INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT
FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE
COMPANY ,
as Insurer
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES
INC.
as Representative of the Underwriters
Dated as of September 14,
2006
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Definitions
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Representations
and Warranties of the Insurer
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Representations, Warranties and Agreements of
the Underwriters
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Indemnification
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Indemnification
Procedures
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Contribution
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Miscellaneous
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INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (as may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, this “Agreement”) dated
as of September 14, 2006, by and among FINANCIAL GUARANTY
INSURANCE COMPANY , as insurer (the “Insurer”) and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. , as representative of the
several Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement referred
to herein.
Section 1.
Definitions . Capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings provided below:
“
Agreement ” means this Indemnification
Agreement, as amended from time to time.
“
AmeriCredit Parties ” means the Issuer, the
Servicer and the Seller.
“
Closing Date ” means September 26,
2006.
“ Date
of Issuance ” means the date on which the Policy is
issued as specified therein.
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, together with all related rules and
regulations.
“
Federal Securities Laws ” means the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the
U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 and the U.S. Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, each as amended from time to time, and the
rules and regulations in effect from time to time under such
Acts.
“
Indemnified Party ” means any party entitled to
any indemnification pursuant to Section 4 hereof.
“
Indemnifying Party ” means any party required
to provide indemnification pursuant to Section 4
hereof.
“
Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of
September 18, 2006, by and between the Issuer and the
Trustee.
“
Insurance Agreement ” means the Insurance
Agreement dated as of September 18, 2006, among the Insurer,
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2006-B-G, as Issuer, AFS
SenSub Corp., as Seller, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as
Servicer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Trustee.
“
Insurer Agreements ” means this Agreement and
the Insurance Agreement.
“
Insurer Information ” means the information in
the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement
regarding the Insurer and the Policy, which consists solely of the
information set forth under the captions “The Insurer”
and “The Policy” in the Preliminary
Prospectus
Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement, and the consolidated
financial statements of the Insurer and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for the periods from
December 18, 2003 through December 31, 2003 and from
January 1, 2003 through December 17, 2003, and the
unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Insurer and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 2006 and for the three and six
month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, in each case as
provided to the Depositor for incorporation by reference in the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement.
The Insurer Information does not include any other information. The
Insurer has provided the Insurer Information in connection with its
role as credit enhancer, which consists solely of the obligation to
pay claims, if any, under and in accordance with the express terms
of the Policy.
“
Insurer Party ” means any of the Insurer, its
subsidiaries and Affiliates, and any shareholder, director,
officer, employee, agent or “controlling person,”
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, of any of the
foregoing.
“
Losses ” means (a) any and all claims,
losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits,
judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses (including
reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors
and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature incurred by
the party entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder, to
the extent not paid, satisfied or reimbursed from funds provided by
any other Person other than an Affiliate of such party (provided
that the foregoing shall not create or imply any obligation to
pursue recourse against any such other Person), plus
(b) interest on the amount paid by the party entitled to
indemnification or contribution from the date of such payment to
the date of payment by the party who is obligated to indemnify or
contribute hereunder at the statutory rate applicable to judgments
for breach of contract.
“
Offering Document ” means, collectively, the
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated September 12, 2006
(the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), the
Prospectus Supplement, dated September 14, 2006 (the
“Prospectus Supplement”), and the Prospectus, dated
April 28, 2006 (the “Prospectus”), of the
Depositor, in respect of the offering and sale of the Notes, any
amendment or supplement thereto, and any other offering document in
respect of the Notes that makes reference to the Policy.
“
Policy ” means the Financial Guaranty Insurance
Policy No. 06030109 dated September 26, 2006, including
any endorsements thereto, issued by the Insurer with respect to the
Notes.
“
Representative ” means Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc.
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
“
Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement,
the Indenture, the Notes, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Purchase Agreement, the Custodian Agreement, the Trust Agreement,
the Insurance Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement and all other
documents and certificates delivered in connection therewith except
for the Policy.
“
Trustee ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, or any successor Trustee under the
Indenture.
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Underwriter Information ” means (A) with
respect to the Prospectus Supplement, (i) on the cover of the
Prospectus Supplement, the information in the table under the
headings entitled “Price to Public”,
“Underwriting Discounts” and “Proceeds to
Seller” and (ii) in the body of the Prospectus
Supplement and within the section entitled
“Underwriting”, (a) the paragraph immediately
following the table listing the Underwriters’ respective
commitments and (b) the third paragraph following the second
paragraph containing three bulleted sub-paragraphs and
(B) with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, in
the body of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and within the
section entitled “Underwriting”, the third paragraph
following the second paragraph containing the three bulleted
sub-paragraphs.
“
Underwriter Party ” means, with respect to each
of the Underwriters, any of the following: each Underwriter, its
parent, subsidiaries and Affiliates and any shareholder, director,
officer, employee, agent or “controlling person,”
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, of any of the
foregoing.
“
Underwriters ” means, the several Underwriters
named in the Underwriting Agreement.
“
Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting
Agreement dated September 14, 2006, among the Seller,
AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and the Representative, on
behalf of the several Underwriters, with respect to the offer and
sale of the Notes, as amended, modified or supplemented from time
to time.
Section 2.
Representations and Warranties of the Insurer . The Insurer
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as
follows:
(a)
Organization and Licensing . The Insurer is a duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing New York stock
insurance corporation duly qualified to conduct an insurance
business in the State of New York.
(b)
Corporate Power . The Insurer has the corporate power
and authority to issue the Policy and execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and
thereunder.
(c)
Authorization; Approvals . All proceedings legally
required for the execution, delivery and performance of the Policy
and this Agreement have been taken and all licenses, orders,
consents or other authorizations or approvals of the
Insurer’s Board of Directors or stockholders or any
governmental boards or bodies legally required for the
enforceability of the Policy and this Agreement have been obtained
or are not material to the enforceability of the Policy and this
Agreement.
(d)
Enforceability . The Policy, when issued, will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Insurer,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity.
(e) No
Conflict . The execution by the Insurer of the Policy and
this Agreement will not, and the performance of the provisions
thereof and hereof will not, conflict with or result in a breach of
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
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Certificate of
Incorporation or the Amended By Laws of the Insurer, or any
restriction contained in any contract, agreement or instrument to
which the Insurer is a party or by which it is bound; constitute a
default under any of the foregoing which would materially and
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the
Policy or this Agreement.
(f)
Financial Information . The consolidated financial
statements of the Insurer and its subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for the periods from
December 18, 2003 through December 31, 2003 and from
January 1, 2003 through December 17, 2003 and the
accompanying notes, together with an opinion thereon of Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, a copy of
which has been delivered to the
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