Exhibit 1.1
LONG BEACH ACCEPTANCE AUTO
RECEIVABLES TRUST 20__-_
Class A ___% Asset Backed
Notes
UNDERWRITING
AGREEMENT
[Name of
underwriter],
As
Representative of the Underwriters
________________________
___________,
____________
_____________, 20__
Long Beach Acceptance Corp., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the "
Sponsor "), and Long Beach Acceptance Receivables Corp., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the
" Seller ") (the Sponsor and the Seller, collectively, the "
Companies "), agree with you as follows:
Section 1.
Issuance and Sale of
Notes . The Sponsor has
authorized the issuance and sale of $____________ Class A ___%
Asset Backed Notes (the " Notes "). The Notes are to be
issued by Long Beach Acceptance Auto Receivables Trust 20__-_ (the
" Trust ") pursuant to an Indenture, to be dated as of
_____________, 20__ (the " Indenture "), between the Trust
and [Name of indenture trustee], a ________________, as indenture
trustee (the " Trustee ") and as Trust Collateral Agent. In
addition to the Notes, the Trust will also issue an Asset Backed
Certificate representing the beneficial ownership interests in the
Trust (the " Certificate ") (the Notes and the Certificate,
collectively, the " Securities ") pursuant to a Trust
Agreement, dated as of ____________, 20__, as amended and restated
as of ___________, 20__ between the Seller and [Name of owner
trustee], as owner trustee (the " Owner Trustee "). The
assets of the Trust will initially include a pool of retail
installment sale contracts secured by new or used automobiles,
light duty trucks and vans (the " [Initial] Receivables ")
and certain monies due thereunder on or after ________________,
20__ (the " [Initial] Cutoff Date "). [Additional retail
installment sale contracts secured by new or used automobiles,
light duty trucks and vans (the " Subsequent Receivables ")
and certain monies due thereunder on or after the applicable
Subsequent Cutoff Date are intended to be purchased by the Trust
from the Seller from time to time on or before the end of the
Funding Period, from funds available under the Pre-Funded Amount.
The [Initial] Receivables and the Subsequent Receivables are
hereinafter referred to as the "Receivables."]
[The Notes will have the benefit of a note
insurance policy (the " Note Insurance Policy "), issued by
________________, a __________________ organized under the laws of
_____________ (the " Note Insurer ").]
[In connection with the issuance of the Note
Insurance Policy (i) the Companies, the Trust and the Note Insurer
will execute and deliver an Insurance Agreement dated as of
______________, 20__ (the " Insurance Agreement ") and (ii)
the Seller, the Underwriters and the Note Insurer will execute and
deliver an Indemnification Agreement dated as of ____________, 20__
(the " Indemnification Agreement ").]
As used herein, the term " Sponsor
Agreements " means the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of
___________, 20__ among the Trust, the Sponsor, as servicer, the
Seller and [Name of trust collateral agent], a ________________, as
trust collateral agent (the " Sale and Servicing Agreement
"), the Purchase Agreement between the Sponsor and the Seller dated
as of ______________, 20__ (the " Purchase Agreement "),
[the Insurance Agreement, the Indemnification Agreement] and this
Agreement; the term " Seller Agreements " means the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement,
[the Insurance Agreement, the Indemnification Agreement] and this
Agreement.
The Notes are being purchased by the
Underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto, and the Underwriters are
purchasing, severally, only the Notes set forth opposite their
names in Schedule 1, except that the amounts purchased by the
Underwriters may change in accordance with Section 10 of this
Agreement. [Name of representative of underwriters] is acting as
representative of the Underwriters and in such capacity, is
hereinafter referred to as the " Representative
."
The offering of the Notes will be made by the
Underwriters and the Companies understand that the Underwriters
propose to make a public offering of the Notes for settlement on
_____________, 20__ as the Underwriters deem advisable.
The Certificate will be retained by the
Seller.
Defined terms used herein shall have their
respective meanings as set forth in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
Section 2.
Representations and
Warranties . A. The
Sponsor represents, warrants and agrees with the Underwriters,
that:
(i) A Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
___________) has (a) been prepared by the Sponsor on such Form in
conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the " Securities Act ") and the rules and
regulations (the " Rules and Regulations ") of the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the " Commission
") thereunder, (b) been filed with the Commission and (c) been
declared effective by the Commission, and no stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued,
and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or
threatened, by the Commission. Copies of such Registration
Statement have been delivered by the Sponsor to the Underwriters.
There are no contracts or documents of the Sponsor which are
required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement
pursuant to the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations which
have not been so filed or incorporated by reference therein on or
prior to the Effective Date of the Registration Statement. The
conditions for use of Form S-3, as set forth in the General
Instructions thereto, have been satisfied.
As used herein, the term " Effective Date
" means the date on and time at which the Registration Statement
became effective, or the date on and the time at which the most
recent post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement, if
any, was declared effective by the Commission. The term "
Registration Statement " means (i) the registration
statement referred to in the preceding paragraph, including the
exhibits thereto, (ii) all documents incorporated by reference
therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 and (iii) any
post-effective amendment filed and declared effective prior to the
date of issuance of the Notes. The term " Base Prospectus "
means the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. The
term " Prospectus Supplement " means the prospectus
supplement dated the date hereof, specifically relating to the
Notes, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 of the
Rules and Regulations (the " Prospectus Supplement "). The
term " Company Offering Materials " means, collectively, the
Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus
Supplement except for [(x) the information set forth under the
caption "The Insurer" and (y)] the Underwriter Information. The
term " Underwriter Information " means the information set
forth under the caption "Underwriting" in the Prospectus Supplement
and any information in the Prospectus Supplement relating to any
potential market-making, over-allotment or price stabilization
activities of the Underwriters. The term " Prospectus "
means, together, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus
Supplement.
To the extent that the Underwriter either (i)
has provided to the Sponsor Collateral term sheets (as hereinafter
defined) that such Underwriter has provided to a prospective
investor, the Sponsor has filed such Collateral term sheets as an
exhibit to a report on Form 8-K within two business days of its
receipt thereof, or (ii) has provided to the Sponsor Structural
term sheets or Computational Materials (each as defined below) that
such Underwriter has provided to a prospective investor, the
Sponsor will file or cause to be filed with the Commission a report
on Form 8-K containing such Structural term sheet and Computational
Materials, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of this
Agreement, but in any event, not later than the date on which the
Prospectus is made available to the Underwriter in final
form.
(ii) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus
conform, and any further amendments or supplements to the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus will, when they become
effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
conform in all respects to the requirements of the Securities Act
and the Rules and Regulations. The Company Offering Materials do
not and will not, as of the Effective Date or filing date thereof
and of any amendment thereto, as appropriate, 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.
(iii) The documents incorporated by reference in the
Company Offering Materials, when they were filed with the
Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements
of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the " Exchange Act "), as applicable, and the Rules
and Regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such
documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; any
further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the
Company Offering Materials, when such documents are filed with the
Commission will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of
the Commission thereunder and will 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.
(iv) Since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Company Offering Materials, or the
Company Offering Materials as amended and supplemented, (x) there
has not been any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting
the general affairs, business, management, financial condition,
stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory situation
or business prospects of the Sponsor and (y) the Sponsor has not
entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the
ordinary course of business) material to the Sponsor that, in
either case, would reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect the interests of the holders of the Notes, otherwise than as
set forth or contemplated in the Company Offering Materials, as so
amended or supplemented.
(v) The Sponsor is not aware of (x) any request by
the Commission for any further amendment of the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information, (y)
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or (z) any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
the Notes for the sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(vi) The Sponsor has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation, is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse
effect on the business or financial condition of the Sponsor and
has all power and authority necessary to own or hold its
properties, to conduct the business in which it is engaged and to
enter into and perform its obligations under each Sponsor Agreement
and to cause the Securities to be issued.
(vii) There are no actions, proceedings or
investigations pending before or threatened by any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal to which the Sponsor is a
party or of which any of its properties is the subject (i) which if
determined adversely to it is likely to have a material adverse
effect individually, or in the aggregate, on the business or
financial condition of the Sponsor, (ii) asserting the invalidity
of any Sponsor Agreement, in whole or in part or the Securities,
(iii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Securities or the
consummation by the Companies of any of the transactions
contemplated by any Sponsor Agreement, in whole or in part, or (iv)
which if determined adversely is likely to materially and adversely
affect the performance by the Sponsor of its obligations under, or
the validity or enforceability of, any Sponsor Agreement, in whole
or in part or the Securities.
(viii) Each Sponsor Agreement has been, or, when
executed and delivered will have been, duly authorized, validly
executed and delivered by the Sponsor and each Sponsor Agreement
constitutes, a valid and binding agreement of the Sponsor,
enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its respective
terms, except to the extent that the enforceability hereof may be
subject (x) to insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
receivership, conservatorship, or other similar laws, regulations
or procedures of general applicability now or hereafter in effect
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, (y) to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z) with respect
to rights of indemnity under this Agreement, to limitations of
public policy under applicable securities laws.
(ix) The issuance and delivery of the Securities, and
the execution, delivery and performance of each Sponsor Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach of
or violate any term or provision of or constitute a default under,
any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other
agreement or instrument to which the Sponsor is a party, by which
the Sponsor may be bound or to which any of the property or assets
of the Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries may be subject, nor will
such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Sponsor or any law,
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or
governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Sponsor or
any of its respective properties or assets.
(x) [Name of accountant] is an independent public
accountant with respect to the Sponsor as required by the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(xi) No consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental
agency or body of the United States is required for the issuance
and sale of the Notes, or the consummation by the Sponsor of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except the
registration under the Securities Act of the Securities and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may have been obtained or effected or as may be
required under securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Notes by the
Underwriters.
(xii) The Sponsor possesses all material licenses,
certificates, authorities or permits issued by the appropriate
state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary
to conduct the business now conducted by it and as described in the
Company Offering Materials (or is exempt therefrom) and the Sponsor
has not received notice of any proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of such license, certificate, authority
or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, is likely to materially
and adversely affect the conduct of its business, operations,
financial condition or income.
(xiii) The Sponsor will not conduct its operations
while any of the Securities are outstanding in a manner that would
require the Sponsor or the Trust to be registered as an "investment
company" under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
" 1940 Act "), as in effect on the date hereof.
(xiv) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges
in connection with the execution, delivery and issuance of any
Sponsor Agreement, [the Note Insurance Policy] and the Securities
that are required to be paid by the Sponsor at or prior to the
Closing Date have been paid or will be paid at or prior to the
Closing Date.
(xv) At the Closing Date, each of the representations
and warranties of the Sponsor set forth in any Sponsor Agreement
will be true and correct in all material respects.
(xvi) Any certificate signed by an officer of the
Sponsor and delivered to the Representative or the Representative's
counsel in connection with an offering of the Notes shall be
deemed, and shall state that it is, a representation and warranty
as to the matters covered thereby to each person to whom the
representations and warranties in this Section 2A are
made.
B. The Seller represents, warrants and agrees with
the Underwriters, that:
(i) The Company Offering Materials do not and will
not, as of the applicable filing date therefor and any amendment or
supplement thereto, contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(ii) The documents incorporated by reference in the
Company Offering Materials, when they were filed with the
Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements
of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and the Rules and
Regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such
documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; any
further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the
Company Offering Materials, when such documents are filed with the
Commission will conform in all material respects to the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the Rules and Regulations of
the Commission thereunder and will 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.
(iii) Since the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Company Offering Materials, (x) there
has not been any material adverse change, or any development
involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting
the general affairs, business, management, financial condition,
stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory situation
or business prospects of the Seller and (y) the Seller has not
entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the
ordinary course of business) material to the Seller that, in either
case, would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect
the interests of the holders of the Securities, otherwise than as
set forth or contemplated in the Company Offering Materials, as so
amended or supplemented.
(iv) The Seller is not aware of (x) any request by
the Commission for any further amendment of the Registration
Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional information, (y)
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or
threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or (z) any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of
the Notes for the sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(v) The Seller has been duly incorporated and is
validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of incorporation, is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where
the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse
effect on the business or financial condition of the Seller and has
all power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties, to
conduct the business in which it is engaged and to enter into and
perform its obligations under each Seller Agreement.
(vi) There are no actions, proceedings or
investigations pending before or threatened by any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal to which the Seller is a
party or of which any of its properties is the subject (i) which if
determined adversely to it is likely to have a material adverse
effect individually, or in the aggregate, on the business or
financial condition of the Seller, (ii) asserting the invalidity of
any Seller Agreement in whole or in part, (iii) seeking to prevent
the issuance of the Securities or the consummation by the Seller of
any of the transactions contemplated by any Seller Agreement in
whole or in part, or (iv) which if determined adversely is likely
to materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of
its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, any
Seller Agreement in whole or in part or the Securities.
(vii) Each Seller Agreement has been, or, when
executed and delivered will have been, duly authorized, validly
executed and delivered by the Seller and each Seller Agreement
constitutes, a valid and binding agreement of the Seller,
enforceable against the Seller in accordance with their respective
terms, except to the extent that the enforceability hereof may be
subject (x) to insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
receivership, conservatorship, or other similar laws, regulations
or procedures of general applicability now or hereafter in effect
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, (y) to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z) with respect
to rights of indemnity under this Agreement, to limitations of
public policy under applicable securities laws.
(viii) The execution, delivery and performance of each
Seller Agreement by the Seller and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not
conflict with or result in a breach of or violate any term or
provision of or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or
instrument to which the Seller is a party, by which the Seller may
be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Seller or
any of its subsidiaries may be subject, nor will such actions
result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of
incorporation or by-laws of the Seller or any law, statute or any
order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or
body having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its respective
properties or assets.
(ix) [Name of accountant] is an independent public
accountant with respect to the Seller as required by the Securities
Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(x) No consent, approval, authorization, order,
registration or qualification of or with any court or governmental
agency or body of the United States is required for the issuance
and sale of the Notes, or the consummation by the Seller of the
transactions contemplated by each Seller Agreement except the
registration under the Securities Act of the Securities and such
consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or
qualifications as may have been obtained or effected or as may be
required under securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the
purchase and distribution of the Notes by the
Underwriters.
(xi) The Seller possesses all material licenses,
certificates, authorities or permits issued by the appropriate
state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary
to conduct the business now conducted by it and as described in the
Company Offering Materials (or each is exempt therefrom) and the
Seller has not received notice of any proceedings relating to the
revocation or modification of such license, certificate, authority
or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an
unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, is likely to materially
and adversely affect the conduct of its business, operations,
financial condition or income.
(xii) The Seller will have the power and authority to
sell the Receivables to the Trust. Following the conveyance of the
Receivables to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Trust will own the Receivables free and clear of any
lien, mortgage, pledge, charge, encumbrance, adverse claim or other
security interest (collectively, " Liens ") other than Liens
created by the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(xiii) As of the [Initial] Cutoff Date each of the
[Initial] Receivables will meet the eligibility criteria described
in the Prospectus [and as of the applicable Subsequent Cutoff Date
each of the related Subsequent Receivables will meet the
eligibility criteria described in the Prospectus].
(xiv) Neither the Seller nor the Trust created by the
Trust Agreement will conduct their operations while any of the
Securities are outstanding in a manner that would require the
Seller or the Trust to be registered as an "investment company"
under the 1940 Act, as in effect on the date hereof.
(xv) Each of the Securities, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, [the
Indemnification Agreement and the Note Insurance Policy] conforms
in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in
the Prospectus.
(xvi) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges
in connection with the execution, delivery and issuance of any
Seller Agreement, [the Note Insurance Policy] and the Securities
that are required to be paid by either the Seller at or prior to
the Closing Date have been paid or will be paid at or prior to the
Closing Date.
(xvii) At the Closing Date, each of the representations
and warranties of the Seller set forth in any Seller Agreement will
be true and correct in all material respects.
(xviii) The direction by the Seller to the Owner Trustee
to execute, authenticate, issue and deliver the Certificate will be
duly authorized by the Seller and, assuming the Owner Trustee has
been duly authorized to do so, when executed, authenticated, issued
and delivered by the Owner Trustee in accordance with the Trust
Agreement, the Certificate will be validly issued and outstanding
and will be entitled to the benefits of the Trust
Agreement.
Any certificate signed by an officer of the
Seller and delivered to the Representative or the Representative's
counsel in connection with an offering of the Notes shall be
deemed, and shall state that it is, a representation and warranty
as to the matters covered thereby to each person to whom the
representations and warranties in this Section 2B are
made.
Section 3.
Purchase and Sale
. The Underwriters' commitment to
purchase the Notes pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to
have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties
of the Companies herein contained and shall be subject to the terms
and conditions herein set forth. The Sponsor agrees to instruct the
Trust to issue the Notes to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters
agree to purchase on the date of issuance thereof. The purchase
prices for the Notes shall be as set forth on Schedule 1
hereto.
Section 4.
Delivery and Payment
. Payment of the purchase price
for, and delivery of, any Notes to be purchased by the Underwriters
shall be made at the office of Dewey Ballantine LLP, 1301 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, New York, or at such other place as shall
be agreed upon by the Representative and the Companies, at 10:00
a.m. New York City time on ______________, 20__ (the " Closing
Date "), or at such other time or date as shall be agreed upon
in writing by the Representative and the Companies. Payment shall
be made by wire transfer of same day funds payable to the account
designated by the Sponsor. Each of the Notes so to be delivered
shall be represented by one or more global certificates registered
in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust
Company.
The Companies agree to have the Notes available
for inspection, checking and packaging by the Representative in New
York, New York, not later than 12:00 P.M. New York City time on the
business day prior to the Closing Date.
Section 5.
Offering by
Underwriters . It is
understood that the Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for
sale to the public as set forth in the Prospectus.
Section 6.
Covenants of the
Companies . Each of the
Companies covenants with the Underwriters as follows:
A. To cause to be prepared a Prospectus in a form
approved by the Underwriters, to file such Prospectus pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act within the time period
prescribed by Rule 424(b) and to provide the Underwriters with
evidence satisfactory to the Underwriters of such timely filing; to
cause to be made no further amendment or any supplement to the
Registration Statement or to the Prospectus prior to the 91st day
following the Closing Date except as permitted herein; to give
notice to the Underwriters of the filing of any amendment to the
Registration Statement which is filed or becomes effective prior to
the 91st day following the Closing Date or any supplement to the
Prospectus or any amended Prospectus which is filed prior to the
91st day following the Closing Date and to furnish the Underwriters
with copies thereof; to file promptly all reports and any global
proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Sponsor
with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and,
until the 91st day following the Closing Date; to promptly advise
the Underwriters of its receipt of notice of the issuance by the
Commission of any stop order or of: (i) any order preventing or
suspending the use of the Prospectus; (ii) the suspension of the
qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction; (iii) the initiation of or threat of any proceeding
for any such purpose; (iv) any request by the Commission for the
amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or for additional information. In the event of the
issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending
the use of the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, the
Sponsor promptly shall use its best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal of such order by the Commission.
B. To furnish promptly to the Underwriters and to
counsel for the Underwriters a signed copy of the Registration
Statement as originally filed with the Commission, and of each
amendment thereto filed with the Commission, including all consents
and exhibits filed therewith.
C. To deliver promptly to the Underwriters such
number of the following documents as the Underwriters shall
reasonably request: (i) conformed copies of the Registration
Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each
amendment thereto (in each case including exhibits); (ii) the
Prospectus and any amended or supplemented Prospectus; and (iii)
any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (including
exhibits thereto). If the delivery of a prospectus is required at
any time in connection with the offering or sale of the Notes and
if at such time any events shall have occurred as a result of which
the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made when such
Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other
reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or
supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any
document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to
comply with the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Sponsor
shall notify the Underwriters and, upon the Underwriters' request
based upon the advice of counsel, shall file such document and
prepare and furnish without charge to the Underwriters and to any
dealer in securities as many copies as the Underwriters may from
time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a
supplement to the Prospectus which corrects such statement or
omission or effects such compliance.
D. To cause to be filed promptly with the
Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus that may, in the
judgment of the Seller or the Underwriters, be required by the
Securities Act or requested by the Commission. Neither the
Underwriters' consent to nor their delivery of any such amendment
or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions
set forth in Section 7 hereof.
E. To cause to be furnished to the Underwriters and
counsel for the Underwriters, prior to filing with the Commission,
and to obtain the consent of the Underwriters, which consent will
not unreasonably be withheld, for the filing of the following
documents relating to the Notes: (i) any amendment to the
Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus, or document
incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or (ii) the Prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the Rules and Regulations.
F. To use its best efforts, in cooperating with the
Sponsor and the Underwriters, to qualify the Notes for offering and
sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other
jurisdictions of the United States as the Underwriters may
designate, and maintain or cause to be maintained such
qualifications in effect for as long as may be required for the
distribution of the Notes. The Seller will cause the filing of such
statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each
jurisdiction in which the Notes have been so qualified.
G. The Seller will not, without the prior written
consent of the Representative, contract to sell any automobile
receivables-backed certificates, automobile receivables-backed
notes or other similar securities either directly or indirectly (as
through the Sponsor) for a period of five (5) business days after
the later of the termination of the syndicate or the Closing
Date.
H. So long as the Notes shall be outstanding, the
Seller shall deliver to the Underwriters as soon as such statements
are furnished to the Trustee: (i) the annual statement as to
compliance of the Servicer delivered to the Trustee pursuant to
Section [4.10(a)] of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; (ii) the
annual statement of a firm of independent public accountants
furnished to the Trustee pursuant to Section [4.11] of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement with respect to the Servicer; and (iii) the
monthly reports furnished to the Noteholders pursuant to Section
[5.7] of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
I. So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the
Seller will furnish to the Underwriters (i) as soon as practicable
after the end of the fiscal year of the Trust, all documents
required to be distributed to Noteholders and other filings with
the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, or any order of the
Commission thereunder with respect to any securities issued by the
Sponsor or the Seller that are (A) non-structured equity or debt
offering of the Sponsor or the Seller or (B) the Notes and (ii)
from time to time, any other information concerning the Sponsor or
the Seller filed with any government or regulatory authority which
is otherwise publicly available, as the Underwriters shall
reasonably request in writing.
J. To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the
Notes in the manner set forth in the Prospectus.
K. If, between the date hereof or, if earlier, the
dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus and the
Closing Date, to the knowledge of the Seller, there shall have been
any material change, or any development involving a prospective
material change in or affecting the general affairs, management,
financial position, shareholders' equity or results of operations
of the Sponsor or the Seller, the Seller will give prompt written
notice thereof to the Underwriters.
L. To the extent, if any, that the ratings provided
with respect to the Notes by the rating agency or agencies that
initially rate the Notes are conditional upon the furnishing of
documents or the taking of any other actions by the Sponsor or the
Seller, the Seller shall use its best efforts to furnish or cause
to be furnished such documents and take any such other
actions.
Section 7.
Conditions of the Obligations of
the Underwriters . The
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Notes pursuant to
this Agreement are subject to (i) the accuracy on and as of the
Closing Date of the representations and warranties on the part of
the Companies herein contained, (ii) the accuracy of the statements
of officers of the Companies made pursuant hereto, (iii) the
performance by the Companies of all of their respective obligations
hereunder, and the performance by the Companies of all of their
respective obligations under the Sponsor Agreements and the Seller
Agreements and (iv) the following conditions as of the Closing
Date:
A. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement shall have been issued, and no
proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened
by the Commission. Any request of the Commission for inclusion of
additional information in the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus shall have been complied with.
B. The Underwriters shall have received the Sale
and Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture, the
Trust Agreement, [the Indemnification Agreement] and the Notes in
form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters a
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