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Title: INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 11/22/2005

INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT, Parties: americredit automobile receivable trust 2005-d-a , ambac assurance corporation , americredit financial services  inc , jpmorgan chase bank  n.a
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INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 17, 2005

AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION,
as Insurer,

AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2005-D-A,
as Issuer,

AFS SENSUB CORP.,
as Seller,

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,
as Servicer,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Indenture Trustee

AmeriCredit Automobile
Receivables Trust 2005-D-A
Class A Asset Backed Notes

 

 

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1

Defined Terms

1

Section 1.2

Other Definitional Provisions

8

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

 

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

 

 

 

 

Section 2.1

Representations and Warranties of AmeriCredit

8

Section 2.2

Affirmative Covenants of Seller and Servicer

9

Section 2.3

Negative Covenants of AmeriCredit

13

Section 2.4

Representations and Warranties of the Insurer

13

Section 2.5

Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Issuer

14

Section 2.6

Affirmative Covenants of the Seller and the Issuer

15

Section 2.7

Negative Covenants of the Seller and the Issuer

19

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III
THE AMBAC POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

 

 

Section 3.1

Issuance of the Ambac Policy

20

Section 3.2

Payment of Fees and Premium

21

Section 3.3

Reimbursement Obligation

22

Section 3.4

Indemnification

23

Section 3.5

Payment Procedure

26

Section 3.6

Subrogation

26

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV
FURTHER AGREEMENTS

 

 

 

 

Section 4.1

Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement

27

Section 4.2

Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments

27

Section 4.3

Obligations Absolute

28

Section 4.4

Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party Rights

29

Section 4.5

Liability of the Insurer

30

Section 4.6

Reserved

30

Section 4.7

Rights and Remedies

30

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ARTICLE V
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

 

 

 

 

Section 5.1

Defaults

31

Section 5.2

Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive

32

Section 5.3

Waivers

32

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

Section 6.1

Amendments, Etc.

33

Section 6.2

Notices

33

Section 6.3

Severability

35

Section 6.4

Governing Law

35

Section 6.5

Consent to Jurisdiction

35

Section 6.6

Consent of the Insurer

36

Section 6.7

Counterparts

36

Section 6.8

Headings

36

Section 6.9

Trial by Jury Waived

36

Section 6.10

Limited Liability

36

Section 6.11

Entire Agreement; Facsimile Signatures

37

Section 6.12

Indenture Trustee

37

Section 6.13

Third-Party Beneficiary

37

Section 6.14

No Proceedings

37

Section 6.15

Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability

37

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

Form of Ambac Policy     

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          INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this “ Insurance Agreement ”), dated as of November 17, 2005, by and among AMBAC ASSURANCE CORPORATION, as Insurer (the “ Insurer ”), AMERICREDIT AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2005-D-A, as Issuer (the “ Issuer ”), AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as Servicer (the “ Servicer ”), AFS SENSUB CORP., as Seller (the “ Seller ”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “ Indenture Trustee ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

          A.      The Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2005 (the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Issuer and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Trust Collateral Agent ”), provides for, among other things, the issuance of the AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-D-A Asset Backed Notes.

          B.      The parties hereto desire that the Insurer issue the Ambac Policy to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders and to, among other things, specify the conditions precedent thereto, the premium in respect thereof and the indemnity, reimbursement, reporting and other obligations of the parties hereto other than the Insurer in consideration thereof.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

           Section 1.1           Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Insurance Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Ambac Policy or, if not defined therein, in the Indenture or, if not defined therein, in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or, if not defined therein, in the Purchase Agreement, each as described below.

          “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

          “ Ambac ” means Ambac Assurance Corporation, a Wisconsin domiciled stock insurance corporation.


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          “ Ambac Policy ” means the Note Guaranty Insurance Policy No. AB0941BE dated November 17, 2005, including any endorsements thereto, issued by the Insurer to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes, for the benefit of the Holders, in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Insurance Agreement.

          “ AmeriCredit ” means AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. in its capacity as servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and as seller under the Purchase Agreement.

          “ AmeriCredit Party ” means any of the Issuer, the Seller and AmeriCredit (collectively, the “ AmeriCredit Parties ”); provided , however , that solely with respect to the definition of “AmeriCredit Party” as such term is used in the Ambac Policy, the “AmeriCredit Party” shall have the meaning as specified therein.

          “ Certificate ” means the trust certificate evidencing the beneficial interest of the Certificateholder in the Trust.

          “ Charter Documents ” means, with respect to any Transaction Party, such entity’s organizational documents, including its trust agreement, certificate of trust, memorandum of association, articles of organization, certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws and/or operating agreement.

          “ Class A-1 Notes ” means the Class A-1 4.3436% Asset Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.

          “ Class A-2 Notes ” means the Class A-2 4.75% Asset Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.

          “ Class A-3 Notes ” means the Class A-3 4.87% Asset Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.

          “ Class A-4 Notes ” means the Class A-4 5.02% Asset Backed Notes, issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an Exhibit to the Indenture.

          “ Closing Date ” means November 17, 2005.

          " Collateral Agent " means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as Collateral Agent under the Spread Account Agreement.

          “ Collection Period ” means, (i) with respect to the first Distribution Date, the period beginning on the close of business on November 9, 2005 and ending on the close of business on November 30, 2005, and (ii) with respect to each subsequent Distribution Date, the period beginning on the close of business on the last day of the second preceding calendar month and ending on the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar month. Any amount stated “as of the close of business on the last day of a Collection Period” shall give effect to the following calculations as determined as of the end of the day on such last day: (i) all applications of collections and (ii) all distributions.

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          “ Contract ” means a motor vehicle retail installment sales contact or promissory note.

          “ Controlling Party ” means the Insurer, so long as no Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Trust Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholders, in the event an Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

          “ Corporate Trust Office ” means (i) with respect to the Owner Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the Owner Trustee, which at the time of execution of this agreement is Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, and (ii) with respect to the Indenture Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent, the Backup Servicer and the Collateral Agent, the principal office thereof at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which at the time of execution of this agreement is 4 New York Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attention: Institutional Trust Services, AmeriCredit 2005-D-F.

          “ Custodian ” means AmeriCredit and any other Person named from time to time as custodian in any Custodian Agreement acting as agent for the Trust Collateral Agent, which Person must be acceptable to the Controlling Party (the Custodian as of the Closing Date is acceptable to the Insurer as of the Closing Date).

          “ Custodian Agreement ” means any Custodian Agreement from time to time in effect between the Custodian named therein, the Insurer and the Trust Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, which Custodian Agreement and any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto shall be acceptable to the Controlling Party (the Custodian Agreement which is effective on the Closing Date is acceptable to the Controlling Party).

          “ Default ” means any occurrence that is, or with notice or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

          “ Distribution Date ” means, with respect to each Collection Period, the sixth day of the following calendar month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day, commencing December 6, 2005.

          “ Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.1 hereof.

          “ Fee Letter ” means that certain letter agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Issuer and the Insurer and acknowledged by the Indenture Trustee setting forth certain fees and other matters referred to herein, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith and with this Insurance Agreement.

          “ Fitch ” means Fitch Inc., or its successor.

          “ Holder ” has the meaning given thereto in the Ambac Policy.

          “ Indemnified Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4 hereof.

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          “ Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4 hereof.

          “ Indenture ” means the Indenture dated as of November 9, 2005 between the Issuer and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

          “ Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(c) hereof.

          “ Insolvency Event ” means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a petition against such Person or the entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person 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 for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation or such Person’s affairs, and such petition, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by such Person 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 such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator, or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

          “ Insolvency Proceeding ” means any proceeding by or against any person under any applicable reorganization, bankruptcy, liquidation, rehabilitation, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or any proceeding in which a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official shall have been, or may be, appointed or requested for a person or any of its assets.

          “ Insurance Agreement ” has the meaning given such term in the initial paragraph hereof.

          “ Insurer ” means Ambac and any successor thereto, as issuer of the Ambac Policy.

          “ Insurer Default ” means the occurrence and continuance of any of the following events:

 

 

     (a)     the Insurer shall have failed to make a payment required under the Note Policy in accordance with its terms;

 

 

 

 

 

 

     (b)     the Insurer shall have (i) filed a petition or commenced any case or proceeding under any provision or chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other similar federal or state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or reorganization, (ii) made a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (iii) had an order for relief entered against it under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other similar federal or state law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy, rehabilitation, liquidation or reorganization which is final and nonappealable; or

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     (c)     a court of competent jurisdiction, the Wisconsin Department of Insurance or other competent regulatory authority shall have entered a final and nonappealable order, judgment or decree (i) appointing a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver for the Insurer or for all or any material portion of its property or (ii) authorizing the taking of possession by a custodian, trustee, agent or receiver of the Insurer (or the taking of possession of all or any material portion of the property of the Insurer).

          “ Insurer Information ” means the information furnished by the Insurer in writing expressly for use in the Offering Document and is limited to the information included under the headings “The Insurer” and “The Policy” in the Prospectus Supplement.

          “ Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time.

          “ Late Payment Rate ” means the lesser of (a) the greater of (i) the per annum rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime or base lending rate (any change in such rate of interest to be effective on the date such change is announced by Citibank, N.A.), plus 2% per annum and (ii) the then applicable highest rate of interest on the Notes and (b) the maximum rate permissible under applicable usury or similar laws limiting interest rates. The Late Payment Rate shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.

          “ Lockbox Agreement ” means the Tri-Party Remittance Processing Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2005, by and among AmeriCredit, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and the Trust Collateral Agent, as such agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time, unless the Trust Collateral Agent shall cease to be a party thereunder, or such agreement shall be terminated in accordance with its terms, in which event "Lockbox Agreement" shall mean such other agreement, in form and substance acceptable to the Controlling Party, among the Servicer, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Lockbox Bank.

          " Lockbox Bank " means a depository institution named by the Servicer and acceptable to the Controlling Party.

          “ Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, operations or assets of the Issuer (considered separately) or the Issuer, the Seller and the Servicer (taken as a whole), (b) the ability of any AmeriCredit Party to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity, enforceability of, or collectibility of, amounts payable by any AmeriCredit Party under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, (d) the status, existence, perfection or priority of the interest of the Issuer or of the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Estate or (e) the validity, enforceability or collectibility of amounts payable by any AmeriCredit Party when due under any Transaction Document to which it is a party.

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          “ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

          “ Notes ” means the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes.

          “ Offering Document ” means, taken together, the Prospectus Supplement, dated November 8, 2005 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”), and the Prospectus, dated January 7, 2005, of the Issuer, in respect of the offering and sales of the Notes, any amendment or supplement thereto, and any other offering document in respect of the Notes that makes reference to the Ambac Policy.

          “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

          “ Premium ” means the premium payable in accordance with the Fee Letter.

          “ Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement among AFS SenSub Corp., as purchaser, and AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., as seller, dated as of November 9, 2005, as such Purchase Agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

          “ Rating Agencies ” means Fitch, Moody’s and S&P.

          “ Receivables ” means any Contract listed on Schedule A attached to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Subsequent Receivables listed on Schedule A to each Subsequent Transfer Agreement (which Schedules may be in the form of microfiche or disk).

          “ Responsible Officer ” means, with respect to the Indenture Trustee or the Trust Collateral Agent, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or any AmeriCredit Party, including any Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee or the Trust Collateral Agent customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above-designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

          “ Sale and Servicing Agreement ” means the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2005, among the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trust Collateral Agent and as Backup Servicer (in such capacity, the “Backup Servicer”), as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

          “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

          “ Securities Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

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          “ Seller ” has the meaning specified in the initial paragraph hereof.

          “ Servicer ” has the meaning specified in the recitals hereof.

          “ Servicer Termination Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

          “ Servicing Policy and Procedures ” means the policies and procedures set forth on Schedule C to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and any amendments thereto.

          “ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

          “ Spread Account ” means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to the Spread Account Agreement.

          “ Spread Account Agreement ” means the Spread Account Agreement dated as of November 9, 2005, among the Insurer, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent, as the same may be modified, supplemented or otherwise amended in accordance with its terms thereof.

          “ Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

          “ Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Underwriting Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, the Trust Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the Spread Account Agreement, the Custodian Agreement, the Lockbox Agreement and all other documents and certificates delivered in connection therewith except for the Ambac Policy.

          “ Transaction Parties ” means the AmeriCredit Parties and the Indenture Trustee.

          “ Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Spread Account Agreement.

          “ Trust Agreement ” means the Trust Agreement dated as of October 25, 2005 among AFS SenSub Corp., as Seller and Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee, as amended and restated as of November 9, 2005, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

          “ Underwriter Information ” means the information furnished by the Underwriters in writing expressly for use in the Offering Document and included in the first paragraph, the fourth paragraph and the first sentence of the eighth paragraph after the Class A-4 Notes table under the heading “Underwriting” in the Prospectus Supplement.

          “ Underwriter ” shall mean Credit Suisse First Boston LLC as representative of the Underwriters named in the Underwriting Agreement.

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          “ Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated November 8, 2005 between the Underwriter, the Seller and the Servicer with respect to the offer and sale of the Notes, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

            Section 1.2           Other Definitional Provisions . The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Insurance Agreement shall refer to this Insurance Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Insurance Agreement, and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Insurance Agreement unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The words “include” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” Where a representation, warranty or covenant herein begins with the words “as to a Person only,” such representation, warranty or covenant is given by and as to such Person only.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

           Section 2.1           Representations and Warranties of AmeriCredit . AmeriCredit hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, each of the representations and warranties made by it in each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including Section 3.1 of the Purchase Agreement and Sections 4.6 and 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying with the terms of the last sentence of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, AmeriCredit, represents and warrants as of the Closing Date as follows:

            (a)     The offer and sale of the Notes by the Issuer comply in all material respects with all requirements of law, including all registration requirements of applicable securities laws and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Offering Document (other than the Underwriter Information and the Insurer Information) does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

            (b)     The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; the Issuer is not required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act; and neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes by the Issuer will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities law. AmeriCredit shall satisfy any of the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act arising out of the Transaction to which it, the Seller, or the Issuer is subject.

           (c)     Neither the Transaction Documents nor any other information relating to the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any other asset in the Trust Estate, the operations or financial condition of any of the AmeriCredit Parties (collectively, the “ Information ”), as amended, supplemented or superseded, furnished to the Insurer by such AmeriCredit Party contains any statement of a material fact which was untrue or misleading in any material respect when made. None of the AmeriCredit Parties has any knowledge of any circumstances that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the furnishing of the Information, there has been no change nor any development or event involving a prospective change known to any of the AmeriCredit Parties that would render any of the Transaction Documents untrue or misleading in any material respect.

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           Section 2.2           Affirmative Covenants of AmeriCredit . AmeriCredit hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, all of the covenants made by it in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including Article IV of the Purchase Agreement and Section 4.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Such covenants are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying with the terms of the last sentence of Section 6.1. In addition, AmeriCredit hereby agrees that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

           (a)      Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws . It shall comply with the terms and conditions of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and shall comply with any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, except where the failure to comply with any such law, rule or regulation is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 

           (b)      Existence . Except as otherwise expressly provided by the Transaction Documents, it shall maintain its corporate existence and shall at all times continue to be duly organized under the laws of the place of its organization and duly qualified and duly authorized thereunder. Additionally, it shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its Charter Documents and shall maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations, except for any such license, permit, charter or registration the failure of which to maintain is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 

           (c)      Notice of Material Events . It shall promptly (and, with respect to item (ii) below, in any event not later than three (3) Business Days, and, with respect to all other items not later than five (5) Business Days) following receipt of actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer thereof inform the Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the following:

 

 

       (i)     the submission of any claim or the initiation of any legal process, litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or disciplinary proceeding by or against it that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or the promulgation of any proceeding or any proposed or final ruling in connection with any such litigation, investigation or proceeding which would reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

 

 

 

 

       (ii)     the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder, any Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, any Servicer Termination Event or any Trigger Event;

 

 

 

 

 

       (iii)     the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any AmeriCredit Party; and

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       (iv)     the receipt of written notice that (a) any license, permit, charter, registration or approval necessary and material for the conduct of its business is to be, or may be, suspended or revoked and such suspension or revocation would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) it is to cease and desist any practice, procedure or policy employed by it in the conduct of its business, and such cessation would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     With respect to the occurrence of a Level 1 Trigger Event (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement), a Servicer’s Certificate is sufficient to meet the requirements of this Section 2.2(c).

          (d)      Notice of Change . It shall give the Insurer not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any proposed change in its name, principal place of business or jurisdiction of organization.

 

 

          (e)      Access to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants . As long as upon reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer, at any time, it shall permit the Insurer or its authorized agents:

 

 

 

 

     (i)     to inspect its books and its records as they may relate to the Transaction, the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, or its obligations under the Transaction Documents;

 

 

 

 

     (ii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

 

 

 

 

     (iii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its independent accountants, provided that one of its officers shall have the right to be present during such discussions.

          Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours at the Insurer’s cost and expense and shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of the AmeriCredit. Absent an Event of Default hereunder, any Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event, the Insurer shall not conduct such inspections or discussions more often than annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and AmeriCredit. If, however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems appropriate at the cost and expense of AmeriCredit. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or a Servicer Termination Event, AmeriCredit shall make its principal officers available to discuss the Transaction with representatives of the Insurer within 15 days of receipt by AmeriCredit of such a request from the Insurer and such discussions shall be conducted at AmeriCredit’s expense.

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          (f)      Closing Documents . It shall provide or cause to be provided to the Insurer an executed original copy of each Transaction Document executed by it in connection with the closing of the Transaction within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date.

 

          (g)      Field Examination by Independent Public Accountants . Upon reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer at any time, it shall permit independent public accountants designated by the Insurer, from time to time to conduct a field examination(s), and in connection therewith shall permit such independent public accountants without limitation:

 

 

     (i)     to inspect its books and records as they may relate to the Transaction, the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, or its obligations under the Transaction Documents;

 

 

     (ii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

 

 

     (iii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its independent accountants, provided that one of its officers shall have the right to be present during such discussions.

          Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours at AmeriCredit’s cost and expense and shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of the Seller or the Servicer. Absent an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event, the Insurer shall not conduct such inspections and discussion more often than annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and AmeriCredit. If, however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems appropriate.

          (h)      Financial Reporting . AmeriCredit shall provide or cause to be provided to the Insurer the following:

 

 

     (i)      Annual and Periodic Financial Statements; Other Reporting . Copies of the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and such notices, certificates, reports and other information delivered by AmeriCredit under the Transaction Documents, as and when required pursuant to such sections or agreements, and any other reporting or financial information required to be provided to the Insurer pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, any other documents, as and when required pursuant to such terms.

 

 

     (ii)      Compliance Certificate . Together with the financial statements required under Section 4.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, a compliance certificate signed by its Responsible Officer stating that to the best of such person’s knowledge, (a) each AmeriCredit Party is in compliance with its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, and (b) no Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event exists and no event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event or Trigger Event exists, or if an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event or other such event exists, stating the nature and status thereof (including all relevant financial and other information and amounts used in determining whether such Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event or Trigger Event or other such event exists).

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     (iii)      S.E.C. Filings . Upon reasonable request by the Insurer, promptly after the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly or other regular reports which AmeriCredit or any subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

     (iv)      Shareholders Statements and Reports . Upon reasonable request by the Insurer, promptly after the furnishing thereof to its shareholders, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.

 

 

     (v)      Amendments to Servicing Policy and Procedure . Within ten (10) Business Days after the date of any material change or amendment to its Servicing Policy and Procedure, a true and complete copy of such change or amendment, and if requested by the Insurer, a copy of the Servicing Policy and Procedure as outlined in Schedule C to the Sale and Servicing Agreement then in effect. AmeriCredit will not amend its Servicing Policy and Procedures in any manner likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Insurer.

 

 

     (vi)      Servicing Policy and Procedure . Within ten (10) Business Days after requested by the Insurer, a true and complete copy of its Servicing Policy and Procedure, as outlined in Schedule C to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, then in effect.

 

          (i)      Public Debt Ratings . Promptly, but in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of any change in its public debt ratings, if any, a written certification of its public debt ratings after giving effect to such change.

 

          (j)      Compliance with Securities Laws . It shall comply with the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder so as to permit the completion of the offer and sale of the Notes as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement.

 

          (k)      Disclosure Document . Each Offering Document delivered with respect to the Notes shall clearly disclose that the insurance provided by the Ambac Policy is not covered by the property/casualty insurance security fund specified in Article 76 of the New York Insurance Law.

 

          (l)      Other Information . It shall provide to the Insurer such other information (including non-financial information) in respect of the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or the other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, the Transaction and the Transaction Documents and such other financial or operating information in respect of itself, the Seller, the Issuer or any of their Affiliates, in each case, which the Insurer may from time to time reasonably request.

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          Section 2.3           Negative Covenants of AmeriCredit . AmeriCredit hereby agrees that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

          (a)      Impairment of Rights . It shall not take any action, or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to take action (x) is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) is reasonably likely to interfere with the enforcement of any rights of the Insurer under or with respect to any of the Transaction Documents. It shall give the Insurer written notice of any such action or failure to act promptly prior to the date of consummation of such action or failure to act. It shall furnish to the Insurer all information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.

 

          (b)      Amendments, Etc. It shall not modify, amend or waive, or consent to any modification or amendment of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party without the prior written consent of the Insurer thereto.

 

          (c)      Change in Lockbox Processor . Except as provided in a Lockbox Agreement, it shall not permit a change in the Lockbox Account or any Lockbox Bank designated in a Lockbox Agreement without the prior written consent of the Insurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided , however , that without limiting the foregoing, it shall be deemed reasonable for the Insurer to withhold its consent if the long term senior unsecured debt of any new Lockbox Bank is not rated at least “A” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s.

 

          Section 2.4           Representations and Warranties of the Insurer . The Insurer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of the Holders), the Issuer and each other Transaction Party as follows:

          (a)      Organization and Licensing . The Insurer is a stock insurance corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Wisconsin.

 

          (b)      Corporate Power . The Insurer has the corporate power and authority to issue the Ambac Policy and execute and deliver this Insurance Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which Ambac is a party and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

 

          (c)      Authorization; Approvals . All proceedings legally required for the issuance of the Ambac Policy and the execution, delivery and performance of this Insurance Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which Ambac is a party 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 Ambac Policy have been obtained or are not material to the enforceability of the Ambac Policy.

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          (d)      Enforceability . The Ambac Policy, when issued, will constitute, and this Insurance Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which Ambac is a party constitutes, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Insurer, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and subject to principles of public policy limiting the right to enforce the indemnification provisions contained therein and herein, insofar as such provisions relate to indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws.

 

          (e)      No Conflict . The execution by the Insurer of this Insurance Agreement and all Transaction Documents to which Ambac is a party will not, and the satisfaction of the terms hereof and thereof will not, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or 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 or constitute a default under any of the foregoing which would materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Ambac Policy, this Insurance Agreement and all other Transaction Documents to which Ambac is a party.

 

          (f)      Accuracy of Information . The Insurer Information included in the Offering Document is limited and does not purport to provide the scope of disclosure required to be included in a prospectus with respect to a registrant in connection with the offer and sale of securities of such registrant registered under the Securities Act. Within such limited scope of disclosure, however, as of the date of the Offering Document, the Insurer Information does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

          Section 2.5           Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Issuer . Each of the Seller and the Issuer hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, each of the representations and warranties made by the Seller or the Issuer, as the case may be, in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement and Section 7.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of the Seller). Such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth herein, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, the Issuer represents and warrants as of the Closing Date as follows:

 

          (a)      Accuracy of Information . The information or statements contained in the Transaction Documents furnished to the Insurer by it, as amended, supplemented or superseded on or prior to the date hereof, taken as a whole, does not, if restated at and as of the date hereof, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make such information or statements not misleading in any material respect.

 

          (b)      Compliance with Securities Laws . The Seller will comply with the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder so as to permit the completion of the offer and sale of the Notes as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement. The offer and sale of the Notes by the Issuer will comply in all material respects with all requirements of law, including all registration requirements of applicable securities laws. Without limiting the foregoing, the Offering Document (other than the Insurer Information and the Underwriter Information) does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes by the Issuer has been or will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities laws. The Seller will satisfy all applicable information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act arising out of the Transaction to which it or the Trust Estate are subject. The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

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          Section 2.6           Affirmative Covenants of the Seller and the Issuer . Each of the Seller and the Issuer hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, all of the covenants of the Seller or the Issuer, as the case may be, set forth in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including the covenants contained in Article IV of the Purchase Agreement and Section 7.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of the Seller) and in Article III of the Indenture (in the case of the Issuer). Such covenants are incorporated herein by this reference, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, each of the Seller and the Issuer hereby agrees that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

          (a)      Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws . It shall comply with the terms and conditions of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and shall comply with any law, rule or regulation applicable to it, except where the failure to comply with any such law, rule or regulation is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

          (b)      Existence . It shall maintain its existence as a corporation or a statutory trust, as the case may be, under the laws of the State of Nevada with respect to the Seller and the State of Delaware, with respect to the Issuer and shall at all times continue to be duly formed and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and the State of Delaware, as applicable, and duly qualified and duly authorized thereunder and shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its Charter Documents. The Issuer shall cause the Receivables Files to be located at such location as specified in the Custodian Agreement.

 

          (c)      Access to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants . Upon reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer, at any time, it shall permit the Insurer or its authorized agents:

 

 

     (i)     to inspect its books and records;

 

 

     (ii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

 

 

     (iii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its independent accountants, provided that one of its officers and an officer of AmeriCredit shall have the right to be present during such discussions.

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          Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours at the cost and expense of the Insurer and shall not unreasonably disrupt the Seller’s or Issuer’s business, as the case may be. Absent an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event, the Insurer shall not conduct such inspections or discussions more often than annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and AmeriCredit. If, however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems appropriate at the cost and expense of the Seller or the Issuer, as applicable. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event, the Seller and the Issuer shall make their respective principal officers available to discuss the Transaction with representatives of the Insurer within 15 days of receipt by the Seller and the Issuer, as the case may be, of such a request from the Insurer and such discussions shall be conducted at the expense of the Seller or the Issuer, as applicable.

          (d)      Notice of Material Events . It shall be obligated promptly (and, with respect to item (ii) below, in any event not later than three (3) Business Days, and with respect to all other items below, not later than five (5) Business Days) following receipt of actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer thereof to inform the Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the following:

 

 

     (i)     the submission of any claim or the initiation of any legal process, litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or disciplinary proceeding by or against it that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or the promulgation of any proceeding or any proposed or final ruling in connection with any such litigation, investigation or proceeding which would reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

 

     (ii)     the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event;

 

 

     (iii)     the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any AmeriCredit Party; and

 

 

     (iv)     the receipt of written notice that (a) any license, permit, charter, registration or approval necessary for the conduct of its business is to be, or may be, suspended or revoked and such suspension or revocation would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) it is to cease and desist any practice, procedure or policy employed by it in the conduct of its business, and such cessation would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

     With respect to the occurrence of a Level 1 Trigger Event (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement), a Servicer’s Certificate is sufficient to meet the requirements of Section 2.6(d).

          (e)     It shall give the Insurer not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of any proposed change in its name, principal place of business or jurisdiction of organization.

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          (f)      Field Examination by Independent Public Accountants . Upon reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer at any time, it shall permit independent public accountants designated by the Insurer, from time to time to conduct a field examination(s), and in connection therewith shall permit such independent public accountants, without limitation:

 

 

     (i)     to inspect its books and records;

 

 

     (ii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

 

 

     (iii)     to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its independent accountants; provided that one of its officers and an officer of the Seller or the Issuer, as the case may be, and an officer of AmeriCredit (if AmeriCredit is then the Servicer) shall have the right to be present during such discussions.

          Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours at the cost and expense of AmeriCredit and shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of the Seller or the Issuer, as the case may be. Absent an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event, the Insurer shall not conduct field examinations more often than annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and AmeriCredit. If, however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems appropriate.

          (g)      Maintenance of Licenses . It shall maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations, except for licenses, permits, charters and registrations the failure of which to maintain is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

          (h)      Financial Reporting . The Issuer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Insurer, as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days after the end of each of its fiscal years, an annual balance sheet as at the end of such fiscal year and the notes thereto, and the related statements of income and cash flows and the respective notes thereto for such fiscal year, certified by its Responsible Officer.

 

          (i)      Books and Records . Its books and records will reflect its separate existence and will present fairly its financial position.

 

          (j)      Other Information . It shall provide to the Insurer such other information (including non-financial information) in respect of the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or the other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, the Transaction and the Transaction Documents and such other financial or operating information in respect of itself and the Receivables which the Insurer may from time to time reasonably request.

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          (k)      Operation . It shall:

 

 

     (i)     manage its day-to-day business without the involvement of any other AmeriCredit Party except as required or permitted by the Transaction Documents or in connection with certain administrative services provided to the Seller by AmeriCredit;

 

 

     (ii)     act solely in its own name in the conduct of its business, including business correspondence and other communications, and shall conduct its business so as not to mislead others as to the identity of the entity with which they are concerned;

 

 

     (iii)     ensure that, to the extent that it shares the same officers or other employees as any of its Affiliates, the salaries of and the expenses related to providing benefits to such officers and other employees shall be fairly allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of the salary and benefit costs associated with all such common officers and employees;

 

 

     (iv)     ensure that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with any of its Affiliates to do business with vendors or service providers or to share overhead expenses, the costs incurred in doing so shall be allocated fairly among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. To the extent that it contracts or does business with vendors or service providers when the goods and services provided are partially for the benefit of any other Person, the costs incurred in so doing shall be fairly allocated to or among such entities for whose benefit the goods and services are provided, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. All material transactions between the other Transaction Parties and its Affiliates shall only be on an arm’s-length basis;

 

 

     (v)     require that all of its full-time employees identify themselves as such and not as employees of AmeriCredit or any other AmeriCredit Party (including, without limitation, by means of providing appropriate employees with business or identification cards identifying such employees as its employees); and

 

 

     (vi)     compensate all employees, consultants and agents directly, from its bank accounts, for services provided to it by such employees, consultants and agents, and, to the extent any of its employees, consultants or agents is also an employee, consultant or agent of AmeriCredit (or any Affiliate thereof), allocate the compensation of such employee, consultant or agent between itself and AmeriCredit (or any Affiliate thereof) on a basis which reflects the services rendered to itself and AmeriCredit (or such Affiliate thereof).

 

          (l)      Special Purpose Entity . In addition, the Seller shall:

 

 

     (i)     ensure that its capital is adequate for the business and undertakings of the Seller;

 

 

     (ii)     other than activities as set forth in the Charter Documents or in connection with the Transaction, be restricted from undertaking any other activities;

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     (iii)     have at least one independent director;

 

 

     (iv)     not commingle its funds and assets with the funds of any other person; and

 

 

     (v)     maintain (A) correct and complete minute books and records of account, and (B) minutes of the meetings and other proceedings of its board of directors.

          Section 2.7           Negative Covenants of the Seller and the Issuer . Each of the Seller and the Issuer hereby agrees that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

          (a)      Impairment of Rights . It shall not take any action, or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to take action (x) is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) is reasonably likely to interfere with the enforcement of any rights of the Insurer under or with respect to any of the Transaction Documents. It shall give the Insurer written notice of any such action or failure to act promptly prior to the date of consummation of such action or failure to act. It shall furnish to the Insurer all information requested by the Insurer that is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.

 

          (b)      Amendments, Etc. It shall not modify, amend or waive, or consent to any modification, amendment or waiver of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party without the prior written consent of the Insurer. It shall not modify, amend or waive, or consent to any modification, amendment or waiver of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Charter Documents which would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Insurer.

 

          (c)      Limitation on Mergers, Etc. It shall not consolidate with or merge with or into any Person or liquidate or dissolve, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person except, in the case of the Issuer, by way of the grant of a lien to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or, except as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents, transfer any of its assets to any Person.

 

          (d)      Certain Other Limitations . It shall:

 

 

     (i)     be restricted from undertaking activities in connection with the issuance of the Notes other than activities as set forth in its Charter Documents;

 

 

     (ii)     not be involved in the day-to-day management of any of the other AmeriCredit Parties except as required by or permitted by the Transaction Documents or in connection with certain administrative services provided to the Seller by AmeriCredit;

 

 

     (iii)     not incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness except for such indebtedness as may be incurred by the Issuer in connection with the issuance of the Notes, or as otherwise expressly permitted by the Charter Documents;

 

 

     (iv)     not commingle its deposit accounts (and funds therein) or other assets with the deposit accounts (and funds therein) or other assets of any other entity;

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     (v)     not act as an agent of any other AmeriCredit Party; and

 

 

     (vi)     not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries; provided that the Seller may form other special purpose entities in connection with the issuance of other asset-backed securities.

 

ARTICLE III      

THE AMBAC POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT

          Section 3.1           Issuance of the Ambac Policy . The Insurer agrees to issue the Ambac Policy on the Closing Date subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth below:

          (a)      Payment of Expenses . The applicable parties shall have been paid their related fees and expenses payable in accordance with Sections 3.2(a) and (b);

 

          (b)      Receipt of Certain Documents . The Insurer shall have received a copy of the Servicing Policy and Procedures, as outlined in Schedule C to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, then in effect and of each Transaction Document fully executed and delivered by each applicable Transaction Party;

 

          (c)      Representations and Warranties; Certificate . The representations and warranties of the AmeriCredit Parties set forth or incorporated by reference in this Insurance Agreement and the representations and warranties set forth by the Indenture Trustee in the Indenture are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, and the Insurer has received a certificate of appropriate officers of the related AmeriCredit Party to that effect;

 

          (d)      No Litigation, Etc. No suit, action or other proceeding, investigation or injunction, or final judgment relating thereto, is pending or, to any Transaction Party’s knowledge, threatened before any court, governmental or administrative agency or arbitrator in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transaction;

 

          (e)      Legality . No statute, rule, regulation or order has been enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any government or governmental or administrative agency or court that would make the Transaction illegal or otherwise prevent the consummation thereof;

 

          (f)      No Event of Default . No Event of Default hereunder, Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, Trigger Event or a Service


 
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