EXHIBIT 1.1
First USA Credit Card Master Trust
Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1998-1
Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1998-1
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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May 13, 1998
Salomon Brothers Inc,
as Representative of the
Underwriters set forth herein
Seven World Trade Center, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
First USA Bank, a Delaware chartered banking corporation (the "Bank"),
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has duly authorized the issuance and sale to Salomon Brothers Inc (the
"Representative"), Banc One Capital Markets, Inc., Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc.,
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, and First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc.,
as underwriters (the "Class A Underwriters") of First USA Credit Card Master
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Trust $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Class A Floating Rate Asset
Backed Certificates, Series 1998-1 (the "Class A Certificates") and the issuance
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and sale to Salomon Brothers Inc, as sole underwriter (the "Class B Underwriter"
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and collectively with the Class A Underwriters, the "Underwriters" and each
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individually, an "Underwriter") of First USA Credit Card Master Trust
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$63,253,000 aggregate principal amount of Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1998-1 (the "Class B Certificates" and, together with the
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Class A Certificates, the "Certificates"). The Certificates will be issued
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pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1, 1992, as
amended as of the date hereof (the "Master Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), as
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supplemented by the Series 1998-1 Supplement, dated as of the Closing Date (the
"Supplement" and, together with the Master Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
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"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), each by and between the Bank, as transferor
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and servicer, and The Bank of New York
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(Delaware), a Delaware banking corporation, as trustee (in such capacity, the
"Trustee").
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Each Certificate will represent an undivided interest in certain
assets of First USA Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust"). The property of the
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Trust will include, among other things, receivables (the "Receivables") arising
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under certain MasterCard/(R)/ and VISA/(R)//1/ revolving credit card accounts
(the "Accounts").
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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Bank. The Bank
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represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters as follows:
(a) The Bank has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"), on Form S-3, a registration statement
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(Registration No. 333-24227) pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (such act, the "Act"). The Bank may have filed one or more
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amendments thereto each of which amendments has previously been furnished to
each of the Underwriters. The Bank will also file with the Commission a
prospectus supplement in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Act. As filed,
the registration statement, including any amendments thereto, the form of
prospectus supplement, and any prospectuses or prospectus supplements filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act relating to the Certificates shall, except
to the extent that the Underwriters shall agree in writing to a modification, be
in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Representative prior
to 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 supplement which has
previously been furnished to the Underwriters) as the Bank has advised the
Underwriters, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Time" means the date and
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time as of which such registration statement, or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the Commission, and
"Effective Date" means
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/1/ VISA/(R)/ and MasterCard/(R)/ are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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the date of the Effective Time. Such registration statement, as amended at the
Effective Time, and including the exhibits thereto and any material incorporated
by reference therein (including any Computational Materials, ABS Term Sheets,
Structural Term Sheets and Collateral Term Sheets (as defined in Section 3(b)
hereof) filed on Form 8-K), is hereinafter referred to as the "Registration
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Statement," and any prospectus supplement (the "Prospectus Supplement") relating
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to the Certificates, as filed with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance
with Rule 424(b) ("Rule 424(b)") under the Act is, together with the prospectus
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filed as part of the Registration Statement (such prospectus, in the form it
appears in the Registration Statement or in the form most recently revised and
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) being hereinafter referred to
as the "Basic Prospectus"), hereinafter referred to as the "Prospectus".
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"Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed
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and delivered by the parties hereto.
(b) On the Effective Date and on the date of this Agreement, the
Registration Statement did or will, and, when the Prospectus was first filed and
on the Closing Date, the Prospectus did or will, comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission under the Act (the "Rules and Regulations"); on the Effective Date,
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the Registration Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the
date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the
Prospectus did not or 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 Bank makes no representation or warranty
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as to the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or
the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Bank by the Underwriters specifically for use in connection
with preparation of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
(c) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any
material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material
adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, business, management,
financial condition, stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory
status or business prospects of the Bank and (ii) the Bank has not entered into
any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business)
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material to the Bank that, in either case, would reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Certificates,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.
(d) The Bank is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing as a banking corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware and is
qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each
state in which its activities require such qualification, and has full power,
authority and legal right to own its properties and conduct its business as such
properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted, and to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates and the Transfer and Administration
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the "Transfer and Administration
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Agreement"), by and among the Bank, Bankers Trust (Delaware), a Delaware banking
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corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on
behalf of the First USA Secured Note Trust 1998-1 (in such capacity, the "Owner
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Trust"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, not in its
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individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the
"Indenture Trustee").
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(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed
and delivered by the Bank.
(f) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly
authorized and, when executed and delivered by the Bank and assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, will constitute a
valid and binding obligation of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject,
as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is pursuant to a proceeding in equity or at law). As of the Closing
Date, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will have been duly and validly
executed by the Bank and will conform in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(g) The Certificates have been duly and validly authorized by
all required action of the Bank, and, when duly and validly executed by the
Bank, authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in accordance with the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters as
provided herein, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the
benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the
Certificates will have been duly and validly
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executed by the Bank, and will conform in all material respects to the
descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(h) The Transfer and Administration Agreement has been duly
authorized, and, when executed and delivered by the Bank and assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will
constitute a valid and binding obligation of the Bank enforceable against the
Bank in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is pursuant to a proceeding in equity or at
law). As of the Closing Date, the Transfer and Administration Agreement will
have been validly executed by the Bank.
(i) The Receivables delivered on the Closing Date to the Trustee
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will conform in all material
respects with the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(j) Neither the transfer of the Receivables to the Trustee, nor
the issuance, sale and delivery of the Certificates, nor the execution or
delivery of this Agreement, the Transfer and Administration Agreement or the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, nor the consummation of any of the
transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor the fulfillment of the terms of
the Certificates, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Transfer and
Administration Agreement or this Agreement, will result in the breach of any
term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Bank, or conflict with,
result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default under,
the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Bank is
a party or by which it or its properties is bound or may be affected or any
statute, order or regulation applicable to the Bank of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction
over the Bank or will result in the creation of any Lien upon any property or
assets of the Bank (other than as contemplated in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement). The Bank is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of,
any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of
any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over it, that
materially and adversely affects the ability of the Bank to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
Transfer and Administration Agreement or the Certificates.
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(k) There are no charges, investigations, actions, suits, claims
or proceedings before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body or arbitrator now pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Bank, threatened that, separately or in the aggregate (i) could have a material
adverse effect on (x) the general affairs, business, management, financial
condition, stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory status or
business prospects of the Bank or (y) the ability of the Bank to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Transfer and Administration Agreement, the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates, (ii) assert the invalidity
of this Agreement, the Transfer and Administration Agreement the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates, (iii) seek to prevent the issuance,
sale or delivery of the Certificates or any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, the Transfer and Administration Agreement or the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or (iv) seek to affect adversely the federal income tax or
ERISA attributes of the Certificates described in the Prospectus.
(l) No federal, state or local tax, including intangibles tax or
documentary stamp tax, the non-payment of which would result in the imposition
of a Lien on the Receivables or of transferee liability on the Trustee, is
imposed with respect to the conveyance of the Receivables from the Bank to the
Trust, or in connection with the issuance of the Certificates by the Trust, or
the holding of the Receivables by the Trust, or in connection with any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Transfer and
Administration Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any taxes, fees
and other governmental charges in connection with the execution, delivery and
issuance of the Certificates or the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Transfer and Administration Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
have been or will have been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(m) As of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties
of the Bank in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with regard to itself as
both transferor and servicer and the Receivables (individually and in the
aggregate), will be true and correct.
(n) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the execution, delivery and performance by the Bank of or compliance by the
Bank with this Agreement, the Transfer and Administration Agreement, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby
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except the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements with respect
to the Receivables and to the approval of the Office of the State Bank
Commissioner of the State of Delaware.
(o) Coopers & Xxxxxxx L.L.P. who have audited certain financial
statements of the Banc One Corporation are independent public accountants as
required by the Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(p) As of the Closing Date, the Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will
have an aggregate balance of not less than the sum of (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all classes of all Series outstanding at the
close of business on the Closing Date (including Series 1998-1), plus (ii) 7% of
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the amount stated in clause (i).
(q) The Trust is not, and will not be as a result of the
issuance and sale of the Certificates, an "investment company" or a company
"controlled by" an investment company within the meaning of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
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2. Purchase, Sale, Payment and Delivery of Certificates. On the
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basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but
subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Bank agrees to sell to
the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from the Bank, on May 21, 1998 or on such other date as shall be
mutually agreed upon by the Bank and the Underwriters (the "Closing Date"), the
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number and type of Certificates set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of
each such Underwriter. The Class A Certificates being purchased by the Class A
Underwriters hereunder are to be purchased at a purchase price equal to 99.725%
of the principal amount thereof. The Class B Certificates being purchased by the
Class B Underwriter hereunder are to be purchased at a purchase price equal to
99.675% of the principal amount thereof.
The closing of the sale of the Certificates (the "Closing") shall be
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held at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Closing Date. Payment of the purchase price for the Certificates being sold and
purchased hereunder shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer of
federal or other immediately available funds to an account to be designated one
business day prior to the Closing Date by the Bank, against delivery of the
Certificates at the Closing on the Closing Date. Each of the Certificates to be
so
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delivered shall be represented by one or more definitive certificates registered
in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company.
3. Offering by Underwriters. (a) It is understood that after the
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Effective Date the Underwriters propose to offer the Certificates as set forth
in the Prospectus.
(b) Each Underwriter may provide to prospective investors the
1998-1 Term Sheet, dated May 12, 1998, relating to the Certificates (the "1998-1
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Term Sheet") prepared by the Bank and attached hereto as Exhibit A, subject to
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the following conditions:
(i) Such Underwriter shall have complied with the requirements
of (A) the no-action letter, dated May 20, 1994, issued by the Commission
to Xxxxxx, Peabody Acceptance Corporation I, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated and Xxxxxx Structured Asset Corporation, as made applicable to
other issuers and underwriters by the Commission in the response to the
request of the Public Securities Association, dated May 24, 1994
(collectively, the "Xxxxxx/PSA Letter"), (B) the requirements of the no-
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action letter, dated February 17, 1995, issued by the Commission to the
Public Securities Association (the "PSA Letter") and (C) the requirements
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of the no-action letter, dated April 5, 1996, issued by the Commission to
Greenwood Trust Company (the "Greenwood Letter" and, together with the
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Xxxxxx/PSA Letter and the PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters").
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(ii) Each Underwriter, severally, represents and warrants to
the Bank that (a) it has not and will not use any information that
constitutes "Computational Materials" with respect to the offering of the
Certificates unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Bank
to such usage and (b) other than the 1998-1 Term Sheet, it has not and will
not use any information that constitutes "Series Term Sheets," "ABS Term
Sheets," "Structural Term Sheets" or "Collateral Term Sheets" with respect
to the offering of the Certificates. For purposes hereof, "Series Term
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Sheet" shall have the meaning given such term in the Greenwood Letter and
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"Computational Materials" shall have the meaning given such term in the No-
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Action Letters. For purposes hereof, "ABS Term Sheets," "Structural Term
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Sheets" and "Collateral Term Sheets" shall have the meanings given such
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terms in the PSA Letter.
4. Certain Agreements of the Bank. The Bank covenants and agrees
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with the several Underwriters as follows:
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(a) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the
Bank will prepare a Prospectus Supplement setting forth the amount of
Certificates covered thereby and the terms thereof not otherwise specified in
the Basic Prospectus, the price at which such Certificates are to be purchased
by the Underwriters, the initial public offering price, the selling concessions
and allowances, and such other information as the Bank deems appropriate. The
Bank will transmit the Prospectus including such Prospectus Supplement to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) by a means reasonably calculated to result in
filing that complies with all applicable provisions of Rule 424(b). The Bank
will advise the Representative promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule
424(b).
(b) The Bank will advise the Representative promptly of any
proposal to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and
will not effect such amendment or supplement without the consent of the
Representative, which consent will not unreasonably be withheld; the Bank will
also advise the Representative promptly of any request by the Commission for
any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus
or for any additional information; and the Bank will also advise the
Representative promptly of any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus and of the issuance by the Commission of any stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
institution or threat of any proceeding for that purpose and the Bank 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, at any time when a prospectus relating to the
Certificates is required to be delivered under the Act, 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
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 Act, the Bank promptly will advise
the Representative thereof and will prepare and file, or cause to be prepared
and filed, with the Commission an amendment or supplement which will correct
such statement or omission, or an amendment or supplement which will effect such
compliance. Any such filing shall not operate as a waiver or limitation on any
condition or right of the Underwriters hereunder.
(d) As soon as practicable, but not later than sixteen months
after the original effective date of the
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Registration Statement, the Bank will cause the Trust to make generally
available to Certificateholders an earnings statement (or statements) of the
Trust covering a period of at least twelve months beginning after the effective
date of the Registration Statement which will satisfy the provisions of Section
11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder.
(e) The Bank will furnish to the Underwriters copies of the
Registration Statement (one of which will be signed and will include all
exhibits), each related preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement, the
Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as
soon as available and in such quantities as the Underwriters request.
(f) The Bank will promptly, from time to time, take such action
as any Underwriter may reasonably request to qualify the Certificates for
offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as such
Underwriter may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the
continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as
may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Certificates, provided that
in connection therewith the Bank shall not be required to qualify as a foreign
corporation or dealer in securities or to file a general consent to service of
process in any jurisdiction.
(g) For a period from the date of this Agreement until the
retirement of the Certificates, the Bank will deliver to the Representative the
annual statements of compliance and the annual independent certified public
accountants' reports furnished to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements and reports are furnished to the
Trustee.
(h) So long as any of the Certificates are outstanding, the Bank
will furnish to the Representative (i) as soon as practicable after the end of
the fiscal year all documents required to be distributed to Certificateholders
or filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any order of the Commission thereunder and (ii)
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from time to time, any other information concerning the Bank filed with any
government or regulatory authority which is otherwise publicly available, as the
Representative reasonably requests.
(i) To the extent, if any, that the rating provided with respect
to the Certificates by the rating agency or agencies that initially rate the
Certificates is conditional upon
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the furnishing of documents or the taking of any other actions by the Bank, the
Bank shall use its best efforts to furnish such documents and take any such
other actions.
(j) The Bank will file with the Commission a report on Form 8-K with
respect to the 1998-1 Term Sheet and a report on Form 8-K setting forth all
Computational Materials described in Section 3 hereof provided to the Bank by
any of the Underwriters and identified by such Underwriter as such within the
time period allotted for such filing pursuant to the No-Action Letters.
5. Payment of Expenses. The Bank will pay all expenses incident to
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the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the
printing of the 1998-1 Term Sheet and any Computational Materials described in
Section 3 hereof, (ii) the printing of the Prospectus and of each amendment or
supplement thereto, (iii) the preparation of this Agreement, the Transfer and
Administration Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iv) the
preparation, issuance and delivery of the Certificates to the Underwriters, (v)
the fees and disbursements of the Bank's counsel and accountants, (vi) the
qualification of the Certificates under securities laws in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4(f) hereof, including filing fees and the fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters and in connection with the
preparation of any blue sky and legal investment survey, (vii) the printing and
delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the 1998-1 Term Sheet and any
Computational Materials described in Section 3 hereof, (viii) the printing and
delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Prospectus and of each amendment
or supplement thereto, (ix) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of
copies of any blue sky or legal investment survey prepared in connection with
the Certificates, (x) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the
Certificates, (xi) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any
filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and (xii) the
fees and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel. The Underwriters have agreed
to reimburse the Bank for expenses not to exceed $206,627 incurred by the Bank
in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Certificates.
6. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
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obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Certificates
will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the
part of the Bank herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the
Bank made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Bank
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of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions
precedent:
(a) The Prospectus and any supplements thereto shall have been
filed (if required) with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations and Section 1 hereof, and prior to the Closing Date, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the
knowledge of the Bank, shall be contemplated by the Commission or by any
authority administering any state securities or blue sky law.
(b) On or prior to the date of the Prospectus and on or prior to
the Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a letter or letters,
dated as of the date of the Prospectus and as of the Closing Date, respectively,
of Coopers & Xxxxxxx L.L.P., Certified Public Accountants, substantially in the
form of the drafts to which the Representative has previously agreed and
otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its
counsel.
(c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
there shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of
the Trust, or the Bank which, in the judgment of the Representative, materially
impairs the investment quality of the Certificates or makes it impractical or
inadvisable to market the Certificates; (ii) any suspension or limitation on
trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the National
Association of Securities Dealers National Market system, or any setting of
minimum prices for trading on such exchange or market system; (iii) any
suspension of trading of any securities of BANC ONE CORPORATION on any exchange
or in the over-the-counter market which materially impairs the investment
quality of the Certificates or makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the
Certificates; (iv) any banking moratorium declared by Federal, Delaware or New
York authorities; or (v) any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities or
armed conflict, any declaration of war by Congress, or any other substantial
national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of the
Representative, the effect of any such outbreak, escalation, declaration,
calamity, or emergency makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with
completion of the sale of and payment for the Certificates.
(d) At the Closing Date, the Bank shall have furnished to the
Representative certificates of a vice president or
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more senior officer of the Bank as to the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of the Bank herein at and as of the Closing Date, as to the
performance by the Bank of all of its obligations hereunder to be performed at
or prior to such Closing Date, and as to such other matters as the
Representative may reasonably request.
(e) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Associate General Counsel of First USA Bank,
shall have furnished to the Representative her written opinion, addressed to the
Representative and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Representative and its counsel, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a bank in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware
with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties
and conduct its business, as presently owned and conducted by it, and to
enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Transfer
and Administration Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(collectively referred to in this subsection (e) as the "Agreements"), and
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the Certificates and had at all times, and now has, the power, authority
and legal right to acquire, own and transfer the Receivables;
(ii) The Bank is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing, and under state laws, as they are currently interpreted and
enforced, has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each
jurisdiction in which failure to qualify or to obtain such licenses or
approvals would materially and adversely affect the enforceability of any
Receivable by the Bank or the Trustee or would adversely affect the ability
of the Bank to perform its obligations under the Agreements or the
Certificates;
(iii) The Certificates have been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Bank and, when duly authenticated by the Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement,
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will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits
provided by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(iv) Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Transfer and Administration Agreement has been duly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Bank and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its
terms, subject, as to enforceability, to (A) the effect of bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership, reorganization, liquidation and
other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of
creditors generally, and (B) the application of principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered and applied in a proceeding in equity or
at law) and the rights and powers of the FDIC;
(v) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Bank;
(vi) The Trust is not now, and immediately following the
sale of the Certificates pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement will not
be, required to register under the 1940 Act ;
(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
governmental agency or body is required for (A) the execution, delivery and
performance by the Bank of its obligations under the Agreements or the
Certificates, or (B) the issuance or sale of the Certificates, except such
as have been obtained under the Act and as may be required under state
securities or blue sky laws in connection with the purchase and
distribution of the Certificates by the Underwriters and the filing of
Uniform Commercial Code financing statements with respect to the
Receivables and the approval of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner
of the State of Delaware;
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(viii) To the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the
execution and delivery of the Agreements or the Certificates by the Bank
nor the performance by the Bank of the transactions therein contemplated
nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof does or will result in any
violation of any statute or regulation or any order or decree of any court
or governmental authority binding upon the Bank or its property, or
conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of any term or provision
of, or result in a default under any of the terms and provisions of, the
Bank's charter or by-laws or any material indenture, loan agreement or
other material agreement to which the Bank is a party or by which the Bank
is bound;
(ix) To the knowledge of such counsel after due
investigation, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to
which the Bank is a party or to which the Bank is subject which,
individually or in the aggregate (A) would have a material adverse effect
on the ability of the Bank to perform its obligations under the Agreements
or the Certificates, (B) assert the invalidity of the Agreements or the
Certificates, (C) seek to prevent the issuance, sale or delivery of the
Certificates or any of the transactions contemplated by the Agreements or
(D) seek to affect adversely the federal income tax or ERISA attributes of
the Certificates described in the Prospectus;
(x) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except
for the financial statements, financial schedules and other financial and
operating data included therein, as to which such counsel expresses no
view) comply as to form with the Act and the Rules and Regulations;
(xi) The Registration Statement has become effective under
the Act, and the Prospectus Supplement will be filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) thereunder; and
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(xii) Such counsel has not independently verified and is not
passing upon, and does not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the information contained in the Registration
Statement and Prospectus. Based upon discussion with the Bank, its
accountants and others, however, no facts have come to its attention that
cause it to believe that the Prospectus (except for the financial
statements, financial schedules and other financial and statistical data
included therein, as to which such counsel expresses no view), contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein not misleading.
(f) The Representative shall have received a letter from Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, special counsel for the Bank, to the effect
that the Representative may rely on those provisions of their opinions to
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") Standard & Poor's Ratings Services,
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a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc. ("Standard & Poor's"), and Fitch
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IBCA, Inc. with respect to certain matters relating to the transfer of the
Receivables to the Trust, with respect to the perfection of the Trust's interest
in the Receivables and with respect to other related matters.
(g) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, special counsel to the Bank, addressed to the
Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to
the Representative and its counsel, to the effect that the Certificates will be
treated as indebtedness for Federal income tax purposes and for Delaware income
tax purposes.
(h) The Representative shall have received from Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or
opinions, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Transfer and
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Administration Agreement (collectively referred to in this subsection
(h) as the "Agreements") constitutes the valid and binding obligation of
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the Bank, enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its terms, except
(x) to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by (a)
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights
generally and the rights of creditors of Delaware chartered banks as the
same may be applied in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, reorganization, moratorium or other similar event in respect
of the Bank, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (c)
the qualification that certain of the remedial provisions of the Agreements
may be unenforceable in whole or in part, but the inclusion of such
provisions does not affect the validity of the Agreements taken as a whole,
and the Agreements, together with applicable law, contain adequate
provisions for the practical realization of the benefits of the security
created thereby and (y) such counsel expresses no opinion as to the
enforceability of any rights to contribution or indemnification which are
violative of public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(ii) The Certificates, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement,
will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will be entitled to the
benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Bank;
(iv) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the
Bank of the Agreements or this Agreement, nor the compli-
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ance by the Bank with the terms and provisions thereof or hereof, will
contravene any provision of any applicable law;
(v) Based on such counsel's review of applicable laws, no
governmental approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not in
full force and effect, is required to authorize or is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the Agreements by
the Bank;
(vi) The Certificates, the Agreements and this Agreement
conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in
the Prospectus;
(vii) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is not required to
be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the
Trust is not required to be registered under the 1940 Act;
(viii) The statements in the Prospectus under the heading
"Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables", to the extent that they
constitute matters of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, have
been reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all material respects; and
(ix) Each of the Registration Statement, as of its
effective date, and the Prospectus, as of its date, appeared on its face to
be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the requirements of
the Act and the General Rules and Regulations under the Act, except that in
each case such counsel expresses no opinion as to the financial data
included therein or excluded therefrom or the exhibits to the Registration
Statement, and such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
Such opinion shall also state that such counsel has participated in
conferences with officers
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and representatives of the Bank, counsel for the Bank, representatives of the
independent accountants of the Bank and the Underwriters at which the contents
of the Prospectus and related matters were discussed and, although such counsel
need not pass upon, and need not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy,
completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Prospectus and shall
have made no independent check or verification thereof, except for those made
under the caption "Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables" to the extent set
forth in paragraph (viii) above, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts shall
have come to such counsel's attention that shall have led such counsel to
believe that the Prospectus, as of its date, contained an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, except that such counsel need not express an opinion or belief
with respect to the financial statements, schedules and other financial
information included in such Prospectus or excluded therefrom.
(i) McGuire, Woods, Battle & Xxxxxx, L.L.P., counsel for The
Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation ("BONY"), in connection with
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the Agency Agreement, dated as of December 4, 1995, between BONY and the Trustee
(the "Agency Agreement"), and counsel for the Trustee, shall have furnished to
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the Representative its written opinion, addressed to the Representative and
dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative
and its counsel, substantially to the effect that:
(i) BONY is a banking corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York and
has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the Agency Agreement;
(ii) The Certificates have been duly authenticated by BONY
pursuant to the Agency Agreement and in accordance with the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement;
(iii) The Trustee is a banking corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
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State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(iv) The Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Trustee, and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreements of the Trustee,
enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with its terms, except (x) as
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors
generally (as such laws would apply in the event of the insolvency,
receivership, conservatorship or reorganization of, or other similar
occurrence with respect to, the Trustee), (y) that the enforceability of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement against the Trustee may be subject to
the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered or applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z) that
certain remedial provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be
unenforceable, in whole or in part against the Trustee, but the inclusion
of such provisions does not affect the validity of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, taken as a whole, and the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, together with applicable law, contains adequate provisions for
the practical realization of the benefits of the security provided thereby.
Such counsel expresses no opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to
contribution or indemnification that are violative of public policy
underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(v) The execution and delivery by the Trustee of the
Supplement, and the performance by the Trustee of its obligations under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, do not conflict with or result in a
violation of (x) any law or regulation of the United States of America or
the State of Delaware governing the banking or trust activities of the
Trustee
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or (y) the amended and restated articles of association or by-laws of the
Trustee; and
(vi) The execution and delivery by the Trustee of the
Supplement and the performance by the Trustee of its obligations under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, do not require any approval, authorization
or other action by, or filing with, any governmental authority of the
United States of America or the State of Delaware having jurisdiction over
the banking or trust activities of the Trustee, except such as have been
obtained, taken or made.
(j) Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP, counsel for the Indenture
Trustee in connection with the Transfer and Administration Agreement, shall have
furnished to the Representative its written opinion, addressed to the
Representative and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to
the Representative and its counsel, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Indenture Trustee is a banking corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of New York and has the corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Transfer and Administration
Agreement;
(ii) The Transfer and Administration Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Indenture Trustee and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Indenture Trustee,
enforceable against the Indenture Trustee in accordance with its terms,
except (x) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of
creditors generally (as such laws would apply in the event of the
insolvency, receivership, conservatorship or reorganization of, or other
similar occurrence with respect to, the Indenture Trustee), (y) that the
enforceability of the Transfer and Administration Agreement against the
Indenture
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Trustee may be subject to the application of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered or applied in a proceeding in equity or
at law), and (z) that certain remedial provisions of the Trust and
Administration Agreement may be unenforceable, in whole or in part against
the Indenture Trustee, but the inclusion of such provisions does not affect
the validity of the Transfer and Administration Agreement, taken as a
whole, and the Transfer and Administration Agreement, together with
applicable law, contains adequate provisions for the practical realization
of the benefits of the security provided thereby. Such counsel expresses no
opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to contribution or
indemnification that are violative of public policy underlying any law,
rule or regulation;
(iii) The execution and delivery by the Indenture Trustee of
the Transfer and Administration Agreement, and the performance by the
Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Transfer and Administration
Agreement, does not conflict with or result in a violation of (x) any law
or regulation of the United States of America or the States of New York
governing the banking or trust activities of the Indenture Trustee or (y)
the organizational documents of the Indenture Trustee; and
(iv) The execution and delivery by the Indenture Trustee of
the Transfer and Administration Agreement, and the performance by the
Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Transfer and Administration
Agreement, does not require any approval, authorization or other action by,
or filing with, any governmental authority of the United States of America
or the States of New York having jurisdiction over the banking or trust
activities of the Indenture Trustee, except such as have been obtained,
taken or made.
(k) Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Finger, counsel for the Owner Trustee in
connection with the Transfer and Administration Agreement, shall have furnished
to
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the Representative its written opinion, addressed to the Representative and
dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative
and its counsel, substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Owner Trustee is a banking corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Transfer and Administration
Agreement;
(ii) The Transfer and Administration Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee, and the Transfer
and Administration Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
agreement of the Owner Trustee, enforceable against the Owner Trustee in
accordance with its terms, except (x) as may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights of creditors generally (as such laws would apply in
the event of the insolvency, receivership, conservatorship or
reorganization of, or other similar occurrence with respect to, the Owner
Trustee), (y) that the enforceability of the Transfer and Administration
Agreement against the Owner Trustee may be subject to the application of
general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered or applied
in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z) that certain remedial
provisions of the Transfer and Administration Agreement may be
unenforceable, in whole or in part against the Owner Trustee, but the
inclusion of such provisions does not affect the validity of the Transfer
and Administration Agreement, taken as a whole, and the Transfer and
Administration Agreement, together with applicable law, contains adequate
provisions for the practical realization of the benefits of the security
provided thereby. Such counsel expresses no opinion as to the
enforceability of any rights to contribution or indemnification that are
violative of
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public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(iii) The execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee of the
Transfer and Administration Agreement, and the performance by the Owner
Trustee of its obligations under the Transfer and Administration Agreement,
do not conflict with or result in a violation of (x) any law or regulation
of the United States of America or the State of Delaware governing the
banking or trust activities of the Owner Trustee, or (y) the organizational
documents of the Owner Trustee; and
(iv) The execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee of the
Transfer and Administration Agreement and the performance by the Owner
Trustee of its obligations under the Transfer and Administration Agreement
do not require any approval, authorization or other action by, or filing
with, any governmental authority of the United States of America or the
State of Delaware having jurisdiction over the banking or trust activities
of the Owner Trustee, except such as have been obtained, taken or made.
(l) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory
to the Representative and its counsel that, on or before the Closing Date, UCC-1
financing statements have been filed in the appropriate filing offices of the
State of Delaware and such other jurisdictions as counsel to the Bank deems
appropriate to reflect the interest of the Trustee in the Receivables.
(m) The Class A Certificates shall be rated "AAA" by Standard &
Poor's and "Aaa" by Moody's and the Class B Certificates shall be rated at least
"A" by Standard & Poor's and rated at least "A2" by Moody's on the Closing Date,
and letters to such effect dated the Closing Date shall have been received from
each Rating Agency.
(n) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory
to the Representative that, on or before the Closing Date, the Bank shall have
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received the approval of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the State
of Delaware to the transaction.
(o) All proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incident thereto shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and its counsel, and
the Representative and its counsel shall have received such information,
certificates and documents as any of them may reasonably request.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
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(a) The Bank agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Act and under Section 20 of the Exchange Act
against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may
become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, or in any revision or amendment thereof or supplement
thereto or any related preliminary prospectus, or arise out of or are based
upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending
any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred;
provided, however, that the Bank will not be liable in any such case to the
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extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Bank by any Underwriter specifically for use
therein or any revision or amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The
foregoing indemnification with respect to any untrue statement or omission in
any preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement shall not inure to the
benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities purchased Certificates, or any person controlling
such Underwriter, if a copy of the Prospectus (as then
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amended or supplemented if the Bank shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Underwriter
to such person, if such is required by law, at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of such Certificates to such person and if the
Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving
rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability provided that the Bank shall have
identified to such Underwriter in writing such defect prior to the delivery of
such written confirmation by such Underwriter to such person.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Bank, its directors, each of the Bank's officers
who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the
Bank within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act and under Section 20 of the
Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
they may become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or in any revision or amendment thereof
or supplement thereto or any related preliminary prospectus or prospectus
supplement, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading, 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 Bank by such Underwriter specifically for
use therein or any revision or amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and
agrees to reimburse such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage or liability or action as such expenses are incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
7 of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section
7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the
omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not
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relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party other than under this Section 7. In the event that any such
action is brought against any indemnified party and it notified the indemnifying
party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to
participate therein and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice
delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice
from such indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with
the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and
after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its
election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be
liable to such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying
party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect
any settlement of any pending or threatened 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 7 is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by such indemnifying party as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b) above (i) in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by
the Bank on the one hand and the respective Underwriter on the other from the
offering of the Certificates or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i)
above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but
also the relative fault of the Bank on the one hand and of the respective
Underwriter on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Bank on
the one
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hand and the respective Underwriter on the other shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
expenses) received by the Bank bear to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions received by such Underwriter. 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 Bank 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 amount
paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be
deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or
claim which is the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the
provisions of this subsection (d), each Underwriter shall not be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission
applicable to the Certificates purchased by it hereunder. The Bank and the
Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if
the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other
method of allocation which does not take account of any of the equitable
considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). 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.
8. Survival. The Bank and the Underwriters agree that the
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respective representations, warranties and agreements made by them herein and in
any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to
be relied upon, in the case of the Bank, by each Underwriter and, in the case of
the Underwriters, by the Bank, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or
hereafter made by or on behalf of the Bank or the Underwriters, and that the
respective representations, warranties and agreements (including without
limitation the indemnity and contribution agreement) made by the Bank and the
Underwriters herein or in any
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such certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment
for the Certificates.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the sole
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discretion of the Underwriters by notice to the Bank given at or prior to the
Closing Date in the event that the Bank shall have failed, refused or been
unable to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its part to be
performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior thereto. Termination of this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without liability of any party to
any other party except as provided in Sections 5 and 7 hereof.
10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of
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the Underwriters shall fail on the Closing Date to purchase the Certificates
which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the "Defaulted
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Securities"), the lead Underwriter shall have the right, within 24 hours
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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; if, however, the Representative shall not have completed
such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:
(a) if the aggregate amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of
the aggregate principal amount of the applicable class of Certificates,
each of the non-defaulting Underwriters of such class of Certificates shall
be obligated to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that
their respective underwriting obligations hereunder with respect to such
class of Certificates bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-
defaulting Underwriters of such class of Certificates, or
(b) if the aggregate amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable class of Certificates, this
Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-
defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this section shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
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In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of
this Agreement, either the Representative or the Bank shall have the right to
postpone the Closing Date for a period not exceeding seven days in order to
effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in
any other documents or arrangements.
11. Representation of the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters
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represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Bank that (w) it has only
issued or passed on and shall only issue or pass on in the United Kingdom any
document received by it in connection with the issue of the Certificates to a
person who is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Xxx
0000 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1996 (as amended) or who is
a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on, (x)
it has complied and shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial
Services Xxx 0000 and other applicable laws and regulations with respect to
anything done by it in relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom and (y) if that Underwriter is an authorized person
under the Financial Services Xxx 0000, it has only promoted and shall only
promote (as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02 of the Financial Services
(Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the United
Kingdom the scheme described in the Prospectus if that person is of a kind
described either in Section 76(2) of the Financial Services Xxx 0000 or in
Regulation 1.04 of the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes)
Regulations 1991.
12. Notices. All communications provided for or permitted hereunder
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shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally
delivered, sent by overnight courier or mailed by registered mail, postage
prepaid and return receipt requested, or transmitted by telex, telegraph or
telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, if to (a) the
Underwriters, addressed to Salomon Brothers Inc, Seven World Trade Center, 33rd
Floor, New York, New York 10048 Attention: ABS Trading/Syndicate, or to such
other address as the Representative may designate in writing to the Bank or (b)
the Bank, addressed to the Bank at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
telephone: (000) 000-0000, telecopier: (000) 000-0000,
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with a copy to Banc One Corporation, 000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx, 00/xx/ Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Transaction Manager, Structured
Finance, telephone: (000) 000-0000, telecopier: (000) 000-0000.
13. Secondary Trust or Special Purpose Vehicle. Each Underwriter
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severally represents that it will not, at any time that such Underwriter is
acting as an "underwriter" (as defined in Section 2(11) of the Act) with respect
to the Certificates, transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Certificates into
a trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or other
instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents interests in, such
Certificates without the prior written consent of the Bank.
14. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
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binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Nothing expressed herein is intended or shall be construed to give any person
other than the persons referred to in the preceding sentence any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement.
15. Severability of Provisions. Any covenant, provision, agreement
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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.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
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agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the matters
and transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings whatsoever relating to such matters and transactions.
17. Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
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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.
18. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for the purposes of
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reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
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19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
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each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall together
constitute one instrument.
20. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
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CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
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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 be a binding agreement among the undersigned in accordance with its
terms.
Very truly yours,
FIRST USA BANK,
as Transferor and Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement
is hereby agreed to as of the date
first above written.
SALOMON BROTHERS INC,
for itself and as Representative
of the Underwriters named in
Schedule A hereto
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE A
Aggregate Principal
Amount of the Class A
Underwriter Certificates
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Salomon Brothers Inc............ $140,000,000
Banc One Capital Markets, Inc... $140,000,000
Bear, Xxxxxxx & Co. Inc......... $140,000,000
Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation.................... $140,000,000
First Chicago Capital
Markets, Inc.................. $140,000,000
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Total........................ $700,000,000
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Aggregate Principal
Amount of the Class B
Underwriter Certificates
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Salomon Brothers Inc $ 63,253,000
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Total . . . . . . . . $ 63,253,000
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