Exhibit 99.2
Execution Copy
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY LLC,
as Sponsor
and
FORD CREDIT AUTO RECEIVABLES TWO LLC,
as Depositor
Dated as of May 1, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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USAGE AND DEFINITIONS
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1
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1
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ARTICLE II
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SALE AND PURCHASE OF RECEIVABLES
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1
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Sale of Purchased Property; Payment of Purchase
Price.
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1
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2
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ARTICLE III
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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2
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Representations and Warranties of the
Sponsor
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2
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Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor
About the Receivables
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3
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Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of
Representations or Warranties by the Sponsor.
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6
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Representations and Warranties of the
Depositor
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS OF THE SPONSOR
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8
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Filing and Maintenance of Financing Statements
and Security Interests.
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8
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Account Records and Computer Systems.
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9
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9
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ARTICLE V
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MISCELLANEOUS
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9
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10
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10
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Third-Party Beneficiaries
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10
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10
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Submission to Jurisdiction
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10
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11
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11
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No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
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Exhibit
A
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Schedule
of Receivables
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A-1
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PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of May
1, 2009 (this " Agreement "), between FORD MOTOR CREDIT
COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Sponsor, and
FORD CREDIT AUTO RECEIVABLES TWO LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, as Depositor.
BACKGROUND
In the regular course of its
business, the Sponsor purchases retail installment sale contracts
secured by new and used cars and light trucks from motor vehicle
dealers.
The Sponsor wishes to sell and
assign, and the Depositor wishes to purchase, a pool of such
contracts and related property on the terms and conditions in this
Agreement.
ARTICLE I
USAGE AND DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1.
Usage and Definitions . Capitalized terms used
but not otherwise defined in this Agreement are defined in Appendix
A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2009,
among Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-B, as Issuer, Ford Credit
Auto Receivables Two LLC, as Depositor and Ford Motor Credit
Company LLC, as Servicer. Appendix A also contains rules
as to usage applicable to this Agreement. Appendix A is
incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF RECEIVABLES
Section
2.1.
Sale of Purchased Property; Payment of Purchase Price
.
(a) Effective
as of the Closing Date and immediately before the transactions
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement
and the Indenture, the Sponsor sells and assigns to the Depositor,
without recourse (subject to the obligations of the Sponsor under
this Agreement), all right, title and interest of the Sponsor,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Purchased
Property.
(b) In
consideration for the Purchased Property, the Depositor will pay to
the Sponsor $1,906,858,711.20 in cash by federal wire transfer
(same day) funds on the Closing Date. The Depositor and
the Sponsor each represents and warrants to the other that the
amount of cash paid by the Depositor, together with the increase in
the value in the Sponsor's capital in the Depositor, is equal to
the fair market value of the Receivables.
(c) The
sale of the Purchased Property made under this Agreement does not
constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the
Depositor of any obligation of the Sponsor to the Obligors, the
Dealers or any other Person in connection with the Purchased
Property.
Section
2.2.
Savings Clause . It is the intention of the
Sponsor and the Depositor that (i) the sale and assignment pursuant
to Section 2.1 constitute an absolute sale of the Purchased
Property, conveying good title to the Purchased Property free and
clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, from the Sponsor to
the Depositor and (ii) the Purchased Property not be a part of the
Sponsor's estate in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of the
Sponsor. If, notwithstanding the intention of the
Sponsor and the Depositor, such sale and assignment is deemed to be
a pledge in connection with a financing or is otherwise deemed not
to be a sale, the Sponsor Grants, and the parties intend that the
Sponsor Grants, to the Depositor a security interest in all of the
Sponsor's right, title and interest in the Purchased Property to
secure a loan in an amount equal to all amounts payable by the
Sponsor under this Agreement, all amounts payable as principal or
interest on the Notes, and all amounts payable as servicing fees
under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and in such event, this
Agreement will constitute a security agreement under applicable law
and the Depositor will have all of the rights and remedies of a
secured party and creditor under the UCC.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
3.1.
Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor
. The Sponsor represents and warrants to the Depositor
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date:
(a)
Organization and Qualification . The Sponsor is
duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company
in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware. The Sponsor is qualified as a foreign limited
liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary
licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership
or lease of its properties or the conduct of its activities
requires such qualification, license or approval, unless the
failure to obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Sponsor's ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(b)
Power, Authorization and Enforceability . The
Sponsor has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
the terms of this Agreement. The Sponsor has authorized
the execution, delivery and performance of the terms of this
Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Sponsor, enforceable against the Sponsor,
except as may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization
or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors' rights or
by general equitable principles.
(c)
No Conflicts and No Violation . The consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the
fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement, will not (i) conflict
with or result in a breach of the terms or provisions of, or
constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or instrument under
which the Sponsor is a debtor or guarantor, (ii) result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or
assets of the Sponsor pursuant to the terms of any such indenture,
mortgage, deed of
trust, loan agreement, guarantee or similar
agreement or instrument, (iii) violate the Certificate of Formation
or the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Sponsor, or (iv)
violate any law or, to the Sponsor's knowledge, any order, rule or
regulation applicable to the Sponsor of any court or of any federal
or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other
governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Sponsor
or its properties, in each case which conflict, breach, default,
Lien, or violation would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Sponsor's ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
(d)
No Proceedings . To the Sponsor's knowledge,
there are no proceedings or investigations pending or overtly
threatened in writing before any court, federal or state regulatory
body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality
having jurisdiction over the Sponsor or its properties: (i)
asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Sponsor's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
(e)
Valid Security Interest . This Agreement creates
a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the
applicable UCC) in the Receivables in favor of the Depositor, which
security interest is prior to all other Liens, other than Permitted
Liens, and is enforceable against all creditors of and purchasers
from the Sponsor.
(f)
Investment Company Act . The Sponsor is not an
"investment company" or a company "controlled by an investment
company" within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act.
Section
3.2.
Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor About the
Receivables . The Sponsor represents and warrants to
the Depositor as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing Date (except as otherwise specified), which representations
and warranties (i) the Depositor has relied on in purchasing the
Receivables and (ii) will survive the sale of the Receivables to
the Depositor, the subsequent sale of the Receivables to the Issuer
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the pledge of the
Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the
Indenture:
(a)
Origination of Receivables . Each Receivable (i)
was originated in the United States by a Dealer for the retail sale
of a Financed Vehicle in the ordinary course of such Dealer's
business and has been fully executed by the parties thereto, (ii)
was purchased by the Sponsor from a Dealer and was validly assigned
by such Dealer to the Sponsor, and (iii) was underwritten pursuant
to the Credit and Collection Policy.
(b)
Simple Interest . Each Receivable (i) provides
for equal monthly payments in U.S. dollars that fully amortize the
Amount Financed by its stated maturity and yield interest at the
Annual Percentage Rate and (ii) applies a simple interest
method
of allocating a fixed payment to principal and
interest, so that the portion of such payment allocated to interest
is equal to the APR multiplied by the principal balance multiplied
by the number of days elapsed since the preceding payment of
interest was made divided by 365.
(c)
Prepayment . Each Receivable allows for
prepayment and partial prepayments without penalty and requires
that the Principal Balance be paid in full to prepay the contract
in full.
(d)
No Government Obligors . No Receivable is the
obligation of the United States of America or any State or local
government or from any agency, department, instrumentality or
political subdivision of the United States or any State or local
government.
(e)
Insurance . Each Receivable requires the Obligor
to obtain physical damage insurance covering the Financed
Vehicle.
(f)
Valid Assignment . No Receivable has been
originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under
which the sale of such Receivable under this Agreement would be
unlawful, void or voidable. The terms of the Receivable
do not limit the right of the owner of such Receivable to sell such
Receivable. The Sponsor has not entered into any
agreement with any Person that prohibits, restricts or conditions
the sale of any Receivable by the Sponsor.
(g)
Compliance with Law . Each Receivable complied in
all material respects at the time it was originated and as of the
Closing Date will comply in all material respects with all
requirements of federal, State, and local laws.
(h)
Binding Obligation . Each Receivable is on a form
contract that includes rights and remedies allowing the holder to
enforce the obligation and realize on the Financed Vehicle and
represents the legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the
Obligor, enforceable in all material respects by the holder of the
Receivable, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of
creditors' rights or by general equitable principles and consumer
protection laws.
(i)
Perfected Security Interest in Financed Vehicle
. Each Receivable is secured by a security interest in
the related Financed Vehicle, in favor of the Sponsor as secured
party, which was validly created and is a perfected, first priority
security interest, or the Sponsor has commenced
procedures that will result in the perfection of a first priority
security interest in the related Financed Vehicle, and said
security interest is assignable by the Sponsor to the
Depositor.
(j)
Good Title . Immediately before the sale under
this Agreement, the Sponsor had good title to each Receivable free
and clear of any Lien other than Permitted Liens and, immediately
upon the sale under this Agreement, the Depositor will have good
title to each Receivable, fre