SALE AGREEMENT dated as of February 20, 2014 between FIFTH THIRD HOLDINGSFUNDING, LLC and FIFTH THIRD AUTO TRUST 2014-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibit 10.1
SALE AGREEMENT
dated as of February 20, 2014
between
FIFTH THIRD HOLDINGS FUNDING, LLC
and
FIFTH THIRD AUTO TRUST 2014-1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I | DEFINITIONS AND USAGE | 1 | ||||
| SECTION 1.1 | Definitions | 1 | ||||
| SECTION 1.2 | Other Interpretive Provisions | 1 | ||||
| ARTICLE II | PURCHASE | 2 | ||||
| SECTION 2.1 | Conveyance of Transferred Assets | 2 | ||||
| ARTICLE III | REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS | 2 | ||||
| SECTION 3.1 | Representations and Warranties of Seller | 2 | ||||
| SECTION 3.2 | Liability of the Seller | 3 | ||||
| SECTION 3.3 | Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller | 4 | ||||
| SECTION 3.4 | Seller May Own Notes | 5 | ||||
| SECTION 3.5 | Sarbanes-Oxley Act Requirements | 5 | ||||
| SECTION 3.6 | Compliance with Organizational Documents | 5 | ||||
| SECTION 3.7 | Representations and Warranties of the Seller as to each Receivable | 5 | ||||
| SECTION 3.8 | Repurchase upon Breach | 5 | ||||
| SECTION 3.9 | Protection of Title | 6 | ||||
| SECTION 3.10 | Other Liens or Interests | 7 | ||||
| SECTION 3.11 | Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 7 | ||||
| SECTION 3.12 | Compliance with the FDIC Rule | 7 | ||||
| ARTICLE IV | MISCELLANEOUS | 7 | ||||
| SECTION 4.1 | Transfers Intended as Sale; Security Interest | 7 | ||||
| SECTION 4.2 | Notices, Etc | 8 | ||||
| SECTION 4.3 | Choice of Law | 8 | ||||
| SECTION 4.4 | Headings | 8 | ||||
| SECTION 4.5 | Counterparts | 8 | ||||
| SECTION 4.6 | Amendment | 9 | ||||
| SECTION 4.7 | Waivers | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 4.8 | Entire Agreement | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 4.9 | Severability of Provisions | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 4.10 | Binding Effect | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 4.11 | Acknowledgment and Agreement | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 4.12 | Cumulative Remedies | 10 | ||||
| SECTION 4.13 | Nonpetition Covenant | 11 | ||||
| SECTION 4.14 | Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 11 | ||||
| SECTION 4.15 | Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee | 11 | ||||
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EXHIBITS
| Exhibit A | Form of Assignment Pursuant to Sale Agreement | |
| Schedule I | Representations and Warranties With Respect to the Receivables | |
| Schedule II | Notice Addresses | |
| Schedule III | Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants | |
| Appendix A | Definitions | |
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THIS SALE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of February 20, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”) by FIFTH THIRD HOLDINGS FUNDING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), and FIFTH THIRD AUTO TRUST 2014-1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to purchase from the Seller a portfolio of motor vehicle receivables, including motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or installment loans that are secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks, vans and other motor vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Seller is willing to sell such portfolio of motor vehicle receivables and related property to the Issuer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND USAGE
SECTION 1.1 Definitions. Except as otherwise defined herein or as the context may otherwise require, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are defined in Appendix A hereto which also contains rules as to usage that are applicable herein.
SECTION 1.2 Other Interpretive Provisions. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement, and accounting terms partly defined in this Agreement to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP (provided, that, to the extent that the definitions in this Agreement and GAAP conflict, the definitions in this Agreement shall control); (b) terms defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used as defined in that Article; (c) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (d) references to any Article, Section, Schedule, Appendix or Exhibit are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules, Appendices and Exhibits in or to this Agreement and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (e) the term “including” and all variations thereof means “including without limitation”; (f) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, references to any law or regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and include any successor law or regulation; (g) references to any Person include that Person’s successors and assigns; and (h) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE
SECTION 2.1 Conveyance of Transferred Assets. In consideration of the Issuer’s sale and delivery to, or upon the order of, the Seller of (i) all of the Notes and (ii) the Certificate on the Closing Date, the Seller does hereby irrevocably, transfer, assign, set over, sell, contribute and otherwise convey to the Issuer without recourse (subject to the obligations herein) on the Closing Date all right, title, interest, claims and demands of the Seller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Transferred Assets, as evidenced by an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the “Assignment”) delivered on the Closing Date. The sale, transfer, assignment, contribution and conveyance made hereunder does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Issuer of any obligation of the Seller or the Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers, insurers or any other Person in connection with the Receivables or the other assets and properties conveyed hereunder or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
SECTION 3.1 Representations and Warranties of Seller. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date on which the Issuer will be deemed to have relied in acquiring the Transferred Assets. The representations and warranties will survive the conveyance of the Transferred Assets to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:
(a) Existence and Power. The Seller is a limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has, in all material respects, all power and authority to carry on its business as it is now conducted. The Seller has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Transferred Assets.
(b) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of the Seller and (ii) do not contravene or constitute a default under (A) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) its organizational documents or (C) any material agreement, contract, order or other instrument to which it is a party or its property is subject (other than violations which do not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of such agreements and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not materially and adversely affect the transactions contemplated by, or the Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under, the Transaction Documents).
(c) No Consent Required. No approval or authorization by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
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by the Seller of any Transaction Document other than (i) UCC filings, (ii) approvals and authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings that have previously been made and (iii) approvals, authorizations or filings which, if not obtained or made, would not have a material adverse effect on the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Transferred Assets or would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(d) Binding Effect. Each Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and, if applicable, the rights of creditors of limited liability companies from time to time in effect or by general principles of equity.
(e) No Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened against the Seller before or by any Governmental Authority that (i) assert the invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (ii) seek to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (iii) seek any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or the collectibility or enforceability of the Receivables, or (iv) relate to the Seller that would materially and adversely affect the federal or Applicable Tax State income, excise, franchise or similar tax attributes of the Notes.
(f) Lien Filings. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against the Seller.
SECTION 3.2 Liability of the Seller.
(a) The Seller shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Seller under this Agreement.
(b) The Seller shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee from and against any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the Seller’s violation of federal or State securities laws in connection with the registration or the sale of the Notes.
(c) The Seller will pay any and all taxes levied or assessed upon the Issuer or upon all or any part of the Trust Estate.
(d) Indemnification under this Section 3.2 will survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee and the termination of this Agreement and will include, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Seller has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 3.2 and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Person will promptly repay such amounts to the Seller, without interest.
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(e) The Seller’s obligations under this Section 3.2 are obligations solely of the Seller and will not constitute a claim against the Seller to the extent that the Seller does not have funds sufficient to make payment of such obligations. In furtherance of and not in derogation of the foregoing, the Issuer, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, by entering into or accepting this Agreement, acknowledge and agree that they have no right, title or interest in or to the Other Assets of the Seller. To the extent that, notwithstanding the agreements and provisions contained in the preceding sentence, the Issuer, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee either (i) asserts an interest or claim to, or benefit from, Other Assets or (ii) is deemed to have any such interest, claim to, or benefit in or from Other Assets, whether by operation of law, legal process, pursuant to applicable provisions of insolvency laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code or any successor provision having similar effect under the Bankruptcy Code), then the Issuer, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee further acknowledges and agrees that any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets is and will be expressly subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full, which, under the terms of the relevant documents relating to the securitization or conveyance of such Other Assets, are entitled to be paid from, entitled to the benefits of, or otherwise secured by such Other Assets (whether or not any such entitlement or security interest is legally perfected or otherwise entitled to a priority of distributions or application under applicable law, including insolvency laws, and whether or not asserted against the Seller), including the payment of post-petition interest on such other obligations and liabilities. This subordination agreement will be deemed a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Issuer, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee each further acknowledges and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this Section 3.2(e) and the terms of this Section 3.2(e) may be enforced by an action for specific performance. The provisions of this Section 3.2(e) will be for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely thereon and will survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 3.3 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller. Any Person (i) into which the Seller may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, to which it may sell or transfer its business and assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, (ii) resulting from any merger, sale, transfer, conversion, or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, (iii) succeeding to the business of the Seller, or (iv) more than 50% of the voting stock or voting power and 50% or more of the economic equity of which is owned directly or indirectly by Fifth Third Bancorp, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, will be the successor to the Seller under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Seller shall provide notice of any merger, conversion, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 3.3 to the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Seller enters into any of the foregoing transactions and is not the surviving entity, the Seller will deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary to preserve and protect the interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to preserve and protect such interest.
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SECTION 3.4 Seller May Own Notes. The Seller, and any Affiliate of the Seller, may in its individual or any other capacity become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Seller or an Affiliate thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the other Transaction Documents. Except as set forth herein or in the other Transaction Documents, Notes so owned by the Seller or any such Affiliate will have an equal and proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, without preference, priority, or distinction as among all of the Notes. Unless all Notes are owned by the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates, any Notes owned by the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates shall be disregarded with respect to the determination of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, vote or waiver hereunder or under any other Transaction Document.
SECTION 3.5 Sarbanes-Oxley Act Requirements. To the extent any documents are required to be filed or any certification is required to be made with respect to the Issuer or the Notes pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Issuer hereby authorizes the Seller to prepare, sign, certify and file any such documents or certifications on behalf of the Issuer.
SECTION 3.6 Compliance with Organizational Documents. The Seller shall comply with its limited liability company agreement and other organizational documents.
SECTION 3.7 Representations and Warranties of the Seller as to each Receivable. The Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth on Schedule I as to the Receivables, sold, contributed, transferred, assigned, set over and otherwise conveyed to the Issuer under this Agreement on which such representations and warranties the Issuer relies in acquiring the Receivables. Such representations and warranties shall survive the Grant of the Receivables by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Seller shall not be required to notify any insurer with respect to any Insurance Policy obtained by an Obligor or to notify any Dealer about any aspect of the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 3.8 Repurchase upon Breach. Upon discovery by or notice to the Issuer or the Seller of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.7 at the time such representations and warranties were made which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer or the Noteholders, the party discovering such breach or receiving such notice shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other party; provided, that delivery of a Servicer’s Certificate which identifies the Receivables that are being or have been repurchased shall be deemed to constitute prompt notice of such breach; provided, further, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect any obligation of the Seller hereunder. If the breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer or the Noteholders, then the Seller shall either (a) correct or cure such breach or (b) repurchase such Receivable from the Issuer, in either case on or before the Payment Date following the end of the Collection Period which includes the 60th day (or, if the Seller elects, an earlier date) after the date that the Seller became aware or was notified of such breach. Any such breach or failure will be deemed not to have a material and adverse effect if such breach or failure does not affect the ability of the Issuer (or its assignee) to receive and retain timely payment in full on such Receivable. Any such purchase by the Seller
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shall be at a price equal to the Repurchase Price. In consideration for such repurchase, the Seller shall make (or shall cause to be made) a payment to the Issuer equal to the Repurchase Price by depositing such amount into the Collection Account prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the date of such repurchase, if such repurchase date is not a Payment Date or, if such repurchase date is a Payment Date, then prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to such repurchase date. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by the Seller, the Issuer shall release and shall execute and deliver such instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse or representation, as may be reasonably requested by the Seller to evidence such release, transfer or assignment or more effectively vest in the Seller or its designee any Receivable and the related Transferred Assets repurchased pursuant hereto. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to purchase any Receivable as described above shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Issuer.
SECTION 3.9 Protection of Title.
(a) The Seller shall authorize and file such financing statements and cause to be authorized and filed such continuation and other statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Issuer under this Agreement in the Receivables (other than any Related Security with respect thereto, to the extent that the interest of the Issuer therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement). The Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Issuer file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing.
(b) The Seller will notify the Issuer in writing within ten (10) days following the occurrence of (i) any change in the Seller’s organizational structure as a limited liability company, (ii) any change in the Seller’s “location” (within the meaning of Section 9-307 of the UCC of all applicable jurisdictions) and (iii) any change in the Seller’s name and shall have taken all action prior to making such change (or shall have made arrangements to take such action substantially simultaneously with such change, if it is not practicable to take such action in advance) reasonably necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Issuer to amend all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements described in paragraph (a) above. The Seller will at all times maintain its “location” within the United States.
(c) The Seller shall maintain (or shall cause the Servicer to maintain) its computer systems so that, from time to time after the conveyance under this Agreement of the Receivables, the master computer records (including any backup archives) that refer to a Receivable shall indicate clearly the interest of the Issuer (or any subsequent assignee of the Issuer) in such Receivable and that such Receivable is owned by such Person. Indication of such Person’s interest in a Receivable shall not be deleted from or modified on such computer systems until, and only until, the related Receivable shall have been paid in full or repurchased.
(d) If at any time the Seller shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any interest in motor vehicle receivables to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Seller shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that, if they
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shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Issuer (or any subsequent assignee of the Issuer).
SECTION 3.10 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances and grants of security interests pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Seller shall not sell, pledge, assign or transfer the Receivables or other property transferred to the Issuer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any interest therein, and the Seller shall defend the right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under such Receivables or other property transferred to the Issuer against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller.
SECTION 3.11 Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Seller hereby makes the perfection representations, warranties and covenants set forth on Schedule III hereto to the Issuer and the Issuer shall be deemed to have relied on such representations, warranties and covenants in acquiring the Transferred Assets.
SECTION 3.12 Compliance with the FDIC Rule. The Seller (i) shall perform the covenants set forth in Article XII of the Indenture applicable to it and (ii) shall facilitate compliance with Article XII of the Indenture by the Fifth Third Parties.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 4.1 Transfers Intended as Sale; Security Interest.
(a) Each of the parties hereto expressly intends and agrees that the transfers contemplated and effected under this Agreement are complete and absolute sales, transfers, assignments and contributions rather than pledges or assignments of only a security interest and shall be given effect as such for all purposes. It is further the intention of the parties hereto that the Receivables and related Transferred Assets shall not be part of the Seller’s estate in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of the Seller. The sales and transfers by the Seller of the Receivables and related Transferred Assets hereunder are and shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty (express or implied) by, the Seller, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. The limited rights of recourse specified herein against the Seller are intended to provide a remedy for breach of representations and warranties relating to the condition of the property sold, rather than to the collectibility of the Receivables.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Receivables and other Transferred Assets are held to be property of the Seller, or if for any reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create indebtedness or a security interest in the Receivables and other Transferred Assets, then it is intended that:
(i) This Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York UCC and the UCC of any other applicable jurisdiction;
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(ii) The conveyance provided for in Section 2.1 shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller of, and the Seller hereby grants to the Issuer, a security interest in all of its right (including the power to convey title thereto), title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to the Receivables and other Transferred Assets, to secure such indebtedness and the performance of the obligations of the Seller hereunder;
(iii) The possession by the Issuer or its agent of the Receivable Files and any other property that constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by the purchaser or a Person designated by such purchaser, for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the New York UCC and the UCC of any other applicable jurisdiction; and
(iv) Notifications to Persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Issuer for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law.
SECTION 4.2 Notices, Etc. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed by registered or certified first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, hand delivery, prepaid courier service, by facsimile or, if so provided on Schedule II to this Agreement, by electronic transmission, and addressed in each case as specified on Schedule II to this Agreement, or at such other address as shall be designated by any of the specified addressees in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Noteholder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Noteholder as shown in the Note Register. Delivery shall occur only upon receipt or reported tender of such communication by an officer of the recipient entitled to receive such notices located at the address of such recipient for notices hereunder; provided, however, that any notice to a Noteholder mailed within the time and manner prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Noteholder shall receive such notice.
SECTION 4.3 Choice of Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL, SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE RULES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW, OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 4.4 Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, regardless of whether
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delivered in physical or electronic form, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 4.6 Amendment.
(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement (including Appendix A hereto) may be amended by the Seller and the Issuer without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Owner Trustee or any other Person subject to the satisfaction of one of the following conditions:
(i) The Seller delivers an Opinion of Counsel or an Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee to the effect that such amendment will not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders; or
(ii) The Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Seller notifies the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.
(b) This Agreement (including Appendix A) may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer and the Seller, with the consent of (i) the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Note Balance and (ii) the Majority Certificateholders, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders. It will not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders or Certificateholders to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it will be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of Noteholders and Certificateholders provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders and Certificateholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee may prescribe, including the establishment of record dates pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement.
(c) Prior to the execution of any amendment pursuant to this Section 4.6, the Seller shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Rating Agency; and promptly after the execution of any such amendment, the Seller shall furnish a copy of such amendment to each Rating Agency, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee; provided, that no amendment pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall be effective which materially and adversely affects the rights, protections or duties of the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer without the prior written consent of such Person.
(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor or the Administrator that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which materially and adversely affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture
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Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, privileges, indemnities, duties or obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or otherwise.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section 4.6, this Agreement may only be amended by the Seller if (i) the Majority Certificateholders consent to such amendment or (ii) such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Seller or an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders.
SECTION 4.7 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the Seller, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in exercising any power or right hereunder (to the extent such Person has any power or right hereunder) shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No notice to or demand on the Issuer or the Seller in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by either party under this Agreement shall, except as may otherwise be stated in such waiver or approval, be applicable to subsequent transactions. No waiver or approval under this Agreement shall require any similar or dissimilar waiver or approval thereafter to be granted hereunder.
SECTION 4.8 Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents contain a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter thereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings. There are no unwritten agreements among the parties.
SECTION 4.9 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.10 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the parties hereto shall agree.
SECTION 4.11 Acknowledgment and Agreement. By execution below, the Seller expressly acknowledges and consents to the Grant of a security interest in the Receivables and the other Transferred Assets by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders. In addition, the Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that for so long as the Notes are outstanding, the Indenture Trustee will have the right to exercise all powers, privileges and claims of the Issuer under this Agreement in the event that the Issuer shall fail to exercise the same.
SECTION 4.12 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
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SECTION 4.13 Nonpetition Covenant. Each party hereto agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after payment in full of all obligations of each Bankruptcy Remote Party in respect of all securities issued by any Bankruptcy Remote Party (i) such party hereto shall not authorize any Bankruptcy Remote Party to commence a voluntary winding-up or other voluntary case or other Proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to such Bankruptcy Remote Party or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction or seeking the appointment of an administrator, a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official with respect to such Bankruptcy Remote Party or any substantial part of its property or to consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other Proceeding commenced against such Bankruptcy Remote Party, or to make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors generally, any party hereto or any other creditor of such Bankruptcy Remote Party, and (ii) such party shall not commence or join with any other Person in commencing any Proceeding against such Bankruptcy Remote Party under any bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or insolvency law or statute now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.14 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or Proceeding relating to this Agreement or any documents executed and delivered in connection herewith, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the nonexclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b) consents that any such action or Proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of such action or Proceeding in any such court or that such action or Proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Person at its address determined in accordance with Section 4.2 of this Agreement;
(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e) to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto irrevocably waives all right of trial by jury in any action, Proceeding or counterclaim based on, or arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, or any matter arising hereunder or thereunder.
SECTION 4.15 Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the
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Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association, but is made and intended for the purpose for binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either express or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or the other related documents.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
| FIFTH THIRD HOLDINGS FUNDING, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Erica Kojetin | |
| Name: | Erica Kojetin | |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |
| FIFTH THIRD AUTO TRUST 2014-1 | ||
| By: | Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee | |
| By: | /s/ Dorri Costello | |
| Name: | Dorri Costello | |
| Title: | Assistant Vice President | |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO SALE AGREEMENT
February 20, 2014
For value received, in accordance with the Sale Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2014 (the “Agreement”), between Fifth Third Holdings Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“the Seller”), and Fifth Third Auto Trust 2014-1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over, and otherwise convey to the Issuer without recourse (subject to the obligations in the Agreement), all right, title, interest, claims and demands in, to and under the Transferred Assets.
The foregoing sale does not constitute and is not intended to result in any assumption by the Issuer of any obligation of the undersigned or the Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers, insurers or any other Person in connection with the Receivables, or the other assets and properties conveyed hereunder or any agreement, document or instrument related thereto.
This assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representations, warranties and agreements on the part of the undersigned contained in the Agreement and is governed by the Agreement.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this assignment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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SCHEDULE I
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE RECEIVABLES
| (a) | Characteristics of Receivables. As of the Cut-Off Date (or such other date as may be specifically set forth below), each Receivable: |
| (i) | has been fully and properly executed or electronically authenticated by the Obligor thereto; |
| (ii) | has either (A) been originated by a Dealer in the ordinary course of such Dealer’s business to finance the retail sale by a Dealer of the related Financed Vehicle and has been purchased by the Originator in the ordinary course of its respective business or (B) has been originated or acquired directly by the Originator in accordance with its customary practices; |
| (iii) | as of the Closing Date, is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator, as secured party, or all necessary actions have been commenced that would result in a first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator, as secured party, which security interest, in either case, is assignable and has been so assigned (x) by the Originator to FTH LLC, (y) by FTH LLC to the Seller, and (z) by the Seller to the Issuer; |
| (iv) | contains customary and enforceable provisions such that the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization against the collateral of the benefits of the security; |
| (v) | provided, at origination, for level monthly payments which fully amortize the initial Outstanding Principal Balance over the original term; provided, that the amount of the first or last payment may be different from the level payment but in no event more than three times the level monthly payment; |
| (vi) | provides for interest at the Contract Rate specified in the Schedule of Receivables; and |
| (vii) | was originated in the United States. |
| (b) | Individual Characteristics. As of the Cut-Off Date (or such other date as may be specifically set forth below), each Receivable has the following individual characteristics: |
| (i) | each Receivable is secured by a new or used automobile, light-duty truck, van or other motor vehicle; |
| (ii) | each Receivable has a Contract Rate of no less than 0.00% and not more than 13.44%; |
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| (iii) | each Receivable had an original term to maturity of not more than 75 months and not less than 24 months and each Receivable has a remaining term to maturity, as of the Cut-Off Date, of not more than 74 months and not less than 1 month; |
| (iv) | each Receivable has an Outstanding Principal Balance as of the Cut-Off Date of at least $1,000.00; |
| (v) | no Receivable has a scheduled maturity date later than February 26, 2020; |
| (vi) | no Receivable was more than 30 days past due as of the Cut-Off Date; |
| (vii) | as of the Cut-Off Date, no Receivable was noted in the records of the Servicer as being the subject of any pending bankruptcy or insolvency Proceeding; |
| (viii) | each Receivable is a Simple Interest Receivable; |
| (ix) | each of the Receivables were selected using selection procedures that were not known or intended by the Seller to be adverse to the Issuer; and |
| (x) | the Dealer of the Financed Vehicle has no participation in, or other right to receive, any proceeds of such Receivable. |
| (c) | Schedule of Receivables. The information with respect to each Receivable transferred on the Closing Date set forth in the Schedule of Receivables was true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-Off Date. |
| (d) | Compliance with Law. Each Receivable complied at the time it was originated or made, in all material respects with all requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, and regulations thereunder, including, to the extent applicable, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Billing Act, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Regulations B and Z, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, state adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and any other consumer credit, equal opportunity and disclosure laws applicable to that Receivable. |
| (e) | Binding Obligation. Each Receivable constitutes the legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the Obligor, enforceable in all respects by the holder thereof in accordance with its terms, except (i) as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or other similar laws and equitable principles relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) as such Receivable may be modified by the application after the Cut-Off Date of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, to the extent applicable to the related Obligor. |
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| (f) | Receivable in Force. Each Receivable has not been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded nor has the related Financed Vehicle been released from the lien granted by the Receivable in whole or in part. |
| (g) | No Default; No Waivers. Except for payment delinquencies continuing for a period of not more than 30 days as of the Cut-Off Date, the records of the Servicer did not disclose that any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of the Receivable existed as of the Cut-Off Date or that any continuing condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of the Receivable had arisen as of the Cut-Off Date and the Seller has not waived any of the foregoing. |
| (h) | Insurance. Each Receivable requires the Obligor thereunder to insure the Financed Vehicle under a physical damage insurance policy. |
| (i) | No Government Obligor. The Obligor on each Receivable is not the United States of America or any state thereof or any local government, or any agency, department, political subdivision or instrumentality of the United States of America or any state thereof or any local government. |
| (j) | Assignment. No Receivable has been originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer, assignment, contribution, conveyance or pledge of such Receivable would be unlawful, void, or voidable. The Seller has not entered into any agreement with any Obligor that prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment of the related Receivable. |
| (k) | Good Title. It is the intention of the Seller that the sale, contribution, transfer, assignment and conveyance herein contemplated constitute an absolute sale, contribution, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Receivables and that the Receivables not be part of the Seller’s estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy law. As of the Closing Date, no Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned, conveyed or pledged to any Person other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents. As of the Closing Date, and immediately prior to the sale and transfer herein contemplated, the Seller had good and marketable title to each Receivable free and clear of all Liens (except any Lien which will be released prior to the sale and transfer of such Receivable to the Issuer), and, immediately upon the sale and transfer thereof, the Issuer will have good and marketable title to each Receivable, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens). |
| (l) | Filings. All filings (including, without limitation, UCC filings) necessary in any jurisdiction to give the Issuer a first priority, validly perfected ownership interest in the Receivables (other than the Related Security with respect thereto, to the extent that the interest of the Issuer therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement), and to give the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected security interest therein, will be submitted for filing on the Closing Date. |
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| (m) | Priority. The Receivable is not pledged, assigned, sold, subject to a security interest, or otherwise conveyed other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents. The Sale Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest in the Receivable (other than the Related Security with respect thereto) in favor of the Issuer which security interest is prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and is enforceable as such against all other creditors of and purchasers and assignees from the Seller. |
| (n) | Characterization of Receivables. Each Receivable constitutes either “electronic chattel paper,” “tangible chattel paper,” an “instrument,” an “account,” a “promissory note,” a “general intangible” or a “payment intangible,” each as defined in the UCC. |
| (o) | One Original. There is only one executed original, electronically authenticated original or authoritative copy of the Contract (in each case within the meaning of the UCC) related to each Receivable. If such original has been marked, then such original does not have any marks or notations indicating that it has been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than to a party to the Transaction Documents. |
| (p) | No Defenses. The Seller has no knowledge either of any facts which would give rise to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, or of the same being asserted or threatened, with respect to any Receivable. |
| (q) | No Repossession. As of the Cut-Off Date, no Financed Vehicle shall have been repossessed. |
| (r) | Pennsylvania Receivables. If such Receivable had an Obligor with a mailing address in Pennsylvania at origination, then such Receivable is not an “installment sale contract” within the meaning of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicles Sales Finance Act, 69 P.S. §601 et. seq. |
| (s) | Electronic Chattel Paper. As of the Cut-Off Date, such Receivable did not cause the aggregate Outstanding Principal Balance of all Receivables that constitute “electronic chattel paper” (as defined in the UCC) to exceed 3.50% of the Net Pool Balance as of the Cut-Off Date. |
| (t) | Prepayments. The Receivable requires the Obligor thereunder to pay, upon any prepayment of such Receivable, an amount that is not less than the outstanding principal balance of such Receivable plus interest accrued at the applicable Contract Rate to the date of the prepayment. |
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SCHEDULE II
NOTICE ADDRESSES
If to the Issuer:
Fifth Third Auto Trust 2014-1
c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Facsimile no. (302) ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
with copies to the Administrator, Fifth Third Bank and the Indenture Trustee
If to the Owner Trustee:
Wilmington Trust, National Association
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Facsimile no. (302) ###-###-####
Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
If to the Indenture Trustee:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
60 Wall Street
16th Floor
Mail Stop NYC 60-1625
New York, New York 10005
Facsimile no. (212) ###-###-####
Attention: Irene Siegel – Fifth Third Auto Trust 2014-1
If to Seller:
Fifth Third Holdings Funding, LLC
1701 Golf Road
Tower 1, 9th Floor
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Facsimile no. (513) ###-###-####
Attention: Matthew Marro
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If to the Servicer or Sponsor:
Fifth Third Bank
38 Fountain Square Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45263
Facsimile no. (513) ###-###-####
Attention: Matthew Marro
If to Moody’s:
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
99 Church Street
New York, New York 10007
Facsimile no. (212) ###-###-####
Attention: ABS Monitoring Group
If to Standard & Poor’s:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC Business
55 Water Street
New York, New York 10041
Facsimile no. (212) ###-###-####
Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Group
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SCHEDULE III
PERFECTION REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement, the Seller hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to the Issuer as follows on the Closing Date:
General
1. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Receivables and the other Transferred Assets in favor of the Issuer, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.
2. The Receivables constitute “chattel paper” (including “electronic chattel paper” or “tangible chattel paper”) “accounts”, “instruments”, “promissory notes”, “payment intangibles” or “general intangibles”, within the meaning of the applicable UCC.
3. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer, contribution, assignment and/or conveyance of a Receivable, each Receivable is secured by a first priority validly perfected and enforceable security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator, as secured party, or all necessary actions with respect to such Receivable have been taken or will be taken to perfect a first priority security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the Originator, as secured party, subject, as to enforcement, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or other similar laws and equitable principles relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.
Creation
4. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer, contribution, assignment and/or conveyance of a Receivable by the Seller to the Issuer, the Seller owned and had good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien (other than any Liens in favor of the Issuer) and immediately after the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of such Receivable to the Issuer, the Issuer will have good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien.
5. The Seller has received all consents and approvals to the sale of the Receivables hereunder to the Issuer required by the terms of the Receivables that constitute instruments.
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Perfection
6. The Seller has submitted or will have caused to be submitted, on the effective date of this Agreement, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the sale of the Receivables from the Seller to the Issuer and the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Issuer hereunder; and the Servicer, in its capacity as custodian, has in its possession the original copies of such instruments or tangible chattel paper that constitute or evidence the Receivables, and all financing statements referred to in this paragraph contain a statement that: “A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Secured Party/Purchaser”.
7. With respect to Receivables that constitute an instrument or tangible chattel paper, either:
| a. | All original executed copies of each such instrument or tangible chattel paper have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Issuer; or |
| b. | Such instruments or tangible chattel paper are in the possession of the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee has received a written acknowledgment from the Servicer that the Servicer (in its capacity as custodian) is holding such instruments or tangible chattel paper solely on behalf and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Issuer; or |
| c. | The Servicer received possession of such instruments or tangible chattel paper after the Indenture Trustee received a written acknowledgment from the Servicer that the Servicer is acting solely as agent of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Issuer. |
Priority
8. The Seller has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement (i) relating to the conveyance of the Receivables by the Bank to FTH LLC under the Receivables Sale Agreement, (ii) relating to the conveyance of the Receivables by FTH LLC to the Seller under the Purchase Agreement, (iii) relating to the conveyance of the Receivables by the Seller to the Issuer under the Sale Agreement, (iv) relating to the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture or (v) that has been terminated.
9. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against the Seller.
10. Neither the Seller nor a custodian or vaulting agent thereof holding any Receivable that is electronic chattel paper has communicated an “authoritative copy” (as such term is used in Section 9-105 of the UCC) of any loan agreement that constitutes or evidences such Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer.
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11. None of the instruments, electronic chattel paper or tangible chattel paper that constitutes or evidences the Receivables has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than FTH LLC, the Seller, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.
Survival of Perfection Representations
12. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Sale Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule III shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until such time as all obligations under the Transaction Documents and the Notes have been finally and fully paid and performed.
No Waiver
13. The Issuer shall provide the Rating Agencies with prompt written notice of any material breach of the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule III, and shall not, without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition, waive a breach of any of such perfection representations, warranties or covenants.
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS
(see attached)
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