this paragraph, Time of
Sale Information will include any Corrective Information provided to the Representatives or
Underwriters by such Depositor in accordance with Section 5(c).
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(c) Trust Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, such Depositor (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in
their capacity as such) has not prepared or authorized, and will not prepare or authorize any
“written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer
to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes other than the documents, if any, listed as a
Trust Free Writing Prospectus (each, a “Trust Free Writing Prospectus”) under “Time of Sale
Information” in the Terms Annex. Each such Trust Free Writing Prospectus complied in all material
respects with the Securities Act, has been filed in accordance with Section 8 (to the extent
required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and, when taken together with the Preliminary
Prospectus, such Trust Free Writing Prospectus, did not at the Time of Sale, and at the Closing
Date will not, contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided that such Depositor makes no representation and warranty
with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished to such Depositor by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for
use in such Trust Free Writing Prospectus.
(d) Documents Incorporated by Reference. The documents incorporated by reference in the
Prospectus, when they were filed with the Commission, conformed in all material respects to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”); and any further documents so filed and
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with the Commission,
will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
(e) Organization and Qualification. In the case of FCF Corp, it is duly organized and
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and it
is qualified as a foreign corporation in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and
approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its properties or the conduct of
its activities requires such qualification, license or approval, unless the failure to obtain such
qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party. In the case of FCF LLC, it is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability
company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and it is qualified as a foreign
limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in
all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its properties or the conduct of its
activities requires such qualification, license or approval, unless the failure to obtain such
qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on its ability to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party.
(f) No Conflicts and No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents to which such Depositor is a party and the fulfillment of the terms of
the Transaction Documents to which such Depositor is a party will not (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or instrument under which such
Depositor is a debtor or guarantor, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge
or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of such Depositor pursuant to the terms of any
such indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or
instrument (other than the lien pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreements), (iii) in the case
of FCF Corp, violate its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and, in the case of FCF LLC,
violate its Certificate of Formation or Limited Liability Company Agreement, or (iv) violate any
law or, to such Depositor’s knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to such Depositor
of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over such Depositor or its properties, in each
case which conflict, breach, default, lien, or violation would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on such Depositor’s ability to perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
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(g) Power, Authorization and Enforceability. Such Depositor has the power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform the terms of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party. Such Depositor has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of the terms of this
Agreement and on the Closing Date, the other Transaction Documents to which such Depositor will be
a party will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Depositor. Each of the
Transaction Documents to which such Depositor will be a party is the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Depositor enforceable against such Depositor, except as may be limited by
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally or by general equitable principles.
(h) Conformity of Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents will conform to their
descriptions in the Prospectus in all material respects.
(i) Enforceability of Notes. On the Closing Date, the Notes will have been duly executed,
issued and delivered, and when authenticated by the Indenture Trustee and paid for by the
Underwriters in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of
the Trust entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture.
(j) Representations and Warranties in the Basic Documents. The representations and
warranties of such Depositor in the Basic Documents to which it will be a party will be true and
correct in all material respects as of the date specified.
(k) Ineligible Issuer. Such Depositor is not, and on the date on which the first bona
fide offer of the Notes was made was not, an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act.
(l) Investment Company Act. Neither of the Depositors nor the Trust is, or will, after
giving effect to the issuance and sale of the Notes hereunder, be, required to be registered as an
“investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment
Company Act”).
(m) Compliance with Rule 17g-5. Ford Credit has executed and delivered a written
representation to each Rating Agency that it will take the actions specified in paragraphs
(a)(3)(iii)(A) through (D) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act (“Rule 17g-5”) with respect to
the Notes, and it has complied with each such representation, other than any breach of such
representations arising from a breach by any Underwriter of the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in Section 8(l).
3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of the Notes. On the Closing Date, on the basis of
the representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, but subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Depositors agree to sell to the Underwriters,
and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Depositors, the
respective principal amounts of the Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in the Terms
Annex. The Notes will be purchased by the Underwriters at the purchase prices set forth in the
Terms Annex.
Payment for the Notes will be made to the Depositors or to their order by wire transfer of
immediately available funds at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the closing date specified in the
Terms Annex (the “Closing Date”) or at such other time not later than seven (7) full
Business Days after such specified closing date as the Representatives and the Depositors may
determine.
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Payment for the Notes will be made against delivery to the Representatives, for the account of
the Underwriters, at the office of [_______________], New York, New York, on the Closing Date.
Each of the Notes to be so delivered will be initially represented by one or more notes registered
in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The
interests of beneficial owners of the Notes will be represented by book entries on the records of
DTC and its participating members.
4. Offering by Underwriters; Payment of Certain Costs and Expenses.
(a) The Depositors understand that the Underwriters intend to offer the Notes for sale to
the public (which may include selected dealers) upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus, in the
Time of Sale Information and any Preliminary Prospectus.
(b) The Underwriters will pay the following costs and expenses incident to the performance
of their obligations under this Agreement: (i) all Blue Sky fees and expenses as well as fees and
expenses of counsel in connection with state securities law qualifications and any legal investment
surveys; and (ii) all fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters. Except as provided in
Section 5(h) and Section 10, the Underwriters will pay all their own costs and expenses, including
the cost of printing any agreement among the Underwriters, transfer taxes on resale of the Notes by
the Underwriters, and any advertising expenses in connection with any offers that the Underwriters
may make.
5. Covenants of the Depositors. Each Depositor (and, with respect to Sections
5(h) and 5(k) only, Ford Credit) covenants and agrees with the Underwriters:
(a) Preparation of Offering Documents. Immediately following the execution of this
Agreement, to prepare a prospectus supplement setting forth such information from the Terms Annex
and such other information as the Depositors deem appropriate.
(b) Filing of Prospectus and any Trust Free Writing Prospectus. If required, to transmit
the Prospectus to the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filings
under the Rules and Regulations by a means reasonably calculated to result in a timely filing with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and subject to Section 8, file any Trust Free Writing
Prospectuses to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
(c) Delivery of Proposed Amendment or Supplement. Prior to the Closing Date, to furnish
the Representatives with a copy of any proposed amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information and to give the Representatives
reasonable opportunity to review such amendment or supplement before it is filed and to provide any
final Corrective Information to the Representatives or such Underwriter at a time prior to the new
Time of Sale reasonably calculated to allow such Underwriter to provide such Corrective Information
to each investor at least 24 hours (or such lesser period as may be agreed to by the Depositors and
the Representatives) prior to the new Time of Sale.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. Prior to the Closing Date, to advise the
Representatives promptly (i) when any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the
Prospectus is filed or becomes effective, (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment
to the Registration Statement or any supplement to the Prospectus, (iii) of any stop order issued
by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation or
threat of any proceeding for that purpose, and (iv) of the receipt of any notification with respect
to any suspension of the qualification of the Notes for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose; and to use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order or notification and, if issued, to promptly use its best efforts to
obtain its withdrawal.
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(e) Blue Sky Compliance. To endeavor to qualify the Notes for offer and sale under the
securities laws of such states as the Representatives may reasonably request and to continue such
qualifications in effect so long as necessary under such laws for the distribution of such Notes;
provided that such Depositor will not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or limited
liability company, as applicable, to do business, or to file a general consent to service of
process in any jurisdiction; and provided further that the expense of maintaining any such
qualification more than one year from the Closing Date with respect to the Notes will be at the
Representatives’ expense.
(f) Delivery of Prospectus. To furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request prior to
the Closing Date. If the Representatives notify the Depositors that delivery of a prospectus is
required by law in connection with sales of any Notes in the six-month period following the Closing
Date, and either (i) an event has occurred as a result of which the Prospectus would include an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
or (ii) for any other reason it is necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the
Prospectus as amended or supplemented, the Depositors agree to notify the Representatives and to
prepare and furnish to the Representatives, as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably
request, an amendment or a supplement to the Prospectus that will correct such statement or
omission or effect such compliance. If an Underwriter is required by law to deliver a prospectus
or other offering document in connection with sales of any Notes at any time six months or more
after the Closing Date, the Representatives will notify the Depositors and inquire if either clause
(i) or (ii) above is applicable and, if so, upon the Representatives’ request, but at the expense
of such Underwriter, the Depositors will prepare and deliver to such Underwriter as many copies as
the Representatives may reasonably request of an amended or supplemented prospectus or offering
document complying with the Securities Act.
(g) Earnings Statement. To make generally available to Noteholders as soon as
practicable, but in any event no later than eighteen months after the Closing Date, an earnings
statement for the Trust complying with Rule 158 under the Securities Act and covering a period of
at least twelve consecutive months beginning after the Closing Date; provided that this covenant
may be satisfied by posting the monthly investor report for the Trust on a publicly available
website.
(h) Payment of Costs and Expenses. To pay or cause to be paid, jointly and severally, the
following costs and expenses incident to the performance of each of their obligations hereunder:
(i) the Commission’s filing fees with respect to the Notes; (ii) all fees of any rating agencies
rating the Notes; (iii) all fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee;
(iv) all fees and expenses of counsel to the Indenture Trustee; (v) all fees and expenses of
counsel to the Owner Trustee; (vi) all fees and expenses of the independent accountants relating to
the letters referred to in Section 6(a); (vii) all fees and expenses of accountants incurred in
connection with the delivery of any accountants’ or auditors’ reports required pursuant to the
Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreements; (viii) the cost of printing any preliminary and
final prospectuses provided to investors (including any amendments and supplements thereto required
within six months from the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5(f)) relating to the Notes and the
Registration Statement; and (ix) any other fees and expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of each of their obligations under this Agreement.
(i) Delivery of Reports. From the date of this Agreement until the retirement of the
Notes, or until such time as the Representatives advise the Depositors that the Underwriters have
ceased to maintain a secondary market in the Notes, whichever occurs first, to deliver to the
Representatives upon request to the extent not otherwise available from any publicly available
source copies of: (i) the annual statement of compliance, the Servicer’s report on its assessment
of compliance with the minimum servicing criteria and the related attestation report delivered
pursuant to Article III of the Sale and Servicing Agreements, (ii)
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each certificate and the annual
statements of compliance delivered to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Article III of the Base
Indenture, (iii) each material amendment to any Basic Document and (iv) each monthly investor
report for the Trust.
(j) Cooperation with Rating Agencies. If the ratings provided with respect to the Notes
by the rating agency or agencies that initially rate the Notes are conditional upon the furnishing
of documents or the taking of any other actions by the Depositors, to furnish such documents and
take any such other actions.
(k) Compliance with Rule 17g-5. To comply with each representation made by it to each
Rating Agency with respect to the Notes pursuant to paragraph (a)(3)(iii) of Rule 17g-5, other than
any breach of such representations arising from a breach by any Underwriter of the representations,
warranties and covenants set forth in Section 8(l).
6. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the Depositors in this Agreement, to the accuracy of the
statements of officers of Ford Credit and the Depositors made pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, to the performance by the Depositors of their respective obligations under this
Agreement and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) Accountant’s Letter. On or prior to the Time of Sale and on or prior to the Closing
Date, [_______________] (or other independent accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Representatives) will have furnished to the Representatives a letter substantially in the form and
substance of the draft to which the Representatives previously agreed, concerning information in
the Preliminary Prospectus and the final Prospectus, respectively; provided that each underwriter
will have executed an acknowledgment with respect to such accountant’s letter.
(b) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. The Prospectus and each Trust Free Writing
Prospectus will have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of
an Trust Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and
in accordance with Section 5(b); and, as of the Closing Date, no stop order will have been issued
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, and no
proceedings for such purpose will be pending before or, to the knowledge of the Depositors,
threatened by the Commission.
(c) Officer’s Certificates as to Representations and Warranties. The Representatives will
have received an officer’s certificate dated the Closing Date of the Chairman of the Board, the
President, an Executive Vice President, a Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer
of:
(i) Ford Credit, in which such officer will state that, to his or her knowledge
after reasonable investigation, the representations and warranties of the Servicer contained
in each Sale and Servicing Agreement and of Ford Credit contained in each Receivables
Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects and that Ford Credit has
complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions to be performed by it or satisfied
by it under such agreements in all material respects.
(ii) Each Depositor, in which such officer will state that, to his or her knowledge
after reasonable investigation, the representations and warranties of such Depositor
contained in the Trust Agreement, each Sale and Servicing Agreement and each Receivables
Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, and that such Depositor
has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions to be performed by it or
satisfied by it under such agreements in all material respects.
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(d) Officer’s Certificates as to Conditions Precedent. The Representatives will have
received as of the Closing Date an officer’s certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
President, an Executive Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of each Depositor
representing and warranting that the representations and warranties of such Depositor in this
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, and that such Depositor has complied with
all agreements and satisfied all conditions to be performed by it or satisfied by it under this
Agreement in all material respects.
(e) No Material Adverse Change. Since the dates as of which information is given in the
Preliminary Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, there has not occurred any material adverse
change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting
particularly (i) the business or assets of either Depositor, or any material adverse change in the
financial position or results of operations of either Depositor or (ii) the business or assets of
Ford Credit and its subsidiaries considered as a whole, or any material adverse change in the
financial position or results of operations of Ford Credit and its subsidiaries considered as a
whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus, which in any case makes it
impracticable or inadvisable in the Representatives’ reasonable judgment to proceed with the public
offering or the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the
Prospectus.
(f) War Out; Market Out. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement:
(i) (A) there will not have occurred a declaration of a general moratorium on
commercial banking activities by either the Federal or New York State authorities or a
material disruption in the securities settlement or clearance systems in the United States,
which moratorium or disruption remains in effect and which, in the Representatives’
reasonable judgment, substantially impairs the Underwriters’ ability to settle the
transaction; provided that the exercise of such judgment will take into account the
availability of alternative means for settlement and the likely duration of such moratorium
or disruption with the understanding that if the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or with respect to a banking moratorium, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System or New York State banking authority, as applicable, has unequivocally stated
prior to the Closing Date that the resumption of such systems will occur within three
Business Days of the scheduled Closing Date for the Notes, the ability to settle the
transaction will not be deemed to be substantially impaired and (B) the United States will
not have become engaged in hostilities which have resulted in the declaration of a national
emergency or a declaration of war, which makes it impracticable or inadvisable, in the
Representatives’ reasonable judgment, to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of
the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus as amended or
supplemented; and
(ii) there will not have occurred (A) any suspension or limitation on trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the National Association of
Securities Dealers National Market system, or any setting of minimum prices for trading on
such exchange or market system, (B) any suspension of trading of any securities of Ford
Motor Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market or (C) any material outbreak
or material escalation of hostilities involving the engagement of armed conflict in which
the United States is involved or (D) any material adverse change in the general economic,
political, legal, tax, regulatory or financial conditions or currency exchange rates in the
United States (whether resulting from events within or outside the United States) which, in
the Representatives’ view has caused a substantial deterioration in the price and/or value
of the Notes, that in the case of clause (A), (B),
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(C) or (D), in the mutual reasonable
determination of the Representatives and Ford Credit, the effect of any such event or
circumstance makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or
the delivery of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus as
amended or supplemented.
(g) In-house Opinion. [_______________], [title] of each of the Depositors and Ford
Credit and [title], of Ford Credit, or other counsel satisfactory to the Representatives in their
reasonable judgment, will have furnished to the Representatives her written opinion, dated as of
the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to the Representatives in their reasonable judgment,
substantially to the effect that:
(i) Ford Credit is validly existing and in good standing as a limited liability
company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Delaware Code §18-101 et seq.,
as amended (the “Delaware Limited Liability Company Act”). Ford Credit is duly
qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in the United
States of America in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties
requires such qualification, unless the failure to obtain such qualification would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Ford Credit to
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(ii) Ford Credit has the limited liability company power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform all its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. Ford Credit has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby by all requisite limited liability
company action under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. Ford Credit has duly
executed and delivered each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party under the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
(iii) FCF Corp is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the
Delaware General Corporation Law, 8 Delaware Code §101 et seq., as amended (the
“Delaware General Corporation Law”). FCF Corp is duly qualified to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in the United States of America in
which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties requires such
qualification, unless the failure to obtain such qualification would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of FCF Corp to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(iv) FCF LLC is validly existing and in good standing as a limited liability
company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. FCF LLC is duly qualified to
transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in the United States of
America in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties requires
such qualification, unless the failure to obtain such qualification would not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of FCF LLC to perform its
obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(v) FCF Corp has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
all its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party under the
Delaware General Corporation Law. FCF Corp has duly authorized the execution and delivery
of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby by all requisite action under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
FCF Corp has duly executed and delivered each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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(vi) FCF LLC has the limited liability company power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform all its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. FCF LLC has duly authorized the
execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby by all requisite action under the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. FCF LLC has duly executed and delivered each of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party under the Delaware Limited Liability Company
Act.
(vii) The execution and delivery by Ford Credit of each of the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party and the consummation by Ford Credit of the transactions contemplated
thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of,
or constitute a default (in each case material to Ford Credit and its subsidiaries
considered as a whole) under or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance (in each case material to Ford Credit and its subsidiaries considered as a
whole), other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents, upon any of the properties or
assets of Ford Credit pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement, guarantee, lease financing agreement or similar agreement or instrument known to
me under which Ford Credit is a debtor or guarantor, nor will such action conflict with or
violate any of the provisions of the Certificate of Formation or the Limited Liability
Company Agreement of Ford Credit.
(viii) The execution and delivery by each of the Depositors and the Trust of each of
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation by each such Person of
the transactions contemplated thereby (including the issuance and delivery of the Notes)
will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance, other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents, upon any of the properties or
assets of the Depositors or the Trust pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee, lease financing agreement or similar agreement or
instrument under which the Depositors or the Trust is a debtor or guarantor, nor will any
such action conflict with or violate any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or the Bylaws of FCF Corp, the Certificate of Formation or the Limited
Liability Company Agreement of FCF LLC or the Certificate of Trust or the Trust Agreement of
the Trust.
(ix) Such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened against Ford Credit, the Depositors or the Trust, or to which their respective
properties are subject, (i) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Ford Credit, the Depositors or
the Trust to enter into or perform their respective obligations under any of the Transaction
Documents to which they are parties or have a material adverse effect on the validity and
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, or (ii)
seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or to adversely affect the characterization of
the Notes as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(x) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any United States federal or
Michigan State court or governmental agency or body, which has not been obtained or taken
and is not in full force and effect, is required for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in the Transaction Documents.
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(xi) Neither the issuance or sale of the Notes, nor the execution and delivery by Ford
Credit or the Depositors of the Transaction Documents to which they are parties nor the
consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents
to which they are parties will contravene the terms of any material provision of any United
States federal or Michigan State statute, order or regulation applicable to Ford Credit or
the Depositors, or the Delaware Limited Liability Company or the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as applicable, unless such contravention would not reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Ford Credit or the Depositors to enter
into or perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or have a material adverse
effect on the validity or enforceability of the Transaction Documents.
(xii) Ford Credit is not required to be registered as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(h) In-House Ford Opinion. [_______________], [title] of Ford, or other counsel satisfactory
to the Representatives in their reasonable judgment, will have furnished to the Representatives his
written opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to the Representatives in their
reasonable judgment, substantially to the effect that:
(i) Ford is validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the Delaware
General Corporation Law. Ford is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in the United States of America in which the conduct of its
business or the ownership of its property requires such qualification, unless the failure to
obtain such qualification would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the ability of Ford to perform its obligations under the Sale and Assignment Agreement.
(ii) Ford has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform all its
obligations under the Sale and Assignment Agreement under the Delaware General Corporation
Law. Ford has duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Sale and Assignment
Agreement and the consummation of the transaction contemplated thereby by all requisite
action under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Ford has duly executed and delivered the
Sale and Assignment Agreement under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
(iii) The execution and delivery by Ford of the Sale and Assignment Agreement and the
consummation by Ford of the transactions contemplated thereby, will not conflict with or
result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default (in each
case material to Ford and its subsidiaries considered as a whole) under or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance (in each case material to Ford and
its subsidiaries considered as a whole), other than pursuant to the Sale and Assignment
Agreement, upon any of the properties or assets of Ford pursuant to the terms of any
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee, lease financing agreement or
similar agreement or instrument known to me under which Ford is a debtor or guarantor, nor
will such action conflict with or violate any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of Ford.
(iv) Such counsel does not know of any legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened against Ford or to which its property is subject, (i) seeking any determination
or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability
of Ford to enter into or perform its obligations under the Sale and Assignment Agreement or
have a material adverse effect on the validity and enforceability of the Sale and Assignment
Agreement or (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by the Sale and Assignment Agreement.
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(v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any United States federal or
Michigan State court or governmental agency or body, which has not been obtained or taken
and is not in full force and effect, is required for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated in the Sale and Assignment Agreement.
(vi) Neither the execution and delivery by Ford of the Sale and Assignment Agreement
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Sale and Assignment Agreement
will contravene the terms of any material provision of any United States federal or Michigan
State statute, order or regulation applicable to Ford or the Delaware General Corporation
Law, unless such contravention would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the ability of Ford to enter into or perform its obligations under the Sale and
Assignment Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of
the Sale and Assignment Agreement.
(i) Bankruptcy Opinion. [_______________] (or such other counsel satisfactory to the
Representatives in their reasonable judgment) will have furnished their written opinion, dated the
Closing Date, to the Representatives, the Indenture Trustee and Ford Credit, with respect to the
characterization of the transfer of the Receivables by Ford Credit to the Depositors as a sale and
that so long as the Notes remain outstanding and the Noteholders have not been paid in full, a
creditor or trustee of Ford Credit (or Ford Credit as debtor in possession) would not have valid
grounds to have a court disregard the separate legal existence of the Depositors so as to cause a
substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of the Depositors with the assets and
liabilities of Ford Credit, in a manner prejudicial to the Noteholders, and such opinion will be in
substantially the form previously discussed with the Representatives and their counsel and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and to their counsel in their reasonable
judgment.
(j) Corporate Opinion. [_______________] (or such other counsel satisfactory to the
Representatives in their reasonable judgment) will have furnished to the Representatives their
written opinion, dated the Closing Date, in form satisfactory to the Representatives in their
reasonable judgment, to the effect that (capitalized terms used in this section to have the
meanings given in such opinion):
(i) Each of the Basic Documents to which Ford is a party constitutes the legal, valid
and binding agreement of Ford, enforceable against Ford in accordance with its terms.
(ii) Each of the Basic Documents to which Ford Credit is a party constitutes the legal,
valid and binding agreement of Ford Credit, enforceable against Ford Credit in accordance
with its terms.
(iii) Each of the Basic Documents (other than the Trust Agreement) to which FCF Corp is
a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of FCF Corp, enforceable against
FCF Corp in accordance with its terms.
(iv) Each of the Basic Documents (other than the Trust Agreement) to which FCF LLC is a
party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of FCF LLC, enforceable against the
FCF LLC in accordance with its terms.
(v) Each of the Basic Documents to which the Trust is a party constitutes the legal,
valid and binding agreement of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with
its terms.
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(vi) The Notes have been duly authorized by the Trust and, when duly executed and
delivered by the Trust, authenticated by the Indenture Trustee and delivered against payment
therefor, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable
against the Trust in accordance with their terms, and will be entitled to the benefits of
the Indenture.
(vii) The execution and delivery by each of Ford Credit, the Depositors and the Trust
of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the compliance by each of Ford
Credit, the Depositors and the Trust with the terms and provisions of such agreements,
including the issuance of the Notes, will not contravene any provision of any Applicable Law
of the State of New York or the State of Delaware or any Applicable Law of the United States
of America.
(viii) No Governmental Approval (other than the filing of UCC financing statements with
respect to (x) the sale or transfer of the Receivables by Ford to Ford Credit pursuant to
the Sale and Assignment Agreement, (y) the sale or transfer of the Receivables by Ford
Credit to the Depositors pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreements and by the
Depositors to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreements and (z) the grant by
the Trust of a security interest in such Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
the Indenture), which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is
required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution or delivery of the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party by Xxxx, Xxxx Credit, the Depositors and the
Trust, or the enforceability of any of the Basic Documents (other than the Trust Agreement)
to which it is a party against Xxxx, Xxxx Credit, the Depositors or the Trust, as
applicable.
(ix) The Registration Statement and any amendments thereto have become effective under
the Securities Act and, to the best of such counsel’s knowledge, no stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and not withdrawn, and no
proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened and not terminated.
(x) Neither the Depositors nor the Trust is required to be registered as an “investment
company” under the Investment Company Act.
(xi) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and the Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended.
(xii) The Notes, the Indenture, the Underwriting Agreement and the other Basic
Documents conform in all material respects with their descriptions in the Base Prospectus,
the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement.
(xiii) The statements contained in the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement under the heading “ERISA Considerations”, to
the extent they constitute a summary of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, and
subject to the qualifications set forth therein, have been prepared or reviewed by such
counsel and are correct in all material respects.
(k) Tax Opinion. [_______________] (or such other counsel satisfactory to the Representatives
in their reasonable judgment), special tax counsel to the Depositors, will have furnished to the
Representatives their written opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and in substance
satisfactory to the Representatives in their reasonable judgment, to the effect that:
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(i) The Trust will not be classified as an association or a publicly traded partnership
taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.
(ii) The Notes will be characterized as debt for federal income tax purposes.
(iii) The statements in the Base Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and
Final Prospectus Supplement under the headings “Summary—Tax Status” and “Tax Matters,” to
the extent that they constitute a summary of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto,
and subject to the qualifications set forth therein, have been prepared or reviewed by such
counsel and are correct in all material respects
(l) Negative Assurances. [_______________] (or such other counsel satisfactory to the
Representatives in their reasonable judgment), special counsel to the Depositors and Ford Credit,
will have stated that they have participated in conferences with representatives of the Depositors
and Ford Credit and with Ford Credit’s in-house counsel, and with the Representatives and their
counsel, concerning the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and
although such counsel is not independently verifying the accuracy, completeness or fairness of such
documents, confirms that on the basis of such information:
(i) Each of the Registration Statement, as of the date it was declared effective by the
Commission and the Closing Date, and the Prospectus, as of its date and the Closing Date,
appeared on its face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations (except that such counsel does not express any
view as to financial statements, schedules or other financial or statistical information
included or incorporated by reference therein or excluded therefrom or to the exhibits to
the Registration Statement.
(ii) No facts have come to such counsel’s attention to cause such counsel to believe
that the Time of Sale Information, considered as a whole, as of the Time of Sale, considered
together with the statements in the Prospectus with respect to items dependent upon the
pricing terms and delivery date of the Notes, contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein
not misleading, or that the Prospectus as last amended or supplemented, as of its date and
as of the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (except that such
counsel does not express any view as to financial statements, schedules or other financial
or statistical information included or incorporated by reference therein or excluded
therefrom).
(m) Security Interest Opinion. [_______________] (or such other counsel satisfactory to the
Representatives in their reasonable judgment) will have furnished their written opinion, dated the
Closing Date, to the Representatives, the Indenture Trustee and Ford Credit, with respect to the
security interest of the Trust in the Receivables and such opinion will be in substantially the
form previously discussed with the Representatives and their counsel and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representatives and to their counsel in their reasonable judgment.
(n) Underwriters Counsel Opinion. The Representatives will have received (i) an opinion
addressed to the Representatives of [_______________] (or such other counsel satisfactory to the
Representatives in their reasonable judgment), counsel to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date,
with respect to the validity of the Notes and such other related matters as the Representatives
require and the Depositors will have furnished 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
and (ii) a signed negative
assurance letter of [_______________], dated the Closing Date, relating to the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus.
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(o) Owner Trustee Opinion. The Representatives will have received an opinion addressed to the
Representatives, each Depositor and Ford Credit of [___________] (or such other counsel
satisfactory to the Representatives in their reasonable judgment), counsel to the Owner Trustee,
dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and their
counsel, addressing such matters as the Representatives may request and substantially to the effect
that:
(i) The Owner Trustee is a national banking association duly created, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the United States, with its principal place of
business in the State of Delaware.
(ii) The Owner Trustee has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver the
Trust Agreement and the Certificate of Trust and to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Trust, each of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Administration
Agreement, the Control Agreement and the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement. The Owner Trustee
has all necessary power and authority to execute the Notes on behalf of the Trust.
(iii) Each of the Trust Agreement and the Certificate of Trust has been duly executed
and delivered by the Owner Trustee and each of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing
Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement and the Series 20__-_ Control
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust.
Each of the Notes has been duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee, on behalf of
the Trust.
(iv) The execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement and the Certificate of Trust by
the Owner Trustee and the execution and delivery of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing
Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_ Control
Agreement and the Notes by the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, does not conflict with
or result in a breach of or constitute a default under the Owner Trustee’s organization
certificate or by-laws, any federal or Delaware law, rule or regulation governing its
banking or trust powers or, to the best of counsel’s knowledge, without independent
investigation, any judgment or order applicable to it or its acts, properties or, to the
best of counsel’s knowledge, without independent investigation, any indenture, mortgage,
contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Owner Trustee in its respective
capacities is a party or by which it is bound.
(v) Neither the execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, of
the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Control
Agreement, the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement or the Notes nor the execution and delivery of
the Trust Agreement or the Certificate of Trust by the Owner Trustee, requires the consent,
authorization, order or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the
taking of any other action with respect to, any governmental authority or agency under the
laws of the State of Delaware or the federal laws of the United States governing the banking
or trust powers of the Owner Trustee.
(vi) To the best of counsel’s knowledge, without independent investigation, there are
no actions or proceedings pending or threatened against the Owner Trustee in any court or
before any governmental authority, arbitration board or tribunal of the State of Delaware
which involve the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the
Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement, the
Certificate of
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Trust or the Notes or would question the right, power or authority of the Owner Trustee
to enter into or perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement or the Certificate of
Trust or to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust, the Indenture, the Sale and
Servicing Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_
Control Agreement or the Notes.
(p) Delaware Trust Opinion. The Representatives will have received an opinion addressed to
the Representatives, the Depositors and Ford Credit of [___________] (or such other counsel
satisfactory to the Representatives in their reasonable judgment), counsel to the Trust, dated the
Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and their counsel,
addressing such matters as the Representatives may request and substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a statutory trust under
the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. § 3801, et seq. (the “Delaware Act”),
and has the power and authority under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware Act to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale and
Servicing Agreements, the Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_
Control Agreement, the DTC Letter and the Notes.
(ii) The Trust Agreement is the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Depositors
and the Owner Trustee, enforceable against the Depositors and the Owner Trustee, in
accordance with its terms.
(iii) The Trust has the power and authority under the Trust Agreement and the Delaware
Act to Grant the Indenture Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.
(iv) Each of the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the
Administration Agreement, the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement, the DTC
Letter and the Notes has been duly authorized by the Trust.
(v) The issuance of the Depositor Interest has been duly authorized by the Trust and
the Depositor Interest, when executed and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers
thereof in accordance with the Trust Agreement, will be validly issued and outstanding and
entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement.
(vi) Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of the Trust
Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Administration Agreement,
the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement, the DTC Letter and the Notes, nor
the consummation by the Trust of any of the transactions contemplated thereby, requires the
consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any
other action with respect to, any court, or governmental or regulatory authority or agency
under the laws of the State of Delaware, except for the filing of the Certificate of Trust
with the Secretary of State (which Certificate of Trust has been duly filed).
(vii) Neither the execution, delivery and performance by the Trust of the Trust
Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Administration Agreement,
the Control Agreement, the Series 20__-_ Control Agreement and the DTC Letter, including the
execution and delivery of such documents by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust, nor
the consummation by the Trust or the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust of any of the
transactions contemplated thereby, is in violation of the Trust Agreement or of any law,
rule or regulation of
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the State of Delaware applicable to the Trust or the Owner Trustee or, to the best of
counsel’s knowledge, without independent investigation, any agreement, indenture,
instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Trust or any of its property is subject.
(viii) To the best of such counsel’s knowledge, without independent investigation,
there are no pending or threatened actions, suits or proceedings affecting the Trust before
any court or other governmental authority of the State of Delaware which, if adversely
decided, would adversely affect the Trust Property or the ability of the Trust to carry out
the transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing
Agreements, the Administration Agreement and the DTC Letter.
(ix) Under the Delaware Act, the Trust constitutes a separate legal entity, separate
and distinct from the holder of the Depositor Interest and any other entity and, insofar as
the substantive law of the State of Delaware is applicable, the Trust rather than the holder
of the Depositor Interest will hold whatever title to such property as may be conveyed to it
from time to time pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreements,
except to the extent that such Trust has taken action to dispose of or otherwise transfer or
encumber any such property.
(x) Except as otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, under Section 3805(c) of the
Delaware Act, a holder of a Depositor Interest has no interest in specific statutory trust
property.
(xi) Under Section 3805(b) of the Delaware Act, no creditor of any holder of a
Depositor Interest will have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal
or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the Trust except in accordance with
the terms of the Trust Agreement.
(xii) Under the Trust Agreement, the Owner Trustee has the authority to execute and
deliver on behalf of the Trust the Basic Documents to which the Trust is a party.
(q) Indenture Trustee Opinion. The Representatives will have received an opinion addressed to
the Representatives, the Depositors and Ford Credit of [_______________] (or such other counsel
satisfactory to the Representatives in their reasonable judgment), counsel to the Indenture
Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and
their counsel, to the effect that:
(i) The Indenture Trustee is a banking corporation duly organized and validly existing
under the laws of the State of New York and is authorized and qualified to accept the trusts
imposed by the Indenture and to act as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture for the
issuance by the Trust of the Notes.
(ii) The Indenture Trustee has all necessary power and authority to enter into, and
perform its obligations under, the Indenture Supplement and has duly authorized, executed
and delivered the Base Indenture and the Indenture Supplement.
(iii) Each of the Base Indenture and the Indenture Supplement constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Indenture Trustee enforceable against the Indenture
Trustee in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to
the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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(iv) The performance by the Indenture Trustee of the obligations under the Indenture
does not conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under the Indenture
Trustee’s organization certificate or by-laws, any federal or New York State law, rule or
regulation governing its banking or trust powers or, to our knowledge, without independent
investigation, any judgment or order applicable to it or its acts, properties or, to our
knowledge, without independent investigation, any indenture, mortgage, contract or other
agreement or instrument to which the Indenture Trustee is a party or by which it is bound.
(v) The Notes have been duly authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
(vi) Neither the performance by the Indenture Trustee of the obligations under the
Indenture or the authentication of the Notes requires the consent, authorization, order or
approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other
action with respect to, any governmental authority or agency under the laws of the State of
New York or federal laws of the United States governing the banking or trust powers of the
Indenture Trustee.
(r) Ratings Letters. The Depositors will have received ratings letters that assign the
ratings to the Notes specified in the Terms Annex.
(s) Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document will have been executed and delivered by
the parties to such Transaction Document.
(t) Consideration. At the Closing Date, the Notes will have been validly issued by
the Trust and paid for by the Depositors.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Each of Ford Credit and the Depositors, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold
each Underwriter harmless against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages 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 Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
to any of such documents, or any other Time of Sale Information, 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such
action or claim; provided, however, that neither Ford Credit nor such Depositor will be liable in
any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage 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 Ford
Credit or such Depositor by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use
therein; and provided, further, that neither Ford Credit nor such Depositor will be liable to any
Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter under the indemnity agreement in this
subsection (a) with respect to any of such documents to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability results from the fact that such Underwriter, at or prior to entry into the
related Contract of Sale, failed to send or give to any person to whom it sold the Notes a copy of
the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, whichever is more recent, if such Depositor has prior to
the entry into such Contract of Sale furnished copies thereof to such Underwriter.
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The indemnity agreement in this subsection (a) will be in addition to any liability which Ford
Credit and/or such Depositor may otherwise have and will extend, upon the same terms and
conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless Ford Credit
and each Depositor against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which Ford Credit or the
Depositors may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) (i) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained (A) in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
to any such documents, or any other Time of Sale Information, 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, 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 any of such
documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Ford Credit or
the Depositors by such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein or (B)
in an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus (as defined herein) prepared by such Underwriter that has
not been previously approved by Ford Credit or the Depositors and is not Trust Information (as
defined herein), or (ii) arise out of or are based upon the breach by such Underwriter of the
representation and covenant set forth in Section 8(l), and, in each case, will reimburse any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by Ford Credit or each Depositor in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim; provided, that the indemnification provided by
any Underwriter pursuant to clause (ii) above will in no event exceed the portion received by such
Underwriter of the total underwriting discounts and commissions set forth in the table on the cover
page of the Prospectus as amended or supplemented with respect to the Notes.
The indemnity agreement in this subsection (b) will be in addition to any liability which each
Underwriter may otherwise have and will extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person,
if any, who controls Ford Credit or the Depositors within the meaning of the Securities 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 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 does
not so notify the indemnifying party within 30 days following receipt of any such notice by such
indemnified party, the indemnifying party will have no further liability under such subsection to
such indemnified party unless the indemnifying party has received other notice addressed and
delivered in the manner provided in Section 12 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, 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.
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No indemnifying party will, 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 includes (i) an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
all liability on 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 the
indemnified party.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is unavailable or insufficient to
hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by Ford Credit and the
Depositor on the one hand and such 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 will 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 Ford Credit and the Depositors on the one hand and such Underwriter
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by Ford Credit and the Depositors on the one hand
and such Underwriter on the other will be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net
proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Depositors bear to the
portion received by such Underwriter of the total underwriting discounts and commissions set forth
in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus as amended or supplemented with respect to the
Notes. The relative fault will 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 Ford Credit, the Depositors and their affiliates
or by such Underwriter and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission, including, with respect to
such Underwriter, the extent to which such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
respect thereof) result from the fact that such Underwriter sold the Notes to a person to whom
there was not sent or given, at or prior to the entry into the related Contract of Sale, a copy of
the Preliminary Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus, whichever is more
recent, if the Depositors have previously furnished copies thereof to such Underwriter.
Ford Credit, the Depositors and the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, agree that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by
pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) 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 or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this
subsection (d) will 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 will be required to
contribute any amount pursuant to this Agreement in excess of the underwriting discounts and
commissions received by such Underwriter, as reduced by the amount of any damages which such
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 Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations of the Underwriters of
the Notes in this subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective
underwriting obligations with respect to such Notes as set forth in the Terms Annex and not joint.
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the aggregate liability of any
Underwriter to Ford Credit and the Depositor in respect of any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities, legal or other expenses or other amounts (collectively, “Amounts”) arising out
of or based upon any breaches or alleged breaches by such Underwriter of its covenant set forth in
Section 8(l)(ii), without regard to whether such Amounts are payable by such Underwriter under the
indemnification provided by Section 7(b) or as damages for breach of contract or otherwise, will in
no event exceed the portion received by the Underwriter of the total underwriting discounts and
commissions set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus as amended or supplemented
with respect to the Notes.
8. Free Writing Prospectuses; Delivery of Preliminary Prospectus
(a) Unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus satisfying the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act, no Underwriter will convey or deliver any written communication to any
person in connection with the initial offering of the Notes unless such written communication (i)
is made in reliance on Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) constitutes a prospectus satisfying
the requirements of Rule 430B under the Securities Act or (iii) constitutes a Free Writing
Prospectus.
(b) Each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Depositors and Ford Credit that (i) it has
not and will not prepare or use any Free Writing Prospectus (any Free Writing Prospectus prepared
by or on behalf of an Underwriter is referred to as an “Underwriter Free Writing
Prospectus”) that contains any information other than (x) information included in the
Preliminary Prospectus or to be included in the final Prospectus (“Trust Information”) or
(y) expected pricing parameters for the Notes and status of subscriptions or allocations for the
Notes, unless otherwise agreed to by the Depositors, (ii) it will discuss with the Depositors and
Ford Credit the information to be included, prior to its first use, in any Underwriter Free Writing
Prospectus that includes pricing-related information (including class size, coupons or spread and
price placed on Bloomberg screens) unless such pricing-related information was contained in an
Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus previously discussed with the Depositors, and (iii) it will not
use any “ABS informational and computational material,” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB
under the Securities Act in reliance upon Rules 167 and 426 under the Securities Act. Each
Underwriter will deliver to the Depositors any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus required to be
filed with the Commission (other than an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus referred to in Section
8(f)) the Business Day prior to its first use (except as otherwise agreed by the Depositors),
except that the Representatives agree to provide an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus with all
final pricing information as soon as practicable on the day the Notes are priced.
(c) Each Depositor represents and agrees with the Underwriters that it has not prepared any
Free Writing Prospectuses other than any listed in the Terms Annex under “Trust Free Writing
Prospectuses.”
(d) Each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Depositors and Ford Credit that each
Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared or used by such Underwriter, if any, when read in
conjunction with the Preliminary Prospectus and any Trust Free Writing Prospectus, will not, as of
the date such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus was conveyed or delivered to any prospective
purchaser of Notes, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that such Underwriter makes no representation to
the extent such misstatements or omissions were the result of any inaccurate Trust Information
supplied by the Depositors or Ford Credit to the Representatives or such Underwriter, which
information was not corrected by Corrective Information subsequently supplied by the Depositors or
Ford Credit to the Representatives or such Underwriter prior to the Time of Sale.
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(e) The Depositors agree to file with the Commission when required under the Rules and
Regulations the following:
(i) the Preliminary Prospectus;
(ii) each Trust Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d)
under the Securities Act;
(iii) any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule
433(d) under the Securities Act (other than an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus required
to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities Act); provided that such
Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus was delivered to the Depositors reasonably in advance of
the time required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act; and
(iv) any Free Writing Prospectus for which the Depositors or any person acting on their
behalf provided, authorized and approved information that is prepared and published or
disseminated by a person unaffiliated with the Depositors or any other offering participant
that is in the business of publishing, radio or television broadcasting or otherwise
disseminating communications.
(f) Each Underwriter agrees to file with the Commission any Underwriter Free Writing
Prospectus prepared by it when required to be filed under Rule 433(d)(1)(ii) under the Securities
Act, and upon request, deliver a copy to the Depositors and Ford Credit.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8(e) and Section 8(f), neither Depositor nor any
Underwriter will be required to file any Free Writing Prospectus that does not contain substantive
changes from or additions to a Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission.
(h) The Depositors and each Underwriter agree that any Free Writing Prospectuses prepared by
it will contain substantially the following legend:
The depositors have filed a registration statement (including a prospectus supplement and
prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you
invest, you should read the prospectus supplement and the prospectus in that registration
statement and other documents the depositors have filed with the SEC for more complete
information about the depositors, the issuing entity and this offering. You may get these
documents for free by visiting XXXXX on the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the
depositors, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send
you the prospectus supplement and prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free at
1-__-__-____
.
(i) Each Depositor and each Underwriter agree to retain all Free Writing Prospectuses that
they have used and that are not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the
Securities Act.
(j) Each Underwriter, severally, represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any
Contract of Sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that
such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities
Act) with respect to the Notes, convey the Time of Sale Information to each investor to whom Notes
are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters
by the Depositors), at or prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to
such investor.
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(k) Each Underwriter covenants with the Depositors and the Trust that after the final
Prospectus is made available to such Underwriter, it will not distribute any written information in
connection with the offering of the Notes during the ninety-day period (or such longer period as
required by law) following the Closing Date to a prospective purchaser of Notes unless such
information is preceded or accompanied by the final Prospectus.
(l) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, (i) represents to Ford Credit, the Depositors
and the Trust that it has not provided, as of the date of this Agreement, and covenants with Ford
Credit, the Depositors and the Trust that it will not provide, on or prior to the Closing Date, to
any Rating Agency or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the
meaning of the Exchange Act), any information, written or oral, relating to the Trust, the Notes,
the Receivables, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Basic Documents or
any other information, that could be reasonably determined to be relevant to determining an initial
credit rating for the Notes (as contemplated by Rule 17g-5(a)(iii)(3)(C)), without the prior
consent of Ford Credit, the Depositors or the Administrator and (ii) covenants with Ford Credit,
the Depositors and the Trust that it will not provide to any Rating Agency or other “nationally
recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), any
information, written or oral, relating to the Trust, the Notes, the Receivables, the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the other Basic Documents or any other information, that could be
reasonably determined to be relevant to undertaking credit rating surveillance for the Notes (as
contemplated by Rule 17g-5(a)(iii)(3)(D)), without the prior consent of Ford Credit, the Depositors
or the Administrator.
9. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of Ford Credit and the Depositors or
the officers of Ford Credit and the Depositors and of the Underwriters set forth in or made
pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or
statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, Ford Credit, the
Depositors or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors of any controlling
person, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Notes.
10. Failure to Purchase the Notes.
(a) If the purchase of the Notes is not consummated because the circumstances described in
Section 6(f) have occurred, then neither Ford Credit nor the Depositors will have any liability to
the Underwriters with respect to the Notes except as provided in Section 5(h) and Section 7; but if
for any other reason (subject to subsection (b) below), the Notes are not delivered to the
Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, Ford Credit and the Depositors will be liable, jointly
and severally, to reimburse the Underwriters, through the Representatives, for all out-of-pocket
expenses, including counsel fees and disbursements reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in
making preparations for the offering of the Notes, but neither Ford Credit nor the Depositors will
then have any further liability to any Underwriter with respect to the Notes except as provided in
Section 5(h) and Section 7.
(b) If any Underwriter or Underwriters default on their obligations to purchase Notes
hereunder and the aggregate principal amount of Notes that such defaulting Underwriter or
Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10% of the total principal amount of the
Notes, the Representatives may make arrangements satisfactory to the Depositors for the purchase of
such Notes by other persons, including the non-defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, but if no
such arrangements are made by the Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters will
be obligated, in
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proportion to their commitments hereunder, to purchase the Notes that such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase. If any Underwriter or Underwriters so
default and the aggregate principal amount of Notes with respect to which such default or defaults
occur exceeds 10% of the total principal amount of the Notes and arrangements satisfactory to the
non-defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters and the Depositors for the purchase of such Notes by
other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate
without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter and Ford Credit and the Depositors,
except as provided in Section 5(h) and Section 7. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters from liability for its default.
11. No Fiduciary Duty. Each Depositor acknowledges that in connection with the
offering of the Notes: (a) the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of, and owe
no fiduciary duties to, such Depositor or any other person, (b) the Underwriters owe such Depositor
only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and (c) the Underwriters may have
interests that differ from those of such Depositor. The Depositor waives to the full extent
permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged
breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Notes.
This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written
agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the
Notes, represents the entire agreement between the Depositors and the Underwriters with respect to
the preparation of the Prospectus, and the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of
the Notes.
12. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, consents, waivers or other
communications to or from the parties to this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to
have been given and made:
(a) upon delivery or, in the case of a letter mailed by registered first class mail, postage
prepaid, three days after deposit in the mail,
(b) in the case of a fax, when receipt is confirmed by telephone, reply email or reply fax
from the recipient, and
(c) in the case of an email, when receipt is confirmed by telephone or reply email from the
recipient.
Communications to the Representatives, in their capacity as Representatives of the
Underwriters or in their individual capacities, will be given to the Representatives at their
respective addresses set forth in the Terms Annex:
Communications to the Depositors will be given to:
Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation
Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Xxxxx 000-X0
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Ford Credit SPE Management Office
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Ford Credit Floorplan LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Xxxxx 000-X0
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Ford Credit SPE Management Office
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx 000-000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx 000-000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
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Communications to Ford Credit will be given to:
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx 000-000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx 000-000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Underwriters, the Depositors and Ford Credit and their respective successors and the officers and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and no other person will have any right
or obligations hereunder.
14. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
15. Submission to Jurisdiction. The parties submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York State
Court sitting in New York, New York for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or
relating to this Agreement. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may do so,
any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding
brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.
16. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT.
17. Severability. If any of the covenants, agreements or terms of this Agreement is
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then it will be deemed severable from the remaining
covenants, agreements or terms of this Agreement and will in no way affect the validity, legality
or enforceability of the remaining Agreement.
18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart will be an original, and all counterparts will together constitute one and the same
instrument.
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EXECUTED: FORD CREDIT FLOORPLAN CORPORATION |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
FORD CREDIT FLOORPLAN LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[NAME OF UNDERWRITER] |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[NAME OF UNDERWRITER] |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Each as an Underwriter and as a
Representative of the other Underwriters
Representative of the other Underwriters
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
ANNEX A
TERMS ANNEX
FORD CREDIT FLOORPLAN MASTER OWNER TRUST A
SERIES 20__-_ NOTES
SERIES 20__-_ NOTES
___________, 20__
Notes
Class A-1 Notes
Class A-2 Notes
Class B Notes
Class C Notes
Class D Notes
Class A-2 Notes
Class B Notes
Class C Notes
Class D Notes
Underwriters
[Name of Underwriter]
[Name of Underwriter]
[Name of Underwriter]
Terms of the Notes
Pricing Date:
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___________, 20__ | |
Time of Sale:
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__:__ [AM/PM] (EST), ___________, 20__ | |
Closing Date:
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___________, 20__ | |
Series Cutoff Date:
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Close of business on ___________, 20__ |
Required Ratings as of the Closing Date
The ratings on each Class of Notes from the NRSROs specified in the Time of Sale Information.
A-1
Pricing Information
Purchase Price | ||||||||||||||||||||
(as a % of the | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Principal | aggregate principal | Expected Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes | Amount | Interest Rate | amount) | Payment Date | Final Maturity Date | |||||||||||||||
Class A-1 Notes |
$ | __________ | ___ | % | ________ | % | _________, 20__ | _________, 20__ | ||||||||||||
Class A-2 Notes |
$ | __________ | One-month LIBOR + ___% | ________ | % | _________, 20__ | _________, 20__ | |||||||||||||
Class B Notes |
$ | __________ | ___ | % | ________ | % | _________, 20__ | _________, 20__ | ||||||||||||
Class C Notes |
$ | __________ | ___ | % | ________ | % | _________, 20__ | _________, 20__ | ||||||||||||
Class D Notes |
$ | __________ | ___ | % | ________ | % | _________, 20__ | _________, 20__ |
Underwriters and Allotments
Initial Principal | Initial Principal | Initial Principal | Initial Principal | Initial Principal | ||||||||||||||||
Amount of | Amount of | Amount of Class B | Amount of Class C | Amount of Class D | ||||||||||||||||
Underwriters | Class A-1 Notes | Class A-2 Notes | Notes | Notes | Notes | |||||||||||||||
[Name of Underwriter] |
$ | __________ | $ | __________ | $ | __________ | $ | __________ | $ | __________ | ||||||||||
[Name of Underwriter] |
__________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | |||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | __________ | $ | __________ | $ | __________ | $ | __________ | $ | __________ | ||||||||||
Parties
Trust:
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Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A. | |
Owner Trustee:
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U.S. Bank Trust National Association. | |
Indenture Trustee:
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The Bank of New York Mellon. | |
Back-up Servicer:
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Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association. |
A-2
Documents
Registration Statement
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Registration Statement (No. 333-[_____]) effective as of [______], 2011. | |
Indenture:
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Second Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, and Series 20__-_ Indenture Supplement, to be dated as of ________, 20__, each between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee. | |
Trust Agreement:
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Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, among the Depositors and the Owner Trustee. | |
Receivables Purchase Agreements:
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(a) Fifth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, between Ford Credit and FCF Corp, and (b) Fifth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, between Ford Credit and FCF LLC | |
Sale and Servicing Agreements:
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(a) Fifth Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, among FCF Corp, the Servicer and the Trust, and (b) Fifth Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, among FCF LLC, the Servicer and the Trust | |
Back-up Servicing Agreement:
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Amended and Restated Back-up Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2009, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, among the Depositors, the Servicer, the Trust and the Back-up Servicer. | |
Administration Agreement:
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Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010, among Ford Credit, the Trust and the Indenture Trustee. |
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Control Agreement:
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Account Control Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2010, among the Trust, as debtor, the Indenture Trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as a securities intermediary. | |
Series 20__-_ Control Agreement:
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Series 20__-_ Account Control Agreement, to be dated as of ________, 20__, among the Trust, as debtor, the Indenture Trustee and The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as a securities intermediary. |
Address for Notices to the Representatives
[Name of Underwriter]
[Address]
[Address]
[Name of Underwriter]
[Address]
[Address]
Time of Sale Information
Preliminary Prospectus:
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Preliminary Prospectus, dated _________, 20__ | |
Trust Free Writing Prospectuses:
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Free Writing Prospectus, dated _________, 20__ — (Ratings) | |
Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus:
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Free Writing Prospectus, dated _________, 20__ — (Pricing) |
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