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Underwriting Agreement

Underwriting Agreement 

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Title: Underwriting Agreement
Governing Law: New York     Date: 3/31/2006

Underwriting Agreement 

, Parties: nissan motor acceptance corporation , nissan auto receivables corporation ii
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Exhibit 1.1

NISSAN AUTO RECEIVABLES [200_-                      ] OWNER TRUST

$                      ,                      % ASSET BACKED NOTES, CLASS A-1
$                      ,                      % ASSET BACKED NOTES, CLASS A-2
$                      ,                      % ASSET BACKED NOTES, CLASS A-3
$                      ,                      % ASSET BACKED NOTES, CLASS A-4

NISSAN AUTO RECEIVABLES CORPORATION II
(SELLER)

[Date]

Underwriting Agreement

As Representative of the              
Several Underwriters (the “Representative”)
[Address]

Dear Sirs:

     1.  Introductory . Nissan Auto Receivables Corporation II (the “Seller”), a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, a California corporation (the “Servicer”), proposes to sell $                      principal amount of                      % Asset Backed Notes, Class A-1 (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $                      principal amount of                      % Asset Backed Notes, Class A-2 (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $                      principal amount of                      % Asset Backed Notes, Class A-3 (the “Class A-3 Notes”), and $                      principal amount of                      % Asset Backed Notes, Class A-4 (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”), each issued by the Nissan Auto Receivables [200_-                      ] Owner Trust (the “Trust”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Indenture”), to be dated as                      , between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee (as defined therein) and will be governed by the terms of a Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), to be dated as of                      , among the Trust, the Seller and the Servicer. The Trust will also issue certain asset backed certificates which will represent fractional undivided interests in the Trust and will not be sold hereunder.

     Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     2.  Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Servicer . Each of the Seller and the Servicer, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to and agrees with the several underwriters named in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”) that:

 


 

     (a) A registration statement (No.                      ), including a form of prospectus supplement relating to the Notes and a form of base prospectus relating to each class of securities to be registered under such registration statement (the “Registered Securities”), has been filed on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and either (i) has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and is not proposed to be amended or (ii) is proposed to be amended by amendment or post-effective amendment. If such registration statement (the “initial registration statement”) has been declared effective, either (i) any additional registration statement (the “additional registration statement”) relating to the Notes has been filed with the Commission pursuant to rule 462(b) (“Rule 462(b)”) under the Act and declared effective upon filing, and the Notes have been registered under the Act pursuant to the initial registration statement and such additional registration statement or (ii) any such additional registration statement proposed to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) will become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) and upon such filing the Notes will have been duly registered under the Act pursuant to the initial registration statement and such additional registration statement. If the Seller does not propose to amend the initial registration statement, any such additional registration statement or any post-effective amendment to either such registration statement filed with the Commission prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, then the most recent amendment (if any) to each such registration statement has been declared effective by the Commission or has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Act (“Rule 462(c)”) or Rule 462(b).

     For purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Time” with respect to the initial registration statement or, if filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the additional registration statement means (A) if the Seller has advised the Representative that it does not propose to amend such registration statement, the date and time as of which such registration statement, or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto (if any) filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, was declared effective by the Commission or has become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c) or (B) if the Seller has advised the Representative that it proposes to file an amendment or post-effective amendment to such registration statement, the date and time as of which such registration statement as amended by such amendment or post-effective amendment, as the case may be, is declared effective by the Commission. If the Seller has advised the Representative that it proposes to file, but has not filed, an additional registration statement, “Effective Time” with respect to such additional registration statement means the date and time as of which such registration statement is filed and becomes effective pursuant to Rule 462(b). “Effective Date” with respect to the initial registration statement or the additional registration statement (if any) means the date of the Effective Time thereof.

     The initial registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto, as amended at its time of effectiveness, including all information (A) contained in the additional registration statement (if any), (B) deemed to be a part of the initial registration statement as of the time of effectiveness of the additional registration statement (if any) pursuant to the General Instructions of the Form on which it is filed and (C) deemed to be a part of the initial registration statement as of its time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A(b) under the Act (“Rule 430A(b)”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Initial Registration Statement.” The additional registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto, as amended at its time of effectiveness, including the contents of the initial registration statement incorporated by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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reference therein and deemed to be a part of the additional registration statement as of its Effective Time pursuant to Rule 430A(b), is hereinafter referred to as the “Additional Registration Statement.” The Initial Registration Statement, the Additional Registration Statement and all Incorporated Documents are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Registration Statements” and individually as a “Registration Statement.” As used herein, the term “Incorporated Documents”, when used with respect to the Registration Statement as of any date, means the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement (i) as of such date pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 or pursuant to a no-action letter of the Commission or (ii) as of any other date pursuant to Rule 430B(f) under the Act. A preliminary prospectus supplement, dated                      , relating to the Notes (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) and accompanied by the base prospectus, dated                      relating to the Registered Notes (including the Notes) (the “Base Prospectus”), will be filed with the Commission in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) under the Act (“Rule 424(b)”) within the time period required thereby (together, including all material incorporated by reference therein, the “Preliminary Prospectus”). A final prospectus supplement, dated                      , relating to the Notes (the “Prospectus Supplement”), and accompanied by the Base Prospectus, will be filed with the Commission in connection with the offering and sale of the Notes pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) within the time period required thereby (together, including all material incorporated by reference therein, the “Final Prospectus”). As used herein, and for the sake of clarity, each of the term “Preliminary Prospectus” and “Final Prospectus” includes all static pool information disclosed therein in response to Item 1105 of Regulation AB (including, without limitation, the information disclosed in the Appendices to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus Supplement), whether or not such information is otherwise deemed to be part of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus under the Rules and Regulations.

     (b) (i) (A) On the effective date of any Registration Statement whose time of effectiveness is prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each such Registration Statement conformed, (B) on the date of this Agreement, each such Registration Statement conforms and (C) on any related effective date of the Registration Statement, subsequent to the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 3(c) hereof), each such Registration Statement will conform, in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Rules and Regulations”) and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”), and at such times each such Registration Statement, as amended, did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. (ii) (A) As of                      A.M.(New York time),                      (the “Date of First Use of the Preliminary Prospectus”), which shall be the date of the first use of the Preliminary Prospectus, and at the time of filing of the Preliminary Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) (or if no such filing is required, at the effective date of the Additional Registration Statement that includes the Preliminary Prospectus), the Preliminary Prospectus conformed, and (B) on the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Preliminary Prospectus will conform, in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and did not include, does not include and will not include, any untrue statement of a material fact, nor did, does or will the Preliminary Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, omit (except pricing information to be included in the Prospectus Supplement), to state any material fact necessary in order to make the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the date of the first use of the Final Prospectus, at the time of filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) (or if no such filing is required, at the effective date of the Additional Registration Statement that includes the Final Prospectus), on the date of this Agreement and at the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus will conform, in all respects to the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and does not include, and will not include, any untrue statement of a material fact, nor did, does or will the Final Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The three preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus based upon written information furnished to the Seller by any Underwriter through the Representative specifically for use therein or to that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statement of Qualification under the 1939 Act on Form T-1 (the “Form T-1”) of the Indenture Trustee (which will be represented and warranted to by the Indenture Trustee). If the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement is subsequent to the date of this Agreement, no Additional Registration Statement has been or will be filed. The Indenture has been qualified under the 1939 Act.

     (c) The Seller has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property requires such qualification, except where the failure to be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Assignment, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Yield Supplement Agreement, the Securities Account Control Agreement or the Administration Agreement (collectively, the “Basic Documents”). The Seller is not, and on the date on which the first bona fide offer of the Notes was made, was not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations.

     (d) The Servicer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of California with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, as amended and supplemented, and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership of its property requires such qualification, except where the failure to be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Servicer’s ability to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents.

     (e) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents, and the fulfillment of the terms thereof, will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Seller or the Servicer pursuant to the terms of, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee, lease financing agreement, or similar agreement or instrument under which the Seller or the Servicer is a debtor or guarantor, except where such conflict, breach, default or creation would not have a material

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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adverse effect on the Seller’s or the Servicer’s respective ability to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents or the validity or enforceability thereof.

     (f) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing with, any court or governmental agency or body is required to be obtained or made by the Seller or the Servicer for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except such as have been obtained and made under the Act, such as may be required under state securities laws and the filing of any financing statements required to perfect the Trust’s interest in the Receivables.

     (g) Neither the Seller nor the Servicer is in violation of its certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation, as applicable, or by-laws or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its properties are bound which would have a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated herein or on the Seller’s or the Servicer’s respective ability to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the Basic Documents and the issuance and sale of the Notes and compliance with the terms and provisions thereof will not, subject to obtaining any consents or approvals as may be required under the securities or “blue sky” laws of various jurisdictions: (i) result in a breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any statute, rule, regulation or order of any governmental agency or body or any court having jurisdiction over the Seller or the Servicer or their respective properties or any agreement or instrument to which either is a party or by which either is bound or to which any of their respective properties are subject, except where such breach, violation, or default would not have a material adverse effect on the Seller’s or the Servicer’s respective ability to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents or the validity or enforceability thereof, or (ii) conflict with the Seller’s or the Servicer’s charter or by-laws, and each of the Seller and the Servicer has corporate power and authority to enter into the Basic Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

     (h) The Basic Documents have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and (assuming due authorization and delivery thereof by the other parties hereto and thereto) constitute valid and binding obligations of, the Seller and the Servicer, as applicable, enforceable against such party in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

     (i) The Notes have been duly authorized and, when executed and delivered in accordance with the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor pursuant to this Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

     (j) There are no legal or governmental proceedings known by the Seller or the Servicer to be (i) pending for which the Seller or the Servicer has been served official notice, to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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which the Seller or the Servicer is a party or to which any property of the Seller or the Servicer is the subject, and (ii) threatened or contemplated by any governmental authority or threatened by others, which proceedings in either clause (i) or (ii) above (A) (whether individually or in the aggregate) are required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement or (B)(1) assert the invalidity of all or part of any Basic Document, (2) seek to prevent the issuance of the Notes, (3) (whether individually or in the aggregate) would materially and adversely affect the Seller’s or the Servicer’s obligations under any Basic Document to which it is a party, or (4) (whether individually or in the aggregate) seek to affect adversely the federal or state income tax attributes of the Notes.

     (k) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges that have been assessed and are known to the Seller to be due in connection with the execution, delivery and issuance of the Basic Documents shall have been paid by the Seller or the Servicer at or prior to the Closing Date.

     (l) Each of the Seller and the Servicer possesses all material licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies, the absence of which would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller or the Servicer to perform its duties under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and neither of the Seller or Servicer has received notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller or the Servicer to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents.

     (m) As of the Closing Date, the Reserve Account and the Yield Supplement Account will be subject to a first-priority security interest in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

     (n) As of the Closing Date, the Trust (for the benefit of the Noteholders) will have good title, free and clear of all prior liens, charges and encumbrances, to the Receivables and such other items comprising the corpus of the Trust transferred to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     (o) As of the Closing Date, the Indenture, the Notes and the Basic Documents will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, as then amended and supplemented.

     (p) Deloitte & Touche LLP are independent public accountants with respect to the Seller within the meaning of the Act and the Rules and Regulations.

     (q) Neither the Trust nor the Seller is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

     (r) The representations and warranties of the Seller and the Servicer in the Sale and Servicing Agreement are true and correct in all material respects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     (s) Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, neither the Seller nor the Servicer (including their respective agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes.

     3.  Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Notes .

     (a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Seller agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Seller, the aggregate principal amounts of the Notes set forth opposite the names of the Underwriters in Schedule 1 hereto.

     (b) The Notes are to be purchased by the Underwriters at a purchase price equal to (i) in the case of the Class A-1 Notes,                      % of the aggregate principal amount thereof, (ii) in the case of the Class A-2 Notes,                      % of the aggregate principal amount thereof, (iii) in the case of the Class A-3 Notes,                      % of the aggregate principal amount thereof, and (iv) in the case of the Class A-4 Notes,                      % of the aggregate principal amount thereof.

     (c) Against payment of the purchase price by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Seller, the Seller will deliver the Notes to the Representative, for the account of the Underwriters, at the office of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, at 350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, on                      , at 10:00 a.m., New York time, or at such other time not later than seven full business days thereafter as the Representative and the Seller determine, such time being herein referred to as the “Closing Date.” The Notes to be so delivered will be initially represented by one or more securities registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The interests of beneficial owners of the Notes will be represented by book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. Definitive securities will be available only under the limited circumstances set forth in the Indenture.

     4.  Offering by Underwriters . It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Notes for sale to the public as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus.

     5.  Covenants of the Seller . The Seller covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that:

     (a) The Seller will file the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) within the prescribed time period and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representative of such timely filing. If the time of effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement is prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and an Additional Registration Statement is necessary to register a portion of the Notes under the Act but the time of effectiveness thereof has not occurred as of such execution and delivery, the Seller will file the Additional Registration Statement or a post-effective

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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amendment thereto, as the case may be, with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 462(b). The Seller will advise the Representative promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) or Rule 462(b), as applicable.

     (b) The Seller will advise the Representative promptly of any proposal to amend or supplement the registration statement as filed or the related prospectus or the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, and will not effect such amendment or supplementation without the Representative’s consent; and the Seller will also advise the Representative promptly of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (if the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement is subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement) and of any amendment or supplementation of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus and of the institution by the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of the Registration Statement and will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and to lift such stop order as soon as possible, if issued.

     (c) The Seller will arrange for the qualification of the Notes for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Representative may reasonably designate and to continue such qualifications in effect so long as necessary under such laws for the distribution of such securities; provided that in connection therewith the Seller shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation to do business, or to file a general consent to service of process, in any jurisdiction.

     (d) If, at any time when the delivery of a prospectus shall be required by law in connection with sales of any Notes (including delivery as contemplated by Rule 172 under the Act), either (i) any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as then amended and 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, not misleading, or (ii) for any other reason it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, the Seller will promptly notify the Representative and will promptly prepare for review by the Representative and file with the Commission an amendment or a supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance. Neither your consent to, nor the Underwriters’ delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.

     (e) The Seller will cause the Trust to make generally available to Holders as soon as practicable, but not later than fourteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, an earnings statement of the Trust covering a period of at least twelve consecutive months beginning after such effective date and satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act (including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder).

     (f) The Seller will furnish to the Representative copies of the Registration Statement (which will include all exhibits), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     (g) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Seller will furnish to the Representative copies of all reports or other communications (financial or otherwise) furnished to Holders, and deliver to the Representative during such same period (i) as soon as they are available, copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission and (ii) such additional information concerning the business and financial condition of the Seller and the Trust as the Representative may from time to time reasonably request.

     (h) The Seller will pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the printing (or otherwise reproducing) and filing of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto; (ii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Notes to the Underwriters; (iii) the fees and disbursements of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s counsel and accountants; (iv) the fees of DTC in connection with the book-entry registration of the Notes; (v) the qualification of the Notes under state securities law in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(c) hereof, including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the blue sky survey, if required; (vi) the printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto; (vii) the reproducing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the blue sky survey; and (viii) the fees charged by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”), for rating the Notes. The Underwriters shall not be responsible for the fees and disbursements of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and their respective counsel.

     (i) Until the retirement of the Notes, or until such time as the Underwriters shall cease to maintain a secondary market in the Notes, whichever occurs first, the Seller will deliver to the Representative the annual statements of compliance and the annual independent certified public accountants’ reports furnished to the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee pursuant to Article IV of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements and reports are furnished to the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee.

     (j) On or promptly after the Closing Date, the Seller shall cause its and the Servicer’s computer records relating to the Receivables to be marked to show the Trust’s absolute ownership of the Receivables, and from and after the Closing Date neither the Seller nor the Servicer shall take any action inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of such Receivables, other than as permitted by the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

     (k) To the extent, if any, that the rating provided with respect to the Notes by Moody’s or S&P is conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of any other actions by the Seller, the Seller shall furnish, and shall cause the Servicer to furnish, such documents and take any such other actions.

     6.  Covenant of the Underwriters . Each of the Underwriters severally, and not jointly, covenants and agrees with the Seller that other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, without the Servicer’s prior written approval, such Underwriter has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) relating to the offer and sale of the Notes that would constitute a “prospectus” or a “free writing prospectus,”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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each as defined in the Act or the Rules and Regulations thereunder, including, but not limited to any “ABS informational and computational materials” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the Act; provided , however , that (i) each Underwriter may prepare and convey one or more “written communications” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) containing no more than the following: (A) information contemplated by Rule 134 under the Act and included or to be included in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, including but not limited to, information relating to the class, size, weighted average life, rating, expected final payment date, legal maturity date, and/or the final price of the Notes, as well as a column or other entry showing the status of the subscriptions for the Notes and/or expected pricing parameters of the Notes, and (B) information customarily included in confirmations of sales of securities and notices of allocations (each such written communication, an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”); and (ii) unless otherwise consented to by the Seller or the Servicer, no such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus shall be conveyed in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination such that, as a result of such conveyance, the Seller or the Servicer shall be required to make any filing of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act.

     7.  Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters . The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Seller and the Servicer herein on the date hereof and at the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Seller and the Servicer made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Seller and the Servicer of their respective obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:

     (a) At the time this Agreement is executed and delivered by the Seller and at the Closing Date, Deloitte & Touche LLP shall have furnished to the Representative letters dated respectively as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date substantially in the forms of the drafts to which the Representative previously agreed.

     (b) If the time of effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement is not prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such time of effectiveness shall have occurred not later than 10:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of this Agreement or such later date as shall have been consented to by the Representative. If the time of effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement is prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto shall have been filed with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and Section 5(a) of this Agreement. If the time of effectiveness of the Additional Registration Statement (if any) is not prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such time of effectiveness shall have occurred not later than 10:00 p.m., New York time, on the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, the time the Final Prospectus is printed and distributed to any Underwriter, or shall have occurred at such later date as shall have been consented to by the Representative. Prior to the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Seller, shall be contemplated by the Commission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     (c) The Underwriters shall have received an officers’ certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and by a principal financial or accounting officer of the Seller representing and warranting that, to the best of such officers’ knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date:

     (i) The representations and warranties of the Seller in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, that the Seller has complied with all agreements and satisfied in all material respects all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the best of their knowledge, are contemplated by the Commission.

     (ii) Except as otherwise set forth therein, there has been no material adverse change, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (as then amended and supplemented), in the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings or business affairs, whether or not arising out of the ordinary course of business, of the Seller or any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the Act) (each, an “Affiliate”), or in the ability of such entity to perform its obligations under each Basic Document to which it is a party or by which it may be bound. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, all references to the terms “material” in this Agreement that refer to the Seller or its Affiliates, or any of them, shall be interpreted in proportion to the business of the Servicer and its consolidated subsidiaries, as a whole, and not in proportion to the business of the Seller or its Affiliate(s) individually.

     (d) The Underwriters shall have received an officers’ certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President and by a principal financial or accounting officer of the Servicer representing and warranting that, to the best of such officers’ knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of the Closing Date:

     (i) The representations and warranties of the Servicer in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, that the Servicer has complied with all agreements and satisfied, in all material respects, all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date, that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the best of their knowledge, are contemplated by the Commission.

     (ii) Except as otherwise set forth therein, there has been no material adverse change, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (as then amended and supplemented), in the condition, financial or otherwise, earnings or business affairs, whether or not arising out of the ordinary course of business, of the Servicer or any of its Affiliates, or the ability of such entity to perform its obligations under each Basic Document to which it is a party or by which it may be bound. Except as otherwise indicated by the context, all references to the terms “material” in this Agreement that refer to the Servicer or its Affiliates, or any of them, shall be interpreted in proportion to the business of the Servicer and its

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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consolidated subsidiaries, as a whole, and not in proportion to the business of the Servicer or its Affiliate(s) individually.

     (e) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreemen


 
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