Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION COPY
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
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Section 1.1
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Defined Terms
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Section 1.2
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Other Definitional
Provisions
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ARTICLE
II
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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Section 2.1
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Representations and Warranties
of AmeriCredit
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Section 2.2
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Affirmative Covenants of
Seller and Servicer
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Section 2.3
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Negative Covenants of
AmeriCredit
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Section 2.4
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Representations and Warranties
of the Insurer
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Section 2.5
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Representations and Warranties
of the Seller and the Issuer
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Section 2.6
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Affirmative Covenants of the
Seller and the Issuer
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Section 2.7
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Negative Covenants of the
Seller and the Issuer
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ARTICLE III
THE AMBAC POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT
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Section 3.1
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Issuance of the Ambac
Policy
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Section 3.2
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Payment of Fees and
Premium
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Section 3.3
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Reimbursement
Obligation
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Section 3.4
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Indemnification
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Section 3.5
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Payment Procedure
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Section 3.6
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Subrogation
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ARTICLE IV
FURTHER AGREEMENTS
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Section 4.1
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Effective Date; Term of the
Insurance Agreement
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Section 4.2
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Further Assurances and
Corrective Instruments
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Section 4.3
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Obligations
Absolute
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Section 4.4
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Assignments; Reinsurance;
Third-Party Rights
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Section 4.5
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Liability of the
Insurer
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Section 4.6
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Reserved
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Section 4.7
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Rights and Remedies
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ARTICLE V
DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
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Section 5.1
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Defaults
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Section 5.2
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Remedies; No Remedy
Exclusive
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Section 5.3
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Waivers
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ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 6.1
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Amendments, Etc.
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Section 6.2
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Notices
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Section 6.3
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Severability
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Section 6.4
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Governing Law
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Section 6.5
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Consent to
Jurisdiction
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Section 6.6
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Consent of the
Insurer
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Section 6.7
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Counterparts
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Section 6.8
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Headings
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Section 6.9
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Trial by Jury
Waived
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Section 6.10
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Limited Liability
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Section 6.11
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Entire Agreement; Facsimile
Signatures
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Section 6.12
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Indenture Trustee
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Section 6.13
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Third-Party
Beneficiary
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Section 6.14
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No Proceedings
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Section 6.15
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Limitation of Owner Trustee
Liability
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AmeriCredit ” means AmeriCredit Financial Services,
Inc. in its capacity as servicer under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and as seller under the Purchase Agreement.
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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.
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Certificate ” means the trust certificate evidencing
the beneficial interest of the Certificateholder in the
Trust.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Closing Date ” means November 17, 2005.
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Collateral Agent " means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its
capacity as Collateral Agent under the Spread Account
Agreement.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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).
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Default ” means any occurrence that is, or with notice
or the lapse of time or both would become, an Event of
Default.
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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.
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Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in
Section 5.1 hereof.
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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.
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Fitch ” means Fitch Inc., or its successor.
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Holder ” has the meaning given thereto in the Ambac
Policy.
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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.
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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.
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Information ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2.1(c) hereof.
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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.
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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.
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Insurance Agreement ” has the meaning given such term
in the initial paragraph hereof.
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Insurer ” means Ambac and any successor thereto, as
issuer of the Ambac Policy.
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Insurer Default ” means the occurrence and continuance
of any of the following events:
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(a) the
Insurer shall have failed to make a payment required under the Note
Policy in accordance with its terms;
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(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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lockbox Bank " means a depository institution named by the
Servicer and acceptable to the Controlling Party.
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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.
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Notes ” means the Class A-1 Notes, the
Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4
Notes.
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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.
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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.
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Premium ” means the premium payable in accordance with
the Fee Letter.
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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.
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Rating Agencies ” means Fitch, Moody’s and
S&P.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Servicer ” has the meaning specified in the recitals
hereof.
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Servicer Termination Event ” has the meaning specified
in Section 9.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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Servicing Policy and Procedures ” means the policies
and procedures set forth on Schedule C to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, and any amendments thereto.
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S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor
thereto.
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Spread Account ” means the account designated as such,
established and maintained pursuant to the Spread Account
Agreement.
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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.
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Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents.
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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.
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Transaction Parties ” means the AmeriCredit Parties
and the Indenture Trustee.
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Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in
the Spread Account Agreement.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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(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.
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(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.
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(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:
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(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;
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occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder, any Default or Event
of Default under the Indenture, any Servicer Termination Event or
any Trigger Event;
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commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any AmeriCredit
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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:
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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;
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(ii) to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal
executive officer and its principal financial officer;
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(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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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(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;
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(ii) to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal
executive officer and its principal financial officer;
and
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(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.
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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.
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Financial Reporting . AmeriCredit shall provide or cause to
be provided to the Insurer the following:
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(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.
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(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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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.
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
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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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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:
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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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:
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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.
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(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.
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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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:
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(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.
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(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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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:
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(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.
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(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.
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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:
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inspect its books and records;
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(ii) to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal
executive officer and its principal financial officer;
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(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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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.
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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:
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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;
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occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, a Default or Event of
Default under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event or a
Trigger Event;
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(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 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.
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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).
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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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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:
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inspect its books and records;
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(ii) to
discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its principal
executive officer and its principal financial officer;
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(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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Books and Records . Its books and records will reflect its
separate existence and will present fairly its financial
position.
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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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Operation . It shall:
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(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;
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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;
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(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;
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(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;
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(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
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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).
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Special Purpose Entity . In addition, the Seller
shall:
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(i) ensure
that its capital is adequate for the business and undertakings of
the Seller;
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than activities as set forth in the Charter Documents or in
connection with the Transaction, be restricted from undertaking any
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at least one independent director;
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(iv) not
commingle its funds and assets with the funds of any other person;
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(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.
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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:
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(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.
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(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.
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(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.
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(d)
Certain Other Limitations . It shall:
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(i) be
restricted from undertaking activities in connection with the
issuance of the Notes other than activities as set forth in its
Charter Documents;
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(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;
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(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;
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(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
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(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.
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ARTICLE
III
THE AMBAC POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT
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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:
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(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);
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(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;
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(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;
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(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;
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(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;
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(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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