Exhibit 1.1(B)
CHASE AUTO OWNER TRUST 20
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ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Depositor and Servicer
CERTIFICATE UNDERWRITING
AGREEMENT
, 20
J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc.
270 Park Avenue, 10
th
Floor
New York, New York 10017
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. Introductory . JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association, a national banking association
(the “ Bank ”), has formed Chase Auto Owner
Trust 20 -
(the “
Trust ”) to sell $
aggregate principal amount of
% Asset Backed Certificates (the “ Certificates
”), each representing a fractional undivided interest in the
Trust.
The assets of the Trust will
include, among other things, a pool of simple interest retail
installment sales contracts and purchase money notes and other
notes (the “ Receivables ”) secured by new and
used automobiles (the “ Financed Vehicles ”) and
certain monies received thereunder on or after the opening of
business on
, 20
, such Receivables to be
transferred to the Trust and serviced by the Bank, as Servicer, or
by a successor Servicer. The Original Pool Balance of the
Receivables will equal approximately $
. The Certificates will be issued pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement to be dated as of
, 20
(as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the “ Trust Agreement ”), between
the Bank and [
], as owner trustee (the “ Owner Trustee
”).
Simultaneously with the issuance and
sale of the Certificates as described herein, the Trust will issue
$
aggregate principal amount of Class [A-1]
% Asset Backed Notes (the “ Class [A-1] Notes
”), $
aggregate principal amount of Class [A-2]
% Asset Backed Notes (the “ Class [A-2] Notes
”), $
aggregate principal amount of Class [A-3]
% Asset Backed Notes (the “ Class [A-3] Notes ”)
and $
aggregate principal amount of Class [A-4]
% Asset Backed Notes (the “ Class [A-4] Notes ”
and, together with the Class [A-1] Notes , the Class
[A-2] Notes and the Class [A-3] Notes , the “
Notes ”), pursuant to the Indenture to be dated as of
, 20
(as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the “ Indenture ”), between the
Trust and
, as indenture trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee
”). The [Class [A-1] Notes], Class [A-2] Notes, the Class
[A-3] Notes and the Class [A-4] Notes (collectively, the “
Offered Notes ”) will be sold pursuant to an
underwriting agreement dated the date hereof (the “ Note
Underwriting Agreement ”; together with this Agreement,
the “ Underwriting Agreements ”) among the Bank
and the underwriters named therein (the “ Note
Underwriters ”). The Notes and the Certificates are
sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “
Securities ”.
Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in the Sale and Servicing Agreement to be dated as of
, 20
(as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the “ Sale and Servicing Agreement
”), between the Trust and the Bank, as Depositor and
Servicer.
This is to confirm the agreement
concerning the purchase of the Certificates from the Bank by J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc. (the “ Underwriter
”).
2. Representations and Warranties
of the Bank . The Bank represents and warrants to, and agrees
with, the Underwriter, that:
(a) A registration statement on Form
S-3 (No. 333-
) has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“ Commission ”) in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Act ”), and the Rules and Regulations under the Act
(the “ Rules and Regulations ”). Such
registration statement, as amended, has been declared effective by
the Commission. Such registration statement, as amended as of the
time it became effective (including without limitation each deemed
effective date and time in accordance with Rule 430B(f) of the
Rules and Regulations (the “ Effective Time ”)),
including all material incorporated by reference therein and all
information deemed to be part thereof pursuant to Rule 430B of the
Rules and Regulations is hereinafter referred to as the “
Registration Statement .” No stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and no
proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or, to the
knowledge of the Bank, threatened by the Commission. The conditions
to the use of a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Act,
as set forth in the General Instructions to Form S-3, and the
conditions of Rule 415 of the Rules and Regulations, have been
satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement. The Bank has
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and
Regulations a preliminary prospectus supplement dated [
, 20 ] relating to the sale of the
Securities (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”)
accompanied by the base prospectus dated [
, 20 ] (the “Base
Prospectus”; together with the Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement, the “Preliminary Prospectus”). The Bank
proposes to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the
Rules and Regulations a final prospectus supplement relating to the
sale of the Securities (the “ Prospectus Supplement
”) to the Base Prospectus (together with the Prospectus
Supplement, the “ Prospectus ”). Any reference
in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to
Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the Effective Time or
the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the
case may be, and any reference to “amend,”
“amendment” or “supplement” with respect to
the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents
filed after such date and on or prior to the Closing Date (as
defined herein) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder that are deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein.
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(b) The Registration Statement, at
the Effective Time, (i) complied in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of (A) the Act, (B) the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture
Act”), and (C) the Rules and Regulations and
(ii) did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
provided , however , that the Bank makes no
representation and warranty with respect to information contained
in or omitted from the Registration Statement in reliance upon, or
in conformity with, information furnished in writing to the Bank by
or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for use in connection
with the preparation of the Registration Statement. The
Registration Statement, as of the Closing Date, will comply in all
material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the
Trust Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(c) The Preliminary Prospectus
complied, and the Prospectus will comply, when filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations, in
all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act,
the Trust Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(d) At or prior to the time when
sales to purchasers (including, without limitation, contracts of
sale) of the Certificates were first made (the “ Time of
Sale ”), the Bank had prepared or referred to the
following information in connection with the offering of the
Certificates (collectively, the “ Time of Sale
Information ”): (i) the Preliminary Prospectus, and
(ii) each “free writing prospectus,” as defined in
Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations (a “ Free Writing
Prospectus ”), listed on Annex A hereto.
(e) The Time of Sale Information, at
the Time of Sale, did not include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state an material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading[, except that no representation or
warranty is made with respect to the omission of pricing and
pricing dependent information which information shall of necessity
appear in the Prospectus] 1 ; provided , however
, that the Bank makes no representation and warranty with respect
to information contained in or omitted from the Time of Sale
Information in reliance upon, or in conformity with, information
furnished in writing to the Bank by or on behalf of the Underwriter
specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the Time
of Sale Information.
(f) The Prospectus, as of its date,
as of the date of any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the
Closing Date, will not include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided , however ,
that the Bank makes no representation and warranty with respect to
information contained in or omitted from the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon, or in conformity
with, information furnished in writing to the Bank by or on behalf
of the Underwriter specifically for use in connection with the
preparation of the Prospectus or any amendment to supplement
thereto.
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bracketed language is unnecessary if a final term sheet containing
the pricing information is included in the Time of Sale
Information.
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(g) Other than the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Bank (including its agents and
representatives, other than the Underwriter in its capacity as
such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or
referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or
refer to any Free Writing Prospectus, other than each Free Writing
Prospectus listed on Annex A hereto. Each such Free Writing
Prospectus is an “issuer free writing prospectus,”
within the meaning of Rule 433(h) of the Rules and Regulations (an
“ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”). Each Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A hereto (i) complied
in all material respects with the Act, (ii) has been filed, to
the extent required by Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations,
(iii) did not contain any information that conflicts with
information contained in the Registration Statement, including
information included pursuant to Rule 430B or Rule 430C, and not
superseded or modified and (iv) when taken together with the
Preliminary Prospectus, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, at the
Time of Sale, did not include any untrue statement of a material
fact and did not omit to state any material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading[, except that no
representation or warranty is made with respect to the omission of
pricing and pricing dependent information which information shall
of necessity appear in the Prospectus] 2 ; provided , however ,
that the Bank makes no representation and warranty with respect to
information contained in or omitted from each such Issuer Free
Writing Prospectus in reliance upon, or in conformity with,
information furnished in writing to the Bank by or on behalf of the
Underwriter specifically for use in connection with the preparation
of such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
(h) The Bank is a national banking
association organized under the laws of the United States, with
full power and authority to own its properties and conduct its
business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the
Prospectus, and had at all relevant times and has power, authority
and legal right to acquire, own, sell and service the
Receivables.
(i) When the Notes have been duly
executed by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust and, when
authenticated by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the
Indenture and delivered upon the order of the Bank to the Note
Underwriters pursuant to the Note Underwriting Agreement and the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Notes will be duly issued and
will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Trust
enforceable against the Trust in accordance with their terms,
except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be subject
to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors’ rights as such laws would apply in the
event of the insolvency, liquidation or reorganization or other
similar occurrence with respect to the Bank or the Trust or in the
event of any moratorium or similar occurrence affecting the Bank or
the Trust and to general principles of equity.
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The
bracketed language is unnecessary if a final term sheet containing
the pricing information is included in the Time of Sale
Information.
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(j) The direction by the Bank to the
Owner Trustee to execute and authenticate the Certificates has been
duly authorized by the Bank and, when the Certificates have been
duly executed, authenticated and delivered by the Owner Trustee in
accordance with the Trust Agreement and delivered upon the order of
the Bank to the Underwriter pursuant to this Agreement and the Sale
and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates will be duly issued and
entitled to the benefits afforded by the Trust
Agreement.
(k) The execution, delivery and
performance by the Bank of this Agreement, the Note Underwriting
Agreement and the Basic Documents to which the Bank is a party, and
the consummation by the Bank of the transactions provided for
herein and therein have been, or will have been, duly authorized by
the Bank by all necessary action on the part of the Bank; and
neither the execution and delivery by the Bank of such instruments,
nor the performance by the Bank of the transactions herein or
therein contemplated, nor the compliance by the Bank with the
provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with or result
in a breach or violation of any of the material terms and
provisions of, or constitute a material default under, any of the
provisions of the articles of association or by-laws of the Bank,
(ii) conflict with any of the provisions of any law,
governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on
the Bank or its properties, (iii) conflict with any of the
material provisions of any material indenture, mortgage, contract
or other instrument to which the Bank is a party or by which it is
bound, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its property pursuant to
the terms of any such indenture, mortgage, contract or other
instruments, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii),
for any such breaches or conflicts as would not individually or in
the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the transactions
contemplated hereby or on the ability of the Bank to consummate
such transactions.
(l) When executed and delivered by
the parties thereto, each of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and
the Trust Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Bank, enforceable against the Bank in accordance
with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability
thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter
in effect relating to creditors’ rights as such laws would
apply in the event of the insolvency, liquidation or reorganization
or other similar occurrence with respect to the Bank or in the
event of any moratorium or similar occurrence affecting the Bank
and to general principles of equity.
(m) All approvals, authorizations,
consents, orders or other actions of any person, corporation or
other organization, or of any court, governmental agency or body or
official (except with respect to the state securities or
“blue sky” laws of various jurisdictions), if so
required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement, the Note Underwriting Agreement and the Basic
Documents to which the Bank is a party has been or will be taken or
obtained on or prior to the Closing Date.
(n) As of the Closing Date, the
representations and warranties of the Bank, as Depositor and
Servicer, in the Trust Agreement will be true and
correct.
(o) This Agreement and the Note
Underwriting Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the
Bank.
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(p) On the date on which the first
bona fide offer of the Certificates is made, the Bank will not be
an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the
Rules and Regulations.
3. Purchase, Sale, Payment and
Delivery of the Certificates . On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but
subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Bank
agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to
purchase from the Bank, at a purchase price of
% of the face amount thereof, the Certificates plus accrued
interest at the Certificate Rate from
, 20
to, but excluding, the Closing
Date.
The Bank will deliver the
Certificates to the Underwriter against payment of the purchase
price in immediately available funds drawn to the order of the Bank
at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New
York, New York at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on
, 20
, or at such other time not later
than seven full business days thereafter as the Underwriter and the
Bank determine, such time being herein referred to as the “
Closing Date .” The Certificates to be so delivered
will be initially represented by one or more definitive
Certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., the
nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC
”) and will be made available for inspection by the
Underwriter at the office where delivery and payment for such
Certificates is to take place no later than 1:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the Business Day prior to the Closing
Date.
4. Offering by the
Underwriter . It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to
offer the Certificates for sale to the public (which may include
selected brokers and dealers) as set forth in the
Prospectus.
5. Covenants of the Bank .
The Bank covenants and agrees with the Underwriter that:
(a) The Bank will file the
Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules
and Regulations within the time prescribed therein and will provide
evidence satisfactory to the Underwriter of such timely filing. The
Bank will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus when and to the
extent required by Rule 433(d) of the Rules and Regulations. Before
using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus, other than an Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus listed on Annex A, the Bank will furnish to the
Underwriter a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
for review and approval. During any period that a prospectus
relating to the Certificates is required to be delivered to
purchasers of the Certificates by the Underwriter and dealers
participating in the initial offering and sale of the Certificates
on the Closing Date under the Act (but for Rule 172 of the Rules
and Regulations) (a “ prospectus delivery period
”), the Bank will not file any amendments to the Registration
Statement, or any amendments or supplements to the Prospectus,
unless it shall first have delivered copies of such amendments or
supplements to the Underwriter, and if the Underwriter shall have
reasonably objected thereto promptly after receipt thereof; the
Bank will promptly advise the Underwriter or its counsel
(i) when notice is received from the Commission that any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has become
or will become effective, (ii) of any request by the
Commission for any amendment or supplement to the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information and
(iii) of any order or communication suspending or preventing,
or threatening to suspend or prevent, the offer and
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