Exhibit 1.1
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DEUTSCHE FLOORPLAN RECEIVABLES, L.P.
DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOORPLAN MASTER TRUST
Asset Backed Certificates
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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[DATE]
[NAME OF LEAD UNDERWRITER]
Acting on behalf of itself and, if applicable, as the Representative of the
several Underwriters named in Schedule 1 to the Terms Agreement (in either such
capacity sometimes herein the "Representative")
[Address]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Section 1. Introductory. Deutsche Floorplan Receivables, L.P., a
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Delaware limited partnership (the "Depositor"), proposes to sell Asset Backed
Certificates (the "Certificates" or the "Securities") from time to time in one
or more series (each, a "Series"). Each Series, which may include one or more
classes of Certificates, will be issued by the Distribution Financial Services
Floorplan Master Trust (the "Trust") formed pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement as amended and restated as of October 1, 1996 (as the same
may be amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time,
the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among the Seller, Deutsche Financial
Services Corporation, as Servicer, and the trustee specified therein (the
"Trustee"). Each Certificate will represent a fractional undivided interest in
the related Trust. The assets of the Trust (the "Trust Property") will include,
among other things, a pool of dealer floorplan receivables (the "Receivables")
The Securities are more fully described in the Registration Statement (as
defined herein). Each Series of Securities and any classes of Securities (each,
a "Class") within such Series may vary as to, among other things, number and
types of Classes, principal amount and interest rate.
Each offering of the Securities to which this Underwriting Agreement
applies will be made pursuant to the Registration Statement through the
Representative or through an
underwriting syndicate managed by the Representative. Whenever the Seller
determines to make such an offering of Securities of a Series, it will enter
into an appropriate agreement (the "Terms Agreement"), a form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, providing for the sale of certain classes of such
Securities to, and the purchase and offering thereof by, the Representative and
such other underwriters, if any, as have authorized the Representative to enter
into such Terms Agreement on their behalf (the "Underwriters," which term shall
include the Representative, whether acting alone in the sale of such Securities,
in which case any reference herein to the Representative shall be deemed to
refer to the Representative in its individual capacity as Underwriter of the
Securities, or as a member of an underwriting syndicate). Such Terms Agreement
shall specify the principal amount of each Class of the Securities to be issued,
the Classes of Securities subject to this Underwriting Agreement, the price at
which such Classes of Securities are to be purchased by the Underwriters from
the Seller and the initial public offering price or prices or the method by
which the price or prices at which such Securities are to be sold will be
determined.
Each such offering of Securities as to which [ ] is the sole
underwriter or acts as the Representative of the several Underwriters will be
governed by this Underwriting Agreement, as supplemented by the applicable Terms
Agreement, and this Underwriting Agreement and such Terms Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon each Underwriter participating in the
offering of such Securities. This Underwriting Agreement is non-exclusive, and
the Seller may enter into any other underwriting agreement with any other
underwriter with respect to the offering and sale of Securities of a Series.
Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of DFS and the
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Seller. Each of Deutsche Financial Services Corporation ("DFS") and the Seller,
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as applicable, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter, as
of the date of the related Terms Agreement, that:
(a) The registration statement specified in the related Terms Agreement,
on Form S-3, including a prospectus, has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of the Securities, which registration
statement has been declared effective by the Commission. Such registration
statement, as amended to the date of the related Terms Agreement, including any
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
under the Act which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), on or before the effective date of the
Registration Statement (as such date is defined in Rule 158(c) under the Act,
the "Effective Date"), is hereinafter called the "Registration Statement," and
such prospectus, as such prospectus is supplemented by a prospectus supplement
relating to the Securities of the related Series, each in the form first filed
after the date of the related Terms Agreement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Act, including any documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item
12 of Form S-3 under the Act which were filed under the Exchange Act on or
before the date of such prospectus supplement (such prospectus supplement,
including such incorporated documents, in the form first filed after the date of
the related Terms Agreement pursuant to Rule 424(b) is hereinafter called the
"Prospectus Supplement"), is hereinafter called the "Prospectus" (except where
the context requires otherwise). Any reference herein to the terms "amend,"
"amendment" or
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"supplement" with respect to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the
Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any
document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date or the issue date of
the 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 Act.
(b) The related Registration Statement, at the time it became effective,
and the prospectus contained therein, and any amendments thereof and supplements
thereto filed prior to the date of the related Terms Agreement, conformed in all
material respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations
of the Commission thereunder (the "Rules and Regulations"); on the date of the
related Terms Agreement and on the related Closing Date, the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus and the related Prospectus Supplement, and any
amendments thereof and supplements thereto, will conform in all material
respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations; such
Registration Statement, at the time it became effective, 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;
such Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, on the date of any filing pursuant to
Rule 424(b) and on the related Closing Date, 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 DFS nor the Seller makes
any representations or warranties as to the information contained in or omitted
from (A) such Registration Statement or such Prospectus (or any supplement
thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
to the Seller by or on behalf of the Underwriters specifically for use in the
preparation thereof as specified in the related Terms Agreement or (B) any ABS
Filing (as defined herein), or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto,
incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement or such Prospectus (or
any amendment thereof or supplement thereto).
(c) DFS is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation, the Seller is a
limited partnership duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its state of formation, and each of DFS and the Seller is duly qualified
to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in the United
States of America in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its
property requires such qualification, with power to own, lease and operate its
property and conduct its business as it is currently conducted.
(d) Each of DFS and the Seller has, and will have, the requisite power to
execute and deliver each this Underwriting Agreement and each agreement and
document executed by either of them in connection with the issuance and sale of
the related Securities (each, an "Agreement") (as applicable) and Terms
Agreement and to perform their respective obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(e) Each of the Agreements (as applicable), Terms Agreements and this
Underwriting Agreement has been, or will be, duly and validly authorized,
executed and delivered by each of DFS and the Seller, and each of the Agreements
(as applicable), Terms Agreements and this Underwriting Agreement constitutes,
or will constitute, the valid, legal
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and binding obligation of each of DFS and the Seller, enforceable against each
of DFS and the Seller in accordance with its terms.
(f) The Securities of each Series conform, or will conform as of the
related Closing Date, to the description thereof contained in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, and the related Prospectus Supplement; and the
Securities of such Series, on the related Closing Date, will have been duly and
validly authorized and, when such Securities are duly and validly executed,
issued and delivered in accordance with the related Agreement, and sold to the
Underwriters as provided herein and in the related Terms Agreement, will each be
validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of such, Agreement.
(g) Neither the execution and delivery by DFS or the Seller of any
Agreement (as applicable), Terms Agreement or this Underwriting Agreement nor
the consummation by DFS or the Seller of the transactions contemplated herein or
therein, nor the issuance of the Securities of a Series by a Trust or the public
offering thereof as contemplated in the Prospectus and the applicable Prospectus
Supplement, will conflict in any material respect with or result in a material
breach of, or constitute a material default (with notice or passage of time or
both) under, or result in the imposition of any lien, pledge, charge,
encumbrance, adverse claim or other security interest of any other person
(collectively, "Liens") upon any of the property or assets of DFS or the Seller
(except as required or permitted pursuant thereto or hereto), pursuant to any
material mortgage, indenture, loan agreement, contract or other instrument to
which DFS or the Seller is party or by which either of them is bound, nor will
such action result in any violation of any provisions of any applicable law,
administrative regulation or administrative or court decree, the certificate of
incorporation or by-laws of DFS or the Seller. Neither DFS nor the Seller is in
violation of its certificate of incorporation or certificate of limited
partnership, as applicable, in default in any material respect in the
performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or
condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note,
lease, trust agreement, transfer and servicing agreement or other instrument to
which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any material
portion of its property or assets is subject.
(h) No legal or governmental proceedings are pending to which DFS or the
Seller is a party or of which any property of DFS or the Seller is the subject,
which if determined adversely to DFS or the Seller would, individually or in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial position,
shareholders' equity or results of operations of DFS or the Seller; and to the
best of DFS's or the Seller's knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or
contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.
(i) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration,
filing or declaration with, any court or governmental agency or body is
required, or will be required, in connection with (i) the execution and delivery
by DFS or the Seller of any Agreement (as applicable), Terms Agreement or this
Underwriting Agreement or the performance by DFS or the Seller of any Agreement
(as applicable), Terms Agreement or this Underwriting Agreement or (ii) the
offer, sale or delivery of the Securities of any Series, except such as shall
have been obtained or made, as the case may be, or will be obtained or made, as
the case may be, prior to the applicable Closing Date, or will not materially
adversely affect the ability of DFS or the Seller to perform its obligations
under any Agreement (as applicable),
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Terms Agreement or this Underwriting Agreement.
(j) Each of DFS and the Seller possesses, and will possess, all material
licenses, certificates, authorities or permits issued by the appropriate state,
federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the
business now conducted by it and as described in the Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement, except to the extent that the failure to have such licenses,
certificates, authorities or permits does not have a material adverse effect on
the Securities of any Series or the financial condition of DFS or the Seller,
and neither DFS nor the Seller has received, nor will have received as of each
Closing Date, any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or
modification of any such license, certificate, authority or permit which, singly
or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, would materially and adversely affect the conduct of its business,
operations or financial condition.
(k) On the related Closing Date, (i) the Seller or the Trust will have good
and marketable title to the related Receivables, free and clear of any Lien,
except to the extent permitted in the applicable Agreement, (ii) the Seller will
not have assigned to any person any of its right, title or interest in such
Receivables or in the applicable Agreement, and (iii) the Seller will have the
power and authority to sell such Receivables to the Trust.
(l) The properties and businesses of each of DFS and the Seller conform,
and will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof
contained in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplements.
(m) Since the date as of which information is given in the Registration
Statement, there has not been any material adverse change in the business or net
worth of the Seller or DFS.
Section 3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Securities. (a) On the
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basis of the representations, warranties and agreements contained in this
Underwriting Agreement and in the Terms Agreement for a particular offering of
Securities, but subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Underwriting Agreement and subject to the execution of such Terms Agreement, the
Seller agrees to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each
Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Seller, the
respective original principal amounts of the related Securities set forth in the
related Terms Agreement opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any
additional original principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter may be
obligated to purchase pursuant to Section 12 hereof, at the purchase price
therefor set forth in such Terms Agreement.
The parties hereto agree that settlement for all securities sold pursuant
to this Underwriting Agreement shall take place on the terms set forth herein
and not as set forth in Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Exchange Act.
(b) Against payment of the purchase price specified in the applicable
Terms Agreement in same day funds drawn to the order of the Seller (or paid by
such other manner as may be agreed upon by the Seller and the Representative),
the Seller will deliver the related Securities of a Series to the Underwriters
at the offices of Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx, 190
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Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 at such time as shall be specified
in such Terms Agreement, or at such other place and time as the Representative
and the Seller shall agree upon, each such time being herein referred to as a
"Closing Date." The Securities of each Series will initially be in definitive,
fully registered form or will be maintained through the facilities of The
Depository Trust Company, as indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Section 4. Public Offering of Securities. It is understood by the
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parties hereto that, after the Registration Statement becomes effective, the
Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the public (which may
include selected dealers), as set forth in the Prospectus.
Section 5. Covenants of DFS and the Seller. Each of DFS and the Seller
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jointly and severally covenants and agrees with each Underwriter:
(a) That immediately following the execution of each Terms Agreement, the
Seller shall prepare a Prospectus Supplement setting forth the amount of
Securities covered thereby and the terms thereof not otherwise specified in the
Prospectus, the price at which such Securities are to be purchased by the
Underwriters from the Seller, either the initial public offering price or the
method by which the price at which such Securities are to be sold will be
determined, the selling concessions and reallowances, if any, and such other
information as the Representative and the Seller deem appropriate in connection
with the offering of such Securities; provided, however, that each of DFS and
the Seller shall make no amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement
affecting or relating to any material extent to the Securities of a Series to
which this Underwriting Agreement relates, and shall make no amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement without furnishing the
Representative with a copy of the proposed form thereof and providing the
Representative with a reasonable opportunity to review the same, and shall not
file any such amendment or supplement to which the Representative shall
reasonably object; and, provided further, that each of DFS and the Seller shall
advise the Representative, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the
time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes
effective or any supplement to the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or
any amended Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement has been filed or mailed for
filing, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission, of the suspension
of the qualification of the Securities of a Series for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such
purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing
of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement or
for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any such stop
order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus or
Prospectus Supplement relating to the Securities of a Series or suspending any
such qualification, promptly shall use its best efforts to obtain its
withdrawal.
(b) That the Seller shall cause any Computational Materials and any
Structural Term Sheets (each as defined herein) with respect to the Securities
of a Series that are delivered by an Underwriter to the Seller pursuant to
Section 9 to be filed with the Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K (an
"ABS Filing") pursuant to Rule 13a-11 under the Exchange Act on the business day
immediately following the later of (i) the day on
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which such Computational Materials and Structural Term Sheets are delivered to
counsel for the Seller by an Underwriter prior to 1:00 p.m. New York time and
(ii) the date on which the related Prospectus Supplement is first made available
to the public. The Seller shall cause any Collateral Term Sheet with respect to
the Securities of a Series that is delivered by the Representative to the Seller
in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 to be filed with the Commission
on an ABS Filing pursuant to Rule 13a-11 under the Exchange Act on the business
day immediately following the day on which such Collateral Term Sheet is
delivered to counsel for the Seller by the Representative. Each such ABS Filing
shall be incorporated by reference in the related Prospectus and the related
Registration Statement.
(c) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Representative
may reasonably request in order to qualify the Securities of a Series for
offering and sale under the securities laws of such states as the Representative
may request and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as necessary
under such laws for the distribution of such Securities; provided, that in
connection therewith neither DFS nor the Seller shall be required to qualify as
a foreign corporation to do business or to file a general consent to service of
process in any jurisdiction.
(d) To furnish to each Underwriter copies of the Registration Statement
(one of which will be signed and will include all exhibits), each related
preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to
such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as such
Underwriter may from time to time reasonably request; and, if the delivery of a
Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement shall be at the time required by law in
connection with sales of the Securities of a Series and either (i) any event
shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement
would include any 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, not misleading, or (ii) for any
other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or
supplement the Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement, to notify the Representative
and to prepare and furnish to the Representative as the Representative may from
time to time reasonably request an amendment or a supplement to the Prospectus
or Prospectus Supplement which will correct such statement or omission or effect
such compliance, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the
Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement to comply with the Act or the Rules and
Regulations, the Seller will promptly prepare and file with the Commission an
amendment or supplement that will correct such statement or omission or an
amendment that will effect such compliance; provided, however, that the Seller
will not be required to file any such amendment or supplement with respect to
any Computational Materials, Structural Term Sheets or Collateral Term Sheets
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus other than any amendments or
supplements of such Computational Materials or Structural Term Sheets that are
furnished to the Seller by the Underwriters pursuant to Section 9(c) hereof or
any amendments or supplements of such Collateral Term Sheets that are furnished
to the Seller by the Underwriters pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof which are
required to be filed in accordance therewith.
(e) To file or cause to be filed with the Commission all reports required
to be filed with respect to each Series pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Exchange
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Act.
(f) So long as any of the Securities of a Series are outstanding, to
furnish each Underwriter copies of all reports or other communications
(financial or other) furnished to holders of such Securities, and to deliver to
the Underwriters during such same period (i) as soon as they are available,
copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the
Commission and (ii) such additional information concerning the business and
financial condition of the Seller as such Underwriter may from time to time
reasonably request.
(g) To pay all expenses (other than fees of counsel for the Underwriters,
except as provided below) incident to the performance of the obligations under
this Underwriting Agreement and the related Terms Agreement, including:
(i) the word processing, printing and filing of the Registration
Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto;
(ii) the reproduction of this Underwriting Agreement and the related
Terms Agreement;
(iii) the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of the
Securities of each Series to the Underwriters;
(iv) the fees and disbursements of counsel and accountants for DFS
and/or the Seller;
(v) the qualification of the Securities of a Series under securities
laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(c) hereof, including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the
Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation
of the Blue Sky Survey;
(vi) if requested by the Representative, the determination of the
eligibility of the Securities for investment and the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and
in connection with the preparation of the Legal Investment Memorandum;
(vii) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the
Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto,
of the preliminary prospectuses, and of the Prospectus and Prospectus
Supplement and any amendments or supplements thereto;
(viii) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the
Blue Sky Survey and, if requested by the Representative, the Legal
Investment Memorandum, if any;
(ix) the fees of any rating agency rating the Securities of a Series;
and
(x) the fees and expenses of each Trustee and its counsel.
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If the sale of the Securities of a Series is not consummated by reason of
any failure, refusal or inability on the part of DFS or the Seller to perform
any agreement on its part to be performed, or because any condition of the
Underwriters' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled shall not have been
fulfilled (other than as a result of any breach or default by the Underwriters),
each of DFS and the Seller shall jointly and severally be obligated to reimburse
the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the conditions in clauses (ii) and (iii) of Section 6(d)
shall not be conditions required to be fulfilled by DFS or the Seller.
(h) So long as the Securities of a Series are outstanding, or until such
time as each Underwriter shall cease to maintain a secondary market in such
Securities, whichever occurs first, to deliver to each Underwriter all
statements and reports furnished to the Trustee pursuant the applicable
Agreement, as soon as such statements and reports are furnished to such Trustee.
(i) From and after the related Closing Date, not to take any action
inconsistent with the Trust's ownership of the related Receivables other than as
permitted by the applicable Agreement.
(j) To the extent, if any, that the rating provided with respect to any
Class of Securities of a Series by a rating agency or agencies that initially
rate such Securities is conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the
taking of any other actions by DFS and/or the Seller, to furnish such documents
and take any such other actions.
(k) That during the period when a prospectus is required by law to be
delivered in connection with the sale of the Securities of a Series pursuant to
this Underwriting Agreement and the related Terms Agreement, the Seller will
file, or cause the Trustee to file on behalf of the Trust, on a timely and
complete basis, all documents that are required to be filed by such Trust with
the Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Section 6. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Underwriters.
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The obligation of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities of a
Series is subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the
part of DFS and the Seller herein and in the related Terms Agreement as of the
respective dates thereof and the related Closing Date, to the accuracy of the
statements of officers of DFS and the Seller made pursuant to the provisions
hereof and thereof, to the performance by each of DFS and the Seller of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder and to the following additional conditions
precedent:
(a) The Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than
4:00 p.m., New York time, on the day following the date of this Underwriting
Agreement or such later date as shall have been consented to by the
Representative; and prior to the related Closing Date no stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of
DFS or the Seller, shall be contemplated by the Commission. If the Seller has
elected to rely upon Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations, the price of the
Securities of a Series and any price-related information previously omitted from
the effective Registration
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Statement pursuant to such Rule 430A shall have been transmitted to the
Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations
within the prescribed time period, and prior to the related Closing Date the
Seller shall have provided evidence satisfactory to the Representative of such
timely filing, or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall
have been promptly filed and declared effective in accordance with the
requirements of Rule 430A of the Rules and Regulations.
(b) Each of DFS and the Seller shall have delivered on or before the
related Closing Date to the Representative a certificate, dated as of such
Closing Date, signed by the president, a senior vice president or a vice
president of DFS or of the general partner of the Seller, as the case may be, to
the effect that the signer of such certificate has carefully examined the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, each related Agreement and this
Underwriting Agreement and related Terms Agreement and that:
(i) to the best of such officer's knowledge, the representations and
warranties of DFS and/or the Seller, as the case may be, in this
Underwriting Agreement and the related Terms Agreement are true and correct
in all material respects at and as of such Closing Date with the same
effect as if made on such Closing Date;
(ii) each of DFS and the Seller, as the case may be, has complied
with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied at or prior to such Closing Date;
(iii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
initiated or, to DFS's or the Seller's knowledge, threatened as of such
Closing Date; and
(iv) nothing has come to such person's attention that would lead such
person to believe that the Prospectus as amended and supplemented as of
such Closing Date contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
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.
(c) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, there shall not have occurred any material
adverse change or any development involving a prospective material adverse
change in or affecting particularly the business or assets of the related Trust,
the Seller or DFS or any material adverse change in the financial position or
results or operations of such Trust, the Seller or DFS otherwise than as set
forth or contemplated in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, which in any
such case makes it impracticable or inadvisable in the Representative's judgment
to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the related Securities on
the terms and in the manner contemplated in the related Terms Agreement and
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement.
(d) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of a Terms Agreement, there
shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business, financial
condition or properties of DFS or the Seller
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which, in the Representative's judgment, materially impairs the investment
quality of the related Securities, (ii) any material adverse change in the
financial markets in the United States or any outbreak of hostilities or other
calamity or crisis, the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment
of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to market such Securities or
to enforce contracts for the sale of such Securities, (iii) the suspension of
trading generally by either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock
Exchange, or the establishment of minimum or maximum prices or ranges of prices,
by either of such exchanges or by order of the Commission or any other
governmental authority, or any banking moratorium declared by Federal, Missouri
or New York authorities or (iv) any event that would constitute a default under
such Terms Agreement or this Underwriting Agreement or default in the
performance of DFS's or the Seller's obligations under any related Agreement or
which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would
constitute such default.
(e) The Representative shall have received from counsel (who shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative) for DFS and the Seller, an
opinion, dated the related Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriters and
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and to
counsel to the Underwriters.
(f) The Representative shall have received from counsel (who shall be
satisfactory to the Representative) for the Seller, an opinion, dated the
related Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the
Representative and to counsel to the Underwriters, to the effect that the
information in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement under the heading "State
and Local Tax Consequences," to the extent it constitutes matters of Missouri
law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, has been reviewed by such counsel
and is correct in all material respects.
(g) The Representative shall have received from counsel (who shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative) for DFS and the Seller, an
opinion, dated the related Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriters and
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and to
counsel to the Underwriters, relating to certain insolvency and bankruptcy
matters and federal income tax matters.
(h) The Representative shall have received from counsel (who shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Representative) for the Trustee, an opinion,
dated the related Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriters, DFS and the
Seller and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative
and to counsel to the Underwriters.
(i) The Representative shall have received an officer's certificate dated
the related Closing Date of the chairman of the board, the president, an
executive vice president or the treasurer of the Trustee in which such officer
shall state that, to the best of his/her knowledge after reasonable
investigation, the representations and warranties of the Trustee contained in
the related Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, and that
such Trustee has complied in all material respects with all agreements and
satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied under the
related Agreement at or prior to such Closing Date.
(j) The Trustee shall have furnished to the Representative a certificate
of the
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Trustee, signed by one or more duly authorized officers of the Trustee, dated
the related Closing Date, as to the due acceptance of the related Agreement by
the Trustee and the due execution and delivery of the Securities of such Series
by the Trustee thereunder and such other matters as the Representative shall
reasonably request.
(k) Counsel to DFS and the Seller shall have furnished to the
Representative any opinions supplied to the rating agencies relating to certain
matters with respect to the Securities of a Series, which opinions shall also be
addressed to the Underwriters. Drafts of such opinions shall have been
furnished to the Representative no later than five business days prior to the
related Closing Date.
(l) The Representative shall have received a letter, dated the related
Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, from certified public
accountants (who shall be satisfactory to the Representative), substantially in
the form approved by the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters.
(m) The Representative shall have received a copy of (i) a file-stamped
acknowledgment copy of each UCC-1 financing statement on Form UCC-1
appropriately filed with respect to the transfer of the related Receivables by
DFS to the Seller, identifying such Receivables as collateral and naming DFS as
debtor and the Seller as the secured party and (ii) a file-stamped
acknowledgment copy of each UCC-1 financing statement on Form UCC-1
appropriately filed with respect to the transfer of the related Receivables by
the Seller to the Trustee pursuant to the related Agreement, identifying such
Receivables as collateral and naming the Seller as debtor and the Trust as the
secured party.
(n) All documents incident to the Agreements, Terms Agreements and this
Underwriting Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to
the Representative and counsel to the Underwriters; and all actions taken by the
Seller to authorize the offering and sale of the Securities of a Series shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and counsel
to the Underwriters; and DFS and/or the Seller shall furnish the Representative
and counsel to the Underwriters with such other opinions, certificates, letters
and documents as the Representative or counsel to the Underwriters shall
reasonably request.
(o) The Securities of the related Series shall have received the ratings
specified in the related Terms Agreement.
(p) On or prior to the related Closing Date, there has been no
downgrading, nor has any notice been given of (i) any intended or possible
downgrading or (ii) any review or possible changes in rating the direction of
which has not been indicated, in the rating accorded and originally requested by
and paid for by or on behalf of the Seller relating to any previously issued
asset-backed securities of the Trust by any "nationally recognized statistical
rating organization" (as such terms is defined for purposes of the Exchange
Act).
If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled
when and as required to be fulfilled, this Underwriting Agreement (with respect
to the related Securities) and the related Terms Agreement may be terminated by
the Representative by notice to the
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Seller at any time at or prior to the related Closing Date, and such termination
shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in
Section 5 hereof.
Section 7. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) Each of DFS and the
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Seller shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act as follows:
(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement
(or any amendment thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom
of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, or arising out of any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged
omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading;
(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in
settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such
alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement is effected with
the written consent of the Seller and DFS (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld); and
(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever (including, subject to
Section 7(c) hereof, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
chosen by the Representative) incurred in investigating, preparing or
defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim
whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, to the extent
that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;
provided, however, that this Section 7 shall not apply to any loss, liability,
claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made (A) in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Seller by the
Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment
thereto) or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or
supplement thereto) and set forth in the Prospectus and in the Prospectus
Supplement, in each case as specified in the related Terms Agreement, or (B) in
any ABS Filing or any amendment or supplement thereof, except to the extent that
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement therein or omission therefrom
results (or is alleged to have resulted) from an error (a "Pool Error") in the
information concerning the characteristics of the Receivables furnished by the
Seller to the Underwriter in writing or by electronic transmission that was used
in the preparation of any Computational Materials or ABS Term Sheets (or
amendments or supplements thereof) included in such ABS Filing (or amendment or
supplement thereof).
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(b) Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Seller and DFS, each of their respective directors, each of their respective
officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who
controls the Seller and DFS, respectively, within the meaning of Section 15 of
the Act, against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense
described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section 7, as
incurred, but only with respect to (i) untrue statements or omissions, or
alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or
any amendment thereto), or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any
amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Seller through the Representative expressly for use
in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary
prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in each
case as specified in the related Terms Agreement, or (ii) any Computational
Materials or ABS Term Sheets (or amendments or supplements thereof) furnished to
the Seller by such Underwriter through the Representative pursuant to Section 9
or Section 10, or directly by such Underwriter, to the extent that such
materials were delivered to investors by such Underwriter, and incorporated by
reference in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereof (except that no such indemnity shall be
available for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, or actions in respect
thereof, resulting from any Pool Error).
(c) Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably
practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it with
respect to which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have
otherwise than on account of this Section 7. An indemnifying party may
participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action. In no event
shall the indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than
one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel
for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but
similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same
general allegations or circumstances.
Section 8. Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable
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contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in
Section 7 is for any reason held to be unenforceable by the indemnified parties
although applicable in accordance with its terms, the Seller and DFS, jointly
and severally, on the one hand, and the Underwriters (as applicable), on the
other, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages
and expenses of the nature contemplated by said Section 7 incurred by the
Seller, DFS and one or more Underwriters, as incurred, in such proportions that
each applicable Underwriter is responsible for that portion represented by the
percentage that the underwriting discount received by it bears to the initial
public offering price of the related Series of Securities, and the Seller and
DFS shall be jointly and severally responsible for the balance; provided,
however, that no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Section 8, an Underwriter shall not be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
such Securities were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages
which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay in respect of such
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losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses. For purposes of this Section
8, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such
Underwriter and each officer of the Seller or DFS who signed the Registration
Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Seller or DFS within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act shall have the same rights to contribution as
the Seller and DFS.
Section 9. Computational Materials and Structural Term Sheets. (a)
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Not later than 5 p.m., New York time, on the business day before the date on
which the applicable ABS Filing relating to the Securities of a Series is
required to be filed by the Seller with the Commission pursuant to Section 5(b)
hereof, the Representative shall deliver to the Seller a complete copy of all
materials provided by the Underwriters to prospective investors in such
Securities that constitute (i) "Computational Materials" within the meaning of
the no-action letter dated May 20, 1994, issued by the Division of Corporation
Finance of the Commission to Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Acceptance Corporation I, Xxxxxx,
Peabody & Co. Incorporated and Xxxxxx Structured Asset Corporation and the no-
action letter dated May 27, 1994, issued by the Division of Corporation Finance
of the Commission to the Public Securities Association (together, the "Xxxxxx
Letters"), the filing of which material is a condition of the relief granted in
such letters (such materials being the "Computational Materials") and (ii)
"Structural Term Sheets" within the meaning of the no-action letter dated
February 17, 1995, issued by the Division of Corporation Finance of the
Commission to the Public Securities Association (the "PSA Letter"), the filing
of which material is a condition of the relief granted in such letter (such
materials being the "Structural Term Sheets"); prior to such delivery by the
Representative to the Seller of such materials, the Representative shall notify,
or cause to be notified, the Seller or its counsel by telephone of its intention
to deliver such materials and the approximate date on which such delivery of
such materials is expected to occur.
(b) Each Underwriter represents and warrants to and agrees with the
Seller, as of the date of the related Terms Agreement and as of the related
Closing Date, that:
(i) the Computational Materials furnished to the Seller pursuant to
Section 9(a) constitute (either in original, aggregated or consolidated
form) all of the materials furnished to prospective investors by such
Underwriter prior to the time of delivery thereof to the Seller that are
required to be filed with the Commission with respect to the related
Securities in accordance with the Xxxxxx Letters, and such Computational
Materials comply with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Letters; and
(ii) the Structural Term Sheets furnished to the Seller pursuant to
Section 9(a) constitute all of the materials furnished to prospective
investors by the Underwriter prior to the time of delivery thereof to the
Seller that are required to be filed with the Commission as "Structural
Term Sheets" with respect to the related Securities in accordance with the
PSA Letter, and such Structural Term Sheets comply with the requirements of
the PSA Letter.
(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities of a
Series is required to be delivered under the Act, it shall be necessary to amend
or supplement the related Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement as a result of an
untrue statement of a material
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fact contained in any Computational Materials or Structural Term Sheets provided
by the Underwriters pursuant to this Section 9 or the omission to state therein
a material fact required, when considered in conjunction with the related
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, when read in conjunction with the related Prospectus and
Prospectus Supplement, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or
supplement any ABS Filing relating to any Computational Materials or Structural
Term Sheets to comply with the Act or the Rules and Regulations, the
Representative promptly will prepare and furnish to the Seller for filing with
the Commission an amendment or supplement that will correct such statement or
omission or an amendment which will effect such compliance.
Section 10. Collateral Term Sheets. (a) Prior to the delivery of any
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"Collateral Term Sheet" within the meaning of the PSA Letter, the filing of
which material is a condition of the relief granted in such letter (such
material being the "Collateral Term Sheets" and together with Structural Term
Sheets, referred to herein as "ABS Term Sheets"), to a prospective investor in
Securities of a Series, the Representative shall, in order to facilitate the
timely filing of such material with the Commission, notify the Seller and its
counsel by telephone of its intention to deliver such materials and the
approximate date on which the first such delivery of such materials is expected
to occur. Not later than 2 p.m., New York time, on the business day immediately
following the date on which any Collateral Term Sheet was first delivered to a
prospective investor in such Securities, the Representative shall deliver to the
Seller a complete copy of all materials provided by the Underwriters to
prospective investors in the Securities that constitute "Collateral Term
Sheets." At the time of each such delivery, the Representative shall indicate
in writing that the materials being delivered constitute Collateral Term Sheets.
(b) Each Underwriter represents and warrants to and agrees with the Seller
as of the date of the related Terms Agreement and as of the related Closing
Date, that the Collateral Term Sheets furnished to the Seller pursuant to
Section 10(a) constitute all of the materials furnished to prospective investors
by such Underwriter prior to time of delivery thereof to the Seller that are
required to be filed with the Commission as "Collateral Term Sheets" with
respect to the related Securities in accordance with the PSA Letter, and such
Collateral Term Sheets comply with the requirements of the PSA Letter.
(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities of a
Series is required to be delivered under the Act, it shall be necessary to amend
or supplement the related Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement as a result of an
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Collateral Term Sheets
provided by the Underwriters pursuant to this Section 10 or the omission to
state therein a material fact required, when considered in conjunction with the
related Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, when read in conjunction with the related
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement, not misleading, or if it shall be
necessary to amend or supplement any ABS Filing relating to any Collateral Term
Sheets to comply with the Act or the Rules and Regulations, the Representative
promptly will prepare and furnish to the Seller for filing with the Commission
an amendment or supplement that will correct such statement or omission or an
amendment which will effect such compliance.
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Section 11. Survival of Representations and Obligations. The respective
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indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of
each of DFS, the Seller or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or
made pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and the related Terms Agreement
will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation or
statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter,
DFS, the Seller or any of their respective representatives, officers or
directors of any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment
for the related Securities.
Section 12. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more
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of the Underwriters shall fail on a Closing Date to purchase the related
Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Underwriting
Agreement and the applicable Terms Agreement (the "Defaulted Securities"), the
Representative shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make
arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other
underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted
Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set
forth and under the applicable Terms Agreement; if, however, the Representative
shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the principal amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of
the principal amount of such Series of Securities to be purchased pursuant to
such Terms Agreement, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters named in such
Terms Agreement shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the
full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting
obligations thereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-
defaulting Underwriters, or
(b) if the principal amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the
principal amount of such Series of Securities to be purchased pursuant to such
Terms Agreement, the applicable Terms Agreement shall terminate without
liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this Section 12 shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of
the related Terms Agreement, either the Representative or the Seller shall have
the right to postpone the related Closing Date for a period not exceeding seven
days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement,
Prospectus or Prospectus Supplement or in any other documents or arrangements.
Section 13. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing
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and:
(i) if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or sent
by facsimile transmission and confirmed to the Representative at:
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______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Attention: ___________________
Telephone: ___________________
Facsimile: __________________;
with a copy to:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Attention: ___________________
Telephone: ___________________
Facsimile: __________________;
(ii) if sent to the Seller, will be mailed, delivered or sent by
facsimile transmission, and confirmed to it at:
Deutsche Floorplan Receivables, L.P.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx;
(iii) if sent to DFS, will be mailed, delivered or sent by facsimile
transmission, and confirmed to it at:
Deutsche Financial Services Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xx. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
or to such other address as DFS, the Seller or the Representative may designate
in writing to the other parties hereto.
Section 14. Successors. This Underwriting Agreement will inure to the
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benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters, DFS and the Seller and their
respective successors and the officers and directors and controlling persons
referred to in Section 7 hereof, and no other person will have any right or
obligations hereunder.
Section 15. Governing Law. THIS UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT SHALL BE
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GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR
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FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NEW
YORK OVER ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT AND ANY TERMS AGREEMENT, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL
CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF THE ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN
SUCH STATE OR FEDERAL COURT, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT
MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE
OF SUCH ACTION OF PROCEEDING.
Section 16. Nonpetition Covenant. Notwithstanding any prior termination
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of this Underwriting Agreement or any Terms Agreement, the Underwriters shall
not acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Seller or the general
partner of the Seller or the Trust to invoke the process of any court or
government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against
the Seller or the general partner of the Seller or the Trust under any federal
or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official
of the Seller or the general partner of the Seller or the Trust or any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of
the affairs of the Seller of the general partner of the Seller or the Trust.
Section 17. Counterparts. This Underwriting Agreement may be executed
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by each of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, and by each of the
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so
executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and
return to us a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance
hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between the Underwriters, the Seller
and DFS.
Very truly yours,
DEUTSCHE FLOORPLAN RECEIVABLES, L.P.
By: Deutsche Floorplan Receivables, Inc., its general
partner
By: __________________________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: __________________________________________________
Name:
Title:
DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
By: __________________________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: __________________________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted in New York, New York,
as of the date hereof:
[ ]
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
Acting on behalf of itself and, if applicable, as the Representative of the
Underwriters named in the related Terms Agreement.
EXHIBIT A
DEUTSCHE FLOORPLAN RECEIVABLES, L.P.
DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES FLOORPLAN MASTER TRUST
Asset Backed Certificates
TERMS AGREEMENT
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[Date]
To: Deutsche Floorplan Receivables, L.P.
Re: Underwriting Agreement dated as of [ ] (the "Standard Terms," and
together with this Terms Agreement, the "Agreement").
Series Designation: Series ____.
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Terms of the Series Securities: Distribution Financial Services
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Floorplan Master Trust Series ____-__ Asset Backed Certificates, Class __, Class
__, Class __, Class __, Class __, Class __ and Class __ Certificates (the
"Securities") will evidence beneficial ownership interest in a pool of
Receivables having the characteristics described in the Prospectus Supplement
dated the date hereof. Only the Class __, Class __, Class __, Class __ and
Class __ Certificates (collectively, the "Offered Securities") are being sold
pursuant to the terms hereof.
Registration Statement: File Number 333-74457
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Ratings: It is a condition of Closing that at the Closing Date the Class
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__ and Class __ Securities be rated "____" by _______________ ("____") and "___"
by _____________ ("_____"); that the Class __ Securities be rated "___" by ____
and "___" by ____; that the Class __ Securities be rated "__" by ____ and "__"
by _______.
Terms of Sale of Offered Securities: The Seller agrees to sell to [ ]
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[and ______________________________ (the "Underwriter[s]")] [and
___________________ each] agree[s][, severally and not jointly,] to purchase
from the Seller the Offered Securities in the principal amounts and prices set
forth beneath their [respective] name[s] on Schedule 1. The purchase price for
each class of the Offered Securities shall be the applicable Purchase Price
Percentage set forth in Schedule 1 multiplied by the applicable principal
amount.
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Cut-off Date: [Date]
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Closing Date: 10:00 A.M., New York time, on or about [Date]. On the
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Closing Date, the Seller will deliver the Offered Securities to the Underwriters
against payment therefor.
Underwriter-Provided Information: The Seller and DFS each acknowledge and
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agree that the information set forth in (i) the table immediately following the
_______ paragraph under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus Supplement
dated [Date], (ii) the _______ and _______ paragraphs under such caption in such
Prospectus Supplement and (iii) the table immediately following the _______
paragraph under such caption in such Prospectus Supplement, as such information
relates to the Securities, constitute the only information furnished in writing
by or on behalf of the Underwriters for inclusion in the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, and the Underwriters confirm that
such statements are correct.
Incorporation of the Standard Terms: Each of the provisions of the
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Standard Terms is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and shall be
deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such
provisions had been set forth in full herein and each of the representations and
warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made on and as of the
date of this Terms Agreement, and the Standard Terms and this Terms Agreement
shall be construed as, together, one and the same agreement. Without limiting
the foregoing, Sections 14 through 17 of the Standard Terms are incorporated
herein by reference in their entirety.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
please sign and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this
instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement among the
Underwriters, Deutsche Floorplan Receivables, L.P. and Deutsche Financial
Services Corporation.
Very truly yours,
[ ]
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[Acting on behalf of itself and as the
Representative of the Underwriters named herein.]
Accepted in New York, New York,
as of the date hereof:
DEUTSCHE FLOORPLAN RECEIVABLES, L.P.
By: Deutsche Floorplan Receivables, Inc., its
general partner
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1
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Class Interest Purchase Approximate Approximate
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Rate Initial Price Amount Amount
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Principal Percentage Purchased by Purchased by
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Amount (1) [ ] [ ]
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Class $ % $ $
Class $ % $ $
Class $ % $ $
Class $ % $ $
Class $ % $ $
Total $ % $ $
(1) Approximate.
