Exhibit 1.1
VOLKSWAGEN CREDIT AUTO MASTER OWNER TRUST
FLOATING RATE DEALER LOAN BACKED NOTES,
SERIES 2000-1
VOLKSWAGEN DEALER FINANCE, LLC
(TRANSFEROR)
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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August [ ], 2000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated,
As Representative of the
Several Underwriters
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Dear Sirs:
SECTION 1. Introductory. Volkswagen Dealer Finance, LLC (the "Transferor")
proposes to cause Volkswagen Credit Auto Master Owner Trust (the "Trust") to
transfer $500,000,000 principal amount of Floating Rate Dealer Loan Backed
Notes, Series 2000-1 (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, dated
as of August [ ], 2000 (the "Base Indenture"), among the Transferor, VW Credit,
Inc. ("VW Credit"), as servicer (in such capacity, the "Servicer"), and Bank
One, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the
"Indenture Trustee"), and the Series 2000-1 Supplement thereto to be dated as of
August [ ], 2000 (the Base Indenture, as so supplemented, the "Indenture"),
among the Transferor, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. The assets of the
Trust include, among other things: (a) a pool of receivables (the "Receivables")
generated from time to time pursuant to floorplan financing agreements between
VW Credit, Inc. and various dealers, and (b) the related Collateral Security.
The Receivables will be sold to the Trust by the Transferor and will be serviced
for the Trust by the Servicer.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Indenture or Part I of Appendix A to the Trust Sale
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August [ ], 2000 among VW Credit,
Transferor and the Trust (the "Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement").
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. The Transferor represents and
warrants to and agrees with you that:
(a) The Transferor meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and has filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration
statement (Registration No. 333-34266), including a preliminary prospectus, on
Form S-3 for the registration under the Securities Act of the Notes. The
Transferor may have filed one or more amendments thereto, including the
preliminary prospectus, each of which has been furnished to you. The Transferor
will file with the Commission either: (i) before the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement (as defined below), a further amendment thereto
(including the form of final prospectus), (ii) a final prospectus in accordance
with Rules 430A and 424(b)(1) or (4), or (iii) a final prospectus in accordance
with Rules 415 and 424(b)(2) or (5). In the case of a post-effective filing
pursuant to clause (ii), the Transferor will have included in the Registration
Statement, as amended at the Effective Time (as defined below), all information
(other than Rule 430A Information (as defined below)) required by the Securities
Act and the rules thereunder to be included in the final prospectus with respect
to the Notes and the offering thereof. The amendment and form of final
prospectus, or final prospectus, filed pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
shall include all Rule 430A Information and all other required information with
respect to the Notes and, except to the extent that you shall agree in writing
to a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to
you before the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution
Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes
(beyond that contained in the latest preliminary prospectus that has been
furnished to you) as the Transferor has advised you, before the Execution Time,
will be included or made therein. If the Registration Statement contains the
undertaking specified by Regulation S-K Item 512(a)(2), the Registration
Statement at the Execution Time meets, and at the Effective Time will meet, the
requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(x) and all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission (the "Rules and Regulations").
For purposes of this Underwriting Agreement (this "Agreement"), "Effective
Time" means the date and time as of which the Registration Statement, or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by
the Commission; and "Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time. The
form of the final prospectus relating to the Notes as filed with the Commission
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) or, if no filing pursuant thereto
is required, the form of the final prospectus included in the Registration
Statement at the Effective Time, is hereinafter referred to as the "Prospectus".
"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed
and delivered by all the parties hereto. "Preliminary Prospectus" shall mean any
preliminary prospectus referred to above and any preliminary prospectus included
in the Registration Statement that at the Effective Time omits Rule 430A
Information. "Rule 430A Information" means information with respect to the Notes
and the offering of the Notes permitted to be omitted from the Registration
Statement when it becomes effective pursuant to Rule 430A. "Rule 415", "Rule
424", "Rule 430A", "Rule 462" and "Regulation S-K" refer to such rules or
regulations under the Securities Act. Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, a
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Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include
the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3
that were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), before the Effective Time or the issue date of such Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to
the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement" with respect to the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer
to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the
Effective Time or the issue date of any Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.
The registration statement on Form S-3, as existing at the Effective Time,
including all information deemed to be a part of such registration statement at
the Effective Time pursuant to Rule 430A(b), and including the exhibits thereto
and any material incorporated by reference therein, is hereinafter referred to
as the "Registration Statement"; provided, however, that if the Transferor files
a registration statement and relies on Rule 462(b) for such registration
statement to become effective upon filing with the Commission (the "Rule 462
Registration Statement"), then any reference to the "Registration Statement"
shall be deemed to refer to both the earlier effective registration statement
and the Rule 462 Registration Statement, in each case as amended from time to
time.
(b) At the Execution Time and on the Effective Date, the Registration
Statement did or will, when the Prospectus is first filed (if required) in
accordance with Rule 424(b), and on the Closing Date (as defined below) the
Prospectus (and any supplements thereto) will, comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and
Regulations. On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement will not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and the Prospectus
(together with any supplement thereto): (i) on the Effective Date, if not filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b), did not or will not, or (ii) on the date of any filing
pursuant thereto, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that the Transferor makes no representations or warranties as
to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Transferor by any Underwriter
through the Representative specifically for use in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any supplement
thereto).
(c) As of the Closing Date, the Transferor's representations and
warranties in the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement will be true and correct.
(d) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Transferor and VW Credit.
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(e) Neither the Transferor nor VW Credit nor anyone acting on their behalf
has taken any action that would require registration of the Transferor or the
Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment
Company Act"); nor will the Transferor nor VW Credit act, nor has either of them
authorized nor will either of them authorize any person to act, in such manner.
(f) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 (the "Trust Indenture Act"), as amended.
(g) Since March 31, 2000 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, earnings, business or
operations of the Transferor, VW Credit or Volkswagen of America, Inc. ("VWA"),
and their respective subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except as disclosed to you
in writing prior to the date hereof.
SECTION 3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Notes. On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the
terms and conditions herein set forth, the Transferor 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 of 99.75 % of the aggregate principal amount thereof. Delivery of and
payment for the Notes shall be made at the offices of Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx, at
10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on August [ ], 2000 (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 Transferor, 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 Transferor. 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.
SECTION 4. Offering by Underwriters. It is understood that, after the
Effective Time, the Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale to the
public (which may include selected dealers), as set forth in the Prospectus.
SECTION 5. Covenants of the Transferor. The Transferor (and, with respect
to clauses (i) and (j), VW Credit) covenants and agrees with the Underwriters
that:
(a) If not already effective, the Transferor will use its best efforts to
cause the Registration Statement, and any amendment thereto, to become
effective. If the Registration Statement has become or becomes effective
pursuant to Rule 430A, or filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under
Rule 424(b), the Transferor will file the Prospectus, properly completed, and
any supplement thereto, with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with
the applicable Rules and
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Regulations within the time period prescribed. The Transferor will advise you
promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b), or deemed effectiveness
pursuant to Rule 462.
(b) The Transferor will advise you promptly of: (i) any proposal to amend
or supplement the Registration Statement as filed, or the Prospectus, and will
not effect such amendment or supplement without first furnishing to you a copy
of each such proposed amendment or supplement and obtaining your consent, which
consent will not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) any request by the Commission
for any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or for any additional information, (iii) the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, or of any amendment or supplement thereto or to the
Prospectus, and (iv) the issuance by the Commission or, if the Transferor has
knowledge thereof, by any authority administering any state securities or blue
sky laws of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement or the institution or threat of any proceeding for that purpose, and
the Transferor will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such
stop order and to obtain as soon as possible the lifting of any issued stop
order.
(c) If, during the period in which the Prospectus is required by law (in
the opinion of counsel for the Representative) to be delivered in connection
with sales by any Underwriter or dealer, any event occurs 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, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend
or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Transferor
(in compliance with clause (b)) promptly will prepare and file, or cause to be
prepared and filed, with the Commission an amendment or supplement that will
correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance. Any such filing
shall not operate as a waiver or limitation of any rights of the Underwriters
hereunder.
(d) As soon as practicable, but not later than sixteen months after the
original effective date of the Registration Statement, the Transferor will cause
the Trust to make generally available to holders of the Notes (each, a
"Noteholder") an earnings statement of the Trust covering a period of at least
twelve months beginning after the Effective Date that will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and all applicable Rules and
Regulations (including Rule 158 under the Securities Act).
(e) The Transferor will deliver to the Underwriters, without charge,
copies of the Registration Statement (two of which will be signed and will
include all exhibits), each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and all
amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available
and in such quantities and to such recipients as any Underwriter shall request
(it being hereby understood that, unless the Representative agrees otherwise, in
the case of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Transferor agrees to make all
commercially reasonable efforts to deliver copies thereof in New York City,
prior to 10:00 a.m., on the business day after the Execution Date, in such
quantities and to such recipients as the Representative may request).
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(f) The Transferor will arrange to qualify the Notes for offer and sale
under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as you reasonably
shall request, and will maintain all such qualifications for so long as required
for the distribution of the Notes and, thereafter, to the extent required by
such jurisdictions.
(g) From the Execution Time until the retirement of the Notes, or until
none of the Underwriters maintains a secondary market in the Notes, whichever
occurs first, the Transferor will 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 Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, as soon as such
statements and reports are furnished to the Indenture Trustee.
(h) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Transferor will
deliver to each of the Underwriters, through the Representative: (i) as soon as
practicable after the end of each fiscal year, all documents required to be
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, or any order of the
Commission thereunder, (ii) all documents distributed to Noteholders and (iii)
from time to time, any information concerning the Transferor or the Trust filed
with any governmental or regulatory authority that is publicly available, as the
Underwriters reasonably may request.
(i) On or before the Closing Date, the Transferor and VW Credit shall
cause their computer records relating to the Receivables and the related
Collateral Security to be marked to show the Trust's absolute ownership of the
Receivables and the Collateral Security, and from and after the Closing Date
neither the Transferor nor VW Credit shall take any action inconsistent with the
Trust's ownership of such Receivables and related Collateral Security, other
than as permitted by the Indenture or Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(j) 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 Transferor
or VW Credit, 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.
(k) From the Execution Time until seven days after the Closing Date, none
of the Transferor, VW Credit or any trust, including the Trust, originated,
directly or indirectly, by the Transferor or VW Credit will offer to sell or
sell anywhere any securities similar to the Notes that are collateralized by, or
evidence an ownership interest in, receivables generated pursuant to wholesale
automobile financing agreements without the prior written consent of each of the
Underwriters.
SECTION 6. Payment of Expenses. Except as otherwise agreed in writing by
the Transferor and the Representative, the Transferor will pay all expenses
(including legal fees and disbursements) incident to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including: (a) the printing and filing of the
Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and each
amendment or supplement thereto, and delivery of copies thereof to the
Underwriters, (b) the preparation of this
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Agreement, (c) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Notes to the
Underwriters (or any appointed clearing organizations), (d) the fees and
disbursements of VW Credit's and the Transferor's counsel and accountants, (e)
the qualification of the Notes under state securities laws in accordance with
Section 5(f), including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel 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, the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc., DTC or any similar organizations, (h) the fees and disbursements of the
Indenture Trustee and its counsel, if any, and (i) the fees and disbursements of
The Bank of New York, acting in its capacity as owner trustee (in such capacity,
the "Owner Trustee") under the Trust Agreement, dated as of August [ ], 2000
(the "Trust Agreement"), between the Transferor and the Owner Trustee.
SECTION 7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes will be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties made herein, to
the accuracy of the statements of officers made pursuant hereto, to the
performance by the Transferor and VW Credit of their obligations hereunder, and
to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) If the Registration Statement has not become effective before the
Execution Time, and unless the Representative agrees in writing to a later time,
the Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than: (i) 6:00
p.m. (New York City time) on the date of determination of the public offering
price, if such determination occurred no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on such date or (ii) otherwise, noon on the business day after the day on
which the public offering price was determined.
(b) The Prospectus and any supplements thereto shall have been filed (if
required) with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and
Sections 2 and 5(a); and, before the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of
the Transferor or the Underwriters, shall be contemplated by the Commission or
by any authority administering any state securities or blue sky law.
(c) Both at or before the Execution Time, and on or before the Closing
Date, you shall have received letters, dated as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, respectively, of Price Waterhouse Coopers, independent certified
public accountants, substantially in the form of the drafts to which you have
agreed previously and otherwise substantially in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to you and your counsel.
(d) After the Execution Time, there shall not have occurred any change, or
any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or
otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Trust, the
Transferor, VW Credit or VWA, and their respective subsidiaries,
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taken as a whole, that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes
it impracticable to market the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated
in the Prospectus.
(e) You shall have received an opinion of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, counsel to the
Transferor, VW Credit and the Trust, addressed to you and the Indenture Trustee,
dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to you and your
counsel, to the effect that:
(i) VW Credit has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, and has the corporate 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, the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, dated as of August [ ], 2000, between VW Credit and
the Transferor (the "Receivables Purchase Agreement"), the Trust Sale and
Servicing Agreement and the Administration Agreement, dated as of August
[ ], 2000 (the "Administration Agreement"), among VW Credit, as
administrator, the Issuer and the Indenture, and had at all relevant times,
and now has, the corporate power and authority to acquire, own, sell and
service the Receivables and the related Collateral Security.
(ii) The Transferor has been duly formed and is validly existing as a
limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its formation, and has the corporate 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, the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Indenture and the
Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, and had at all relevant times, and now
has, the corporate power and authority to acquire, own and sell the
Receivables and the related Collateral Security.
(iii) Each of this Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the
Trust Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and
the Administration Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Transferor and VW Credit, as applicable.
(iv) Each of the Transferor and VW Credit 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 render any Receivable unenforceable by the Transferor or the
Indenture Trustee on behalf of any Noteholder.
(v) Neither: (A) the transfer of the Receivables from VW Credit to
the Transferor pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (B) the
transfer of the Receivables from the Transferor to the Trust pursuant to
the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, (C) the assignment of the
Collateral Security from VW Credit to the Transferor and thereafter to the
Trust, (D) the assignment of the Receivables Purchase Agreement by the
Transferor to the Trust, (E) the grant of the security interest in the
Receivables and the Collateral Security by the Trust to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, (F) the execution and delivery
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of this Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and
the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement by VW Credit, (G) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the
Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and
the Notes by the Transferor, (H) the consummation of any transactions
contemplated in this Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, or the
Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, nor (I) the fulfillment of the terms of
this Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Trust Sale and Servicing
Agreement or the Notes by VW Credit or the Transferor, as the case may be,
will 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 VW Credit or certificate of formation and
limited liability company agreement of the Transferor or of any indenture
or other material agreement or instrument to which either of them is a
party or by which either of them or their respective property is bound, or
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 such
person.
(vi) 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, the Administration
Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust
Agreement or the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the Administration Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the
Indenture, the Trust Agreement or the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement,
or the execution and delivery thereof, (C) that might materially and
adversely affect the performance by the Transferor of its obligations under
this Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the
Trust Agreement or the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, or (D) that
might materially and adversely affect the performance by VW Credit of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the
Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Indenture or the Trust Sale and
Servicing Agreement, and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge after due
inquiry, there are no actions, proceedings or investigations threatened
before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal that might
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Trust of its
obligations under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Administration Agreement, or the Indenture.
(vii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending or threatened that are required to be
disclosed in the Registration Statement, other than those disclosed
therein.
(viii) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, there are no
contracts, indentures, mortgages, loan agreements, notes, leases or other
instruments required to be described or
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referred to in the Registration Statement or to be filed as exhibits
thereto other than those described or referred to therein or filed or
included or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto, in order to make
the statements therein not misleading, the descriptions thereof or
references thereto are correct.
(ix) To the best of such counsel's knowledge, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or
contemplated under the Securities Act or any state securities or blue sky
laws.
(x) Such counsel has examined the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, and nothing has come to such counsel's attention that would
lead it to believe that the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto as of the respective dates thereof (other
than the financial statements and other financial and statistical
information contained therein, as to which such counsel need not express
any view) contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(xi) The direction by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee to
authenticate the Notes has been duly authorized by VW Credit, acting as the
administrator of the Trust under the Administration Agreement, the Notes
have been duly executed and delivered by the Trust and, when authenticated
by the Indenture Trustee and delivered and paid for pursuant to this
Agreement, will be duly issued and entitled to the benefits and security
afforded by the Indenture.
(xii) To such counsel's knowledge, no consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is
required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement, Indenture and the Trust Sale
and Servicing Agreement, except such filings with respect to the transfer
of the Receivables to the Transferor pursuant to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, and the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust pursuant to the
Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, as have been made and such other
approvals as have been obtained.
(xiii) Such counsel is familiar with VW Credit's standard operating
procedures relating to its acquisition of a perfected first priority
security interest in the vehicles financed by it pursuant to floorplan
financing agreements 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 VW Credit has not followed its standard procedures in all
material respects in connection with the perfection of security interests
in the Vehicles), VW Credit has acquired or will acquire a perfected first
priority security interest in the Vehicles.
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(f) You shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx,
Michigan counsel to the Transferor, VW Credit and the Trust, addressed to you
and the Indenture Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to you and your counsel, to the effect that:
(i) Immediately before the transfer of the Receivables and the
related Collateral Security to the Trust pursuant to the Trust Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Transferor's interest in the Receivables, the
Collateral Security (including the security interests in the Vehicles
securing the Receivables) and the proceeds of each of the foregoing was
perfected upon the filing of a UCC financing statement with all applicable
governmental offices and constituted a perfected first priority interest
therein. If a court concludes that the transfer of the Receivables from the
Transferor to the Trust is a sale, the ownership interest of the Trust in
the Receivables, the related Collateral Security (including the security
interests in the Vehicles securing the Receivables) and the proceeds of
each of the foregoing will have been perfected by the filing of a UCC
financing statement with all applicable governmental offices and will
constitute a perfected first priority interest therein. If a court
concludes that such transfer is not a sale, the Trust Sale and Servicing
Agreement constitutes a grant by the Transferor to the Trust of a valid
security interest in the Receivables, the related Collateral Security
(including the security interests in the Vehicles securing the Receivables)
and the proceeds of each of the foregoing, which security interest will
have been perfected upon the filing of a UCC financing statement with all
applicable governmental offices and will constitute a perfected first
priority security interest therein. No filing or other action, other than
the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to above and any
required continuation statements thereto, was or will be necessary to
perfect and maintain the interest of the Trust in the Receivables, the
Collateral Security (including the security interests in the Vehicles
securing the Receivables) and the proceeds of each of the foregoing against
third parties.
(ii) The Indenture constitutes a grant by the Transferor to the Trust
of a valid security interest in the Receivables, the related Collateral
Security (including the security interests in the Vehicles securing the
Receivables) and the proceeds of each of the foregoing, which security
interest will have been perfected upon the filing of a UCC financing
statement with all applicable governmental offices and will constitute a
perfected first priority security interest therein. No filing or other
action, other than the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to
above and any required continuation statements thereto, was or will be
necessary to perfect and maintain the interest of the Trust in the
Receivables, the Collateral Security (including the security interests in
the Vehicles securing the Receivables) and the proceeds of each of the
foregoing against third parties.
(iii) The Receivables are chattel paper as defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant jurisdictions.
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(iv) Only to the extent governed by the law of the State of Michigan,
the statements in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the
heading "Material Legal Aspects of the Receivables--Transfer of
Receivables," to the extent they constitute matters of law or legal
conclusions, have been reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all
material respects.
(g) Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx, special counsel to you, the Transferor, VW
Credit and the Trust, shall have delivered an opinion satisfactory in form and
substance to you and your counsel, dated the Closing Date and addressed to you
and the Indenture Trustee, to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Administration Agreement, the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, the Indenture and the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement is the
legal, valid and binding obligation of VW Credit and the Transferor, as the
case may be, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms: (A)
subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally, and (B) except
that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(ii) The Notes, when duly executed and delivered by VW Credit, as
Administrator, authenticated by the Indenture Trustee and delivered and
paid for pursuant to this Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations
of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to: (A)
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, (B) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether the enforcement of such
remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (C) the
further qualification that certain of the remedial provisions in the
Indenture may be limited or rendered unenforceable under the laws of New
York (but such laws do not, in such counsel's opinion, make the remedies
provided by the Indenture unsatisfactory for the realization of the
benefits provided thereby).
(iii) The Receivables Purchase Agreement, Indenture and the Trust
Sale and Servicing Agreement conform in all material respects with the
description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
and any amendment or supplement thereto.
(iv) To the extent governed by the laws of the State of New York and
the federal laws of the United States of America, the statements in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the headings "Risk
Factors--Receivables May Be Uncollectible Due to Superior Interests",
"Risk Factors--Receivables May Be Unsecured Due to Sales Out of Trust",
"Risk Factors--A Bankruptcy of VW Credit, Inc. or the Transferor May Delay
or Reduce Payments on Your Notes", and "Material Legal Aspects of the
Receivables--Transfer of Receivables", to the extent they constitute
matters of law or legal conclusions, have been reviewed by such counsel and
are correct in all material respects.
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(v) The statements contained in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus and any supplement thereto under the captions "The Series 2000-1
Notes" and "The Transfer and Servicing Agreements", insofar as such
statements constitute a summary of the Notes, the Administration Agreement,
the Receivables Purchase Agreement, Indenture and the Trust Sale and
Servicing Agreement, constitute a fair summary of such documents.
(vi) Neither the Trust nor the Transferor is, or as a result of the
offering and sale of the Notes will be, required to be registered under the
Investment Company Act.
(vii) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act.
(viii) The Registration Statement has become effective under the
Securities Act (including, if applicable, under Rule 462), any required
filing of the Prospectus and any supplements thereto pursuant to Rule
424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by
the Rules and Regulations, and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are
pending or contemplated under the Securities Act, and the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto, as
of their respective effective or issue dates, complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations.
(ix) The provisions of the Indenture are sufficient to create a valid
and enforceable security interest in favor of the Indenture Trustee
in the Receivables, the Collateral Security (including the security
interests in the Vehicles securing the Receivables) and the proceeds of
each of the foregoing.
(h) Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx, in its capacity as Federal tax and ERISA counsel
for the Transferor and the Trust, shall have delivered an opinion satisfactory
in form and substance to you and your counsel, dated the Closing Date and
addressed to you, to the effect that the statements in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus under the heading "Material Federal Income Tax
Consequences," to the extent they constitute matters of law or legal
conclusions, accurately describe the material Federal income tax consequences to
the Noteholders, and the statements in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus under the heading "ERISA Considerations" have been prepared or
reviewed by such counsel and, to the extent they constitute matters of law or
legal conclusions, accurately describe the material consequences to the
Noteholders under ERISA.
(i) You shall have received an opinion of Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx, dated the
Closing Date and addressed to you, with respect to such other matters as you
shall require.
(j) You shall have received an opinion addressed to you, the Transferor
and the Servicer of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx, counsel to the Indenture
Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to you
and your counsel, to the effect that:
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(i) The Indenture Trustee is a national banking association duly
incorporated and validly existing under the laws of the United States of
America.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(k) You shall have received an opinion addressed to you, the Transferor
and the Servicer of Emmt, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, counsel to the Owner Trustee, dated
the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to you and your counsel,
to the effect that:
(i) The Owner Trustee is a banking corporation duly incorporated and
validly existing under the laws of the State of New York.
(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.
(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.
(iv) The Trust Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of the Owner Trustee enforceable against it in accordance with their terms
under the laws of the State of New York.
(v) 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, any New York or United States Federal
governmental authority.
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(l) You 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 Transferor and VW Credit in which such officers shall state
that: (A) the representations and warranties made by such entity contained in
the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement,
Indenture 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, that no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued
and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are contemplated by
the Commission or, to the knowledge of such officers, any authority
administering state securities or blue sky laws and (B) since March 31, 2000
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
Transferor or the Servicer except as disclosed to you in writing prior to the
date of the Prospectus.
(m) You shall have received evidence satisfactory to you 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 VW Credit in the Receivables, the Collateral Security and the
proceeds thereof to the Transferor pursuant to the Receivables Purchase
Agreement, (B) the transfer of the interest of the Transferor in the Receivables
Purchase Agreement, the Receivables, the Collateral Security and the proceeds
thereof to the Trust pursuant to the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, and (C)
the grant by the Trust 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 Security and the proceeds thereof.
(n) The Notes shall have been rated in the highest long-term rating
category by both Standard and Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-
Xxxx Companies, Inc., and Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc.
(o) No Early Amortization Event or other event or condition, which event
or condition with notice, the passage of time or both could result in an Early
Amortization Event, shall have occurred or shall exist with respect to any
securities issued by the Trust that are outstanding on the Closing Date.
(p) You shall have received, from each of VW Credit and the Transferor, 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.
The Transferor will provide or cause to be provided to you conformed copies
of such opinions, certificates, letters and documents as you or your counsel
reasonably request.
SECTION 8. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination by
notice given by you to the Transferor if: (a) after the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and prior to the
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Closing Date: (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially
limited on the New York Stock Exchange, (ii) trading of any securities of
Volkswagen AG shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-
counter market; (iii) any general moratorium on commercial banking activities in
New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State
authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that,
in your judgment, is material and adverse, and (b) in the case of any of the
events specified above, such event singly or together with any other such event
makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the Notes on the terms and
in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
SECTION 9. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Transferor and VW
Credit will, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of
either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from
and against any losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without
limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred by any Underwriter or any such
controlling person in connection with defending or investigating any such action
or claim) to which they or any of them may become subject, under the Securities
Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment, exhibit
or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that
neither the Transferor nor VW Credit will be liable in any such case to the
extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in, or omission or alleged
omission from, any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished to the Transferor by any Underwriter through the
Representative specifically for use therein; and provided further, that the
foregoing indemnity agreement with respect to any Preliminary Prospectus shall
not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased any Notes, or any person
controlling such Underwriter, if a copy of the Prospectus (as then amended or
supplemented if the Transferor shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Underwriter
to such person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of the Notes to such person, and if the
Prospectus (as then so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect
giving rise to such losses, claims, damages or liabilities.
(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Transferor and VW Credit and their respective directors,
officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who
controls such parties within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities
Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred
by any of them in connection with defending or investigating any such action or
claim) to which any of them may
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become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the
Prospectus or any amendment, exhibit or supplement thereto, or arise out of or
are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made
in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Transferor by such Underwriter through you specifically for use therein.
(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 either subsection (a) or (b), such person (the "indemnified
party") promptly shall notify the person against whom such indemnity may be
sought (the "indemnifying party") in writing and the indemnifying party, upon
request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the
indemnifying party may designate in such proceedings and shall pay the fees and
disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such
proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
such indemnified party unless: (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified
party agree on the retention of such counsel at the indemnifying party's expense
or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded
parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and
representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the
indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any
indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in
the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one
counsel (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and
that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed promptly as they are
incurred. Such counsel shall be designated in writing by the Transferor, in the
case of parties indemnified pursuant to subsection (a), and by the
Representative, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to subsection (b).
The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if
there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to
indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason
of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior
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 indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of
such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter
of such proceeding.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b),
then each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party
thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by
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such indemnifying party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b): (i) in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Transferor, VW
Credit, the Trust and their affiliates on the one hand and the Underwriters on
the other from the offering of the Notes, or (ii) if the allocation provided by
clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)
but also the relative fault of the Transferor, VW Credit, the Trust and their
affiliates on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with
the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits received by the Transferor, VW Credit, the Trust and their
affiliates on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with
the offering of the Notes shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the
total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses other than
underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters) received by
the Transferor, VW Credit, the Trust and their affiliates bear to the total
underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters. The
relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Transferor, VW Credit, the Trust or their affiliates or by any Underwriter, and
the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The Underwriters'
respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section are several in
proportion to the respective principal amounts of Notes they have purchased
hereunder, and not joint.
(e) The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if
contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro rata allocation
(even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable
considerations referred to in the preceding paragraph. The amount paid or
payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and
liabilities referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the other provisions of
this section, no Underwriter (except as may be provided in the agreement among
Underwriters relating to the offering of the Notes) shall be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
the Notes underwritten and distributed to the public by it were offered to the
public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter otherwise has
been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or
omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation
(within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to
contribution or indemnity from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this section are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies that otherwise may be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.
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,
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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 nondefaulting
Underwriter(s) do not purchase all the Notes, this Agreement will terminate
without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter. In the event of a default by
any Underwriter as set forth in this paragraph, the 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
Registration Statement and the Prospectus 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 Transferor, VW Credit,
their affiliates and any nondefaulting Underwriter(s) for damages occasioned by
its default hereunder.
SECTION 11. No Bankruptcy Petition. Each Underwriter covenants and agrees
that, before the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of
all notes issued by the Trust, it will not institute against, or join any other
person in instituting against, the Transferor or the Trust any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other
proceedings under any Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law.
SECTION 12. 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, the Transferor
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 termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10, the Transferor
will reimburse the Underwriters severally, upon demand, for all out-of-pocket
expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by any
Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Notes.
SECTION 13. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and,
if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and
confirmed to: (a) the Representative at Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, 0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Syndicate Operations; (b) to the
Transferor at Volkswagen Credit Auto Receivables Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Secretary; and (c) to VW
Credit at VW Credit, Inc., 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Corporate Secretary.
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SECTION 14. 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 15. Applicable Law. This Agreement will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of New York, without reference to its
conflict of law provisions.
SECTION 16. Severability of Provisions. Any covenant, provision, agreement
or term of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof or the enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
SECTION 17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the matters
and transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings whatsoever (whether oral or written) relating to such matters and
transactions.
SECTION 18. Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in
writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver,
discharge or termination is sought.
SECTION 19. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for the purposes
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
SECTION 20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one instrument.
SECTION 21. Representation. You will act for the several Underwriters in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and any action
under this Agreement taken by you will be binding upon all the Underwriters.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement,
kindly sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon it will
become a binding agreement among the undersigned and the remaining Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
VOLKSWAGEN DEALER FINANCE, LLC
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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VW CREDIT, INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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The foregoing Underwriting
Agreement is hereby confirmed
and accepted as of the date
first written above.
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED,
on behalf of itself and as Representative
of the several Underwriters
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SCHEDULE I
to Underwriting Agreement
UNDERWRITERS
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Principal Amount of
Underwriter Notes Purchased
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated $
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Barney Inc.
Chase Securities Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Total Amount of Notes Purchased $500,000,000
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