December 14, 2006
EXHIBIT 99.6
December 14, 2006
Barclays Bank PLC
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RE: Confirmation of Primary Swap Relating to the Class A-3b Notes
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
The purpose of this letter agreement is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Swap
Transaction (the “Primary Swap”) entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (the “Counterparty”) and
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust 2006-2 (the “Trust”) as of the Trade Date listed below (the
“Transaction”). This letter constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Primary ISDA
Agreement specified below.
1. | The definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the “Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between those definitions and provisions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. The parties agree that this transaction is a Transaction under the ISDA Master Agreement of the parties dated as of December 14, 2006. The agreement is comprised of the printed form of such agreement as published by ISDA, as supplemented and modified by a Schedule (the “Primary ISDA Agreement”). | |
This Confirmation constitutes a binding agreement between you and us and will supplement, form a part of, and be subject to the Primary ISDA Agreement described above as amended and supplemented from time to time. | ||
The Counterparty and the Trust acknowledge that this Transaction relates to the Class A-3b Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes (the “Reference Notes”) issued by the Trust for value pursuant to and subject to the Indenture. | ||
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein, in the Primary ISDA Agreement or in the Definitions shall have the meanings assigned to them in Exhibit A or Exhibit B hereto, as applicable. | ||
All references to “dollars” or to “$” shall be references to amounts in United States Dollars. | ||
2. | The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows: | |
Type of Transaction: Interest Rate Swap. | ||
Notional Amount: $617,690,000 with respect to the initial Calculation Period. The Notional Amount with respect to each Calculation Period thereafter shall be equal to the Reference Note Balance as of the close of business on the Distribution Date at the beginning of the relevant Calculation Period (as set forth in the Calculation Statement (defined below) delivered by GMAC to the Counterparty on or prior to the Determination Date relating to such Calculation Period pursuant to Section 3 below). | ||
Trade Date: December 6, 2006. | ||
Effective Date: December 14, 2006. | ||
Termination Date: The earlier of the close of business on (i) May 16, 2011, and (ii) the Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date on which the Notional Amount is reduced to zero. |
Fixed Amounts:
Fixed Rate Payer: The Trust.
Fixed Rate Payer Period End Dates: The 15th calendar day of each month, commencing January
16, 2007 to and including the Termination Date, in each case, subject to adjustment in
accordance with the Following Business Day Convention.
Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date: With respect to each Calculation Period, the day that is one
Business Day prior to the first Distribution Date to occur following the last day of such
Calculation Period.
Fixed Rate: 4.931%.
Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction: 30/360.
Floating Amounts:
Floating Rate Payer: The Counterparty.
Floating Rate Payer Period End Dates: Each Fixed Rate Payer Period End Date.
Floating Rate Payer Payment Dates: Each Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date.
Reset Dates: With respect to each Calculation Period, the first day of such Calculation
Period.
Floating Rate Option: LIBOR (as defined in Exhibit A hereto).
Spread: Plus 6 Basis Points.
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction: Actual/360.
Compounding: Inapplicable.
Business Days for Payment: New York (New York), Detroit (Michigan) and Chicago (Illinois). | ||
Calculation Agent: As provided in the Primary ISDA Agreement. | ||
Default Rate: For any United States Dollar payments, the rate determined under the option entitled “USD Federal Funds H.15” plus 1% using daily Reset Dates. The Default Rate will be applied on the basis of Compounding as if the overdue amount were a Notional Amount and using daily Compounding Dates, and interest will accrue and be payable before as well as after judgment. | ||
3. | Calculations and Notifications: On or before each Determination Date, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Fixed Amount due to the Counterparty on the next succeeding Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date and the Floating Amount due to the Trust on the next succeeding Floating Rate Payer Payment Date and the Calculation Agent shall notify the Counterparty in writing of both (i) the Floating Rate and (ii) the amount of such payment. | |
In addition, on each Determination Date the Trust shall deliver to the Counterparty (by facsimile with hard copy to follow) a statement (the “Calculation Statement”) setting forth with respect to the close of business on the immediately preceding Distribution Date the Reference Note Balance as of such Distribution Date. | ||
The Trust will give the Counterparty prompt written notice of any Default under the Indenture. |
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4. | Credit Downgrade: In the event that the Joint Probability is reduced below AA- in the case of S&P, the Counterparty shall promptly notify the Trust (and any permitted assignee or transferee of the Trust) and GMAC of such event and (unless, within thirty (30) days after such reduction, the applicable Rating Agency has reconfirmed the ratings of the Reference Notes and the Other Securities that were in effect immediately prior to such reduction) the Counterparty shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such reduction, with the prior written confirmation of the applicable Rating Agency that such arrangement will not result in the reduction of the rating of any of the Reference Notes or the Other Securities existing immediately prior to the reduction of the applicable Joint Probability, either: |
(1) (x) obtain a substitute swap provider (the “Substitute Swap Provider”) acceptable to the
Trust, such acceptance to be deemed to exist unless the Indenture Trustee provides a
reasonable basis for objection to such Substitute Swap Provider within two (2) Business Days
of receipt of notice from the Counterparty, and replace this Transaction with a swap
transaction on substantially similar terms or with such other amendments as consented to in
writing by the Trust (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), provided such
replacement would result in an S&P Joint Probability of at least AA-, except that such
Substitute Swap Provider shall thenceforth be the “Counterparty” hereunder; or (y) replace,
with the consent of the then-current Offsetting Counterparty, the swap transaction with the
then-current Offsetting Counterparty with a swap transaction with a replacement Offsetting
Counterparty or enter into a swap transaction with another party such that such party shall
be acting as an intermediary between the Counterparty and the then-current Offsetting
Counterparty (such replacement or intermediary being the “Replacement Offsetting
Counterparty”), in either case on terms approved by S&P and DBRS; or
(2) post collateral pursuant to the ISDA Credit Support Annex (“CSA”) hereto; or
(3) enter into such other credit support arrangements to assure performance by the
Counterparty of its obligations under this Transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Joint Probability is reduced below A- in
the case of S&P, then the Counterparty shall promptly notify the Trust (and any permitted
assignee or transferee of the Trust) and the Offsetting Counterparty of such event and (unless,
within thirty (30) days after such reduction the applicable Rating Agency has reconfirmed the
ratings of the Reference Notes and the Other Securities that were in effect immediately prior to
such reduction) the Counterparty shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such
reduction, with the prior written confirmation of the applicable Rating Agency that such
arrangement will not result in the reduction of the rating of any of the Reference Notes or the
Other Securities existing immediately prior to the reduction of the applicable Joint Probability
as a direct result of the reduction of such Joint Probability, obtain a Substitute Swap Provider
acceptable to the Trust, such acceptance to be deemed to exist unless the Indenture Trustee
provides a basis for objection to such Substitute Swap Provider within two (2) Business Days of
receipt of notice from the Counterparty, and replace this Transaction with a swap transaction on
substantially similar terms or with such other amendments as consented to in writing by the
Trust (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) provided such replacement would result
in an S&P Joint Probability of at least AA-, except that such Substitute Swap Provider shall
thenceforth be the “Counterparty” hereunder.
Upon any replacement of this Transaction with a swap transaction with a Substitute Swap
Provider, this Transaction shall terminate without any payment by either party hereto and any
and all collateral posted by the Counterparty shall be returned to it within three (3) Business
Days and any other form of collateral arrangement (including letters of credit, surety bond or
other guarantee) provided by or on behalf of the Counterparty shall terminate.
In the event that the Counterparty fails to satisfy its obligations set forth above in this
Section 4, the Trust or any permitted assignee or transferee of the Trust shall have the option,
exercisable in its discretion and with regard to the interests of the Noteholders, within ten
(10) Business Days following the date of expiry of the thirty (30) day period after the date of
receipt of notice of the reduction (unless, within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such
reduction, the applicable Rating Agency has reconfirmed the rating of the Reference Notes that
was in effect immediately prior to such reduction), to designate (in writing) an Early
Termination Date on the basis that such failure shall be treated as a Termination Event with the
Counterparty as the Affected Party. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Counterparty and the Trust acknowledge and agree that any such failure
shall not constitute an Event of Default.
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5. | Account Details: |
Payments to Fixed Rate Payer:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.-New York, NY
ABA #000000000
Account #507199782
Account: Chicago Structured Finance
F/F/C: CARAT 2006-2 #10228641
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx (312-827-8572)
ABA #000000000
Account #507199782
Account: Chicago Structured Finance
F/F/C: CARAT 2006-2 #10228641
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx (312-827-8572)
Payments to Floating Rate Payer:
Correspondent: BARCLAYS BANK PLC NEW YORK
FEED: 000000000
Beneficiary: BARCLAYS SWAPS
Beneficiary Account: 000-00000-0
FEED: 000000000
Beneficiary: BARCLAYS SWAPS
Beneficiary Account: 000-00000-0
6. | Limited Recourse: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein but without limiting the Counterparty’s rights under Section 5(a)(i) of the Primary ISDA Agreement, all of the obligations of the Trust shall be payable by the Trust only at the times and to the extent of funds available therefor under the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement and, to the extent such funds are not available or are insufficient for the payment thereof, shall not constitute a claim against the Trust to the extent of such unavailability or insufficiency until such time as, and then to the extent that, the Trust has assets sufficient to pay such prior deficiency. This paragraph shall survive the termination of this Agreement but in all cases shall expire one year and one day after the final payment with respect to all notes and certificates issued by the Trust. | |
7. | Limitation of Liability: It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Trust in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no circumstances shall Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement or any other related documents. | |
8. | To the extent that a capitalized term in this Transaction is defined by reference to a related definition contained in any Trust Document, for purposes of this Transaction only, such capitalized term shall be deemed to be amended only if the amendment of the term in a Trust Document relating to such capitalized term occurs with the prior written consent of the Counterparty. |
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing
the copy of this Confirmation enclosed for that purpose and returning it to us.
CAPITAL AUTO RECEIVABLES ASSET TRUST 2006-2 | ||||||
By: | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
DELAWARE, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee |
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By: | /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXX | |||||
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxx | ||||||
Title: |
Accepted and confirmed as of the date first written above: |
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC | ||||
By:
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/s/ XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX | |||
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: | ||||
Acknowledged and agreed as of the date first written above: |
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GMAC LLC, solely as Calculation Agent | ||||
By:
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/s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXXXX | |||
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Title: Director — Global Securitization |
EXHIBIT A
The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Confirmation:
“Calculation Period”: means, with respect to each party hereunder, each period from, and
including one Period End Date of that party to, but excluding, the next following Period End Date
of that party during the Term of the Swap Transaction, except that the initial Calculation Period
for that party will commence on, and include, the Effective Date.
“Depositor”: Capital Auto Receivables LLC, which has executed the Trust Sale and Servicing
Agreement as the Seller, or its successor in interest pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Trust Sale
and Servicing Agreement.
“Determination Date”: the tenth (10th) day of each calendar month, or if such tenth (10th)
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
“Distribution Date”: the fifteenth (15th) day of each succeeding calendar month following the
Effective Date or, if such fifteenth (15th) day is not a Business Day, the next such succeeding
Business Day, commencing January 16, 2007.
“Indenture”: the Indenture, dated as of the date hereof between the Trust and the Indenture
Trustee, as amended and supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Indenture Trustee”: The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., not in its individual capacity
but solely as trustee under the Indenture, or any successor trustee under the Indenture.
“LIBOR”: means for any Calculation Period with respect to each Floating Rate Payer Payment
Date, the rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a period of one month which appears on the Telerate
Service Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two LIBOR Business Days prior
to the first day of the Calculation Period preceding such Floating Rate Payer Payment Date (or, in
the case of the initial Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, two LIBOR Business Days prior to Closing
Date) preceding such Floating Rate Payer Payment Date. If the rate does not appear on that date on
the Telerate Service Page 3750 (or any other page as may replace that page on that service, or if
that service is no longer offered, any other service commonly used in the interbank market for
displaying LIBOR or comparable rates as may be selected by the Indenture Trustee after consultation
with the Depositor), then LIBOR will be the Reference Bank Rate.
“LIBOR Business Day”: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks
in London are required or authorized to be closed.
“Other Securities”: Class A-1, Class A-2a Notes, Class A-2b Notes, Class A-3a Notes, Class B
Notes, Class C Notes and Class D Notes issued by the Trust.
“Reference Bank Rate”: means for any Calculation Period for any Floating Rate Payer Payment
Date, the per annum rate determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in U.S. Dollars are
offered by the reference banks (which will be four major banks that are engaged in transactions in
the London interbank market, selected by the Calculation Agent) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on
the day that is two LIBOR Business Days prior to the first day of the Calculation Period preceding
such Floating Rate Payer Payment Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of
one month, in amounts approximately equal to the principal amount of the Reference Notes then
outstanding. The Calculation Agent will request the principal London office of each of the
reference banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, the
rate will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, rounded upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of
one percent. If on that date fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the rate will be
the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of one percent, of the rates
quoted by one or more major banks in New York City, selected by the Calculation Agent, as of 11:00
a.m., New York City time, on that date to leading European banks for United States dollar deposits
for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the principal amount of the
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Reference Notes then outstanding. If no quotation can be obtained, then LIBOR will be the
rate for the prior Floating Rate Payer Payment Date.
“Reference Note Balance”: as of the Effective Date, $617,690,000 and, with respect to each
Distribution Date thereafter, the aggregate principal balance of any and all outstanding Reference
Notes.
“Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement”: the Trust Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the
date hereof among the Depositor, GMAC LLC, as Servicer, and the Trust, as amended, modified and
supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.
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EXHIBIT B
“Contingent Party”: the Offsetting Counterparty or the Replacement Offsetting Counterparty, as
applicable.
“DBRS”: Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Fallback Swap Transaction”: the swap transaction entered into by the Trust and Offsetting
Counterparty relating to the Class A-3b Notes.
“Joint Probability”: S&P Joint Probability.
“Offsetting Counterparty” means GMAC LLC or any successor thereto (“GMAC”) under the Fallback
Swap Transaction entered into between the Trust and GMAC.
“Primary Party”: the Counterparty, unless a Substitute Swap Provider has been obtained, in
which case it shall be the Substitute Swap Provider or, if applicable, a guarantor thereof.
“Rating Agency”: each of S&P and DBRS.
“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and its successors.
“S&P Joint Probability” means the joint probability determined by S&P of the long term
likelihood of payment under the interest rate swap determined by locating the intersection of the
Counterparty’s long-term senior unsecured debt rating and the Contingent Party’s long term senior
unsecured debt rating in the following table:
IMPLIED JOINT SUPPORT RATING
PRIMARY PARTY
AAA | AA+ | AA | AA- | A+ | A | A- | BBB+ | BBB | BBB- | |||||||||||
CONTINGENT PARTY |
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AAA |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | ||||||||||
AA+ |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | ||||||||||
AA |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | ||||||||||
AA- |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | ||||||||||
A+ |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA- | ||||||||||
A |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA- | AA- | A+ | ||||||||||
A- |
AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA- | A+ | A+ | A | ||||||||||
BBB+ |
AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA- | A+ | A | A | A- | ||||||||||
BBB |
AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA- | A+ | A | A- | BBB+ | ||||||||||
BBB- |
AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA | AA- | A+ | A | A- | BBB+ | BBB |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event that the long term senior unsecured debt
rating of either the Primary Party or the Contingent Party is rated below BBB- by S&P, then the S&P
Joint Probability shall be the higher of the then current long term senior unsecured debt rating of
the Primary Party and the Contingent Party and (ii) in the event that under the Triparty Agreement
the Offsetting Counterparty has acceded to the rights of the Counterparty and no swap transaction
has been effected with an additional contingent counterparty or replacement swap counterparty under
the circumstances contemplated by Section 2.02 of the Triparty Agreement, then the term “S&P Joint
Probability” shall refer to the Offsetting Counterparty’s long term senior unsecured credit rating
assigned by S&P (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Counterparty specified in
Section 4 of this Confirmation shall constitute obligations of the Offsetting Counterparty).
“Triparty Agreement”: the Triparty Contingent Assignment Agreement dated as of the Effective
Date among the Trust, the Offsetting Counterparty and the Counterparty.
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