HYUNDAI AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 200[__] $[____________] ASSET BACKED NOTES HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION (DEPOSITOR) HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY (SELLER AND SERVICER) FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 1.1
HYUNDAI AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 200[__]
$[____________] ASSET BACKED NOTES
HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION
(DEPOSITOR)
HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY
(SELLER AND SERVICER)
FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
[____________], 200[__]
[____________________________],
as Representative of the
Several Underwriters
Several Underwriters
[Address]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
SECTION 1. Introduction. Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation (the “Depositor”) proposes to cause
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 200[___](the “Trust”) to issue and sell $[ ] principal
amount of its [___]% Class A-1 Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $[ ] principal amount of
its [___]% Class A-2 Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $[ ] principal amount of its
[___]% Class A-3 Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), and $[ ] principal amount of its [___]%
Class A-4 Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes
and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Class A Notes”), $[ ] principal amount of its [___]%
Class B Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $[ ] principal amount of its [___]% Class C Notes
(the “Class C Notes”), and $[ ] principal amount of its [___]% Class D Notes (the
“Class D Notes” and together with the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the
“Notes”) to the several underwriters set forth on Schedule I (each, an “Underwriter”), for whom you
are acting as representative (the “Representative”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an
Indenture, to be dated as of [ ], 200[___] (the “Indenture”), between the Trust and
[ ], as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”). The
assets of the Trust will include, among other things, a pool of motor vehicle retail installment
sale contracts acquired by Hyundai Motor Finance Company (“HMFC”) and sold to the Trust on the
Closing Date (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used automobiles and light-duty trucks and
financed thereby (the “Vehicles”), certain monies received thereunder after the close of business
on [ ], 200[___] (the “Cutoff Date”), and the other property and the proceeds thereof to
be conveyed to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement to be dated as of
[ ], 200[___] (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) among the Trust, HMFC, as servicer, the
Depositor and the Indenture Trustee. Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Depositor
will sell the Receivables to the Trust and HMFC will service the Receivables on behalf of the
Trust. In addition, pursuant to the Owner Trust Administration Agreement to be dated as of
[ ], 200[___] (the “Administration Agreement”) among the Trust, HMFC, and the Indenture
Trustee, HMFC will agree to perform certain administrative tasks on behalf of the Trust. The
Depositor formed the Trust pursuant to a trust agreement, and it will be governed by an Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) to be dated as of [ ], 200[___] between
the Depositor and [ ], as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”). The owner trust
certificate (the “Certificate”), representing a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, will be
issued to the Depositor pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
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The Depositor will acquire the Receivables from HMFC pursuant to the terms of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”) to be dated as of [ ], 200[___]
between the Depositor and HMFC. HMFC has acquired the Receivables from franchised dealers (the
“Dealers”) pursuant to certain dealer retail agreements between each Dealer and HMFC (collectively,
the “Dealer Retail Agreements”).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Underwriting Agreement (this
“Agreement”) shall have the meanings set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or if not
defined therein, then as defined in the Prospectus Supplement (as defined below). As used herein,
the term “Transaction Documents” refers to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the
Trust Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Administration Agreement.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. (a) As a condition of the several obligations of
the Underwriters to purchase the Notes, each of the Depositor and HMFC makes the representations
and warranties set forth below to the Representative and each of the Underwriters. To the extent a
representation or warranty specifically relates to the Depositor, such representation or warranty
is made by the Depositor and HMFC jointly, and to the extent a representation or warranty
specifically relates solely to HMFC, such representation or warranty is only made by HMFC and not
by the Depositor.
(i) The registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-117398), including
the exhibits thereto, has been filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “Commission”) for registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which registration statement has
been declared effective by the Commission. Such registration statement,
including the exhibits thereto, as amended to the date hereof, is
hereinafter called the “Registration Statement”; the prospectus included in
the Registration Statement, at the time the Registration Statement became
effective, or as subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act is hereinafter called the “Base
Prospectus”; a prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, in the form
first filed after the date hereof pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act is hereinafter called the “Prospectus Supplement”; and the
Base Prospectus together with the Prospectus Supplement are hereinafter
called the “Prospectus.” Any preliminary form of the Prospectus that has
heretofore been filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) is hereinafter called a
“Preliminary Prospectus.” Any reference herein to the terms “amend,”
“amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the
Base Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, shall be deemed to refer to
and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the Effective Date or the
filing date of the Base Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, as the case
may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference pursuant to Item 12
of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
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(ii) The Registration Statement as of the effective date thereof (the
“Effective Date”), and the Prospectus, as of the date of the Prospectus
Supplement, complied in all material respects to the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”); and the information in
the Registration Statement, as of the Effective Date, will conform in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus, and any
amendments thereof and supplements thereto, as of the date of the
Prospectus Supplement and as of the Closing Date, will conform in all
material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations and will not include any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading; provided, however, that neither HMFC nor the Depositor makes
any representations or warranties as to the information contained in or
omitted from such Registration Statement or such Prospectus (or any
supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to HMFC by or on behalf of the Underwriters
specifically for use in the preparation thereof which information consists
of the information set forth in the chart following the first paragraph,
the second paragraph, the selling concession and reallowance chart at the
end of the second paragraph, the third paragraph, and the fourth paragraph
under the heading “Underwriting” in the Prospectus Supplement, and the
fifth paragraph under the heading “Underwriting” in the Base Prospectus
(the “Underwriters’ Information”).
(iii) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in
the Prospectus there has not been any material adverse change, or, to the
best of our knowledge, any development involving a prospective material
adverse change, in or affecting the condition, financial or otherwise,
earnings, business or operations of any of HMFC or its subsidiaries,
including the Depositor and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as
disclosed to the Representative in writing prior to the date hereof.
(iv) The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).
(v) The Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act.
(vi) The Trust is not required to register under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
(vii) The issuance and sale of the Notes have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action of the Depositor and, when executed,
authenticated and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture, the Notes
will be valid and binding obligations of the
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Trust, enforceable in accordance with their terms, and entitled to the
benefits of the Indenture.
(viii) Each of the Depositor and HMFC has been duly incorporated and
is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the law of its
jurisdiction of incorporation with full power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and assets and conduct its business as described
in the Prospectus, is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing or operation
of its properties or assets or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification, and has full power and authority to execute and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party.
(ix) The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Depositor and HMFC, and
this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and
HMFC and when duly executed and delivered by the other parties hereto will
be the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Depositor and HMFC,
enforceable against the Depositor and HMFC in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and
other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights, and subject to general equity principles.
(x) The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which
it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
of the Depositor or HMFC, as applicable, and, when duly executed and
delivered by the Depositor, HMFC and the other parties thereto, will be
legal, valid and binding agreements of the Depositor and HMFC, enforceable
against the Depositor or HMFC in accordance with their respective terms,
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and
other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights, and subject to general equity principles.
(xi) The execution and delivery by each of the Depositor and HMFC of,
and the performance by each of the Depositor and HMFC of its obligations
under, this Agreement, each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party and the Depositor under the Notes, the issuance and sale of the Notes
to the Underwriters by the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement, the
compliance by the Depositor and HMFC with the other provisions of this
Agreement and the consummation of the other transactions herein
contemplated do not (x) require the consent, approval, authorization,
registration or qualification of or with any governmental authority, except
such as have been obtained or made, or (y) conflict with or result in a
breach or violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default under, any
term or provision of the organizational documents of the Depositor or HMFC,
any indenture mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other agreement or
instrument to which the Depositor or HMFC is a party or by which any of
them or their properties is bound or result in a violation of or contravene
the terms of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor
or HMFC of any court, regulatory body,
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administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction
over the Depositor or HMFC, or result in the creation of any lien upon any
property or assets of the Depositor or HMFC (other than pursuant to the
Transaction Documents).
(xii) None of the Depositor or HMFC is in violation of any term or
provision of its charter documents or by-laws, or in breach of or in
default under any statute or any judgment, decree, order, rule or
regulation of any court or other governmental authority or any arbitrator
applicable to the Depositor or HMFC, the consequence of which violation,
breach or default would have (a) a materially adverse effect on or
constitute a materially adverse change in the condition (financial or
otherwise), earnings, properties, business affairs, net worth or results of
operations of the Depositor or HMFC or (b) a material and adverse effect on
its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the
Transaction Documents, in each case, to which it is a party.
(xiii) None of the Depositor, HMFC nor anyone acting on their behalf
has taken any action that would require registration of the Depositor or
the Trust under the Investment Company Act; nor will the Depositor nor HMFC
act, nor has either of them authorized nor will either of them authorize
any person to act, in such manner.
(xiv) The Depositor and HMFC each possess all consents, licenses,
certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their
respective businesses, and none of the Depositor or HMFC has received any
notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any
such certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding,
would have a materially adverse effect on or constitute a materially
adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings,
properties, business affairs, net worth or results of operations of the
Depositor or HMFC, except as described in or contemplated by the
Prospectus.
(xv) No legal or governmental proceedings are pending or threatened to
which the Depositor or HMFC is a party or to which the property of the
Depositor or HMFC is subject except for such proceedings that would not, if
the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, singly or in
the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial
or otherwise), earnings, properties, business affairs, net worth or results
of operations of the Depositor or HMFC or the Depositor’s or HMFC’s ability
to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party or the Notes.
(xvi) No default exists, and no event has occurred which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default in the due performance
and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material agreement or
instrument to which the Depositor or HMFC is a party or by which the
Depositor or HMFC or any of its respective properties is bound.
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(xvii) The Notes and the Transaction Documents conform in all material
respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(xviii) Each of the Depositor’s and HMFC’s representations and
warranties in the Transaction Documents are true and correct as of the date
they are given therein and will be true and correct on the Closing Date,
and such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by
reference.
(xix) Other than as contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in
the Prospectus, there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled
to receive from the Depositor or any of its Affiliate or the Underwriters,
any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(xx) None of the Depositor, HMFC nor any of their Affiliates has
entered into, nor will it enter into, any contractual arrangement with
respect to the distribution of the Notes except for this Agreement.
respect to the distribution of the Notes except for this Agreement.
(xxi) Assuming that the Notes are issued in accordance with the
provisions of the Indenture and distributed in accordance with the terms of
the Agreement and as described in the Prospectus, the Notes are “asset
backed securities” within the meaning of, and satisfy the requirements for
use of, Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(xxii) The Notes, when duly and validly executed by the Indenture
Trustee, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Indenture, and
delivered and paid for pursuant hereto will be validly issued and
outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(xxiii) The Certificates, when duly and validly executed by the Owner
Trustee, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the Trust
Agreement, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the
benefits of the Trust Agreement.
(xxiv) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges due on or prior
to the Closing Date (including, without limitation, sales taxes) in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Notes have been or
will have been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(xxv) Under generally accepted accounting principles, HMFC will report
its transfer of the Receivables to the Depositor as a sale of the
Receivables, and the Depositor will report its transfer of the Receivables
to the Trust as a sale of the Receivables.
(xxvi) None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the sale of
the Notes) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the
Exchange Act, or any regulation promulgated
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thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U, and X of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(xxvii) Prior to the date hereof, none of HMFC, the Depositor nor any
of their Affiliates (including, without limitation, all officers and
directors thereof) has taken any action which is designed to or which has
constituted or which might have been expected to cause or result in
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security in connection
with the offering of the Notes.
(b) The above representations and warranties shall be deemed to be repeated in their entirety
at and as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Notes. (a) On the basis of the representations,
warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set
forth, the Depositor agrees to cause the Trust to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Trust the respective principal amount of
the Notes set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter on Schedule I, at a purchase price (the
“Purchase Price”) equal to “Price $” as specified on Schedule II hereto. Delivery of and payment
for the Notes shall be made at the offices of [ ], [Address] at 10:00 a.m. (New York time)
on [ ], 200[___] (or at such other place and time on the same or other date as shall be
agreed to in writing by the Representative and the Depositor, the “Closing Date”). Delivery of one
or more global notes representing the Notes shall be made against payment of the aggregate purchase
price in immediately available funds drawn to the order of the Depositor. The global notes to be so
delivered shall be registered in the name of Cede & Co., as 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 participating members thereof. Definitive Notes representing the Notes will be
available only under limited circumstances.
(b) The Depositor hereby acknowledges that the payment of monies pursuant to Section 3(a)
hereof (a “Payment”) by or on behalf of the Underwriters of the aggregate Purchase Price for the
Notes does not constitute closing of a purchase and sale of the Notes. Only [(1)] the execution and
delivery, by facsimile or otherwise, of a receipt for Notes by the Representative[, and (2) the
release of all Permitted Liens, as listed on Schedule IV hereto, by 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on
the Closing Date,] indicates completion of the closing of a purchase of the Notes from the Trust.
Furthermore, in the event that the Underwriters make a Payment to the Trust prior to the completion
of the closing of a purchase of Notes, the Depositor hereby acknowledges that until the
Representative executes and delivers such receipt for the Notes [and until all Permitted Liens have
been released by or before 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Closing Date], the Trust will not be
entitled to the Payment and the Depositor shall cause the Trust to return the Payment to the
Underwriters as soon as practicable (by wire transfer of same-day funds) upon demand. In the event
that the closing of a purchase of Notes is not completed and the Payment is not returned by the
Trust to the Underwriters on the same day the Payment was received by the Trust, the Depositor
agrees to pay, or otherwise cause the Trust to pay, to the
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Underwriters in respect of each day the Payment is not returned by it, in same-day funds, interest
on the amount of such Payment in an amount representing the Underwriters’ cost of financing as
reasonably determined by the Representative.
(c) It is understood that the Representative or any Underwriter, individually, may (but shall
not be obligated to) make Payment on behalf of any Underwriter or Underwriters for any of the Notes
to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters. No such Payment shall relieve such Underwriter
or Underwriters from any of its or their obligations hereunder.
SECTION 4. Offering by Underwriters. Upon the authorization by the Representative of the
release of the Notes, the several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale upon the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Prospectus.
SECTION 5. Covenants of the Depositor and HMFC. The Depositor and HMFC each covenant and agree
with the Underwriters as set forth below.
(a) To file the Prospectus, properly completed, with the Commission pursuant to and in
accordance with Rule 424(b) no later than the second business day following the day it is first
used. The Company will advise the Representative promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule
424(b).
(b) To furnish to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, as many
copies of the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and all amendments
and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the
Underwriters reasonably request. The Prospectus shall be furnished on or prior to 3:00 P.M., New
York time, on or prior to the third business day preceding the Closing Date. All other documents
shall be so furnished as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representative may
reasonably request. The Depositor or HMFC will pay the expenses of printing, reproducing and
distributing to the Underwriters all such documents.
(c) To advise the Representative promptly, in writing, of any proposal to amend or supplement
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and will not effect any such amendment or supplement
to which the Representative shall reasonably object; and to also advise the Representative promptly
of the effectiveness of each Registration Statement and of any amendment or supplement of the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus and of the institution by the Commission of any stop order
proceedings in respect of the Registration Statement and will use its best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible its lifting, if issued.
(d) To furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus
and each amendment or supplement, during the period when any Underwriter is required to deliver a
Prospectus under the Securities Act, at the cost and expense of HMFC, each in such quantities as
the Representative may from time to time reasonably request (and subsequent to such period, to
assist the Underwriters in obtaining sufficient additional copies of the Prospectus, at the cost
and expense of the Underwriters requesting such additional copies);
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and if, at any time prior to the expiration of the Prospectus delivery period under the Securities
Act, any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or
supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason
it shall be necessary or desirable during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus,
to notify the Representative and promptly prepare and file with the Commission (subject to the
Representative’s prior review pursuant to Section 5(c)), at its own expense, an amendment or
supplement which will correct such statement or omission, or an amendment which will effect such
compliance. Upon the Representative’s request, the Depositor will prepare and furnish without
charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many written and electronic copies as
the Representative may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a
supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such
compliance. Neither the Underwriters’ consent to, nor the Underwriters’ distribution of any
amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set
forth in Section 7 hereof.
(e) The Depositor will arrange for the qualification of the Notes for offering and sale in
each jurisdiction as the Representative shall designate including, but not limited to, pursuant to
applicable state securities (“Blue Sky”) laws of certain states of the United States of America or
other U. S. jurisdictions so designated, and the Depositor shall maintain such qualifications in
effect for so long as may be necessary in order to complete the placement of the Notes; provided,
however, that the Depositor shall not be obliged to file any general consent to service of process
or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a securities dealer in any jurisdiction or to subject
itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so
subject. The Depositor will promptly advise the Representative of the receipt by the Depositor of
any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for sale in any
jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f) The Depositor will cooperate with the Representative and use its best efforts to permit
the Notes to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(g) HMFC and the Depositor shall (i) furnish or make available to the Underwriters or their
counsel such additional documents and information regarding HMFC, the Depositor and their
respective affairs as the Underwriters may from time to time reasonably request prior to the
Closing Date, including any and all documentation reasonably requested in connection with its due
diligence efforts regarding information in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and in
order to evidence the accuracy or completeness of any of the conditions contained in this
Agreement, (ii) provide the Underwriters or their advisors, or both, prior to acceptance of its
subscription, the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers with respect to such
matters.
(h) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, none of the Depositor, HMFC, nor any of their
respective Affiliates will, without the prior written consent of the Representative,
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directly or indirectly, offer, sell or contract to sell or announce the offering of, in a public or
private transaction, any other collateralized securities similar to the Notes.
(i) During the period beginning on the Closing Date and continuing until and including the
date that is six months after the Closing Date, none of the Depositor, HMFC or any of their
Affiliates shall offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Trust,
the Depositor or HMFC in a public offering that are substantially similar to the Notes, without
first furnishing to the Representative an opinion of counsel (in form and from such firm as is
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and counsel to the Representative) stating that such
public offering of securities would not result in any violation of federal or state securities laws
with respect to the Notes.
(j) Until the retirement of the Notes, neither the Depositor nor HMFC shall, nor cause the
Trust to, be or become an open-end investment company, unit investment trust, closed-end investment
company or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act.
(k) Until the retirement of the Notes, or until none of the Underwriters maintains a secondary
market in the Notes, whichever occurs first, HMFC shall cause the Depositor to and the Depositor
shall deliver to each of the Underwriters, through the Representative, the annual statement of
compliance and any annual independent certified public accountants’ report furnished to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements and
reports are furnished to the Indenture Trustee.
(l) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, HMFC shall cause the Depositor to and the
Depositor shall deliver to each of the Underwriters, through the Representative: (i) all documents
distributed to Noteholders and (ii) from time to time, any other information concerning HMFC, the
Depositor or the Trust as the Underwriters may reasonably request only insofar as such information
reasonably relates to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the transactions contemplated
by the Transaction Documents.
(m) On or before the Closing Date, HMFC and the Depositor (to the extent applicable) shall
each cause their computer records relating to the Receivables to be marked to show the Trust’s
absolute ownership of the Receivables, and from and after the Closing Date neither the Depositor
nor HMFC shall take any action inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of such Receivables, other
than as permitted by the Indenture or Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(n) To the extent, if any, that any of the ratings assigned to the Notes by any of the rating
agencies that initially rate the Notes are conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the
taking of any other actions by the Depositor or HMFC, as the case may be, the relevant party shall
furnish, or cause to be furnished, such documents and take any such other actions as promptly as
possible.
(o) The Depositor or HMFC will cause the Trust to make generally available to Noteholders, as
soon as practicable, but no later than sixteen months after the date hereof, an
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earnings statement of the Trust covering a period of at least twelve consecutive months beginning
after the later of (i) the Effective Date of the Registration Statement relating to the Notes and
(ii) the effective date of the most recent post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement
to become effective prior to the date of this Agreement.
SECTION 6. Payment of Expenses. HMFC will pay all expenses incident to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are consummated
or this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8 hereof, including: (a) the preparation,
printing and distribution of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus Supplement and each amendment or supplement thereto and delivery of copies thereof to
the Underwriters, (b) the preparation of this Agreement, (c) the preparation, issuance and delivery
of the Notes to the Underwriters (or any appointed clearing organizations), (d) the fees and
disbursements of HMFC’s and the Depositor’s accountants, (e) the qualification of the Notes under
state securities laws including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel to the
Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky survey
(including the printing and delivery thereof to the Underwriters), (f) any fees charged by rating
agencies for the rating (or consideration of the rating) of the Notes, (g) the fees and expenses
incurred with respect to any filing with, and review by, DTC or any similar organizations, (h) the
fees and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee and its counsel, if any, (i) the fees and
disbursements of the Owner Trustee and its counsel, if any, (j) the fees and expenses of
[ ], Delaware counsel to the Trust, and (k) the reasonable fees and expenses of HMFC’s
and the Depositor’s counsel. In addition, if for any reason the purchase of the Notes by the
Underwriters is not consummated (other than pursuant to Section 10 hereof), HMFC will reimburse the
Representative and the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel to the Representative and the Underwriters) incurred by them in connection
with the offering of the Notes.
SECTION 7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The several obligations of the
Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the
representations and warranties made herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officers made
pursuant hereto, to the performance by the Depositor and HMFC of their obligations hereunder, and
to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) On the Closing Date, each of the Transaction Documents, the Notes and the Certificates
shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, shall be in full
force and effect and no default shall exist thereunder, and the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee shall have received a fully executed copy thereof or, with respect to the Notes and
Certificates, a conformed copy thereof. The Transaction Documents, the Notes and the Certificates
shall be substantially in the forms heretofore provided to the Representative.
(b) Both at or before the date hereof, and on or before the Closing Date, the Representative
shall have received letters, dated as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, respectively,
of [ ], independent certified public accountants, substantially in the form
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of the drafts to which the Representative has agreed previously and otherwise substantially in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters.
(c) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) of
the Securities Act and Section 5(a) hereof.
(d) (i) None of the Depositor, HMFC nor any of their subsidiaries shall have sustained, since
the date of the latest audited financial statements provided to the Representative, any material
loss or interference with its respective business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity,
whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action,
order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus, and (ii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus there shall not have been any change, or any development
involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial
position, or results of operations of the Depositor, HMFC, and their respective subsidiaries,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the
effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), in the judgment of the
Representative, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery
of the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in this Agreement and in the Prospectus.
(e) The Representative shall have received an opinion of in-house counsel to the Depositor and
HMFC, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) Each of HMFC and the Depositor has been duly formed and is validly
existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation, and has the power and authority to own its
properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted, and to enter
into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents to which each is a party, and had at all relevant times, and now
has, the power and authority to acquire, own, sell and service the
Receivables and the related Collateral.
(ii) Each of this Agreement and each Transaction Document has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor and HMFC, as
applicable.
applicable.
(iii) Each of the Depositor and HMFC is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses, in each
jurisdiction in which failure to so qualify or obtain such licenses would
(a) render any Receivable unenforceable by the Depositor or the Indenture
Trustee on behalf of any Noteholder or (b) have a material adverse affect
upon its business or the ownership of its property.
(iv) Neither: (A) the transfer of the Receivables from HMFC to the
Depositor pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (B) the transfer
of the
of the
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Receivables from the Depositor to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, (C) the assignment of the Collateral from HMFC to the
Depositor and thereafter to the Trust, (D) the assignment of its rights
under the Receivables Purchase Agreement by the Depositor to the Trust, (E)
the grant of the security interest in the Receivables and the Collateral by
the Trust to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, (F) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party by HMFC, (G) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by the
Depositor, (H) the consummation of any transactions contemplated in this
Agreement or the Transaction Documents, nor (I) the fulfillment of the
terms of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the Notes by HMFC or
the Depositor, as the case may be, will (1) conflict with, or result in a
breach, violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default under, any
term or provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws of HMFC or
the Depositor, or of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to
which either of them is a party or by which any of them or their respective
property is bound, or (2) result in a violation, or contravene the terms,
of any statute, order or regulation applicable to either of them of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over HMFC or the Depositor, in each case that would materially
and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor or HMFC of its
obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party.
(v) There are no actions, proceedings or investigations pending or, to
the best of such counsel’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened before
any court, administrative agency or other tribunal: (A) asserting the
invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents,
or the execution and delivery thereof, (C) that could reasonably be
expected to materially and adversely affect the performance by the
Depositor of its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents, (D) that could reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the performance by HMFC of its obligations under this
Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(vi) Such counsel is familiar with HMFC’s standard operating
procedures relating to its acquisition of a perfected first priority
security interest in the vehicles financed by it pursuant to retail
installment sale contracts in the ordinary course of its business. Assuming
that its standard procedures are followed with respect to the perfection of
security interests in the Vehicles (and such counsel has no reason to
believe that HMFC has not followed its standard procedures in all material
respects in connection with the perfection of security interests in the
Vehicles), HMFC has acquired or will acquire a perfected first priority
security interest in the Vehicles. Neither such security interest nor the
perfection of such security interest shall be adversely affected by the
transfer of the Receivables to the Depositor or the Trust or the pledge
thereof to the Indenture Trustee.
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(vii) The direction by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee to
authenticate the Notes has been duly authorized by HMFC, acting as the
administrator of the Trust under the Administration Agreement.
administrator of the Trust under the Administration Agreement.
(viii) The Receivables are “chattel paper” as defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in California.
(ix) Neither the Depositor nor HMFC is an “investment company” as such
term is defined in the Investment Company Act, and neither the Depositor
nor HMFC will become an “investment company” as a result of the
consummation of the transaction as contemplated herein
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America, the corporate laws of the
State of Delaware and the laws of the State of California.
(f) The Representative shall have received an opinion of [ ], special counsel to the
Depositor, HMFC and the Trust, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the
effect that:
(i) Each Transaction Document to which the Depositor (other than this
Agreement and the Trust Agreement as to which no opinion shall be
expressed), the Trust and HMFC (each a “Company”) is a party constitutes a
legally valid and binding obligation of such Company, enforceable against
such Company in accordance with its terms.
(ii) The Notes, when duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee
on behalf of the Trust, authenticated by the Indenture Trustee and
delivered and paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will constitute legally
valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust
in accordance with their terms.
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents by each Company a party thereto, and the consummation by such
Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party on the date hereof do not to
the best of our knowledge [(i) violate the provisions of the agreements
described in an exhibit to such opinion (such agreements, the “Conduit
Documents”),] (ii) violate any federal or New York statute, rule, or
regulation applicable to such Company, or (iii) require any consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings by such
Company under any federal or New York statute, rule, or regulation
applicable to such Company except filings and recordings required in order
to perfect or otherwise protect the security interests under the
Transaction Documents.
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(iv) The Receivables Purchase Agreement is effective to create a valid
security interest, as such term is defined in the UCC as in effect in the
State of New York (the “New York UCC”), in favor of the Depositor in that
portion of the collateral described in Section 2.01(a) of the Receivables
Purchase Agreement in which HMFC has rights and a valid security interest
(as defined in 1-201(77) of the New York UCC) may be created under Article
9 of the New York UCC (the “RPA Assets”).
(v) The Sale and Servicing Agreement is effective to create a valid
security interest, as such term is defined in the New York UCC, in favor of
the Trust in that portion of the collateral described in Section 2.01 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement in which the Trust has rights and a valid
security interest may be created under Article 9 of the New York UCC (the
“SSA Assets”).
(vi) The Indenture is effective to create a valid security interest,
as such term is defined in the New York UCC, in that portion of the
collateral described in the Granting Clause of the Indenture in which the
Trust has rights and a valid security interest may be created under Article
9 of the New York UCC (the “Indenture Assets” and, together with the RPA
Assets and the SSA Assets, the “Transferred Assets”).
(vii) The HMFC Financing Statement is in appropriate form for filing
in the California filing office specified in such opinion (the “California
Filing Office”). Insofar as Division 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State
of California (the “California UCC”) is applicable (without regard to
conflicts of law principles), upon the proper filing of the HMFC Financing
Statement in the California Filing Office, the security interest in favor
of the Depositor in the RPA Assets described in the HMFC Financing
Statement will be perfected to the extent a security interest in such RPA
Assets can be perfected under the California UCC by the filing of a
financing statement with the California Filing Office (the “Division 9
Filing RPA Assets”).
(viii) The HMFC search reports (as described in such opinion) identify
no secured party who has filed a financing statement naming HMFC as debtor
and describing the Division 9 Filing RPA Assets, other than in connection
with the Permitted Liens [and the liens in favor of [ ] for whom we
have been informed that you have received release statements].
(ix) The Depositor Financing Statement is in appropriate form for
filing in the Delaware filing office specified in such opinion (the
“Delaware Filing Office”). Insofar as Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in
the State of Delaware (the “Delaware UCC”) is applicable (without regard to
conflicts of law principles), upon the proper filing of the Depositor
Financing Statement in the Delaware Filing Office, the security interest in
favor of the Trust in the SSA Assets described in the Depositor Financing
Statement will be perfected to the extent a security interest in such SSA
Assets can be perfected under the Delaware UCC by the filing of a financing
statement with the Delaware Filing Office (the “Article 9 Filing SSA
Assets”).
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(x) The Depositor search reports (as described in such opinion)
identify no secured party who has filed a financing statement naming the
Depositor as debtor and describing the Article 9 Filing SSA Assets.
(xi) [Reserved]
(xii) The Registration Statement has become effective under the
Securities Act, to the best of the knowledge of such counsel, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been
initiated by the Commisson, any required filing of the Prospectus pursuant
to Rule 424 has been made in accordance with Rule 424, and the Registration
Statement, as of the date it was declared effective, and the Prospectus, as
of its date, complies as to form in all material respects with the
requirements for registration statements on Form S-3 under the Securities
Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(xiii) The Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act.
(xiv) The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.
(xv) The Class A-1 Notes are “eligible securities” within the meaning
of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act.
(xvi) The Trust is not an “investment company” as such term is defined
in the Investment Company Act, and the Trust will not become an “investment
company” as a result of the consummation of the transaction as contemplated
herein.
(xvii) The statements in the Prospectus under the heading “ERISA
CONSIDERATIONS” to the extent they describe matters of law or legal
conclusions with respect thereto, are correct in all material respects.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America, the Uniform Commercial
Code of the State of Delaware, the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of California, and the laws
of the State of New York.
(g) The Representative shall have received an opinion of [ ], counsel to the
Depositor, HMFC and the Trust, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the
effect that:
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(i) In a properly presented and argued case in a proceeding under
Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U. S. C. ‘SS’ 101 et seq. (the
“Bankruptcy Code”) in which HMFC is the debtor, the bankruptcy court would
not, under applicable federal bankruptcy law, apply the doctrine of
substantive consolidation to consolidate the assets and liabilities of the
Depositor with the assets and liabilities of HMFC.
(ii) In a properly presented and argued case in a proceeding under the
Bankruptcy Code, in which HMFC is the debtor, the bankruptcy court would
determine that, with respect to the sale of the Receivables from HMFC to
the Depositor such sale was a “true sale”.
(iii) If HMFC were to become a debtor in a case under the Bankruptcy
Code, a federal bankruptcy court would hold that (A) the Receivables sold
to the Depositor are not property of the estate of HMFC under Section 541
of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) the automatic stay arising pursuant to
Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code upon the commencement of a bankruptcy
case involving HMFC is not applicable to payments on the Receivables.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America, the laws of the State of
California, and the laws of the State of New York.
(h) The Representative shall have received an opinion of [ ], counsel to the
Depositor, HMFC and the Trust, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the
effect that such counsel has participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of
HMFC, representatives of the independent public accountants for HMFC and your representatives at
which the contents of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and related matters were discussed
and, although such counsel is not passing upon, and does not assume any responsibility for, the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in, or incorporated by reference in,
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and has not made any independent check or
verification thereof, during the course of such participation, no facts came to their attention
that caused them to believe that the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto, as of the
Effective Date or as of such Closing Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, or that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto,
as of its date or as of such Closing Date, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, it being understood that such
counsel will express no belief with respect to the financial statements, schedules or other
financial data or exhibits (including numerical information with respect to the Receivables (as
such term is defined in the Prospectus
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Supplement)) included in, or omitted from, the Prospectus, the Underwriters’ Information, the
second sentence in the paragraph under the caption “The Owner Trustee” in the Prospectus
Supplement, the second and third sentence in the paragraph under the caption “The Indenture
Trustee” in the Prospectus Supplement, the information under the caption “Material Legal Aspects of
the Receivables — Consumer Protection Law” in the Prospectus, the Underwriters’ Information and the
exhibits to the Registration Statement.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America and the laws of the State
of New York.
(i) [ ], in its capacity as counsel for HMFC and the Depositor, shall have delivered
one or more opinions satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and their counsel,
dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, subject to certain considerations set
forth therein, substantially to the effect that the provisions of the Control Agreement are
effective under the New York UCC to perfect the security interest in favor of the Indenture Trustee
in that portion of Collateral consisting of the securities account maintained with [ ]
(the “Securities Intermediary”) described in the Control Agreement (the “Securities Account”) and
the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Securities Account has priority over any other
security interest in the Securities Account granted by the Trust assuming no other secured party
has control of, and the absence of any other control agreement with respect to, the Securities
Account. We express no opinion as to the priority of any security interest in the Securities
Account as against any security interest in favor of the Securities Intermediary. (Capitalized
terms in this paragraph not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in such
opinions.)
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the federal law of the United States of America and the laws of the State
of New York.
(j) [ ], in its capacity as Federal tax counsel for the Depositor and the Trust,
shall have delivered an opinion satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and
counsel to the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representative, to the
effect that, for United States federal income tax purposes: (A) (i) the Trust will not be treated
as an association or a publicly traded partnership, taxable as a corporation, and (ii) the Notes
will be treated as indebtedness; (B) the statements in the Prospectus under the heading “MATERIAL
UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES” insofar as they purport to summarize certain
provisions of the statutes or regulations referred to therein, are accurate summaries in all
material respects.
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(k) The Representative shall have received an opinion of in-house counsel to the Indenture
Trustee, addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The Indenture Trustee is a national banking association duly
incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the United States.
(ii) The Indenture Trustee has the full corporate trust power to
accept the office of trustee under Indenture and to enter into and perform
its obligations under the Indenture.
its obligations under the Indenture.
(iii) The execution and delivery of the Indenture and the performance
by the Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture have been
duly authorized by all necessary action of the Indenture Trustee.
duly authorized by all necessary action of the Indenture Trustee.
(iv) The Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the
Indenture Trustee enforceable against it in accordance with their terms
under the laws of New York and the Federal laws of the United States.
under the laws of New York and the Federal laws of the United States.
(v) The execution and delivery by the Indenture Trustee of the
Indenture does not require any consent, approval or authorization of, or
any registration or filing with, any New York or United States Federal
governmental authority.
(vi) Each of the Notes has been duly executed by the Indenture Trustee
as trustee and authenticating agent.
(l) The Representative shall have received an opinion addressed to the Representative, of
[ ], counsel to the Owner Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The Owner Trustee is duly formed and validly existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware with trust powers and with its principal
place of business in the State of Delaware.
(ii) The Owner Trustee has the full corporate trust power to accept
the office of trustee under the Trust Agreement and to enter into and
perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement.
perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement.
(iii) The execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement and the
performance by the Owner Trustee of its obligations under the Trust
Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Owner
Trustee.
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(iv) The execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee of the Trust
Agreement does not require any consent, approval or authorization of, or
any registration or filing with Delaware or United States Federal
governmental authority.
(v) The Owner Trustee has duly authorized, executed and delivered the
Trust Agreement and on behalf of the Trust, the Owner Trustee has duly
executed and delivered the Transaction Documents to which the Trust is a
party.
(vi) The Notes and the Certificates have been duly executed and
delivered by the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust.
(m) The Representative shall have received an opinion addressed to the Representative, of
[ ], special Delaware counsel for the Trust, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in
form and substance to the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that:
(i) The Trust Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Owner Trustee and the Depositor enforceable against the
Owner Trustee and the Depositor in accordance with its terms subject to (i)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance and similar laws relating to and
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (ii)
principles of equity (regardless of whether considered and applied in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
(ii) The Trust has been duly formed and is validly existing as a
statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act, 12 Del. C. ‘SS’
3801, et seq. (the “Statutory Trust Act”) and has the power and authority
under the Trust Agreement and the Statutory Trust Act to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which the
Trust is a party.
(iii) The Transaction Documents to which the Trust is a party have
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust.
(iv) To the extent that Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in the State of Delaware on the date hereof (the “Delaware UCC”) is
applicable (without regard to conflict of laws principles), upon the filing
of the Financing Statement with the Division, the Indenture Trustee will
have a perfected security interest in the Trust’s rights in that portion of
the Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) described in the Financing
Statement that may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement
with the Division (the “Filing Collateral”) and the proceeds (as defined in
Section 9-102(a)(64) of the Delaware UCC) thereof.
(v) The Search Report sets forth the correct filing office and the
correct debtor name that are necessary to identify those persons, under the
Delaware UCC, who have on file financing statements against the Trust
covering the Filing Collateral as of the
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Effective Time. The Search Report identifies no secured party who has filed
with the Division a financing statement naming the Trust as debtor and
describing the Filing Collateral prior to the Effective Time.
(vi) Assuming for federal income tax purposes that the Trust will not
be classified as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as
a corporation, and that the Notes will be characterized as indebtedness for
federal income tax purposes, then the Trust will not be subject to any
franchise or income tax under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the
Notes will also be characterized as indebtedness for Delaware tax purposes.
(vii) Under ‘SS’ 3805(c) of the Statutory Trust Act, the Trust is a
separate legal entity and, assuming that the Sale and Servicing Agreement
conveys good title to the Trust property to the Trust as a true sale and
not as a security arrangement, the Trust rather than the holders of the
Certificates will hold whatever title to the Trust property as may be
conveyed to it from time to time pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, except to the extent that the Trust has taken action to dispose
of or otherwise transfer or encumber any part of the Trust property.
(viii) Under ‘SS’ 3805(b) of the Statutory Trust Act, no creditor
of any Certificateholder shall 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.
(ix) Under 3808(a) and (b) of the Statutory Trust Act, the Trust may
not be terminated or revoked by any holder of Certificates, and the
dissolution, termination or bankruptcy of any holders of Certificates shall
not result in the termination or dissolution of the Trust, except to the
extent otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement.
(x) The execution, delivery and performance by the Owner Trustee of
the Trust Agreement and, on behalf of the Trust, the Transaction Documents
to which the Trust is a party, do not require any consent, approval or
authorization of, or any registration or filing with, any governmental
authority of the State of Delaware, except for the filing of the
Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State.
(xi) Neither the consummation by the Owner Trustee of the transactions
contemplated in the Trust Agreement or, on behalf of the Trust, the
transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents to which the Trust
is a party nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof by the Owner Trustee
will conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any law of the
State of Delaware.
Such opinion may contain such assumptions, qualifications and limitations as are usual and
customary in opinions of this type and are reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Underwriters. In
rendering such opinion, such counsel may state that they express no opinion as to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of Delaware. Capitalized terms
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used in the above opinion paragraphs and not otherwise defined in this Agreement will have the
meanings ascribed to such terms in the relevant opinion.
(n) The Representative shall have received from [ ], counsel for the Underwriters,
such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the
Representative may require, and the Depositor and HMFC shall have furnished to such counsel such
documents as it may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling it to pass upon such matters.
(o) The Representative shall have received copies of each opinion of counsel delivered to any
rating agency, together with a letter addressed to the Representative, dated the Closing Date, to
the effect that the Representative and the Underwriters may rely on each such opinion to the same
extent as though such opinion was addressed to each as of its date.
(p) The Representative shall have received certificates dated the Closing Date of any two of
the President, Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Controller or the Treasurer of the
Depositor and HMFC in which such officers shall state that: (A) the representations and warranties
made by such entity contained in the Transaction Documents and this Agreement are true and correct,
that such party has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied under such agreements on or before the Closing Date, (B) since the date of
this Agreement there has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a
prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition, financial or otherwise, or in
the earnings, business or operations of the Trust, the Depositor or HMFC except as disclosed to the
Representative in writing, and (C) there are no actions, proceedings or investigations to which the
Depositor or HMFC is a party or that are threatened before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal having jurisdiction over HMFC or the Depositor, (i) that are required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement, (ii) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any
Transaction Document or the Notes, (iii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction
Documents, (iv) which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Depositor or HMFC of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of, this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Notes or (v) seeking adversely to affect the
federal income tax attributes of the Notes as described in the Prospectus under the heading
“MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.”
(q) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory to the Representative and
counsel to the Underwriters that, on or before the Closing Date, UCC-1 financing statements, have
been or are being filed in all applicable governmental offices reflecting (A) the transfer of the
interest of HMFC in the Receivables, and the proceeds thereof to the Depositor pursuant to the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, (B) the transfer of the interest of the Depositor in the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Receivables, and the proceeds thereof to the Trust pursuant to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and (C) the grant by the Trust
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to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture of a security interest in the interest of the Trust in
the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Receivables, the Collateral and the proceeds thereof.
(r) The Class A-1 Notes shall have been rated in the highest short-term rating by both
Standard and Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”)
and Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”). The Class A Notes (other than the Class A-1 Notes)
shall have been rated in the highest long-term rating by each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s. The Class
B Notes shall have been rated in at least the second highest rating category by each of S&P, Fitch
and Moody’s. The Class C Notes shall have been rated in at least the third highest rating category
by each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s. The Class D Notes shall have been rated in at least the fourth
highest rating category by each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s.
(s) The Representative shall have received, from each of HMFC and the Depositor, a certificate
executed by a secretary or assistant secretary thereof to which shall be attached certified copies
of the: (i) charter, (ii) by-laws, (iii) applicable resolutions and (iv) designation of incumbency
of each such entity.
(t) [The Representative shall have received evidence of any required Lien releases to be filed
or recorded (immediately following the Closing-Date) with respect to the Permitted Liens affecting
the Receivables from all applicable creditors of HMFC, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Representative and counsel to the Underwriters.]
(u) All representations and warranties made by or on behalf of HMFC and the Depositor in the
Transaction Documents to which each is a party are true and correct as of the Closing Date.
The Depositor will provide or cause to be provided to the Representative conformed copies of
such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Representative or counsel to the
Underwriters reasonably request.
SECTION 8. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the sole discretion
of the Representative by notice to the Depositor given on or prior to the Closing Date in the event
that either the Depositor or HMFC shall have failed, refused or been unable to perform all
obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or
prior thereto or, if at or prior to the Closing Date, (a) trading in securities generally on the
New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited or minimum or maximum
prices shall have been established by or on, as the case may be, the Securities and Exchange
Commission or the New York Stock Exchange; (b) trading of any securities of HMFC or the Depositor
shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (c) a general
moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by either federal or New York
State authorities; (d) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities
settlement or clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear
systems in Europe; or (e) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities
in which the United States is involved, any declaration of war by Congress or any substantial
national or international calamity or emergency that, in the
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judgment of the Representative, makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the public
offering or the sale of and payment for the Notes. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 8 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except for the liability of
HMFC in relation to expenses as provided in Sections 6 hereof, the indemnity provided in Section 9
hereof and any liability arising before or in relation to such termination.
SECTION 9. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Depositor and HMFC shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person, if
any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject under the
Securities Act or otherwise, to the extent such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement made by the
Depositor or HMFC in Section 2 hereof,
(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained or incorporated in the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, or
(iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration
Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading,
and will reimburse, as incurred, each such indemnified party for any legal or other costs or
expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating, defending against or appearing
as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action;
provided, however, that the Depositor and HMFC will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in connection with
the Underwriters’ Information; provided, further, that the Depositor and HMFC shall not be liable
to any Underwriter or any of the directors, officers, employees and agents of an Underwriter and
each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act with respect to any loss, claim, damage or
liability that results from the fact that the Underwriter sold Notes to a person to whom there was
not sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, if delivery thereof was
required, a copy of the Prospectus or the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, whichever is
most recent, if the Depositor has previously furnished copies thereof to such Underwriter. The
indemnity provided for in this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the Depositor
and HMFC may otherwise have. The Depositor and HMFC will
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not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect
of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Representative or any person
who controls the Representative is a party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding), unless such
settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of all of the Underwriters
and such controlling persons from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or
proceeding and (ii) does not include a statement as to or admission of, fault, culpability or a
failure to act by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless each of the
Depositor and HMFC, each of its directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
Depositor or HMFC within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Depositor, HMFC or any
such director, officer or controlling person 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 (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) or (ii) the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each
case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’
Information, and will reimburse, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
the Depositor, HMFC or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such
loss, claim, damage, liability or any action in respect thereof. The remedies provided for in this
Section 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be
available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted
involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Section 9, such person (for purposes of this paragraph (c), the “indemnified party”) shall,
promptly after receipt by such party of notice of the commencement of such action, notify the
person against whom such indemnity may be sought (for purposes of this paragraph (c), the
“indemnifying party”), but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it
from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 9. 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 reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (which may be
counsel to such indemnifying party if otherwise reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party);
provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
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have reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other
indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying
party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to direct the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the
right to select separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified party or
parties. After notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense of any such action and approval by such indemnified party of counsel appointed
to defend such action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under
this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation,
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i)
the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the
next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that in connection with such action the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (in
addition to local counsel in each applicable local jurisdiction) in any one action or separate but
substantially similar actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances,
designated in writing by the Representative in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 9,
representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) who are parties to such action or
actions), (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified
party at the expense of the indemnifying party, or (iii) the use of counsel chosen by the
indemnifying party to represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest. All fees and expenses reimbursed pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be reimbursed as
they are incurred. After such notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the
indemnifying party will not be liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action
effected by such indemnified party without the consent of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying
party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any
pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a
party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such
settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on
claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to
or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified
party.
(d) In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs
of this Section 9 is unavailable or insufficient, for any reason, to hold harmless an indemnified
party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof),
each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall 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 (i)
the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the
indemnified party on the other from the offering of Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by the
foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also
the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party
on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in
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respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits
received by the Depositor and HMFC on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the offering of the Notes (before
deducting expenses) received by the Depositor and HMFC (including for such purpose, the value of
the Certificates) bear to the total discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters (the
“Spread”) as set forth in the Prospectus. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Depositor, HMFC or the Underwriters, the parties’ relative intents, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission, and any other
equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. The Depositor, HMFC and the Underwriters
agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata
or per capita allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or
by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations
referred to above in this paragraph (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (d),
no Underwriter shall be obligated to make contributions hereunder that in the aggregate exceed the
amount by which the Spread received by it in the initial offering of such Notes, less the aggregate
amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay in respect of the
same or any substantially similar claim, and no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11 (f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from
any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations
to contribute hereunder are several in proportion to their respective principal amount of
Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint. For purposes of this paragraph (d), each
person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter
shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Depositor
and HMFC, each officer of the Depositor and HMFC and each person, if any, who controls the
Depositor and HMFC within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the
Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as the Depositor and HMFC.
SECTION 10. Defaults by an Underwriter. If any one or more Underwriter(s) fail(s) to purchase
and pay for any of the Notes agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter(s) hereunder, and such
failure constitutes a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement,
the remaining Underwriter(s) shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective
proportions that the amount of Notes set forth opposite their names in Schedule I bears to the
aggregate amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriter(s)) the
Notes that the defaulting Underwriter(s) agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that if
the aggregate amount of Notes that the defaulting Underwriter(s) agreed but failed to purchase
exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, the remaining Underwriter(s) shall have the
right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Notes, and if
such non-defaulting Underwriter(s) do not purchase all the Notes, this Agreement will terminate
without liability to any non-defaulting Underwriter. In the event of a default by any Underwriter
as set forth in this paragraph, the
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Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not exceeding seven days, as the remaining
Underwriter(s) shall determine in order that the required changes in the Prospectus Supplement or
in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
relieve any defaulting Underwriter(s) of any liability to the Depositor, HMFC, their Affiliates and
any non-defaulting Underwriter(s) for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.
SECTION 11. Survival of Representations and Obligations. The respective indemnities,
agreements, representations, warranties and other statements set forth in or made pursuant to this
Agreement or contained in certificates of officers submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative
and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or statement as to the results
thereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Notes. If for any reason the purchase of
the Notes by the Underwriters is not consummated, each of the Depositor and HMFC shall remain
responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to Section 6 and the obligations
pursuant to Section 9 shall remain in effect. If for any reason the purchase of the Notes by the
Underwriters is not consummated (other than as a result of any Underwriters’ breach under Section 4
of this Agreement), the Depositor and HMFC will reimburse the Underwriters severally, upon demand,
for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by
any Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Notes.
SECTION 12. Notices. Any notice or notification in any form to be given under this Agreement
may be delivered in person or sent by mail, facsimile or telephone (subject in the case of a
communication by telephone to confirmation by facsimile) addressed to:
in the case of the Depositor:
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
Attention: Vice President; Secretary
in the case of HMFC:
Attention: Vice President; Secretary
in the case of HMFC:
Hyundai Motor Finance Company
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile 000-000-0000
Attention: Vice President; Finance
Attention: Vice President; Finance
in the case of the Representative:
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[______].
[Address]
[Address]
Facsimile: [______]
Attention: [______]
Attention: [______]
Any such notice shall take effect, in the case of delivery, at the time of delivery and, in the
case of facsimile, at the time of dispatch.
SECTION 13. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto, their respective successors and agents, and the directors, officers and control
persons referred to in Section 9, and no other person will have any rights or obligations
hereunder.
SECTION 14. The Representative. The Representative represents and warrants to the Depositor
and HMFC that it is duly authorized to enter into this Agreement. The Representative shall act for
the several Underwriters in connection with this financing, and any action under this Agreement
taken by the Representative will be binding upon all the Underwriters. In all dealings hereunder,
the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or
agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by the Representative.
SECTION 15. Miscellaneous.
(a) Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
(b) The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to
be part of, or to affect, the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, (a) “business day” means any day on which the New York
Stock Exchange is open for trading, and (b) “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405
under the Securities Act.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which, taken
together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement and any party may enter into this Agreement
by executing a counterpart.
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the several
Underwriters, the Depositor, HMFC and their respective successors and legal representatives, and
nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any
other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement,
or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions
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hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for
the benefit of no other person, except that (i) the indemnities of the Depositor and HMFC contained
in Section 9 hereof shall also be for the benefit of any person or persons who control any
Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act and (ii) the indemnities of the Underwriters contained in Section 9 hereof shall also be for
the benefit of the directors of the Depositor and HMFC, the officers of the Depositor and HMFC and
any person or persons who control the Depositor or HMFC within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act. No purchaser of Notes from any Underwriter shall
be deemed a successor because of such purchase.
(f) The respective representations, warranties, agreements, covenants, indemnities and other
statements of the Depositor and HMFC, its officers and the several Underwriters set forth in this
Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of the Depositor or
HMFC, any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, any Underwriter or any controlling
person referred to in Section 9 hereof and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Notes. The
respective agreements, covenants, indemnities and other statements set forth in Sections 5 and 9
hereof shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this
Agreement.
SECTION 16. Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of
this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the law and public policies
applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, in the event that any
provision of this Agreement would be held in any jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or
unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective,
without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 17. Governing Law. THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us five
counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters,
this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement among each of the
Underwriters and the Depositor and HMFC.
Very truly yours, | ||||
HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
HYUNDAI MOTOR FINANCE COMPANY | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
[______________________________]
on behalf of itself and as Representative of the
several Underwriters
on behalf of itself and as Representative of the
several Underwriters
By:
|
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Name: | ||||
Title: |
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SCHEDULE I
Class A-1 | Class A-2 | Class A-3 | Class A-4 | |||||||||||||
Underwriter | Notes | Notes | Notes | Notes | ||||||||||||
Class B | Class C | Class D | ||||||||||
Underwriter | Notes | Notes | Notes | |||||||||
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SCHEDULE II
Original Principal | ||||||||
Security | Balance $ | Price $ | ||||||
Class A-1 Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Class A-2 Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Class A-3 Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Class A-4 Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Class B Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Class C Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Class D Notes |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] | ||||
Total Price to Depositor |
$ | [________] | $ | [________] |
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SCHEDULE III
LIST OF OFFICES TO FILE FINANCING STATEMENTS
1. | HMFC Financing Statements — California | |
2. | Depositor Financing Statements — Delaware |
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SCHEDULE IV
LIST OF PERMITTED LIENS
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