INDENTURE

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION COPY

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL 2008-B OWNER TRUST

Variable Funding Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 28, 2008

 

The Bank of New York Mellon,

a New York banking corporation,

Indenture Trustee

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INDENTURE, dated as of July 28, 2008, between NAVISTAR FINANCIAL 2008-B OWNER TRUST, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Issuer ”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as indenture trustee and not in its individual capacity (the “ Indenture Trustee ”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Financial Parties:

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuer hereby grants to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date, as trustee for the benefit of the Financial Parties, including the Certificateholder (except with respect to the Note Distribution Account and the Reserve Account Property) and the Swap Counterparty (except with respect to the Note Distribution Account), all right, title and interest of the Issuer, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, in, to and under (a) the Receivables listed on the Composite Schedule of Retail Notes which is on file at the locations listed on Exhibit A hereto, whether now existing or hereafter acquired and including, without limitation, all Subsequent Receivables acquired by the Issuer pursuant to the Pooling Agreement that are listed on the Schedules of Retail Notes attached to the Subsequent Transfer PSA Assignments for such Subsequent Receivables, and all Related Security; (b) the Collection Account and the Note Distribution Account and all amounts, investments and investment property held from time to time in the Collection Account and the Note Distribution Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, Physical Property, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities, or otherwise) and all proceeds of the foregoing; (c) the Reserve Account and all amounts, investments and investment property held from time to time in the Reserve Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, Physical Property, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities, or otherwise) and all proceeds of the foregoing; (d) the Reserve Account Initial Deposit with respect to the Closing Date, the Reserve Account Subsequent Transfer Deposit with respect to each Subsequent Transfer Date, any funds deposited in the Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Pooling Agreement and all proceeds thereof ((c) and (d), collectively, the “ Reserve Account Property ”); (e) the Pooling Agreement and each PSA Assignment (including all rights of NFRRC under the Purchase Agreement, the Initial PA Assignment and any Subsequent Transfer PA Assignments assigned to the Issuer pursuant to the Pooling Agreement); (f) the Servicing Agreement; (g) all Collections; (h) all right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Interest Rate Swap and the Swap Counterparty Rights Agreement; and (i) all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other property which at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Collateral ”).

The foregoing Grant is made in trust to secure the payment of principal of and interest on, and any other amounts owing in respect of, the Notes, equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction, subject to the priority set forth in Section 8.2(d) of this Indenture, to secure any amounts owing from the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap, subject to the priority set forth in Section 8.2(c) of this Indenture, and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture. This Indenture constitutes a security agreement under the UCC.

The foregoing Grant includes all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations, if any) of the Issuer under any agreement or instrument included in the Collateral, including the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal, interest and

other Scheduled Payments in respect of the Receivables included in the Collateral and all other monies payable under the Collateral, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring Proceedings in the name of the Issuer or otherwise and generally to do and receive anything that the Issuer is or may be entitled to do or receive under or with respect to the Collateral.

The Indenture Trustee, as trustee on behalf of the Financial Parties, acknowledges such Grant and accepts the trusts under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.1 Definitions . Certain capitalized terms used in this Indenture shall have the respective meanings assigned them in Part I of Appendix A to the Pooling Agreement of even date herewith between the Issuer and NFRRC (as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Pooling Agreement ”). All references herein to “the Indenture” or “this Indenture” are to this Indenture as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the exhibits hereto and the capitalized terms used herein which are defined in such Appendix A. All references herein to Articles, Sections, subsections and exhibits are to Articles, Sections, subsections and exhibits contained in or attached to this Indenture unless otherwise specified. All terms defined in this Indenture shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate, notice, Note or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The rules of construction set forth in Part II of such Appendix A shall be applicable to this Indenture.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

Section 2.1 Form .

(a) Each Note, together with the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication, shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B , with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and each such Note may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.

(b) The Notes shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders), all as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

(c) Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes as provided for in Exhibit B hereto are part of the terms of this Indenture.

 

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Section 2.2 Execution, Authentication and Delivery .

(a) Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication, and shall be issuable as a registered Note in the minimum denomination of $1,000 and in integral multiples thereof (except, if applicable, for one Note representing a residual portion of the Notes which may be issued in a different denomination).

(b) The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any of its Authorized Officers. The signature of any such Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

(c) Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signature of individuals who were at any time Authorized Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such office at the date of such Notes.

(d) The Indenture Trustee shall upon Issuer Order authenticate and deliver to or upon the order of the Issuer, the Notes for original issue with a Maximum Net Investment of $300,000,000.00 except as provided in Section 2.5 .

(e) No Notes shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B , executed by the Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 2.3 [Reserved]

Section 2.4 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Notes .

(a) The Issuer shall cause to be kept the Note Register, in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as the Issuer may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of the Notes and the registration of transfers and exchanges of the Notes. The Indenture Trustee shall initially be the Note Registrar for the purpose of registering the Notes and transfers of the Notes as herein provided. Upon any resignation of any Note Registrar, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Note Registrar or, if it elects not to make such an appointment, assume the duties of the Note Registrar.

(b) If a Person other than the Indenture Trustee is appointed by the Issuer as Note Registrar, the Issuer will give the Indenture Trustee prompt written notice of the appointment of such Note Registrar and of the location, and any change in the location, of the Note Register. The Indenture Trustee shall have the right to inspect the Note Register at all reasonable times and to obtain copies thereof. The Indenture Trustee shall have the right to rely upon a certificate executed on behalf of the Note Registrar by an Executive Officer thereof as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders and the principal amounts and number of such Notes.

(c) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or the Agency Office of the Issuer (and following the delivery, in the former case, of such Notes to the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee), the Issuer shall execute, the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder shall obtain from the Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes in any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount.

 

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(d) At the option of the Noteholder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes in any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or the Agency Office of the Issuer (and following the delivery, in the former case, of such Notes to the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee), the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder shall obtain from the Indenture Trustee, the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

(e) All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(f) [Reserved.]

(g) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuer or Indenture Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 9.6 not involving any transfer.

(h) The preceding provisions of this Section 2.4 notwithstanding, the Issuer shall not be required to transfer or make exchanges, and the Note Registrar need not register transfers or exchanges, of Notes that: (i) have been selected for redemption pursuant to Article X , if applicable, or (ii) are due for repayment in full within 15 days of surrender to the Corporate Trust Office or the Agency Office.

Section 2.5 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes .

(a) If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by it to hold the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuer shall execute and upon the Issuer’s request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a replacement Note of a like Note and aggregate principal amount; provided , however , that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, but not a mutilated Note, shall have become or within seven days shall be due and payable in full, or shall have been called for redemption, instead of issuing a replacement Note, the Issuer may make payment to the Holder of such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable or upon the Redemption Date (if applicable) or Optional Purchase Date (if applicable) without surrender thereof.

(b) If, after the delivery of a replacement Note or payment in respect of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to Section 2.5(a) , any protected purchaser of the original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such original Note, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to recover such replacement Note (or such payment) from (i) any Person to whom it was delivered, (ii) the Person taking such replacement Note from the Person to whom such replacement Note was delivered, or (iii) any assignee of such Person, except any protected purchaser, and the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith.

 

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(c) In connection with the issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 2.5 , the Issuer may require the payment by the Holder of such Note of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including all fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee) connected therewith.

(d) Any duplicate Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.5 in replacement for any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time or be enforced by any Person, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

(e) The provisions of this Section 2.5 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

Section 2.6 Persons Deemed Noteholders . Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any of their agents may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered (as of the day of determination) as the Noteholder for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 2.7 Payment of Principal and Interest .

(a) Interest on the Notes shall accrue in the manner set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, and such interest shall be payable to each Noteholder on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate fractional undivided interests in the Notes held by such Noteholder) on each Distribution Date, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Sections 8.2(c) and 8.2(d) , as specified in the form of Note set forth in Exhibit B . Any installment of interest payable on any Note shall be punctually paid or duly provided for by a deposit by or at the direction of the Issuer or the Servicer into the Note Distribution Account before each Distribution Date for payment to Noteholders on the related Distribution Date and shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the applicable Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by the applicable Noteholder.

(b) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and a declaration in accordance with Section 5.2(a) that the Notes have become immediately due and payable, the principal of the Notes shall be payable in full on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date and, to the extent of funds available therefor, to each Noteholder on a pro rata basis in installments on the Distribution Dates (if any) preceding the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, in the amounts and in accordance with the priorities set forth in Sections 8.2(c) and 8.2(d) . Any installment of principal payable on any Note shall be punctually paid or duly provided for by a deposit by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.2 into the Note Distribution Account prior to the applicable Distribution Date and shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the applicable Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Noteholder, except for: (i) the final installment of principal on any Note; and (ii) the Redemption Price for the Notes redeemed pursuant to Section 10.1 , which, in each case, shall be payable as provided herein. The funds represented by checks, if any, in respect of interest or principal returned undelivered shall be held in accordance with Section 3.3 .

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(d) From and after the occurrence of an Event of Default and a declaration in accordance with Section 5.2(a) that the Notes have become immediately due and payable, principal on the Notes shall be payable to each Noteholder on a pro rata basis as provided in Section 8.2(d) .

(e) With respect to any Distribution Date on which the final installment of principal and interest on the Notes is to be paid, the Indenture Trustee shall notify each Noteholder of record as of the Record Date for such Distribution Date of the fact that the final installment of principal of and interest on such Note is to be paid on such Distribution Date. Such notice shall be sent not later than three Business Days after such Record Date in accordance with Section 11.5(a) , and shall specify that such final installment shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note and shall specify the place where such Note may be presented and surrendered for payment of such installment and the manner in which such payment shall be made. Notices in connection with redemptions of Notes shall be mailed to Noteholders as provided in Section 10.2 . Within sixty days of the surrender pursuant to this Section 2.7(e) or cancellation pursuant to Section 2.8 of all of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall provide the Agent and the Rating Agencies with written notice stating that all Notes have been surrendered or canceled.

Section 2.8 Cancellation of Notes . All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, exchange or registration of transfer shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 2.8 , except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Notes may be held or disposed of by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at the time unless the Issuer shall direct by an Issuer Order that they be returned to it; provided , however , that such Issuer Order is timely and the Notes have not been previously disposed of by the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall certify to the Issuer that surrendered Notes have been duly canceled and retained or destroyed, as the case may be.

Section 2.9 [Reserved] .

Section 2.10 [Reserved] .

Section 2.11 [Reserved] .

Section 2.12 [Reserved] .

Section 2.13 Seller as Noteholder . The Seller in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Seller.

Section 2.14 Tax Treatment . The Issuer in entering into this Indenture, and the Noteholders, by acquiring any Note or interest therein, (i) express their intention that the Notes qualify under applicable tax law as indebtedness secured by the Collateral and, (ii) unless otherwise required by appropriate taxing authorities, agree to treat the Notes as indebtedness secured by the Collateral for the purpose of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes, and any other taxes imposed upon, measured by or based upon gross or net income.

 

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Section 2.15 Private Placement of Notes .

(a) None of the Notes have been or will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. Consequently, the Notes are not transferable other than pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and satisfaction of certain other provisions specified herein. The Notes or an interest in the Notes are being sold in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act on the date hereof. Thereafter, no further sale, pledge or other transfer of any Note (or interest therein) may be made by any person unless either (i) such sale, pledge or other transfer is made to a “qualified institutional buyer” that executes a certificate, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, to the effect that (A) it is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities Act, acting for its own account or the accounts of other “qualified institutional buyers” as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and (B) it is aware that the transferor of such Note intends to rely on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or (ii) such sale, pledge or other transfer is otherwise made in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in which case (A) the Indenture Trustee shall require that both the prospective transferor and the prospective transferee certify to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer in writing the facts surrounding such transfer, which certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, and (B) the Indenture Trustee shall require a written opinion of counsel (which will not be at the expense of the Issuer, the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee) satisfactory to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee to the effect that such transfer will not violate the Securities Act. Neither the Issuer nor the Indenture Trustee will register any of the Notes under the Securities Act, qualify any of the Notes under the securities laws of any state or provide registration rights to any purchaser or holder thereof.

(b) Each Note shall bear a legend to the effect set forth in Section 2.15(a) above.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS

Section 3.1 Payment of Principal and Interest . The Issuer shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Indenture and make any payments required under the Interest Rate Swap to the extent provided pursuant to this Indenture. On each Distribution Date, on the Redemption Date (if applicable) and on the Optional Purchase Date (if applicable) the Indenture Trustee shall distribute amounts on deposit in the Note Distribution Account to the Noteholders in accordance with Sections 2.7 and 8.2 , less amounts properly withheld under the Code by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder of interest and/or principal. Any amounts so withheld shall be considered as having been paid by the Issuer to such Noteholder for all purposes of this Indenture but shall not affect indemnification or payment of other amounts required to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary (including Section 8.2(b) ), amounts payable on any Distribution Date in respect of Noteholders’ Interest Distributable Amount and/or Principal Distribution Amount shall be due and payable on each such Distribution Date whether or not there are Total Available Amounts available therefor at such time.

Section 3.2 Maintenance of Agency Office . As long as any of the Notes remains outstanding, the Issuer shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office (the “ Agency Office ”), being an office or agency where Notes may be surrendered to the Issuer for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer hereby initially appoints the Indenture Trustee to serve as its agent for the foregoing purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Indenture

 

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Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of the Agency Office. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all such surrenders, notices and demands.

Section 3.3 Money for Payments to Be Held in Trust .

(a) As provided in Section 8.2 , all payments of amounts due and payable with respect to any Notes that are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the Note Distribution Account pursuant to Section 8.2(d) shall be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by another Paying Agent, and no amounts so withdrawn from the Note Distribution Account for payments of Notes shall be paid over to the Issuer except as provided in this Section 3.3 .

(b) On or before each Distribution Date, the Redemption Date (if applicable) and the Optional Purchase Date (if applicable), the Indenture Trustee shall deposit in the Note Distribution Account an aggregate sum sufficient to pay the amounts then becoming due with respect to the Notes and all accrued and unpaid Other Obligations, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto.

(c) The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Indenture Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section 3.3 , that such Paying Agent shall:

(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due with respect to the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and pay such sums to such Persons as herein provided;

(ii) give the Indenture Trustee notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes) of which it has actual knowledge in the making of any payment required to be made with respect to the Notes;

(iii) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent;

(iv) immediately resign as a Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet the standards required to be met by a Paying Agent in effect at the time of determination; and

(v) comply with all requirements of the Code with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on any Notes of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.

(d) The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the

 

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Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which the sums were held by such Paying Agent; and upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

(e) Subject to applicable laws with respect to escheat of funds, any money held by the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the payment of any amount due with respect to any Note and remaining unclaimed for one year after such amount has become due and payable shall be discharged from such trust and be paid by the Indenture Trustee to the Issuer on Issuer Request; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Issuer), and all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such payment, may at the expense of the Issuer cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be paid to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may also adopt and employ, at the expense of the Issuer, any other reasonable means of notification of such payment (including, but not limited to, mailing notice of such payment to Holders whose Notes have been called but have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in monies due and payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee or of any Paying Agent, at the last address of record for each such Holder).

Section 3.4 Existence . The Issuer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware (unless it becomes, or any successor Issuer hereunder is or becomes, organized under the laws of any other State or of the United States of America, in which case the Issuer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises under the laws of such other jurisdiction) and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument or agreement included in the Collateral. The Issuer shall maintain all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct or its business requires or shall require such licenses and approvals.

Section 3.5 Protection of Collateral; Acknowledgment of Pledge . The Issuer shall from time to time, as promptly as reasonably possible, execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, amendments thereto, continuation statements, assignments, certificates, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and shall, as promptly as reasonably possible, take such other action as may be determined to be necessary or advisable in an Opinion of Counsel to either the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee to:

(a) maintain or preserve the lien and security interest (and the priority thereof) of this Indenture or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof including by making the necessary filings of financing statements or amendments thereto within sixty days after the occurrence of any of the following: (i) any change in the name of the Issuer (or its successor), (ii) any change in the jurisdiction of formation of the Issuer (or its successor), and (iii) any merger or consolidation or other change in the identity or organizational structure of the Issuer and by promptly notifying the Indenture Trustee of any such filings;

(b) perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture;

 

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(c) enforce the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in any of the Collateral; or

(d) preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in such Collateral against the claims of all Persons and parties, and the Issuer hereby authorizes the Indenture Trustee to execute and file any financing statement, continuation statement or other instrument required by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.5 .

Section 3.6 Opinions as to Collateral .

(a) On the Closing Date and on each Subsequent Transfer Date, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording and filing of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents, and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as are necessary to perfect and make effective the lien and security interest of this Indenture and reciting the details of such action, or stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to make such lien and security interest effective.

(b) On or before April 15 in each calendar year, beginning April 15, 2009, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture and reciting the details of such action or stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture. Such Opinion of Counsel shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements that will, in the opinion of such counsel, be required to maintain the lien and security interest of this Indenture until April 15 in the following calendar year.

Section 3.7 Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables .

(a) The Issuer shall not take any action and shall use its reasonable efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others that would release any Person from any of such Person’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral or that would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, the Pooling Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Administration Agreement or such other instrument or agreement.

(b) The Issuer may contract with other Persons to assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee in the Basic Documents or an Officers’ Certificate of the Issuer shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuer. Initially, the Issuer has contracted with the Servicer and the Administrator to assist the Issuer in performing its duties under this Indenture.

(c) The Issuer shall punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, the Basic Documents and in the instruments and agreements included in the Collateral, including but not limited to filing or causing to be filed all UCC financing

 

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statements and continuation statements required to be filed under the terms of this Indenture, the Pooling Agreement and the Purchase Agreement in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein.

(d) If the Issuer shall have knowledge of the occurrence of a Servicer Default under the Servicing Agreement, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Agent thereof, and shall specify in such notice the response or action, if any, the Issuer has taken or is taking with respect to such default. If a Servicer Default shall arise from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Receivables, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall take all reasonable steps available to them pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to remedy such failure.

(e) Without derogating from the absolute nature of the assignment granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or the rights of the Indenture Trustee hereunder, the Issuer agrees that it shall not consent so as to permit NFRRC or NFC to, without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Agent, amend, modify, waive, supplement, terminate or surrender, or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or surrender of, the terms of any Collateral or any of the Basic Documents, or waive timely performance or observance by the Seller under the Pooling Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the Administrator under the Administration Agreement or NFC under the Purchase Agreement, except as specifically permitted under the Basic Documents; provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no action specified in the proviso to Section 9.2(a) shall be taken except in compliance with Section 9.2 . If any such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver shall be so consented to by the Indenture Trustee and the Agent, the Issuer agrees, promptly following a request by the Indenture Trustee to do so, to execute and deliver, in its own name and at its own expense, such agreements, instruments, consents and other documents as the Indenture Trustee may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 3.8 Negative Covenants . So long as any Notes are Outstanding or any amounts are owed under the Interest Rate Swap, the Issuer shall not:

(a) sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Issuer, except the Issuer may (i) collect, and, subject in all respects to Section 3.10(b), liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of Receivables (including Warranty Receivables, Administrative Receivables and Liquidating Receivables), (ii) make cash payments out of the Designated Accounts and the Certificate Distribution Account as contemplated by the Basic Documents, and (iii) take other actions, in each case as contemplated by the Basic Documents;

(b) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code or applicable state law) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Collateral;

(c) voluntarily commence any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or other proceeding, or apply for an order by a court or agency or supervisory authority for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs or any other event specified in Section 5.1(f) ; or

(d) either (i) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby, (ii) permit any lien, charge,

 

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excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the lien of this Indenture) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof (other than tax liens, mechanics’ liens and other liens that arise by operation of law, in each case on a Financed Vehicle and arising solely as a result of an action or omission of the related Obligor), or (iii) permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority, perfected security interest in the Collateral (to the extent constituting Code Collateral) (other than with respect to any such tax, mechanics’ or other lien).

Section 3.9 Annual Statement as to Compliance . The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, with a copy to the Agent, the Rating Agencies and the Swap Counterparty on or before February 1 of each year, beginning February 1, 2009, an Officer’s Certificate signed by an Authorized Officer, dated as of the immediately preceding October 31, stating that:

(a) a review of the activities of the Issuer during such fiscal year and of performance by the Issuer under this Indenture has been made under such Authorized Officer’s supervision; and

(b) to the best of such Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Issuer has fulfilled in all material respects all of its obligations under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such Authorized Officer and the nature and status thereof.

Section 3.10 Consolidation, Merger, etc., of the Issuer; Disposition of Trust Assets .

(a) The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless:

(i) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and timely payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture and the other Basic Documents on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein;

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii) the Agent shall have consented in writing and the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction and such Person;

(iv) any action as is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been completed; and

(v) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Agent an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Issuer, each stating:

(A) that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 3.10(a) ,

 

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(B) that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental indenture shall have no material adverse tax consequence to the Issuer or any Securityholder, and

(C) that all conditions precedent herein provided for in this Section 3.10(a) have been complied with.

(b) Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Indenture or the other Basic Documents, the Issuer shall not sell, convey, exchange, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets, including those included in the Collateral, to any Person, unless:

(i) the Person that acquires such properties or assets of the Issuer (x) shall be a United States citizen or a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State and (y) by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Agent, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Agent:

(A) expressly assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture and the other Basic Documents on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein or therein,

(B) expressly agrees that all right, title and interest so sold, conveyed, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disposed of shall be subject and subordinate to the rights of Noteholders,

(C) unless otherwise provided in such supplemental indenture, expressly agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer against and from any loss, liability or expense arising under or related to this Indenture and the Notes, and

(D) expressly agrees that such Person (or if a group of Persons, then one specified Person) shall make all filings with the Commission (and any other appropriate Person) required by the Exchange Act in connection with the Notes;

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii) the Agent shall have consented in writing and the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction and such Person;

(iv) any action as is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

(v) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Issuer, each stating that:

(A) such sale, conveyance, exchange, transfer or disposition and such supplemental indenture comply with this Section 3.10(b) ,

 

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(B) such sale, conveyance, exchange, transfer or disposition and such supplemental indenture have no material adverse tax consequence to the Issuer or to any Noteholders or Certificateholders, and

(C) that all conditions precedent herein provided for in this Section 3.10(b) have been complied with.

Section 3.11 Successor or Transferee .

(a) Upon any consolidation or merger of the Issuer in accordance with Section 3.10(a) , the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuer herein.

(b) Upon a conveyance or transfer of all the assets and properties of the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.10(b) , the Issuer shall be released from every covenant and agreement of this Indenture to be observed or performed on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Securityholders immediately upon the delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee from the Person acquiring such assets and properties stating that the Issuer is to be so released.

Section 3.12 No Other Business . The Issuer shall not engage in any business or activity other than acquiring, holding and managing the Collateral and the proceeds therefrom in the manner contemplated by the Basic Documents, issuing the Securities, making payments on the Securities and such other activities that are necessary, suitable, desirable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto, as set forth in Section 2.3 of the Trust Agreement. After the end of the Funding Period, the Issuer shall not fund the purchase of any new Receivables.

Section 3.13 No Borrowing . The Issuer shall not issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable, directly or indirectly, for any indebtedness for money borrowed other than indebtedness for money borrowed in respect of the Notes or otherwise in accordance with the Basic Documents.

Section 3.14 Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities . Except as contemplated by this Indenture or the other Basic Documents, the Issuer shall not make any loan or advance or credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or by an instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any obligation or capability of so doing or otherwise), endorse or otherwise become contingently liable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks or dividends of, or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do so) any stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person.

Section 3.15 Servicer’s Obligations . The Issuer shall use its best efforts to cause the Servicer to comply with its obligations under Sections 2.17, 3.01 and 3.02 of the Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.16 Capital Expenditures . The Issuer shall not make any expenditure (whether by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital assets (either real, personal or intangible property) other than the purchase of the Receivables and other property and rights from the Seller pursuant to the Pooling Agreement.

 

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Section 3.17 Removal of Administrator . So long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not remove the Administrator without cause unless the Agent shall have consented in writing and the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied in connection with such removal.

Section 3.18 Restricted Payments . Except for payments of principal or interest on or redemption of the Notes, the Other Obligations and other amounts set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, so long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly:

(a) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise, in each case with respect to any ownership or equity interest or similar security in or of the Issuer;

(b) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or similar security; or

(c) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose;

provided , however , that the Issuer may make, or cause to be made, distributions to the Servicer, the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Swap Counterparty and the Certificateholders as permitted by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose hereunder or under, the Pooling Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement or the other Basic Documents. The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the Collection Account except in accordance with the Basic Documents.

Section 3.19 Notice of Events of Default . The Issuer agrees to give the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Agent prompt written notice of each Event of Default hereunder, each Servicer Default under the Servicing Agreement, each default on the part of the Seller of its obligations under the Pooling Agreement and each default on the part of NFC of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.

Section 3.20 Further Instruments and Acts . Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall, as promptly as reasonably possible, execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture and the other Basic Documents to which the Issuer is a party.

Section 3.21 Indenture Trustee’s Assignment of Administrative Receivables and Warranty Receivables . Upon receipt of the Administrative Purchase Payment or the Warranty Payment with respect to an Administrative Receivable or a Warranty Receivable, as the case may be, the Indenture Trustee shall release to the Servicer or the Warranty Purchaser, as applicable, all of the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such repurchased Receivable and the Related Security with respect thereto and any documents relating thereto, and the Servicer or the Warranty Purchaser, as applicable, shall thereupon own such Receivable and the Related Security with respect thereto free of any further obligation to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders with respect thereto. If in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it is held that the Servicer may not enforce a Receivable on the ground that it is not a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce such Receivable, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the Servicer’s expense, take such steps as the Servicer deems necessary to enforce the Receivable, including bringing suit in the Indenture Trustee’s name or the names of the Securityholders.

 

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Section 3.22 Representations and Warranties by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee . The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee (for the benefit of the Financial Parties, including the Certificateholders and the Swap Counterparty) as follows:

(a) Good Title . No Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Issuer to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee; immediately prior to the grant of a security interest in the Receivable pursuant to this Indenture, the Issuer had good and marketable title thereto, free of any Lien; and, upon execution and delivery of this Indenture by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee shall have all of the right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Collateral, free of any Lien (except for any Permitted Liens);

(b) All Filings Made . All filings necessary under the UCC in any jurisdiction to give the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in the Receivables and, to the extent constituting Code Collateral, the other Collateral shall have been made. The Receivables constitute Code Collateral;

(c) [Reserved]; and

(d) Lien of Indenture . This Indenture constitutes a valid and continuing Lien on the Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Financial Parties, which Lien will be prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens), will be enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and all action necessary to perfect such prior security interest has been duly taken.

ARTICLE IV

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture . This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes except as to: (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange; (ii) substitution of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes; (iii) rights of Noteholders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon; (iv)  Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16, 3.17, 3.19 and 3.21 ; (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Indenture Trustee hereunder (including the rights of the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7 and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under Sections 4.2 and 4.4 ); and (vi) the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Indenture Trustee payable to all or any of them, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, if:

(a) either:

(i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.5 and (B) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 3.3 ) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation; or

 

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(ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation:

(A) have become due and payable,

(B) will be due and payable on their respective Final Scheduled Distribution Dates within one year, or

(C) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Indenture Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer.

and the Issuer, in the case of clauses (A), (B) or (C) of Section 4.1(a)(ii) above, has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Indenture Trustee cash or direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America (which will mature prior to the date such amounts are payable), in trust for such purpose, in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire unpaid principal and accrued interest on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation when due on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date for such Notes or the Redemption Date or Optional Purchase Date for such Notes (if such Notes are to be called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.1(a) ), as the case may be;

(b) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder, under or in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement and under the Interest Rate Swap by the Issuer; and

(c) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer, an Opinion of Counsel and (if required by the Indenture Trustee) an Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public accountants, each meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.1(a) and each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

Section 4.2 Application of Trust Money . All monies deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent, as the Indenture Trustee may determine, (i) to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption of which such monies have been deposited with the Indenture Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon or with respect thereto, including for principal and interest, and (ii) to the Swap Counterparty of all sums, if any, payable by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap and distributable in accordance with this Indenture; but such monies need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein or in the Servicing Agreement or by applicable law.

Section 4.3 Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent . In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, all monies then held by any Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to the Notes shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be paid to the Indenture Trustee to be held and applied according to Section 3.3 and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies.

Section 4.4 Duration of Position of Indenture Trustee for Benefit of Certificateholders . Notwithstanding (i) the earlier payment in full of all principal and interest due to the Noteholders under the terms of Notes, (ii) the cancellation of such Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 , (iii) the discharge of the

 

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Indenture Trustee’s duties hereunder with respect to such Notes, and (iv) the payment of all sums payable to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap and termination of the Interest Rate Swap, the Indenture Trustee shall continue to act in the capacity as Indenture Trustee hereunder for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall comply with its obligations under Sections 2.02, 7.02 and 7.03 of the Servicing Agreement, as appropriate, until such time as all distributions in respect of the Certificates have been paid in full.

ARTICLE V

DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 5.1 Events of Default . For the purposes of this Indenture, “ Event of Default ” wherever used herein or in any other Basic Document, means any one of the following events:

(a) failure to pay any interest on any Note or (other than as a result of the payment of any Subordinated Swap Termination Payment) the Other Obligations as and when the same becomes due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied until the earlier of (y) three (3) days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtains actual knowledge of such failure or (ii) there shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee or the Agent, a written notice specifying such default, demanding that it be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder or (z) fifteen (15) days; or

(b) except as set forth in Section 5.1(c) , failure to pay any installment of the principal of any Note as and when the same becomes due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtaining actual knowledge of such failure or (ii) there shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee or the Agent, a written notice specifying such default, demanding that it be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(c) failure to pay in full the outstanding principal balance of the Notes by the Final Scheduled Distribution Date; or

(d) default in the observance or performance in any material respect of any covenant or agreement of the Issuer made in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement, a default in the observance or performance of which is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section 5.1 ) which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Noteholders, and such default shall continue or not be cured for a period of thirty (30) days (or (y) in the case of the failure of the Indenture Trustee to maintain a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, two (2) Business Days, or (z) in the case of Sections 3.5, 3.6(b), 3.7(a), 3.7(d), 3.9, 3.10(b), 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.19 and 3.20 of this Agreement, 15 days) after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtaining actual knowledge of such default or (ii) there shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee or the Agent, a written notice specifying such default, demanding that it be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(e) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Issuer, the Seller or NFC or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Issuer (other than as Owner Trustee) or for any substantial part of the Collateral, the Seller or NFC or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer’s, the Seller’s or NFC’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

 

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(f) the commencement by the Issuer, the Seller or NFC of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by the Issuer, the Seller or NFC to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by the Issuer, the Seller or NFC to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Issuer, the Seller or NFC or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by the Issuer, the Seller or NFC of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by the Issuer, the Seller or NFC generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by the Issuer in furtherance of any of the foregoing; or

(g) any representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Issuer under this Indenture or in any agreement, certificate, report, appendix, schedule or document furnished by the Issuer to the Agent pursuant to or in connection with this Indenture shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect as of the time made or deemed made (including by omission of material information necessary to make such representation, warranty, certification or statement not misleading) and such false or misleading representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Issuer shall continue or not be cured for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtaining actual knowledge thereof or (ii) there shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee or the Agent, a written notice specifying such false or misleading representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Issuer, demanding that it be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(h) there shall be a “change of control” with respect to the Seller or the Issuer (for purposes of this clause only, a “ change of control ” shall mean (i) the failure of NFC to own, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Seller or (ii) the failure of the Seller to own, on a fully diluted basis, 100% of the outstanding shares of voting stock (or its equivalent) of the Issuer; provided , however , that, with respect to clause (h)(ii), the Seller may transfer such voting stock (or its equivalent) to a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity of which the Seller owns 100% of the voting stock (or its equivalent)); or

(i) any provision of this Indenture or any other Basic Document to which the Issuer, NFC or the Seller is a party shall cease to be in full force and effect and the parties thereto shall not within thirty (30) days thereafter have amended such agreement to the satisfaction of the Agent to eliminate such non-enforceability or the Issuer, NFC or the Seller shall so state in writing and, in either case, such non-enforceability would have a Material Adverse Effect on the interests of the Noteholders; or

(j) the failure of the Issuer to make any payment required under the Interest Rate Swap to the extent provided pursuant to this Indenture or the failure of the Swap Counterparty to make any payment required to be made thereunder, in either case, other than as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Swap Counterparty, if the swap counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap is Credit Suisse International; or

(k) a default by the Servicer in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any indebtedness of the Servicer in excess of $50 million was created or is governed, the effect of which is to cause any such indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any such indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment or as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets) prior to the stated maturity date thereof, and the failure of the Servicer

 

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to repay such indebtedness in full or otherwise caused such indebtedness to be reinstated within 30 days after such indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid; or

(l) a Servicer Default pursuant to Section 7.01(a), 7.01(c), 7.01(d) or 7.01(g) of the Servicing Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing; or

(m) the failure by any Warranty Purchaser to make any Warranty Payment when due or the failure of the Servicer to make any Administrative Payment when due or the failure of NFC or the Seller to deposit into the Collection Account any proceeds from the International Purchase Obligations when received, and any such failure shall continue until, or not be cured by, the Transfer Date related to the Monthly Period in which such amount is collected, after the earlier of (i) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtaining actual knowledge of such failure or (ii) there shall have been given to the Warranty Purchaser, NFC, the Servicer or the Seller and such Person shall have received, as applicable, by the Indenture Trustee or the Agent, a written notice specifying such failure, demanding that it be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(n) default in the observance or performance in any material respect of any covenant or agreement of (i) NFC made in Section 5.02 or Section 6.11 of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Seller made in Section 3.03 or Sections 5.02(a), 5.02(b) or 5.02(c) of the Pooling Agreement, or (iii) the Seller made in Section 5.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement, as applicable, which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Noteholders, and such default shall continue or not be cured for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (x) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer obtaining actual knowledge of such default or (y) there shall have been given, to NFC or the Seller, as applicable, by the Indenture Trustee or the Agent, a written notice specifying such default, demanding that it be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(o) if on three (3) consecutive Distribution Dates (including the first such Distribution Date), the result of (i) the sum of (x) the Aggregate Receivables Balance as of the related Accounting Date and (y) the aggregate Starting Receivables Balance of any Receivables transferred to the Issuer subsequent to such Accounting Date and on or prior to such Distribution Date and (z) amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account on the applicable Distribution Date (after giving effect to any deposits or withdrawals therefrom on such date) minus (ii) the Outstanding Amount of the Notes on the applicable Distribution Date (after giving effect to any payments of principal or fundings on the Notes on such date), fails to exceed 9.00% of the Aggregate Starting Receivables Balance of all Receivables transferred to the Issuer on or prior to the applicable Distribution Date.

The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Agent, within five (5) Business Days after learning of the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any Default under Section 5.1(a), 5.1(b), 5.1(d), 5.1(g), 5.1(m) or 5.1(n) , its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment .

(a) If an Event of Default should occur and be continuing, then and in every such case, unless the principal amount of the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture Trustee or the Agent may de