-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TErh038MkuFVsXF61OHkYs+FNIbLg51kYb+U1+VdcxCNFOv4SFJYWC9SKUPlyTVN Jn8mOozKEagt/dUxhLn4Lg== 0001193125-07-218562.txt : 20071015 0001193125-07-218562.hdr.sgml : 20071015 20071015170517 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-218562 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 15 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071011 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20071015 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071015 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Capital One Auto Receivables LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001133438 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] IRS NUMBER: 311750007 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-54736 FILM NUMBER: 071172430 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 EAST SHORE DRIVE STREET 2: ROOM 1052-D CITY: GLEN ALLEN STATE: VA ZIP: 23059 BUSINESS PHONE: 804.290.6736 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 EAST SHORE DRIVE STREET 2: ROOM 1052-D CITY: GLEN ALLEN STATE: VA ZIP: 23059 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010130 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001410017 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-142062-03 FILM NUMBER: 071172431 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 EAST SHORE DRIVE STREET 2: ROOM 1052-D CITY: GLEN ALLEN STATE: VA ZIP: 23059 BUSINESS PHONE: 804.290.6736 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 EAST SHORE DRIVE STREET 2: ROOM 1052-D CITY: GLEN ALLEN STATE: VA ZIP: 23059 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) October 11, 2007

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

(Exact Name of Issuing Entity, Depositor/Registrant and Sponsor

as Specified in their respective Charters)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Issuing Entity and Registrant)

 

333-142062

333-142062-03

 

31-1750007

51-6593330

(Commission File Numbers for Registrant

and Issuing Entity, respectively)

 

(Registrants’ I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos.

for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively)

140 E. Shore Drive, Room 1052-D

Glen Allen, Virginia

  23059
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(804) 290-6736

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



Item 8.01.    Other Events.

On October 11, 2007, Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Trust”) publicly issued U.S.$157,000,000 Class A-1 5.28200% Asset Backed Notes due on the October 2008 Payment Date, U.S.$69,000,000 Class A-2-A 5.29% Asset Backed Notes due on the May 2010 Payment Date, U.S.$71,000,000 Class A-2-B LIBOR + 0.42% Asset Backed Notes due on the May 2010 Payment Date, U.S.$91,000,000 Class A-3-A 5.13% Asset Backed Notes due on the April 2012 Payment Date, U.S.$192,000,000 Class A-3-B LIBOR + 0.51% Asset Backed Notes due on the April 2012 Payment Date and U.S.$170,000,000 Class A-4 5.23% Asset Backed Notes due on the July 2014 Payment Date (collectively, the “Notes”) pursuant to a registration statement (No. 333-142062) declared effective on April 21, 2007. The lead managers for the issuance of the Notes were Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the “Representatives”). Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Registrant”) paid the underwriters a fee of U.S.$1,111,350.00 in connection with the sale of the Notes. The Registrant also paid general transaction expenses, estimated to be $1,000,000. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, which amounted to U.S.$748,853,644.95, were used by the Trust to purchase a pool of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or installment loans secured by a combination of new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks and motorcycles originated by Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (“COAF”), its affiliates and participating dealers, which constitute the receivables included in the assets of the Trust, from the Registrant. The Registrant acquired such receivables from COAF. The Trust also used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general expenses relating to the Trust.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (a) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

 

  (c) Not applicable.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Document Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement dated September 28, 2007, among the Registrant, COAF and the Representatives.
  1.2    Terms Agreement dated October 2, 2007, among the Registrant, COAF and the Representatives.
  3.1    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Registrant dated as of July 26, 2001 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 filed with Form 8-K of the Registrant, file no. 333-54736, filed on August 6, 2001).
  4.1    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated October 11, 2007 between the Registrant and Wilmington Trust Company, in its capacity as owner trustee.
  4.2    Indenture dated October 11, 2007 between the Issuing Entity and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as the indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) (including forms of Notes).
  4.3    Note Guaranty Insurance Policy dated as of October 11, 2007 delivered by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (the “Note Insurer”).
10.1    Purchase Agreement dated October 11, 2007 between the Registrant and COAF.
10.2    Sale and Servicing Agreement dated October 11, 2007 between the Registrant, the Issuing Entity, and the Indenture Trustee.
10.3    Administration Agreement dated October 11, 2007 among the Trust, COAF, as the administrator, and the Indenture Trustee.
10.4    Insurance Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 among the Note Insurer, COAF, the Registrant, the Indenture Entity and the Indenture Trustee.

 

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Exhibit
No.
  

Document Description

10.5    ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 between the Issuing Entity and Barclays Bank PLC (the “Swap Counterparty”).
10.6    Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 between the Issuing Entity and the Swap Counterparty.
10.7    The Class A-2-B Swap Transaction Confirmation dated as of October 11, 2007 between the Issuing Entity and the Swap Counterparty.
10.8    The Class A-3-B Swap Transaction Confirmation dated as of October 11, 2007 between the Issuing Entity and the Swap Counterparty.
25.1    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture (incorporated by reference from Form 305(b)(2) of the Registrant, file no. 333-142062, filed on October 1, 2007).

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

October 11, 2007     CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC
    By:   /s/    RICHARD JOHNS        
      Name:   Richard Johns
      Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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EX-1.1 2 dex11.htm UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 Underwriting Agreement dated September 28, 2007

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

September 28, 2007

Barclays Capital Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  as Representatives of the several Underwriters (the “Representatives”)

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

200 Park Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10166

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Section 1. Introductory.

Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”) and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., a Texas corporation, (“COAF”), confirm their agreement with the Representatives and the other underwriters named in the applicable Terms Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”) as follows:

The Seller proposes to sell to the Underwriters the notes of the classes designated in the applicable Terms Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (the “Notes”). The Notes are to be issued by Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”) under the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).

The Notes will be collateralized by the Trust Estate (as defined below). The assets of the Issuer (the “Trust Estate”) consist of all money, accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles, goods, instruments, investment property and other property of the Issuer, including without limitation (i) the Receivables acquired by the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Seller, the Issuer, COAF and the Indenture Trustee (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), (ii) the Receivable Files, (iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles and all Certificates of Title in the Financed Vehicles, (iv) any proceeds from claims on any Insurance Policy and refunds in connection with extended service agreements relating to Receivables which became Defaulted Receivables after the applicable Cut-Off Date, (v) any other property securing the Receivables, (vi) the rights of the Issuer to the funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust Accounts and any other account or accounts established pursuant to the Indenture or Sale and Servicing Agreement and all cash, investment property and other property from time to time credited thereto and all proceeds thereof (including


investment earnings, net of losses and investment expenses, on amounts on deposit therein), (vii) the rights of the Seller, as buyer, under the Purchase Agreement, (viii) rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Limited Guaranty and the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and (ix) all proceeds of the foregoing.

The Receivables and related property will be conveyed to the Seller by COAF pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Seller and COAF (the “Purchase Agreement”) and will be conveyed to the Issuer by the Seller pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

On the Closing Date, the Issuer will enter into an interest rate swap agreement with the Initial Swap Counterparty to hedge the floating interest rate on the Class A-2-B, the Class A-3-B and the Class A-4-B Notes (the “Swap Agreement”).

On the Closing Date the Note Insurer will issue a note guaranty insurance policy (the “Note Insurance Policy”) guaranteeing certain payments due in respect of the Notes.

The terms of the Notes are set forth in the Registration Statement (as defined below) and the related Prospectus (as defined below), as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement (as defined below).

Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein or in the Terms Agreement (as defined below) shall have the meanings given such terms in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Seller has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Act”), a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (having the registration number 333-142062), including a form of prospectus, relating to the Notes. The registration statement as amended has been declared effective by the Commission not more than three years prior to the date hereof. If any post-effective amendment has been filed with respect thereto, prior to the execution and delivery of the applicable Terms Agreement, the most recent such amendment has been declared effective by the Commission. Such registration statement, as amended at the time of effectiveness, including all material incorporated by reference therein and including all information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Act, is referred to in this Agreement as the “Registration Statement.” The Company proposes to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act (“Rule 424(b)”) a supplement (such supplement, together with any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (such prospectus, together with any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, in the form it appears in the Registration Statement or in the form most recently revised and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus”) relating to the Notes and the method of distribution thereof. The Basic Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement are hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus.”

 

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Prior to the date and time of the first Contract of Sale (as defined below) for the Notes designated in the Terms Agreement (the “Time of Sale”), the Seller had prepared a preliminary prospectus, dated October 1, 2007 (subject to completion). As used herein, “Preliminary Prospectus” means, with respect to any date or time referred to herein, the most recent preliminary Prospectus (as such preliminary Prospectus may be amended or supplemented), which has been prepared and delivered by the Seller to the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions hereof.

Pursuant to this Agreement and the Terms Agreement, among COAF, the Seller and the Representatives, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Terms Agreement”), which incorporates by reference this Underwriting Agreement (the “Agreement,” which shall include the applicable Terms Agreement if the context so requires), and subject to the terms hereof and thereof, the Seller agrees to sell to the Underwriters named in such Terms Agreement, for whom you are acting as the Representatives the Notes identified in such Terms Agreement.

Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Seller and COAF.

Each of the Seller and COAF severally represents and warrants (as to itself) to the Underwriters, as of the date hereof (unless specified otherwise) and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

(a) (i) The Seller has prepared and filed the Registration Statement with the Commission in accordance with the provisions of the Act, including a form of prospectus, relating to the Notes. The Registration Statement as amended has been declared effective by the Commission. The conditions to the use of a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Act, as set forth in the General Instructions to Form S-3, and the conditions of Rule 415 under the Act, have been satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

(ii) As of the Closing Date, the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, except with respect to any modification to which the Representatives have agreed in writing, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Representatives or its counsel before such date or, to the extent not completed on such date, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest Preliminary Prospectus that has previously been furnished to the Representatives) as the Seller or COAF has advised the Representatives, before such time, will be included or made therein.

(iii) On the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement conformed in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and did 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 and, on the Closing Date, the Registration Statement and, on the date hereof and on the Closing Date, the Prospectus will conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations, and (x) the Registration Statement will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material

 

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fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (y) the Prospectus and the Designated Static Pool Information (as defined below), taken together, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing does not apply to (I) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statements of Eligibility of Qualification (Form T-1) of the Indenture Trustee or other indenture trustees under the Trust Indenture Act, (II) Underwriter Information (as defined in Section 8(b) hereof) or (III) information contained in or omitted from either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus based upon written information furnished to the Seller or COAF by the Note Insurer (hereinafter referred to as “Note Insurer Information”) or the Swap Counterparty (hereinafter referred to as “Swap Counterparty Information”). As used herein the term “Designated Static Pool Information” shall mean the static pool information referred to in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption “The Receivables Pool—Static Pool Information About Certain Previous Securitizations” but deemed to be excluded from the Registration Statement and Prospectus pursuant to Item 1105(d) of Regulation AB.

(iv) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus (other than documents filed by Persons other than the Seller), when they became or become effective under the Act or were or are filed with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as the case may be, conformed or will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(v) The Preliminary Prospectus at the Time of Sale did not, and at the Closing Date 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being understood that no representation or warranty is made with respect to the omission of pricing and price-dependent information, which information shall appear in the final Prospectus but not in the Preliminary Prospectus); provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information contained in or omitted from either the Registration Statement or the Prospectus based upon Underwriter Information (as defined in Section 8(b) hereof).

(vi) Other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Issuer (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication”, including any “free writing prospectus”, (each as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy the Notes.

(b) The Seller or COAF, as applicable, has been duly organized and is validly existing as a Delaware limited liability company or Texas corporation, respectively, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Seller or COAF, as applicable, has, in all material respects, full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its

 

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obligations under this Underwriting Agreement, the Terms Agreement and each Transaction Document to which it is a party, own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (or is exempt from such requirements), and has obtained all necessary material licenses and approvals (except with respect to the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction or the state securities or Blue Sky laws of various jurisdictions), in each jurisdiction in which failure to so qualify or obtain such licenses and approvals would have a material adverse effect on the interests of holders of the Notes. The Seller has full power and authority to cause the Issuer to issue the Notes.

(c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller or COAF, as applicable, of this Underwriting Agreement, the Terms Agreement and each Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the issuance and sale of the Notes, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company or corporate action on the part of the Seller or COAF, respectively. Neither the execution and delivery by the Seller or COAF, as applicable, of such instruments, nor the performance by the Seller or COAF, respectively, of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, nor the compliance by the Seller or COAF, as applicable, with the provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions of the limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation, Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, as applicable, of such entity, (ii) result in a material conflict with any of the provisions of any judgment, decree or order binding on the Seller or COAF, as applicable, or its properties, (iii) conflict with any of the provisions of any material indenture, mortgage, agreement, contract or other instrument to which the Seller or COAF, as applicable, is a party or by which it is bound, (iv) conflict with, contravene or constitute a violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation to which it is subject, or (v) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the Seller’s or COAF’s, as applicable, property pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument.

(d) The Seller or COAF, as applicable, has duly executed and delivered this Underwriting Agreement and, as of the Closing Date, has duly executed and delivered each Transaction Document to which it is a party and, as of the date thereof, has duly executed and delivered the Terms Agreement.

(e) (i) COAF has authorized the conveyance of the Receivables and other related property to the Seller; and (ii) the Seller has authorized the conveyance of the Receivables and other related property to the Issuer.

(f) Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus or as has been publicly disclosed by the Seller, COAF, or Capital One Financial Corporation (“COFC”), there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of COAF or the Seller since June 30, 2007 which would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on either (A) the ability of COAF or the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Terms Agreement, or to perform its respective obligations hereunder or under the Terms Agreement, or under any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or (B) the Receivables.

 

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(g) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller or COAF of this Underwriting Agreement, the Terms Agreement and each Transaction Document to which it is a party shall have been paid or will be paid by the Seller or COAF, as applicable, at or before the Closing Date to the extent then due.

(h) The Notes, when validly issued pursuant to the Indenture and sold to the Underwriters pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and the Terms Agreement will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and will be validly issued and entitled to the benefits and security afforded by the Indenture. When executed and delivered by the parties thereto, each of the Indenture and each Transaction Document to which the Seller or COAF is a party will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller or COAF, as applicable, enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights in general and to general principles of equity. All approvals, authorizations, consents, filings, orders or other actions of any person, corporation or other organization, or of any court, governmental agency or body or official (except with respect to the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction or the state securities or Blue Sky laws of various jurisdictions), required in connection with the valid and proper authorization, issuance and sale of the Notes pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement, the Terms Agreement and the Indenture have been or will be taken or obtained on or before the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, the Issuer’s pledge of the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture will vest in the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, the Swap Counterparty and the Note Insurer, a first priority perfected security interest therein, subject to no prior lien, mortgage security interest, pledge, adverse claim, charge or other encumbrance, except as may be permitted by the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(i) Neither the Seller nor the Issuer is now, and following the issuance of the Notes will be, an “investment company” that is registered or required to be registered under, or is otherwise subject to the restrictions of, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

(j) Except for the Underwriters, neither the Seller, the Issuer nor COAF has employed or retained a broker, finder, commission agent or other person in connection with the sale of the Notes, and neither the Seller, the Issuer nor COAF is under any obligation to pay any broker’s fee or commission in connection with such sale.

(k) As of the Closing Date, the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

(l) Based on information currently available to, and in the reasonable belief of, the management of the Seller or COAF, as applicable, such entity is not engaged (whether as defendant or otherwise) in, nor has such entity knowledge of the existence of, or any threat of, any legal, arbitration, administrative or other proceedings, the result of which could reasonably have a material adverse effect on the Noteholders.

 

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(m) As of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties (other than the representations and warranties concerning the characteristics of the Receivables which representations and warranties will be true and correct in all material respects as of the date set forth in the applicable Transaction Document) of the Seller, the Issuer or COAF (both in its individual capacity and as Servicer), as applicable, in each Transaction Document to which it is a party will be true and correct in all material respects.

(n) As of the Closing Date, there are no contracts or documents that are required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that have not been so filed.

(o) No Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event, or an event which after any applicable grace period or the giving of notice which would constitute an Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event, has occurred.

(p) The Seller was not, on the date on which the first bona fide offer of the Notes sold pursuant to the Terms Agreement was made, an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act.

Section 3. Purchase, Sale and Issuance of Notes.

Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the covenants, representations and warranties set forth herein and in the Terms Agreement, the Seller agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the respective Initial Note Balance of the Notes set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in the Terms Agreement. The Notes will bear interest at the applicable rate set forth therein. The sale and purchase of the Notes shall take place at a closing (the “Closing”) at the offices of Mayer Brown LLP, 71 South Wacker Drive, 39th Floor, Chicago, Illinois on the closing date specified in the Terms Agreement (the “Closing Date”). The net purchase price for the Notes, expressed as a percentage of the Initial Note Balance of the applicable class of Notes, shall be as set forth in the Terms Agreement. On the Closing Date, as consideration for the delivery of the Notes as set forth in this Section 3, each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to pay (or cause to be paid) the net purchase price to an account to be designated by the Seller. The underwriting discount to the Underwriters, the selling concessions that the Underwriters may allow to certain dealers, and the discounts that such dealers may reallow to certain other dealers, each expressed as a percentage of the Initial Note Balance of the applicable class of Notes, shall be as set forth in the Terms Agreement. The Seller shall deliver (or shall cause the Issuer to deliver) the Notes to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The Notes shall be global notes registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for DTC. The interests of beneficial owners of the Notes will be represented by book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. The number and denominations of definitive notes so delivered shall be as specified by DTC. The definitive notes for the Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives at the offices of Mayer Brown LLP, at the address set forth above, not later than 1:00 p.m., Chicago time on the Business Day before the Closing Date, or such other date and time as the Representatives and the Seller may agree.

 

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Section 4. Offering by Underwriters.

(a) The Seller authorizes each Underwriter to take all such action as it may deem advisable in respect of all matters pertaining to sales of the Notes to dealers and to retail purchasers and to member firms and specialists, including the right to make variations in the selling arrangements with respect to such sales. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 6, each Underwriter shall purchase the Notes for resale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Notes are to be sold, then after the Notes are released for sale to the public, the Underwriters may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”) and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not offer or sell any Notes within the United States, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein, except in transactions that are not prohibited by any applicable securities, bank regulatory or other applicable law.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Underwriter agrees that it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws in its offer or sale of any Notes within any other country, its territories or possessions or to persons who are citizens thereof or residents therein.

(d) Each Underwriter agrees that:

(A) it has not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the Closing Date, will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing, or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, as amended (the “Regulations”) and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the “FSMA”);

(B) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer and shall procure that the Notes offered or sold by it and its affiliates are not offered or sold in the United Kingdom other than to persons authorised under the FSMA or to persons otherwise having professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualifying as investment professionals under Article 19 of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2001, as amended or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 49 of that Order or, if distributed in the United Kingdom by authorised persons, only to persons qualifying as investment

 

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professionals under Article 14 of the FSMA (Promotion of Collective Investment Schemes) (Exemptions) Order 2001 (“CIS Order”) or to persons qualifying as high net worth persons under Article 22 of the CIS Order or to any other person to whom the Notes may otherwise lawfully be offered or to whom such invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated;

(C) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Regulations and the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and

(D) after the Closing Date, it will provide the Seller with a list of all foreign jurisdictions related to any written confirmations of sale of Notes it has sent.

(e) Each Underwriter agrees that (i) if the Prospectus is not delivered with the confirmation in reliance on Rule 172, it will include in every confirmation sent out by such Underwriter the notice required by Rule 173 informing the investor that the sale was made pursuant to the Registration Statement and that the investor may request a copy of the Prospectus from such Underwriter; (ii) if a paper copy of the Prospectus is requested by a person who receives a confirmation, such Underwriter shall deliver a printed or paper copy of such Prospectus; and (iii) if an electronic copy of the Prospectus is delivered by an Underwriter for any purpose, such copy shall be the same electronic file containing the Prospectus in the identical form transmitted electronically to such Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller specifically for use by such Underwriter pursuant to this Section 4(e); for example, if the Prospectus is delivered to an Underwriter by or on behalf of the Seller in a single electronic file in .pdf format, then such Underwriter will deliver the electronic copy of the Prospectus in the same single electronic file in .pdf format. Each Underwriter further agrees that if it delivers to an investor the Prospectus in .pdf format, upon such Underwriter’s receipt of a request from the investor within the period for which delivery of the Prospectus is required, such Underwriter will promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the investor, without charge, a paper copy of the Prospectus.

(f) Prior to the Closing Date, the Representatives shall notify COAF and the Seller of (i) the date on which the Preliminary Prospectus is first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.

(g) Each Underwriter represents and agrees (i) that it did not enter into any contract of sale for any Notes prior to the Time of Sale and (ii) that it will, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an “underwriter” (as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Act) with respect to the Notes, deliver to each investor to whom Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the final Prospectus (as notified to the Underwriters by the Seller), prior to the applicable time of any such Contract of Sale with respect to such investor, the Preliminary Prospectus.

 

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(h) In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”), each Underwriter represents and agrees with the Seller that with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the “Relevant Implementation Date”) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State prior to the publication of a prospectus in relation to the Notes which has been approved by the competent authority in that Relevant Member State or, where appropriate, approved in another Relevant Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Relevant Member State, all in accordance with the Prospectus Directive, except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State at any time:

(i) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;

(ii) to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than €43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than €50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or

(iii) in any other circumstances which do not require the publication by the issuer of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this Section 4(h), (A) the expression an “offer of Notes to the public” in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (B) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and (C) the countries comprising the “European Economic Area” are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

(i) If the Seller, COAF or an Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the “contract of sale” within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Act and all Commission guidance relating to such rule (the “Contract of Sale”)) made or prepared by the Seller or such Underwriter contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, either the Seller or such Underwriter may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and such Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:

(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;

 

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(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the time termination is sought;

(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and

(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not terminate the prior Contract of Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale.

Any costs or losses incurred in connection with any such termination or reformation shall be subject to Section 8.

Section 5. Covenants.

The Seller or COAF, as the case may be, covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:

(a) The Seller will prepare the Prospectus Supplement setting forth the amount of Notes covered thereby and the terms thereof not otherwise specified in the Basic Prospectus, the price at which the Notes are to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Seller, the initial public offering price at which the Notes are to be sold, the selling concessions and allowances, if any, and such other information as the Seller deems appropriate in connection with the offering of the Notes, but the Seller will not file any amendments to the Registration Statement as in effect with respect to the Notes, or any amendments or supplements to the Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, without the Representatives’ prior consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); the Seller will immediately advise the Representatives and their counsel: (i) when notice is received from the Commission that any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has become or will become effective, (ii) when any supplement or amendment to the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus has been filed and (iii) of any order or communication suspending or preventing, or threatening to suspend or prevent, the offer and sale of the Notes, or any prevention or suspension of the use of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or of any proceedings or examinations that may lead to such an order or communication, whether by or of the Commission or any authority administering any state securities or Blue Sky law, as soon as practicable after the Seller is advised thereof, and will use its reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order or communication and to obtain as soon as possible its lifting, if issued.

(b) Within the time period during which a prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be delivered under the Act, the Seller will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Act and by the Rules and Regulations, as from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of or dealings in the Notes, as contemplated by the provisions hereof and the Prospectus. If, at any time when a Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus relating to the Notes is required to be delivered under the Act (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Act), any event occurs as a result of which the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement

 

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of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Rules and Regulations, the Seller will promptly prepare and (subject to review and consent by the Representatives as described in Section 5(a) of this Agreement) file with the Commission, an amendment or supplement that will correct such statement or omission or an amendment that will effect such compliance; provided, however, that the Representatives’ consent to any amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any of the conditions of Section 6 of this Agreement.

(c) The Seller will make (or will cause the Issuer to make) generally available to the Noteholders (the sole Noteholder being the applicable clearing agency in the case of Book-Entry Notes (as defined in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement)), in each case as soon as practicable, a statement which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11 (a) of the Act and Rule 158 of the Commission with respect to the Notes; provided, that this covenant may be satisfied by posting the monthly investor report for the Issuer on a publicly available website.

(d) The Seller will furnish to the Representatives copies of the Registration Statement (at least one copy to be delivered to the Representatives will be conformed and will include all documents and exhibits thereto or incorporated by reference therein), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(e) The Seller will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the qualification of the Notes for sale and the determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and will continue to assist the Underwriters in maintaining such qualifications in effect so long as required for the distribution; provided, however, that neither the Seller nor the Issuer shall be required to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is now not qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general or unlimited service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is now not subject to service of process or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is now not subject to service of process.

(f) If filing of the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus or any portion thereof is required under Rule 424(b) of the Commission, the Seller will file the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the prescribed time period and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing.

(g) So long as any of the Notes are outstanding, the Seller or COAF, as applicable, will furnish to the Underwriters, by first-class mail, as soon as practicable: (i) all documents required to be distributed to the Noteholders; and (ii) from time to time, such other information concerning the Seller, COAF or the Issuer as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(h) The Seller and COAF will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes as set forth in the Prospectus.

 

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(i) At the time of the execution and delivery of each subsequent transfer, the related Subsequent Receivables will have been duly and validly assigned to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the Indenture; and when such assignment is effected, a duly and validly perfected transfer of all such Subsequent Receivables subject to no prior lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge charge or other encumbrance created by COAF or the Seller will have occurred. As of the related Funding Date, each of the related Subsequent Receivables will meet the eligibility criteria described in the Prospectus.

Section 6. Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters.

The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties made by the Seller and COAF herein as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Issuer contained in each Transaction Document to which it is a party as of the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Seller and COAF made pursuant to the provisions thereof, to the performance by the Seller and COAF in all material respects of their respective obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:

(a) The Representatives shall have received, with respect to each of the Seller and COAF, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, of an authorized officer of each of the Seller and COAF, as applicable, in which such officer, to the best of his or her knowledge after reasonable investigation, shall state that: (i) the representations and warranties of the Seller or COAF, as applicable, in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, (ii) the Seller or COAF, as applicable, has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or before the Closing Date, (iii) the Registration Statement has been declared effective, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are threatened by the Commission, and (iv) since the Time of Sale, there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Seller’s or COAF’s, as applicable, automobile finance business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Preliminary Prospectus.

(b) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, special counsel to COAF and the Seller, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel, with respect to: certain corporate matters, perfection matters, matters related to the creation of a security interest, securities law matters, 1940 Act matters, tax matters and enforceability matters (including with respect to the Limited Guaranty).

Such counsel shall also provide a letter, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that they have participated in conferences with representatives of the Seller and COAF and their accountants, and representatives of the Underwriters and their counsel concerning the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and have considered the matters required to be stated therein and the matters stated therein, although they are not independently verifying the factual matters of such statements. Based upon and subject to the foregoing, nothing has come to such counsel’s attention to cause such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement, at the earlier of the date the Prospectus was first used or the date on

 

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which the Time of Sale occurred, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or that the Preliminary Prospectus, either as of the Time of Sale or as of the date of such letter, considered as a whole and together with the statements in the Prospectus with respect to blanks and other items identified in the Preliminary Prospectus as to be completed in the Prospectus, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or that the Prospectus, either as of its date or as of the date of such letter, included or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that such counsel does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, and such counsel does not express any belief with respect to (i) the financial statements or other financial, statistical or accounting data contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or (ii) the following information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus: the Underwriter Information (as defined in Section 8(b)), the Note Insurer Information (as defined in Section 2(a)(iii)) and the Swap Counterparty Information (as defined in Section 2(a)(iii)).

(c) The Representatives shall have received an opinion or opinions of Mayer Brown LLP, special counsel for COAF and the Seller, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel, substantially to the effect that: (i) the transfer of the Receivables by COAF to the Seller would be characterized as a true sale or absolute transfer thereof; and (ii) in the event of an involuntary or voluntary bankruptcy case of COAF under the United States Bankruptcy Code, a bankruptcy court would not disregard the separate existence of COAF on one hand, and the Seller or the Issuer, on the other, so as to order the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of the Seller or the Issuer, as the case may be, with the bankruptcy estate of COAF.

(d) The Representatives shall have received from Dechert LLP, a favorable opinion dated the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably require; and the Seller and COAF shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass on all such matters.

(e) The Representatives shall have received an opinion from the general counsel, deputy general counsel or associate general counsel of COFC or such other legal counsel that COFC may choose (provided that such legal counsel is acceptable to the Representatives) dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel, with respect to certain corporate matters relating to COFC, COAF and the Seller.

(f) The Representatives shall have received an opinion or opinions from Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Seller, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel, with respect to: (i) certain matters under Delaware law with respect to the Seller and the authority of the Seller to

 

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file a voluntary bankruptcy petition, (ii) certain corporate matters with respect to the Seller, (iii) certain matters with respect to the security interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables and related property.

(g) On or before the Closing Date, Ernst & Young, LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives letters, dated as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and Closing Date, respectively, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel, confirming that they are certified independent public accountants and stating in effect that they have9 performed certain specified procedures as a result of which they determined that certain information of an accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the general accounting records of the Issuer, COAF and the Seller) set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus, respectively, agrees with the accounting records of the Issuer, COAF and the Seller, excluding any questions of legal interpretation.

(h) The Representatives shall have received evidence satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel that, on or before the Closing Date, UCC-1 financing statements have been filed (or have been sent for filing on the Closing Date) with the appropriate UCC filing offices in the State of Delaware and the State of Texas, reflecting the transfer of Receivables and other related property from COAF to the Seller, the transfer of Receivables and other related property from the Seller to the Issuer and the pledge of the Receivables and other related property by the Issuer in favor of the Indenture Trustee.

(i) The Representatives shall have received evidence satisfactory to them that on or before the Closing Date, all applicable UCC termination statements and related contractual releases or releases terminating liens of creditors of the Seller, the Issuer, COAF or any other person on the Receivables have been filed in the appropriate filing offices.

(j) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP, counsel to the Indenture Trustee, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel.

(k) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, counsel to the Owner Trustee, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel.

(l) The Representatives shall have received an opinion of counsel to the Note Insurer, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and their counsel.

(m) The Notes shall be rated at the time of issuance in the rating category set forth in the Terms Agreement and shall not have been placed on any credit watch with a negative implication for downgrade.

(n) The Representatives shall have received such information, certificates and documents as the Representatives or their counsel may reasonably request.

 

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(o) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received a fully executed copy of each of the Transaction Documents.

(p) On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received evidence satisfactory to the Representatives that the Note Insurer shall have issued the Note Insurance Policy to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.

(q) The Indemnification Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Note Insurer and the Representatives shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and the Representatives shall have received a copy thereof.

(r) The Issuer shall have delivered to DTC (or an approved custodian therefor) each of the global Notes described in Section 3 above, duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee.

(s) The Issuer shall have executed and delivered to DTC a standard “letter of representations” sufficient to cause DTC to qualify each Class of Notes for inclusion in DTC’s book-entry registration and transfer system.

(t) The Trust Accounts shall have been established in accordance with the terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

(u) The Prospectus shall have been filed as required by Section 2(a) hereof, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the knowledge of the Seller, COAF or any Underwriter, threatened by the Commission, and any request of the Commission for additional information (to be included in the Prospectus or the Registration Statement or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Representatives.

(v) The Indenture shall have been qualified pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).

(w) The Representatives shall have received an executed copy of the Limited Guaranty.

(x) All actions required to be taken and all filings required to be made by the Issuer, the Seller and COAF under the Act before the Closing Date for the issuance of the Notes shall have been duly taken or made.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Underwriting Agreement, or if any of the opinions or certificates mentioned above shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and their counsel, this Underwriting Agreement and all its obligations hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time before, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Issuer, the Seller and COAF in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.

 

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Section 7. Expenses.

(a) Except as expressly set forth in this Underwriting Agreement, COAF and the Seller, jointly and severally, will pay all expenses incidental to the performance of its obligations hereunder and will reimburse each Underwriter for any expense reasonably incurred by it in connection with (i) the qualification of the Notes and determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their counsel), (ii) the printing of memoranda relating thereto, (iii) any fees charged by credit rating agencies for the rating of the Notes, and (iv) expenses incurred in distributing the Prospectus to the Underwriters; provided, however, that each Underwriter will pay all of its own costs and expenses in connection with obtaining one or more printed copies of the Prospectus from the applicable financial printer (which may include the printing facilities of such Underwriter). Except as specifically provided in this Section 7 and in Section 8 of this Underwriting Agreement, each Underwriter will pay all of its own costs and expenses (including the fees and disbursements of counsel), transfer taxes on resales of Notes by it and any advertising expenses connected with any offers it may make.

(b) If the sale of the Notes provided for herein is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section 6 of this Agreement is not satisfied or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Seller or COAF to perform any agreement herein or to comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any Underwriter, the Seller and COAF will reimburse the Underwriters upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the proposed purchase, sale and offering of the Notes. Neither the Seller nor COAF shall be liable to the Underwriters for loss of anticipated profits from the transactions covered by this Underwriting Agreement.

Section 8. Indemnification and Contribution.

(a) The Seller and COAF, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act or the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors and employees of each such person, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus (it being understood that such indemnification with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus does not include the omission of pricing and price-dependent information, which information shall appear in the final Prospectus but not in the Preliminary Prospectus), the Prospectus, or the Designated Static Pool Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and will reimburse each Underwriter and each such officer, director, employee or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by each Underwriter through the Representatives and each such officer, director, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that neither the Seller nor COAF shall be liable in any such case to the extent

 

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that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission made in any such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Seller by any Underwriter specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information is the Underwriter Information. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Seller or COAF may otherwise have.

(b) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Seller and COAF, and each person, if any, who controls the Seller or COAF within the meaning of the Act or the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors, and employees of each such person, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Seller or COAF may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information (as defined below), and (ii) the failure upon the part of any Underwriter to deliver the Preliminary Prospectus prior to the Time of Sale to any investor with whom such Underwriter entered into a Contract of Sale at such Time of Sale and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Seller or COAF, and each such officer, director, employee or controlling person, as the case may be, in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. As used herein, the term “Underwriter Information” means the information set forth in the second paragraph (regarding concessions and discounts) and the second sentence of the ninth paragraph (regarding market making) under the caption “Underwriting” in the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus and the information set forth under the caption “Reinsurance” in the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that each Underwriter may otherwise have.

(c) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Seller and COAF, and each person, if any, who controls the Seller or COAF within the meaning of the Act or the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors and employees of each such person, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Seller or COAF may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus (as defined in Section 17(a)), or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) any statement contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus that conflicts with the information then contained in the Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement that is a part thereof, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Seller or COAF in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, no Underwriter will be liable to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any

 

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statement in or omission from any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with (A) any written information furnished to the related Underwriter by the Seller or COAF expressly for use therein, (B) information accurately extracted from the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, which information was not corrected by information subsequently provided by the Seller or COAF to the related Underwriter prior to the time of use of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or (C) Issuer Information (as defined in Section 17(a)) (except for information regarding the status of the subscriptions for the Notes). This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability that each Underwriter may otherwise have.

(d) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under clause (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, but the omission and/or delay so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party other than under clause (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 8. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. If the defendants in any action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnifying party to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act on behalf of any indemnified party. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment.

(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 8, then such indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in this Section, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the

 

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Seller and COAF on the one hand and relevant Underwriter on the other from the offering of the Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Seller and COAF on the one hand and the relevant Underwriter on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Seller and COAF on the one hand and the relevant Underwriter on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) collectively received by the Seller and COAF bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the relevant Underwriter. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Seller, COAF or by any Underwriter and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this clause (e) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim (which shall be limited as provided in subsection (d) above if the indemnifying party has assumed the defense of any such action in accordance with the provisions thereof) which is the subject of this clause (e). Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause (e), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which such Notes underwritten by such Underwriter and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligation of the Underwriters under this Section 8(e) shall be several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

(f) The obligations of the indemnifying party under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the indemnifying party may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls the indemnifying party within the meaning of the Act.

Section 9. Survival of Representations and Obligations.

The respective agreements, representations, warranties and other statements made by the Seller and COAF or their officers, including any such agreements, representations, warranties and other statements relating to the Issuer, and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Seller, COAF or any of their respective officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment of the Notes. The provisions of Section 7 and Section 8 shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Underwriting Agreement.

 

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Section 10. Notices.

All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if to the Representatives or the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or faxed and confirmed to: Barclays Capital Inc., 200 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10166; if sent to the Seller, will be mailed, delivered or faxed and confirmed to Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, 140 East Shore Drive, Room 1052-D, Glen Allen, Virginia 23059, Attention: Director of Capital Markets, with a copy to its General Counsel, and if sent to COAF, will be mailed, delivered or faxed and confirmed to: Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102, Attention: Director of Capital Markets, with a copy to its General Counsel.

Section 11. Applicable Law, Entire Agreement.

This Underwriting Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York. This Underwriting Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Seller and COAF, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, with respect to the preparation of the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus, the conduct of the offering and the purchase and sale of the Notes.

Section 12. Successors.

This Underwriting Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers, directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof, and their successors and assigns, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

Section 13. Waivers; Headings.

Neither this Underwriting Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. The headings in this Underwriting Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 14. Termination of the Obligations of the Underwriters.

The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Notes on the Closing Date shall be terminable by the Representatives by written notice delivered to the Seller and COAF if at any time on or before the Closing Date: (a) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited, or there shall have been any setting of minimum prices for trading on such exchange, (b) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York, Texas or Virginia shall have been declared by any of Federal, New York state, Texas state or Virginia state authorities, (c) there shall have occurred an outbreak or escalation of hostilities or a declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or any other major act of terrorism involving the United States, or any other substantial national or international calamity, emergency or crisis, the effect of which on the financial markets of the United States is such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus, or (d) any change or any development involving a prospective change, materially

 

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and adversely affecting (i) the Trust Estate taken as a whole or (ii) the business or properties of the Seller or COAF occurs, which, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), makes it impracticable or inadvisable to market the Notes on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus. Upon such notice being given, the parties to this Underwriting Agreement shall (except for the liability of the Seller and COAF under Section 7 of this Agreement and Section 8 of this Agreement and the liability of each Underwriter under Section 16) be released and discharged from their respective obligations under this Underwriting Agreement.

Section 15. Representation of Underwriters.

The Representatives will act for the several Underwriters in connection with this Underwriting Agreement, and any action by the Representatives under this Underwriting Agreement will be binding upon all of the Underwriters.

Section 16. Default by an Underwriter.

If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of the Notes agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Underwriting Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the amount of Notes set forth opposite their names in the Terms Agreement bears to the aggregate amount of Notes set forth opposite the names of all the remaining Underwriters) the Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that if the aggregate amount of Notes which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 25% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth in the Terms Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to purchase any, of the Notes, and if such nondefaulting Underwriters do not purchase all the Notes, this Underwriting Agreement will terminate without liability to any nondefaulting Underwriter, the Seller or COAF. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section 16, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period as is mutually agreeable to COAF, the Seller and the Representatives (with all parties hereto agreeing that time is of the essence) in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Nothing contained in this Underwriting Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Seller, COAF and any nondefaulting Underwriter for damages occasioned by its default hereunder.

Section 17. Offering Communications.

(a) Other than the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and any Free Writing Prospectus identified in the Terms Agreement, each Underwriter severally represents, warrants and agrees with COAF and the Seller that it 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) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, including, but not limited to any “ABS informational and computational materials” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the Act unless

 

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such Underwriter has obtained the prior written approval of COAF, the Issuer and the Seller; provided, however, each Underwriter may prepare and convey to one or more of its potential investors without the consent of COAF, the Seller or any of their respective affiliates one or more “written communications” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Act) in the form of (i) an Intex CDI file that does not contain any Issuer Information (as defined below) other than Issuer Information included in the Preliminary Prospectus previously filed with the Commission or (ii) other written communication containing no more than the following: information contemplated by Rule 134 under the Act and included or to be included in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as well as a column or other entry showing weighted average life, the status of the subscriptions for the Notes and/or expected pricing parameters of the Notes (each such written communication, an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”). As used herein, the term “Issuer Information” means any information of the type specified in clauses (1) – (5) of footnote 271 of Commission Release No. 33-8591 (Securities Offering Reform), other than Underwriter Derived Information. As used herein, the term “Underwriter Derived Information” shall refer to information of the type described in clause (5) of footnote 271 of Commission Release No. 33-8591 (Securities Offering Reform) when prepared by any Underwriter, including traditional computational and analytical materials prepared by the Underwriter.

(b) Each Underwriter severally represents, warrants and agrees with COAF and the Seller that:

(i) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it will not, as of the date such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus was conveyed or delivered to any prospective purchaser of Notes, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no Underwriter makes such representation, warranty or agreement to the extent such untrue statements or omissions were made in reliance upon and in conformity with information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any written information furnished to the related Underwriter by COAF or the Seller specifically for use in such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus which information was not corrected by information subsequently provided by COAF or the Seller to the related Underwriter prior to the time of use of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus;

(ii) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it shall contain a legend substantially in the form of and in compliance with Rule 433(c)(2)(i) of the Act, and shall otherwise conform to any applicable requirements for “free writing prospectuses” under the Act;

(iii) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it shall be delivered to COAF and the Seller no later than the time of first use and, unless otherwise agreed to by COAF and the Seller and the related Underwriter, such delivery shall occur no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of first use (which shall be no earlier than the time that the Preliminary Prospectus is filed with the Commission); provided, however, if the date of first use is not a Business Day, such delivery shall occur no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the first Business Day preceding such date of first use;

 

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(iv) none of the information in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus will conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement that is a part thereof;

(v) such Underwriter has in place, and covenants that it shall maintain, internal controls and procedures which it reasonably believes to be sufficient to ensure full compliance with all applicable legal requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the generation and use of Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses in connection with the offering of the Notes. In addition, such Underwriter shall, for a period of at least three years after the date hereof, maintain written and/or electronic records of the following:

(A) any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus used by such Underwriter to solicit offers to purchase Notes to the extent not filed with the Commission;

(B) regarding each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus delivered by such Underwriter to an investor, the date of such delivery and identity of such investor; and

(C) regarding each Contract of Sale entered into by such Underwriter, the date, identity of the investor and the terms of such Contract of Sale, as set forth in the related confirmation of trade; and

(vi) such Underwriter shall file any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus that has been distributed by such Underwriter in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad, unrestricted dissemination within the later of two business days after such Underwriter first provides this information to investors and the date upon which the Company is required to file the Prospectus Supplement with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Act or otherwise as required under Rule 433 of the Act; provided, however, that such Underwriter shall not be required to file any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus to the extent such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus includes information in a Free Writing Prospectus, Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus previously filed with the Commission or that does not contain substantive changes from or additions to a Free Writing Prospectus previously filed with the Commission.

Section 18. No Fiduciary Duty.

The Seller and COAF acknowledge that in connection with the offering of the Notes: (a) the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of or advisors to, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Seller or COAF or any other person, (b) the Underwriters owe the Seller and COAF only those duties and obligations set forth in this Underwriting Agreement and (c) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Seller and COAF. Each of the Seller and COAF waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of advisory or fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Notes.

 

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If you are in agreement with this Underwriting Agreement, please sign a counterpart hereof and return it to the Seller and COAF, whereupon this Underwriting Agreement and your acceptance shall become a binding agreement among the Seller, COAF and the Underwriters.

This Underwriting Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

 

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Very truly yours,

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,
as Seller

By   /s/ Richard Johns
  Name:   Richard Johns
  Title:   Assistant Vice President
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
  Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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COAFT 2007-C

Underwriting Agreement


This Underwriting Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By   /s/ Jay Kim
  Name:   Jay Kim
  Title:   Managing Director
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
By   /s/ John Slonieski
  Name:   John Slonieski
  Title:   Director

For themselves and as representatives of the other several Underwriters named in the Terms Agreement to this Underwriting Agreement.

 

   S-2   

COAFT 2007-C

Underwriting Agreement


EXHIBIT A

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

ASSET BACKED NOTES

TERMS AGREEMENT

Dated: October [    ], 2007

 

To: CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC

 

Re: Underwriting Agreement, dated September 28, 2007

 

1. Terms of the Notes

 

Class

   Initial Note
Balance
   Interest Rate    Final Scheduled
Payment Date

A-1

        

A-2-A

        

A-2-B

        

A-3-A

        

A-3-B

        

A-4-A

        

A-4-B

        

 

2. Underwriters

The Underwriters named below are the “Underwriters” for the purpose of this Agreement and for the purposes of the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement as such Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Barclays Capital Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC


3. Ratings

 

Class

   Rating Agency    Rating

A-1

     

A-2-A

     

A-2-B

     

A-3-A

     

A-3-B

     

A-4-A

     

A-4-B

     

 

4. Underwriting Liability

 

Underwriting Liability

   Class A-1    Class A-2-A    Class A-2-B    Class A-3-A    Class A-3-B    Class A-4-A    Class A-4-A

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $      $      $      $      $      $      $  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

                    

Total Amount

   $      $      $      $      $      $      $  

 

5. Purchase Price, Discounts and Concessions

 

     Class A-1     Class A-2-A     Class A-2-B     Class A-3-A     Class A-3-B     Class A-4-A     Class A-4-B  

Gross Purchase Price

     %     %     %     %     %     %     %

Underwriting Discount

              

Net Purchase Price

              

Maximum Dealer Selling Concessions

              

Maximum Dealer Reallowance Discounts

              

 

A-2


6. Time of Sale

[    ]:[    ] [    ].m. (Eastern Time) (U.S.) on October [    ], 2007 (the time the first Contract of Sale was entered into as designated by the Representatives.)

 

7. Closing Date

Pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Underwriters, the Seller and COAF hereby agree that the Closing Date shall be October [    ], 2007, [    ]:[    ] [    ].m., New York City time.

 

A-3


The Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase the Notes subject to the terms and provisions of this Terms Agreement and the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement which is incorporated herein in its entirety and made a part hereof.

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By    
  Name:
  Title:
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
By    
  Name:
  Title:

For themselves and as representatives of the other several Underwriters named in this Terms Agreement.

 

A-4


Accepted and Agreed:

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Seller

By    
  Name:
  Title:
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EX-1.2 3 dex12.htm TERMS AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 2, 2007 Terms Agreement dated October 2, 2007

Exhibit 1.2

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

ASSET BACKED NOTES

TERMS AGREEMENT

Dated: October 2, 2007

 

To: CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC

 

Re: Underwriting Agreement, dated September 28, 2007

 

1. Terms of the Notes

 

Class

   Initial Note
Balance
   Interest Rate     Final Scheduled
Payment Date

A-1

   $ 157,000,000    5.28200 %   October 2008

A-2-A

   $ 69,000,000    5.29 %   May 2010

A-2-B

   $ 71,000,000    LIBOR + 0.42 %   May 2010

A-3-A

   $ 91,000,000    5.13 %   April 2012

A-3-B

   $ 192,000,000    LIBOR + 0.51 %   April 2012

A-4

   $ 170,000,000    5.23 %   July 2014

 

2. Underwriters

The Underwriters named below are the “Underwriters” for the purpose of this Agreement and for the purposes of the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement as such Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Barclays Capital Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Banc of America Securities LLC

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.


3. Ratings

 

Class

   Standard & Poor’s    Moody’s    Fitch

A-1

   A-1+    Prime-1    F1+

A-2-A

   AAA    Aaa    AAA

A-2-B

   AAA    Aaa    AAA

A-3-A

   AAA    Aaa    AAA

A-3-B

   AAA    Aaa    AAA

A-4

   AAA    Aaa    AAA

 

4. Underwriting Liability

 

Underwriting Liability

   Class A-1    Class A-2-A    Class A-2-B    Class A-3-A    Class A-3-B    Class A-4

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 23,500,000    $ 11,000,000    $ 10,500,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 28,500,000    $ 25,000,000

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

   $ 23,500,000    $ 10,500,000    $ 10,500,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 28,500,000    $ 25,000,000

Banc of America Securities LLC

   $ 22,000,000    $ 9,500,000    $ 10,000,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 27,000,000    $ 24,000,000

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

   $ 22,000,000    $ 9,500,000    $ 10,000,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 27,000,000    $ 24,000,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

   $ 22,000,000    $ 9,500,000    $ 10,000,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 27,000,000    $ 24,000,000

RBC Capital Markets Corporation

   $ 22,000,000    $ 9,500,000    $ 10,000,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 27,000,000    $ 24,000,000

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.

   $ 22,000,000    $ 9,500,000    $ 10,000,000    $ 13,000,000    $ 27,000,000    $ 24,000,000

Total Amount

   $ 157,000,000    $ 69,000,000    $ 71,000,000    $ 91,000,000    $ 192,000,000    $ 170,000,000

 

5. Purchase Price, Discounts and Concessions

 

     Class A-1     Class A-2-A     Class A-2-B     Class A-3-A     Class A-3-B     Class A-4  

Gross Purchase Price

   100.000000 %   99.997946 %   100.000000 %   99.988071 %   100.000000 %   99.986628 %

Underwriting Discount

   0.090 %   0.130 %   0.120 %   0.165 %   0.150 %   0.210 %

Net Purchase Price

   99.910000 %   99.867946 %   99.880000 %   99.823071 %   99.850000 %   99.776628 %

Maximum Dealer Selling Concessions

   0.054 %   0.078 %   0.072 %   0.099 %   0.090 %   0.126 %

Maximum Dealer Reallowance Discounts

   0.0270 %   0.0390 %   0.0360 %   0.0495 %   0.0450 %   0.0630 %


6. Time of Sale

11:45 a.m. (Eastern Time) (U.S.) on October 2, 2007 (the time the first Contract of Sale was entered into as designated by the Representatives.)

 

7. Closing Date

Pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Underwriters, the Seller and COAF hereby agree that the Closing Date shall be October 11, 2007, 10:00 a.m., New York City time.


The Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase the Notes subject to the terms and provisions of this Terms Agreement and the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement which is incorporated herein in its entirety and made a part hereof.

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.
By   /s/ Jay Kim
Name:   Jay Kim
Title:   Managing Director
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
By   /s/ John Slonieski
Name:   John Slonieski
Title:   Director

For themselves and as representatives of the other several Underwriters named in this Terms Agreement.


Accepted and Agreed:

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Seller

By   /s/ Thomas A. Feil
Name:   Thomas A. Feil
Title:   Assistant Vice President
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
Title:   Assistant Vice President
EX-4.1 4 dex41.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 11, 2007 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated October 11, 2007

Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

AMENDED AND RESTATED

TRUST AGREEMENT

between

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as the Depositor

and

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as the Owner Trustee

Dated as of October 11, 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

ARTICLE I     DEFINITIONS

   1

SECTION 1.1.

   Capitalized Terms    1

SECTION 1.2.

   Other Interpretive Provisions    1

ARTICLE II     ORGANIZATION

   2

SECTION 2.1.

   Name    2

SECTION 2.2.

   Office    2

SECTION 2.3.

   Purposes and Powers    2

SECTION 2.4.

   Appointment of the Owner Trustee    3

SECTION 2.5.

   Initial Capital Contribution of Trust Estate    3

SECTION 2.6.

   Declaration of Trust    3

SECTION 2.7.

   Organizational Expenses; Liabilities of the Holders    3

SECTION 2.8.

   Title to the Trust Estate    4

SECTION 2.9.

   Representations and Warranties of the Seller    4

SECTION 2.10.

   Situs of Issuer    5

ARTICLE III     RESIDUAL INTEREST AND TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE

   5

SECTION 3.1.

   Initial Ownership    5

SECTION 3.2.

   Authorization of the Certificates    5

SECTION 3.3.

   Form of the Certificate    5

SECTION 3.4.

   Registration of Certificates    6

SECTION 3.5.

   Transfer of Certificate    6

SECTION 3.6.

   Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Certificates    7

ARTICLE IV     ACTIONS BY OWNER TRUSTEE

   8

SECTION 4.1.

   Prior Notice to Residual Interestholder with Respect to Certain Matters    8

SECTION 4.2.

   Action by Residual Interestholder with Respect to Certain Matters    8

SECTION 4.3.

   Action by Residual Interestholder with Respect to Bankruptcy    9

SECTION 4.4.

   Restrictions on Residual Interestholder’s Power    9

SECTION 4.5.

   Majority Control    9

SECTION 4.6.

   Rights of Note Insurer    9

ARTICLE V     APPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES

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SECTION 5.1.

   Application of Trust Funds    9

SECTION 5.2.

   Method of Payment    9

SECTION 5.3.

   Sarbanes-Oxley Act    10

SECTION 5.4.

   Signature on Returns    10

ARTICLE VI     AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OWNER TRUSTEE

   10

SECTION 6.1.

   General Authority    10

 

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SECTION 6.2.

   General Duties    10

SECTION 6.3.

   Action upon Instruction    11

SECTION 6.4.

   No Duties Except as Specified in this Agreement or in Instructions    11

SECTION 6.5.

   No Action Except under Specified Documents or Instructions    12

SECTION 6.6.

   Restrictions    12

ARTICLE VII     CONCERNING OWNER TRUSTEE

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SECTION 7.1.

   Acceptance of Trusts and Duties    12

SECTION 7.2.

   Furnishing of Documents    14

SECTION 7.3.

   Representations and Warranties    14

SECTION 7.4.

   Reliance; Advice of Counsel    15

SECTION 7.5.

   Not Acting in Individual Capacity    15

SECTION 7.6.

   The Owner Trustee May Own Notes    16

ARTICLE VIII     COMPENSATION OF OWNER TRUSTEE

   16

SECTION 8.1.

   The Owner Trustee’s Compensation    16

SECTION 8.2.

   Indemnification    16

SECTION 8.3.

   Payments to the Owner Trustee    17

ARTICLE IX     TERMINATION OF TRUST AGREEMENT

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SECTION 9.1.

   Termination of Trust Agreement    17

SECTION 9.2.

   Dissolution of the Issuer    17

SECTION 9.3.

   Limitations on Termination    17

ARTICLE X     SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES

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SECTION 10.1.

   Eligibility Requirements for the Owner Trustee    17

SECTION 10.2.

   Resignation or Removal of the Owner Trustee    18

SECTION 10.3.

   Successor Owner Trustee    19

SECTION 10.4.

   Merger or Consolidation of the Owner Trustee    19

SECTION 10.5.

   Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee    19

ARTICLE XI     MISCELLANEOUS

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SECTION 11.1.

   Amendments    21

SECTION 11.2.

   No Legal Title to Trust Estate in Residual Interestholder    22

SECTION 11.3.

   Limitations on Rights of Others    22

SECTION 11.4.

   Notices    22

SECTION 11.5.

   Severability    23

SECTION 11.6.

   Separate Counterparts    23

SECTION 11.7.

   Successors and Assigns    23

SECTION 11.8.

   No Petition    23

SECTION 11.9.

   Headings    24

 

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SECTION 11.10.

   GOVERNING LAW    24

SECTION 11.11.

   Limitation of Rights    25

SECTION 11.12.

   Information to Be Provided by the Owner Trustee    25

SECTION 11.13.

   Information Request    25

 

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This AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT is made as of October 11, 2007 (as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect, this “Agreement”) between CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the depositor (the “Seller”), and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, a Delaware banking corporation, as the owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Seller and the Owner Trustee entered into that certain Trust Agreement dated as of August 6, 2007 (the “Original Trust Agreement”), pursuant to which the Issuer (as defined below) was created; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Notes, the parties have agreed to amend and restate the Original Trust Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1. Capitalized Terms. Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) among the Issuer, the Seller, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

SECTION 1.2. Other Interpretive Provisions. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. For purposes of this Agreement and all such certificates and other documents, 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 generally accepted accounting principles; (b) terms defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the State of Delaware 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 or Exhibit are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules 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” means “including without limitation”; (f) 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; and (g) references to any Person include that Person’s successors and assigns.


ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

SECTION 2.1. Name. The trust created under the Original Trust Agreement shall be known as “Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C” (the “Issuer”), in which name the Owner Trustee may conduct the business of such trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of such trust and sue and be sued.

SECTION 2.2. Office. The office of the Issuer shall be in care of the Owner Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office or at such other address as the Owner Trustee may designate by written notice to the Residual Interestholder, the Seller and the Administrator.

SECTION 2.3. Purposes and Powers. The purpose of the Issuer is, and the Issuer shall have the power and authority, to engage in the following activities:

(a) to issue the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and, if so requested by the Residual Interestholder, to issue the Certificate(s), pursuant to this Agreement, and to sell, transfer and exchange the Notes and the Certificate(s) and to pay interest on and principal of the Notes and distributions to the Residual Interestholder;

(b) to enter into and perform its obligations under any interest rate protection agreement or agreements relating to the Notes between the Issuer and one or more counterparties, including any confirmations, evidencing the transactions thereunder, each of which is an interest rate swap, an interest rate cap, an obligation to enter into any of the foregoing, or any combination of any of the foregoing;

(c) to acquire the property and assets set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement from the Seller pursuant to the terms thereof, to make deposits to and withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Principal Distribution Account, the Reserve Account and the Pre-Funding Account and to pay the organizational, start-up and transactional expenses of the Issuer;

(d) to assign, Grant, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey the Trust Estate pursuant to the Indenture and to hold, manage and distribute to the Residual Interestholder any portion of the Trust Estate released from the lien of, and remitted to the Issuer pursuant to, the Indenture;

(e) to enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;

(f) to engage in those activities, including entering into agreements, that are necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith; and

 

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(g) subject to compliance with the Transaction Documents, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust Estate and the making of distributions to the Residual Interestholder and the Noteholders.

The Owner Trustee is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities on behalf of the Issuer. Neither the Issuer nor the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuer shall engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other than as required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

SECTION 2.4. Appointment of the Owner Trustee. The Seller hereby appoints the Owner Trustee as trustee of the Issuer effective as of the date hereof, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein.

SECTION 2.5. Initial Capital Contribution of Trust Estate. As of the date of the Original Trust Agreement, the Seller sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed and set over to the Owner Trustee the sum of $1. The Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt in trust from the Seller, as of such date, of the foregoing contribution, which shall constitute the initial Trust Estate and shall be deposited in the Collection Account.

SECTION 2.6. Declaration of Trust. The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Trust Estate in trust upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the Residual Interestholder, subject to the obligations of the Issuer under the Transaction Documents. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer constitute a statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Statute and that this Agreement constitute the governing instrument of such statutory trust. It is the intention of the parties hereto that, solely for income and franchise tax purposes, the Issuer will be disregarded as an entity separate from the Seller, the Seller will be disregarded as an entity separate from COAF and the Notes will be characterized as debt. The parties agree that, unless otherwise required by appropriate tax authorities, the Issuer will not file or cause to be filed annual or other necessary returns, reports and other forms consistent with the characterization of the Issuer as an entity separate from its owner. In the event that the Issuer is deemed to have more than one beneficial owner for federal income tax purposes, the Issuer will file returns, reports and other forms consistent with the characterization of the Issuer as a partnership, and this Agreement shall be amended to include such provisions as may be required under Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Effective as of the date hereof, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the Statutory Trust Statute with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Issuer. The Owner Trustee filed the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as required by Section 3810(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Statutory Trust Statute to the contrary, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuer constitute a “business trust” within the meaning of Section 101(9)(A)(v) of the Bankruptcy Code.

SECTION 2.7. Organizational Expenses; Liabilities of the Holders.

(a) The Servicer shall pay organizational expenses of the Issuer as they may arise.

 

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(b) No Residual Interestholder (including the Seller) shall have any personal liability for any liability or obligation of the Issuer.

SECTION 2.8. Title to the Trust Estate. Legal title to all of the Trust Estate shall be vested at all times in the Issuer as a separate legal entity.

SECTION 2.9. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Owner Trustee that:

(a) Existence and Power. The Seller is a Delaware limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The Seller has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions where the failure to do so would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and the Underwriting Agreement.

(b) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Underwriting Agreement and each Transaction Document to which it is a party (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller and (ii) do not violate or constitute a default under (A) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) its organizational instruments or (C) any material indenture or material agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indenture or agreements 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 to which it is a party).

(c) No Consent Required. No approval, authorization or other action by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of any Transaction Document other than UCC filings and other than (i) approvals and authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings which have previously been made and (ii) approvals, authorizations or filings which, if not obtained or made, would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to perform its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

(d) Binding Effect. The Underwriting Agreement and 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 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 or other similar laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.

 

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(e) No Proceedings. There are no actions, orders, 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 or (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.

SECTION 2.10. Situs of Issuer. The Issuer shall be located and administered in the State of Delaware. All bank accounts maintained by the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuer shall be located in the State of Delaware or the State of New York. The Issuer shall not have any employees in any state; provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee from having employees within or without the State of Delaware. Payments will be received by the Issuer only in Delaware or New York and payments will be made by the Issuer only from Delaware or New York.

ARTICLE III

RESIDUAL INTEREST AND TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATE

SECTION 3.1. Initial Ownership. As of the Closing Date, the Residual Interest shall be an uncertificated interest. Until the issuance of one or more Certificates pursuant to Section 3.2, the Seller as the initial Residual Interestholder shall be the sole beneficiary of the Issuer. On the Closing Date, the Owner Trustee shall record on the books and records of the Issuer that the Seller is the owner of the Residual Interest. The Seller shall only sell, assign, pledge, or otherwise transfer the Residual Interest if the Residual Interest is in certificated form.

SECTION 3.2. Authorization of the Certificates. The Seller, in its sole discretion, may request the Owner Trustee to issue a Certificate or Certificates to represent the Residual Interest. Upon request by the Seller pursuant to this Section 3.2, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificate or Certificates to be executed on behalf of the Issuer, authenticated and delivered to or upon the written order of the Seller, signed by its chairman of the board, its president, its chief financial officer, its chief accounting officer, any vice president, its secretary, any assistant secretary, its treasurer or any assistant treasurer, without further corporate action by the Seller. The Certificate or Certificates shall represent 100% of the beneficial interest in the Issuer and shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

SECTION 3.3. Form of the Certificate. Each Certificate, upon issuance, will be issued in the form of a typewritten Certificate representing a definitive Certificate and shall be registered in the name of “Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC” as the initial registered owner thereof.

 

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SECTION 3.4. Registration of Certificates. The Owner Trustee shall maintain at its office referred to in Section 2.2, or at the office of any agent appointed by it and approved in writing by the Residual Interestholder at the time of such appointment, a register for the registration and transfer of any Certificate.

SECTION 3.5. Transfer of Certificate. (a) The Certificateholder may assign, convey or otherwise transfer all or any of its right, title and interest in the Certificate; provided, that (i) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied, (ii) the Owner Trustee and the Issuer receive an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such transfer will not cause the Issuer to be treated as a publicly traded partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iii) the Certificate is not acquired by or for the account of or with the assets of (A) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the provision of Title I of ERISA, (B) a plan described in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (C) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or other plan’s investment in the entity and (iv) if the Certificateholder is a governmental plan, certain church plan or foreign plan, it shall be deemed to represent, warrant and covenant that its acquisition, holding and disposition of the Certificate or interest therein will not result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under, or a violation of, any applicable law that is substantially similar to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. Subject to the transfer restrictions contained herein and in the Certificate, the Certificateholder may transfer all or any portion of the beneficial interest in the Issuer evidenced by such Certificate upon surrender thereof to the Owner Trustee accompanied by the documents required by this Section. Such transfer may be made by the registered Certificateholder in person or by his attorney duly authorized in writing upon surrender of the Certificate to the Owner Trustee accompanied by a written instrument of transfer and with such signature guarantees and evidence of authority of the Persons signing the instrument of transfer as the Owner Trustee may reasonably require. Promptly upon the receipt of such documents and receipt by the Owner Trustee of the transferor’s Certificate, the Owner Trustee shall record the name of such transferee as a Certificateholder and its percentage of beneficial interest in the Issuer in the Certificate register and issue, execute and deliver to such Certificateholder a Certificate evidencing such beneficial interest in the Issuer. In the event a transferor transfers only a portion of its beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee shall register and issue, to such transferor a new Certificate evidencing such transferor’s new percentage of beneficial interest in the Issuer. Subsequent to a transfer and upon the issuance of the new Certificate or Certificates, the Owner Trustee shall cancel and destroy the Certificate surrendered to it in connection with such transfer. The Owner Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the sole owner of the beneficial interest in the Issuer evidenced by such Certificate.

(b) As a condition precedent to any registration of transfer under this Section 3.5, the Owner Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover the payment of any tax or taxes or other governmental charges required to be paid in connection with such transfer.

(c) The Owner Trustee shall not be obligated to register any transfer of a Certificate unless each of the transferor and the transferee have certified to the Owner Trustee that such transfer does not violate any of the transfer restrictions stated herein. The Owner Trustee shall not be liable to any Person for registering any transfer based on such certifications.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no transfer (or purported transfer) of any Certificate (or any economic interest therein, including any contract described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(a)(2)(i)(B)) shall be effective, and any such transfer (or purported transfer) shall be void ab initio, if after such transfer (or purported transfer) there would be more than 50 Certificateholders (where, for purposes of determining the number of Certificateholders, a person (beneficial owner) owning an interest in a partnership, grantor trust, or S corporation (“flow-through entity”), that owns, directly or through other flow-through entities, an interest in the Issuer, is treated as a Certificateholder if more than 50 percent of the value of such beneficial owner’s interest in the flow-through entity is attributable to the flow-through entity’s interest (direct or indirect) in the Issuer) or such transfer would otherwise cause the Issuer to become a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

(e) No transfer (or purported transfer) of a Certificate (or economic interest therein), whether to another Certificateholder or to a person who is not a Certificateholder, shall be effective, and any such transfer (or purported transfer) shall be void ab initio, and no person shall otherwise become a Certificateholder, and none of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or any of the Certificateholders will recognize such transfer (or purported transfer), unless the transferee has first represented and warranted in writing to the Issuer and the Certificateholders that:

(i) it is acquiring the Certificates for its own account and is the sole beneficial owner of such Certificates;

(ii) the transfer is not being effected on or through (x) an “established securities market” within the meaning of Section 7704(a)(1) of the Code, including without limitation, an over-the-counter market or an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations or (y) a “secondary market” or “substantial equivalent thereof” within the meaning of Section 7704(a)(2) of the Code and any proposed, temporary or final Treasury regulations thereunder; and

(iii) such transfer will not cause the Issuer to be classified as a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and such purchaser or transferee will not take any action, including any subsequent disposition of such Certificates or economic interest therein, that would cause the Issuer to be treated as a publicly traded partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 3.6. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Certificates. If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Owner Trustee, or (ii) the Owner Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction that any Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen, and upon proof of ownership satisfactory to the Owner Trustee together with such security or indemnity as may be requested by the Owner Trustee to save it harmless, the Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver a new Certificate for the same percentage of beneficial interest in the Issuer as the Certificate so

 

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mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, of like tenor and bearing a different issue number, with such notations, if any, as the Owner Trustee shall determine. Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 3.6, the Issuer or Owner Trustee may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of the Certificate and any other reasonable expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee) connected therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Issuer, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

ARTICLE IV

ACTIONS BY OWNER TRUSTEE

SECTION 4.1. Prior Notice to Residual Interestholder with Respect to Certain Matters. With respect to the following matters, the Owner Trustee shall not take action unless at least 30 days before the taking of such action, the Owner Trustee shall have notified the Residual Interestholder in writing of the proposed action and the Residual Interestholder shall not have notified the Owner Trustee in writing prior to the 30th day after such notice is given that the Residual Interestholder has withheld consent or provided alternative direction:

(a) the amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture in circumstances where the consent of any Noteholder is required;

(b) the amendment of the Indenture by a supplemental indenture in circumstances where the consent of any Noteholder is not required and such amendment materially adversely affects the interests of the Residual Interestholder;

(c) the amendment, change or modification of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or the Administration Agreement, except to cure any ambiguity or defect or to amend or supplement any provision in a manner that would not materially adversely affect the interests of the Residual Interestholder; or

(d) the appointment pursuant to the Indenture of a successor Indenture Trustee or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture or this Agreement, as applicable.

SECTION 4.2. Action by Residual Interestholder with Respect to Certain Matters. The Owner Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the direction of the Residual Interestholder, to (a) except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, sell the Collateral after the termination of the Indenture in accordance with its terms, (b) remove the Administrator under the Administration Agreement pursuant to Section 8 thereof or (c) appoint a successor Administrator pursuant to Section 8 of the Administration Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall take the actions referred to in the preceding sentence only upon written instructions signed by the Residual Interestholder.

 

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SECTION 4.3. Action by Residual Interestholder with Respect to Bankruptcy. The Owner Trustee shall not have the power to commence a voluntary proceeding in bankruptcy relating to the Issuer until one year and one day after the Outstanding amount of all the Notes has been reduced to zero and all amounts owed to the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty under the Transaction Documents have been paid without the prior written approval of the Residual Interestholder and the delivery to the Owner Trustee by the Residual Interestholder of a certificate certifying that the Residual Interestholder reasonably believes that the Issuer is insolvent.

SECTION 4.4. Restrictions on Residual Interestholder’s Power. The Residual Interestholder shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action if such action or inaction would be contrary to any obligation of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents or would be contrary to Section 2.3, nor shall the Owner Trustee be obligated to follow any such direction, if given.

SECTION 4.5. Majority Control. To the extent that there is more than one Residual Interestholder, any action which may be taken or consent or instructions which may be given by the Residual Interestholder under this Agreement may be taken by Residual Interestholders holding in the aggregate a percentage of the beneficial interest in the Issuer equal to more than 50% of the beneficial interest in the Issuer at the time of such action.

SECTION 4.6. Rights of Note Insurer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing or the Notes are no longer outstanding), the Owner Trustee shall not (i) remove the Servicer, (ii) initiate any claim, suit or proceeding by the Issuer or compromise any claim, suit or proceeding brought by or against the Issuer, other than with respect to the enforcement of any Receivable or any rights of the Issuer thereunder or (iii) authorize the merger or consolidation of the Issuer with or into any other statutory trust or other entity.

ARTICLE V

APPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES

SECTION 5.1. Application of Trust Funds. Distributions on the Residual Interest shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the lien of the Indenture, the Owner Trustee shall promptly distribute to the Residual Interestholder all other amounts (if any) received by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in respect of the Trust Estate. After the termination of the Indenture in accordance with its terms, the Owner Trustee shall distribute all amounts received (if any) by the Issuer and the Owner Trustee in respect of the Trust Estate at the direction of the Residual Interestholder.

SECTION 5.2. Method of Payment. Subject to the Indenture, distributions required to be made to the Residual Interestholder on any Payment Date and all amounts received by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee on any other date that are payable to the Residual Interestholder pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be made to the Residual Interestholder by wire transfer, in immediately available funds, to the account of the Residual Interestholder designated by the Residual Interestholder to the Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee in writing.

 

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SECTION 5.3. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Transaction Document, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to execute, deliver or certify in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on behalf of the Issuer or any other Person, any periodic reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, or any other documents pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

SECTION 5.4. Signature on Returns. Subject to Section 2.6, the Residual Interestholder shall sign on behalf of the Issuer the tax returns of the Issuer, unless applicable law requires the Owner Trustee to sign such documents, in which case such documents shall be signed by the Owner Trustee at the written direction of the Residual Interestholder.

ARTICLE VI

AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OWNER TRUSTEE

SECTION 6.1. General Authority. The Owner Trustee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver (i) the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is named as a party, and (ii) each certificate or other document attached as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is named as a party and any amendment thereto, including, without limitation, the Fee Letter (as defined in the Insurance Agreement), in each case, in such form as the Seller shall approve, as evidenced conclusively by the Owner Trustee’s execution thereof, and at the written direction of the Seller, to direct the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver Class A-1 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $157,000,000, Class A-2-A Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $69,000,000, Class A-2-B Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $71,000,000, Class A-3-A Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $91,000,000, Class A-3-B Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $192,000,000 and Class A-4 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $170,000,000. In addition to the foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized, but shall not be obligated, to take all actions required of the Issuer pursuant to the Transaction Documents. The Owner Trustee is further authorized from time to time to take such action as the Seller, the Administrator, the Residual Interestholder or the Note Insurer recommends or directs in writing with respect to the Transaction Documents, except to the extent that this Agreement expressly requires the consent of the Residual Interestholder or the Note Insurer for such action.

SECTION 6.2. General Duties. It shall be the duty of the Owner Trustee to discharge (or cause to be discharged) all of its responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to administer the Issuer in the interest of the Residual Interestholder, subject to Transaction Documents, and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have discharged its duties and responsibilities hereunder and under the Transaction Documents to the extent the Administrator has agreed in the Administration Agreement to perform any act or to discharge any duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee hereunder or under any Transaction Document, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the default or failure of the Administrator to carry out its obligations under the Administration Agreement and shall have no duty to monitor the performance of the Administrator or any other Person under the Administration Agreement or any other document. The Owner Trustee shall have no obligation to administer, service or collect the Receivables or to maintain, monitor or otherwise supervise the administration, servicing or collection of the Receivables.

 

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SECTION 6.3. Action upon Instruction. (a) Subject to Article IV, and in accordance with the Transaction Documents, the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing or the Notes are no longer outstanding) or the Residual Interestholder may, by written instruction, direct the Owner Trustee in the management of the Issuer. Such direction may be exercised at any time by written instruction of the Note Insurer or Residual Interestholder, as applicable, pursuant to Article IV. The Note Insurer shall provide prior notice to the Residual Interestholder of any instruction the Note Insurer provides to the Owner Trustee as provided above. In the event that instructions given by the Note Insurer under this Section 6.3 conflict with instructions given by the Residual Interestholder under this Section 6.3, the instructions of the Note Insurer shall govern.

(b) Subject to Section 7.1, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to take any action hereunder or under any Transaction Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonably determined or been advised by counsel that such action is likely to result in liability on the part of the Owner Trustee or is contrary to the terms hereof or of any Transaction Document or is otherwise contrary to law.

(c) Whenever the Owner Trustee is unable to decide between alternative courses of action permitted or required by the terms of this Agreement or any Transaction Document or is unsure as to the application of any provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document or any such provision is ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision, or in the event that this Agreement permits any determination by the Owner Trustee or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action that the Owner Trustee is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts, the Owner Trustee shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the Residual Interestholder requesting instruction as to the course of action to be adopted or application of such provision, and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts or refrains from acting in good faith in accordance with any written instruction of the Residual Interestholder received, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action or inaction to any Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate instruction within ten days of such notice (or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such notice or may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action, not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Residual Interestholder, and shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

SECTION 6.4. No Duties Except as Specified in this Agreement or in Instructions. The Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to manage, make any payment with respect to, register, record, sell, dispose of, or otherwise deal with the Trust Estate, or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action under, or in connection with, any document contemplated hereby to which the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is a party, except as expressly provided by the terms of this Agreement or in any document or written instruction received by the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 6.3; and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or

 

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any Transaction Document against the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or Lien granted to it hereunder or to prepare or file any Commission filing (including any filings required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act) for the Issuer or to record this Agreement or any Transaction Document. Wilmington Trust Company nevertheless agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any Liens on any part of the Trust Estate that result from actions by, or claims against, Wilmington Trust Company that are not related to the ownership or the administration of the Trust Estate. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, with respect to the Note Insurer, the Owner Trustee undertakes to perform or observe only such of the covenants and obligations of the Owner Trustee as are expressly set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the Note Insurer shall be read into this Agreement against the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the Note Insurer and shall not be liable to any such person other than as expressly set forth in the third sentence of Section 7.1 of this Agreement.

SECTION 6.5. No Action Except under Specified Documents or Instructions. The Owner Trustee shall not manage, control, use, sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with any part of the Trust Estate except (i) in accordance with the powers granted to and the authority conferred upon the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) in accordance with the Transaction Documents and (iii) in accordance with any document or instruction delivered to the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 6.3.

SECTION 6.6. Restrictions. The Owner Trustee shall not take any action (a) that is inconsistent with the purposes of the Issuer set forth in Section 2.3 or (b) that, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee, would (i) affect the treatment of the Notes as indebtedness for federal income, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, (ii) be deemed to cause a taxable exchange of the Notes for federal income or state income or franchise tax purposes or (iii) cause the Issuer or any portion thereof to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income, state and local income or franchise tax purposes. Further, neither the Owner Trustee nor the Seller shall make or file any election for the Trust to be classified as an association for U.S. Federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(a). Neither the Residual Interestholder nor the Note Insurer shall direct the Owner Trustee to take action that would violate the provisions of this Section.

ARTICLE VII

CONCERNING OWNER TRUSTEE

SECTION 7.1. Acceptance of Trusts and Duties. The Owner Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and agrees to perform its duties hereunder with respect to such trusts but only upon the terms of this Agreement. The Owner Trustee also agrees to disburse all moneys actually received by it constituting part of the Trust Estate upon the terms of the Transaction Documents and this Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be personally liable or accountable hereunder or under any Transaction Document under any circumstances

 

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notwithstanding anything herein or in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, except (i) for its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, (ii) in the case of the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 7.3 expressly made by Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity, (iii) for liabilities arising from the failure of Wilmington Trust Company to perform obligations expressly undertaken by it in the third sentence of Section 6.4 or (iv) for taxes, fees or other charges on, based on or measured by, any fees, commissions or compensation received by the Owner Trustee. In particular, but not by way of limitation (and subject to the exemptions set forth in the preceding sentence):

(a) The Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by any officer of the Owner Trustee.

(b) Under no circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be personally liable hereunder for any indebtedness of the Issuer.

(c) The Owner Trustee shall not be personally liable for the payment of any tax imposed on the Issuer or amounts that are includable in the federal gross income of the Residual Interestholder.

(d) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Owner Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of the Owner Trustee’s duties or powers hereunder, if the Owner Trustee believes or is advised by its legal counsel that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured or provided to its reasonable satisfaction.

(e) Under no circumstance shall the Owner Trustee be liable for any representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation or indebtedness of the Issuer hereunder or under the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, document or certificate contemplated by the foregoing.

(f) The Owner Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Note Insurer, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for performing or supervising the performance of any obligations or duties under this Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture, or under any other document contemplated hereby or thereby, which are to be performed by the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer or any other Person under such documents.

(g) The Owner Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the recitals herein, the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, or for the due execution hereof by the Seller or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any of the Trust Estate or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the Transaction Documents or any other document contemplated thereby to which the Owner Trustee is not a party.

 

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(h) Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any of the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to take any action in any jurisdiction other than in the State of Delaware if the taking of such action will (i) require the consent or approval or authorization or order of or the giving of notice to, or the registration with or taking of any action in respect of, any state or other governmental authority or agency of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware; (ii) result in any fee, tax or other governmental charge under the laws of any jurisdiction or any political subdivisions thereof in existence on the date hereof other than the State of Delaware becoming payable by the Owner Trustee; or (iii) subject the Owner Trustee to personal jurisdiction in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware for causes of action arising from acts unrelated to the consummation of the transactions by the Owner Trustee contemplated hereby.

(i) The Owner Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the instructions of the Residual Interestholder, the Note Insurer, the Servicer or the Administrator.

(j) The Owner Trustee shall be under no duty to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Agreement or otherwise or in relation to this Agreement or any Transaction Document, at the request, order or written direction of the Residual Interestholder or the Note Insurer, unless such Residual Interestholder or the Note Insurer has offered to provide to the Owner Trustee, to the extent requested by the Owner Trustee, security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by the Owner Trustee therein or thereby. The right of the Owner Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement or in any Transaction Document shall not be answerable for other than its gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act.

(k) All funds deposited with the Owner Trustee hereunder may be held in a non-interest bearing account and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any interest thereon or for any loss as a result of the investment thereof at the direction of the Residual Interestholder.

SECTION 7.2. Furnishing of Documents. The Owner Trustee shall furnish to the Residual Interestholder promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor, duplicates or copies of all reports, notices, requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and any other instruments furnished to the Owner Trustee under the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 7.3. Representations and Warranties. Wilmington Trust Company hereby represents and warrants to the Seller for the benefit of the Residual Interestholder, that:

(a) It is a banking corporation duly incorporated and validly existing in good standing under the laws of Delaware and having an office within the State of Delaware. It has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) It has taken all corporate action necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, and this Agreement will be executed and delivered by one of its officers who is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on its behalf.

 

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(c) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Owner Trustee, enforceable against the Owner Trustee in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws affecting enforcement of the rights of creditors of banks generally and to equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies.

(d) Neither the execution nor the delivery by it of this Agreement, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by it with any of the terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal or Delaware law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it, or constitute any default under its charter documents or by-laws.

SECTION 7.4. Reliance; Advice of Counsel. (a) The Owner Trustee shall incur no personal liability to anyone in acting upon any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties. The Owner Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by such body and that the same is in full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of the determination of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice president or by the treasurer, secretary or other Authorized Officers of the relevant party, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Owner Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance thereon.

(b) In the exercise or administration of the trusts hereunder and in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, the Owner Trustee (i) may act directly or through its agents or attorneys pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, but the Owner Trustee shall not be personally liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents, custodians, nominees (including persons acting under a power of attorney) or attorneys selected with reasonable care and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled persons knowledgeable in the relevant area to be selected with reasonable care and employed by it at the expense of the Issuer. The Owner Trustee shall not be personally liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the written opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountants or other such persons.

SECTION 7.5. Not Acting in Individual Capacity. Except as provided in this Article VII, in accepting the trusts hereby created, Wilmington Trust Company acts solely as the Owner Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity and all Persons having any claim against the Owner Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Document shall look only to the Trust Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof.

 

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SECTION 7.6. The Owner Trustee May Own Notes. The Owner Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes. The Owner Trustee may deal with the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator and their respective Affiliates in banking transactions with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Owner Trustee, and the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator and their respective Affiliates may maintain normal commercial banking relationships with the Owner Trustee and its Affiliates.

ARTICLE VIII

COMPENSATION OF OWNER TRUSTEE

SECTION 8.1. The Owner Trustee’s Compensation. The Issuer shall cause the Servicer to pay to Wilmington Trust Company pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement from time to time compensation for all services rendered by Wilmington Trust Company under this Agreement pursuant to a fee letter between the Servicer and the Owner Trustee (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust). The Servicer, pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the fee letter between the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, shall reimburse Wilmington Trust Company upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by Wilmington Trust Company in accordance with any provision of this Agreement (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of such agents, experts and counsel as Wilmington Trust Company may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its duties hereunder), except any such expense may be attributable to its willful misconduct, gross negligence (other than an error in judgment) or bad faith. To the extent not paid by the Servicer, such fees and reasonable expenses shall be paid in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.4(b) of the Indenture, as applicable.

SECTION 8.2. Indemnification. The Seller shall cause the Servicer to indemnify Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity and as trustee and its successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees and agents (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against, any and all loss, liability, expense, tax, penalty or claim (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity and as trustee or any Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Trust Estate, the administration of the Trust Estate or the action or inaction of Wilmington Trust Company hereunder; provided, however, that neither the Seller nor the Servicer shall be liable for or required to indemnify Wilmington Trust Company from and against any of the foregoing expenses arising or resulting from (i) its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 7.3 expressly made by Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity, (iii) liabilities arising from the failure of Wilmington Trust Company to perform obligations expressly undertaken by it in the third sentence of Section 6.4 or (iv) taxes, fees or other charges on, based on or measured by, any fees, commissions or compensation received by the Owner Trustee. To the extent not paid by the Servicer, such indemnification shall be paid in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

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SECTION 8.3. Payments to the Owner Trustee. Any amounts paid to the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Article VIII and the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be deemed not to be a part of the Trust Estate immediately after such payment.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION OF TRUST AGREEMENT

SECTION 9.1. Termination of Trust Agreement. The Issuer shall wind-up and dissolve, and this Agreement (other than Article VIII) shall terminate, upon the later of (a) the final distribution by the Owner Trustee of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Article V and (b) the discharge of the Indenture in accordance with Article IV of the Indenture. The bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, death or incapacity of the Residual Interestholder shall not (x) operate to terminate this Agreement or the Issuer, nor (y) entitle the Residual Interestholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of all or any part of the Issuer or Trust Estate nor (z) otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto.

SECTION 9.2. Dissolution of the Issuer. Upon dissolution of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee shall wind up the business and affairs of the Issuer as required by Section 3808 of the Statutory Trust Statute. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, and receipt of a certificate from the Indenture Trustee stating that all Noteholders have been paid in full and that the Indenture Trustee is aware of no claims remaining against the Issuer in respect of the Indenture and the Notes, the Owner Trustee, in the absence of actual knowledge of any other claim against the Issuer and at the written direction of the Residual Interestholder, shall be deemed to have made reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations (including conditional, contingent or unmatured obligations) for purposes of Section 3808(e) of the Statutory Trust Statute and shall cause the Certificate of Trust to be cancelled by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of the Statutory Trust Statute, at which time the Issuer shall terminate and this Agreement (other than Article VIII) shall be of no further force or effect.

SECTION 9.3. Limitations on Termination. Except as provided in Section 9.1, neither the Seller nor the Residual Interestholder shall be entitled to revoke or terminate the Issuer.

ARTICLE X

SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL

OWNER TRUSTEES

SECTION 10.1. Eligibility Requirements for the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall at all times be a bank (i) authorized to exercise corporate trust powers, (ii) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and (iii) subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authorities. If such bank shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such

 

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corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Owner Trustee shall at all times be an institution satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute. In case at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.2.

SECTION 10.2. Resignation or Removal of the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Note Insurer, the Seller, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Residual Interestholder. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Seller and the Administrator, acting jointly, shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee reasonably acceptable to the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) which satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 10.1 by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Owner Trustee and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee (with a copy to the Note Insurer). If no successor Owner Trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Owner Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Owner Trustee reasonably acceptable to the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing); provided, however, that such right to appoint or to petition for the appointment of any such successor shall in no event relieve the resigning Owner Trustee from any obligations otherwise imposed on it under the Transaction Documents until such successor has in fact assumed such appointment.

If at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.1 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Seller or the Administrator, or if at any time the Owner Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Owner Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Seller or the Administrator with notice to the Note Insurer may remove the Owner Trustee. If the Seller or the Administrator shall remove the Owner Trustee under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Seller and the Administrator, acting jointly, shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee reasonably acceptable to the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the outgoing Owner Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee (with a copy to the Note Insurer) and shall pay all fees owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee.

Any resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 10.3 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee. The Seller shall provide (or shall cause to be provided) notice of such resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee to each of the Rating Agencies and the Note Insurer.

 

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SECTION 10.3. Successor Owner Trustee. Any successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.2 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Seller, the Administrator, the Note Insurer and to its predecessor Owner Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment under this Agreement, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Owner Trustee shall become effective and such successor Owner Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as the Owner Trustee. The predecessor Owner Trustee shall upon payment of its fees and expenses deliver to the successor Owner Trustee all documents and statements and monies held by it under this Agreement; and the Seller and the predecessor Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Owner Trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

No successor Owner Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Owner Trustee shall be eligible pursuant to Section 10.1.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Seller shall mail (or shall cause to be mailed) notice of the successor of such Owner Trustee to the Residual Interestholder, Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and each of the Rating Agencies. If the Seller shall fail to mail (or cause to be mailed) such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee, the successor Owner Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Seller.

SECTION 10.4. Merger or Consolidation of the Owner Trustee. Any corporation into which the Owner Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Owner Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Owner Trustee, shall, without the execution or filing of any instrument or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, be the successor of the Owner Trustee hereunder; provided that such corporation shall be eligible pursuant to Section 10.1; and provided further that the Owner Trustee shall mail notice of such merger or consolidation to the Seller, the Administrator and the Rating Agencies.

SECTION 10.5. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate may at the time be located, the Seller and the Owner Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Owner Trustee to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Owner Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity, such title to the Issuer, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Seller and the Owner Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Seller shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request so to do, the Owner Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee under this Agreement shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee pursuant to Section 10.1 and no notice of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant to Section 10.3.

 

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Each separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(i) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner Trustee shall be conferred upon and exercised or performed by the Owner Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Owner Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Owner Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Issuer or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Owner Trustee;

(ii) no trustee under this Agreement shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee under this Agreement; and

(iii) the Seller and the Owner Trustee acting jointly may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

Any notice, request or other writing given to the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Owner Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Owner Trustee. Each such instrument shall be filed with the Owner Trustee and copies thereof given to the Seller and the Administrator.

Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Owner Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee. The Owner Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether a co-trustee or separate trustee is legally required in any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate may be located.

 

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.1. Amendments.

(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, with the written consent of the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party), but without the consent of any Noteholder or the Swap Counterparty, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions in this Agreement, to comply with changes in the Code, to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any accounting rule or principle, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder; provided, further, that such amendment shall be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder, and no Opinion of Counsel shall be required, if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided, further, that such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Agreement unless (i) the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent) and (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided, further, that if the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Note Insurer without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer.

(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, with the consent of the Controlling Party but without the consent of the Swap Counterparty, 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 Note Insurer; provided, that if the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, no amendment pursuant to this Section 11.1(b) shall materially and adversely affect the interests of the Note Insurer without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer; provided, further, that such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Agreement unless (i) the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent) and (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment. It will not be necessary to obtain the consent of Noteholders 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 provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe, including the establishment of record dates pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement.

 

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(c) Prior to the execution of any such amendment, the Seller shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Rating Agency, the Note Insurer and the Owner Trustee; and promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Seller shall furnish a copy of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner 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 that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding the language set forth in this Section 11.1, the consent of the Note Insurer shall be required at all times with respect to any amendment of Section 4.6 of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.2. No Legal Title to Trust Estate in Residual Interestholder. The Residual Interestholder shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Estate. The Residual Interestholder shall be entitled to receive distributions with respect to its undivided beneficial interest therein only in accordance with Articles V and IX. No transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, of any right, title or interest of the Residual Interestholder to and in its ownership interest in the Trust Estate shall operate to terminate this Agreement or the trusts hereunder or entitle any transferee to an accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any part of the Trust Estate.

SECTION 11.3. Limitations on Rights of Others. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Owner Trustee, the Seller, the Administrator, the Residual Interestholder and, to the extent expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, and nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein.

SECTION 11.4. Notices. (a) Unless otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices shall be in writing and shall be deemed given by telecopy with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof or upon receipt personally delivered, delivered by overnight courier or mailed certified mail, return receipt requested or via facsimile, as set forth on Schedule II to the Sale and Servicing Agreement; or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party.

(b) Any notice required or permitted to be given to a Residual Interestholder shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Residual Interestholder as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Residual Interestholder receives such notice.

 

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SECTION 11.5. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 11.6. Separate Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 11.7. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Seller, the Owner Trustee and its successors and the Residual Interestholder and its successors and permitted assigns, all as herein provided. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other instrument or action by the Residual Interestholder shall bind the successors and assigns of the Residual Interestholder.

SECTION 11.8. No Petition.

(a) Each of the Owner Trustee (in its individual capacity and as the Owner Trustee), by entering into this Agreement, the Seller, the Residual Interestholder, by accepting the Residual Interest, and the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder or Note Owner by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, hereby covenants and 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 the Bankruptcy Remote Parties (i) to the fullest extent permitted by law such party 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, join or institute against, with any other Person, any proceeding against such Bankruptcy Remote Party under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or insolvency law or statute now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall the Owner Trustee authorize, institute or join in any bankruptcy or similar proceeding described in the preceding sentence without the prior written approval of the Residual Interestholder and the delivery to the Owner Trustee of a certificate certifying that the Residual Interestholder reasonably believes that the Issuer is insolvent.

 

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(b) The Seller’s obligations under this Agreement 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, each of the Owner Trustee (in its individual capacity and as the Owner Trustee), by entering into or accepting this agreement, each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, and the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder or Note Owner, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Person has 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, each of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, each Noteholder or Note Owner and the Certificateholder 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 such Person 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. Each of the Owner Trustee (in its individual capacity and as the Owner Trustee), by entering into or accepting this agreement, each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, and the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder or Note Owner, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, hereby further acknowledges and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this Section and the terms of this Section may be enforced by an action for specific performance. The provisions of this Section will be for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely thereon and will survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.9. Headings. The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 11.10. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

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SECTION 11.11. Limitation of Rights.

(a) All of the rights of the Note Insurer in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Note Insurer’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Insurance Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Note Insurer.

(b) All of the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty.

SECTION 11.12. Information to Be Provided by the Owner Trustee. For as long as the Issuer is requested to report under the Exchange Act, the Owner Trustee shall (i) on or before the fifth Business Day of each month, provide to the Depositor, in writing, such information regarding the Owner Trustee as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1117 of Regulation AB; provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall not be required to provide such information in the event that there has been no change to the information previously provided by the Owner Trustee to the Depositor, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee of any changes to such information, provide to the Depositor, in writing, such updated information.

SECTION 11.13. Information Request. The Owner Trustee shall provide any information available and deliverable without undue expense as requested by the Servicer, the Issuer, the Seller or any of their Affiliates, in order to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any current or future law, rule, regulation, accounting rule or principle.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Trust Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
Title:   Financial Services Officer

 

   S-1    Trust Agreement (COAFT 2007-C)


CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC
By:   /s/ Richard Johns
Name:   Richard Johns
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CERTIFICATE

 

NUMBER

   100% BENEFICIAL INTEREST    

R-1

  

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

CERTIFICATE

Evidencing the 100% beneficial interest in all of the assets of the Issuer (as defined below), which consist primarily of motor vehicle receivables, including motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts and/or installment loans that are secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks and motorcycles.

(This Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. or any of their respective Affiliates, except to the extent described below.)

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT THERETO.

THIS CERTIFIES THAT ___________________________ is the registered owner of a 100% nonassessable, fully-paid, beneficial interest in the Trust Estate of CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”) formed by Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor (the “Seller”).

The Issuer was created pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of August 6, 2007 (as amended and restated as of October 11, 2007, the “Trust Agreement”), between the Seller and Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth below. To the extent not otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, among the Seller, the Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust Agreement, to which Trust Agreement the holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such holder is bound. The provisions and conditions of the Trust Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as though set forth in their entirety herein.

 

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The holder of this Certificate acknowledges and agrees that its rights to receive distributions in respect of this Certificate are subordinated to the rights of the Noteholders, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty as described in the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement, as applicable.

THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

By accepting this Certificate, the Certificateholder hereby covenants and 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 the Bankruptcy Remote Parties (i) such Person shall not authorize such 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 any party hereto or any other creditor of such Bankruptcy Remote Party, and (ii) such Person 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 Certificate may not be acquired by or for the account of or with the assets of (a) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (b) a plan described in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or other plan’s investment in the entity (each, a “Benefit Plan”). By accepting and holding this Certificate, the holder hereof shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it is not a Benefit Plan and is not purchasing on behalf of or with the assets of a Benefit Plan. By its acquisition and holding of this Certificate (or any interest herein), each Certificateholder that is a governmental plan, church plan or foreign plan shall be deemed to represent and warrant that its acquisition, holding and disposition of the Certificate (or interest therein) will not result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under, or a violation of, any applicable law that is substantially similar to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

It is the intention of the parties to the Trust Agreement that, solely for income and franchise tax purposes, (i) so long as there is a single Certificateholder, the Issuer will be disregarded as an entity separate from such Certificateholder, and if there is more than one Certificateholder, the Issuer will be treated as a partnership; (ii) the Seller will be disregarded as an entity separate from COAF; and (iii) the Notes will be characterized as debt. By accepting this Certificate, the Certificateholder agrees to take no action inconsistent with the foregoing intended tax treatment.

 

   A-2    (COAFT 2007-C) Trust Agreement


By accepting this Certificate, the Certificateholder acknowledges that this Certificate represents a beneficial interest in the Issuer only and does not represent interests in or obligations of the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except as expressly set forth or contemplated in this Certificate, the Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

    CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
    By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee
Dated:   ________________________     By:    
        Name:    
        Title:    

 

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OWNER TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is the Certificate referred to in the within-mentioned Trust Agreement.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
  Authenticating Agent
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

   A-5    (COAFT 2007-C) Trust Agreement
EX-4.2 5 dex42.htm INDENTURE DATED OCTOBER 11, 2007 Indenture dated October 11, 2007

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 


CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

Class A-1 5.28200% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2-A 5.29% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes

Class A-2-B LIBOR + 0.42% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes

Class A-3-A 5.13% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes

Class A-3-B LIBOR + 0.51% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes

Class A-4 5.23% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes

 


INDENTURE

Dated as of October 11, 2007

 


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as the Indenture Trustee

 


 

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CROSS REFERENCE TABLE1

 

TIA
Section

        Indenture
Section
310    (a) (1)    6.11
   (a) (2)    6.11
   (a) (3)    6.10;
6.11
   (a) (4)    N.A.2
   (a) (5)    6.11
   (b)    6.8; 6.11
   (c)    N.A.
311    (a)    6.12
   (b)    6.12
   (c)    N.A.
312    (a)    7.1
   (b)    7.2
   (c)    7.2
313    (a)    7.3
   (b) (1)    7.3
   (b) (2)    7.3
   (c)    7.3
   (d)    7.3
314    (a)    3.9
   (b)    11.1, 3.6
   (c) (1)    11.1
   (c) (2)    11.1
   (c) (3)    11.1
   (d)    11.1
   (e)    11.1
   (f)    N.A.
315    (a)    6.1(b)
   (b)    6.5
   (c)    6.1(a)
   (d)    6.1(c)
   (e)    5.13
316    (a) (1) (A)    5.11
   (a) (1) (B)    5.12
   (a) (2)    N.A.
   (b)    5.7
   (c)    5.6(b)
317    (a) (1)    5.3(b)
   (a) (2)    5.3(d)
   (b)    3.3
318    (a)    11.7

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Note: This Cross Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of this Indenture.

 

2

N.A. means Not Applicable.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I     DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

   2

Section 1.1

     Definitions    2

Section 1.2

     Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act    2

Section 1.3

     Other Interpretive Provisions    2

ARTICLE II     THE NOTES

   3

Section 2.1

     Form    3

Section 2.2

     Execution, Authentication and Delivery    3

Section 2.3

     Temporary Notes    4

Section 2.4

     Registration of Transfer and Exchange    4

Section 2.5

     Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes    6

Section 2.6

     Persons Deemed Owners    6

Section 2.7

     Payment of Principal and Interest; Defaulted Interest    7

Section 2.8

     Cancellation    7

Section 2.9

     Release of Collateral    8

Section 2.10

     Book-Entry Notes    8

Section 2.11

     Notices to Clearing Agency    9

Section 2.12

     Definitive Notes    9

Section 2.13

     Authenticating Agents    9

Section 2.14

     Tax Treatment    10

ARTICLE III     COVENANTS

   10

Section 3.1

     Payment of Principal and Interest    10

Section 3.2

     Maintenance of Office or Agency    11

Section 3.3

     Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust    11

Section 3.4

     Existence    12

Section 3.5

     Protection of Collateral    13

Section 3.6

     Opinions as to Collateral    13

Section 3.7

     Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables    14

Section 3.8

     Negative Covenants    14

Section 3.9

     Annual Compliance Statement    15

Section 3.10

     [Reserved]    16

 

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Section 3.11

     Restrictions on Certain Other Activities    16

Section 3.12

     Restricted Payments    16

Section 3.13

     Notice of Events of Default    17

Section 3.14

     Further Instruments and Acts    17

Section 3.15

     Compliance with Laws    17

Section 3.16

     Removal of Administrator    17

Section 3.17

     Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants    17

Section 3.18

     Investment Company Act Representation    17

ARTICLE IV     SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

   17

Section 4.1

     Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture    17

Section 4.2

     Application of Trust Money    18

Section 4.3

     Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent    18

ARTICLE V     REMEDIES

   19

Section 5.1

     Events of Default    19

Section 5.2

     Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Event of Default    20

Section 5.3

     Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by the Indenture Trustee    21

Section 5.4

     Remedies; Priorities    23

Section 5.5

     Optional Preservation of the Collateral    25

Section 5.6

     Limitation of Suits    25

Section 5.7

     Unconditional Rights of Noteholders To Receive Principal and Interest    26

Section 5.8

     Restoration of Rights and Remedies    26

Section 5.9

     Rights and Remedies Cumulative    27

Section 5.10

     Delay or Omission Not a Waiver    27

Section 5.11

     Control by Noteholders    27

Section 5.12

     Waiver of Past Defaults    28

Section 5.13

     Undertaking for Costs    28

Section 5.14

     Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws    28

Section 5.15

     Action on Notes    28

Section 5.16

     Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations    29

 

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Section 5.17

     Sale of Collateral    29

ARTICLE VI     THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

   30

Section 6.1

     Duties of the Indenture Trustee    30

Section 6.2

     Rights of the Indenture Trustee    31

Section 6.3

     Individual Rights of the Indenture Trustee    32

Section 6.4

     The Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer    32

Section 6.5

     Notice of Defaults    32

Section 6.6

     Reports by the Indenture Trustee to Noteholders    33

Section 6.7

     Compensation and Indemnity    33

Section 6.8

     Removal, Resignation and Replacement of the Indenture Trustee    34

Section 6.9

     Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger    35

Section 6.10

     Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee    36

Section 6.11

     Eligibility; Disqualification    37

Section 6.12

     Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer    37

Section 6.13

     Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti Money Laundering Regulations    37

ARTICLE VII     NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS

   37

Section 7.1

     The Issuer to Furnish the Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders    37

Section 7.2

     Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders    38

Section 7.3

     Reports by the Indenture Trustee    38

ARTICLE VIII     ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES

   38

Section 8.1

     Collection of Money    38

Section 8.2

     Trust Accounts    39

Section 8.3

     General Provisions Regarding Accounts    40

Section 8.4

     Release of Collateral    40

Section 8.5

     Opinion of Counsel    41

ARTICLE IX     SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

   41

Section 9.1

     Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders    41

 

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Section 9.2

     Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders    43

Section 9.3

     Execution of Supplemental Indentures    45

Section 9.4

     Effect of Supplemental Indenture    45

Section 9.5

     Conformity With Trust Indenture Act    45

Section 9.6

     Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures    45

ARTICLE X     REDEMPTION OF NOTES

   46

Section 10.1

     Redemption    46

Section 10.2

     Form of Redemption Notice    46

Section 10.3

     Notes Payable on Redemption Date    47

ARTICLE XI     MISCELLANEOUS

   47

Section 11.1

     Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc    47

Section 11.2

     Form of Documents Delivered to the Indenture Trustee    48

Section 11.3

     Acts of Noteholders    49

Section 11.4

     Notices    50

Section 11.5

     Notices to Noteholders; Waiver    50

Section 11.6

     Alternate Payment and Notice Provisions    50

Section 11.7

     Conflict with Trust Indenture Act    51

Section 11.8

     Effect of Headings and Table of Contents    51

Section 11.9

     Successors and Assigns    51

Section 11.10

     Separability    51

Section 11.11

     Benefits of Indenture    51

Section 11.12

     Legal Holidays    51

Section 11.13

     GOVERNING LAW    51

Section 11.14

     Counterparts    52

Section 11.15

     Recording of Indenture    52

Section 11.16

     Trust Obligation    52

Section 11.17

     No Petition    52

Section 11.18

     Intent    53

Section 11.19

     Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial    53

Section 11.20

     Subordination of Claims    53

 

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Section 11.21

     Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee    54

Section 11.22

     Limitation of Rights    54

Section 11.23

     Information Requests    55

 

Schedule I    Notice Addresses
Schedule II    Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Exhibit A    Form of Notes

 

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This INDENTURE, dated as of October 11, 2007 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, this “Indenture”), is between CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, solely as trustee and not in its individual capacity (the “Indenture Trustee”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Issuer’s Class A-1 5.28200% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), Class A-2-A 5.29% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2-A Notes”), Class A-2-B LIBOR + 0.42% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, (the “Class A-2-B Notes”), Class A-3-A 5.13% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3-A Notes”), Class A-3-B LIBOR + 0.51% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3-B Notes”) and Class A-4 5.23% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes”; together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-3-A Notes and the Class A-3-B Notes, the “Notes”).

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuer, to secure the payment of principal of and interest on, and any other amounts owing in respect of, the Notes, equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction except as set forth herein, to secure the obligations of the Issuer to the Indenture Secured Parties and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, hereby Grants in trust to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date and on each Funding Date, as trustee for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (i) the Trust Estate and (ii) all present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of any or all of the Trust Estate and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the Trust Estate, including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments, securities, financial assets and other property which at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of any of the Trust Estate (collectively, the “Collateral”).

The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties, acknowledges the foregoing Grant, accepts the trusts under this Indenture and agrees to perform its duties required in this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

The foregoing Grant is made in trust to secure (i) the payment of principal of and interest on, and any other amounts owing in respect of, the Notes, equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction except as set forth herein, (ii) the payment of all amounts payable by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, (iii) the payment by the Issuer of all other sums payable in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including, but not limited to, Reimbursement Obligations and reimbursements to the Note Insurer for Swap Termination Payments paid under the Swap Policy and (iv) compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture.

 

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Without limiting the foregoing Grant, any Receivable purchased by the Seller or the Servicer pursuant to Section 2.3, Section 2.6 or Section 3.6, respectively, of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to be automatically released from the lien of this Indenture without any action being taken by the Indenture Trustee upon payment by the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, of the related Repurchase Price for such Repurchased Receivable.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms are used in this Indenture as defined in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among Capital One Auto Receivables LLC, as seller, the Issuer, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as servicer, and the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 1.2 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

indenture securities” means the Notes.

indenture security holder” means a Noteholder.

indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture.

indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Indenture Trustee.

obligor” on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the indenture securities.

All other TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by Commission rule have the meaning assigned to them by such definitions.

SECTION 1.3 Other Interpretive Provisions. All terms defined in this Indenture shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. For purposes of this Indenture and all such certificates and other documents, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined in this Indenture, and accounting terms partly defined in this Indenture 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 Indenture and GAAP conflict, the definitions in this Indenture shall control); (b) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Indenture; (c) references to any Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Indenture and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause

 

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or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (d) the term “including” and all variations thereof means “including without limitation”; (e) 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; (f) references to any Person include that Person’s successors and assigns; and (g) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

SECTION 2.1 Form. The Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes and Class A-4 Notes, in each case together with the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication, shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing the Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the text of any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference thereto on the face of the Note.

Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in Exhibit A hereto are part of the terms of this Indenture.

SECTION 2.2 Execution, Authentication and Delivery. The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any of its Authorized Officers. The signature of any such Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signature of individuals who were at any time Authorized Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of such Notes.

The Indenture Trustee shall, upon receipt of the Note Insurance Policy and the Swap Policy and upon Issuer Order, authenticate and deliver Class A-1 Notes for original issue in an Initial Note Balance of $157,000,000, Class A-2-A Notes for original issue in an Initial Note Balance of $69,000,000, Class A-2-B Notes for original issue in an Initial Note Balance of $71,000,000, Class A-3-A Notes for original issue in an Initial Note Balance of $91,000,000, Class A-3-B Notes for original issue in an Initial Note Balance of $192,000,000 and Class A-4 Notes for original issue in an Initial Note Balance of $170,000,000. The Note Balance of Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes and Class A-4 Notes Outstanding at any time may not exceed such amounts except as provided in Section 2.5.

Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be issuable as registered Notes in the minimum denomination of $1,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof (except for one Note of each Class which may be issued in a denomination other than an integral multiple of $1,000).

 

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No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 2.3 Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Definitive Notes, the Issuer may execute, and upon receipt of an Issuer Order, the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, of the tenor of the Definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such variations not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture as the officers executing such Notes may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

If temporary Notes are issued, the Issuer shall cause Definitive Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee upon Issuer Order shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Definitive Notes.

SECTION 2.4 Registration of Transfer and Exchange. The Issuer shall cause to be kept a register (the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and the registration of transfers of Notes. The Indenture Trustee shall initially be “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. Upon any resignation of any Note Registrar, the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor or, if it elects not to make such an appointment, assume the duties of Note Registrar.

If a Person other than the Indenture Trustee is appointed by the Issuer as Note Registrar, the Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee prompt written notice of the appointment of such Note Registrar and of the location, and any change in the location, of the Note Register, and the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to inspect the Note Register at all reasonable times and to obtain copies thereof, and the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to conclusively rely upon a certificate executed on behalf of Note Registrar by a Responsible Officer thereof as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders and the principal amounts and number of such Notes.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2, if the requirements of Section 8-401 of the UCC are met, the Issuer shall execute and upon its written request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder shall obtain from the Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes, in any authorized denominations, of the same Class and a like Note Balance.

 

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At the option of the related Noteholder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes in any authorized denominations, of the same Class and a like Note Balance, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, if the requirements of Section 8-401 of the UCC are met the Issuer shall execute and, upon Issuer Request, the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the related Noteholder shall obtain from the Indenture Trustee, the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be (i) duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee duly executed by the Noteholder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible grantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar which requirements include membership or participation in a Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“Stamp”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, Stamp, all in accordance with the Exchange Act and (ii) accompanied by such other documents as the Indenture Trustee may require.

No service charge shall be made to a Noteholder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.3 or Section 9.6 not involving any transfer.

By acquiring a Note, each purchaser and transferee shall be deemed to represent and warrant that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note with the plan assets of an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code, an entity deemed to hold the plan assets of any of the foregoing or any other plan that is subject to any law that is substantially similar to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (b) the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or violate any substantially similar applicable law.

The preceding provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Issuer shall not be required to make and the Note Registrar need not register transfers or exchanges of any Notes selected for redemption or of any Note for a period of 15 days preceding the due date for any payment with respect to such Note.

 

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SECTION 2.5 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing) such security or indemnity as may be required by it to hold the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a “protected purchaser” (as contemplated by Article 8 of the UCC), and provided that the requirements of Section 8-405 of the UCC are met, the Issuer shall execute and upon its written request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a replacement Note; provided that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, but not a mutilated Note, shall have become or within seven days shall be due and payable, or shall have been called for redemption, instead of issuing a replacement Note, the Issuer may upon delivery of the security or indemnity herein required pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable or upon the Redemption Date without surrender thereof. If, after the delivery of such replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, a “protected purchaser” (as contemplated by Article 8 of the UCC) of the original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such original Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer shall be entitled to recover such replacement Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking such replacement Note from such Person to whom such replacement Note was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a “protected purchaser” (as contemplated by Article 8 of the UCC), and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith.

Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 2.5, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may require the payment by the Noteholder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar) connected therewith.

Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.5 in replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section 2.5 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

SECTION 2.6 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer and any agent of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered (as of the day of determination) as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest, if any, on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer nor any agent of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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SECTION 2.7 Payment of Principal and Interest; Defaulted Interest.

(a) Each of the Notes shall accrue interest at its respective Interest Rate, and such interest shall be due and payable on each Payment Date as specified therein, subject to Sections 3.1 and 8.2. Any installment of interest or principal, if any, due and payable on any Note which is punctually paid or duly provided for by the Issuer on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed first-class, postage prepaid, to such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register on such Record Date), except that, unless Definitive Notes have been issued pursuant to Section 2.12, with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payment will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee and except for the final installment of principal payable with respect to such Note on a Payment Date or on the Final Scheduled Payment Date for such Class (and except for the Redemption Price for any Note called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.1) which shall be payable as provided below. The funds represented by any such checks returned undelivered shall be held in accordance with Section 3.3.

(b) The principal of each Note shall be payable in installments on each Payment Date as provided in Section 8.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid Note Balance and all accrued interest thereon shall be due and payable, if not previously paid, on the earlier of (i) the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, if the Controlling Party has declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 and (ii) with respect to any Class of Notes, on the Final Scheduled Payment Date for that Class. All principal payments on each Class of Notes shall be made pro rata to the Noteholders of such Class entitled thereto. The Indenture Trustee shall notify the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on the Record Date preceding the Payment Date on which Indenture Trustee expects that the final installment of principal of and interest on such Note will be paid. Such notice shall be transmitted prior to such final Payment Date and shall specify that such final installment will be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note and shall specify the place where such Note may be presented and surrendered for payment of such installment. Notices in connection with redemptions of Notes shall be mailed to Noteholders as provided in Section 10.2.

(c) If the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on any Class of Notes, the Issuer shall pay defaulted interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful at the applicable Interest Rate for such Class of Notes), which shall be due and payable on the Payment Date following such default. The Issuer shall pay such defaulted interest to the Persons who are Noteholders on the Record Date for such following Payment Date.

SECTION 2.8 Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or redemption shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes

 

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previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Indenture Trustee; provided that no Note shall be cancelled if amounts paid in respect of such Note were made from funds paid by the Note Insurer under the Note Insurance Policy until the Note Insurer has received all amounts owed thereunder. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Notes may be held or disposed of by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at the time unless the Issuer shall direct by an Issuer Order that they be destroyed or returned to it; provided that such Issuer Order is timely and that such Notes have not been previously disposed of by the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 2.9 Release of Collateral. Subject to Section 11.1 and the other terms of the Transaction Documents, the Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture only upon receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA §§ 314(c) and 314(d)(1) or an Opinion of Counsel in lieu of such Independent Certificates to the effect that the TIA does not require any such Independent Certificates. If the Commission shall issue an exemptive order under TIA Section 304(d) modifying the Issuer’s obligations under TIA Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1), subject to Section 11.1 and the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture in accordance with the conditions and procedures set forth in such exemptive order.

SECTION 2.10 Book-Entry Notes. The Notes, upon original issuance, will be issued in the form of typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes, to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, as agent for DTC, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Issuer. One fully registered Note shall be issued with respect to each $500 million in principal amount of each Class of Notes and any such lesser amount. Such Notes shall initially be registered on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Note Owner shall receive a Definitive Note representing such Note Owner’s interest in such Note, except as provided in Section 2.12. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Notes (the “Definitive Notes”) have been issued to Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.12:

(a) the provisions of this Section shall be in full force and effect;

(b) the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Indenture (including the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and the giving of instructions or directions hereunder) as the sole Noteholders, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners;

(c) to the extent that the provisions of this Section conflict with any other provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Section shall control;

(d) the rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between or among such Note Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants or Persons acting through Clearing Agency Participants. Pursuant to the Depository Agreement, unless and until

 

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Definitive Notes are issued pursuant to Section 2.12, the initial Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of principal of and interest on the Notes to such Clearing Agency Participants; and

(e) whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or directions of Noteholders evidencing a specified percentage of the Note Balance, the Clearing Agency shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners and/or Clearing Agency Participants or Persons acting through Clearing Agency Participants owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes and has delivered such instructions to the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 2.11 Notices to Clearing Agency. Whenever a notice or other communication to the Noteholders is required under this Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes shall have been issued to Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.12, the Indenture Trustee shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to the Noteholders to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners.

SECTION 2.12 Definitive Notes. If (a) the Administrator advises the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Notes, and the Administrator or the Indenture Trustee is unable to locate a qualified successor, (b) the Administrator at its option advises the Indenture Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Clearing Agency or (c) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Note Owners representing beneficial interests aggregating at least a majority of the Note Balance, voting together as a single Class, advise the Indenture Trustee through the Clearing Agency or its successor in writing that the continuation of a book entry system through the Clearing Agency or its successor is no longer in the best interests of the Note Owners, then the Clearing Agency shall notify all Note Owners and the Indenture Trustee of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to Note Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Indenture Trustee of the typewritten Note or Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate the Definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. None of the Issuer, Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Notes as Noteholders.

The Definitive Notes shall be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders), all as determined by the officers executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

SECTION 2.13 Authenticating Agents.

(a) Upon the request of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee shall, and if the Indenture Trustee so chooses, the Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Persons (each, an “Authenticating Agent”) with power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the

 

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authentication of Notes in connection with issuance, transfers and exchanges under Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 9.6, as fully to all intents and purposes as though each such Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized by those Sections to authenticate such Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be the authentication of Notes “by the Indenture Trustee.” The Indenture Trustee shall be the Authenticating Agent in the absence of any appointment thereof.

(b) Any corporation into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of any Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor of such Authenticating Agent hereunder, without the execution or filing of any further act on the part of the parties hereto or such Authenticating Agent or such successor corporation.

(c) Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and the Issuer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon such termination, the Indenture Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall give written notice of any such appointment to the Issuer.

(d) The provisions of Section 6.4 shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.

SECTION 2.14 Tax Treatment. The Issuer has entered into this Indenture, and the Notes shall be issued, with the intention that, solely for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes shall qualify as indebtedness secured by the Collateral. The Issuer, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note (and each Note Owner by its acceptance of an interest in the applicable Book-Entry Note), agree to treat the Notes for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS

SECTION 3.1 Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Indenture. Without limiting the foregoing and subject to Section 8.2, on each Payment Date the Issuer shall cause to be paid all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account which represent Collections received by the Servicer during the preceding Collection Period in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Amounts properly withheld under the Code by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder of interest and/or principal shall be considered to have been paid by the Issuer to such Noteholder for all purposes of this Indenture. Interest accrued on the Notes shall be due and payable on each Payment Date. The final interest payment on each Class of Notes is due on the earlier of (a) the Payment Date (including any Redemption Date) on which the principal amount of that Class of Notes is reduced to zero or (b) the applicable Final Scheduled Payment Date for that Class of Notes.

 

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SECTION 3.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuer shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuer hereby initially appoints the Indenture Trustee to serve as its agent for the foregoing purposes. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If at any time the Issuer shall fail to maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all such surrenders, notices and demands.

SECTION 3.3 Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust. As provided in Section 8.2 and 5.4, all payments of amounts due and payable with respect to any Notes that are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the Trust Accounts shall be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by another Paying Agent, and no amounts so withdrawn therefrom for payments on the Notes shall be paid over to the Issuer except as provided in this Section and Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

On or prior to each Payment Date and Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Collection Account an aggregate sum sufficient to pay the amounts then becoming due under the Notes and other Persons entitled to payment on each Payment Date, and the Paying Agent shall hold such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto pursuant to the Transaction Documents and (unless the Paying Agent is the Indenture Trustee) shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee in writing of its action or failure so to act.

The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Indenture Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees to the extent relevant), subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:

(i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due with respect to the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and pay such sums to such Persons as provided in the Transaction Documents;

(ii) give the Indenture Trustee written notice of any default by the Issuer (or any other obligor upon the Notes) of which it has actual knowledge in the making of any payment required to be made with respect to the Notes;

(iii) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent;

 

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(iv) immediately resign as a Paying Agent and forthwith pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to meet the standards required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its appointment; and

(v) comply with all requirements of the Code with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on any Notes of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.

The Issuer may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by such Paying Agent; and upon such a payment by any Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Subject to applicable laws with respect to the escheat of funds, any money held by the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the payment of any amount due with respect to any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such amount has become due and payable shall be discharged from such trust and distributed by the Indenture Trustee to the Issuer on Issuer Request with the consent of the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing) and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment thereof and all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that if such money or any portion thereof had been previously deposited by the Note Insurer with the Indenture Trustee for the payment of principal or interest of the Notes, to the extent any amounts are owing to the Note Insurer, such amounts shall be paid promptly to the Note Insurer upon the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of a written request by the Note Insurer to such effect; and provided, further, that the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, shall at the reasonable expense of the Issuer cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which date shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be paid to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may also adopt and employ, at the written direction of and at the expense of the Issuer, any other reasonable means of notification of such repayment (including, but not limited to, mailing notice of such repayment to Holders whose Notes have been called but have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in monies due and payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee or of any Paying Agent, at the last address of record for each such Noteholder).

SECTION 3.4 Existence. The Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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SECTION 3.5 Protection of Collateral. The Issuer intends the security interest Granted pursuant to this Indenture in favor of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties to be prior to all other Liens in respect of the Collateral, and the Issuer shall take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties, a first Lien on and a first priority, perfected security interest in the Collateral. The Issuer shall from time to time execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, all as prepared by the Administrator and delivered to the Issuer, and shall take such other action necessary or advisable to:

(a) Grant more effectively all or any portion of the Collateral;

(b) maintain or preserve the lien and security interest (and the priority thereof) created by this Indenture or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

(c) perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture;

(d) enforce any of the Collateral; or

(e) preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in the Collateral against the claims of all Persons.

The Issuer hereby designates the Indenture Trustee as its agent and attorney-in-fact and hereby authorizes the Indenture Trustee to file all financing statements, continuation statements or other instruments required to be executed (if any) pursuant to this Section. Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, the Issuer shall not be required to notify any insurer with respect to any Insurance Policy about any aspect of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 3.6 Opinions as to Collateral.

(a) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty an Opinion of Counsel either stating (i) that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording and filing of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto, and any other requisite documents, and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements, as are necessary to perfect and make effective the first priority lien and security interest of this Indenture and reciting the details of such action, or (ii) that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to make such lien and security interest effective.

(b) Within 120 days after the beginning of each calendar year, beginning with April 30, 2008, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as are necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture and reciting the

 

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details of such action or stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain such lien and security interest. Such Opinion of Counsel shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and the execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements that will, in the opinion of such counsel, be required to maintain the lien and security interest of this Indenture until April 30 in the following calendar year.

SECTION 3.7 Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables.

(a) The Issuer shall not take any action and shall use its best efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others, including the Administrator, that would release any Person from any of such Person’s covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate or that would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as ordered by any bankruptcy or other court or as expressly provided in this Indenture, the Transaction Documents or such other instrument or agreement.

(b) The Issuer may contract with other Persons acceptable to the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing) to assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer in an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuer. Initially, the Issuer has contracted with the Administrator, and the Administrator has agreed, to assist the Issuer in performing its duties under this Indenture. The Note Insurer hereby consents to such contract.

(c) The Issuer shall, and shall cause the Administrator and the Servicer to, punctually perform and observe all of its respective obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments and agreements included in the Collateral, including but not limited to preparing (or causing to prepared) and filing (or causing to be filed) all UCC financing statements and continuation statements required to be filed by the terms of this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein. Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, the Issuer shall not waive, amend, modify, supplement or terminate any Transaction Document or any provision thereof other than in accordance with the amendment provisions set forth in such Transaction Document.

SECTION 3.8 Negative Covenants. So long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not:

(a) engage in any activities other than financing, acquiring, owning, pledging and managing the Receivables and the other Collateral as contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents;

(b) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture or in the other Transaction Documents, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Issuer;

 

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(c) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from such payments under the Code or applicable state law) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Trust Estate;

(d) dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part;

(e) (i) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby, (ii) permit any Lien to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the assets of the Issuer or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof and (iii) permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority (other than with respect to any Permitted Lien) security interest in the Collateral (it being understood that (A) either each Receivable constituting part of the Collateral is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable Originator, as secured party, or all necessary actions with respect to the Receivable have been taken or will be taken to perfect a first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable Originator, as secured party and (B) the Issuer shall not be required to notify any insurer with respect to any Insurance Policy obtained by an Obligor about any aspect of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents);

(f) incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness other than indebtedness incurred in accordance with the Transaction Documents; or

(g) merge or consolidate with, or transfer substantially all of its assets to, any other Person.

SECTION 3.9 Annual Compliance Statement.

(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Swap Counterparty, the Note Insurer and each Rating Agency, within 120 days after the end of each calendar year (commencing with the year ending December 31, 2007), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the Responsible Officer signing such Officer’s Certificate, that:

(i) a review of the activities of the Issuer during such year and of its performance under this Indenture has been made under such Authorized Officer’s supervision; and

(ii) to the best of such Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Issuer has complied with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the compliance of any such condition or covenant, specifying each such default known to such Authorized Officer and the nature and status thereof.

 

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(b) The Issuer shall:

(i) file with the Indenture Trustee, within 15 days after the Issuer is required (if at all) to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and such other information, documents and reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) as the Issuer may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or such other reports required pursuant to TIA Section 314(a)(1);

(ii) file with the Indenture Trustee and the Commission in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission such other information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Issuer with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture as may be required from time to time by such rules and regulations; and

(iii) supply to the Indenture Trustee (and the Indenture Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Noteholders as required by TIA Section 313(c)) such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 3.9(b) as may be required pursuant to rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.

(c) Unless the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer shall be the same as the fiscal year of the Servicer.

SECTION 3.10 [Reserved]

SECTION 3.11 Restrictions on Certain Other Activities. The Issuer shall not: (i) engage in any activities other than financing, acquiring, owning, pledging and managing the Trust Estate and the other Collateral in the manner contemplated by the Transaction Documents; (ii) issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable, directly or indirectly, for any indebtedness other than the Notes; (iii) make any loan, advance or credit to, guarantee (directly or indirectly or by an instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any obligation or capability of so doing or otherwise), endorse or otherwise become contingently liable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks or dividends of, own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do so) any stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person; or (iv) make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital assets (either realty or personalty).

SECTION 3.12 Restricted Payments. The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, (a) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer or to the Servicer or the Administrator, (b) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (c) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided that the Issuer may cause to be made distributions to the Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and the Residual Interestholders as permitted by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under this Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Administration Agreement or the Trust Agreement. Other than as set forth in the preceding sentence, the Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make distributions from the Trust Accounts.

 

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SECTION 3.13 Notice of Events of Default. The Issuer shall promptly deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and each Rating Agency written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

SECTION 3.14 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer, the Issuer shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

SECTION 3.15 Compliance with Laws. The Issuer shall comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, the non-compliance with which would, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under the Notes, this Indenture or any other Transaction Document.

SECTION 3.16 Removal of Administrator. For so long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not remove the Administrator without cause unless the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied in connection therewith and the Note Insurer consents in writing.

SECTION 3.17 Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The perfection representations, warranties and covenants attached hereto as Schedule II shall be deemed to be part of this Indenture for all purposes.

SECTION 3.18 Investment Company Act Representation. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer that it is not an “investment company” that is registered or required to be registered under, or otherwise subject to the restrictions of, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

ARTICLE IV

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes except as to (a) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (b) substitution of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (c) rights of Noteholders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, (d) Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.11, 3.12, (e) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Indenture Trustee hereunder (including the rights of the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7 and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under Section 4.2) and (f) the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the

 

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property so deposited with the Indenture Trustee payable to all or any of them, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, when:

(a) either (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (1) Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.5 and (2) Notes for which payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 3.3) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation and the Note Insurance Policy has expired and been returned to the Note Insurer for cancellation or (ii) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation (1) have become due and payable, (2) will become due and payable at the Final Scheduled Payment Date within one year, or (3) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Indenture Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer, and the Issuer, in the case of clauses (1), (2) or (3), has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Indenture Trustee cash or direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America (which will mature prior to the date such amounts are payable), in trust for such purpose, in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation when due to the Final Scheduled Payment Date or Redemption Date (if Notes shall have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.1), as the case may be;

(b) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable under the Transaction Documents by the Issuer, including, without limitation, all amounts owed to the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty, including all Swap Termination Payments; and

(c) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and (if required by the TIA, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing), or the Swap Counterparty (unless the Interest Rate Swap Agreement has been terminated and all amounts owed to the Swap Counterparty have been paid) a certificate from a firm of certified public accountants, each meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.1(a) and, subject to Section 11.2, and each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with (and, in the case of an Officer’s Certificate, stating that the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied). Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the redemption of the Notes under Article X, (i) the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition shall not be a condition to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture under Article IV and (ii) the Officer’s Certificate described in this Section 4.1(c) need not contain a statement that the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied.

SECTION 4.2 Application of Trust Money. All monies deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes, this Indenture and Article IV of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Such monies need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein, in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by law.

SECTION 4.3 Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, all monies then held by any Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such Notes shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be paid to the Indenture Trustee to be held and applied according to Section 3.3 and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies.

 

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ARTICLE V

REMEDIES

SECTION 5.1 Events of Default. The occurrence and continuation of any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) shall constitute a default under this Indenture (each, an “Event of Default”):

(a) default in the payment of any interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default shall continue for a period of five days or more;

(b) default in the payment of principal of or any installment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable;

(c) any failure by the Issuer to duly observe or perform in any material respect any of its material covenants or agreements made in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement, a default in the observance or performance of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Noteholders (without giving effect to the Note Insurance Policy), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 60 days (or for such longer period not in excess of 90 days, as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that (i) such failure is capable of remedy within 90 days or less and (ii) the Controlling Party consents to such longer cure period) after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee, by Noteholders evidencing at least 25% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes or by the Note Insurer, a written notice specifying such failure and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

(d) any representation or warranty of the Issuer made in this Indenture proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Noteholders (without giving effect to the Note Insurance Policy), and which failure continues unremedied for 60 days (or for such longer period not in excess of 90 days, as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that (i) such failure is capable of remedy within 90 days or less and (ii) the Controlling Party consents to such longer cure period) after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee, by Noteholders evidencing at least 25% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes or by the Note Insurer, a written notice specifying such failure and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder;

(e) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Issuer; or

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SECTION 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Waiver of Event of Default.

(a) Unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, then the Note Insurer shall have the right, but not the obligation, upon prior written notice to each Rating Agency, to declare by written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee that the Notes are immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration, the Note Balance, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall become immediately due and payable. The Indenture Trustee will have no discretion with respect to the acceleration of the Notes under the foregoing circumstances. In the event of any such acceleration of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall continue to make claims under the Note Insurance Policy with respect to the Notes.

(b) If a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing and an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall, if so requested in writing by the Holders of not less than the majority of the Note Balance, and upon written notice to each Rating Agency, declare that the Notes are immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration the Note Balance, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall become immediately due and payable.

(c) In the event any Notes are accelerated due to an Event of Default, the Note Insurer shall have the right (in addition to its obligation to pay Insured Payments as defined in and in accordance with the Note Insurance Policy on the Notes), but not the obligation, to make payments under the Note Insurance Policy or otherwise of interest and principal due on such Notes, in whole or in part on any date or dates following such acceleration as the Note Insurer, in its sole discretion, shall elect.

(d) At any time after such declaration of acceleration of maturity has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided for in this Article V, the Note Insurer in its sole discretion or if a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Noteholders representing a majority of the Note Balance, by written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if:

(i) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (A) all payments of principal of and interest on all Notes and all other amounts that would then be due hereunder or upon such Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to such acceleration had not occurred, (B) all sums paid or advanced by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its agents and counsel and (C) any Net Swap Payments and any Swap Termination Payments then due and payable to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement; and

(ii) all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the Notes that has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.12.

 

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No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereto.

If the Notes have been declared due and payable, the Indenture Trustee may institute proceedings to collect amounts due, exercise remedies as a secured party (including foreclosure or sale of the Collateral) or elect to maintain the Collateral and continue to apply the proceeds from the Collateral as if there had been no declaration of acceleration. Any sale of the Collateral by the Indenture Trustee will be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 5.4.

SECTION 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by the Indenture Trustee.

(a) The Issuer covenants that if (i) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of five days, or (ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of or any installment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable, the Issuer will, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee in writing as directed by the Controlling Party, pay to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest, with interest upon the overdue principal, and, to the extent payment at such rate of interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the applicable Interest Rate and in addition thereto such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its agents and counsel.

(b) In case the Issuer shall fail forthwith to pay the amounts described in clause (a) above upon such demand, the Indenture Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall, if so directed by the Controlling Party, institute a proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce the same against the Issuer or other obligor upon such Notes and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Issuer or other obligor upon such Notes, wherever situated, the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable.

(c) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, as more particularly provided in Section 5.4, in its discretion but with the consent of the Controlling Party, and shall at the direction of the Controlling Party, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders, by such appropriate proceedings as the Indenture Trustee or the Controlling Party shall deem most effective to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in the Indenture Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

(d) In case there shall be pending, relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Person having or claiming an ownership interest in the Collateral, proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer or its property or such other obligor or Person, or in case of any other

 

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comparable judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer or other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor, the Indenture Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of any Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, except as a result of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) and of the Noteholders allowed in such proceedings;

(ii) unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Noteholders in any election of a trustee, a standby trustee or person performing similar functions in any such proceedings;

(iii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Noteholders and of the Indenture Trustee on their behalf; and

(iv) to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its creditors and its property;

and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Noteholder to make payments to the Indenture Trustee, and, in the event that the Indenture Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to such Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee except as a result of negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7.

(e) Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder in any such proceeding except, as aforesaid, to vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar person.

 

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(f) All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or the production thereof in any trial or other proceedings relative thereto, and any such action or proceedings instituted by the Indenture Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements and compensation of the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee and their respective agents and attorneys, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, to the extent set forth in Section 5.4(b).

(g) In any proceedings brought by the Indenture Trustee (and also any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Indenture Trustee shall be a party), the Indenture Trustee shall be held to represent all the Noteholders, and it shall not be necessary to make any Noteholder a party to any such proceedings.

SECTION 5.4 Remedies; Priorities.

(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the direction of the Controlling Party, do one or more of the following (subject to Sections 5.2 and 5.5):

(i) institute proceedings in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or under this Indenture with respect thereto, whether by declaration or otherwise, enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from the Issuer and any other obligor upon such Notes monies adjudged due;

(ii) institute proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with respect to the Collateral;

(iii) exercise any other remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders; and

(iv) subject to Section 5.17, after an acceleration of the maturity of the Notes pursuant to Section 5.2, sell the Collateral or any portion thereof or rights or interest therein, at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law;

provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee may not exercise the remedy described in clause (ii) above following an Event of Default unless (A) the holders of 100% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes and the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party) have consented to such liquidation, (B) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are sufficient to pay in full the principal of and the accrued interest on the Outstanding Notes and all amounts due to the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty under the Transaction Documents; (C)(I) the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party and so directs, (II) the Event of Default relates to the failure to pay interest or principal when due and payable (a “Payment Default”) and (III) the Indenture Trustee determines (after consultation with the Note Insurer) (but shall have no obligation to make such determination unless directed by the Controlling Party) that the Collections on the Receivables will not be sufficient on an ongoing basis to make all payments on the Notes as they

 

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would become due if the Notes had not been declared due and payable or (D)(I) the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, (II) the Holders of at least 66 2/3% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes have consented to such liquidation, (III) the related Event of Default relates to a Payment Default and (IV) the Indenture Trustee determines (but shall have no obligation to make such determination) that the Collections on the Receivables will not be sufficient on an ongoing basis to make all payments on the Notes as they would become due if the Notes had not been declared due and payable. In determining such sufficiency or insufficiency with respect to clauses (C) and (D) of the preceding sentence, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.2 hereof or Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, if the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article V and the Notes have been accelerated, it shall pay out such money or property (and other amounts, including all amounts held on deposit in the Trust Accounts) held as Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholders (net of liquidation costs associated with the sale of the Trust Estate) in the following order of priority:

(i) first, to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, any accrued and unpaid fees (including any unpaid Indenture Trustee fees or Owner Trustee fees with respect to prior periods) and any reasonable expenses (including indemnification amounts) not previously paid by the Servicer; provided that, unless the Controlling Party shall consent otherwise, aggregate expenses payable to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee pursuant to this clause (i) and Section 4.4(a)(1) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be limited to $150,000 per annum in the aggregate;

(ii) second, to the Servicer, the Servicing Fee and all unpaid Servicing Fees with respect to prior periods;

(iii) third, to the Swap Counterparty, the Net Swap Payment;

(iv) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A Notes, on a pro rata basis based on the interest due on each Class of Class A Notes, the Accrued Note Interest;

(v) fifth, to the Note Insurer, the Premium;

(vi) sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Notes in respect of principal thereof until the Class A-1 Notes have been paid in full;

(vii) seventh, to the Holders of the Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes and Class A-4 Notes, in respect of principal thereof, on a pro rata basis (based on the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes of each such Class on such Payment Date), until all such Classes of the Notes have been paid in full;

(viii) eighth, to the Note Insurer, the Reimbursement Obligations, Premium and any other amounts owing to the Note Insurer not previously paid;

 

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(ix) ninth, to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, any accrued and unpaid fees, reasonable expenses and indemnity payments which have not previously been paid;

(x) tenth, to the Swap Counterparty, all Swap Termination Payments and any other amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty not previously paid; and

(xi) eleventh, any remaining funds shall be distributed to or at the direction of the Residual Interestholder.

The Indenture Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before such record date, the Issuer shall mail to each Noteholder and the Indenture Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

Prior to an acceleration of the Notes after an Event of Default, if the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article V, such amounts shall be deposited into the Collection Account and distributed in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Section 8.2 hereof.

SECTION 5.5 Optional Preservation of the Collateral. If a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Notes have been declared due and payable under Section 5.2 following an Event of Default and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, if permitted hereunder, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, elect to maintain possession of the Trust Estate and continue to apply the proceeds thereof in accordance with Sections 5.4(b). It is the intent of the parties hereto and the Noteholders that there be at all times sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and amounts due to the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty under the Transaction Documents, and the Indenture Trustee shall take such intent into account when determining whether or not to maintain possession of the Trust Estate. In determining whether to maintain possession of the Trust Estate, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose.

SECTION 5.6 Limitation of Suits.

(a) No Holder of any Note shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

(i) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default;

(ii) the Holders of not less than 25% of the Note Balance, have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute such proceeding in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as the Indenture Trustee hereunder;

 

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(iii) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Indenture Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in complying with such request;

(iv) the Indenture Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute such proceedings;

(v) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes; and

(vi) a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing or no Notes shall be Outstanding and all amounts owing to the Note Insurer have been paid in full.

No Noteholder or group of Noteholders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Noteholders or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Noteholders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except, in each case, to the extent and in the manner herein provided.

In the event the Indenture Trustee shall receive conflicting or inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Noteholders, each representing less than a majority of the Note Balance, the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion may determine what action, if any, shall be taken, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture.

(b) No Noteholder shall have any right to vote except as provided pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes, nor any right in any manner to otherwise control the operation and management of the Issuer. However, in connection with any action as to which Noteholders are entitled to vote or consent under this Indenture and the Notes, the Issuer may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Noteholders entitled to vote or consent in accordance with TIA Section 316(c).

SECTION 5.7 Unconditional Rights of Noteholders To Receive Principal and Interest. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, the Holder of any Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and interest, on such Note on or after the respective due dates thereof expressed in such Note or in this Indenture (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Noteholder.

SECTION 5.8 Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or to such Noteholder, then and in every such case the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall, subject to any determination in such Proceeding, be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall continue as though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

 

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SECTION 5.9 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder or otherwise shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

SECTION 5.10 Delay or Omission Not a Waiver. No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer or any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article V or by law to the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.

SECTION 5.11 Control by Noteholders. If a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing, and subject to the provisions of Sections 5.4, 5.6, 6.2(d) and 6.2(e), Noteholders holding not less than a majority of the Note Balance, shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or with respect to the exercise of any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee; provided that

(a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture;

(b) any such direction to the Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of Section 5.4(a);

(c) if the conditions set forth in Section 5.5 have been satisfied and the Indenture Trustee elects to retain the Trust Estate pursuant to such Section, then any direction to the Indenture Trustee by Holders of Notes representing less than 100% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be of no force and effect;

(d) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction, applicable law and the terms of this Indenture; and

(e) such direction shall be in writing;

provided, further, that, subject to Section 6.1, the Indenture Trustee need not take any action that it determines might expose it to personal liability or might materially adversely affect or unduly prejudice the rights of any Noteholders not consenting to such action.

 

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SECTION 5.12 Waiver of Past Defaults. Prior to the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes as provided in Section 5.2, the Note Insurer or, if a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Holders of Notes of not less than a majority of the Note Balance may waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences except a Default (a) in payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes, (b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each Noteholder or (c) arising from a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Issuer. In the case of any such waiver, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

Upon any such waiver, such Event of Default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any prior, subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

SECTION 5.13 Undertaking for Costs. All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder by such Noteholder’s acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as the Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to (a) any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee, (b) any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, in each case holding in the aggregate more than 10% of the Note Balance of the Outstanding Notes or (c) any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of principal of or interest on any Note on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note and in this Indenture (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

SECTION 5.14 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead or in any manner whatsoever, claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

SECTION 5.15 Action on Notes. The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Trust Estate or upon any

 

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of the assets of the Issuer. Any money or property collected by the Indenture Trustee shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.4(b), if the maturity of the Notes has been accelerated pursuant to Section 5.2, or Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Section 8.2 of this Indenture, if the maturity of the Notes has not been accelerated.

SECTION 5.16 Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.

(a) Promptly following a request from the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) to do so, the Issuer shall take all such lawful action as the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer may request to compel or secure the performance and observance (i) by the Seller and the Servicer, as applicable, of each of their obligations to the Issuer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) or by the Seller or COAF, as applicable, of each of their obligations under or in connection with the Purchase Agreement, (iii) by COAF or the Originator, as applicable, of each of their obligations under or in connection with the Sale Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms thereof, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Issuer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, as the case may be, to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee, including the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Seller, the Servicer or COAF thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by the Seller or the Servicer of each of their obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Seller or COAF, as applicable, of each of their obligations under or in connection with the Purchase Agreement.

(b) If a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing and an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, and, at the direction (which direction shall be in writing) of the Holders of a majority of the Note Balance shall, exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Issuer against the Seller or the Servicer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement, against the Seller or COAF under the Purchase Agreement or against COAF or the Originator under the Sale Agreement, including the right or power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by the Seller, the Servicer, COAF or the Originator of each of their obligations to the Issuer thereunder and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or the Sale Agreement, as applicable, and any right of the Issuer to take such action shall be suspended.

SECTION 5.17 Sale of Collateral. If the Indenture Trustee acts to sell the Collateral or any part thereof, pursuant to Section 5.4(a), the Indenture Trustee shall publish a notice in an Authorized Newspaper stating that the Indenture Trustee intends to effect such a sale in a commercially reasonable manner and on commercially reasonable terms, which shall include the solicitation of competitive bids. Following such publication, the Indenture Trustee shall, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law from any such action, sell the Collateral or any part thereof, in such manner and on such terms as provided above to the highest bidder, provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee may from time to time postpone any sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such sale. The Indenture Trustee shall give notice to the Seller and the Servicer of any proposed sale, and the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be permitted to bid for the Collateral at any such sale. The Indenture Trustee may

 

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obtain a prior determination from a conservator, receiver or trustee in bankruptcy of the Issuer that the terms and manner of any proposed sale are commercially reasonable. The power to effect any sale of any portion of the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.4 and this Section 5.17 shall not be exhausted by any one or more sales as to any portion of the Collateral remaining unsold, but shall continue unimpaired until the entire Collateral shall have been sold or all amounts payable on the Notes shall have been paid.

ARTICLE VI

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

SECTION 6.1 Duties of the Indenture Trustee.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default:

(i) the Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents against the Indenture Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; provided, however, the Indenture Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;

(ii) the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(iii) the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 5.11.

(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Indenture Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

 

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(e) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Indenture Trustee may agree in writing with the Issuer.

(f) Money held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law or the terms of this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

(g) No provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document shall require the Indenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(h) Every provision of this Indenture and each other Transaction Document relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section and to the provisions of the TIA.

(i) The Indenture Trustee shall take all actions required to be taken by the Indenture Trustee under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

(j) The Indenture Trustee, upon two Business Days’ prior notice to the Indenture Trustee, shall permit any representative of the Note Insurer at the expense of the Issuer, during the Indenture Trustee’s normal business hours, to examine all books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Indenture Trustee relating to the Notes, to make copies and extracts there from and to discuss the Indenture Trustee’s affairs and actions, as such affairs and actions relate to the Indenture Trustee’s duties with respect to the Notes, with the Indenture Trustee’s officers and employees responsible for carrying out the Indenture Trustee’s duties with respect to the Notes.

(k) The Indenture Trustee shall, and hereby agrees that it will, hold the Note Insurance Policy in trust, and will hold any proceeds of any claim on the Note Insurance Policy in trust solely for the use and benefit of the Noteholders.

SECTION 6.2 Rights of the Indenture Trustee.

(a) The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper person. The Indenture Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(b) Before the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, as applicable. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes, suffers or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys or a custodian or nominee, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the supervision of, the Administrator, any co-trustee or separate trustee appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.10, or any other such agent, attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care by it hereunder.

 

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(d) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.

(e) The Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(f) The Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Indenture or in relation to this Indenture or to honor the request or direction of any of the Noteholders or the Note Insurer pursuant to this Indenture unless such Noteholders or the Note Insurer, as applicable, shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against the reasonable costs, expenses, disbursements, advances and liabilities that might be incurred by it, its agents and its counsel in compliance with such request or direction.

SECTION 6.3 Individual Rights of the Indenture Trustee. Subject to Section 310 of the TIA, the Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Administrator and their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Indenture Trustee, and the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Administrator and their respective Affiliates may maintain normal commercial banking and investment banking relationships with the Indenture Trustee and its Affiliates. Any Paying Agent, Note Registrar, co-registrar, co-paying agent, co-trustee or separate trustee may do the same with like rights. However, the Indenture Trustee must comply with Section 6.11.

SECTION 6.4 The Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer in the Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes, all of which shall be taken as the statements of the Issuer, other than the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

SECTION 6.5 Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing and if it is either actually known or written notice of the existence thereof has been delivered to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder and the Rating Agencies notice of the Default within 90 days after such knowledge or notice occurs. Except in the case of a Default in payment of principal of or interest on any Note (including payments pursuant to the mandatory redemption provisions of such Note), the Indenture Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Noteholders.

 

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SECTION 6.6 Reports by the Indenture Trustee to Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall deliver to each Noteholder, not later than the latest date permitted by law, such information as may be required by law to enable such Holder to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.

SECTION 6.7 Compensation and Indemnity.

(a) The Issuer shall cause the Servicer to pay to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement from time to time compensation for all services rendered by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas pursuant to the Transaction Documents pursuant to a fee letter between the Servicer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee to an express trust).

(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Issuer shall (and shall cause the Seller and the Servicer to) reimburse the Indenture Trustee for any expense incurred by the Indenture Trustee in pursuing remedies pursuant to Section 5.4 (including, but not limited to, the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and allocable costs of in-house counsel); provided, however, in no event shall the Issuer, the Servicer or the Seller pay or reimburse the Indenture Trustee or the agents or counsel, including in-house counsel of either, for any expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in connection with any action or inaction on the part of the Indenture Trustee for which a court of competent jurisdiction has found the Indenture Trustee to be grossly negligent.

(c) The Issuer shall (and shall cause the Seller and the Servicer to) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its officers, directors, employees and agents for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without gross negligence or bad faith on the part of the Indenture Trustee arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder; provided, however, that:

(i) with respect to any such claim the Indenture Trustee shall have given the Issuer, COAF and the Note Insurer written notice thereof promptly after the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof; provided that failure to notify shall not relieve the parties of their obligations hereunder;

(ii) while maintaining absolute control over its own defense, the Indenture Trustee shall cooperate and consult fully with the Owner Trustee, the Seller, COAF, the Administrator, the Servicer and the Note Insurer in preparing such defense; provided that the interests of the Indenture Trustee are not adverse to those of such parties;

 

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(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the Issuer, the Seller, COAF, the Administrator or the Servicer shall be liable for settlement of any such claim by the Indenture Trustee entered into without the prior consent of the such parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and

(iv) the Indenture Trustee, its officers, directors, employees and agents, as a group, shall be entitled to counsel separate from the Issuer, the Seller, COAF, the Administrator and the Servicer; to the extent such parties’ interests are not adverse to the interests of the Indenture Trustee, its officers, directors, employees or agents, the Indenture Trustee may agree to be represented by the same counsel as the Issuer, the Seller, COAF or the Servicer.

(d) The Issuer’s payment obligations to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section shall survive the discharge of this Indenture or the Indenture Trustee’s earlier resignation or removal. When the Indenture Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 5.1(d) or 5.1(e) with respect to the Issuer, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

(e) Under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Seller has agreed to assume and to pay, and to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Noteholders from any taxes which may at any time be asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the Grant of the Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, personal property, privilege or license taxes (but with respect to the Noteholders only, not including any federal, state or other taxes arising out of the creation of the issuance of the Notes or payments with respect thereto) and costs, expenses and reasonable counsel fees in defending against the same.

SECTION 6.8 Removal, Resignation and Replacement of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty, the Administrator, the Servicer and each Rating Agency. The Controlling Party may remove the Indenture Trustee without cause by so notifying the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, and following that removal may appoint a successor to the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer shall remove the Indenture Trustee if:

(a) the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11;

(b) a Bankruptcy Event occurs with respect to the Indenture Trustee;

(c) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Indenture Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Indenture Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of the Indenture Trustee for any reason (the Indenture Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Indenture Trustee), the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture

 

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Trustee acceptable to the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing). If the Issuer fails to appoint such a successor Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee.

A successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing), the Swap Counterparty and to the Issuer. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Indenture Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture subject to satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition. The successor Indenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Noteholders. The retiring Indenture Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as the Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture Trustee.

If a successor Indenture Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Holders of a majority of the Note Balance may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

If the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11, any Noteholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

Any resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.8 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the outgoing Indenture Trustee.

Notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Issuer’s and Administrator’s obligations under Section 6.7 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any successor Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 6.9 Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger. Subject to Section 6.11, if the Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Indenture Trustee, provided, that such corporation or banking association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 6.11. The Indenture Trustee shall provide each Rating Agency, the Note Insurer and the Administrator prior written notice of any such transaction.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Indenture Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Indenture Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such

 

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Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Indenture Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 6.10 Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, at any time, after delivering written notice to the Administrator, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator acting jointly, with the consent of the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and be continuing), shall have the power and may execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Noteholders, such title to the Trust Estate, or any part hereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 6.11 and no notice to Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 6.8.

(b) Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:

(i) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Indenture Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Indenture Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being intended that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act separately without the Indenture Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed the Indenture Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Collateral or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Indenture Trustee;

(ii) no separate trustee or co-trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder, including acts or omissions of predecessor or successor trustees; and

(iii) the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator may at any time accept the resignation of or, acting jointly, remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

(c) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Indenture and the conditions of this Article VI. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its

 

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instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Indenture, specifically including every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Indenture Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Indenture Trustee and a copy thereof given to the Administrator.

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Indenture Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Indenture on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the appointment of any separate trustee or co-trustee shall not relieve the Indenture Trustee of its obligations and duties under this Indenture.

SECTION 6.11 Eligibility; Disqualification. The Indenture Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA § 310(a) and, in addition, shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition and shall have a long term debt rating of investment grade or better by each Rating Agency or shall otherwise be acceptable to each Rating Agency. The Indenture Trustee shall provide copies of such reports to the Note Insurer upon request. The Indenture Trustee shall also satisfy the requirements of TIA § 310(b). Neither the Issuer nor any Affiliate of the Issuer may serve as Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 6.12 Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee shall comply with TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). Any Indenture Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated.

SECTION 6.13 Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti Money Laundering Regulations. In order to comply with laws, rules and regulations applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering, the Indenture Trustee is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Indenture Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Indenture Trustee to comply with applicable law.

ARTICLE VII

NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS

SECTION 7.1 The Issuer to Furnish the Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders. The Issuer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee (a) not more than five days after each Record Date, a list, in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Noteholders as of such Record Date, and (b) at such other times as the Indenture Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after

 

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receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than ten days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that so long as (i) the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, or (ii) the Notes are issued as Book-Entry Notes, no such list shall be required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish such list to the Note Insurer in writing at such times as the Note Insurer may reasonably request.

SECTION 7.2 Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders.

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Indenture Trustee as provided in Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of Noteholders received by the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as the Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in such Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished; provided, however, that so long as the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar or the Notes are issued as Book-Entry Notes, no such list shall be required to be preserved or maintained.

(b) The Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of any request by three or more Noteholders or by one or more Noteholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance to receive a copy of the current list of Noteholders (whether or not made pursuant to TIA § 312(b)), the Indenture Trustee shall promptly notify the Administrator thereof by providing to the Administrator a copy of such request and a copy of the list of Noteholders produced in response thereto.

(c) The Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Note Registrar shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

SECTION 7.3 Reports by the Indenture Trustee. If required by TIA § 313(a), within 60 days after each March 31, beginning with March 31, 2008, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder as required by TIA § 313(c), a brief report dated as of such date that complies with TIA § 313(a). The Indenture Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to Noteholders shall be filed by the Indenture Trustee with the Commission and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed. The Issuer shall notify the Indenture Trustee if and when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES

SECTION 8.1 Collection of Money. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall apply all such money received by it as provided in this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, if any default occurs in the making of any payment or performance under any agreement or instrument that is part of the Trust Estate, the Indenture Trustee may take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings. Any such action shall be without prejudice to any right to claim a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and any right to proceed thereafter as provided in Article V.

SECTION 8.2 Trust Accounts.

(a) [Reserved].

(b) On or before each Payment Date, the Issuer shall cause the Servicer to deposit all Available Funds with respect to the Collection Period preceding such Payment Date in the Collection Account as provided in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. On or before each Payment Date, all amounts required to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account and deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be withdrawn by the Indenture Trustee from the Reserve Account and deposited to the Collection Account.

(c) Prior to the acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Indenture, on each Payment Date and the Redemption Date, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute all amounts on deposit in the Principal Distribution Account sequentially to the Class A-1 Noteholders until the Class A-1 Notes are paid in full, to the Class A-2-A Noteholders and the Class A-2-B Noteholders, ratably, until the Class A-2-A Notes and the Class A-2-B Notes are paid in full, to the Class A-3-A Noteholders and the Class A-3-B Noteholders, ratably, until the Class A-3-A Notes and the Class A-3-B Notes are paid in full and to the Class A-4 Noteholders until the Class A-4 Notes are paid in full; provided, however, that if a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing as of such Payment Date or Redemption Date, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute all amounts on deposit in the Principal Distribution Account first to the Class A-1 Noteholders, until the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Class A-1 Notes has been reduced to zero and second, pro rata, to the Class A-2-A Noteholders, Class A-2-B Noteholders, Class A-3-A Noteholders, Class A-3-B Noteholders and Class A-4 Noteholders until the Note Balances of the Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes and Class A-4 Notes have been reduced to zero.

(d) On the first Payment Date following the termination of the Funding Period, the Indenture Trustee shall, based on the information set forth in the related Servicer’s Certificate, withdraw any remaining funds on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (excluding investment earnings or income) and pay to the Noteholders an amount equal to the amount of such funds as follows:

(i) if the aggregate amount of such funds is greater than $100,000, to the Noteholders, their pro rata portion of such funds (based on the Initial Note Balance of each Class of Notes as a fraction of the Initial Note Balance of all Classes of Notes); or

 

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(ii) if the aggregate amount of such funds is less than or equal to $100,000, to the Noteholders, the portion of such funds in sequential order of priority beginning with the Class A-1 Notes.

(e) The Indenture Trustee shall make claims under the Note Insurance Policy pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and in accordance with the Note Insurance Policy. In making such claim, the Indenture Trustee shall comply with all terms and conditions of the Note Insurance Policy. Upon receipt of the Insured Payment, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute the Insured Payment pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

SECTION 8.3 General Provisions Regarding Accounts.

(a) The funds in the Trust Accounts shall be invested in Eligible Investments in accordance with and subject to Section 4.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and all interest and investment income (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts shall constitute Available Funds and shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall not be directed to make any investment of any funds or to sell any investment held in any of the Trust Accounts unless the security interest Granted and perfected in such account will continue to be perfected in such investment or the proceeds of such sale, in either case without any further action by any Person, and, in connection with any direction to the Indenture Trustee to make any such investment or sale, if requested by the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, to such effect.

(b) Subject to Section 6.1(c), the Indenture Trustee shall not in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in any of the Trust Accounts resulting from any loss on any Eligible Investment included therein, except for losses attributable to the Indenture Trustee’s failure to make payments on any such Eligible Investments issued by the Indenture Trustee in its commercial capacity as principal obligor and not as trustee, in accordance with their terms.

(c) If (i) investment directions shall not have been given in writing by the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement for any funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts to the Indenture Trustee by 11:00 a.m., New York City time (or such other time as may be agreed by the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee), on any Business Day or (ii) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes but the Notes shall not have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 5.2 or (iii) if the Notes shall have been declared due and payable following a Default and amounts collected or received from the Trust Estate are being applied in accordance with Section 5.4 as if there had not been such a declaration, then the Indenture Trustee shall, to the fullest extent practicable, invest and reinvest funds in the Trust Accounts in one or more Eligible Investments in accordance with the standing instructions most recently given by the Servicer.

SECTION 8.4 Release of Collateral.

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the lien of this Indenture, or convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the same, in a manner and under circumstances that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture. No party relying upon an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article VIII shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall, at such time as there are no Notes Outstanding and all sums due the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 and all amounts due to the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty under the Transaction Documents have been paid, release any remaining portion of the Collateral from the lien of this Indenture and release to the Issuer or any other Person entitled thereto any funds then on deposit in the Trust Accounts. Such release shall include release of the lien of this Indenture and transfer of dominion and control over the Trust Accounts to the Issuer or its designee. The Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture pursuant to this Section only upon receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and (if required by the TIA) Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA §§ 314(c) and 314(d)(1) meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.1.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, acknowledges that from time to time the Indenture Trustee shall release the lien of this Indenture on any Receivable to be sold to (i) the Seller in accordance with Sections 2.3 and 2.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) to the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (iii) to COAF in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement.

SECTION 8.5 Opinion of Counsel. The Indenture Trustee shall receive at least seven days’ notice when requested by Issuer to take any action pursuant to Section 8.4(a), accompanied by copies of any instruments involved, and the Indenture Trustee may also require as a condition to such action, an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, stating the legal effect of any such action, outlining the steps required to complete the same, and concluding that all conditions precedent to the taking of such action have been complied with and such action will not materially and adversely impair the security for the Notes or the rights of the Noteholders in contravention of the provisions of this Indenture; provided that such Opinion of Counsel shall not be required to express an opinion as to the fair value of the Trust Estate. Counsel rendering any such opinion may rely, without independent investigation, on the accuracy and validity of any certificate or other instrument delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with any such action.

ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.

(a) Without the consent of the Noteholders but with the consent of the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing) and with prior notice to each Rating Agency, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental

 

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hereto (which shall conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution thereof), in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(i) to correct or amplify the description of any property at any time subject to the lien of this Indenture, or better to assure, convey and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property subject or required to be subjected to the lien of this Indenture, or to subject additional property to the lien of this Indenture;

(ii) to evidence the succession, in compliance with the applicable provisions hereof, of another person to the Issuer, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer contained herein and in the Notes;

(iii) to add to the covenants of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuer;

(iv) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property to or with the Indenture Trustee;

(v) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or to supplement any provision herein or in any supplemental indenture which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in any supplemental indenture or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture; provided that such action shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders;

(vi) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Article VI;

(vii) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to effect the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA or under any similar federal statute hereafter enacted and to add to this Indenture such other provisions as may be expressly required by the TIA; or

(viii) to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable (a) the transfer to the Issuer of all or any portion of the Receivables to be derecognized under GAAP by the Seller to the Issuer, (b) the Issuer to avoid becoming a member of the Seller’s consolidated group under GAAP or (c) the Seller or any of its Affiliates to otherwise comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any accounting rule or principle; it being a condition to any such amendment under this Section 9.1(a)(viii) that the Rating Agency Condition be satisfied.

 

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The Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized to join in the execution of any such supplemental indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained.

(b) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, may, also without the consent of any Noteholder but with the prior written consent of the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing), enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner (other than the modifications set forth in Section 9.2, which require consent of each Noteholder affected thereby) the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture; provided (i) that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such action, and (ii) that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, (A) materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder, (B) affect the treatment of the Notes as debt for federal income tax purposes, or (C) be deemed to cause a taxable exchange of the Notes for federal income tax purposes.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing, no amendment under this Section 9.1 shall materially adversely affect the Note Insurer without the Note Insurer’s prior consent.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment under this Section 9.1 shall materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Indenture unless the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such action (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent).

SECTION 9.2 Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Noteholders. The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, also may, with the consent of the Note Insurer (unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing) and with prior notice to the Rating Agencies and with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the Note Balance, voting together as a single Class, by Act of such Holders delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture; provided that that no such supplemental indenture shall materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Indenture unless (A) the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such supplemental indenture (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent) and (B) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such supplemental indenture; provided, further, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:

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Price with respect thereto, change the provision of this Indenture relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, the Trust Estate to payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of this Indenture requiring the application of funds available therefor, as provided in Article V, to the payment of any such amount due on the Notes on or after the respective due dates thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date);

(ii) reduce the percentage of the Note Balance, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences provided for in this Indenture;

(iii) modify or alter the provisions of the proviso to the definition of the term “Outstanding”;

(iv) reduce the percentage of the Note Balance required to direct the Indenture Trustee to direct the Issuer to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.4 if the proceeds of such sale would be insufficient to pay the Note Balance plus accrued but unpaid interest on the Notes;

(v) modify any provision of this Section in any respect adverse to the interests of the Noteholders except to increase any percentage specified herein or to provide that certain additional provisions of this Indenture or the Transaction Documents cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby;

(vi) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in such manner as to affect the calculation of the amount of any payment of interest or principal due on any Note on any Payment Date (including the calculation of any of the individual components of such calculation) or to affect the rights of the Noteholders to the benefit of any provisions for the mandatory redemption of the Notes contained herein;

(vii) permit the creation of any Lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the Trust Estate or, except as otherwise permitted or contemplated herein or in the Transaction Documents, terminate the lien of this Indenture on any property at any time subject hereto or deprive any Noteholder of the security provided by the lien of this Indenture; or

(viii) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of payment as provided in Section 5.7.

Any such supplemental indenture shall be executed only upon delivery of an Opinion of Counsel to the same effect as in Section 9.1(b)(ii).

 

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It shall not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to the Noteholders to which such amendment or supplemental indenture relates a notice (to be provided by the Issuer and at the Issuer’s expense) setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Indenture Trustee to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, no amendment under Section 9.2 shall materially adversely affect the Note Insurer without the Note Insurer’s prior consent.

SECTION 9.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or permitting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article IX or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

SECTION 9.4 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith with respect to the Notes affected thereby, and the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties, liabilities and immunities under this Indenture of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Noteholders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

SECTION 9.5 Conformity With Trust Indenture Act. Every amendment of this Indenture and every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article IX shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect so long as this Indenture shall then be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 9.6 Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article IX may, and if required by the Indenture Trustee shall, bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

 

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ARTICLE X

REDEMPTION OF NOTES

SECTION 10.1 Redemption.

(a) Each of the Notes is subject to redemption in whole, but not in part, at the direction of the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, on any Payment Date on which the Servicer exercises its option to purchase the Trust Estate pursuant to said Section 8.1, for a purchase price equal to the Optional Purchase Price, which amount shall be deposited by the Servicer into the Collection Account on or before the Redemption Date.

(b) Each of the Notes is subject to redemption in whole, but not in part, on any Payment Date occurring after the end of the Funding Period on which the sum of the amounts in the Reserve Account and the remaining Available Funds after the payments under clauses first through eighth and tenth of Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement would be sufficient to pay in full the Note Balance of all of the Outstanding Notes as determined by the Servicer. On such Payment Date, (i) the Indenture Trustee upon written direction from the Servicer shall transfer all amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account to the Collection Account and (ii) the Outstanding Notes shall be redeemed in whole, but not in part.

(c) If the Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to Sections 10.1(a) or 10.1(b), the Administrator or the Issuer shall provide at least 20 days’ prior notice of the redemption of the Notes to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Swap Counterparty and the Note Insurer, and the Indenture Trustee shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Noteholders pursuant to Section 10.2.

SECTION 10.2 Form of Redemption Notice. Notice of redemption under Section 10.1 shall be given by the Indenture Trustee by facsimile or by first-class mail, postage prepaid, transmitted or mailed prior to the applicable Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding the applicable Redemption Date, at such Holder’s address appearing in the Note Register.

All notices of redemption under this Section 10.2 shall state:

(i) the Redemption Date;

(ii) the Redemption Price;

(iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Redemption Date is not applicable and that payments shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of such Notes, and the place where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price (which shall be the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2); and

(iv) that interest on the Notes shall cease to accrue on the Redemption Date.

 

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Notice of redemption of the Notes shall be given by the Indenture Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer. In addition, the Issuer shall notify each Rating Agency upon redemption of the Notes. Failure to give notice of redemption, or any defect therein, to any Noteholder shall not impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any Note.

SECTION 10.3 Notes Payable on Redemption Date. The Notes to be redeemed shall, following notice of redemption as required by Section 10.2 (in the case of redemption pursuant to Section 10.1), on the Redemption Date become due and payable at the Redemption Price and (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price) no interest shall accrue on the Redemption Price for any period after the date to which accrued interest is calculated for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.1 Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.

(a) Upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer (i) an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with that satisfies TIA Section 314(c)(1), (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with that satisfies TIA Section 314(c)(2) and (iii) if required by the TIA in the case of condition precedent compliance with which is subject to verification by accountants, a certificate or opinion of an accountant that satisfies TIA Section 314(c)(3), except that, in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

Every certificate or opinion in accordance with TIA Section 314(e) with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(i) a statement that each signatory of such certificate or opinion has read or has caused to be read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(ii) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of each such signatory, such signatory has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable such signatory to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(iv) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such signatory such condition or covenant has been complied with.

 

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(b) (i) Prior to the deposit of any Collateral or other property or securities with the Indenture Trustee that is to be made the basis for the release of any property or securities subject to the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer shall, in addition to any obligation imposed in Section 11.1(a) or elsewhere in this Indenture, furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of each person signing such certificate as to the fair value in accordance with TIA Section 314(d) (within 90 days of such deposit) to the Issuer of the Collateral or other property or securities to be so deposited.

(ii) Whenever the Issuer is required to furnish to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters described in clause (i) above, the Issuer shall also deliver to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Independent Certificate as to the same matters, if the fair value in accordance with TIA Section 314(d) to the Issuer of the property or securities to be so deposited and of all other such securities made the basis of any such withdrawal or release since the commencement of the then-current fiscal year of the Issuer, as set forth in the certificates delivered pursuant to clause (i) and this clause (ii), is 10% or more of the Note Balance, but such a certificate need not be furnished with respect to any securities so deposited, if the fair value thereof to the Issuer as set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than one percent of the Note Balance.

(iii) Other than as contemplated by Section 11.1(b)(v), whenever any property or securities are to be released from the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer shall also furnish to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of each person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days of such release) of the property or securities proposed to be released and stating that in the opinion of such person the proposed release will not impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof.

(iv) Whenever the Issuer is required to furnish to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters described in clause (iii) above, the Issuer shall also furnish to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Independent Certificate as to the same matters if the fair value of the property or securities and of all other property other than Purchased Receivables, or securities released from the lien of this Indenture since the commencement of the then current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates required by clause (iii) above and this clause (iv), equals 10% or more of the Note Balance, but such certificate need not be furnished in the case of any release of property or securities if the fair value thereof as set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than one percent of the then Note Balance.

(v) Notwithstanding Section 2.9 or any other provision of this Section, the Issuer may (A) collect, liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of Receivables and Financed Vehicles as and to the extent permitted or required by the Transaction Documents and (B) make cash payments out of the Trust Accounts as and to the extent permitted or required by the Transaction Documents.

 

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SECTION 11.2 Form of Documents Delivered to the Indenture Trustee. In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his or her certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate of an Authorized Officer or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Servicer, the Seller, the Administrator or the Issuer, stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Servicer, the Seller, the Administrator or the Issuer, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Whenever in this Indenture, in connection with any application or certificate or report to the Indenture Trustee, it is provided that the Issuer shall deliver any document as a condition of the granting of such application, or as evidence of the Issuer’s compliance with any term hereof, it is intended that the truth and accuracy, at the time of the granting of such application or at the effective date of such certificate or report (as the case may be), of the facts and opinions stated in such document shall in such case be conditions precedent to the right of the Issuer to have such application granted or to the sufficiency of such certificate or report. The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to affect the Indenture Trustee’s right to rely upon the truth and accuracy of any statement or opinion contained in any such document as provided in Article VI.

SECTION 11.3 Acts of Noteholders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

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(b) The fact and date of the execution by any person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner that the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by any Noteholder shall bind the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

SECTION 11.4 Notices. 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, or by telecopier, and addressed in each case as set forth in Schedule I or at such other address as shall be designated by any of the foregoing in a written notice to the other parties hereto. 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.

SECTION 11.5 Notices to Noteholders; Waiver. Where this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid or via Electronic Transmission to each Noteholder affected by such event, at his address as it appears on the Note Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders, and any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given.

Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by any Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders shall be filed with the Indenture Trustee but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such a waiver.

In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or similar activity, it shall be impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any manner of giving such notice as shall be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

Where this Indenture provides for notice to the Rating Agencies, failure to give such notice shall not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder, and shall not under any circumstance constitute a Default or an Event of Default.

SECTION 11.6 Alternate Payment and Notice Provisions. Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuer may enter into any agreement with any Noteholder providing for a method of payment, or notice by the Indenture

 

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Trustee or any Paying Agent to such Noteholder, that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture for such payments or notices, provided that such methods are reasonable and consented to by the Indenture Trustee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of each such agreement and the Indenture Trustee will cause payments to be made and notices to be given in accordance with such agreements.

SECTION 11.7 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control.

The provisions of TIA §§ 310 through 317 that impose duties on any person (including the provisions automatically deemed included herein unless expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or not physically contained herein.

SECTION 11.8 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 11.9 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Indenture and the Notes by the Issuer shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

SECTION 11.10 Separability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 11.11 Benefits of Indenture. The Note Insurer and its successors and assigns shall be third-party beneficiaries to the provisions of this Indenture, and shall be entitled to rely upon and directly enforce such provisions of this Indenture unless a Note Insurer Default shall have occurred and is continuing. The Swap Counterparty shall be a third-party beneficiary to the provisions of this Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and the Noteholders, and any other party secured hereunder, and any other Person with any ownership interest in any part of the Trust Estate or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

SECTION 11.12 Legal Holidays. In any case where the date on which any payment is due shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture) payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date on which nominally due, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after any such nominal date.

SECTION 11.13 GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INCLUDING, SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL

 

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OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT EXCLUDING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL OTHER CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

SECTION 11.14 Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 11.15 Recording of Indenture. If this Indenture is subject to recording in any appropriate public recording offices, such recording is to be effected by the Issuer and at its expense accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (which may be counsel to the Indenture Trustee or any other counsel reasonably acceptable to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer) to the effect that such recording is necessary either for the protection of the Noteholders or any other Person secured hereunder or for the enforcement of any right or remedy granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture.

SECTION 11.16 Trust Obligation. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by acceptance of a Note, or, in the case of a Note Owner or a beneficial interest in a Note, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in their respective individual capacities, (ii) any Residual Interestholder or any other owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, (iii) the Servicer, the Administrator or the Seller or (iv) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee, successor or assign of any Person described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual capacity) and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

SECTION 11.17 No Petition. Each of the Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder and Note Owner, by accepting a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, hereby covenants and 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 the Bankruptcy Remote Parties, (i) such party 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

 

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Remote Party, and (ii) none of the parties hereto shall commence, join or institute against, with any other Person, any proceeding against such Bankruptcy Remote Party under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or insolvency law or statute now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction.

SECTION 11.18 Intent.

(a) It is the intent of the Issuer that the Notes constitute indebtedness for all financial accounting purposes and the Issuer agrees and each purchaser of a Note (by virtue of the acquisition of such Note or an interest therein) shall be deemed to have agreed, to treat the Notes as indebtedness for all financial accounting purposes.

(b) It is the intent of the Issuer that the Notes constitute indebtedness of the Issuer for all tax purposes and the Issuer agrees and each purchaser of a Note (by virtue of the acquisition of such Note or an interest therein) shall be deemed to have agreed to treat the Notes as indebtedness for all federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes.

SECTION 11.19 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 11.4 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, 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 Indenture, any other Transaction Document, or any matter arising hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 11.20 Subordination of Claims. The Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture are obligations solely of the Issuer and will not constitute a claim against the Seller to the extent that the Issuer does not have funds sufficient to make payment of such obligations. In furtherance of and not in derogation of the foregoing, each of the Owner Trustee (in its individual capacity and as the Owner Trustee), by accepting the benefits of this agreement, a

 

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Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, and Indenture Trustee (in its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee), by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder and each Note Owner, by accepting the benefits of this Indenture, hereby acknowledges and agrees that such Person has 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, each of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, each Noteholder or Note Owner and any Certificateholder 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 such Person 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. Each of the Indenture Trustee (in its individual capacity and as the Indenture Trustee), by entering into or accepting this agreement, a Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, and the Owner Trustee, the Note Insurer, and each Noteholder or Note Owner, by accepting the benefits of this Indenture, hereby further acknowledges and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this Section and the terms of this Section may be enforced by an action for specific performance. The provisions of this Section will be for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely thereon and will survive the termination of this Indenture.

SECTION 11.21 Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee. It is expressly understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that (i) this Indenture is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement in the exercise of the power and authority conferred and vested in it as such Owner Trustee, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements made herein by the Issuer are not personal representations, undertakings and agreements of Wilmington Trust Company, but are binding only on the trust estate created pursuant to the Trust Agreement, (iii) nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any person claiming by, through or under any such party, and (iv) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expense 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 Indenture.

SECTION 11.22 Limitation of Rights.

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Indenture and as an Indenture Secured Party under this Indenture and all of the Note Insurer’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Insurance Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Note Insurer.

(b) All of the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Indenture (including, but not limited to, all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights as a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement and as an Indenture Secured Party under this Indenture and all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty.

SECTION 11.23 Information Requests. The parties hereto shall provide any information available and deliverable without undue expense as requested by the Servicer, the Issuer, the Seller or any of their Affiliates, in order to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any current or future law, rule, regulation, accounting rule or principle.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee have caused this Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers, thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
Title:   Financial Services Officer
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as the Indenture Trustee
By:   /s/ Aranka R. Paul
Name:   Aranka R. Paul
Title:   Assistant Vice President
By:   /s/ Jenna Kaufman
Name:   Jenna Kaufman
Title:   Director

 

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Indenture

(COAFT 2007-C)


SCHEDULE I

NOTICE ADDRESSES

If to the Issuer:

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

Facsimile: (302) 636-4140

Attention: Corporate Trust Department

with copies to the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee

If to COAF, the Servicer or the Administrator:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Attention: Manager of Securitization

with a copies to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Facsimile: (703) 720-2227

Attention: Funding Counsel

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

3901 N. Dallas Parkway

Plano, Texas 75093

Facsimile: (888) 722-8255

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

3901 N. Dallas Parkway

Plano, Texas 75093

Facsimile: (866) 722-6341

Attention: Legal

 

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If to the Seller:

Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC

140 E. Shore Drive

Room 1052-D

Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

Facsimile: (804) 290-6666

Telephone: (804) 290-6736

Attention: Capital Markets

with a copy to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

(Facsimile No. (703) 720-2227

Attention: Funding Counsel

If to the Indenture Trustee:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 26th Floor

New York, New York 10005

Facsimile: (212) 553-2462

Attention: Structured Finance Services – Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

If to the Owner Trustee:

Wilmington Trust Company

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

Facsimile: (302) 636-4140

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

If to Moody’s:

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10007

Email: ServicerReports@Moodys.com

Facsimile: (212) 298-7139

Attention: ABS/RMBS Monitoring Department, 25th Floor

 

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If to S&P:

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

55 Water Street

New York, New York 10041

Facsimile: (212) 438-2664

Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Group

If to Fitch:

Fitch, Inc.

One State Street Plaza, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10004

Facsimile: (212) 480-4438

Attention: Asset Backed Securities Group

If to the Note Insurer:

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Facsimile: (212) 312-3225

Attention: Structured Finance Surveillance

Email: SFsurveillance@fgic.com

If to the Initial Swap Counterparty:

Barclays Bank PLC

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 4BB

Telephone No.: 44(20) 777 36810

Facsimile No.: 44(20) 777 36461

 

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SCHEDULE II

PERFECTION REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Indenture, the Issuer hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to the Indenture Trustee as follows on the Closing Date and on each Funding Date:

General

1. This Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Receivables and the other Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer.

2. The Receivables constitute “chattel paper” (including “electronic chattel paper” or “tangible chattel paper”, “accounts,” “instruments” or “general intangibles” within the meaning of the UCC.

3. Each Receivable is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable 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 applicable Originator, as secured party.

4. Each Trust Account constitutes either a “deposit account” or a “securities account” within the meaning of the UCC.

Creation

5. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer, assignment and 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 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.

Perfection

6. The Issuer has caused or will have caused, within ten days after the effective date of this Indenture, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder; and the Servicer 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”.

 

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7. With respect to Receivables that constitute instruments or tangible chattel paper, either:

(i) All original executed copies of each such instrument or tangible chattel paper have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee; or

(ii) 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 is holding such instruments or tangible chattel paper solely on behalf and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee; or

(iii) 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.

8. With respect to the Trust Accounts that constitutes deposit accounts, either:

(i) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee a fully executed agreement pursuant to which the bank maintaining the deposit accounts has agreed to comply with all instructions originated by the Indenture Trustee directing disposition of the funds in such Trust Accounts without further consent by the Issuer; or

(ii) the Issuer has taken all steps necessary to cause the Indenture Trustee to become the account holder of such Trust Accounts.

9. With respect to the Trust Accounts that constitute securities accounts or securities entitlements, either:

(i) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee a fully executed agreement pursuant to which the securities intermediary has agreed to comply with all instructions originated by the Indenture Trustee relating to such Trust Accounts without further consent by the Issuer; or

(ii) the Issuer has taken all steps necessary to cause the securities intermediary to identify in its records the Indenture Trustee as the person having a security entitlement against the securities intermediary in each of such Trust Accounts.

Priority

10. The Issuer has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement (i) relating to the conveyance of the Receivables by COAF to the Seller under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) relating to the conveyance of the Receivables by the Seller to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (iii) relating to the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee hereunder or (iv) that has been terminated.

11. The Issuer is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against the Issuer.

 

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12. Neither the Issuer nor a custodian holding any Receivable that is electronic chattel paper has communicated an authoritative copy of any loan agreement that constitutes or evidences such Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer.

13. None of the instruments, tangible chattel paper or electronic chattel paper that constitute or evidence the Receivables has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

14. No Trust Account that constitutes a securities account or securities entitlement is in the name of any person other than the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer has not consented to the securities intermediary of any such Trust Account to comply with entitlement orders of any person other than the Indenture Trustee.

15. No Trust Account that constitutes a deposit account is in the name of any person other than the Issuer or the Secured Party. The Issuer has not consented to the bank maintaining such Trust Account to comply with instructions of any person other than the Indenture Trustee.

Survival of Perfection Representations

16. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any other Transaction Document, the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule II shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until such time as all obligations under this Indenture have been finally and fully paid and performed.

No Waiver

17. The parties to this Indenture shall provide the Rating Agencies with prompt written notice of any breach of the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule II, and shall not, without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition, waive a breach of any of such perfection representations, warranties or covenants.

Issuer to Maintain Perfection and Priority

18. The Issuer covenants that, in order to evidence the interests of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture, the Issuer shall take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary or advisable (including, without limitation, such actions as are requested by the Indenture Trustee) to maintain and perfect, as a first priority interest, the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Receivables. The Issuer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and file, all financing statements, amendments, continuations, initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, terminations, partial terminations, releases or partial releases, or any other filings necessary or advisable to continue, maintain and perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Receivables as a first-priority interest (each a “Filing”).

 

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FORM OF NOTES

[Attached]

 

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FORM OF

CLASS A-1 NOTE

 

REGISTERED

   $[__________]1

No. R-1

   CUSIP NO. [__________]
   ISIN. US[__________]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

[            ]% CLASS A-1 AUTO LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                    ] DOLLARS ($[            ]), in monthly installments on the 15th of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on November 15, 2007 (each, a “Payment Date”) until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, and to pay interest due and payable on each Payment Date on the Class A-1 Note Balance as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Payment Date, at the rate per annum shown above (the “Interest Rate”), in each case as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the entire Class A-1 Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the October 2008 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and including the preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial


1

Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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Payment Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Note Insurance Policy issued by the Note Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee the name of which appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed manually, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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(COAFT 2007-C)


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its [            ]% Class A-1 Auto Loan Asset-Backed Notes (herein called the “A-1 Notes” or the “Notes”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and that are defined in the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, by and between the Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and the Indenture Trustee (such Sale and Servicing Agreement, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Class A Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer in the Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes.

Principal payable on the Notes will be paid on each Payment Date in the amount specified in the Indenture and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. As described above, that the entire Class A-1 Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the October 2008 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-1 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Class A-1 Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of principal of and interest on this Note due and payable on each Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon acceleration shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the registered Holder of this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date), except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Depository (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of the applicable Record Date without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) affected by any payments made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or

 

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not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date or Redemption Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date by notice mailed prior to such Payment Date or Redemption Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT NO RECOURSE MAY BE TAKEN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON THE NOTES OR UNDER THE INDENTURE OR ANY CERTIFICATE OR OTHER WRITING DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AGAINST (I) THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, (II) ANY OWNER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER OR (III) ANY PARTNER, OWNER, BENEFICIARY, AGENT, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ANY HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT AS ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE EXPRESSLY AGREED (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE OWNER TRUSTEE HAVE NO SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) AND EXCEPT THAT ANY SUCH PARTNER, OWNER OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY UNPAID CONSIDERATION FOR STOCK, UNPAID CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR FAILURE TO PAY ANY INSTALLMENT OR CALL OWING TO SUCH ENTITY.

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE NOTEHOLDERS AND THE NOTE OWNERS THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX AND ANY OTHER TAX MEASURED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INCOME, THE NOTES WILL QUALIFY AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER. THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, AGREE TO TREAT, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF, THE NOTES FOR SUCH TAX PURPOSES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND 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 SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY BANKRUPTCY REMOTE

 

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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 ANY 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) NONE OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL 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 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

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ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee ____________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,

assigns and transfers unto ________________________________________________________________________________

(name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                         , attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   __________________      

*/

 
      Signature Guaranteed:
      ________________________________________________
      Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*/ NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

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FORM OF

CLASS A-2-A NOTE

 

REGISTERED    $[__________]1
No. R-1    CUSIP NO. [__________]
   ISIN. US[__________]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

[            ]% CLASS A-2-A AUTO LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                    ] DOLLARS ($[            ]), in monthly installments on the 15th of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on November 15, 2007 (each, a “Payment Date”) until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, and to pay interest due and payable on each Payment Date on the Class A-2-A Note Balance as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Payment Date, at the rate per annum shown above (the “Interest Rate”), in each case as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the entire Class A-2-A Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the May 2010 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and including the preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial


1

Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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Payment Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Note Insurance Policy issued by the Note Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee the name of which appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed manually, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

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INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its [            ]% Class A-2-A Auto Loan Asset-Backed Notes (herein called the “A-2-A Notes” or the “Notes”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and that are defined in the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, by and between the Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and the Indenture Trustee (such Sale and Servicing Agreement, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Class A Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer in the Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes.

Principal payable on the Notes will be paid on each Payment Date in the amount specified in the Indenture and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. As described above, that the entire Class A-2-A Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the May 2010 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-2-A Notes shall be made pro rata to the Class A-2-A Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of principal of and interest on this Note due and payable on each Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon acceleration shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the registered Holder of this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date), except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Depository (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of the applicable Record Date without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) affected by any payments made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or

 

   A-2-A-5    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date or Redemption Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date by notice mailed prior to such Payment Date or Redemption Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT NO RECOURSE MAY BE TAKEN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON THE NOTES OR UNDER THE INDENTURE OR ANY CERTIFICATE OR OTHER WRITING DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AGAINST (I) THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, (II) ANY OWNER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER OR (III) ANY PARTNER, OWNER, BENEFICIARY, AGENT, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ANY HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT AS ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE EXPRESSLY AGREED (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE OWNER TRUSTEE HAVE NO SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) AND EXCEPT THAT ANY SUCH PARTNER, OWNER OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY UNPAID CONSIDERATION FOR STOCK, UNPAID CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR FAILURE TO PAY ANY INSTALLMENT OR CALL OWING TO SUCH ENTITY.

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE NOTEHOLDERS AND THE NOTE OWNERS THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX AND ANY OTHER TAX MEASURED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INCOME, THE NOTES WILL QUALIFY AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER. THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, AGREE TO TREAT, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF, THE NOTES FOR SUCH TAX PURPOSES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND 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 SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY BANKRUPTCY REMOTE

 

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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 ANY 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) NONE OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL 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 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

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ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee ______________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,

assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________________________________________________

(name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                     , attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   __________________      

*/

 
      Signature Guaranteed:
      ________________________________________________
      Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*/ NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

   A-2-A-8    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


FORM OF

CLASS A-2-B NOTE

 

REGISTERED

   $[__________]1

No. R-1

   CUSIP NO. [__________]
   ISIN. US[__________]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

[            ]% CLASS A-2-B AUTO LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                    ] ($[                ]), in monthly installments on the 15th of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on November 15, 2007 (each, a “Payment Date”) until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, and to pay interest due and payable on each Payment Date on the Class A-2-B Note Balance as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Payment Date, at the rate per annum shown above (the “Interest Rate”), in each case as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the entire Class A-2-B Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the May 2010 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and including the preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial Payment Date, from and


1

Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Note Insurance Policy issued by the Note Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee the name of which appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

   A-2-B-2    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed manually, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

   A-2-B-3   

(COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory
 
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

   A-2-B-4    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its [            ]% Class A-2-B Auto Loan Asset-Backed Notes (herein called the “A-2-B Notes” or the “Notes”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and that are defined in the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, by and between the Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and the Indenture Trustee (such Sale and Servicing Agreement, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Class A Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer in the Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes.

Principal payable on the Notes will be paid on each Payment Date in the amount specified in the Indenture and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. As described above, that the entire Class A-2-B Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the May 2010 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-2-B Notes shall be made pro rata to the Class A-2-B Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of principal of and interest on this Note due and payable on each Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon acceleration shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the registered Holder of this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date), except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Depository (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of the applicable Record Date without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) affected by any payments made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or

 

   A-2-B-5    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date or Redemption Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date by notice mailed prior to such Payment Date or Redemption Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT NO RECOURSE MAY BE TAKEN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON THE NOTES OR UNDER THE INDENTURE OR ANY CERTIFICATE OR OTHER WRITING DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AGAINST (I) THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, (II) ANY OWNER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER OR (III) ANY PARTNER, OWNER, BENEFICIARY, AGENT, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ANY HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT AS ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE EXPRESSLY AGREED (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE OWNER TRUSTEE HAVE NO SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) AND EXCEPT THAT ANY SUCH PARTNER, OWNER OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY UNPAID CONSIDERATION FOR STOCK, UNPAID CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR FAILURE TO PAY ANY INSTALLMENT OR CALL OWING TO SUCH ENTITY.

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE NOTEHOLDERS AND THE NOTE OWNERS THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX AND ANY OTHER TAX MEASURED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INCOME, THE NOTES WILL QUALIFY AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER. THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, AGREE TO TREAT, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF, THE NOTES FOR SUCH TAX PURPOSES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND 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 SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY BANKRUPTCY REMOTE

 

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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 ANY 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) NONE OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL 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 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

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ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee __________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,

assigns and transfers unto _______________________________________________________________________________

(name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints             , attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   __________________      

*/

 
      Signature Guaranteed:
      ________________________________________________
      Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*/ NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever

 

   A-2-B-1    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


FORM OF

CLASS A-3-A NOTE

 

REGISTERED

   $[__________]1

No. R-1

   CUSIP NO. [__________]
   ISIN. US[__________]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

[            ]% CLASS A-3-A AUTO LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                    ] DOLLARS ($[                ]), in monthly installments on the 15th of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on November 15, 2007 (each, a “Payment Date”) until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, and to pay interest due and payable on each Payment Date on the Class A-3-A Note Balance as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Payment Date, at the rate per annum shown above (the “Interest Rate”), in each case as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the entire Class A-3-A Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the April 2012 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and including the preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial


1

Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

   A-3-A-1    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


Payment Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Note Insurance Policy issued by the Note Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee the name of which appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

   A-3-A-2    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed manually, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

   A-3-A-3    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

   A-3-A-4    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its [            ]% Class A-3-A Auto Loan Asset-Backed Notes (herein called the “A-3-A Notes” or the “Notes”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and that are defined in the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, by and between the Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and the Indenture Trustee (such Sale and Servicing Agreement, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Class A Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer in the Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes.

Principal payable on the Notes will be paid on each Payment Date in the amount specified in the Indenture and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. As described above, that the entire Class A-3-A Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the April 2012 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-3-A Notes shall be made pro rata to the Class A-3-A Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of principal of and interest on this Note due and payable on each Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon acceleration shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the registered Holder of this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date), except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Depository (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of the applicable Record Date without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) affected by any payments made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or

 

   A-3-A-5    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date or Redemption Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date by notice mailed prior to such Payment Date or Redemption Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT NO RECOURSE MAY BE TAKEN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON THE NOTES OR UNDER THE INDENTURE OR ANY CERTIFICATE OR OTHER WRITING DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AGAINST (I) THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, (II) ANY OWNER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER OR (III) ANY PARTNER, OWNER, BENEFICIARY, AGENT, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ANY HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT AS ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE EXPRESSLY AGREED (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE OWNER TRUSTEE HAVE NO SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) AND EXCEPT THAT ANY SUCH PARTNER, OWNER OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY UNPAID CONSIDERATION FOR STOCK, UNPAID CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR FAILURE TO PAY ANY INSTALLMENT OR CALL OWING TO SUCH ENTITY.

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE NOTEHOLDERS AND THE NOTE OWNERS THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX AND ANY OTHER TAX MEASURED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INCOME, THE NOTES WILL QUALIFY AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER. THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, AGREE TO TREAT, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF, THE NOTES FOR SUCH TAX PURPOSES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND 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 SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY BANKRUPTCY REMOTE

 

   A-3-A-6    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


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 ANY 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) NONE OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL 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 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

   A-3-A-7    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee ___________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,

assigns and transfers unto ________________________________________________________________________________

(name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                     , attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   __________________      

*/

 
      Signature Guaranteed:
      ________________________________________________
      Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*/ NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

   A-3-A-8    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


FORM OF

CLASS A-3-B NOTE

 

REGISTERED

   $[__________]1

No. R-1

   CUSIP NO. [__________]
   ISIN. US[__________]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C [            ]% CLASS A-3-B AUTO LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                    ] DOLLARS ($[                    ]), in monthly installments on the 15th of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on November 15, 2007 (each, a “Payment Date”) until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, and to pay interest due and payable on each Payment Date on the Class A-3-B Note Balance as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Payment Date, at the rate per annum shown above (the “Interest Rate”), in each case as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the entire Class A-3-B Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the April 2012 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and including the preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial


1

Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

   A-3-B-1    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


Payment Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Note Insurance Policy issued by the Note Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee the name of which appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

   A-3-B-2    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed manually, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

   A-3-B-3    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

   A-3-B-4    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its [            ]% Class A-3-B Auto Loan Asset-Backed Notes (herein called the “A-3-B Notes” or the “Notes”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and that are defined in the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, by and between the Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and the Indenture Trustee (such Sale and Servicing Agreement, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Class A Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer in the Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes.

Principal payable on the Notes will be paid on each Payment Date in the amount specified in the Indenture and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. As described above, that the entire Class A-3-B Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the April 2012 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-3-B Notes shall be made pro rata to the Class A-3-B Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of principal of and interest on this Note due and payable on each Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon acceleration shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the registered Holder of this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date), except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Depository (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of the applicable Record Date without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) affected by any payments made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or

 

   A-3-B-5    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date or Redemption Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date by notice mailed prior to such Payment Date or Redemption Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT NO RECOURSE MAY BE TAKEN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON THE NOTES OR UNDER THE INDENTURE OR ANY CERTIFICATE OR OTHER WRITING DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AGAINST (I) THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, (II) ANY OWNER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER OR (III) ANY PARTNER, OWNER, BENEFICIARY, AGENT, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ANY HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT AS ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE EXPRESSLY AGREED (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE OWNER TRUSTEE HAVE NO SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) AND EXCEPT THAT ANY SUCH PARTNER, OWNER OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY UNPAID CONSIDERATION FOR STOCK, UNPAID CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR FAILURE TO PAY ANY INSTALLMENT OR CALL OWING TO SUCH ENTITY.

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE NOTEHOLDERS AND THE NOTE OWNERS THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX AND ANY OTHER TAX MEASURED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INCOME, THE NOTES WILL QUALIFY AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER. THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, AGREE TO TREAT, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF, THE NOTES FOR SUCH TAX PURPOSES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND 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 SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY BANKRUPTCY REMOTE

 

   A-3-B-6    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


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 ANY 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) NONE OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL 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 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

  

A-3-B-7

   (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee ______________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, ______________________________________________________

assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________________________________________________

(name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                         , attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   __________________      

*/

 
      Signature Guaranteed:
      ________________________________________________
      Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*/ NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

   A-3-B-8    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


FORM OF

CLASS A-4 NOTE

 

REGISTERED

   $[__________]1

No. R-1

   CUSIP NO. [__________]
   ISIN. US[__________]

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

[            ]% CLASS A-4 AUTO LOAN ASSET BACKED NOTE

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [                            ] DOLLARS ($[                    ]), in monthly installments on the 15th of each month, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately succeeding Business Day, commencing on November 15, 2007 (each, a “Payment Date”) until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for payment, and to pay interest due and payable on each Payment Date on the Class A-4 Note Balance as of the preceding Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on the preceding Payment Date), or as of the Closing Date in the case of the first Payment Date, at the rate per annum shown above (the “Interest Rate”), in each case as and to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the entire Class A-4 Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the July 2014 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. Interest on this Note will accrue for each Payment Date from and including the preceding Payment Date (or, in the case of the initial


1

Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

   A-4-1    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


Payment Date, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

The principal of and interest on this Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Note.

This Note is entitled to the benefits of the Note Insurance Policy issued by the Note Insurer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth on the face of this Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Indenture Trustee the name of which appears below by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

   A-4-2    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed manually, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

   A-4-3    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated:                     , 2007

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

   A-4-4    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its [            ]% Class A-4 Auto Loan Asset-Backed Notes (herein called the “A-4 Notes” or the “Notes”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and that are defined in the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, by and between the Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and the Indenture Trustee (such Sale and Servicing Agreement, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) shall have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Class A Notes are and will be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. All covenants and agreements made by the Issuer in the Indenture are for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Notes.

Principal payable on the Notes will be paid on each Payment Date in the amount specified in the Indenture and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. As described above, that the entire Class A-4 Note Balance shall be due and payable on the earliest of (i) the July 2014 Payment Date (the “Final Scheduled Payment Date”), (ii) the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to the Indenture and (iii) the date the Notes are accelerated after an Event of Default pursuant to the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-4 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Class A-4 Noteholders entitled thereto.

Payments of principal of and interest on this Note due and payable on each Payment Date, Redemption Date or upon acceleration shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person (or, if no such account is designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person, then by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the registered Holder of this Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the related Record Date), except that with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Depository (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of the applicable Record Date without requiring that this Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) affected by any payments made on any Payment Date or Redemption Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or

 

   A-4-5    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the remaining unpaid principal amount of this Note on a Payment Date or Redemption Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, will notify the Person who was the registered Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date by notice mailed prior to such Payment Date or Redemption Date and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in The City of New York.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT NO RECOURSE MAY BE TAKEN, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE ON THE NOTES OR UNDER THE INDENTURE OR ANY CERTIFICATE OR OTHER WRITING DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH, AGAINST (I) THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, (II) ANY OWNER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER OR (III) ANY PARTNER, OWNER, BENEFICIARY, AGENT, OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, ANY HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ISSUER, THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE OWNER TRUSTEE OR THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR OF ANY SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR THE OWNER TRUSTEE IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT AS ANY SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE EXPRESSLY AGREED (IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE OWNER TRUSTEE HAVE NO SUCH OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY) AND EXCEPT THAT ANY SUCH PARTNER, OWNER OR BENEFICIARY SHALL BE FULLY LIABLE, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY UNPAID CONSIDERATION FOR STOCK, UNPAID CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION OR FAILURE TO PAY ANY INSTALLMENT OR CALL OWING TO SUCH ENTITY.

IT IS THE INTENT OF THE SELLER, THE SERVICER, THE NOTEHOLDERS AND THE NOTE OWNERS THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX AND ANY OTHER TAX MEASURED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY INCOME, THE NOTES WILL QUALIFY AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER. THE NOTEHOLDERS, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, AGREE TO TREAT, AND TO TAKE NO ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF, THE NOTES FOR SUCH TAX PURPOSES AS INDEBTEDNESS OF THE ISSUER.

EACH NOTEHOLDER OR NOTE OWNER, BY ACCEPTANCE OF A NOTE, OR, IN THE CASE OF A NOTE OWNER, A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A NOTE, COVENANTS AND 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 SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY BANKRUPTCY REMOTE

 

   A-4-6    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


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 ANY 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) NONE OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL 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 Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

   A-4-7    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture


ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee ______________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,

assigns and transfers unto ___________________________________________________________________________________

(name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                         , attorney, to transfer said Note on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   __________________      

*/

 
      Signature Guaranteed:
      ________________________________________________
      Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in STAMP or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Note Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

*/ NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

   A-4-8    (COAFT 2007-C) Indenture
EX-4.3 6 dex43.htm NOTE GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY DATED AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 Note Guaranty Insurance Policy dated as of October 11, 2007

Exhibit 4.3

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

(800) 352-0001

Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy

 

Issuer: Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C    Policy Number: 07030058
   Control Number: 0010001

Insured Obligations:

$750,000,000 in aggregate note principal balance of

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-C, Class A-1 Notes,

Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes,

Class A-3-B Notes, Class A-4 Notes

(collectively, the “Notes”)

Indenture Trustee: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (“Financial Guaranty”), a New York stock insurance company, in consideration of the right of Financial Guaranty to receive monthly premiums pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as defined below) and the Insurance Agreement referred to therein, and subject to the terms of this Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy (this “Policy”), hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees to pay each Insured Payment, to the extent set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to the Indenture Trustee named above or its successor, as trustee for the Holders of the Notes, except as otherwise provided herein with respect to Preference Amounts. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as defined below) as in effect and executed on the date hereof, without giving effect to any subsequent amendments or modifications thereto unless such amendments or modifications have been approved in writing by Financial Guaranty if such approval is required under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Indenture, as applicable.

The term “Insured Payment” means (1) with respect to any Payment Date, any Deficiency Amount for such Payment Date and the Notes and (2) any Preference Amount to be paid pursuant to the terms of this Policy in respect of the Notes.

The term “Deficiency Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the amount by which (A) the sum of the following amounts, each as of or with respect to such Payment Date, (i) the Accrued Note Interest (not including any Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall that Financial Guaranty has made Insured Payments in respect of on a prior Payment Date), (ii) the Noteholders’ Parity Deficit Amount, if any, and (iii) without duplication, if such Payment Date is a Final Scheduled Payment Date with respect to any Class of Notes, the First Allocation of Principal with respect to such Class of Notes exceeds (B) the sum of (i) the amount of Available Funds available to make such payments with respect to such Payment Date and (ii) the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account as of such Payment Date.

 

Form 9133

Page 1 of 6


Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

(800) 352-0001

Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy

 

Deficiency Amount shall be determined in accordance with the original terms of the Notes when issued and without regard to any subsequent amendment or modification of the Notes that has not been consented to in writing by Financial Guaranty.

The term “Final Scheduled Payment Date” for each Class of the Notes means the October 2008 Payment Date for the Class A-1 Notes, the May 2010 Payment Date for the Class A-2-A Notes, the May 2010 Payment Date for the Class A-2-B Notes, the April 2012 Payment Date for the Class A-3-A Notes, the April 2012 Payment Date for the Class A-3-B Notes, and the July 2014 Payment Date for the Class A-4 Notes.

The term “Noteholders’ Parity Deficit Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the Note Balance as of such Payment Date (before giving effect to any principal payments made on the Notes on such Payment Date) over (b) the sum of (i) the Pool Balance as of the end of the related Collection Period and (ii) amounts, if any, on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account as of the end of the related Collection Period.

Financial Guaranty will pay a Deficiency Amount with respect to the Notes by 12:00 noon (New York City time) in immediately available funds to the Indenture Trustee on the later of (i) the second Business Day following the Business Day on which Financial Guaranty shall have received Notice that a Deficiency Amount is due in respect of the Notes and (ii) the Payment Date on which the related Deficiency Amount is payable to the Holders of the Notes pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, for disbursement to the Holders of the Notes in the same manner as other payments with respect to the Notes are required to be made. Any Notice received by Financial Guaranty after 12:00 noon New York City time on a given Business Day or on any day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received by Financial Guaranty on the next succeeding Business Day.

Upon the payment of any Insured Payment hereunder, Financial Guaranty shall be fully subrogated to the rights of the Holders of the Notes to receive the amount so paid. Financial Guaranty’s obligations with respect to the Notes hereunder with respect to each Payment Date shall be discharged to the extent funds consisting of the related Deficiency Amount are received by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Notes for payment to such Holders, as provided in the Sale and Servicing Agreement and herein, whether or not such funds are properly applied by the Indenture Trustee.

If any portion or all of any amount that is insured hereunder that was previously paid to a Holder of Notes is recoverable and recovered from such Holder as a voidable preference by a trustee in bankruptcy pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, pursuant to a final non-appealable order of a court exercising proper jurisdiction in an insolvency proceeding (a “Final Order”) (such recovered amount, a “Preference Amount”), Financial Guaranty will pay on the guarantee described in the first paragraph hereof, an amount equal to each such Preference Amount by 12:00 noon on the second Business Day following receipt by Financial Guaranty on a Business

 

Form 9133

Page 2 of 6


Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

(800) 352-0001

Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy

 

Day of (w) a certified copy of the Final Order, (x) an opinion of counsel satisfactory to Financial Guaranty that the order is final and not subject to appeal, (y) an assignment, in form reasonably satisfactory to Financial Guaranty, irrevocably assigning to Financial Guaranty all rights and claims of the Indenture Trustee and/or such Holder of the Notes relating to or arising under such Preference Amount and constituting an appropriate instrument, in a form satisfactory to Financial Guaranty, appointing Financial Guaranty as the agent of the Indenture Trustee and/or such Holder in respect of such Preference Amount, including without limitation in any legal proceeding related to such Preference Amount, and (z) a Notice appropriately completed and executed by the Indenture Trustee or such Holder, as the case may be. Such payment shall be made to the receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order and not to the Indenture Trustee or Holder of the Notes directly (unless the Holder has previously paid such amount to such receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in such Final Order in which case payment shall be made to the Indenture Trustee for payment to the Holder upon delivery of proof of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Financial Guaranty). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Financial Guaranty be (i) required to make any payment under this Policy in respect of any Preference Amount to the extent such Preference Amount is comprised of amounts previously paid by Financial Guaranty hereunder, or (ii) obligated to make any payment in respect of any Preference Amount, which payment represents a payment of the principal amount of any Notes, prior to the time Financial Guaranty otherwise would have been required to make a payment in respect of such principal, in which case Financial Guaranty shall pay the balance of the Preference Amount when such amount otherwise would have been required.

Any of the documents required under clauses (w) through (z) of the preceding paragraph that are received by Financial Guaranty after 12:00 noon New York City time on a given Business Day or on any day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received by Financial Guaranty on the next succeeding Business Day. If any Notice received by Financial Guaranty is not in proper form or is otherwise insufficient for the purpose of making a claim under this Policy, it will be deemed not to have been received by Financial Guaranty, and Financial Guaranty will promptly so advise the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee may submit an amended Notice. All payments made by Financial Guaranty hereunder in respect of Preference Amounts will be made with Financial Guaranty’s own funds.

This Policy is non-cancelable for any reason, including nonpayment of any premium. The premium on this Policy is not refundable for any reason, including the payment of any Notes prior to their respective maturities. This Policy shall expire and terminate without any action on the part of Financial Guaranty or any other Person on the date that is the later of (i) the date that is one year and one day following the date on which the Notes shall have been paid in full and (ii) if any proceeding referenced in the second preceding paragraph has been commenced on or prior to the date specified in clause (i) above, the 30th day after the entry of a final, non-appealable order in resolution or settlement of such proceeding.

 

Form 9133

Page 3 of 6


Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

(800) 352-0001

Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy

 

This Policy does not guarantee to the Holders of the Notes any particular rate of principal payment. In addition, this Policy does not cover shortfalls, if any, attributable to the liability of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee for withholding taxes, if any (including interest and penalties in respect of any liability for withholding taxes). This Policy also does not cover the failure of the Indenture Trustee to make any payment required under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture to the Holder of a Note.

A monthly premium shall be due and payable in arrears as provided in the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Insurance Agreement.

This Policy is subject to and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. The proper venue for any action or proceeding on this Policy shall be the County of New York, State of New York.

THE INSURANCE PROVIDED BY THIS POLICY IS NOT COVERED BY THE NEW YORK PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE SECURITY FUND (NEW YORK INSURANCE CODE, ARTICLE 76).

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Financial Guaranty hereby waives and agrees not to assert, solely for the benefit of Holders of the Notes, all defenses, set-offs and counterclaims of any kind (including, without limitation, the defense of fraud in inducement or fact, any defense based on any duty claimed to arise from the doctrine of “utmost good faith” or any similar or related doctrine or any other circumstances that would have the effect of discharging a surety, guarantor or any other person in law or in equity) that Financial Guaranty otherwise might have asserted as a defense to its obligation to pay in full any amounts that have become due and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Policy. Nothing in this paragraph, however, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights, remedies, claims or counterclaims that Financial Guaranty may have with respect to the Issuer, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. or Capital One Financial Corporation, or any of their affiliates.

“Notice” means a written notice in the form of Exhibit A to this Policy by registered or certified mail or telephonic or telegraphic notice, subsequently confirmed by written notice delivered via telecopy, telex or hand delivery from the Indenture Trustee to Financial Guaranty specifying the information set forth therein. “Holder” means, as to a particular Note, the person, other than the Issuer, the Seller or the Servicer, who, on the applicable Payment Date, is entitled under the terms of such Note to a payment thereon. “Sale and Servicing Agreement” means the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, among the Seller, the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. “Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of October 11, 2007, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. “Insurance Agreement” means the Insurance Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, among Financial Guaranty, the Seller, COAF, the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.

 

Form 9133

Page 4 of 6


Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

(800) 352-0001

Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy

 

In the event that payments under any Note are accelerated, nothing herein contained shall obligate Financial Guaranty to make any payment of principal or interest on such Note on an accelerated basis, unless such acceleration of payment by Financial Guaranty is at the sole option of Financial Guaranty; it being understood that a redemption of any Notes pursuant to the Indenture does not constitute acceleration for the purposes hereof.

 

Form 9133

Page 5 of 6


Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

(800) 352-0001

Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Financial Guaranty has caused this Policy to be affixed with its corporate seal and to be signed by its duly authorized officer in facsimile to become effective and binding upon Financial Guaranty by virtue of the countersignature of its duly authorized representative.

 

President     Authorized Representative
    /s/ Howard C. Pfeffer         /s/ Jeffrey Kert
Name:   Howard C. Pfeffer     Name:   Jeffrey Kert
Title:   President     Title:   Authorized Representative

Effective Date: October 11, 2007

 

Form 9133

Page 6 of 6


EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF NONPAYMENT

AND DEMAND FOR PAYMENT OF INSURED PAYMENTS

 

To:   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 312-3000

  Attention: Structured Finance Surveillance,

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

Telephone: (212) 312-3000

Telecopier: (212) 312-3220

 

Re:   $750,000,000 in aggregate note principal balance of

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-C, Class A-1

Notes, Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes,

Class A-3-B Notes, and Class A-4 Notes

(collectively, the “Notes”)

Policy No. 07030058 (the “Policy”)

Payment Date: ___________________________

We refer to that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as seller, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee, relating to the above referenced Notes. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in the Policy shall have the same respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Indenture Trustee has determined under the Sale and Servicing Agreement that the Deficiency Amount for the Payment Date occurring in ______________ is equal to $            . This Deficiency Amount constitutes an Insured Payment payable by Financial Guaranty under the Policy.

[In addition, attached hereto is a copy of the Final Order in connection with a Preference Amount in the amount set forth therein, together with an assignment of rights and appointment of agent and other documents required by the Policy in respect of Preference Amounts. The amount of the Preference Amount is $            . This Preference Amount constitutes an Insured Payment payable by Financial Guaranty under the Policy.]

Accordingly, pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, this statement constitutes a notice for payment of an Insured Payment by Financial Guaranty in the amount of $_______________ under the Policy.

 

A-1


(b) No payment claimed hereunder is in excess of the amount payable under the Policy.

The amount requested in this Notice should be paid to: [Payment Instructions]

Any person who knowingly and with intent to defraud any insurance company or other person files an application for insurance or statement of claim containing any materially false information or conceals for the purpose of misleading, information concerning any fact material thereto, commits a fraudulent insurance act, which is a crime, and shall also be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and the stated value of the claim for each such violation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Indenture Trustee has executed and delivered this Notice of Nonpayment and Demand for Payment of Insured Payments this _____ day of ______________________.

 

    ,
as Indenture Trustee  
By:      
Title:        

 

 

    ,
as Indenture Trustee  
By:        
Title:        

 

A-2

EX-10.1 7 dex101.htm PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 11, 2007 BETWEEN THE REGISTRANT AND COAF. Purchase Agreement dated October 11, 2007 between the Registrant and COAF.

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

 


PURCHASE AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2007

between

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.

and

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Purchaser

 


 

      Purchase Agreement (2007-C)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

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

   Agreement to Sell and Contribute on the Closing Date    2

SECTION 2.2

   Agreement to Sell and Contribute on the Funding Dates    2

SECTION 2.3

   Consideration and Payment    2

SECTION 2.4

   Consideration and Payment for the Subsequent Purchased Assets    2

ARTICLE III     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

   3

SECTION 3.1

   Representations and Warranties of COAF    3

SECTION 3.2

   Representations and Warranties of COAF as to each Receivable    4

SECTION 3.3

   Repurchase upon Breach    4

SECTION 3.4

   Protection of Title    5

SECTION 3.5

   Other Liens or Interests    6

SECTION 3.6

   Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants    6

SECTION 3.7

   Certificate of Title Repurchase Event    6

ARTICLE IV     MISCELLANEOUS

   7

SECTION 4.1

   Transfers Intended as Sale; Security Interest    7

SECTION 4.2

   Notices, Etc.    7

SECTION 4.3

   Choice of Law    8

SECTION 4.4

   Headings    8

SECTION 4.5

   Counterparts    8

SECTION 4.6

   Amendment    8

SECTION 4.7

   Waivers    9

SECTION 4.8

   Entire Agreement    9

SECTION 4.9

   Severability of Provisions    9

SECTION 4.10

   Binding Effect    10

SECTION 4.11

   Acknowledgment and Agreement    10

SECTION 4.12

   Cumulative Remedies    10

 

   -i-    Purchase Agreement (2007-C)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page

SECTION 4.13

   Nonpetition Covenant    10

SECTION 4.14

   Submission to Jurisdiction    10

SECTION 4.15

   Third-Party Beneficiaries    11

SECTION 4.16

   Limitation of Rights    11

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    Form of Assignment
Exhibit B-1    Form of COAF Re-Assignment
Exhibit B-2    Form of COAF Cross Receipt
Schedule I    Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants

 

   -ii-    Purchase Agreement (2007-C)


THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of October 11, 2007 (as amended from time to time, this “Agreement”) by CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., a Texas corporation (“COAF”), and CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase from COAF a portfolio of motor vehicle receivables, including motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts and/or installment loans that are secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks and motorcycles; and

WHEREAS, COAF is willing to sell such portfolio of motor vehicle receivables and related property to the Purchaser 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 to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) among Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, COAF, as Servicer, the Purchaser, as Seller, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, which also contains rules as to usage that are applicable herein. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Initial Purchased Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

Purchased Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

Subsequent Purchased Assets” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

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 generally accepted accounting principles; (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” means “including without limitation”; (f) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, references to any law or regulation refer to that

 

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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.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE

SECTION 2.1 Agreement to Sell and Contribute on the Closing Date. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, COAF irrevocably agrees to sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Purchaser without recourse (subject to the obligations herein) on the Closing Date all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables, the Collections after the Initial Cut-Off Date, the Receivable Files and the Related Security relating thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, identified in an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A delivered on the Closing Date (collectively, the “Initial Purchased Assets”), which sale shall be effective as of the Initial Cut-Off Date. The sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance made hereunder does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Purchaser of any obligation of COAF or any Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers 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.

SECTION 2.2 Agreement to Sell and Contribute on the Funding Dates. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, COAF irrevocably agrees to sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Purchaser on each Funding Date all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables, and the Collections after the related Subsequent Cut-Off Date, the Receivable Files and the Related Security relating thereto, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, identified in an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit A delivered on such Funding Date (collectively, the “Subsequent Purchased Assets” and, together with the Initial Purchased Assets, and all proceeds of the foregoing, the “Purchased Assets”). The sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance made hereunder does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Purchaser of any obligation of COAF or any Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers 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.

SECTION 2.3 Consideration and Payment. In consideration of the sale of the Initial Purchased Assets sold to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay to COAF on such date an amount equal to $819,673,629.34, representing the estimated fair market value of the Initial Purchased Assets on the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if such purchase price for the Initial Purchased Assets exceeds the amount of cash available to the Purchaser from the proceeds of the sale of the Notes, then an undivided interest in such Initial Purchased Assets in an amount equal to such excess shall be deemed to have been contributed to the Purchaser by COAF.

SECTION 2.4 Consideration and Payment for the Subsequent Purchased Assets. In consideration of the sale of the Subsequent Purchased Assets sold to the Purchaser on each Funding Date, the Purchaser shall pay to COAF on such date an amount equal to the estimated

 

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fair market value of the related Subsequent Purchased Assets on such Funding Date (the “Purchase Price”). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the Purchase Price to be paid by the Purchaser for such Subsequent Transferred Assets exceeds the amount of any cash payments paid by the Issuer to the Purchaser on such Funding Date for such Subsequent Transferred Assets, an undivided interest in such Subsequent Transferred Assets in an amount equal to such excess shall be deemed to have been contributed to the Purchaser by COAF.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

SECTION 3.1 Representations and Warranties of COAF. COAF makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date with respect to the Initial Purchased Assets and as of each Funding Date with respect to the related Subsequent Purchased Assets, in each case on which the Purchaser will be deemed to have relied in acquiring the Purchased Assets. The representations and warranties will survive the conveyance of the Purchased Assets to the Purchaser, the conveyance of the Purchased Assets to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:

(a) Existence and Power. COAF is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Purchased Assets. COAF has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so would materially and adversely affect the ability of COAF to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Purchased Assets.

(b) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by COAF of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of COAF and do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) its organizational documents or (iii) any material indenture or material agreement or instrument to which COAF is a party or by which its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements 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 COAF’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 by COAF 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 Purchased Assets or would not materially and adversely affect the ability of COAF to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

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(d) Binding Effect. Each Transaction Document to which COAF is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of COAF enforceable against COAF 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 corporations from time to time in effect or by general principles of equity.

(e) No Proceedings. There are no actions, orders, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of COAF, threatened against COAF 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 COAF of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or (iv) relating to COAF 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. COAF is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against COAF.

SECTION 3.2 Representations and Warranties of COAF as to each Receivable. On the date hereof, with respect to the Initial Receivables, or on each Funding Date, with respect to the Subsequent Receivables, COAF hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth on Schedule I to the Sale and Servicing Agreement to the Purchaser as to the Initial Receivables and Subsequent Receivables, as applicable, sold, transferred, assigned and otherwise conveyed to the Purchaser under this Agreement on which such representations and warranties the Purchaser relies in acquiring the Receivables. Such representations and warranties shall survive the sale of the Receivables to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and the Grant of the Receivables by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

SECTION 3.3 Repurchase upon Breach. Upon discovery by or notice to the Purchaser or COAF of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 with respect to any Receivable at the time such representations and warranties were made which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in such Receivable, the party discovering such breach or receiving such notice shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other party; provided, that delivery of the Servicer’s Certificate shall be deemed to constitute prompt notice by the Servicer and the Issuer of such breach; provided, further, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect any obligation of COAF hereunder. If the breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser, the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in such Receivable, then COAF shall either (a) correct or cure such breach or (b) repurchase such Receivable from the Purchaser, in either case on or before the Payment Date following the end of the Collection Period which includes the 60th day after the date COAF became aware or was notified of such breach. Any such

 

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purchase by COAF shall be at a price equal to the Repurchase Price. In consideration for such repurchase, COAF shall make (or shall cause to be made) a payment to the Purchaser equal to the Repurchase Price by depositing such amount into the Collection Account prior to noon, New York City time on such date of repurchase. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by COAF, the Purchaser shall release and shall execute and deliver a COAF Re-Assignment and COAF Cross Receipt substantially in the forms of Exhibit B-1 and B-2, respectively, and any such other instruments of release, transfer or assignment in each case without recourse or representation, as may be reasonably requested by COAF to evidence such release, transfer or assignment or more effectively vest in COAF or its designee any Receivable and related Purchased Assets repurchased pursuant to this Section 3.3. It is understood and agreed that, unless COAF fails to purchase any Receivable as described above, the obligation of COAF to purchase any Receivable as described above shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Purchaser.

SECTION 3.4 Protection of Title.

(a) COAF 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 Purchaser under this Agreement in the Purchased Assets (other than any Purchased Assets with respect thereto, to the extent that the interest of the Purchaser therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement). COAF shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Purchaser file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing.

(b) COAF shall not change its name, identity, corporate structure or jurisdiction of organization in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by COAF in accordance with paragraph (a) above “seriously misleading” within the meaning of Sections 9-506, 9-507 or 9-508 of the UCC, unless it shall have given the Purchaser at least five days’ prior written notice thereof and, to the extent necessary, shall have promptly filed amendments to previously filed financing statements or continuation statements described in paragraph (a) above.

(c) COAF shall give the Purchaser at least five days’ prior written notice of any change of location of COAF for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC 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 possible to take such action in advance) reasonably necessary or advisable in the opinion of the Purchaser to amend all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements described in paragraph (a) above.

(d) COAF shall maintain (or shall cause its Sub-Servicer to maintain) accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payment owing (and the nature of each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Receivable and the amounts from time to time deposited in the Collection Account in respect of such Receivable.

 

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(e) COAF shall maintain (or shall cause its Sub-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 Purchaser (or any subsequent assignee of the Purchaser) 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.

(f) If at any time COAF 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, COAF shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Purchaser (or any subsequent assignee of the Purchaser).

SECTION 3.5 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances and grants of security interests pursuant to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, COAF shall not sell, pledge, assign or transfer the Receivables or other property transferred to the Purchaser to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on any interest therein, and COAF shall defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under such Receivables or other property transferred to the Purchaser against all claims of third parties claiming through or under COAF.

SECTION 3.6 Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants. COAF hereby makes the perfection representations, warranties and covenants attached hereto as Schedule I to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall be deemed to have relied on such representations, warranties and covenants in acquiring the Purchased Assets.

SECTION 3.7 Certificate of Title Repurchase Event. Upon the occurrence of a Certificate of Title Repurchase Event with respect to any Receivable, COAF shall purchase such Receivable from the Purchaser on any date occurring on or before the Payment Date following the end of the Collection Period during which such Certificate of Title Repurchase Event occurs. Any such purchase by COAF shall be at a price equal to the Repurchase Price. In consideration for such repurchase, COAF shall make (or shall cause to be made) a payment to the Purchaser equal to the Repurchase Price by depositing such amount into the Collection Account prior to noon, New York City time on such date of repurchase. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by COAF, the Purchaser shall release and shall execute and deliver a COAF Re-Assignment and COAF Cross-Receipt substantially in the forms of Exhibit B-1 and B-2, respectively, and any such other instruments of release, transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse or representation, as may be reasonably requested by COAF to evidence such release, transfer or assignment or more effectively vest in COAF or its designee all of the Purchaser’s rights in any Receivable and related Transferred Assets repurchased pursuant to this Section 3.7. It is understood and agreed that, unless COAF fails to repurchase any Receivable as described above, the right to cause COAF to repurchase any Receivable as described above shall constitute the sole remedy with respect to a Certificate of Title Repurchase Event available to the Purchaser, Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee.

 

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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 and transfers 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 Purchased Assets shall not be part of COAF’s estate in the event of a bankruptcy or insolvency of COAF. The sales and transfers by COAF of the Receivables and related Purchased Assets hereunder are and shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty (express or implied) by, COAF, except as otherwise specifically provided herein. The limited rights of recourse specified herein against COAF 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 Purchased Assets are held to be property of COAF, or if for any reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create indebtedness or a security interest in the Receivables and other Purchased 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 Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction;

(ii) The conveyances provided for in Section 2.1 and Section 2.2 shall be deemed to be a grant by COAF of, and COAF hereby grants to the Purchaser, 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 Purchased Assets, to secure such indebtedness and the performance of the obligations of COAF hereunder;

(iii) The possession by the Purchaser or its agent of the Receivables Files and any other property as 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 Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code 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 Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law.

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United States mail, postage prepaid, hand delivery, prepaid courier service, or by facsimile, and addressed in each case as set forth in Schedule II to the Sale and Servicing Agreement or at such other address as shall be designated 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 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 INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT EXCLUDING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL OTHER RULES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF 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, 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 may be amended by the parties hereto, with the written consent of the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party), but without the consent of any Noteholder, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions in this Agreement, to comply with changes in the Code, to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any accounting rule or principle or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder; provided, further, that such amendment shall be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder, and no Opinion of Counsel shall be required if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided, further, that if the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Note Insurer without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer.

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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 Note Insurer. It will not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders 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 provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe, including the establishment of record dates pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement.

(c) Prior to the execution of any such amendment, COAF shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Rating Agency; and promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, COAF shall furnish a copy of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency and the Indenture Trustee.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Purchaser, the Note Insurer, 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 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 adversely affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.

SECTION 4.7 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser, the Servicer, the Note Insurer, COAF, 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 Purchaser or COAF in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by any 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.

 

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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, COAF expressly acknowledges and consents to the sale of the Purchased Assets and the assignment of all rights and obligations of COAF related thereto by the Purchaser to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the pledge, assignment and Grant of a security interest in the Receivables and the other Purchased Assets by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders and other Indenture Secured Parties. In addition, COAF 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 Purchaser under this Agreement.

SECTION 4.12 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

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) none of the parties hereto shall 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. 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;

 

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(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; and

(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.

SECTION 4.15 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Noteholders and the Residual Interestholders and their respective successors and permitted assigns and each of the Owner Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty shall be an express third party beneficiary hereof and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no other Person will have any right hereunder.

SECTION 4.16 Limitation of Rights.

(a) All of the rights of the Note Insurer in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Note Insurer’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Note Insurer’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Insurance Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Note Insurer.

(b) All of the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By:   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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Purchase Agreement

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CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC
By:   /s/ Richard Johns
Name:   Richard Johns
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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Purchase Agreement

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF

ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT

[DATE]

For value received, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007, between Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., a Texas corporation (“COAF”), and Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”) (the “Agreement”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, COAF does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Purchaser without recourse (subject to the obligations in the Agreement) on the date hereof, all right, title and interest of COAF, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Receivables set forth on the Schedule of Receivables on the date hereof, and the Collections after the related Cut-Off Date and the Related Security relating thereto and all the proceeds of the foregoing, which sale shall be effective as of such Cut-Off Date.

The foregoing sale does not constitute and is not intended to result in any assumption by the Purchaser of any obligation of COAF or any Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers 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 HEREOF, the undersigned has caused this assignment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

   Ex A-2    Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement


EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF COAF RE-ASSIGNMENT

(PURCHASE AGREEMENT)

[DATE]

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), and the transactions contemplated thereby, in exchange for the Repurchase Price from the Assignee, the Assignor does hereby assign, transfer and otherwise absolutely convey unto the Assignee all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest, whether now or hereafter existing, in and to (i) the Receivables identified on Schedule I hereto (such Receivables, the “Repurchased Receivables”); (ii) all Collections thereon after the date hereof; (iii) all other property related to such Repurchased Receivables transferred by the Assignee to the Assignor under the Purchase Agreement on the Closing Date or related Funding Date, as applicable; and (iv) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.

The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignor of the Repurchased Receivables and other property described above, and the Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignee of the Repurchase Price.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in (or by reference in) the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, between Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee.

[SIGNATURE FOLLOWS]

 

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COAF Re-Assignment

(Purchase Agreement)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Re-Assignment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Assignor

By:    
Name:  
Title:  
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., as Assignee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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COAF Re-Assignment

(Purchase Agreement)


SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF REPURCHASED RECEIVABLES

[On file with Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.]

 

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COAF Re-Assignment

(Purchase Agreement)


EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF COAF CROSS RECEIPT

(COAF RE-ASSIGNMENT)

[DATE]

Reference is hereby made to the Re-Assignment pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “COAF Re-Assignment”), by and between Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Assignor”) and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Assignee”).

The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignor of the Repurchased Receivables pursuant to the terms of the COAF Re-Assignment.

The Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignee of the Repurchase Price for the Repurchased Receivables pursuant to the terms of the COAF Re-Assignment.

As used herein, the term “Repurchased Receivables” has the meaning assigned to such term in the COAF Re-Assignment.

Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, between Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as Issuer, Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

 

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Cross Receipt

(COAF Re-Assignment)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Cross Receipt to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE , INC., as Assignee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Assignor

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

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Cross Receipt

(COAF Re-Assignment)


SCHEDULE I

PERFECTION REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Agreement, COAF hereby represents, warrants, and covenants to the Purchaser as follows on the Closing Date and on each Funding Date:

General

1. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Receivables and the other Purchased Assets in favor of the Purchaser, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from COAF.

2. The Receivables constitute “chattel paper” (including “electronic chattel paper” or “tangible chattel paper”), “accounts,” “instruments” or “general intangibles,” within the meaning of the UCC.

3. Each Receivable is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable 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 applicable Originator, as secured party.

Creation

4. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of a Receivable by COAF to the Purchaser, COAF owned and had good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien and immediately after the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of such Receivable to the Purchaser, the Purchaser will have good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien.

5. The related Originator has received all consents and approvals to the sale of the Receivables hereunder to the Purchaser required by the terms of the Receivables that constitute instruments.

Perfection

6. COAF has caused or will have caused, within ten days after 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 COAF to the Purchaser, and the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Purchaser 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”.

 

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7. With respect to Receivables that constitute an instrument or tangible chattel paper, either:

(i) All original executed copies of each such instrument or tangible chattel paper have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee; or

(ii) 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; or

(iii) 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.

Priority

8. COAF has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of any financing statements against COAF that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement (i) relating to the security interest granted to the Purchaser hereunder or (ii) that has been terminated.

9. COAF is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against COAF.

10. Neither COAF nor a custodian or vaulting agent thereof holding any Receivable that is electronic chattel paper has communicated an authoritative copy of any loan agreement that constitutes or evidences such Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer.

11. None of the instruments, tangible chattel paper or electronic chattel paper that constitute or evidence the Receivables has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Purchaser, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

Survival of Perfection Representations

12. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule I 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 parties to the Purchase Agreement shall provide the Rating Agencies with prompt written notice of any breach of the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Schedule II, 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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Servicer to Maintain Perfection and Priority

14. The Servicer covenants that, in order to evidence the interests of COAF and the Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement, the Servicer shall take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary or advisable (including, without limitation, such actions as are requested by the Indenture Trustee) to maintain and perfect, as a first priority perfected security interest, the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Receivables. The Servicer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and file all financing statements, amendments, continuations, initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, terminations, partial terminations, releases or partial releases, or any other filings necessary or advisable to continue, maintain and perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Receivables as a first-priority interest (each a “Filing”).

 

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EX-10.2 8 dex102.htm SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 11, 2007 Sale and Servicing Agreement dated October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION COPY

SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

by and between

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C,

as Issuer

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Seller

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.,

as Servicer

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

as Indenture Trustee

Dated as of October 11, 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page

ARTICLE I     DEFINITIONS AND USAGE

   1

Section 1.1

   Definitions    1

Section 1.2

   Other Interpretive Provisions    1

ARTICLE II     CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

   2

Section 2.1

   Conveyance of Transferred Assets    2

Section 2.2

   Representations and Warranties of the Seller as to Each Receivable    2

Section 2.3

   Repurchase upon Breach    2

Section 2.4

   Custody of Receivable Files    3

Section 2.5

   Funding Events    5

Section 2.6

   Certificate of Title Repurchase Event    6

ARTICLE III     ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES AND TRUST PROPERTY

   7

Section 3.1

   Duties of Servicer    7

Section 3.2

   Collection of Receivable Payments    8

Section 3.3

   Repossession of Financed Vehicles    9

Section 3.4

   Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles    9

Section 3.5

   Covenants of Servicer    9

Section 3.6

   Purchase of Receivables Upon Breach    10

Section 3.7

   Servicing Fee    10

Section 3.8

   Servicer’s Certificate    11

Section 3.9

   Annual Officer’s Certificate; Notice of Servicer Termination Event    11

Section 3.10

   Annual Servicing Report of Independent Public Accountants    11

Section 3.11

   Servicer Expenses    12

Section 3.12

   Insurance    12

Section 3.13

   1934 Act Filings    12

ARTICLE IV     DISTRIBUTIONS; ACCOUNTS STATEMENTS TO THE RESIDUAL INTERESTHOLDERS AND THE                       NOTEHOLDERS

   12

Section 4.1

   Establishment of Accounts    12

Section 4.2

   Remittances    14

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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Section 4.3

   Additional Deposits and Payments    15

Section 4.4

   Distributions    16

Section 4.5

   Net Deposits    17

Section 4.6

   Statements to Noteholders and Residual Interestholders    17

Section 4.7

   No Duty to Confirm    19

Section 4.8

   Interest Rate Swap Agreement    19
ARTICLE V     THE SELLER    21

Section 5.1

   Representations and Warranties of Seller    21

Section 5.2

   Liability of the Seller; Indemnities    22

Section 5.3

   Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller    23

Section 5.4

   Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others    24

Section 5.5

   Seller May Own Notes    24

Section 5.6

   Sarbanes-Oxley Act Requirements    24

Section 5.7

   Compliance with Organizational Documents    24

Section 5.8

   Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants    24
ARTICLE VI     THE SERVICER    25

Section 6.1

   Representations of Servicer    25

Section 6.2

   Indemnities of Servicer    26

Section 6.3

   Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Servicer    28

Section 6.4

   Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others    28

Section 6.5

   Delegation of Duties    29

Section 6.6

   COAF Not to Resign as Servicer    29

Section 6.7

   Servicer May Own Notes    29
ARTICLE VII     TERMINATION OF SERVICER    29

Section 7.1

   Termination of Servicer    29

Section 7.2

   Notification to Noteholders    31
ARTICLE VIII     OPTIONAL PURCHASE    31

Section 8.1

   Optional Purchase of Trust Estate    31

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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ARTICLE IX     THE NOTE INSURANCE POLICY    31

Section 9.1

   Claims Under Note Insurance Policy    31

Section 9.2

   Surrender of Note Insurance Policy    33

ARTICLE X     MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   33

Section 10.1

   Amendment    33

Section 10.2

   Protection of Title    34

Section 10.3

   Other Liens or Interests    35

Section 10.4

   Transfers Intended as Sale; Security Interest    36

Section 10.5

   Notices, Etc.    36

Section 10.6

   Choice of Law    37

Section 10.7

   Headings    37

Section 10.8

   Counterparts    37

Section 10.9

   Waivers    37

Section 10.10

   Entire Agreement    37

Section 10.11

   Severability of Provisions    37

Section 10.12

   Binding Effect    38

Section 10.13

   Acknowledgment and Agreement    38

Section 10.14

   Cumulative Remedies    38

Section 10.15

   Nonpetition Covenant    38

Section 10.16

   Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial    38

Section 10.17

   Limitation of Liability    39

Section 10.18

   Third-Party Beneficiaries    40

Section 10.19

   Limitation of Rights    40

Section 10.20

   Information Requests    40

Section 10.21

   Regulation AB    40

Section 10.22

   Information to Be Provided by the Indenture Trustee    41

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

Schedule I    Representations and Warranties
Schedule II    Notice Addresses
Exhibit A    Form of Notice of Funding Date
Exhibit B    Form of Joint Officer’s Certificate
Exhibit C    Form of Assignment pursuant to Sale and Servicing Agreement
Exhibit D    Form of Servicer’s Certificate
Exhibit E    Perfection Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Exhibit F    Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Indenture Trustee’s Assessment of Compliance
Exhibit G    Form of Indenture Trustee’s Annual Certification
Exhibit H-1    Form of Seller Re-Assignment
Exhibit H-2    Form of Seller Cross Receipt
Exhibit I-1    Form of Servicer Re-Assignment
Exhibit I-2    Form of Servicer Cross Receipt
Appendix A    Definitions

 

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SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of October 11, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), by and between CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”), CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., a Texas corporation (“COAF”), as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to purchase from the Seller a portfolio of motor vehicle receivables, including motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts and/or installment loans that are secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks and motorcycles;

WHEREAS, the Seller is willing to sell such portfolio of motor vehicle receivables and related property to the Issuer; and

WHEREAS, COAF is willing to service such motor vehicle receivables and related property on behalf of the Issuer;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND USAGE

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. Except as otherwise specified 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 generally accepted accounting principles; (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” 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.


ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS

SECTION 2.1 Conveyance of Transferred Assets. (a) In consideration of the Issuer’s sale and delivery to, or upon the order of, the Seller of all of the Notes and the Residual Interest on the Closing Date, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Issuer without recourse (subject to the obligations herein) all right, title and interest of the Seller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Initial Transferred Assets, identified in an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C delivered on the Closing Date. The sale, transfer, assignment 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 any Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers 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.

(b) In consideration of the payment of the Receivables Purchase Price from the Pre-Funding Account, on each Funding Date the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, and otherwise convey to the Issuer without recourse (subject to the obligations herein) all right, title and interest of the Seller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Subsequent Transferred Assets, identified in an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C delivered on such Funding Date. The purchase of the Subsequent Transferred Assets on each Funding Date shall be made in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement. The sale, transfer, assignment 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 any Originator to the Obligors, the Dealers 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.

SECTION 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller as to Each Receivable. On the date hereof, with respect to the Initial Receivables, or on each Funding Date, with respect to the Subsequent Receivables, the Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth on Schedule I to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer as to the Initial Receivables and Subsequent Receivables, as applicable, sold, transferred, assigned, and otherwise conveyed to the Issuer under this Agreement on which such representations and warranties the Issuer relies in acquiring the Receivables. The representations and warranties as to each Receivable 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.

SECTION 2.3 Repurchase upon Breach. Upon discovery by any party hereto of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.2 with respect to any Receivable at the time such representations and warranties were made which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in such Receivable, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties hereto; provided, that delivery of the Servicer’s Certificate shall be deemed to constitute prompt notice by the Servicer and the Issuer of such breach; provided, further, that the

 

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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, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in such Receivable, 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 after the date the Seller became aware or was notified of such breach. Any such purchase by the Seller 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 noon, New York City time on such date of repurchase. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties, and the Issuer shall release and shall execute and deliver a Seller Re-Assignment and Seller Cross Receipt substantially in the forms of Exhibit H-1 and H-2, respectively, and any such other 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 all of the Issuer’s and Indenture Trustee’s rights in any Receivable and related Transferred Assets repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.3. It is understood and agreed that, unless the Seller fails to repurchase (or fails to enforce the obligation of COAF under the Purchase Agreement to repurchase) any Receivable as described above, the right to cause the Seller to repurchase (or to enforce the obligations of COAF under the Purchase Agreement to repurchase) any Receivable as described above shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee. Neither the Owner Trustee nor the Indenture Trustee will have any duty to conduct an affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Receivable pursuant to this Section 2.3.

SECTION 2.4 Custody of Receivable Files.

(a) Custody. The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby revocably appoint the Servicer, and the Servicer hereby accepts such appointment, to act as the agent of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee as custodian of the following documents or instruments, which are hereby or will hereby be constructively delivered to the Indenture Trustee (or its agent or designee), as pledgee of the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture with respect to each Receivable (the “Receivable Files”):

(i) the fully executed original, electronically authenticated original or authoritative copy of the Contract (in each case within the meaning of the UCC) related to such Receivable, including any written amendments or extensions thereto;

(ii) the original credit application or a photocopy thereof to the extent held in paper form;

(iii) the original Certificate of Title or, if not yet received, evidence that an application therefore has been submitted with the appropriate authority, a guaranty of title from a Dealer or such other document (electronic or otherwise, as used in the applicable jurisdiction) that the Servicer keeps on file, in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, evidencing the security interest of the applicable Originator in the Financed Vehicle; provided, however, that in lieu of being held in the Receivable File, the Certificate of Title may be held by a third party service provider engaged by the Servicer to obtain and/or hold Certificates of Title; and

 

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(iv) any and all other documents that the Servicer keeps on file, in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, relating to a Receivable, an Obligor or a Financed Vehicle (but only to the extent applicable to such Receivable and only to the extent held in tangible paper form or electronic form).

(b) Safekeeping. The Servicer, in its capacity as custodian, shall hold the Receivable Files for the benefit of the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee. In performing its duties as custodian, the Servicer shall act in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices. In accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, the Servicer will conduct, or cause to be conducted, periodic audits of the Receivable Files held by it under this Agreement, and of the related accounts, records, and computer systems, in such a manner as would enable the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee to verify the accuracy of the Servicer’s record keeping. The Servicer will promptly report to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee any failure on its part to hold a material portion of the Receivable Files, maintain its accounts, records, and computer systems as herein provided or promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such failure. Nothing herein will be deemed to require an initial review or any periodic review by the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee of the Receivable Files. The Servicer may, in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, (i) maintain all or a portion of the Receivable Files in electronic form, (ii) maintain custody of all or any portion of the Receivable Files with one or more of its agents or designees and (iii) with respect to those Receivables the form of which consists in part of a check to be endorsed by the Obligor, maintain either an image of that endorsed check or such other information or records evidencing that endorsement as permitted or provided by clearing house rules, rules and regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, or other established systems for the transmission of payments within the banking system.

(c) Maintenance of and Access to Records. The Servicer will maintain each Receivable File at one of its offices in the United States, or at such other location as specified to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee by written notice not later than ninety (90) days after any change in location (it being understood that the Receivable Files, or any part thereof, may be maintained at the offices of any Person to whom the Servicer has delegated responsibilities in accordance with Section 6.5). The Servicer will make available to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee or their duly authorized representatives, attorneys or auditors a list of locations of the Receivable Files upon request. The Servicer will provide access to the Receivable Files, and the related accounts records, and computer systems maintained by the Servicer at such times as the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee direct, but only upon reasonable notice and during the normal business hours at the respective offices of the Servicer.

(d) Release of Documents. Upon written instructions from the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer will release or cause to be released any document in the Receivable Files to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s agent or the Indenture Trustee’s designee, as the case may be, at such place or places as the Indenture Trustee may designate, as soon thereafter as is practicable. Any document so released will be handled by the Indenture Trustee with due care and returned to the Servicer for safekeeping as soon as the Indenture Trustee or its agent or designee, as the case may be, has no further need therefor.

 

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(e) Instructions; Authority to Act. All instructions from the Indenture Trustee will be in writing and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Indenture Trustee, and the Servicer will be deemed to have received proper instructions with respect to the Receivable Files upon its receipt of such written instructions.

(f) Custodian’s Indemnification. Subject to Section 6.2, the Servicer as custodian will indemnify the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, compensatory damages, payments, costs or expenses of any kind whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee as the result of any improper act or omission in any way relating to the maintenance and custody by the Servicer as custodian of the Receivable Files; provided, however, that the Servicer will not be liable to (i) the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer for any portion of any such amount resulting from the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer or the Issuer, respectively, or (ii) the Indenture Trustee for any portion of any such amount resulting from the failure of the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s agent or the Indenture Trustee’s designee to handle with due care any Certificate of Title or other document released to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s agent or the Indenture Trustee’s designee pursuant to Section 2.4(d).

(g) Effective Period and Termination. The Servicer’s appointment as custodian will become effective as of the Initial Cut-Off Date and will continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to this Section. If COAF resigns as Servicer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or if all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer have been terminated under Section 7.1, the appointment of the Servicer as custodian hereunder may be terminated by the Indenture Trustee or by the Controlling Party, in the same manner as the Indenture Trustee or the Controlling Party may terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under Section 7.1. After any termination of such appointment, the Servicer will promptly deliver to the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee’s agent the Receivable Files and the related accounts and records maintained by the Servicer at such place or places as the Indenture Trustee or the Controlling Party may reasonably designate.

SECTION 2.5 Funding Events.

(a) A funding event (each, a “Funding Event”) shall occur upon a Funding Date and in accordance with the requirements of this Section.

(b) During the Funding Period, the Issuer shall, on the Funding Dates, (i) acquire Subsequent Transferred Assets from the Seller pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (and the Seller shall acquire such Subsequent Transferred Assets from COAF pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) and (ii) Grant all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in, to and under such Subsequent Transferred Assets to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties. Such Subsequent Transferred Assets shall be acquired at the option of the Issuer upon instruction from the Servicer; provided that such Subsequent Transferred Assets may not be acquired through the Pre-Funding Account without the consent of the Note Insurer; provided, however, that the giving or withholding of such consent shall be based solely on the characteristics of the Subsequent Transferred Assets in relation to the Initial Transferred Assets.

 

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(c) The following procedures shall be followed to effect a Funding Event:

(i) COAF will package and forward or cause to be packaged and forwarded to the Servicer (in the event that COAF is not the Servicer) the Receivables File with respect to each Subsequent Receivable;

(ii) At least three (3) days prior to the Funding Date, the Issuer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and the Note Insurer a Notice of Funding Date (substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto);

(iii) On or prior to the Funding Date, the Issuer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and the Note Insurer a Joint Officer’s Certificate of COAF, the Seller and the Issuer (substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto); and

(iv) On the Funding Date, the Seller and the Issuer shall execute an Assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto.

(d) Upon satisfaction of the above requirements, the Indenture Trustee will, on the applicable Funding Date, withdraw from the Pre-Funding Account an amount equal to the Receivables Purchase Price for the Subsequent Receivables acquired on such Funding Date and shall forward such funds (less amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Account as described below) to the Seller (or to COAF on behalf of the Seller) or its designee, in cash by federal wire transfer funds, pursuant to the written directions provided to the Indenture Trustee in the Notice of Funding Date. The Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Seller, shall deposit into the Reserve Account from amounts which would otherwise be released to the Seller from the Pre-Funding Account, an amount equal to the Subsequent Reserve Account Deposit Amount for such Funding Date.

SECTION 2.6 Certificate of Title Repurchase Event. The Servicer shall inform the Issuer, the Seller, the Note Insurer, the Indenture Trustee and the Swap Counterparty promptly, in writing, upon the occurrence of the day that is 10 Business Days prior to the First Title Delivery Date of each Receivable for which no Certificate of Title has been delivered to the Servicer or its agent as of such day. Upon the occurrence of a Certificate of Title Repurchase Event with respect to any Receivable, the Seller shall purchase such Receivable from the Issuer on any date occurring on or before the Payment Date following the end of the Collection Period during which such Certificate of Title Repurchase Event occurs. Any such purchase by the Seller 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 noon, New York City time on such date of repurchase. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties, and the Issuer shall release and shall execute and deliver a Seller Re-Assignment and Seller Cross Receipt substantially in the forms of Exhibit H-1 and H-2, respectively, and any such other instruments of release, transfer or assignment,

 

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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 all of the Issuer’s and Indenture Trustee’s rights in any Receivable and related Transferred Assets repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.6. It is understood and agreed that, unless the Seller fails to repurchase (or fails to enforce the obligation of COAF under the Purchase Agreement to repurchase) any Receivable as described above, the right to cause the Seller to repurchase (or to enforce the obligations of COAF under the Purchase Agreement to repurchase) any Receivable as described above shall constitute the sole remedy with respect to a Certificate of Title Repurchase Event available to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee. Neither the Owner Trustee nor the Indenture Trustee will have any duty to conduct an affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Receivable pursuant to this Section 2.6.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF

RECEIVABLES AND TRUST PROPERTY

SECTION 3.1 Duties of Servicer.

(a) The Servicer is hereby appointed by the Issuer and authorized to act as agent for the Issuer and in such capacity shall manage, service, administer and make collections on the Receivables, and perform the other actions required by the Servicer under this Agreement. The Servicer agrees that its servicing of the Receivables will be carried out in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, using the degree of skill and attention that the Servicer exercises with respect to all comparable motor vehicle receivables that it services for itself or others. The Servicer’s duties will include collection and posting of all payments, responding to inquiries of Obligors on such Receivables, investigating delinquencies, sending invoices or payment coupons to Obligors, reporting any required tax information to Obligors, accounting for Collections and furnishing monthly and annual statements to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer with respect to distributions and performing the other duties specified herein. The Servicer hereby accepts such appointment and authorization and agrees to perform the duties of Servicer with respect to the Receivables set forth herein.

(b) The Servicer will follow its Customary Servicing Practices and will have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection with such managing, servicing, administration and collection that it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Residual Interestholders, or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to such Receivables or to the Financed Vehicles securing such Receivables. The Servicer is hereby authorized to commence, in its own name or in the name of the Issuer, a legal proceeding to enforce a Receivable or to commence or participate in any other legal proceeding (including a bankruptcy proceeding) relating to or involving a Receivable, an Obligor or a Financed Vehicle. If the Servicer commences a legal proceeding to enforce a Receivable, the Issuer will thereupon be deemed to have automatically assigned such Receivable to the Servicer solely for purposes of commencing or participating in any such proceeding as a

 

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party or claimant, and the Servicer is authorized and empowered by the Issuer to execute and deliver in the Servicer’s name any notices, demands, claims, complaints, responses, affidavits or other documents or instruments in connection with any such proceeding. If in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it is held that the Servicer may not enforce a Receivable on the ground that it is not a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce the Receivable, the Issuer will, at the Servicer’s expense and direction, take steps to enforce the Receivable, including bringing suit in its name or the name of the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer will furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. The Servicer, at its expense, will obtain on behalf of the Issuer all licenses, if any, required by the laws of any jurisdiction to be held by the Issuer in connection with ownership of the Receivables, and will make all filings and pay all fees as may be required in connection therewith during the term hereof.

(c) The Servicer hereby agrees that upon its resignation and the appointment of a successor Servicer hereunder, the Servicer will terminate its activities as Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 7.1, and, in any case, in a manner which the Controlling Party or the Indenture Trustee with the consent of the Controlling Party reasonably determines will facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to such successor Servicer, and the Servicer shall cooperate with and assist such successor Servicer.

(d) So long as no Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall not change its Customary Servicing Practices without the consent of the Note Insurer if the Servicer determines that such a change would have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Note Insurer or the Noteholders.

SECTION 3.2 Collection of Receivable Payments. The Servicer will make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Receivables as and when the same become due in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices and will otherwise act with respect to the Receivables and the Insurance Policies in such manner as will, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize the net amount to be received by the Issuer with respect thereto. Subject to Section 3.5, the Servicer may grant extensions, rebates, deferrals, amendments, modifications or adjustments with respect to any Receivable in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices; provided, however, that if the Servicer extends the date for final payment by the Obligor of any Receivable (an “Extension”) beyond the last day of the Collection Period immediately prior to the Class A-4 Final Scheduled Payment Date, it will promptly purchase such Receivable in the manner provided in Section 3.6; provided, further, however, that in any given three (3) month period, the average percentage of Receivables that have been the subject of an Extension during each of those three months (by number of Receivables at the beginning of each month) shall not exceed 4.00% (or such other percentage as may be agreed to by the Controlling Party). The Servicer may in its discretion waive any late payment charge or any other fees that may be collected in the ordinary course of servicing a Receivable. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may refinance any Receivable by accepting a new promissory note from the related Obligor and depositing the full outstanding Principal Balance of such Receivable plus any accrued interest on such Receivable into the Collection Account. The receivable created by such refinancing shall not be property of the Issuer.

 

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SECTION 3.3 Repossession of Financed Vehicles. On behalf of the Issuer, the Servicer will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its Customary Servicing Practices, to repossess or otherwise convert the ownership of and liquidate the Financed Vehicle securing any Receivable as to which the Servicer has determined eventual payment in full is unlikely; provided, however, that the Servicer may elect not to repossess a Financed Vehicle if in its good faith judgment it determines that repossession will not increase the amounts described in clauses (a) through (c) of the definition of Liquidation Proceeds by an amount greater than the expense of such repossession or that the proceeds ultimately recoverable with respect to such Receivable would be increased by forbearance. The Servicer is authorized as it deems necessary or advisable, consistent with its Customary Servicing Practices, to make reasonable efforts to realize upon any recourse to any Dealer and selling the related Financed Vehicle at public or private sale. The foregoing will be subject to the provision that, in any case in which the Financed Vehicle has suffered damage, the Servicer shall not be required to expend funds in connection with the repair or the repossession of such Financed Vehicle unless it determines in its sole discretion that such repair and/or repossession will increase the amounts described in clauses (a) through (c) of the definition of Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such Financed Vehicle by an amount greater than the amount of such expenses.

SECTION 3.4 Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles. The Servicer will, in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, take such steps as are necessary to maintain perfection of the security interest created by each Receivable in the related Financed Vehicle. The Issuer hereby authorizes the Servicer to take such steps as are necessary to re-perfect such security interest on behalf of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the event of the relocation of a Financed Vehicle or for any other reason.

SECTION 3.5 Covenants of Servicer.

(a) Lien in Force. The Servicer will not (i) release the Financed Vehicle securing each such Receivable from the security interest granted by such Receivable in whole or in part except in the event of payment in full by or on behalf of the Obligor thereunder or payment in full less a deficiency which the Servicer would not attempt to collect in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices or in connection with repossession or except as may be required by an insurer in order to receive proceeds from any Insurance Policy covering such Financed Vehicle or (ii) reduce the Contract Rate with respect to any Receivable other than as required by applicable law or (iii) reduce the Principal Balance with respect to any Receivable other than (A) as required by applicable law, (B) in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, in connection with a settlement in the event the Receivable becomes a Defaulted Receivable or (C) in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, in connection with a Cram Down Loss relating to such Receivable.

(b) No Impairment. The Servicer will do nothing to materially impair the rights of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders in the Receivables or the Insurance Policies except as otherwise expressly provided in the Transaction Documents.

 

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(c) Restrictions on Liens. The Servicer will not (i) create, incur or suffer to exist, or agree to create, incur or suffer to exist, or consent to cause or permit in the future (upon the happening of a contingency or otherwise) the creation, incurrence or existence of any Lien or restriction on transferability of the Receivables except for the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, and the restrictions on transferability imposed by this Agreement or (ii) file or authorize for filing under the UCC of any jurisdiction any financing statement which names the Servicer as a debtor, or sign any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file such financing statement, with respect to the Receivables, except in each case any such instrument solely securing the rights and preserving the lien of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties.

SECTION 3.6 Purchase of Receivables Upon Breach. Upon discovery by any party hereto of a breach of any of the obligations set forth in Section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in any Receivable, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties hereto; provided, that the delivery of the Servicer’s Certificate shall be deemed to constitute prompt notice by the Servicer and the Issuer of such breach; provided, further, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect any obligation of the Servicer under this Section 3.6. If the breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders in such Receivable, then the Servicer shall either (a) correct or cure such breach or (b) purchase 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 after the date the Servicer became aware or was notified of such breach. Any such purchase by the Servicer shall be at a price equal to the Repurchase Price. In consideration for such repurchase, the Servicer 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 noon, New York City time on such date of repurchase. Upon payment of such Repurchase Price by the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties, and the Issuer shall release and shall execute and deliver a Servicer Re-Assignment and Servicer Cross Receipt substantially in the forms of Exhibit I-1 and I-2, respectively, and any such other instruments of release, transfer or assignment hereto, in each case without recourse or representation, as may be reasonably requested by the Servicer to evidence such release, transfer or assignment or more effectively vest in the Servicer or its designee all of the Issuer’s and Indenture Trustee’s rights in any Receivable and related Transferred Assets repurchased pursuant to this Section 3.6. It is understood and agreed that, unless the Servicer fails to purchase any Receivable as described above, the obligation of the Servicer to purchase any Receivable as described above shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the Issuer, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that the Servicer will indemnify the Issuer, the Note Insurer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders from and against all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, which may be asserted against or incurred by any of them as a result of third party claims arising out of the events or facts giving rise to such breach. The indemnification provided pursuant to this section will survive the removal or resignation of the Servicer, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and/or the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 3.7 Servicing Fee. On each Payment Date, the Issuer shall pay to the Servicer the Servicing Fee in accordance with Section 4.4 for the immediately preceding Collection Period as compensation for its services. In addition, the Servicer will be entitled to retain all Supplemental Servicing Fees. The Servicer will be required to pay all expenses

 

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incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement (including taxes imposed on the Servicer, expenses incurred in connection with distributions and reports made by the Servicer to Noteholders or the Note Insurer and, to the extent not provided for pursuant to Section 4.4, all other fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, except taxes levied or assessed against the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, and claims against the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee in respect of indemnification, which taxes and claims in respect of indemnification against the Issuer are expressly stated to be for the account of COAF). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Servicer is not COAF, a successor to COAF as Servicer will not be liable for taxes levied or assessed against the Issuer or claims against the Issuer in respect of indemnification, the fees referred to above and expenses referred to above.

SECTION 3.8 Servicer’s Certificate. On the Determination Date preceding each Payment Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and each Paying Agent, with a copy to each of the Rating Agencies, the Swap Counterparty and the Note Insurer, a Servicer’s Certificate in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D. At the sole option of the Servicer, each Servicer’s Certificate may be delivered in electronic or hard copy format.

SECTION 3.9 Annual Officer’s Certificate; Notice of Servicer Termination Event. (a) The Servicer will deliver to the Rating Agencies, the Swap Counterparty, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer, on or before March 30 of each year, beginning on March 30, 2008, an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer (with appropriate insertions) providing such information as is required under Item 1123 of Regulation AB.

(b) The Servicer will deliver to the Issuer, the Swap Counterparty, the Note Insurer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after having obtained such knowledge, written notice in an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Termination Event.

(c) The Servicer will deliver to the Issuer and the Note Insurer, on or before March 30 of each year, beginning on March 30, 2008, a report regarding the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-18 and Rule 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB.

SECTION 3.10 Annual Servicing Report of Independent Public Accountants. On or before the 90th day following the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, the Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Servicer, the Seller or their respective Affiliates) to furnish to the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Seller, the Swap Counterparty, the Note Insurer and each Rating Agency each attestation report on assessments of compliance with the Servicing Criteria with respect to the Servicer or any affiliate thereof during the related fiscal year delivered by such accountants pursuant to paragraph (c) of Rule 13a-18 or Rule 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. The certification required by this paragraph may be replaced by any similar certification using other procedures or attestation standards which are now or in the future in use by servicers of comparable motor vehicle receivables.

 

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SECTION 3.11 Servicer Expenses. The Servicer will be required to pay from its own funds all expenses (other than expenses described in the definition of Liquidation Proceeds) incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder, including fees and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee, Owner Trustee (in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Trust Agreement), independent accountants, taxes imposed on the Servicer and expenses incurred in connection with distributions and reports to the Noteholders and the Residual Interestholders.

SECTION 3.12 Insurance. The Servicer may sue to enforce or collect upon the Insurance Policies, in its own name, if possible, or as agent of the Issuer. If the Servicer elects to commence a legal proceeding to enforce an Insurance Policy, the act of commencement will be deemed to be an automatic assignment of the rights of the Issuer under such Insurance Policy to the Servicer for purposes of collection only. If, however, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it is held that the Servicer may not enforce an Insurance Policy on the grounds that it is not a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce the Insurance Policy, the Issuer and/or the Indenture Trustee, at the Servicer’s expense, will take such steps as the Servicer deems necessary to enforce such Insurance Policy, including bringing suit in its name or the name of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee and/or the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders.

SECTION 3.13 1934 Act Filings. The Issuer hereby authorizes the Servicer and the Seller, or either of them, to prepare, sign, certify and file any and all reports, statements and information respecting the Issuer and/or the Notes required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, and the rules thereunder.

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS; ACCOUNTS

STATEMENTS TO THE RESIDUAL INTERESTHOLDERS

AND THE NOTEHOLDERS

SECTION 4.1 Establishment of Accounts.

(a) The Servicer shall cause to be established:

(i) For the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties in the name of the Indenture Trustee, an Eligible Account (the “Collection Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, which Eligible Account shall be established by and maintained with the Indenture Trustee or its designee.

(ii) For the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, in the name of the Indenture Trustee, an Eligible Account (the “Principal Distribution Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, which Eligible Account shall be established by and maintained with the Indenture Trustee or its designee.

 

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(iii) For the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, in the name of the Indenture Trustee, an Eligible Account (the “Reserve Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, which Eligible Account shall be established by and maintained with the Indenture Trustee or its designee.

(iv) For the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, in the name of the Indenture Trustee, an Eligible Account (the “Pre-Funding Account”), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, which Eligible Account shall be established by and maintained with the Indenture Trustee or its designee.

(b) Funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Principal Distribution Account, the Reserve Account, the Pre-Funding Account and the Swap Termination Payment Account (to the extent such account is established under Section 4.8(b)) shall be invested by the Indenture Trustee in Eligible Investments selected in writing by the Servicer and of which the Servicer provides notification (pursuant to standing instructions or otherwise); provided that it is understood and agreed that neither the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee nor the Issuer shall be liable for any loss arising from such investment in Eligible Investments. If no such written investment direction is provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall hold such funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Principal Distribution Account and the Reserve Account in WAMU LIBOR based Money Market Deposit Accounts and such funds on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account in DWS Money Market Series Institutional Shares Fund or, if such funds are no longer available, such funds shall be held uninvested. All such Eligible Investments shall be held by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee as secured party for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties. Except to the extent the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied and the Note Insurer (unless the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party) consents, all investments of funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts shall mature so that such funds will be available on the immediately following Payment Date. No Eligible Investment shall be sold or otherwise disposed of prior to its scheduled maturity unless a default occurs with respect to such Eligible Investment and the Servicer directs the Indenture Trustee in writing to dispose of such Eligible Investment.

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust Accounts and in all proceeds thereof and all such funds, investments and proceeds shall be part of the Trust Estate. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trust Accounts shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of Indenture Secured Parties. If, at any time, any Trust Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Servicer shall promptly notify the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee (unless such Trust Account is an account with the Indenture Trustee) in writing and within 10 Business Days (or such longer period as to which each Rating Agency and the Note Insurer (unless the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party) may consent) after becoming aware of the fact, establish a new Trust Account as an Eligible Account and shall direct the Indenture Trustee to transfer any cash and/or any investments to such new Trust Account. Not less than eight days prior to each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall give notice to each Eligible Institution that holds Eligible Investments in money market deposit accounts in the Collection Account or the Pre-Funding Account that on such Payment Date the Indenture Trustee may be withdrawing all funds from such Account.

 

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(d) With respect to the Trust Account Property, the parties hereto agree that:

(i) any Trust Account Property that consists of uninvested funds shall be held solely in Eligible Accounts and, except as otherwise provided herein, each such Eligible Account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Indenture Trustee, and, except as otherwise provided in the Transaction Documents, the Indenture Trustee or its designee shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto;

(ii) any Trust Account Property that constitutes Physical Property shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its designee, in accordance with paragraph (a) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be held, pending maturity or disposition, solely by the Indenture Trustee or any such designee;

(iii) any Trust Account Property that is an “uncertificated security” under Article 8 of the UCC and that is not governed by clause (iv) below shall be delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its designee in accordance with paragraph (c) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee or such designee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued registration of the Indenture Trustee’s (or its designee’s) ownership of such security on the books of the issuer thereof; and

(iv) any Trust Account Property that is an uncertificated security that is a “book-entry security” (as such term is defined in Federal Reserve Bank Operating Circular No. 7) held in a securities account at a Federal Reserve Bank and eligible for transfer through the Fedwire® Securities Service operated by the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations shall be delivered in accordance with paragraph (b) of the definition of “Delivery” and shall be maintained by the Indenture Trustee or its designee or a securities intermediary (as such term is defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) acting solely for the Indenture Trustee or such designee, pending maturity or disposition, through continued book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property as described in such paragraph.

SECTION 4.2 Remittances. The Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited an amount equal to all Collections into the Collection Account within two Business Days after receipt; provided, however, that if the Monthly Remittance Condition is satisfied, then the Servicer shall not be required to deposit into the Collection Account an amount equal to the Collections received during any Collection Period until noon, New York City time, on the following Payment Date. The “Monthly Remittance Condition” shall be deemed to be satisfied if (i) COAF or one of its Affiliates is the Servicer, (ii) no Servicer Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (iii) Capital One Financial Corporation has a short-term debt rating of at least “Prime-1” from Moody’s, “A-1” from Standard & Poor’s and “F1” by Fitch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer may remit Collections to the Collection Account on any other alternate remittance schedule (but not later than the related Payment Date) if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such alternate remittance schedule and, unless the

 

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Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, the Note Insurer has provided its prior written consent to such alternate remittance schedule. Pending deposit into the Collection Account, Collections may be commingled and used by the Servicer at its own risk and are not required to be segregated from its own funds.

SECTION 4.3 Additional Deposits and Payments.

(a) On the date of a repurchase of a Receivable by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.3 or Section 2.6, or the purchase of a Receivable by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.6, as applicable, the Servicer or the Seller, as applicable, will deposit into the Collection Account the aggregate Repurchase Price with respect to Repurchased Receivables purchased by the Servicer or the Seller on such date and the Servicer will deposit into the Collection Account all amounts to be paid under Section 8.1. All such deposits with respect to any such date which is a Payment Date will be made, in immediately available funds by noon, New York City time, on such Payment Date related to such Collection Period.

(b) The Indenture Trustee will, on the Payment Date relating to each Collection Period, withdraw from the Reserve Account the Reserve Account Draw Amount and the investment income accrued during such Collection Period from the investment of funds in the Reserve Account and deposit such amounts in the Collection Account.

(c) The Indenture Trustee will, on the Payment Date relating to each Collection Period, withdraw from the Pre-Funding Account the investment income accrued during such Collection Period from the investment of funds in the Pre-Funding Account and deposit such amount in the Collection Account.

(d) The Indenture Trustee will, on each Payment Date, withdraw from the Reserve Account the Reserve Account Excess Amount, if any, for such Payment Date and deposit such amount in the Collection Account.

(e) On the Closing Date the Seller will deposit, or cause to be deposited from proceeds of the sale of the Notes, (i) into the Reserve Account, an amount equal to the Initial Reserve Account Deposit Amount and (ii) into the Pre-Funding Account, an amount equal to the Initial Pre-Funding Account Deposit Amount.

(f) On each Funding Date, the Seller will deposit into the Reserve Account an amount equal to the Subsequent Reserve Account Deposit Amount for such Funding Date.

(g) On or prior to the third Business Day preceding each Determination Date, the Indenture Trustee shall send a written notice to the Servicer stating the amount of investment income earned, if any, during the related Collection Period on each Trust Account maintained at the Indenture Trustee.

(h) The Indenture Trustee will promptly, but in no event later than noon (New York City time) on the related Payment Date, deposit into the Collection Account all Net Swap Receipts received by it under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in immediately available funds.

 

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SECTION 4.4 Distributions.

(a) Prior to any acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Indenture, on each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee (based on information contained in the Servicer’s Certificate delivered on or before the related Determination Date pursuant to Section 3.8) shall make the following deposits and distributions, to the extent of Available Funds and the Reserve Account Draw Amount, on deposit in the Collection Account for such Payment Date, in the following order of priority:

(1) first, to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, any accrued and unpaid fees (including unpaid Indenture Trustee fees or Owner Trustee fees with respect to prior periods) and any reasonable expenses (including indemnification amounts) not previously paid by the Servicer; provided, however, that, unless (i) an Event of Default or Servicer Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Controlling Party shall consent otherwise, expenses and indemnification amounts payable to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee pursuant to this clause first and Section 5.4(b)(i) of the Indenture shall be limited to $150,000 per annum in the aggregate;

(2) second, to the Servicer, the Servicing Fee and all unpaid Servicing Fees with respect to prior periods;

(3) third, to the Swap Counterparty, the Net Swap Payment;

(4) fourth, to the Noteholders, on a pro rata basis based on interest due, the Accrued Note Interest due and accrued for the related Interest Period;

(5) fifth, provided that no Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Note Insurer, the Premium (including any prior unpaid Premiums) and the Reimbursement Obligations (excluding Reimbursement Obligations relating to payments made under the Note Insurance Policy with respect to principal of the Notes) due to the Note Insurer;

(6) sixth, to the Principal Distribution Account for distribution to the Holders of the Class A Notes, pursuant to Section 8.2(c) of the Indenture, the First Allocation of Principal, if any;

(7) seventh, to the Note Insurer, all accrued and unpaid Premium and Reimbursement Obligations to the extent not paid pursuant to clause fifth;

(8) eighth, to the Principal Distribution Account for distribution to the Holders of the Class A Notes, in accordance with Section 8.2(c) of the Indenture, the Second Allocation of Principal, if any;

(9) ninth, to the Reserve Account, any additional amounts required to cause the amount in the Reserve Account to equal the Specified Reserve Account Balance;

 

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(10) tenth, on a pro rata basis, to the Swap Counterparty, any Swap Termination Payments and to the Note Insurer, any reimbursement of payments made under the Swap Policy in respect of Swap Termination Payments;

(11) eleventh, to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, accrued and unpaid fees and reasonable expenses (including indemnification amounts) permitted under this Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Indenture, as applicable, which have not been previously paid; and

(12) twelfth, to or at the direction of the Residual Interestholder, any funds remaining.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.4, following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default which has resulted in an acceleration of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall apply all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 5.4(b) of the Indenture.

(b) After the payment in full of the Notes, all amounts payable to the Note Insurer under the Insurance Agreement, all amounts payable to the Swap Counterparty and all other amounts payable under Section 4.4(a), all Collections shall be paid to or in accordance with the instructions provided from time to time by the Residual Interestholder.

SECTION 4.5 Net Deposits. If the Monthly Remittance Condition is satisfied, the Servicer shall be permitted to deposit into the Collection Account only the net amount distributable to Persons other than the Servicer and its Affiliates on the Payment Date. The Servicer shall, however, account as if all of the deposits and distributions described herein were made individually and in such event the Indenture Trustee shall distribute funds pursuant to Section 4.4(a) hereof without allocating any amounts for payment to the Servicer or its Affiliates.

SECTION 4.6 Statements to Noteholders and Residual Interestholders. On or before each Determination Date, the Servicer shall provide to the Residual Interestholders and to the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to each Rating Agency, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and the Issuer) for the Indenture Trustee to forward or otherwise make available to each Noteholder of record as of the most recent Record Date, a statement setting forth for the Collection Period and Payment Date relating to such Determination Date the following information (to the extent applicable):

(a) the aggregate amount being paid on such Payment Date in respect of interest on and principal of each Class of Notes;

(b) the Class A-1 Note Balance, the Class A-2-A Note Balance, the Class A-2-B Note Balance, the Class A-3-A Note Balance, the Class A-3-B Note Balance, the Class A-4 Note Balance and the Note Factor with respect to each Class of Notes, in each case after giving effect to payments on such Payment Date;

(c) (i) the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account and the Specified Reserve Account Balance, each as of the beginning and end of the related Collection Period, (ii) the amount deposited in the Reserve Account in respect of such Payment Date, if any,

 

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(iii) the Reserve Account Draw Amount and the Reserve Account Excess Amount, if any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account on such Payment Date, (iv) the balance on deposit in the Reserve Account on such Payment Date after giving effect to withdrawals therefrom and deposits thereto in respect of such Payment Date and (v) the change in such balance from the immediately preceding Payment Date;

(d) the First Allocation of Principal and the Second Allocation of Principal for such Payment Date;

(e) the Pool Balance and the Pool Factor as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Collection Period;

(f) the amount of the Servicing Fee to be paid to the Servicer with respect to the related Collection Period and the amount of any unpaid Servicing Fees and the change in such amount from that of the prior Payment Date;

(g) the amount of the Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall, if any, on such Payment Date and the change in such amount from the preceding Payment Date;

(h) the aggregate Repurchase Price with respect to Repurchased Receivables paid by (i) the Servicer and (ii) the Seller with respect to the related Collection Period;

(i) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (until the termination of the Funding Period);

(j) the Net Swap Receipts and Net Swap Payment, if any;

(k) the amount of fees to be paid to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee with respect to the related Payment Date and the amount of any unpaid fees to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee and the change in such amount from that of the prior Payment Date;

(l) the Deficiency Amount, if any;

(m) the Delinquency Ratio (as defined in the Insurance Agreement) as of such Determination Date; and

(n) the Cumulative Net Charge-off Ratio (as defined in the Insurance Agreement) as of such Determination Date.

Each amount set forth pursuant to clause (a) or (g) above relating to the Notes shall be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of the Initial Note Balance of the Notes (or Class thereof).

The Indenture Trustee may make available via the Indenture Trustee’s internet website all reports or notices required to be provided by the Indenture Trustee under this Section 4.6. Any information that is disseminated in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.6 shall not be required to be disseminated in any other form or manner. The Indenture Trustee will make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of such documents and will assume no responsibility therefor.

 

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The Indenture Trustee’s internet website shall be initially located at “https://www.tss.db.com/invr” or at such other address as shall be specified by the Indenture Trustee from time to time in writing to the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Servicer, the Issuer or any Paying Agent. In connection with providing access to the Indenture Trustee’s internet website, the Indenture Trustee may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement.

SECTION 4.7 No Duty to Confirm. The Indenture Trustee shall have no duty or obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of any of the information or numbers set forth in the Servicer’s Certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall be fully protected in relying upon such Servicer’s Certificate.

SECTION 4.8 Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

(a) The Issuer shall enter into the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement with the Initial Swap Counterparty. Subject to the requirements of this Section 4.8, the Issuer may from time to time enter into one or more Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreements in the event that the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement is terminated due to any “Termination Event” or “Event of Default” (each as defined in the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement) prior to its scheduled expiration and in accordance with the terms of such Interest Rate Swap Agreement. Other than any Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement entered into pursuant to this Section 4.8(a), the Issuer may not enter into any additional interest rate swap agreements.

(b) In the event of any early termination of any Interest Rate Swap Agreement, (i) the Indenture Trustee shall establish the Swap Termination Payment Account (the “Swap Termination Payment Account”) over which the Indenture Trustee shall have exclusive control and the sole right of withdrawal, and in which no Person other than the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Note Insurer shall have any legal or beneficial interest, (ii) any Swap Termination Payments received from the Swap Counterparty will be remitted to the Swap Termination Payment Account and (iii) any Swap Replacement Proceeds received from a Replacement Swap Counterparty will be remitted directly to the Swap Counterparty; provided, that any such remittance to the Swap Counterparty shall not exceed the amounts, if any, owed to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement; provided, further that the Swap Counterparty shall only receive Swap Replacement Proceeds if all Swap Termination Payments due from the Swap Counterparty to the Issuer have been paid in full and if such amounts have not been paid in full then the amount of Swap Replacement Proceeds necessary to make up any deficiency shall be remitted to the Swap Termination Payment Account.

(c) The Issuer shall promptly, following the early termination of any Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement due to an “Event of Default” or “Termination Event” (each as defined in the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement) and in accordance with the terms of such Interest Rate Swap Agreement, enter into a Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement to the extent possible and practicable through application of funds available in the Swap Termination Payment Account unless (i) the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party) does not consent or (ii) entering into such Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement will cause the Rating Agency Condition not to be satisfied.

 

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(d) To the extent that (i) the funds available in the Swap Termination Payment Account exceed the costs of entering into a Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement or (ii) the Issuer determines with the consent of the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party) not to replace the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement and the Rating Agency Condition is met with respect to such determination, the amounts in the Swap Termination Payment Account (other than funds used to pay the costs of entering into a Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement, if applicable) shall be included in Available Funds and allocated in accordance with the order of priority specified in Section 4.4(a) on the following Payment Date. In any other situation, amounts on deposit in the Swap Termination Payment Account at any time shall be invested pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and on each Payment Date after the creation of a Swap Termination Payment Account, the funds therein shall be used to cover any shortfalls in the amounts payable under clauses (1) through (8) under Section 4.4(a), provided that in no event will the amount withdrawn from the Swap Termination Payment Account on such Payment Date exceed the amount of Net Swap Receipts that would have been required to be paid on such Payment Date under the terminated Interest Rate Swap Transaction had there been no termination of such transaction. Any amounts remaining in the Swap Termination Payment Account after payment in full of the Class A-4 Notes shall be included in Available Funds and allocated in accordance with the order of priority specified in Section 4.4(a) on the following Payment Date.

(e) If the Swap Counterparty is required to post collateral under the terms of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall establish the Swap Collateral Account (the “Swap Collateral Account”) over which the Indenture Trustee shall have exclusive control and the sole right of withdrawal, and in which no Person other than the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Note Insurer shall have any legal or beneficial interest. The Indenture Trustee shall deposit all collateral received from the Swap Counterparty under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement into the Swap Collateral Account. Any and all funds at any time on deposit in, or otherwise to the credit of, the Swap Collateral Account shall be held in trust by the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer. The only permitted withdrawal from or application of funds on deposit in, or otherwise to the credit of, the Swap Collateral Account shall be (i) for application to obligations of the Swap Counterparty to the Issuer under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement or (ii) to return collateral to the Swap Counterparty when and as required by the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

(f) If at any time the Interest Rate Swap Agreement becomes subject to early termination due to the occurrence of an “Event of Default” or “Termination Event” (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement), the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall use reasonable efforts (following the expiration of any applicable grace period) to enforce the rights of the Issuer thereunder as may be permitted by the terms of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and consistent with the terms hereof and subject to any rights of the Note Insurer herein or under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement. To the extent not fully paid from Swap Replacement Proceeds, any Swap Termination Payment owed by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty under the Interest

 

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Rate Swap Agreement shall be payable to the Swap Counterparty in installments made on each following Payment Date until paid in full in accordance with the order of priority specified in Section 4.4(a). To the extent that the Swap Replacement Proceeds exceed any such Swap Termination Payments (or if there are no Swap Termination Payments due to the Swap Counterparty), the Swap Replacement Proceeds in excess of such Swap Termination Payments, if any, shall be included in Available Funds and allocated and applied in accordance with the order of priority specified in Section 4.4(a) on the following Payment Date.

ARTICLE V

THE SELLER

SECTION 5.1 Representations and Warranties of Seller. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date and as of each Funding Date on which the Issuer will be deemed to have relied in acquiring the Transferred Assets. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and will survive the conveyance of the Transferred Assets to the Issuer and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:

(a) Existence and Power. The Seller is a Delaware limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Transferred Assets. 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 have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller and do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) its organizational documents or (iii) any indenture or agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements 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 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) approval, 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.

 

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(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) Lien Filings. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against the Seller.

(f) No Proceedings. There are no actions, orders, 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.

(g) [Reserved].

(h) Trade Name. “Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC” is the only trade name under which the Seller is currently operating its business. For the six (6) years (or such shorter period of time during which the Seller was in existence) preceding the date hereof, the Seller operated its business under the trade name “Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC”. “Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC” is the name of the Seller indicated on the public record of the Seller’s jurisdiction of organization which shows the Seller to have been organized.

(i) Principal Executive Office. Since its inception, the Seller has maintained its principal executive office in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

(j) Investment Company Act. The Seller is not an “investment company” that is registered or required to be registered under, or otherwise subject to the restrictions of, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

SECTION 5.2 Liability of the Seller; Indemnities. The Seller shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Seller under this Agreement, and hereby agrees to the following:

(a) The Seller shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Note Insurer, the Noteholders and the Residual Interestholder 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.

 

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(b) The Seller will pay any and all taxes levied or assessed upon the Issuer or upon all or any part of the Trust Estate.

(c) Indemnification under this Section 5.2 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 5.2 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.

(d) The Seller’s obligations under this Section 5.2 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, the Note Insurer 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 Note Insurer, 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 Note Insurer, 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 Note Insurer, 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 5.2(d) and the terms of this Section 5.2(d) may be enforced by an action for specific performance. The provisions of this Section 5.2(d) will be for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely thereon and will survive the termination of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.3 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller. Any Person (i) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which the Seller is 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 Capital One Financial Corporation, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Seller enters

 

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into any of the foregoing transactions and is not the surviving entity, (x) the Seller shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 5.3 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with and (y) the Seller will deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer 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 fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to preserve and protect such interest. The Seller will provide notice of any merger, conversion, consolidation, or succession pursuant to this Section 5.3 to the Rating Agencies and the Note Insurer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 5.3 will be conditions to the consummation of any of the transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 5.3 in which the Seller is not the surviving entity.

SECTION 5.4 Limitation on Liability of Seller and Others. The Seller and any officer or employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Seller will not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute, or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its obligations under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.

SECTION 5.5 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 5.6 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 Servicer and the Seller, or either of them, to prepare, sign, certify and file any such documents or certifications.

SECTION 5.7 Compliance with Organizational Documents. The Seller shall comply with its limited liability company agreement and other organizational documents.

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Exhibit E to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer and the Issuer shall be deemed to have relied on such representations, warranties and covenants in acquiring the Transferred Assets.

ARTICLE VI

THE SERVICER

SECTION 6.1 Representations of Servicer. The Servicer makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date and as of each Funding Date on which the Issuer will be deemed to have relied in acquiring the Transferred Assets. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and will survive the conveyance of the Transferred Assets to the Issuer and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:

(a) Existence and Power. The Servicer is a Texas corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or which affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Transferred Assets. The Servicer 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 Servicer 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 Servicer of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Servicer and do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (ii) its organizational documents or (iii) any material indenture or material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which its properties are bound, in each case, other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements which do not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of such agreements and which, individually or if the aggregate, would not materially and adversely affect the transactions contemplated by, or the Servicer’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 by the Servicer 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 or approvals, authorizations or filings which will be made on a timely basis 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 would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

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bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and, if applicable, the rights of creditors of corporations 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 Servicer, threatened against the Servicer 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 Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or (iv) relate to the Servicer that would materially and adversely affect the federal or Applicable Tax State income, excise, franchise or similar tax attributes of the Notes.

SECTION 6.2 Indemnities of Servicer. The Servicer will be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Servicer under this Agreement, and hereby agrees to the following:

(a) The Servicer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Residual Interestholders and the Seller from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities, arising out of or resulting from the use, ownership or operation by the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof of a Financed Vehicle.

(b) The Servicer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Transaction Documents, if any, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible personal property, privilege, or license taxes (but, in the case of the Issuer, not including any taxes asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the conveyance of the Receivables to the Issuer or the issuance and original sales of the Notes, or asserted with respect to ownership of the Receivables, or federal or other Applicable Tax State income taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents) and costs and expenses in defending against the same. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer will not indemnify for any costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities due to the credit risk of the Obligor and for which reimbursement would constitute recourse for uncollectible Receivables.

(c) The Servicer will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Residual Interestholders and the Seller from and against any and all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages, and liabilities to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage, or liability arose out of, or was imposed upon any such Person through, the negligence, willful misfeasance, or bad faith (other than errors in judgment) of the Servicer in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, or by reason of its failure to perform its obligations or of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this

 

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Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party; provided, however, that the Servicer will not indemnify for any costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities arising from its breach of any covenant for which the repurchase of the affected Receivables is specified as the sole remedy pursuant to Section 2.6 or Section 3.6 (except to the extent described in Section 3.6).

(d) The Servicer will indemnify Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity and as trustee and its successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees and agents (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against, any and all loss, liability, expense, tax, penalty or claim (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity and as trustee or any Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of the Trust Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Trust Estate, the administration of the Trust Estate or the action or inaction of Wilmington Trust Company under the Trust Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable for or required to indemnify Wilmington Trust Company from and against any of the foregoing expenses arising or resulting from (i) its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence, (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 7.3 of the Trust Agreement expressly made by Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity, (iii) liabilities arising from the failure of Wilmington Trust Company to perform obligations expressly undertaken by it in the last sentence of Section 6.4 of the Trust Agreement or (iv) taxes, fees or other charges on, based on or measured by, any fees, commissions or compensation received by the Owner Trustee. To the extent not paid by the Servicer, such indemnification shall be paid in accordance with Section 4.4 of this Agreement or Section 5.4(b) of the Indenture.

The Servicer will compensate the Indenture Trustee and indemnify the Indenture Trustee to the extent and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 6.7 of the Indenture, except to the extent that any cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is incurred in connection with the performance by the Indenture Trustee of the duties of a Successor Servicer hereunder.

(e) Indemnification under this Section 6.2 by COAF (or any successor thereto pursuant to Section 7.1) as Servicer, with respect to the period such Person was the Servicer, will survive the termination of such Person as Servicer or a resignation by such Person as Servicer as well as the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee and will include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Servicer has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 6.2 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 Servicer, without interest.

(f) If a tax is levied or assessed upon the Issuer or upon all or any part of the Trust Estate under HB3, which tax becomes due and payable after the Closing Date and is not paid by the Seller pursuant to Section 5.2(b), the Servicer shall pay such tax (or cause such tax to be paid) to the applicable taxing authority on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Agreement should be read to imply that the Issuer is doing business in Texas, has sufficient nexus with Texas in order for HB3 to apply to the Issuer or is otherwise subject to the tax described in HB3.

 

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SECTION 6.3 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Servicer. Any Person (i) into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which the Servicer is a party, (iii) succeeding to the business of the Servicer, or (iv) any company or other business entity of which Capital One Financial Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting stock or voting power and 50% or more of the economic equity, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Servicer under this Agreement, will be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Servicer enters into any of the foregoing transactions and is not the surviving entity, (x) the Servicer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, conversion, consolidation, or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 6.3 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with and (y) the Servicer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer 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 fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to preserve and protect such interests. The Servicer will provide notice of any merger, conversion, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 6.3 to the Rating Agencies and the Note Insurer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (x) and (y) of this Section 6.3 will be conditions to the consummation of any of the transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of this Section 6.3 in which the Servicer is not the surviving entity.

SECTION 6.4 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others.

(a) Neither the Servicer nor any of the directors or officers or employees or agents of the Servicer will be under any liability to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty or the Residual Interestholders, except as provided under this Agreement, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision will not protect the Servicer or any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance or bad faith in the performance of duties or by reason of its failure to perform its obligations or of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by reason of negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement (except for errors in judgment). The Servicer and any director, officer or employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any Opinion of Counsel or on any Officer’s Certificate of the Seller or certificate of auditors believed to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party in respect of any matters arising under this Agreement.

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in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer may undertake any reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties to this Agreement and the interests of the Noteholders and the Residual Interestholders under this Agreement. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom will be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Servicer.

SECTION 6.5 Delegation of Duties. The Servicer may, at any time without notice or consent, delegate (a) any or all of its duties (including, without limitation, its duties as custodian) under the Transaction Documents to any of its Affiliates or (b) specific duties (including, without limitation, its duties as custodian) to sub-contractors who are in the business of performing such duties; provided, that no such delegation shall relieve the Servicer of its responsibility with respect to such duties and the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Note Insurer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee for its duties hereunder as if the Servicer alone were performing such duties.

SECTION 6.6 COAF Not to Resign as Servicer. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6.3 and 6.5, (a) COAF will not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it as Servicer under this Agreement except upon determination that the performance of its duties under this Agreement by reason of a change in applicable legal requirements is no longer permissible under applicable law and (b) COAF will not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder. Notice of any such determination permitting the resignation of COAF will be communicated to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee at the earliest practicable time (and, if such communication is not in writing, will be confirmed in writing at the earliest practicable time) and any such determination will be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee concurrently with or promptly after such notice. No such resignation will become effective until a successor Servicer has assumed the responsibilities and obligations of COAF as Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1.

SECTION 6.7 Servicer May Own Notes. The Servicer, and any Affiliate of the Servicer, 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 Servicer 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 or pledged to the Servicer or such Affiliate will have an equal and proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Agreement, without preference, priority or distinction as among all of the Notes.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION OF SERVICER

SECTION 7.1 Termination of Servicer.

(a) If a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the direction of the Controlling Party, by notice given to the Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Issuer, the Administrator, the Noteholders, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and each Rating Agency, terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement with respect to the Receivables. In the event the Servicer is removed or resigns

 

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as Servicer with respect to servicing the Receivables, the Indenture Trustee, acting at the direction of the Controlling Party, shall appoint a successor Servicer. Upon the Servicer’s receipt of notice of termination, such Servicer will continue to perform its functions as Servicer under this Agreement only until the date specified in such termination notice or, if no such date is specified in such termination notice, until receipt of such notice. If a successor Servicer has not been appointed at the time when the outgoing Servicer ceases to act as Servicer in accordance with this Section 7.1, the Indenture Trustee without further action will automatically be appointed the successor Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Indenture Trustee, if it is legally unable or is unwilling to so act, will appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Servicer. Any successor Servicer shall be an established institution having a net worth of not less than $100,000,000 (or such lesser amount that the Note Insurer may consent in writing) and whose regular business includes the servicing of comparable motor vehicle receivables having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of not less than $50,000,000.

(b) The Controlling Party may waive any Servicer Termination Event. Upon any such waiver, such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Servicer Termination Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred for every purpose of this Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any prior, subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereto.

(c) If replaced, the Servicer agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts at its own expense to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the servicing of the Receivables to a successor Servicer.

(d) Upon the effectiveness of the assumption by the successor Servicer of its duties pursuant to this Section 7.1, the successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement with respect to the Receivables, and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto, except with respect to the obligations of the predecessor Servicer that survive its termination as Servicer, including indemnification obligations as set forth in Section 6.2(e). In such event, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee are hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the predecessor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such termination and replacement of the Servicer, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of the Receivables and related documents, or otherwise. No Servicer shall resign or be relieved of its duties under this Agreement, as Servicer of the Receivables, until a newly appointed Servicer for the Receivables shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the resigning or terminated Servicer under this Agreement.

In connection with such appointment, the Indenture Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of the successor Servicer out of Available Funds as it and such successor Servicer will agree; provided, however, that no such compensation will be in excess of the amount paid to the predecessor Servicer under this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 7.2 Notification to Noteholders. Upon any termination of, or appointment of a successor to, the Servicer pursuant to this Article VII, the Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notice thereof to the Owner Trustee, the Issuer, the Note Insurer, the Administrator, each Rating Agency and to the Noteholders at their respective addresses of record.

ARTICLE VIII

OPTIONAL PURCHASE

SECTION 8.1 Optional Purchase of Trust Estate. The Servicer shall have the right at its option (the “Optional Purchase”) to purchase the Trust Estate from the Issuer on any Payment Date if, either before or after giving effect to any payment of principal required to be made on such Payment Date, the aggregate Pool Balance is less than or equal to 10% of the sum of (i) the initial Pool Balance and (ii) the initial aggregate Principal Balance of the Subsequent Receivables. The purchase price for the Trust Estate shall equal the Redemption Price (the “Optional Purchase Price”), which amount shall be deposited by the Servicer into the Collection Account on or before the Redemption Date. If the Servicer exercises the Optional Purchase, the Notes shall be redeemed and in each case in whole but not in part on the related Payment Date for the Redemption Price.

ARTICLE IX

THE NOTE INSURANCE POLICY

SECTION 9.1 Claims Under Note Insurance Policy.

(a) In the event that the Servicer’s Certificate with respect to any Determination Date states that there is a Deficiency Amount, or in the event that the Indenture Trustee has received a certified copy of a final, nonappealable order of an appropriate court or other body exercising jurisdiction of any Preference Amount, the Indenture Trustee shall furnish to the Note Insurer no later than noon, New York City time, on the first Business Day following the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of such Servicer’s Certificate or certified copy, as applicable, a complete notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Note Insurance Policy (a “Notice”) specifying the amount of the Deficiency Amount, provided, that if such Notice is received after noon, New York City time, on such Business Day, it will be deemed to be received before noon, New York City time, on the following Business Day. If any such Notice is not in proper form or is otherwise insufficient for the purpose of making a claim under the Note Insurance Policy, such Notice will be deemed not to have been received for purposes of making such claim, and the Insurer will promptly so advise the Indenture Trustee in writing and the Indenture Trustee may submit an amended or corrected Notice. If such an amended or corrected Notice is in proper form and is otherwise sufficient for the purpose of making a claim under the Note Insurance Policy, it will be deemed to have been timely received on the Business Day of such resubmission; provided, that if such notice is received after noon, New York City time, it shall be deemed to be received before noon, New York City time, on the following Business Day.

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Payment from the Insurer, the Indenture Trustee shall deposit such Insured Payment in the Insurance Account. All amounts on deposit in the Insurance Account shall remain uninvested. On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall return any money in the Insurance Account which does not constitute an Insured Payment (as defined in the Note Insurance Policy) to the Note Insurer. The Indenture Trustee shall distribute on each Payment Date, to the Noteholders, the Insured Payment for such Payment Date from the Insurance Account in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 4.4(a).

(c) The Indenture Trustee will (i) receive as attorney-in-fact of each Noteholder any Insured Payment from the Note Insurer and (ii) distribute such Insured Payment as set forth in Section 9.1(b). Any and all Insured Payments disbursed by the Indenture Trustee shall not be considered payment by the Issuer with respect to the Notes, and shall not discharge the obligations of the Issuer with respect thereto. The Note Insurer shall, upon any payment pursuant to the Note Insurance Policy, in furtherance and not in limitation of its equitable right of subrogation and its rights under the Insurance Agreement, to the extent it makes any payment with respect to the Notes, become subrogated to the rights of any Noteholder to receive any and all amounts due in respect of the Insured Obligations as to which such payment was made. The Note Insurer shall be a co-beneficiary of the Indenture Trustee’s lien under the Indenture. Subject to and conditioned upon any payment with respect to the Notes by or on behalf of the Note Insurer, the Indenture Trustee shall assign to the Insurer all rights to the payment of interest or principal with respect to the Notes which are then due for payment to the extent of all payments made by the Note Insurer, and the Note Insurer may exercise any option, vote, right, power or the like with respect to the Notes to the extent that it has made payment pursuant to the Note Insurance Policy. The foregoing subrogation will in all cases be subject to the rights of the Noteholders to receive all Insured Payments (as defined in the Note Insurance Policy) in respect of the Notes.

(d) The Indenture Trustee will promptly notify the Note Insurer of any proceeding or the institution of any action (of which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge) seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, rehabilitation or similar law (a “Note Preference Claim”) of any payment made to a Noteholder that has been deemed a preferential transfer and recoverable, or theretofore recovered, from such Noteholder pursuant to Title 11 of United States Code in accordance with an order of an appropriate court or other body. Each Noteholder, by its purchase of Notes, and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree that so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party, the Note Insurer may at any time during the continuation of any proceeding relating to a Note Preference Claim direct all matters relating to such Note Preference Claim, including (i) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Note Preference Claim and (ii) the posting of any surety, supersedeas or performance bond pending any such appeal at the expense of the Note Insurer, but subject to reimbursement as provided in the Insurance Agreement. In addition, and without limitation of the foregoing, as set forth in Section 9.1(c), the Note Insurer will be subrogated to, and each Noteholder and the Indenture Trustee hereby delegate and assign, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights of the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder in the conduct of any proceeding with respect to a Note Preference Claim, including all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Note Preference Claim.

 

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SECTION 9.2 Surrender of Note Insurance Policy. The Indenture Trustee shall surrender the Note Insurance Policy to the Note Insurer for cancellation upon the expiration of the Note Insurance Policy in accordance with the terms of the Note Insurance Policy.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 10.1 Amendment.

(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the Seller and the Servicer, with the prior written consent of the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party), but without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Issuer, the Swap Counterparty or the Owner Trustee; provided that such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee; provided, further, that such amendment shall be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder, and no Opinion of Counsel shall be required, if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided, further, that such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Sale and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent) and (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment; provided, further, that if the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Note Insurer without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer.

(b) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the Seller and the Servicer, with the prior written consent of the Note Insurer (so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party) but without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Swap Counterparty, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or any other Person to add, modify or eliminate any provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable the Seller, the Servicer or any of their Affiliates to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any accounting rule or principle, it being a condition to any such amendment that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied and such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Agreement unless the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent).

(c) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, with the prior written consent of the Controlling Party, 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 Note Insurer; provided that no such amendment shall (i) reduce the interest rate or principal amount of any Note or delay any Payment Date or the Final Scheduled Payment Date of any Note without the consent of the Holder of such Note, (ii) reduce the percentage of the Note Balance, the Holders of which are

 

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required to consent to any matter without the consent of the Holders of at least the percentage of the Note Balance which were required to consent to such matter before giving effect to such amendment; provided, further, that if the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party, no amendment pursuant to this Section 10.1(c) shall materially and adversely affect the interests of the Note Insurer without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer; provided, further, that such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty under this Sale and Servicing Agreement unless (i) the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent) and (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment. It will not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders 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 provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe, including the establishment of record dates pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Servicer shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Rating Agency; and promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Servicer shall furnish a copy of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency and the Indenture Trustee.

(e) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Seller, the Note Insurer, 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 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 adversely affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may not be amended in any way that would adversely affect the Owner Trustee’s rights, privileges, indemnities, duties or obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Owner Trustee.

SECTION 10.2 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, the Note Insurer, and the Indenture Trustee under this Agreement in the Purchased Assets (other than any Purchased Assets with respect thereto, to the extent that the interest of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Indenture Trustee 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.

 

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(b) None of the Issuer, the Seller or the Servicer shall change its name, identity, organizational structure or jurisdiction of organization in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Seller in accordance with paragraph (a) above “seriously misleading” within the meaning of Sections 9-506, 9-507 or 9-508 of the UCC, unless it shall have given the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee at least five days’ prior written notice thereof and, to the extent necessary, has promptly filed amendments to previously filed financing statements or continuation statements described in paragraph (a) above.

(c) The Seller shall give the Issuer, the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee at least five days’ prior written notice of any change of location of the Seller for purposes of Section 9-307 of the UCC 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 possible to take such action in advance) reasonably necessary or advisable to amend all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements described in paragraph (a) above.

(d) The Servicer shall maintain (or shall cause its Sub-Servicer to maintain) accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Receivable and the amounts from time to time deposited in the Collection Account in respect of such Receivable.

(e) The Servicer shall maintain (or shall cause its Sub-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 in such Receivable and that such Receivable is owned by the Issuer and has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties pursuant to the Indenture. Indication of the Issuer’s and the Indenture Trustee’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.

(f) If at any time the Servicer 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 Servicer shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, records or printouts (including any restored from backup archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Issuer and has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties.

SECTION 10.3 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 on any interest therein, and the Seller shall defend the right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under such Receivables and other property transferred to the Issuer against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller.

 

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SECTION 10.4 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 and transfers 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 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 Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction;

(ii) The conveyance provided for in Section 2.1 shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller, and the Seller hereby grants, to the Issuer of 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 the Servicer as the Issuer’s agent, of the Receivables Files and any other property as 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 Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code 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 10.5 Notices, Etc. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered or mailed by registered or certified first-class

 

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United States mail, postage prepaid, hand delivery, prepaid courier service, or by facsimile, and addressed in each case as set forth on Schedule II or at such other address as shall be designated 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 prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Noteholder shall receive such notice.

SECTION 10.6 Choice of Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL, SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BUT EXCLUDING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL OTHER RULES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

SECTION 10.7 Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 10.9 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the Servicer, the Seller, the Note Insurer, 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 any party hereto in any case shall entitle it to any notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. No waiver or approval by any party hereto 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 10.10 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 10.11 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.

 

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SECTION 10.12 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 10.13 Acknowledgment and Agreement. By execution below, the Seller expressly acknowledges and consents to the pledge, assignment and Grant of a security interest in the Receivables and the other Transferred Assets by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Indenture Secured Parties pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties. 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.

SECTION 10.14 Cumulative Remedies. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 10.15 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 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) none of the parties hereto shall 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 10.16 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;

 

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(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 10.5 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 10.17 Limitation of Liability.

(a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee, and in no event shall it have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or under the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant thereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. Under no circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expense of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligations, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under the Transaction Documents. For the purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, and in no event shall it have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer under the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant thereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer; provided that the Indenture Trustee will only be responsible for its actions as Indenture Trustee hereunder and under the Indenture. Under no circumstances shall the Indenture Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expense of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligations, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under the Transaction Documents. For the purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Article VI of the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 10.18 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Noteholders and the Residual Interestholders and their respective successors and permitted assigns and each of the Owner Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty shall be an express third party beneficiary hereof and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no other Person will have any right hereunder.

SECTION 10.19 Limitation of Rights.

(a) All of the rights of the Note Insurer in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Note Insurer’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Note Insurer’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Insurance Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Note Insurer.

(b) All of the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty.

SECTION 10.20 Information Requests. The parties hereto shall provide any information available and deliverable without undue expense as requested by the Servicer, the Issuer, the Seller or any of their Affiliates, in order to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any current or future law, rule, regulation, accounting rule or principle.

SECTION 10.21 Regulation AB. The Seller and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Section 10.21 is to facilitate compliance by the Seller with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Seller shall not exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The Servicer acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Seller in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. The Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Seller and the Issuer to deliver to the Seller and the Issuer (including any of its assignees or designees) any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Seller or the Issuer to permit the Seller to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer and the Receivables, or the servicing of the Receivables, reasonably believed by the Servicer to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.

 

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SECTION 10.22 Information to Be Provided by the Indenture Trustee.

(a) For so long as the Issuer is required to report under the Exchange Act, the Indenture Trustee shall (i) on or before the fifth Business Day of each month, provide to the Seller, in writing, such information regarding the Indenture Trustee as is requested by the Seller for the purpose of compliance with Item 1117 of Regulation AB; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to provide such information in the event that there has been no change to the information previously provided by the Indenture Trustee to Seller, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee of any changes to such information, provide to the Seller, in writing, such updated information.

(b) As soon as available but no later than March 15 of each calendar year for so long as the Issuer is required to report under the Exchange Act, commencing in 2008, the Indenture Trustee shall:

(i) deliver to the Seller a report regarding the Indenture Trustee’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under paragraph (b) of Rule 13a-18, Rule 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be signed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified in Exhibit F or such criteria as mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Indenture Trustee;

(ii) deliver to the Seller a report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Indenture Trustee and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(iii) deliver to the Seller and any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) (a “Sarbanes Certification”) on behalf of the Issuer or the Seller a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G or such form as mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Indenture Trustee.

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (iii) above may rely on the certification provided by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Sale and Servicing Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Seller

By:   /s/ Richard Johns
  Name: Richard Johns
  Title: Assistant Vice President

Sale and Servicing Agreement

(COFAT 2007-C)

 

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CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C,

as Issuer

By:   WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
  Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
  Title:   Financial Services Officer

 

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CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., as Servicer
By:   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
  Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:   /s/ Aranka R. Paul
  Name:   Aranka R. Paul
  Title:   Assistant Vice President
By:   /s/ Jenna Kaufman
  Name:   Jenna Kaufman
  Title:   Director

 

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(COAFT 2007-C)


SCHEDULE I

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE RECEIVABLES

 

(a) Characteristics of Receivables. As of its respective 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 (as defined in the UCC) by the Obligor thereto;

(ii) has been originated directly by the related Originator in accordance with its customary origination practices;

(iii) as of the Closing Date or Subsequent Funding Date, as applicable, is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable Originator, as secured party, or all necessary actions with respect to the Receivable has been taken or will be taken to perfect a first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable Originator, as secured party, which security interest, in either case, is assignable and has been so assigned by the applicable Referral Originator to COAF (in the case of a Referral Receivable), by COAF to the Seller and by the Seller to the Issuer and is enforceable by or on the Issuer’s behalf;

(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 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 or less than one-third of the level monthly payment;

(vi) provides for interest at the Contract Rate specified in the Schedule of Receivables;

(vii) was originated in the United States and denominated in Dollars;

(viii) is secured by a new or used automobile or light-duty truck;

(ix) has a Contract Rate of at least 3.00%;

(x) had an original term to maturity of not more than 72 months and has a remaining term to maturity, as of its respective Cut-Off Date, of not more than 72 months and not less than 6 months;

(xi) had an original Principal Balance of no more than $50,000;

 

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(xii) has a Principal Balance on its respective Cut-Off Date of greater than or equal to $500;

(xiii) has a final Scheduled Payment due on or before December 31, 2013;

(xiv) was not more than 30 days past due as of its Cut-Off Date;

(xv) is not subject to a force-placed Insurance Policy on the related Financed Vehicle;

(xvi) is a Simple Interest Receivable, and scheduled payments under each Receivable have been applied in accordance with the method for allocating principal and interest set forth in such Receivable; and

(xvii) has not had an extension or modification except as permitted by the terms of the Customary Servicing Practices.

 

(b) Schedule of Receivables. The information with respect to a Receivable transferred on the Closing Date or on any Funding Date as set forth in the Schedule of Receivables for such date was true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-Off Date for such Receivable.

 

(c) Compliance with Law. As of the Closing Date or related Funding Date, as applicable, the Receivable complied, and the transfer of that Receivable to the Issuer complied at the time of transfer, 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, Federal Reserve Board 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.

 

(d) Binding Obligation. The Receivable constitutes the legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the Obligor, enforceable 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 applicable Cut-Off Date of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended to the extent applicable to the related Obligor.

 

(e) Receivable in Force. The Receivable has not been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded nor has the related Financed Vehicle been released from the lien of such Receivable in whole or in part.

 

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Schedule I to the

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(f) No Default; No Waiver. Except for payment delinquencies continuing for a period of not more than 30 days as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, the Seller has no knowledge that a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of the Receivable existed as of the applicable 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 applicable Cut-Off Date and the Seller has not waived any of the foregoing.

 

(g) Insurance. The Receivable requires that the related Financed Vehicle be covered by a comprehensive and collision insurance policy (i) subject to a maximum deductible of $1,000, (ii) naming the Servicer as loss payee and (iii) insuring against loss and damage due to fire, theft, transportation, collision and other risks generally covered by comprehensive and collision insurance policies.

 

(h) No Government Obligor. The Obligor on the 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.

 

(i) Assignment. No Receivable has been originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer, assignment, setting over, conveyance or pledge of such Receivable would be unlawful, void, or voidable. COAF has not entered into any agreement with any Obligor that prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment of the related Receivable.

 

(j) Good Title. It is the intention of the Seller that the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance herein contemplated constitute an absolute sale, 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 or Funding Date, as applicable, 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 or Funding Date, as applicable, and immediately prior to the sale and transfer herein contemplated, the Seller had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner of each Receivable free and clear of all Liens (except any Lien which will be released prior to assignment of such Receivable hereunder), 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.

 

(k) 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 Purchased Assets (other than any Purchased Assets with respect thereto, to the extent that an ownership interest 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 made within ten days of the Closing Date.

 

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(l) Priority. The Receivable is not pledged, assigned, sold, subject to a security interest, or otherwise conveyed other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents. The Seller has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against any Originator or the Seller that include a description of collateral covering any Receivable other than any financing statement relating to security interests granted under the Transaction Documents or that have been or, prior to the assignment of such Receivable hereunder, will be terminated, amended or released. The Sale and Servicing 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 and is enforceable as such against all other creditors of and purchasers and assignees from the Seller.

 

(m) Characterization of Receivables. Each Receivable constitutes either “electronic chattel paper,” “tangible chattel paper,” an “account,” an “instrument,” or a “general intangible,” each as defined in the UCC.

 

(n) 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.

 

(o) No Defenses. As of the related Cut-Off Date, there are no rights of rescission, offset, claim, counterclaim or defense, and the Seller has no knowledge of the same being asserted or threatened, with respect to any Receivable.

 

(p) No Fraud or Misrepresentation. Each Receivable was (i) originated by the applicable Originator and (ii) was sold by the applicable Referral Originator (in the case of a Referral Receivable) to COAF and by COAF to the Seller and by the Seller to the Issuer without any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the applicable Originator or the Seller.

 

(q) No Impairment. Other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents or as released prior to the Closing Date or Funding Date, as applicable, no Originator has done anything to convey any right to any Person that would result in such Person having a right to payments due under a Receivable or otherwise to impair the rights of the Issuer, the Note Insurer, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders in any Receivable or the proceeds thereof.

 

(r) Receivable Not Assumable. No Receivable is assumable by another Person in a manner which would release the Obligor thereof from such Obligor’s obligations with respect to such Receivable.

 

(s) Bankruptcy Proceeding. As of the applicable Cut-off Date, none of the Receivables was noted in the Servicer’s records as dischargeable debt under a bankruptcy proceeding and, as of the applicable Cut-off Date, none of the Receivables has been reduced or discharged in any bankruptcy proceeding.

 

(t) No Charge Off. As of its respective Cut-off Date, no Receivable has been charged off for accounting purposes by the Seller.

 

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Schedule I to the

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(u) Extensions Modifications. No extension or modification has been made with respect to any Receivable other than as evidenced in the Receivable File relating thereto.

 

(v) No Adverse Selection. No selection procedures materially adverse to the Noteholders or the Note Insurer were utilized in selecting any Receivable from those receivables owned by COAF or the Referral Originators, as applicable, which met the selection criteria contained in this Schedule I.

 

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Schedule I to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


SCHEDULE II

NOTICE ADDRESSES

If to the Issuer:

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

Facsimile: (302) 636-4140

Attention: Corporate Trust Department

with copies to the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee

If to COAF, the Servicer or the Administrator:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Attention: Vice President of Auto Securitization

with a copies to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Facsimile: (703) 720-2227

Attention: Funding Counsel

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

3901 N. Dallas Parkway

Plano, Texas 75093

Facsimile: (888) 722-8255

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

3901 N. Dallas Parkway

Plano, Texas 75093

Facsimile: (866) 722-6341

Attention: Legal

 

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Schedule II to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


If to the Seller:

Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC

140 E. Shore Drive

Room 1052-D

Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

Facsimile: (804) 290-6666

Telephone: (804) 290-6736

Attention: Capital Markets

with a copy to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

(Facsimile No. (703) 720-2227

Attention: Funding Counsel

If to the Indenture Trustee:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 26th Floor

New York, New York 10005

Facsimile: (212) 553-2462

Attention: Structured Finance Services – Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

If to the Owner Trustee:

Wilmington Trust Company

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

Facsimile: (302) 636-4140

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

If to Moody’s:

7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10007

Email: ServicerReports@Moodys.com

Facsimile: (212) 298-7139

Attention: ABS/RMBS Monitoring Department, 25th Floor

 

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Schedule II to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


If to S&P:

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services

55 Water Street

New York, New York 10041

Facsimile: (212) 438-2664

Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Group

If to Fitch:

Fitch, Inc.

One State Street Plaza, 32nd Floor

New York, New York 10004

Facsimile: (212) 480-4438

Attention: Asset-Backed Securities Group

If to the Note Insurer:

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Facsimile: (212) 312-3225

Attention: Structured Finance Surveillance

If to the Initial Swap Counterparty:

Barclays Bank PLC

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 4BB

Telephone No.: 44(20) 777 36810

Facsimile No.: 44(20) 777 36461

 

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Schedule II to the

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EXHIBIT A

NOTICE OF FUNDING DATE

In accordance with the Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”) by and between Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Issuer”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), the undersigned hereby gives notice of the Funding Date to occur on or before [            ], 200[    ] for each of the Receivables listed on the Schedule of Receivables for such Funding Date. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 by and between the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. and Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller (the “Seller”).

Such Subsequent Receivables represent the following amounts:

 

Aggregate Principal Balance of Subsequent Receivables

         as of the Subsequent Cut-Off Date (approximate):

   $__________________

Amount to be wired to or at the direction of the Seller in

         payment for such Subsequent Receivables

         (approximate):

   $__________________

Subsequent Cut-Off Date: _________________, 200[    ]

The undersigned hereby certifies that, in connection with the Funding Date specified above, the undersigned has complied with all terms and provisions specified in Section 2.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, including, but not limited to, delivery of the Officer’s Certificate, as specified therein.

 

Date: ________________________, 200[    ]
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Administrator
By:    

 

   A-1   

Exhibit A to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


EXHIBIT B

JOINT OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE

re: Funding Date

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

This Officer’s Certificate is being delivered in accordance with Section 2.5 of that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) by and between Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Issuer”), Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Servicer”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Indenture Trustee”). Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Funding Date to occur on ____________, 200[    ] (the “Subject Funding Date”).

By his or her signature below, each of the undersigned officers on behalf of the Servicer, the Seller, and the Issuer, as the case may be, certify to the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer that:

(a) the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 2.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Subsequent Receivables to be acquired on the Subject Funding Date (which are listed on the Schedule of Receivables) are true and correct as of the applicable date set forth on Schedule I to the Sale and Servicing Agreement;

(b) the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 5.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof;

(c) the representations and warranties of the Servicer set forth in Section 6.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof; and

(d) the requirements stated in Section 2.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement regarding the Subsequent Receivables to be acquired on the Subject Funding Date have been met.

 

   B-1   

Exhibit B to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


Date:____________________, 200_
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Administrator
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

   B-2   

Exhibit B to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


EXHIBIT C

ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

[Date]

For value received, in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 11, 2007, by and between Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., a Texas corporation (“COAF”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the “Indenture Trustee”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Issuer without recourse (subject to the obligations in the Agreement) on the date hereof, all right, title and interest of the Seller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the Receivables set forth on the Schedule of Receivables on the date hereof, and the Collections after the related Cut-Off Date and the Related Security relating thereto, together with all of Seller’s rights under the Purchase Agreement and all proceeds of the foregoing, which sale shall be effective as of such Cut-Off Date.

The foregoing sale does not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Issuer of any obligation of the Seller or any 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.

IN WITNESS HEREOF, the undersigned has caused this assignment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

   C-1   

Exhibit C to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SERVICER’S CERTIFICATE

[See Attached]

 

   D-1   

Exhibit D to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


EXHIBIT E

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 and the Indenture Trustee as follows on the Closing Date and on each Funding 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 as against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller.

2. The Receivables constitute “chattel paper” (including “electronic chattel paper” or “tangible chattel paper”), “accounts,” “instruments” or “general intangibles,” within the meaning of the UCC.

3. Each Receivable is secured by a first priority validly perfected security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in favor of the applicable 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 applicable Originator, as secured party.

Creation

4. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer, assignment and 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 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 related Originator 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.

Perfection

6. The Seller has caused or will have caused, within ten days after 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 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”.

 

   E-1   

Exhibit E to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


7. With respect to Receivables that constitute instruments or tangible chattel paper, either:

(i) All original executed copies of each such instrument or tangible chattel paper have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee; or

(ii) 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; or

(iii) 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.

Priority

8. Neither the Seller nor COAF has authorized the filing of, or is aware of any financing statements against either the Seller or COAF that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement (i) relating to the conveyance of the Receivables by COAF to the Seller under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) relating to the security interest granted to Issuer hereunder or (iii) that has been terminated.

9. Neither the Seller nor COAF is aware of any material judgment, ERISA or tax lien filings against either the Seller or COAF.

10. Neither the Seller nor COAF nor a custodian or vaulting agent thereof holding any Receivable that is electronic chattel paper has communicated an authoritative copy of any loan agreement that constitutes or evidences such Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer.

11. None of the instruments, tangible chattel paper or electronic chattel paper that constitute or evidence the Receivables has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Seller, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee.

Survival of Perfection Representations

12. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Exhibit E 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 parties to the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall provide the Rating Agencies with prompt written notice of any breach of the perfection representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Exhibit E, and shall not, without satisfying the Rating Agency Condition, waive a breach of any of such perfection representations, warranties or covenants.

 

   E-2   

Exhibit E to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


Servicer to Maintain Perfection and Priority

14. The Servicer covenants that, in order to evidence the interests of the Seller and Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, Servicer shall take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary or advisable (including, without limitation, such actions as are requested by the Indenture Trustee) to maintain and perfect, as a first priority perfected security interest, the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Receivables. The Servicer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and file, all financing statements, amendments, continuations, initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, terminations, partial terminations, releases or partial releases, or any other filings necessary or advisable to continue, maintain and perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Receivables as a first-priority perfected security interest (each a “Filing”).

 

   E-3   

Exhibit E to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


EXHIBIT F

SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN

INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Indenture Trustee shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria”:

 

Servicing Criteria

   Applicable Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

  
     General Servicing Considerations     

1122(d)(1)(i)

   Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(1)(ii)

   If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.   

1122(d)(1)(iii)

   Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained.   

1122(d)(1)(iv)

   A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.   
   Cash Collection and Administration   

1122(d)(2)(i)

   Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.    ü1

1122(d)(2)(ii)

   Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.    ü

1122(d)(2)(iii)

   Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(2)(iv)

   The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.    ü

1122(d)(2)(v)

   Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.    ü

1122(d)(2)(vi)

   Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.   

1122(d)(2)(vii)

   Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   

1

Solely with regard to deposits made by the Indenture Trustee.


Servicing Criteria

   Applicable Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

  
     Investor Remittances and Reporting     

1122(d)(3)(i)

   Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of pool assets serviced by the Servicer.   

1122(d)(3)(ii)

   Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.    ü

1122(d)(3)(iii)

   Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.    ü

1122(d)(3)(iv)

   Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.    ü
   Pool Asset Administration   

1122(d)(4)(i)

   Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related asset pool documents.   

1122(d)(4)(ii)

   Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements   

1122(d)(4)(iii)

   Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(4)(iv)

   Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related asset pool documents.   

1122(d)(4)(v)

   The Servicer’s records regarding the accounts and the accounts agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.   

1122(d)(4)(vi)

   Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s account (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.   

1122(d)(4)(vii)

   Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(4)(viii)

   Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).   

1122(d)(4)(ix)

   Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents.   

 

   F-2   

Exhibit F to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


Servicing Criteria

   Applicable Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

  

1122(d)(4)(x)

   Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s Account documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable Account documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related Accounts, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(4)(xi)

   Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(4)(xii)

   Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.   

1122(d)(4)(xiii)

   Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(4)(xiv)

   Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.   

1122(d)(4)(xv)

   Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.   

 

   F-3   

Exhibit F to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

 

Re: CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), certifies to Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”), and its officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

(1) It has reviewed the report on assessment of the Indenture Trustee’s compliance provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”), and the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”) that were delivered by the Indenture Trustee to the Seller pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 11, 2007, by and between Capital One Auto Finance Inc., the Seller, the Indenture Trustee and Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (collectively, the “Indenture Trustee Information”);

(2) To the best of its knowledge, the Indenture Trustee Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Indenture Trustee Information; and

(3) To the best of its knowledge, all of the Indenture Trustee Information required to be provided by the Indenture Trustee under the Agreement has been provided to the Seller.

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely As Indenture Trustee
Date:    
By:    
Name:
Title:
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

   G-1   

Exhibit G to the

Sale and Servicing Agreement

(COAFT 2007-C)


EXHIBIT H-1

FORM OF SELLER RE-ASSIGNMENT

(SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT)

[DATE]

Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), between Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as Issuer (the “Assignor”), Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller (the “Assignee”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, and the transactions contemplated thereby, in exchange for the Repurchase Price from the Assignee, the Assignor does hereby assign, transfer and otherwise absolutely convey unto the Assignee all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest, whether now or hereafter existing, in and to (i) the Receivables identified on Schedule I hereto (such Receivables, the “Repurchased Receivables”); (ii) all Collections thereon after the date hereof; (iii) all other property related to such Repurchased Receivables transferred by the Assignee to the Assignor under the Sale and Servicing Agreement on the Closing Date or related Funding Date, as applicable; and (iv) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.

The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignor of the Repurchased Receivables and other property described above, and the Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignee of the Repurchase Price.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in (or by reference in) the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

[SIGNATURE FOLLOWS]

 

   H-1-1   

Seller Re-Assignment

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Re-Assignment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, as Assignor
By:  

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.,

as Administrator

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Assignee

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

   H-1-1   

Seller Re-Assignment

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


SCHEDULE I

SCHEDULE OF REPURCHASED RECEIVABLES

[On file with Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.]


EXHIBIT H-2

FORM OF SELLER CROSS RECEIPT

(SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT)

[DATE]

Reference is hereby made to the Seller Re-Assignment pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Seller Re-Assignment”), by and between Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Assignee”) and Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Assignor”).

The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignor of the Repurchased Receivables pursuant to the terms of the Seller Re-Assignment.

The Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignee of the Repurchase Price for the Repurchased Receivables pursuant to the terms of the Seller Re-Assignment.

As used herein, the term “Repurchased Receivables” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Seller Re-Assignment.

Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, by and between Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller, Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as Issuer, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

 

   H-2-1   

Seller Cross Receipt

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Cross Receipt to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC, as Assignee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, as Assignor
By:   Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Administator
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

   H-2-2   

Seller Cross Receipt

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


EXHIBIT I-1

FORM OF SERVICER RE-ASSIGNMENT

(SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT)

[DATE]

Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), between Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer (the “Assignee”), Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as Issuer (the “Assignor”), Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee, and the transactions contemplated thereby, in exchange for the Repurchase Price from the Assignee, the Assignor does hereby assign, transfer and otherwise absolutely convey unto the Assignee all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest, whether now or hereafter existing, in and to (i) the Receivables identified on Schedule I hereto (such Receivables, the “Repurchased Receivables”); (ii) all Collections thereon after the date hereof; (iii) all other property related to such Repurchased Receivables transferred by the Assignee to the Assignor under the Sale and Servicing Agreement on the Closing Date or related Funding Date, as applicable; and (iv) the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.

The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignor of the Repurchased Receivables and other property described above, and the Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignee of the Repurchase Price.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in (or by reference in) the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

[SIGNATURE FOLLOWS]

 

   I-1-1   

Servicer Re-Assignment

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Re-Assignment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, as Assignor
By:   Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Administator
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.,

as Assignee

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

   I-1-2   

Servicer Re-Assignment

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


EXHIBIT I-2

FORM OF SERVICER CROSS RECEIPT

(SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT)

[DATE]

Reference is hereby made to the Servicer Re-Assignment pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Seller Re-Assignment”), by and between Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. (the “Assignee”) and Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Assignor”).

The Assignee hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignor of the Repurchased Receivables pursuant to the terms of the Servicer Re-Assignment.

The Assignor hereby acknowledges receipt from the Assignee of the Repurchase Price for the Repurchased Receivables pursuant to the terms of the Servicer Re-Assignment.

As used herein, the term “Repurchased Receivables” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicer Re-Assignment.

Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, by and between Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller, Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, as Issuer, Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee.

[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]

 

   I-2-1   

Servicer Cross Receipt

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Cross Receipt to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., as Assigee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, as Assignor
By:   Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Administator
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

   I-2-2   

Servicer Cross Receipt

(Sale and Servicing Agreement)


EXECUTIVE COPY

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following terms have the meanings set forth, or referred to, below:

Accrued Note Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Payment Date, the sum of the Noteholders’ Monthly Accrued Interest for such Payment Date and the Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall for such Payment Date.

Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(a) of the Indenture.

Administration Agreement” means the Administration Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Administrator, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

Administrator” means COAF, or any successor Administrator under the Administration Agreement.

Administrator Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) of the Administration Agreement.

Affiliate” means, for any specified Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person and “affiliated” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power, directly or indirectly, to cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person.

Applicable Tax State” shall mean, as of any date, each State as to which any of the following is then applicable: (a) a State in which the Owner Trustee maintains its Corporate Trust Office, (b) a State in which the Owner Trustee maintains its principal executive offices, and (c) the States of Virginia and Texas.

Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Indenture Trustee to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Notes.

Authorized Newspaper” means a newspaper of general circulation in the City of New York, printed in the English language and customarily published on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Authorized Officer” means (a) with respect to the Issuer, (i) any officer of the Owner Trustee who is authorized to act for the Owner Trustee in matters relating to the Issuer and who is identified on the list of Authorized Officers delivered by the Owner Trustee to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date or (ii) so long as the Administration Agreement is in effect, any officer of the Administrator who is authorized to act for the Administrator in matters relating to the Issuer pursuant to the Administration Agreement and who is identified on the list of Authorized Officers delivered by the Administrator to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date (as such list may be modified or supplemented from time to time thereafter) and (b) with respect to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer,

 

     

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any officer of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer, as applicable, who is authorized to act for the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer, as applicable, in matters relating to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer and who is identified on the list of Authorized Officers delivered by each of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date (as such list may be modified or supplemented from time to time thereafter).

Available Funds” means, for any Payment Date and the related Collection Period, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (i) all Collections received by the Servicer during such Collection Period, (ii) the sum of the Repurchase Prices deposited into the Collection Account with respect to each Receivable that is to become a Repurchased Receivable during the related Collection Period, (iii) the investment income accrued during such Collection Period from the investment of funds in the Trust Accounts, (iv) the Reserve Account Excess Amount, (v) the Net Swap Receipts (excluding Swap Termination Payments received from the Swap Counterparty and deposited into the Swap Termination Payment Account), (vi) amounts on deposit in the Swap Termination Payment Account to the extent such amounts are required to be included in Available Funds pursuant to Section 4.8(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (vii) Swap Replacement Proceeds, to the extent required to be included in Available Funds pursuant to Section 4.8(f) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Available Funds Shortfall Amount” means, as of any Payment Date, the amount by which the amounts required to be paid pursuant to clauses first through sixth of Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement exceeds the Available Funds for such Payment Date.

Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended.

Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, (i) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Person’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days or (ii) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

Bankruptcy Remote Party” means each of the Seller, the Issuer, any other trust created by the Seller or any limited liability company or corporation wholly-owned by the Seller.

Benefit Plan” means (i) any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to ERISA, (ii) a “plan” described in and subject to Section 4975 of the

 

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Code or (iii) any entity deemed to hold the assets of any of the foregoing by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or other plan’s investment in such entity.

Book-Entry Notes” means a beneficial interest in the Notes, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 2.10 of the Indenture.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the states of Delaware, California, Texas, Virginia or New York, or in the state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee is located, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or government decree to be closed.

Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Trust Agreement evidencing the Residual Interest, as such Certificate may be issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement at the request of the Residual Interestholder.

Certificate of Title” means, with respect to any Financed Vehicle, the certificate of title or other documentary evidence of ownership of such Financed Vehicle as issued by the department, agency or official of the jurisdiction (whether in paper or electronic form) in which such Financed Vehicle is titled responsible for accepting applications for, and maintaining records regarding, certificates of title and liens thereon.

Certificate of Title Repurchase Event” means, with respect to any Receivable, (a) the original Certificate of Title has not been received by the Servicer for inclusion in the related Receivable File by the Required Title Delivery Date for such Receivable, (b) the failure of such items to be so received materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Note Insurer (as determined by the Note Insurer in its reasonable discretion, unless the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party) in such Receivable and (c) the failure to repurchase such Receivable would cause the Title Delivery Failure Percentage to exceed 0.50% as of the Required Title Delivery Date for such Receivable.

Certificateholder” means any Holder of a Certificate.

Class” means a group of Notes whose form is identical except for variation in denomination, principal amount or owner, and references to “each Class” thus mean each of the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3-A Notes, the Class A-3-B Notes and the Class A-4 Notes.

Class A Notes” means the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-3-A Notes, the Class A-3-B Notes and the Class A-4 Notes, collectively.

Class A-1 Final Scheduled Payment Date” shall mean the October 2008 Payment Date.

Class A-1 Interest Rate” means 5.28200% per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed, but assuming a 360-day year).

Class A-1 Note Balance” means, at any time, the Initial Class A-1 Note Balance reduced by all payments of principal made prior to such time on the Class A-1 Notes.

 

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Class A-1 Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class A-1 Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-1 Notes” means the Class of Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes designated as Class A-1 Notes, issued in accordance with the Indenture.

Class A-2-A Final Scheduled Payment Date” shall mean the May 2010 Payment Date.

Class A-2-A Interest Rate” means 5.29% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months).

Class A-2-A Note Balance” means, at any time, the Initial Class A-2-A Note Balance reduced by all payments of principal made prior to such time on the Class A-2-A Notes.

Class A-2-A Noteholder” means the Person in whose name a Class A-2-A Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-2-A Notes” means the Class of Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes designated as Class A-2-A Notes, issued in accordance with the Indenture.

Class A-2-B Final Scheduled Payment Date” shall mean the May 2010 Payment Date.

Class A-2-B Interest Rate” means the sum of LIBOR + 0.42% per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed, but assuming a 360-day year).

Class A-2-B Note Balance” means, at any time, the Initial Class A-2-B Note Balance reduced by all payments of principal made prior to such time on the Class A-2-B Notes.

Class A-2-B Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-2-B Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-2-B Notes” means the Class of Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes designated as Class A-2-B Notes, issued in accordance with the Indenture.

Class A-3-A Final Scheduled Payment Date” shall mean the April 2012 Payment Date.

Class A-3-A Interest Rate” means 5.13% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months).

Class A-3-A Note Balance” means, at any time, the Initial Class A-3-A Note Balance reduced by all payments of principal made prior to such time on the Class A-3-A Notes.

Class A-3-A Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-3-A Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-3-A Notes” means the Class of Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes designated as Class A-3-A Notes, issued in accordance with the Indenture.

Class A-3-B Final Scheduled Payment Date” shall mean the April 2012 Payment Date.

 

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Class A-3-B Interest Rate” means LIBOR + 0.51% per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed, but assuming a 360-day year).

Class A-3-B Note Balance” means, at any time, the Initial Class A-3-B Note Balance reduced by all payments of principal made prior to such time on the Class A-3-B Notes.

Class A-3-B Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-3-B Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-3-B Notes” means the Class of Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes designated as Class A-3-B Notes, issued in accordance with the Indenture.

Class A-4 Final Scheduled Payment Date” shall mean the July 2014 Payment Date.

Class A-4 Interest Rate” means 5.23% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months).

Class A-4 Note Balance” means, at any time, the Initial Class A-4 Note Balance reduced by all payments of principal made prior to such time on the Class A-4 Notes.

Class A-4 Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-4 Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-4 Notes” means the Class of Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes designated as Class A-4 Notes, issued in accordance with the Indenture.

Clearing Agency” means an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act and shall initially be DTC.

Clearing Agency Participant” means a broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for which from time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.

Closing Date” means October 11, 2007.

COAF” means Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., a Texas corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and any successor law thereto, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

Collections” means, with respect to any Receivable and to the extent received by the Servicer after the applicable Cut-Off Date, (i) any monthly payment by or on behalf of the Obligor thereunder, (ii) any full or partial prepayment of such Receivable, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and (iv) any other amounts received by the Servicer which, in accordance with the

 

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Customary Servicing Practices, would customarily be applied to the payment of accrued interest or to reduce the Principal Balance of the Receivable, including rebates of premiums with respect to the cancellation or termination of any Insurance Policy, extended warranty or service contract; provided, however, that the term “Collections” in no event will include (1) any amounts in respect of any Receivable the Repurchase Price of which has been included in the Available Funds on a prior Payment Date or (2) any Supplemental Servicing Fees.

Collection Account” means the trust account established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Collection Period” means the period commencing on the first day of each calendar month and ending on the last day of such calendar month (or, in the case of the initial Collection Period, the period commencing on the close of business on the Initial Cut-Off Date and ending on October 31, 2007). As used herein, the “related” Collection Period with respect to any date of determination or a Payment Date shall be deemed to be the Collection Period which precedes that date of determination or such Payment Date.

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, the motor vehicle retail installment sales contract and/or note and security agreement, the installment loan agreement, any amendments thereto and any related documentary draft, if applicable, evidencing such Receivable.

Contract Rate” means, with respect to a Receivable, the rate per annum at which interest accrues under the Contract evidencing such Receivable. Such rate may be less than the “Annual Percentage Rate” disclosed in the Receivable.

Controlling Party” means the Note Insurer, provided that if a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Controlling Party means the Indenture Trustee acting at the direction of the Noteholders evidencing not less than a majority of the Note Balance.

Corporate Trust Office” means:

(c) as used with respect to Indenture Trustee, the principal office of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered which office at date of the execution of the Indenture is located at 60 Wall Street, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Structured Finance Services–Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders, the Swap Counterparty, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Note Insurer and the Issuer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Indenture Trustee (the address of which the successor Indenture Trustee will notify the Noteholders, the Administrator, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee); and

(d) as used with respect to Owner Trustee, the corporate trust office of the Owner Trustee located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001 (telecopier no. (302) 636-4140), Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or at such other address as the Owner Trustee may designate by notice to the Residual Interestholder and the Seller, or the

 

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principal corporate trust office of any successor Owner Trustee (the address of which the successor Owner Trustee will notify the Residual Interestholder and the Seller).

Cram Down Loss” means, with respect to any Receivable (other than a Defaulted Receivable) as to which any court in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceeding issues an order reducing the principal amount to be paid on such Receivable or otherwise modifies any payment terms with respect thereto, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the amount of the principal reduction ordered by such court and (ii) the difference between the Principal Balance of such Receivable at the time of such court order and the net present value (using a discount rate which is the higher of the Contract Rate of such Receivable or the rate of interest specified by such court order) of the remaining scheduled payments to be paid on such Receivable as modified or restructured. A “Cram Down Loss” will be deemed to have occurred on the date of issuance of such court’s order.

Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio” has the meaning specified in the Insurance Agreement.

Customary Servicing Practices” means the customary servicing practices of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer with respect to all comparable motor vehicle receivables that the Servicer or such Sub-Servicer, as applicable, services for itself or others, as such customary servicing practices may be changed from time to time, it being understood that the Servicer and the Sub-Servicers may not have the same “Customary Servicing Practices.

Cut-Off Date” means, (i) with respect to any Receivable transferred on the Closing Date, the Initial Cut-Off Date and (ii) with respect to Receivables transferred on any Funding Date, the applicable Subsequent Cut-Off Date.

Dealer” means a motor vehicle dealership.

Default” means any occurrence that is, or with notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

Defaulted Receivable” means, with respect to any Collection Period, a Receivable as to which (a) all or any part of a scheduled payment is 120 or more days past due and the Servicer has not repossessed the related Financed Vehicle, (b) the Servicer has either repossessed and liquidated the related Financed Vehicle or repossessed and held the related Financed Vehicle in its repossession inventory for 90 days, whichever occurs first, or (c) the Servicer has, in accordance with its Customary Servicing Practices, determined that such Receivable has or should be written off as uncollectible; provided, however, that this definition may be modified in accordance with modifications to the Servicer’s Customary Servicing Practices. The Principal Balance of any Receivable that becomes a “Defaulted Receivable” will be deemed to be zero as of the date it becomes a “Defaulted Receivable”.

Deficiency Amount” has the meaning specified in the Note Insurance Policy.

Definitive Note” means a definitive fully registered Note issued pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Indenture.

 

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Delivery” when used with respect to Trust Account Property means:

(a) with respect to (I) bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, negotiable certificates of deposit and other obligations that constitute “instruments” as defined in Section 9-102(47) of the UCC and are susceptible of physical delivery, transfer of actual possession thereof to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian by physical delivery to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian endorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank, and (II) with respect to a “certificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC) transfer of actual possession thereof (i) by physical delivery of such certificated security to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian endorsed to, or registered in the name of, the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or endorsed in blank, or to another person, other than a “securities intermediary” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC), who acquires possession of the certificated security on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or, having previously acquired possession of the certificate, acknowledges that it holds for the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian or (ii) by delivery thereof to a “securities intermediary”, endorsed to or registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian, or endorsed in blank, and the making by such “securities intermediary” of entries on its books and records identifying such certificated securities as belonging to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian and the sending by such “securities intermediary” of a confirmation of the purchase of such certificated security by the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian (all of the foregoing, “Physical Property”), and, in any event, any such Physical Property in registered form shall be in the name of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect the complete transfer of ownership of any such Trust Account Property to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof;

(b) with respect to any securities issued by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the other government agencies, instrumentalities and establishments of the United States identified in Appendix A to Federal Reserve Bank Operating Circular No. 7 as in effect from time to time that is a “book-entry security” (as such term is defined in Federal Reserve Bank Operating Circular No. 7) held in a securities account and eligible for transfer through the Fedwire® Securities Service operated by the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations, the following procedures, all in accordance with applicable law, including applicable Federal regulations and Articles 8 and 9 of the UCC: book-entry registration of such Trust Account Property to an appropriate securities account maintained with a Federal Reserve Bank by a “participant” (as such term is defined in Federal Reserve Bank Operating Circular No. 7) that is a “depository institution” (as defined in Section 19(B)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act) pursuant to applicable Federal regulations, and issuance by such depository institution of a deposit advice or other written confirmation of such book-entry registration to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian of the purchase by the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian of such book-entry securities; the making by such depository institution of entries in its books and records identifying such book entry security held

 

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through the Federal Reserve System pursuant to Federal book-entry regulations or a security entitlement thereto as belonging to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian and indicating that such depository institution holds such Trust Account Property solely as agent for the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian; and such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become appropriate to effect complete transfer of ownership of any such Trust Account Property to the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian, consistent with changes in applicable law or regulations or the interpretation thereof; and

(c) with respect to any item of Trust Account Property that is an “uncertificated security” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC) and that is not governed by clause (b) above, (i) registration on the books and records of the issuer thereof in the name of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian, or (ii) registration on the books and records of the issuer thereof in the name of another person, other than a securities intermediary, who acknowledges that it holds such uncertificated security for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee or its nominee or custodian.

Depositor” means the Seller in its capacity as Depositor under the Trust Agreement.

Determination Date” means the third Business Day preceding the related Payment Date, beginning November 9, 2007.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful currency of the United States of America.

DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, and its successors.

Eligible Account” means either (a) a segregated account with an Eligible Institution or (b) a segregated trust account with the corporate trust department of a depository institution acting in its fiduciary capacity organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), having corporate trust powers and acting as trustee for funds deposited in such account, so long as the long-term unsecured debt of such depository institution shall have a credit rating from each Rating Agency in one of its generic rating categories which signifies investment grade. Any such trust account may be maintained with the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, if such accounts meet the requirements described in clause (b) of the preceding sentence.

Eligible Institution” means (a) the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee or (b) a depository institution or trust company (other than any Affiliate of Capital One Financial Corporation) (which may be the Owner Trustee or any of its Affiliates) organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) (i) which at all times has either (A) a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of “Aa2” or better by Moody’s, “AA-” or better by Standard & Poor’s and AA- or better by Fitch, if rated by Fitch or such other rating that is acceptable to each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from such Rating Agency to the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or (B) a certificate of deposit rating of “P-1” by Moody’s, “A-1+” by Standard & Poor’s and F1 by Fitch, if rated by Fitch or (C) such other rating that is acceptable to each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from such Rating Agency to the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Insurer (unless the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party) and (ii) whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

 

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Eligible Investments” shall mean any one or more of the following types of investments:

(a) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment by, the United States of America;

(b) demand deposits, money market deposit accounts, time deposits or certificates of deposit of any depository institution (including any Affiliate of the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee) or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by Federal or state banking or depository institution authorities (including depository receipts issued by any such institution or trust company as custodian with respect to any obligation referred to in clause (a) above or a portion of such obligation for the benefit of the holders of such depository receipts); provided that at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein (which shall be deemed to be made again each time funds are reinvested following each Payment Date), the commercial paper or other short-term senior unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust company) of such depository institution or trust company shall have a credit rating from Standard & Poor’s of at least A-1+, from Moody’s of Prime-1 and from Fitch of F1, if rated by Fitch;

(c) commercial paper (including commercial paper of any Affiliate of the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee) having, at the time of the investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating from Standard & Poor’s of at least A-1+, from Moody’s of Prime-1 and from Fitch of F1, if rated by Fitch;

(d) investments in money market funds (including funds for which the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates is investment manager or advisor) having a rating from Standard & Poor’s of AAA-m or AAAm-G, from Moody’s of Aaa and from Fitch of AAA, if rated by Fitch;

(e) bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company referred to in clause (b) above;

(f) repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a direct obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) referred to in clause (b) above; and

(g) any other investment that satisfies the Rating Agency Condition and that has been approved by the Note Insurer (unless the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party).

 

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Eligible Receivable” means a Receivable meeting all of the criteria set forth on Schedule I of the Sale and Servicing Agreement as of the Closing Date or the applicable Funding Date, as the case may be.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of the Indenture.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Extended Title Delivery Date” means, with respect to any Receivable, the day that is 90 days after the First Title Delivery Date for such Receivable.

Extension” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Final Scheduled Payment Date” means, with respect to (i) the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-1 Final Scheduled Payment Date, (ii) the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-A Final Scheduled Payment Date, (iii) the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-2-B Final Scheduled Payment Date (iv) the Class A-3-A Notes, the Class A-3-A Final Scheduled Payment Date, (v) the Class A-3-B Notes, the Class A-3-B Final Scheduled Payment Date, and (vi) the Class A-4 Notes, the Class A-4 Final Scheduled Payment Date .

Financed Vehicle” means an automobile, light-duty truck or motorcycle, together with all accessions thereto, securing an Obligor’s indebtedness under the applicable Receivable.

First Allocation of Principal” means, with respect to any specified Payment Date, the Noteholders’ Parity Deficit Amount for such Payment Date; provided, however, that the “First Allocation of Principal” shall not exceed the Note Balance of the Class A Notes; provided, further, that the “First Allocation of Principal” on the Final Scheduled Payment Date for any Class of Notes shall not be less than the amount that is necessary to reduce the Note Balance of that Class of Notes to zero.

First Title Delivery Date” means, with respect to any Receivable, the day that is 270 days after (i) the Closing Date or (ii) if such Receivable is a Subsequent Receivable, the applicable Funding Date.

Fitch” means Fitch, Inc., or any successor that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

Funding Date” means a date occurring not more than once per calendar week during the Funding Period and on which some or all of the Subsequent Receivables are transferred to the Issuer.

Funding Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending upon the earliest to occur of (i) December 31, 2007, (ii) the date upon which a Triggering Event occurs and (iii) the date on which the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account has been reduced to $10,000 or less.

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the USA, applied on a materially consistent basis.

Governmental Authority” means any (a) Federal, state, municipal, foreign or other governmental entity, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, (b) administrative or regulatory authority (including any central bank or similar authority) or (c) court or judicial authority.

Grant” means mortgage, pledge, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey, assign, transfer, create, grant a lien upon and a security interest in and right of set-off against, deposit, set over and confirm pursuant to the Indenture. A Grant of the Collateral or of any other agreement or instrument shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the Granting party thereunder, including the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of the Collateral and all other moneys payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the Granting party or otherwise and generally to do and receive anything that the Granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto. Other forms of the verb “to Grant” shall have correlative meanings.

“HB3” shall mean House Bill No. 3 (signed by the Governor of the State of Texas on May 19, 2006) and the corresponding sections of Title 2 of the Texas Tax Code implementing House Bill No. 3 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder implementing House Bill No. 3.

Holder” means, as the context may require, the Certificateholder or a Noteholder or both.

Indemnified Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6.2(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

Indenture Secured Parties” shall mean the Noteholders, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty.

Indenture Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, not in its individual capacity but as indenture trustee under the Indenture, or any successor trustee under the Indenture.

Independent” means, when used with respect to any specified Person, that such Person (i) is in fact independent of the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Notes, the Administrator and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Issuer, any such other obligor, the Administrator or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons and (iii) is not connected with the Issuer, any such other obligor, the Administrator or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions.

 

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Independent Certificate” means a certificate or opinion to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee under the circumstances described in, and otherwise complying with, the applicable requirements of Section 11.1 of the Indenture, made by an independent appraiser or other expert appointed by an Issuer Order, and such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer has read the definition of “Independent” in this Appendix A and that the signer is Independent within the meaning thereof.

Initial Class A-1 Note Balance” means $157,000,000.

Initial Class A-2-A Note Balance” means $69,000,000.

Initial Class A-2-B Note Balance” means $71,000,000.

Initial Class A-3-A Note Balance” means $91,000,000.

Initial Class A-3-B Note Balance” means $192,000,000.

Initial Class A-4 Note Balance” means $170,000,000.

Initial Cut-Off Date” means October 4, 2007.

Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement” means the ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Initial Swap Counterparty and the Issuer, the Schedule thereto, dated as of the Closing Date, the Credit Support Annex, and the Confirmations thereto, dated as of the Closing Date and entered into pursuant to such ISDA Master Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

Initial Note Balance” means, for any Class, the Initial Class A-1 Note Balance, the Initial Class A-2-A Note Balance, the Initial Class A-2-B Note Balance, the Initial Class A-3-A Note Balance, the Initial Class A-3-B Note Balance, or the Initial Class A-4 Note Balance, as applicable, or with respect to the Notes generally, the sum of the foregoing.

Initial Pre-Funding Account Deposit Amount” means an amount equal to $0.

Initial Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement.

Initial Receivables” means the Receivables transferred by the Seller to the Issuer on the Closing Date.

Initial Reserve Account Deposit Amount” means an amount equal to $12,295,104.44, which amount includes the Negative Carry Amount.

Initial Swap Counterparty” means Barclays Bank PLC, as the swap counterparty under the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Initial Transferred Assets” means (a) the Initial Purchased Assets, (b) all of the Seller’s rights under the Purchase Agreement and (c) all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

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Insurance Account” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Insurance Agreement” means the Insurance Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between the Note Insurer, the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, COAF, and the Indenture Trustee.

Insurance Agreement Event of Default” has the meaning specified in the Insurance Agreement.

Insurance Policy” means (i) any theft and physical damage insurance policy maintained by the Obligor under a Receivable, providing coverage against loss or damage to or theft of the related Financed Vehicle, and (ii) any credit life or credit disability insurance maintained by an Obligor in connection with any Receivable.

Insured Obligations” has the meaning specified in the Note Insurance Policy.

Insured Payment” has the meaning specified in the Note Insurance Policy.

Interest Period” means (i) with respect to the first Payment Date, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the first Payment Date and (ii) with respect to each subsequent Payment Date, the period from and including the prior Payment Date to but excluding such subsequent Payment Date (in each case assuming that the Payment Date for the Class A-2-A Notes and the Class A-3-A Notes is always on the 15th day of the calendar month in which that Payment Date occurs).

Interest Rate” means (a) with respect to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-1 Interest Rate, (b) with respect to the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-A Interest Rate, (c) with respect to the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-2-B Interest Rate, (d) with respect to the Class A-3-A Notes, the Class A-3-A Interest Rate, (e) with respect to the Class A-3-B Notes, the Class A-3-B Interest Rate or (f) with respect to the Class A-4 Notes, the Class A-4 Interest Rate.

Interest Rate Swap Agreement” means the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement and any Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Issuer” means Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust established pursuant to the Trust Agreement, until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor and, for purposes of any provision contained herein, each other obligor on the Notes.

Issuer Order” and “Issuer Request” means a written order or request of the Issuer signed in the name of the Issuer by any one of its Authorized Officers and delivered to the Indenture Trustee.

Late Payment Rate” has the meaning set forth in the Insurance Agreement.

LIBOR” means, with respect to any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars having a maturity of one month commencing on the related LIBOR Determination Date which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR 01 Page as of 11:00 a.m.,

 

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London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date; provided, however, for the first Interest Period LIBOR shall mean an interpolated rate for deposits based on London interbank offered rates for deposits in U.S. dollars for a period that corresponds to the actual number of days in the first Interest Period. If the rates used to determine LIBOR do not appear on the Reuters Screen LIBOR 01 Page, the rates for that day will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in U.S. dollars, having a maturity of one month and in a principal amount of not less than U.S. $1,000,000, are offered at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such LIBOR Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank market by the reference banks. The Indenture Trustee will request the principal London office of each of such reference banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean to the nearest 1/100,000 of 1.00% (0.0000001), with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward, of all such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are provided, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic mean to the nearest 1/100,000 of 1.00% (0.0000001), with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward, of the offered per annum rates that one or more leading banks in New York City, selected by the Indenture Trustee (after consulting with the Seller), are quoting as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such LIBOR Determination Date to leading European banks for United States dollar deposits for that maturity; provided that if the banks selected as aforesaid are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, LIBOR in effect for the applicable Interest Period will be LIBOR in effect for the previous Interest Period. The reference banks are the four major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Indenture Trustee (after consultation with the Seller).

LIBOR Determination Date” means the second London Business Day prior to the Closing Date with respect to the first Payment Date and, as to each subsequent Payment Date, the second London Business Day prior to the immediately preceding Payment Date.

Lien” means, for any asset or property of a Person, a lien, security interest, mortgage, pledge or encumbrance in, of or on such asset or property in favor of any other Person, except any Permitted Lien.

Limited Guaranty” means the Limited Guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, issued by Capital One Financial Corporation for the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer.

Liquidation Proceeds” means, with respect to any Receivable, (a) insurance proceeds received by the Servicer with respect to the Insurance Policies, (b) amounts received by the Servicer in connection with such Receivable pursuant to the exercise of rights under that Receivable and (c) the monies collected by the Servicer (from whatever source, including proceeds of a sale of a Financed Vehicle, a deficiency balance recovered from the Obligor after the charge-off of such Receivable or as a result of any recourse against the related Dealer, if any) on such Receivable, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (a) through (c), net of any expenses (including, without limitation, any auction, painting, repair or refurbishment expenses in respect of the related Financed Vehicle) incurred by the Servicer in connection therewith and any payments required by law to be remitted to the Obligor.

 

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London Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in London, England are authorized or obligated by law or government decree to be closed.

Monthly Remittance Condition” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

Negative Carry Amount” means $0.

Net Swap Payment” means for the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the net amounts owed by the Issuer to the Swap Counterparty, if any, on any Swap Payment Date, excluding Swap Termination Payments.

Net Swap Receipts” means for the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the net amounts owed by the Swap Counterparty to the Issuer, if any, on any Swap Payment Date, including, without limitation, any Swap Termination Payments.

Note” means a Class A-1 Note, Class A-2-A Note, Class A-2-B Note, Class A-3-A Note, Class A-3-B Note or Class A-4 Note, in each case substantially in the forms of Exhibit A to the Indenture.

Note Balance” means, with respect to any date of determination, for any Class, the Class A-1 Note Balance, the Class A-2-A Note Balance, the Class A-2-B Note Balance, the Class A-3-A Note Balance, the Class A-3-B Note Balance or the Class A-4 Note Balance, as applicable, or with respect to the Notes generally, the sum of all of the foregoing.

Note Depository Agreement” means the agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and DTC, as the initial Clearing Agency relating to the Notes, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Note Factor” on a Payment Date means, with respect to each Class of Notes, a six-digit decimal figure equal to the Note Balance of such Class of Notes as of the end of the related Collection Period divided by the Note Balance of such Class of Notes as of the Closing Date. The Note Factor will be 1.000000 as of the Closing Date; thereafter, the Note Factor will decline to reflect reductions in the Note Balance of such Class of Notes.

Note Insurance Policy” means the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy dated the Closing Date issued by the Note Insurer with respect to the Notes.

Note Insurer” means Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, a New York stock insurance corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Note Insurer Default” means the occurrence and continuance of any of the following events: (a) the Note Insurer fails to make a payment required under the Note Insurance Policy in accordance with the terms of the Note Insurance Policy or (b) a Note Insurer Insolvency Event.

 

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Note Insurer Insolvency Event” means (a) the entry of a decree or order of a court or agency having jurisdiction in respect of the Note Insurer in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a conservator or receiver or liquidator or rehabilitator or other similar official of the Note Insurer or of any substantial part of its property, or the entering of an order for the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Note Insurer which is final and nonappealable; (b) the Note Insurer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or other similar official in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, rehabilitation or similar proceedings of or relating to the Note Insurer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or (c) the Note Insurer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of or otherwise voluntarily commence a case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payments of its obligations.

Note Owner” means, with respect to a Book-Entry Note, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Note, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency or a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).

Note Preference Claim” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Note Register” and “Note Registrar” have the respective meanings set forth in Section 2.4 of the Indenture.

Noteholder” means, as of any date, the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Note Register on such date.

Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall” shall mean, with respect to any Payment Date, the excess of the sum of the Noteholders’ Monthly Accrued Interest for the preceding Payment Date and any outstanding Noteholders’ Interest Carryover Shortfall on such preceding Payment Date, over the amount in respect of interest that is actually paid to Noteholders on such preceding Payment Date, plus interest on the amount of interest due but not paid to Noteholders on the preceding Payment Date, to the extent permitted by law, at the respective Interest Rates borne by such Notes for the related Interest Period.

Noteholders’ Monthly Accrued Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Payment Date, the aggregate interest accrued for the related Interest Period on the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-3-A Notes, the Class A-3-B Notes and the Class A-4 Notes at the respective Interest Rate for such Class on the Note Balance of each such Class on the immediately preceding Payment Date or the Closing Date, as the case may be, after giving effect to all payments of principal to the Noteholders of such Class on or prior to such preceding Payment Date. With respect to the first Payment Date on November 15, 2007, the aggregate interest accrued on (i) the Class A-1 Notes is $806,238.61, (ii) the Class A-2-A Notes is $344,731.67, (iii) the Class A-2-B Notes is $382,392.49, (iv) the Class A-3-A Notes is $440,895.00, (v) the Class A-3-B Notes is $1,050,875.47 and (vi) the Class A-4 Notes is $839,705.56.

 

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Noteholders’ Parity Deficit Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the Note Balance as of such Payment Date (before giving effect to any principal payments made on the Notes on such Payment Date) over (b) the sum of (i) the Pool Balance as of the end of the related Collection Period and (ii) amounts, if any, on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account as of the end of the related Collection Period.

Notes” shall mean, collectively, the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-3-A Notes, the Class A-3-B Notes and the Class A-4 Notes.

Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Notice of Funding Date” means a notice in the form of Exhibit A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Obligor” means, for any Receivable, each Person obligated to pay such Receivable.

Officer’s Certificate” means (i) with respect to the Issuer, a certificate signed by any Authorized Officer of the Issuer and (ii) with respect to the Seller or the Servicer, a certificate signed by the chairman of the board, the president, any executive vice president, any vice president, any assistant vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or the controller of the Seller or the Servicer, as applicable.

“Onyx” means Onyx Acceptance Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Opinion of Counsel” means one or more written opinions of counsel who may, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture or any other applicable Transaction Document, be employees of or counsel to the Issuer, the Servicer, the Seller or the Administrator, and which opinion or opinions comply with any applicable requirements of the Transaction Documents and are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the recipient(s). Opinions of Counsel need address matters of law only and may be based upon stated assumptions as to relevant matters of fact.

Optional Purchase” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Optional Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Originator” means COAF, Onyx or a Referral Originator, as applicable.

Other Assets” means any assets (or interests therein) (other than the Trust Estate) conveyed or purported to be conveyed by the Seller to another Person or Persons other than the Issuer, whether by way of a sale, capital contribution or by virtue of the granting of a lien.

 

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Outstanding” means, as of any date, all Notes (or all Notes of an applicable Class) theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Indenture except:

(i) Notes (or Notes of an applicable Class) theretofore cancelled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture;

(ii) Notes (or Notes of an applicable Class) or portions thereof the payment for which money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the related Noteholders (provided, however, that if such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or provision therefor, satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, has been made); and

(iii) Notes (or Notes of an applicable Class) in exchange for or in lieu of other Notes (or Notes of such Class) that have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser;

provided that in determining whether Noteholders holding the requisite Note Balance have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, vote or waiver hereunder or under any Transaction Document, Notes owned by the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, vote or waiver, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee thereof establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee such pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that such pledgee is not the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates.

Owner Trustee” means Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee under the Trust Agreement, and any successor Owner Trustee thereunder.

Paying Agent” means the Indenture Trustee or any other Person that meets the eligibility standards for the Indenture Trustee set forth in Section 6.11 of the Indenture and is authorized by the Issuer to make the payments to and distributions from the Principal Distribution Account, including the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes on behalf of the Issuer.

Payment Date” means the 15th day of each calendar month beginning November 15, 2007; provided, however, whenever a Payment Date would otherwise be a day that is not a Business Day, the Payment Date shall be the next Business Day. As used herein, the “related” Payment Date with respect to a Collection Period shall be deemed to be the Payment Date which immediately follows such Collection Period.

Payment Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a) of the Indenture.

 

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Permitted Liens” means (a) any liens created by the Transaction Documents; (b) any liens for taxes not due and payable or the amount of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) any liens of mechanics, suppliers, vendors, materialmen, laborers, employees, repairmen and other like liens securing obligations which are not due and payable or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Physical Property” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Delivery” above.

Pool Balance” means, at any time, the aggregate Principal Balance of the Receivables at such time.

Pool Factor” on a Payment Date means a six-digit decimal figure equal to the Pool Balance as of the end of the preceding Collection Period divided by the sum of (i) the aggregate Principal Balance of the Receivables as of the Initial Cut-Off Date plus (ii) the aggregate Principal Balance of any Subsequent Receivables as of the applicable Subsequent Cut-Off Date. The Pool Factor will be 1.000000 as of the Cut-Off Date; thereafter, the Pool Factor will decline to reflect reductions in the Pool Balance.

Predecessor Note” means, with respect to any particular Note, every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; provided, however, for the purpose of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.5 of the Indenture in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note.

Preference Amount” has the meaning specified in the Note Insurance Policy.

Pre-Funding Account” means the account by that name established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Premium” means the insurance premium payable to the Note Insurer pursuant to the Insurance Agreement.

“Principal Balance” means, as of any time, for any Receivable, the principal balance of such Receivable under the terms of the Receivable determined in accordance with the Customary Servicing Practices. The Principal Balance of any Receivable that becomes a Defaulted Receivable will be deemed to be zero as of the date it becomes a Defaulted Receivable.

Principal Distribution Account” means the account by that name established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Proceeding” means any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

 

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Purchase Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between COAF and the Seller, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement.

Rating Agency” means Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch.

Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any event or circumstance and each Rating Agency, either (a) written confirmation by such Rating Agency that the occurrence of such event or circumstance will not itself cause such Rating Agency to downgrade or withdraw its rating assigned to any of the Notes, without giving effect to the Note Insurance Policy on the ratings assigned to any of the Notes or (b) that such Rating Agency shall have been given notice of such event at least ten days prior to the occurrence of such event (or, if ten days’ advance notice is impracticable, as much advance notice as is practicable) and such Rating Agency shall not have issued any written notice that the occurrence of such event will itself cause such Rating Agency to downgrade or withdraw its rating assigned to any of the Notes, without giving effect to the Note Insurance Policy on the ratings assigned to any of the Notes.

Receivable” means any Contract with respect to a new or used automobile, light-duty truck or motorcycle which shall appear on the Schedule of Receivables and all Related Security in connection therewith which has not been released from the lien of the Indenture.

Receivable Files” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Receivables Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Subsequent Receivable, 91.50% of the aggregate Principal Balance of such Subsequent Receivable as of the related Subsequent Cut-Off Date (provided, however, that the Receivables Purchase Price on the final Funding Date may be adjusted as agreed to by the Seller and the Issuer to be less than 91.50% for the purpose of using all funds remaining on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account to purchase Subsequent Receivables).

Record Date” means, unless otherwise specified in any Transaction Document, with respect to any Payment Date or Redemption Date, (i) for any Definitive Notes and for the Certificates, if any, the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Payment Date or Redemption Date occurs and (ii) for any Book-Entry Notes, the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date or Redemption Date.

Records” means, for any Receivable, all contracts, books, records and other documents or information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, software and related property and rights, to the extent legally transferable) relating to such Receivable or the related Obligor.

Redemption Date” means in the case of a redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture, the Payment Date specified by the Administrator or the Issuer pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture.

 

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Redemption Price” means an amount equal to the sum of (a) unpaid Note Balance redeemed, plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Interest Rate for the Notes being so redeemed, up to but excluding the Redemption Date, plus (c) all Premiums and Reimbursement Obligations due to the Note Insurer as of the Redemption Date, plus (d) all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty as of the Redemption Date.

Referral Originator” means a bank, finance company, car rental company or factory authorized dealer or one of its Affiliates that has entered into an agreement with COAF regarding the transfer of Receivables by such entity to COAF.

Referral Receivable” means a Receivable originated by a Referral Originator which has been validly assigned to COAF, but for which COAF is not noted as the lienholder on the related Certificate of Title.

Registered Holder” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Note Register on the related Record Date.

Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such regulation may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (January 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided in writing by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

Reimbursement Obligation” means the sum of (a) the aggregate unreimbursed amount of any payments made by the Note Insurer under the Note Insurance Policy and the Swap Policy (excluding reimbursements for Swap Termination Payments made under the Swap Policy), together with interest on such amount from the date of payment by the Note Insurer until paid in full at a rate of interest equal to the Late Payment Rate (as defined in the Insurance Agreement), (b) all costs and expenses of the Note Insurer in connection with any action, proceeding or investigation affecting the Issuer, the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Note Insurer under the Transaction Documents or under the Note Insurance Policy and the Swap Policy (excluding reimbursements for Swap Termination Payments made under the Swap Policy) or under the other Transaction Documents, including (without limitation) any judgment or settlement entered into affecting the Note Insurer or the Note Insurer’s interests, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the Late Payment Rate and (c) any other amounts owed to the Note Insurer under the Insurance Agreement, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the Late Payment Rate.

Related Security” means, for any Receivable, (i) the security interest in the related Financed Vehicle, (ii) any proceeds from claims on any Insurance Policy and refunds in connection with extended service agreements relating to such Receivable (if such Receivable became a Defaulted Receivable after the applicable Cut-Off Date), (iii) any other property securing the Receivables and (iv) all proceeds of the foregoing.

 

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Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement” means, with respect to any Swap Counterparty, any replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement entered into pursuant to the conditions set forth in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Replacement Swap Counterparty” means, with respect to any Swap Counterparty, any replacement Swap Counterparty under a Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement that satisfies the conditions set forth in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Repurchase Price” means, with respect to any Repurchased Receivable, a price equal to the outstanding Principal Balance (calculated without giving effect to the last sentence of the definition of “Principal Balance”) of such Receivable plus any unpaid accrued interest related to such Receivable accrued to and including the end of the Collection Period preceding the date that such Repurchased Receivable was purchased by COAF, the Servicer or the Seller, as applicable.

Repurchased Receivable” means a Receivable purchased by COAF pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement, by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.3 or Section 2.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Required Title Delivery Date” means, with respect to any Receivable, the Extended Title Delivery Date unless the failure to repurchase such Receivable on the First Title Delivery Date would materially and adversely affect the interests of the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Note Insurer (as determined by the Note Insurer in its reasonable discretion, unless the Note Insurer is not the Controlling Party) in such Receivable, in which case the Required Title Delivery Date for such Receivable shall be the First Title Delivery Date for such Receivable; provided, however, that the failure to repurchase such Receivable on the First Title Delivery Date shall be deemed not to have a material adverse effect on the Issuer, the Noteholders or the Note Insurer in such Receivable and the Required Title Delivery Date for such Receivable shall be the Extended Title Delivery Date if such Receivable is not a Defaulted Receivable as of the First Title Delivery Date for such Receivable.

Reserve Account” means the account designated as such, established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Reserve Account Draw Amount” means, for any Payment Date, the amount withdrawn from the Reserve Account, equal to the lesser of (a) the Available Funds Shortfall Amount, if any, for such Payment Date or (b) the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account on such Payment Date. In addition, on any Payment Date occurring after the end of the Funding Period, if the sum of the amounts in the Reserve Account and the remaining Available Funds after the payments under clauses first through sixth of Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement would be sufficient to pay in full the aggregate unpaid Note Balance of all of the outstanding Classes of Notes, then the Reserve Account Draw Amount will, if so specified by the Servicer in the Servicer’s Certificate, include such additional amount as may be necessary to pay all Outstanding Notes in full.

Reserve Account Excess Amount” means, with respect to any Payment Date, means an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of cash or other immediately available

 

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funds in the Reserve Account on that Payment Date, after giving effect to all deposits to and withdrawals from the Reserve Account relating to that Payment Date, over (b) the Specified Reserve Account Balance with respect to that Payment Date.

Reserve Account Increase Condition” has the meaning specified in the Insurance Agreement.

Residual Interest” means the beneficial interest in the Issuer. The Residual Interest shall not be represented by a Certificate except upon the request of the Residual Interestholder pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement.

Residual Interestholder” means the owner of the Residual Interest. The Seller shall be the initial Residual Interestholder.

Responsible Officer” means, (a) with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture, (b) with respect to the Owner Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee and having direct responsibility for the administration of the Issuer, including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (c) with respect to the Servicer or Seller, any officer of such Person having direct responsibility for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, including the President, Treasurer or Secretary or any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Sale and Servicing Agreement” means the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Seller, the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Sarbanes Certification” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.22(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and any successor law thereto.

Schedule of Receivables” means, as the context may require, (i) the schedule of Initial Receivables or Subsequent Receivables, as the case may be, transferred to the Issuer on the Closing Date or a Funding Date, respectively, or (ii) collectively, the schedule of all Receivables assigned to the Issuer by the Seller as of the date of determination, with such additions and deletions as properly made pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

 

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Second Allocation of Principal” means, for any Payment Date, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Note Balance on such Payment Date (after the application of the First Allocation of Principal) over (y) the sum of (i) the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period minus the Target Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date and (ii) 100% of amounts, if any, on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account as of the last day of the related Collection Period; provided, however, that if a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing as of such Payment Date, the “Second Allocation of Principal” means, for such Payment Date, an amount equal to the Note Balance (after the application of the First Allocation of Principal).

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Seller” means Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Servicer” means COAF, initially, and any replacement Servicer appointed pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Servicer’s Certificate” means the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Servicer Termination Event” means any one or more of the following that shall have occurred and be continuing:

(a) any failure by the Servicer to deliver or cause to be delivered any required payment to the Indenture Trustee for distribution to the Noteholders, which failure continues unremedied for five Business Days after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or receipt by the Servicer of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer;

(b) any failure by the Servicer to duly observe or perform in any material respect any other of its material covenants or agreements in the Transaction Documents, which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders, and which continues unremedied for 60 days (or for such longer period not in excess of 90 days as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that (i) such failure is capable of remedy within 90 days or less and (ii) the Controlling Party consents to such longer cure period) after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or receipt by the Servicer of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer; provided, however, that no Servicer Termination Event will result from the breach by the Servicer of any covenant for which the repurchase of the affected Receivables is specified as the sole remedy pursuant to Section 2.6 or Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement so long as such required repurchase takes place when and as required in the Sale and Servicing Agreement (after giving effect to any applicable grace periods);

 

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(c) any representation or warranty of the Servicer made in any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party or by which it is bound or any certificate delivered pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement proves to have been incorrect when made, which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Issuer, the Note Insurer or the Noteholders, and which failure continues unremedied for 60 days (or for such longer period not in excess of 90 days as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that (i) such failure is capable of remedy within 90 days or less and (ii) the Controlling Party consents to such longer cure period) after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or receipt by the Servicer of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer (it being understood that any repurchase of a Receivable by COAF pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement, by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to remedy any incorrect representation or warranty with respect to such Receivable);

(d) the Servicer suffers a Bankruptcy Event; or

(e) a Triggering Event has occurred and is continuing.

Servicing Criteria” shall mean the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

Servicing Fee” means, for any Payment Date, the product of (A) one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Payment Date, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from but not including the Initial Cut-Off Date to and including the last day of the first Collection Period and the denominator of which is 360), (B) the Servicing Fee Rate and (C) the Pool Balance as of the first day of the related Collection Period (or, in the case of the first Payment Date, as of the Initial Cut-Off Date). The Servicing Fee for the first Payment Date on November 15, 2007 shall be $1,229,510.44.

Servicing Fee Rate” means 2.00% per annum.

Simple Interest Method” means the method of calculating interest due on a motor vehicle receivable on a daily basis based on the actual outstanding principal balance of the receivable on that date.

Simple Interest Receivable” means any motor vehicle receivable pursuant to which the payments due from the Obligors during any month are allocated between interest, principal and other charges based on the actual date on which a payment is received and for which interest is calculated using the Simple Interest Method.

Specified Reserve Account Balance” means, for any Payment Date, the sum of (x) 1.50% of the Pool Balance as of the Initial Cut-Off Date, (y) 1.50% of the aggregate principal balance, calculated as of their respective Subsequent Cut-Off dates, of all Subsequent Receivables transferred to the Issuer on or prior to that Payment Date and (z) during the Funding Period, the Negative Carry Amount; provided, however, that if a Reserve Account Increase Condition has occurred and is continuing the “Specified Reserve Account Balance” for that Payment Date will be equal to the greater of (x) 3.00% of the sum of Pool Balance as of the Initial Cut-off Date and the aggregate principal balance of all Subsequent Receivables, calculated

 

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as of their respective Subsequent Cut-off Dates, transferred to the Issuer on or prior to that Payment Date and (y) 6.00% of the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period; provided, further, that in no event will the “Specified Reserve Account Balance” for a Payment Date exceed the aggregate outstanding Principal Balance of the Notes after giving effect to all payments of principal on that Payment Date.

Standard & Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.

Statutory Trust Statute” means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code § 3801 et seq.

Subsequent Cut-Off Date” means, with respect to any Subsequent Receivable, the date specified in the Notice of Funding Date related to such Subsequent Receivable.

Subsequent Purchased Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of the Purchase Agreement.

Subsequent Receivable” means a Receivable transferred to the Issuer on a Funding Date.

Subsequent Reserve Account Deposit Amount” means, with respect to a Funding Date, an amount equal to 1.50% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Subsequent Receivables transferred on such Funding Date.

Subsequent Transferred Assets” means (a) the Subsequent Purchased Assets, (b) all of the Seller’s rights under the Purchase Agreement and (c) all proceeds of the foregoing.

Sub-Servicer” means any Affiliate of the Servicer or any sub-contractor to whom any or all duties of the Servicer (including, without limitation, its duties as custodian) under the Transaction Documents have been delegated in accordance with Section 6.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Supplemental Servicing Fees” means any and all (i) late fees, (ii) extension fees, (iii) non-sufficient funds charges and (iv) any and all other administrative fees or similar charges allowed by applicable law with respect to any Receivable.

Swap Collateral Account” means a single, segregated trust account in the name of the Indenture Trustee, which shall be designated as the “Swap Collateral Account” which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer established pursuant to Section 4.8(e) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Swap Counterparty” means the Initial Swap Counterparty and any Replacement Swap Counterparty.

Swap Payment Date” means the date on which Net Swap Receipts or Net Swap Payments, as applicable, are made pursuant to the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

 

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Swap Policy” means the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy for Swap Agreement dated as of the Closing Date issued by the Note Insurer for the benefit of the Initial Swap Counterparty with respect to the Initial Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Swap Replacement Proceeds” means any amounts received from a Replacement Swap Counterparty in consideration for entering into a Replacement Interest Rate Swap Agreement for a terminated Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Swap Termination Payment” means payment due to the Swap Counterparty by the Issuer or to the Issuer by the Swap Counterparty, including interest that may accrue thereon, under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement due to a termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement due to an “event of default” or “termination event” under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.

Swap Termination Payment Account” means a single segregated trust account held in the United States in the name of the Indenture Trustee which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Note Insurer pursuant to Section 4.8(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Target Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio” has the meaning specified in the Insurance Agreement.

Target Overcollateralization Amount” means, for any Payment Date, the product of (x) the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period times (y) the Target Overcollateralization Level for such Payment Date.

Target Overcollateralization Level” means, for any Payment Date, 11.00%, provided that if the Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio for the Payment Date occurring in April 2009, October 2009 or April 2010 is equal to or less than the Target Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio for the April 2009, October 2009 or April 2010 Payment Date, respectively, the “Target Overcollateralization Level” will be 9.00% for the April 2009, October 2009 or April 2010 Payment Date, as applicable, and all Payment Dates thereafter.

TIA” or “Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and as in force on the date hereof, unless otherwise specifically provided.

Title Delivery Failure Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate Principal Balance of all Receivables with respect to which, as of such date, the related original Certificates of Title have not been received by the Custodian or its agent for inclusion in the related Receivable File, and the denominator of which is the Pool Balance as of such date.

Transaction Documents” means the Indenture, the Notes, the Note Depository Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Insurance Agreement, the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and the Limited Guaranty, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time.

 

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Transferred Assets” means (a) the Initial Transferred Assets and (b) the Subsequent Transferred Assets.

Triggering Event” means the occurrence of an Event of Default or, so long as the Note Insurer is the Controlling Party, the occurrence of an Insurance Agreement Event of Default; provided that the occurrence of an Insurance Agreement Event of Default shall not form the basis of a Triggering Event unless the Note Insurer, upon prior written notice to each Rating Agency, has delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, written notice specifying that such Insurance Agreement Event of Default constitutes a Triggering Event.

Trust Accounts” means the Collection Account, the Pre-Funding Account, the Reserve Account, the Principal Distribution Account, the Swap Collateral Account and the Swap Termination Payment Account.

Trust Account Property” means the Trust Accounts, all amounts and investments held from time to time in any Trust Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, Physical Property, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities or otherwise), and all proceeds of the foregoing.

Trust Agreement” means the Trust Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2007, between the Seller and the Owner Trustee, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Seller and the Owner Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

Trust Estate” means all money, accounts, chattel paper, general intangibles, goods, instruments, investment property and other property of the Issuer, including without limitation (i) the Receivables acquired by the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) the Receivable Files, (iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles and all certificates of title to the Financed Vehicles, (iv) any proceeds from claims on any Insurance Policy and refunds in connection with extended service agreements relating to Receivables which became Defaulted Receivables after the applicable Cut-Off Date, (v) any other property securing the Receivables, (vi) the rights of the Issuer to the funds on deposit from time to time in the Trust Accounts and any other account or accounts established pursuant to the Indenture or Sale and Servicing Agreement and all cash, investment property and other property from time to time credited thereto and all proceeds thereof (including investment earnings, net of losses and investment expenses, on amounts on deposit therein), (vii) the rights of the Seller, as buyer, under the Purchase Agreement, (viii) rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Limited Guaranty and the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and (ix) all proceeds of the foregoing.

UCC” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, as amended from time to time.

United States” or “USA” means the United States of America (including all states, the District of Columbia and political subdivisions thereof).

The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. Unless otherwise inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made, in accordance with GAAP. Amounts to be calculated hereunder shall be continuously recalculated at the time any information relevant to such calculation changes.

 

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EX-10.3 9 dex103.htm ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 11, 2007 Administration Agreement dated October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION COPY


ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

between

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C,

as Issuer,

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.,

as Administrator

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Indenture Trustee

Dated as of October 11, 2007

 


 

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Table of Contents

 

          Page

1.

   Duties of the Administrator    1

2.

   Records    2

3.

   Compensation; Payment of Fees and Expenses    3

4.

   Independence of the Administrator    3

5.

   No Joint Venture    3

6.

   Other Activities of the Administrator    3

7.

   Representations and Warranties of the Administrator    3

8.

   Administrator Termination Events; Termination of the Administrator    4

9.

   Action upon Termination or Removal    6

10.

   Liens    6

11.

   Notices    6

12.

   Amendments    6

13.

   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction    7

14.

   Headings    8

15.

   Counterparts    8

16.

   Severability of Provisions    8

17.

   Not Applicable to COAF in Other Capacities    8

18.

   Benefits of the Administration Agreement    8

19.

   Assignment    9

20.

   Nonpetition Covenant    9

21.

   Limitation of Liability    9

22.

   Limitation of Rights    9

 

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THIS ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of October 11, 2007, is between CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., a Texas corporation, as administrator (“COAF” or the “Administrator”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation organized under the laws of the state of New York, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) by and between Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as seller, the Issuer, the Administrator, as servicer, and the Indenture Trustee.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Issuer has issued the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and has entered into certain agreements in connection therewith, including, (i) the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) the Indenture, (iii) the Note Depository Agreement, (iv) the Limited Guaranty, (v) the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and (vi) the Trust Agreement (each of the agreements referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) are referred to herein collectively as the “Issuer Documents”);

WHEREAS, to secure payment of the Notes, the Issuer has pledged the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Issuer Documents, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee are required to perform certain duties;

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee desire to have the Administrator perform certain of the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee (in its capacity as Owner Trustee), and to provide such additional services consistent with this Agreement and the Issuer Documents as the Issuer may from time to time request;

WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Duties of the Administrator.

(a) Duties with Respect to the Issuer Documents. The Administrator shall perform all of its duties as Administrator under this Agreement and the Issuer Documents and the duties and obligations of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee (in its capacity as owner trustee) under the Issuer Documents; provided, however, except as otherwise provided in the Issuer Documents, that the Administrator shall have no obligation to make any payment required to be made by the Issuer under any Issuer Document. In addition, the Administrator shall consult with the Issuer and the Owner Trustee regarding its duties and obligations under the Issuer Documents. The Administrator shall

 

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monitor the performance of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee and shall advise the Issuer and the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the Issuer’s and the Owner Trustee’s duties and obligations under the Issuer Documents. The Administrator shall perform such calculations, and shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee (in its capacity as owner trustee) to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Issuer Documents. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator shall take all appropriate action that is the duty of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee (in its capacity as owner trustee) to take pursuant to the Issuer Documents, and shall prepare and execute on behalf of the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Issuer Documents or otherwise by law.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not, take any action that the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take nor which would result in a violation or breach of the Issuer’s covenants, agreements or obligations under any of the Issuer Documents.

(c) Non-Ministerial Matters; Exceptions to Administrator Duties.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to matters that in the reasonable judgment of the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator shall not take any action unless, within a reasonable time before the taking of such action, the Administrator shall have notified the Issuer of the proposed action and the Issuer shall not have withheld consent or provided an alternative direction. For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “non-ministerial matters” shall include, without limitation:

(A) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer;

(B) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying Agents, successor Indenture Trustees, successor Administrators or successor Servicers, or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture; and

(C) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not, (x) make any payments to the Noteholders under the Transaction Documents, (y) except as provided in the Transaction Documents, sell the Trust Estate or (z) take any other action that the Issuer or the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf.

2. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate books of account and records relating to services performed hereunder, which books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer, the Seller and the Indenture Trustee at any time during normal business hours.

 

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3. Compensation; Payment of Fees and Expenses. As compensation for the performance of the Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for its expenses related thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to receive $2,500 annually which shall be solely an obligation of the Servicer. The Administrator shall pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder.

4. Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall have no authority to act for or to represent the Issuer in any way (other than as permitted hereunder) and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer.

5. No Joint Venture. With respect to the Administrator and the Issuer, nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall constitute the Administrator and the Issuer as members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate entity, (ii) shall be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) shall be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the other.

6. Other Activities of the Administrator. Nothing herein shall prevent the Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an Administrator for any other Person even though such Person may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.

7. Representations and Warranties of the Administrator. The Administrator represents and warrants to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee as follows:

(a) Existence and Power. The Administrator is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Collateral. The Administrator 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 Administrator to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents or affect the enforceability or collectibility of the Receivables or any other part of the Collateral.

(b) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Administrator of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Administrator and do not contravene or constitute a default under (i) any applicable law, rule or regulation,

 

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(ii) its organizational documents or (iii) any material indenture or material agreement or instrument to which the Administrator is a party by which its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements 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 Administrator’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 by the Administrator 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) approval, 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 Collateral or would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Administrator to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

(d) Binding Effect. Each Transaction Document to which the Administrator is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Administrator enforceable against the Administrator 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 corporations from time to time in effect or by general principles of equity.

8. Administrator Termination Events; Termination of the Administrator.

(a) Subject to clauses (d) and (e) below, the Administrator may resign its duties hereunder by providing the Issuer with at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice.

(b) Subject to clauses (d) and (e) below, the Issuer may remove the Administrator without cause by providing the Administrator with at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice.

(c) The occurrence of any one of the following events (each, an “Administrator Termination Event”) shall also entitle the Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, to terminate and replace the Administrator:

(i) any failure by the Administrator to deliver or cause to be delivered any required payment to the Indenture Trustee for distribution to the Noteholders, which failure continues unremedied for five Business Days after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Administrator or receipt by the Administrator of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders evidencing at least 25% of Outstanding Notes, voting together as a single class;

(ii) any failure by the Administrator to duly observe or perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or agreements in this Agreement,

 

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which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Issuer or the Noteholders, and which continues unremedied for 60 days (or such longer period not in excess of 90 days as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that such failure is capable of remedy within 90 days or less) after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Administrator or receipt by the Administrator of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders evidencing at least 25% of Outstanding Notes, voting together as a single class;

(iii) any representation or warranty of the Administrator made in any Transaction Document to which the Administrator is a party or by which it is bound or any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, which failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Issuer or the Noteholders, and which failure continues unremedied for 60 days (or such longer period not in excess of 90 days as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that such failure is capable of remedy within 90 days or less) after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the Administrator or receipt by the Administrator of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders evidencing at least 25% of Outstanding Notes, voting together as a single class (it being understood that any repurchase of a Receivable by COAF pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement, by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to remedy any incorrect representation or warranty with respect to such Receivable); or

(iv) the Administrator suffers a Bankruptcy Event.

(d) If an Administrator Termination Event shall have occurred, the Issuer may, subject to Section 19 hereof, by notice given to the Administrator and the Owner Trustee, terminate all or a portion of the rights and powers of the Administrator under this Agreement, including the rights of the Administrator to receive the annual fee for services hereunder for all periods following such termination; provided, however that such termination shall not become effective until such time as the Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, shall have appointed a successor Administrator in the manner set forth below. Upon any such termination, all rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Administrator under this Agreement shall vest in and be assumed by any successor Administrator appointed by the Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, pursuant to a management agreement between the Issuer and such successor Administrator, containing substantially the same provisions as this Agreement (including with respect to the compensation of such successor Administrator), and the successor Administrator is hereby irrevocably authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Administrator, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect such vesting and assumption. Further, in such event, the Administrator shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the administration of the Issuer to the new Administrator.

 

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(e) The Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, may waive in writing any Administrator Termination Event by the Administrator in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past Administrator Termination Event, such Administrator Termination Event shall cease to exist, and any Administrator Termination Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Administrator Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon.

9. Action upon Termination or Removal. Promptly upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8, or the removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section 8, the Administrator shall be entitled to be paid by the Servicer all fees and reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the date of such termination or removal.

10. Liens. The Administrator will not directly or indirectly create, allow or suffer to exist any Lien on the Collateral other than Permitted Liens.

11. Notices. Any notice, report or other communication given hereunder shall be in writing and addressed as set forth in Schedule II to the Sale and Servicing Agreement or to such other address as any party shall have provided to the other parties in writing. Any notice required to be in writing hereunder shall be deemed given if such notice is mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid or hand-delivered to the address of such party as provided above.

12. Amendments.

(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the Administrator without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Issuer or the Owner Trustee (subject to Section 12(e) below); provided that such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee materially and adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders, or the Indenture Trustee; provided, further, that such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty or the Issuer under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement unless the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent); provided, further, that any amendment requiring the Swap Counterparty’s consent hereunder must also satisfy the Rating Agency Condition to be effective.

(b) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the Administrator but without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee (subject to Section 12(e) below) or any other Person to add, modify or eliminate any provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable the Seller, the Servicer or any of their Affiliates to comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any accounting rule or principle, it being a condition to any such amendment that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied.

 

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(c) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, voting as a single class, 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; provided, that such amendment shall not materially and adversely affect the rights or obligations of the Swap Counterparty or the Issuer under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement unless the Swap Counterparty shall have consented in writing to such amendment (and such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Swap Counterparty does not object in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request for such consent); provided, further, that any amendment requiring the Swap Counterparty’s consent hereunder must also satisfy the Rating Agency Condition to be effective. It will not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders 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 provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Noteholders will be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Indenture Trustee may prescribe, including the establishment of record dates pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement.

(d) Prior to the execution of any such amendment, the Administrator shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Rating Agency and the Owner Trustee; and promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Administrator shall furnish a copy of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.

(e) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Issuer, 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 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 adversely affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement may not be amended in any way that would adversely affect the Owner Trustee’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or otherwise or the Administrator’s duties and obligations under Section 1 of this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Owner Trustee.

13. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.

(a) 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 AND THE

 

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OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

(i) 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;

(ii) 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;

(iii) 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 11 of this Agreement; and

(iv) 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.

14. Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement.

15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

16. 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.

17. Not Applicable to COAF in Other Capacities. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any obligation COAF may have in any other capacity.

18. Benefits of the Administration Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, the Owner Trustee, any separate trustee or co-trustee appointed under Section 6.10 of the Indenture, the Note Insurer, the Swap Counterparty and the Noteholders, any benefit or any legal

 

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or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Owner Trustee, the Note Insurer and the Swap Counterparty are third party beneficiaries of this Agreement and are entitled to the rights and benefits hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if they were a party hereto.

19. Assignment. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and consents to the mortgage, pledge, assignment and Grant of a security interest by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders of all of the Issuer’s rights under this Agreement. In addition, the Administrator hereby acknowledges and agrees that for so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Indenture Trustee will have the right to exercise all waivers and consents, rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Issuer under this Agreement.

20. 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 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) none of the parties hereto shall 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.

21. Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee, and in no event shall it have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or under the Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant thereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. Under no circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expense of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligations, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under the Transaction Documents. For the purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

22. Limitation of Rights. (a) All of the rights of the Note Insurer in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Note Insurer’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Note Insurer’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Insurance Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Note Insurer.

 

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(b) All of the rights of the Swap Counterparty in, to and under this Agreement (including, but not limited to, all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement and all of the Swap Counterparty’s rights to receive notice of any action hereunder and to give or withhold consent to any action hereunder) shall terminate upon the termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and the payment in full of all amounts owing to the Swap Counterparty.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
Title:   Financial Services Officer

 

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CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., as Administrator
By:   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Indenture Trustee
By:   /s/ Aranka R. Paul
Name:   Aranka R. Paul
Title:   Assistant Vice President
By:   /s/ Jenna Kaufman
Name:   Jenna Kaufman
Title:   Director

 

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Joinder of Servicer:

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., as Servicer, joins in this Agreement solely for purposes of Section 3.

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., as Servicer
By:   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
Title:   Assistant Vice President

 

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EX-10.4 10 dex104.htm INSURANCE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 Insurance Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION COPY

FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY,

as Note Insurer

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.,

individually and as Servicer

CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,

as Seller

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C,

as Issuer

and

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,

as Indenture Trustee

INSURANCE AGREEMENT

$750,000,000

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-C

Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2-A Notes,

Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes,

Class A-3-B Notes, and Class A-4 Notes

Dated as of October 11, 2007


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS    1
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Section 2.01.

   Representations and Warranties    12

Section 2.02.

   Affirmative Covenants of the COAF Companies    16

Section 2.03.

   Negative Covenants of the COAF Companies    20

Section 2.04.

   Representations and Covenants of Indenture Trustee    21

Section 2.05.

   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Issuer    21

Section 2.06.

   Representations and Warranties of the Note Insurer    22

Section 2.07.

   Covenants of Note Insurer    24
ARTICLE III
THE POLICIES; REIMBURSEMENT

Section 3.01.

   Issuance of the Policies    25

Section 3.02.

   Payment of Fees and Premium    28

Section 3.03.

   Reimbursement and Additional Payment Obligation    29

Section 3.04.

   Indemnification; Limitation of Liability    31

Section 3.05.

   Payment Procedure    34

Section 3.06.

   Subrogation    34

Section 3.07.

   Reimbursement    35
ARTICLE IV
FURTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 4.01.

   Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement    35

Section 4.02.

   Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments    35

Section 4.03.

   Obligations Absolute    35

Section 4.04.

   Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-party Rights    37

Section 4.05.

   Liability of the Note Insurer    37

Section 4.06.

   Nonpetition Covenant    38

Section 4.07.

   Parties To Join in Enforcement Action    38

Section 4.08.

   Regulation AB Reports    39
ARTICLE V
DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

Section 5.01.

   Defaults    41


Section 5.02.

   Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive    42

Section 5.03.

   Waivers    43

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.01.

   Amendments, Etc.    43

Section 6.02.

   Notices    44

Section 6.03.

   Severability    46

Section 6.04.

   Governing Law    46

Section 6.05.

   Consent to Jurisdiction    46

Section 6.06.

   Consent of the Note Insurer    47

Section 6.07.

   Counterparts    47

Section 6.08.

   Headings    47

Section 6.09.

   Trial by Jury Waived    47

Section 6.10.

   Limited Liability    47

Section 6.11.

   Entire Agreement    48

Section 6.12.

   Limitation of Liability    48

 

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INSURANCE AGREEMENT

This INSURANCE AGREEMENT (this “Insurance Agreement”) is dated as of October 11, 2007 by and among FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY (the “Note Insurer”), CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC., in its individual capacity (“COAF”) and as the Servicer (the “Servicer”), , CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC, as Seller (the “Seller”), CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C, as Issuer (the “Issuer”) and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, in its capacity as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Indenture Trustee is authenticating $750,000,000 principal amount of the Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-C, Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes, and Class A-4 Notes, pursuant to an Indenture as more specifically defined below. The Notes will be secured by the Trust Estate as defined in the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Issuer, Seller, COAF and Servicer have requested that the Note Insurer issue its Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy (the “Note Policy”) to guarantee payment of Insured Payments (as defined in Note Policy) with respect to the Class A Notes, upon such terms and conditions as were mutually agreed upon by the parties and subject to the terms and conditions of the Note Policy and has asked the Note Insurer to issue a Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy For Swap Agreement (the “Swap Policy”) and together with the Note Policy, the “Policies”) and the Note Insurer has agreed to insure certain amounts which may be due from the Owner Trustee on behalf of Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Issuer”) to the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement;

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to specify the conditions precedent to the issuance of the Policies by the Note Insurer, the indemnity and reimbursement to be provided by COAF and the Servicer in respect of amounts paid by the Note Insurer under the Policies and to provide for certain other matters;

WHEREAS, the Note Insurer shall be paid an insurance premium pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and the details of such premium are set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, each COAF Company (as defined below) has undertaken certain obligations in consideration for the Note Insurer’s issuance of the Policies;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

The terms defined in this Article I shall have the meanings provided herein for all purposes of this Insurance Agreement, unless the context clearly requires


otherwise, in both singular and plural form, as appropriate. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Article I shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Transaction Documents (as defined below). All words used herein shall be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. This “Insurance Agreement” shall mean this Insurance Agreement as a whole and as the same may, from time to time hereafter, be amended, supplemented or modified. The words “herein,” “hereby,” “hereof,” “hereto,” “hereinabove” and “hereinbelow,” and words of similar import, refer to this Insurance Agreement as a whole and not to any particular paragraph, clause or other subdivision hereof, unless otherwise specifically noted.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the states of Delaware, California, Texas, Virginia or New York, or in the state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee is located, are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or government decree to be closed.

Capital One Information” means the information included in the Prospectus, but excluding the Note Insurer Information and the Underwriter Information.

Class A Notes” means the Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-C, designated as Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes, and Class A-4 Notes issued in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Closing Date” means October 11, 2007.

COAF” means Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., a Texas corporation, and its successors and assigns.

COAF Company” means COAF, in its individual capacity as seller under the Purchase Agreement and as Servicer, and the Seller.

COFC” means Capital One Financial Corporation.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio” means, as of any Determination Date, the ratio of (i) the aggregate Principal Balance of Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables plus all the Cram Down Losses which occurred during the period from the Initial Cut-Off Date through the end of the related Collection Period reduced by the amount of Liquidation Proceeds with respect to Defaulted Receivables received during such period which are applied to principal of the Defaulted Receivables to (ii) the sum of (A) the initial aggregate Principal Balance of the Initial Receivables plus (B) the initial aggregate Principal Balance of the Subsequent Receivables as of their respective Subsequent Cut-Off Dates.

 

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Date of Issuance” means the date on which each Policy is issued as specified therein.

Default” means any event which results, or which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would result, in an Event of Default.

Delinquency Ratio” means, as of a Determination Date, the ratio of (i) the aggregate Principal Balance of Receivables that were Delinquent Receivables at the end of the related Collection Period to (ii) the aggregate Principal Balance of all Receivables as of the first day of such related Collection Period.

Delinquent Receivable” means any Receivable as to which the Obligor fails to pay for more than 60 days past the due date the portion of a scheduled payment necessary for the receivable to be considered contractually current under the Servicer’s Customary Servicing Practices (excluding (i) any Receivable that has become a Defaulted Receivable and (ii) any Receivable as to which the Servicer has repossessed the related Financed Vehicle) from the date on which it is due and payable.

Event of Default” means any event of default specified in Section 5.01 of this Insurance Agreement.

Exchange Act Reports” means all Distribution Reports on Form 10-D, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Annual Reports on Form 10-K that are required to be filed by the Seller or the Issuer with respect to the Notes pursuant to the Exchange Act.

Fee Letter” means the fee letter dated as of October 11, 2007, from the Note Insurer to the Owner Trustee, the Servicer, and the Indenture Trustee.

Financial Statements” means, with respect to COFC, the balance sheets and the statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for the 12-month period then ended and the notes thereto which have been provided to the Note Insurer.

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, and any successor thereto, and, if such corporation shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “Fitch” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by the Note Insurer.

Indemnification Agreement” means that certain Indemnification Agreement dated as of October 2, 2007, by and among the Note Insurer and Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Representatives of the several Underwriters.

Indenture” means that certain Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.

 

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Insurance Agreement Event of Default” means any of the following:

(a) any failure (i) to observe or perform any covenant or obligation of the Owner Trustee, COAF, the Seller, the Issuer or the Servicer set forth herein, or in the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Purchase Agreement which has not been cured within sixty (60) days (or such longer period not in excess of ninety (90) as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that (i) such failure is capable of remedy within ninety (90) days or less and (ii) the Note Insurer consents in its sole discretion to that longer period) from the date of receipt by the Owner Trustee, COAF, the Seller, the Issuer or the Servicer, as the case may be, of written notice from the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer of such breach or default and such breach or default could reasonably have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Note Insurer or the Noteholders (as determined in the Note Insurer’s sole discretion), or (ii) of any Person to deposit into the Collection Account or the Reserve Account all amounts required to be deposited therein by the required deposit date and such failure could reasonably have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Note Insurer or the Noteholders (as determined in the Note Insurer’s sole discretion) and such failure has continued for a period of at least five (5) Business Days (A) after notice is received by such Person from the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer or (B) after discovery of such failure by a responsible officer of such Person; provided, however, that no Insurance Agreement Event of Default will result from the breach by the Servicer of any covenant for which the repurchase of the affected Receivables is specified as the sole remedy pursuant to Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and such repurchase takes place within the time frame required by Section 2.3 and Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement;

(b) any representation, warranty or statement of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee, COAF, the Issuer or the Seller (other than representations and warranties under Schedule I of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement) contained herein or in the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or in any report, document or certificate delivered pursuant to the foregoing agreements shall prove to be incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made and, within sixty (60) days (or such longer period not in excess of ninety (90) as may be reasonably necessary to remedy such failure; provided that (i) such failure is capable of remedy within ninety (90) days or less and (ii) the Note Insurer consents in its sole discretion to that longer period) after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Indenture Trustee and the defaulting party (if not the Indenture Trustee) by the Servicer, the Note Insurer, the Indenture Trustee or by Noteholders constituting Noteholder Approval, the circumstances or condition in respect of which such representation, warranty or statement was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured or waived by the Note Insurer and could reasonably have a material adverse affect on the interests of the Note Insurer or the Noteholders (as determined in the Note Insurer’s sole discretion);

 

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(c) the cessation of a valid perfected first priority security interest in the Receivables or the Trust Accounts in favor of the Indenture Trustee which is not cured within seven (7) Business Days of receipt of notice thereof;

(d) [Reserved];

(e) as of the Determination Date with respect to each Collection Period, the three month average of the Delinquency Ratios for such Collection Period and the two Collection Periods immediately preceding such Collection Period is greater than the level specified for such month in such table:

 

Collection Period

   Delinquency
Ratio
 

October 2007 – February 2008

   8.00 %

March 2008 – June 2008

   6.50 %

July 2008 – September 2008

   7.50 %

October 2008 – February 2009

   9.00 %

March 2009 – June 2009

   7.50 %

July 2009 – September 2009

   8.50 %

October 2009 – February 2010

   10.00 %

March 2010 – June 2010

   8.50 %

July 2010 – September 2010

   9.50 %

October 2010

   11.00 %

November 2010 – February 2011

   12.00 %

March 2011 – June 2011

   10.50 %

July 2011 – September 2011

   11.50 %

October 2011 – February 2012

   13.00 %

March 2012 – June 2012

   11.50 %

July 2012 – September 2012

   12.50 %

 

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provided, that an Insurance Agreement Event of Default occurring under this clause (e) shall be deemed to have been cured if, as of the Determination Date with respect to each of any three (3) consecutive Collection Periods following the occurrence of an Insurance Agreement Event of Default pursuant to this clause (e), the average of the Delinquency Ratios for such Collection Periods is less than the percentage above for the applicable Collection Period;

(f) a draw is made on the Note Policy;

(g) as of the Determination Date in any month prior to and including the applicable month set forth in the table below, the Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio exceeds the level specified for such month in such table:

 

Months

   Cumulative Net
Charge-Off Ratio
 

April 2008 – June 2008

   7.00 %

July 2008 – September 2008

   9.30 %

October 2008 – December 2008

   12.00 %

January 2009 – March 2009

   14.30 %

April 2009 – June 2009

   16.00 %

July 2009 – September 2009

   17.30 %

October 2009 – December 2009

   19.00 %

January 2010 – March 2010

   20.00 %

April 2010 and after

   21.00 %

(h) except as permitted by the Sale and Servicing Agreement, any assignment by the Servicer of its rights and obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or any attempt to make such an assignment;

(i) failure to make any payment with respect to the Class A Notes pursuant to the Indenture according to the priorities set forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, which continues unpaid for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(j) [Reserved];

(k) the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Event of Default under the Indenture; or

 

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(l) any Event of Default or Termination Event (as defined in the Swap Agreement) occurs under the Swap Agreement.

Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended.

Issuer” means Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C.

Late Payment Rate” means the rate of interest as it is publicly announced by Citibank, N.A. at its principal office in New York, New York as its prime rate (any change in such prime rate of interest to be effective on the date such change is announced by Citibank, N.A.) plus 3%. The Late Payment Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days calculating the actual number of days elapsed. In no event shall the Late Payment Rate exceed the maximum rate permissible under any applicable law limiting interest rates.

“Managed Assets” means, with respect to any Person, receivables owned, receivables sold to securitization trusts and serviced by such Person, and all other serviced or owned assets.

Material Adverse Change” means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, operations or assets of the Issuer (considered separately) or the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer and COAF (taken as a whole), (b) the ability of any COAF Company to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity, enforceability of, or collectibility of, amounts payable by any COAF Company when due under any Transaction Document to which it is a party or (d) the status, existence, perfection or priority of the interest of the Issuer or of the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Estate.

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto, and, if such corporation shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by the Note Insurer.

Note Insurer Financial Statements” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.08.

Note Insurer Information” means the information relating to the Note Insurer in the Prospectus Supplement as of the date thereof under the heading “The Note Guaranty Insurance Policy and the Note Insurer” and the financial statements of the Note Insurer incorporated by reference into the Prospectus Supplement. The Note Insurer Information does not include any other information.

Notes” means the $750,000,000 Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C, Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-C, Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes, and Class A-4 Notes.

 

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Owners” means registered holders of Class A Notes.

Person” means an individual, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, business or owner trust, partnership or other organization or entity (whether governmental or private).

Premium” means the premium payable in accordance with Section 3.02 of this Insurance Agreement.

Pricing Date” means October 2, 2007.

Prospectus” means, collectively, (i) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 1, 2007 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) to the Prospectus dated September 24, 2007 and (ii) the Final Prospectus Supplement dated October 2, 2007 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the Prospectus dated September 24, 2007, each relating to the sale of the Class A Notes on the Closing Date.

Purchase Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, by and between COAF and Seller.

Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. § § 229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release no. 33-8518.70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

Representatives” means Barclays Capital Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters.

Reserve Account Increase Condition” means:

(i) the occurrence of one or both of the following events:

(a) as of the Determination Date with respect to any Collection Period, the average of the Delinquency Ratios for such Collection Period and the two Collection Periods immediately preceding such Collection Period is greater than the level specified for such month in the following table:

 

Collection Period

   Delinquency Ratio  

October 2007 – February 2008

   7.00 %

March 2008 – June 2008

   5.50 %

July 2008 – September 2008

   6.50 %

 

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October 2008 – February 2009

   8.00 %

March 2009 – June 2009

   6.50 %

July 2009 – September 2009

   7.50 %

October 2009 – February 2010

   9.00 %

March 2010 – June 2010

   7.50 %

July 2010 – September 2010

   8.50 %

October 2010

   10.00 %

November 2010 – February 2011

   11.00 %

March 2011 – June 2011

   9.50 %

July 2011 – September 2011

   10.50 %

October 2011 – February 2012

   12.00 %

March 2012 – June 2012

   10.50 %

July 2012 – September 2012

   11.50 %

provided, that a Reserve Account Increase Condition occurring under this clause (a) shall be deemed to have been cured if, as of the Determination Date with respect to each of any three (3) consecutive Collection Periods following the occurrence of a Reserve Account Increase Condition pursuant to this clause, the average of the Delinquency Ratios for such Collection Periods is less than the percentage specified above for the applicable Collection Period; or

(b) as of the Determination Date in any month prior to and including the applicable month set forth in the table below, the Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio exceeds the level specified for such month in the following table:

 

Month After Closing

   Cumulative Net
Charge-Off Ratio
 

January 2008 – March 2008

   4.00 %

April 2008 – June 2008

   6.00 %

July 2008 – September 2008

   8.30 %

 

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October 2008 – December 2008

   10.30 %

January 2009 – March 2009

   12.30 %

April 2009 – June 2009

   14.00 %

July 2009 – September 2009

   15.30 %

October 2009 – December 2009

   16.00 %

January 2010 – March 2010

   17.00 %

April 2010 and after

   18.00 %

(ii) the occurrence or continuation of an Event of Default which has not been waived or cured.

Sale and Servicing Agreement” means that certain Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2007, among the Seller, the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time.

Securities Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time.

Seller” means Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, and any successor thereto, and, if such corporation shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by the Note Insurer.

Swap Agreement” means the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 between the Issuer, and the Swap Provider, the Schedule thereto and the Confirmations bearing Reference Nos. 1987641B / 1988587B and 1987679B / 1988604B dated October 11, 2007.

Swap Policy” means the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy For Swap Agreement No. 07030062 issued by the Note Insurer, which guarantees certain payments due under the Swap Agreement.

 

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Swap Provider” means Barclays Bank PLC, and its permitted successors and assigns.

“Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to any Person, the net worth of such Person calculated in accordance with GAAP, after subtracting therefrom the aggregate amount of such Person’s intangible assets, including, without limitation, goodwill, franchises, licenses, patents, trademarks, copyrights and service marks.

Target Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio” means, with respect to the Payment Dates occurring in April 2009, October 2009 or April 2010, the Cumulative Net Charge-Off Ratio set forth below opposite such Payment Date:

 

Payment Date

   Target Cumulative Net
Charge-Off Ratio
 

April 2009

   4.50 %

October 2009

   6.25 %

April 2010

   7.50 %

Term of the Insurance Agreement” shall be determined as provided in Section 4.01 of this Insurance Agreement.

Transaction” means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents including the transactions described in the Prospectus.

Transaction Documents” means this Insurance Agreement, the Indemnification Agreement, the Prospectus, the Indenture, the Swap Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Limited Guaranty, the Underwriting Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Administration Agreement and the Notes.

Underwriter Information” means the information furnished by the Underwriters in writing expressly for use in the Prospectus and included in the second paragraph (regarding concessions and discounts) and the second sentence of the ninth paragraph (regarding market making) under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus Supplement.

Underwriters” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Indemnification Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Indemnification Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Section 2.01. Representations and Warranties.

(a) Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof and the Date of Issuance:

(i) Existence and Power. The Seller is a Delaware limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. The Seller has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change.

(ii) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Seller and do not contravene or constitute a default under (A) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) its organizational documents or (C) any material indenture or material agreement or material instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements which do not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of such agreements and which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change).

(iii) No Consent Required. No approval or authorization by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of any Transaction Document other than (A) UCC filings, (B) approvals and authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings that have previously been made or approvals, authorizations or filings which will be made on a timely fashion and (C) authorizations or filings which, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change.

(iv) 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 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.

 

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(v) 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 (A) assert the invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (B) seeking 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, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change, or (D) relating 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.

(vi) Compliance With Securities Laws. The initial offer and sale of the Notes comply in all material respects with all requirements of law, including all registration requirements of applicable securities laws. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation is made with respect to the Note Insurer Information or the Underwriter Information. Neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes has been or will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities laws. Neither the Issuer nor the Seller is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

(vii) Transaction Documents. Each of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects, and the Seller hereby makes each such representation and warranty to, and for the benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were set forth in full herein, provided that the remedy for any breach of this paragraph shall be limited to the remedies specified in the related Transaction Document.

(viii) Solvency. The Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the Transaction and, after giving effect to the Transaction, the Seller will not be left with an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to engage in its business, nor does the Seller intend to incur, or believe that it has incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay as they mature. The Seller does not contemplate the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of any COAF Company or any of their assets.

 

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(b) Representations and Warranties of Servicer. Each of the Servicer and COAF makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof and the Date of Issuance:

(i) Existence and Power. Each of the Servicer and COAF is a Texas corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its assets and operate its business as presently owned or operated, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each of the Servicer and COAF has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change.

(ii) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each of the Servicer and COAF of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Servicer and COAF and do not contravene or constitute a default under (A) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) its organizational documents or (C) any material indenture or material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer or COAF is a party or by which its properties are bound (other than violations of such laws, rules, regulations, indentures or agreements which do not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of such agreements and which, individually or if the aggregate, and would not reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change.

(iii) No Consent Required. No approval or authorization by, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer or COAF of any Transaction Document other than (A) UCC filings, (B) approvals and authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings that have previously been made or approvals, authorizations or filings which will be made on a timely fashion and (C) approval, authorizations or filings which, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change.

(iv) Binding Effect. Each Transaction Document to which the Servicer or COAF is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable against it 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 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.

 

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(v) No Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Servicer or COAF, threatened against the Servicer or COAF before or by any Governmental Authority that (A) assert the invalidity or unenforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, (B) seeking 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, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or (D) relating to the Servicer or COAF that would materially and adversely affect the federal or Applicable Tax State income, excise, franchise or similar tax attributes of the Notes.

(vi) Financial Statements. The Financial Statements of COFC (A) are, as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein, complete and correct in all material respects, (B) present fairly the financial condition and results of operations of COAF as of the dates and for the periods indicated and (C) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, except as noted therein (subject as to interim statements to normal year-end adjustments); since the date of the most recent Financial Statements, there has been no Material Adverse Change in respect of COAF; and except as disclosed in the Financial Statements, COAF is not subject to any contingent liabilities or commitments that, individually or in the aggregate, have a material possibility of causing a Material Adverse Change in respect of COAF.

(vii) Compliance With Securities Laws. The offer and sale of the Notes comply in all material respects with all requirements of law, including all registration requirements of applicable securities laws. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that no representation is made with respect to the Note Insurer Information or the Underwriter Information. Neither the offer nor the sale of the Notes has been or will be in violation of the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities laws. Neither the Issuer nor the Seller is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

(viii) Transaction Documents. Each of the representations and warranties of the Servicer and COAF contained in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects, and the Servicer and COAF hereby make each such representation and warranty to, and for the benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were set forth in full herein, provided that the remedy for any breach of this paragraph shall be limited to the remedies specified in the related Transaction Document.

 

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(ix) Solvency. Each of the Servicer and COAF is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the Transaction and, after giving effect to the Transaction, neither the Servicer nor COAF will be left with an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to engage in its business, nor does the Servicer or COAF intend to incur, or believe that it has incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay as they mature. Neither the Servicer nor COAF contemplates the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of any COAF Company or any of their assets.

Section 2.02. Affirmative Covenants of the COAF Companies. The COAF Companies hereby agree that during the Term of the Insurance Agreement, unless the Note Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

(a) Compliance With Agreements and Applicable Laws. The COAF Companies shall not be in default under the Transaction Documents and shall comply with all material requirements of any law, rule or regulation applicable to each such party in all circumstances where non compliance could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change. Except in accordance with any provision of the Transaction Documents that expressly states Note Insurer consent is not required, no COAF Company shall agree to any amendment to or modification of the terms of any Transaction Documents or its respective organizational documents (including without limitation and as applicable its articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, bylaws, certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement) unless the Note Insurer shall have otherwise consented.

(b) Corporate Existence. Each COAF Company, its successors and assigns, shall maintain its corporate or other existence and shall at all times continue to be duly organized under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and duly qualified and duly authorized and shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other formation documents in all circumstances where failure could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Person into which a COAF Company may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which a COAF Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of a COAF Company, shall be the successor of such COAF Company hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any parties hereto.

(c) The Servicer To Provide Compliance Certificates; Accountants’ Reports; Other Information. The Servicer shall keep or cause to be kept in reasonable detail books and records of account of COAF’s, and its consolidated subsidiaries’, assets and business, including, but not limited to, books and records relating to the Transaction. The Servicer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Note Insurer:

(i) Servicer Reports and Compliance Certificates. All reports, certificates and reviews required to be furnished under Sections 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

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(ii) Initial and Continuing Reports. On or before the Closing Date, the Servicer will provide the Note Insurer a copy of the electronic file or other such medium as may be acceptable to the Note Insurer to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee setting forth, as to each Receivable, the information required on the Schedule of Receivables.

(iii) Other Information. Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all schedules, financial statements or other similar reports delivered to or by the Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and, promptly upon request, such other data or reports relating to the Transaction as the Note Insurer may reasonably request.

The Note Insurer agrees that it and its agents, accountants and attorneys shall keep confidential all financial statements, reports and other information delivered by the Servicer pursuant to this subsection 2.02(c) to the extent provided in Section 2.07 hereof.

(d) Access to Records; Discussions With Officers and Accountants. On an annual basis, or as often as the Note Insurer deems appropriate upon the occurrence of an Insurance Agreement Event of Default, each COAF Company shall, upon the reasonable request of the Note Insurer, permit the Note Insurer or its authorized agents:

(i) to inspect its books and records as they may relate to the Class A Notes, the obligations of such party under the Transaction Documents and the Transaction;

(ii) to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of each COAF Company with the chief operating officer and the chief financial officer of such COAF Company, as the case may be; and

(iii) with any COAF Company’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such COAF Company with such company’s independent accountants, provided that an officer of such COAF Company shall have the right to be present during such discussions; provided, however that upon the occurrence of an Insurance Agreement Event of Default, no such consent of the COAF Companies will be required but the Note Insurer will provide reasonable notice to such COAF Company prior to such discussions and such discussions may not create an undue burden on such COAF Company’s or the accountants’ business.

 

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Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal business hours at the Note Insurer’s cost and expense and shall not unreasonably disrupt the business of such COAF Company. The books and records of each COAF Company will be maintained at the address of such COAF Company designated herein for receipt of notices, unless the Servicer shall otherwise advise the parties hereto in writing.

(e) Notice to Note Insurer. If the Seller does not receive any Note Insurer Financial Statements pursuant to Section 4.08 herein at least five days prior to the date that such Note Insurer Financial Statements are to be filed with the Commission, the Seller shall provide or shall cause the party responsible for filing the Seller’s Form 10-Ds and 10-Ks to provide written notice to the Note Insurer via electronic mail at RegAB@fgic.com, stating that the Seller has not received the Note Insurer Financial Statements and requesting that such Note Insurer Financial Statements be emailed in accordance with Section 4.08 herein. Failure of the Seller to provide any notice described in this Section 2.02(e) shall not (i) affect the obligations of the Note Insurer under Section 4.08 or (ii) limit any indemnification or other remedies against the Note Insurer unless (x) the Note Insurer Financial Statements are to be included in an Exchange Act Report of the Seller for a period for which the Seller would not have had to file a periodic Exchange Act Report under the Exchange Act had the Seller suspended its obligation to file periodic Exchange Act Reports by filing Form 15 as soon as the Seller was permitted to do so under the Securities Exchange Act and (y) the Seller failed to provide the required notice to the Note Insurer pursuant to Section 2.02(o), in which case the Note Insurer shall have no liability under this Insurance Agreement for any failure to provide such Note Insurer Financial Statements.

(f) Notice of Material Events. Each COAF Company shall be obligated (which obligation shall be satisfied as to each if performed by any of them) promptly to inform the Note Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the following to the extent any of the following relate to it:

(i) the submission of any claim or the initiation of any legal process, litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or rule-making or disciplinary proceeding by or against any COAF Company that (A) could be required to be disclosed to the Commission or to any COAF Company’s shareholders or (B) is deemed reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to any COAF Company, or to the knowledge of such COAF Company, or the promulgation of any proceeding or any proposed or final rule which would result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to any COAF Company;

(ii) any change in the location of any COAF Company’s principal offices, jurisdiction of organization, legal name as indicated on the public records of any COAF Company’s jurisdiction of organization which shows any COAF Company to be organized, or any change in the location of any COAF Company’s books and records;

 

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(iii) the occurrence of any Default, Insurance Agreement Event of Default, Event of Default under the Indenture, Servicer Termination Event or of any Material Adverse Change;

(iv) the commencement of any proceedings by or against any COAF Company under any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation, rehabilitation, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or of any proceeding in which a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official shall have been, or may be, appointed or requested for any COAF Company or any of its assets; or

(v) the receipt of notice that (A) any COAF Company is being placed under regulatory supervision, (B) any license, permit, charter, registration or approval necessary for the conduct of any COAF Company’s business is to be, or may be suspended or revoked, or (C) any COAF Company is to cease and desist any practice, procedure or policy employed by any COAF Company in the conduct of its business, and such suspension, revocation or cessation may reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to any COAF Company.

(g) Financing Statements and Further Assurances. The Servicer will cause to be filed all necessary financing statements or other instruments, and any amendments or continuation statements relating thereto, necessary to be kept and filed in such manner and in such places as may be required by law to preserve and protect fully the interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Estate. Each COAF Company shall, upon the request of the Note Insurer, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, within 10 days of such request, such amendments hereto and such further instruments and take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the intention, performance and provisions of the Transaction Documents. In addition, each of the COAF Companies agrees to cooperate with S&P, Fitch, and Moody’s in connection with any review of the Transaction that may be undertaken by S&P, Fitch, and Moody’s after the date hereof.

(h) Maintenance of Licenses. Each COAF Company or any successors thereof shall maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations which are material to the conduct of its business in all circumstances where failure could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Change.

(i) Redemption of Class A Notes. The Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee, upon redemption of the Class A Notes pursuant to the Transaction Documents, to furnish to the Note Insurer a notice of such redemption and, upon a redemption or other payment of all of the Class A Notes to surrender the Policies to the Note Insurer for cancellation.

(j) Disclosure Document. Each Prospectus delivered with respect to the Notes shall clearly disclose that the Note Policy is not covered by the property/casualty insurance security fund specified in Article 76 of the New York Insurance Law.

 

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(k) Third-party Beneficiary. Subject to the provisions of the Transaction Documents, each COAF Company agrees that the Note Insurer shall have all rights provided to the Note Insurer in the Transaction Documents and that the Note Insurer shall constitute a third-party beneficiary of the Transaction Documents; provided, however, it is expressly acknowledged by the Note Insurer that the sole remedy for any breach of representation and warranty of the Seller under Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement and COAF under Section 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, shall be limited to the repurchase remedy specified in the Purchase Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement unless COAF or the Seller, as applicable, fails to repurchase the related Receivables as described in the Purchase Agreement or Sale and Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

(l) Amendments. The Servicer will provide the Note Insurer with written notice of any change or amendment to any Transaction Document as currently in effect.

(m) Closing Documents. The Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Note Insurer an executed original copy of each document executed in connection with the Transaction within 90 days after the date of closing.

(n) Corporate Formalities. The Seller and any successor to the Seller described in Section 5.3 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall (i) observe all corporate or other formalities necessary to preserve its status as a separate legal entity and (ii) at all times operate its business in accordance with the provisions of its organizational documents and operating agreement relating to bankruptcy remoteness and otherwise in material compliance with its organizational documents and operating agreement.

(o) Suspension of Filing. The Seller and the Issuer shall suspend filing periodic Exchange Act Reports by filing Form 15 as soon as reasonably practicable after they are permitted to do so under the Securities Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. If the Issuer or the Seller has not filed a Form 15 by January 31, 2008, the Seller shall promptly notify the Note Insurer of that fact by sending an email to RegAB@fgic.com.

Section 2.03. Negative Covenants of the COAF Companies. Each COAF Company hereby agrees that during the Term of the Insurance Agreement, unless the Note Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

(a) Impairment of Rights. No COAF Company shall take any action, or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to take action is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to any COAF

 

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Company, or may interfere in any material respect with the enforcement of any rights of the Note Insurer under or with respect to the Transaction Documents. Each COAF Company shall give the Note Insurer written notice of any such action or, to the best of the knowledge of any COAF Company, failure to act on the earlier of (i) the date upon which any publicly available filing or release is made with respect to such action or failure to act or (ii) promptly prior to the date of consummation of such action or failure to act. Each COAF Company shall furnish to the Note Insurer all information reasonably requested by it that is necessary to determine compliance with this paragraph.

(b) Waiver, Amendments, Etc. Except in accordance with the Transaction Documents, no COAF Company shall waive, modify or amend, or consent to any waiver, modification or amendment of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the Transaction Documents without the consent of the Note Insurer.

(c) Customary Servicing Practices. So long as no Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer shall not change its Customary Servicing Practices without the consent of the Note Insurer if the Servicer determines that such a change will have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Note Insurer.

(d) Transaction Documents. No COAF Company will at any time in the future deny that the Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each COAF Company, as applicable.

Section 2.04. Representations and Covenants of Indenture Trustee.

(a) Representations and Warranties. As of the Date of Issuance, each of the representations and warranties of the Indenture Trustee set forth in the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects, and the Indenture Trustee makes each such representation and warranty to, and for the benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were set forth in full herein.

(b) Compliance and Amendments. The Indenture Trustee shall comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the Indenture Trustee shall not agree to any amendment to or modification of the terms of any of the Transaction Documents to which both the Indenture Trustee and the Note Insurer are parties unless the Note Insurer shall otherwise consent, provided that such consent shall not be required if a Note Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Issuer. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants as follows:

(a) Representations and Warranties. As of the Date of Issuance, each of the representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth in the Transaction Documents is true and correct in all material respects and the Issuer makes each such representation and warranty to, and for the benefit of, the Note Insurer as if the same were set forth in full herein.

 

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(b) Compliance and Amendments. The Issuer shall comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents it is a party and, except in accordance with the Transaction Documents, the Issuer shall not agree to any amendment to or modification of the terms of any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party unless the Note Insurer shall otherwise give its prior written consent.

(c) Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Issuer is located in Wilmington, Delaware.

Section 2.06. Representations and Warranties of the Note Insurer.

The Note Insurer represents, warrants and agrees as follows as of the Closing Date:

(a) Organization and Licensing. The Note Insurer is a duly organized, validly existing and in good standing New York stock insurance corporation duly qualified to conduct an insurance business in the State of New York.

(b) Corporate Power. The Note Insurer has the corporate power and authority to issue the Note Policy and execute and deliver this Insurance Agreement and to perform all of its obligations thereunder and hereunder.

(c) Authorization; Approvals. All proceedings legally required for the execution, issuance (with respect to the Note Policy only) delivery and performance of the Note Policy and this Insurance Agreement have been taken and all licenses, orders, consents or other authorizations or approvals of the Note Insurer’s Board of Directors or stockholders or any governmental boards or bodies legally required for the enforceability of the Note Policy and this Insurance Agreement have been obtained or are not material to the enforceability of the Note Policy and this Insurance Agreement.

(d) Enforceability. The Note Policy, when issued, will constitute, and this Insurance Agreement constitutes, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Note Insurer, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity and subject to principles of public policy limiting the right to enforce the indemnification provisions contained therein and herein, insofar as such provisions relate to indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws.

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thereof and hereof will not, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Amended By Laws of the Note Insurer, or any restriction contained in any contract, agreement or instrument to which the Note Insurer is a party or by which it is bound; constitute a default under any of the foregoing which would materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Note Policy or this Insurance Agreement.

(f) Exempt from Registration. The Note Policy, when issued, will be exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

(g) Note Insurer Information. The Note Insurer Information is true and correct in all material respects and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact.

(h) No Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of the Note Insurer’s knowledge, threatened against it at law or in equity or before or by any court, governmental agency, board or commission or any arbitrator which, if decided adversely, would materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Note Policy or this Insurance Agreement.

(i) Compliance With Law, Etc. No practice, procedure or policy employed, or proposed to be employed, by the Note Insurer in the conduct of its business violates any law, regulation, judgment, agreement, order or decree applicable to the Note Insurer that, if enforced, could result in a Material Adverse Change with respect to the Note Insurer.

(j) No Affiliations. As of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and Closing Date, neither the Note Insurer nor FGIC Corporation (i) directly controls nor is directly controlled by and (ii) to the actual knowledge of senior management of the Note Insurer, neither the Note Insurer nor FGIC Corporation indirectly controls, is indirectly controlled by or is under common control with Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the Indenture Trustee), Wilmington Trust Company (the Owner Trustee or Barclays Bank PLC (the Swap Counterparty).

(k) Note Insurer’s Accountants. As of the Closing Date and as of each date that the Note Insurer Information is incorporated into the Prospectus or the Note Insurer Financial Statements are attached to any Exchange Act Report, to the best of the Note Insurer’s knowledge, the accountants who certify the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Note Insurer Information and the Note Insurer Financial Statements (if applicable) are independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act.

 

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(l) Financial Information. As of the Pricing Date, the date of the Prospectus Supplement and the Closing Date, the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Note Insurer and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2006 , together with an opinion thereon of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, a copy of which has been delivered to the Seller to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement relating to the Prospectus, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Note Insurer as of such dates and for the periods covered by such statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. As of the Pricing Date, the date of the Prospectus Supplement and the Closing Date, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Note Insurer and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2007 and for the six month periods ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, a copy of which has been delivered to the Seller to be incorporated by reference into the registration statement relating to the Prospectus, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Note Insurer as of such dates and for the periods covered by such statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Since June 30, 2007 and as of the Pricing Date, the date of the Prospectus Supplement and the Closing Date, there has been no material change in the financial condition of the Note Insurer that would materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the Note Policy. As of the date(s) that the Note Insurer provides Note Insurer Financial Statements to the Seller for filing as an exhibit to the Seller’s Exchange Act Reports as contemplated by Section 4.08, such Note Insurer Financial Statements will fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Note Insurer as of such dates and for the periods covered by such Note Insurer Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments in the case of any interim financial statements).

(m) Compliance with Regulation AB. As of the Closing Date and as of the date that the Note Insurer Information was incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement relating to the Prospectus (including through filing of an Exchange Act Report), the Note Insurer Information complied in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. As of the date that any Note Insurer Financial Statements are provided to the Seller to be attached as an exhibit to, any Exchange Act Report, the Note Insurer Financial Statements, will comply in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB.

Section 2.07. Covenants of Note Insurer. The Note Insurer hereby covenants as follows:

(a) Confidentiality. The Note Insurer agrees that it and its shareholders, directors, agents, accountants and attorneys shall keep confidential any matter of which it becomes aware through such inspections or discussions (unless readily available from public sources), except as may be otherwise required by regulation, law or court order or requested by appropriate

 

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governmental authorities or as necessary to preserve its rights or security under or to enforce the Transaction Documents, provided that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Note Insurer to make such information available to its regulators, securities rating agencies, reinsurers, credit and liquidity providers, counsel and accountants. If the Note Insurer is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or documents subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any information of which it becomes aware through such inspections or discussions, the Note Insurer will promptly notify COAF or the Servicer of such request(s) so that COAF or the Servicer may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive the Note Insurer’s compliance with the provisions of this Insurance Agreement. If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Note Insurer is, nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose such information to any tribunal, the Note Insurer may disclose such information to such tribunal that the Note Insurer is compelled to disclose, provided that a copy of all information disclosed is provided to COAF or the Servicer, as the case maybe, promptly upon such disclosure, so long as the Note Insurer is not prohibited from providing notice to COAF or Servicer by such tribunal.

(b) Additional Information. The Note Insurer agrees to comply with commercially reasonable requests of the Seller for the delivery of such additional information relating to the Note Insurer as may be necessary for the Seller to comply with Item 1114 of Regulation AB as it relates to the Note Insurer, so long as such information is reasonably available to the Note Insurer and not otherwise available to the Seller.

ARTICLE III

THE POLICIES; REIMBURSEMENT

Section 3.01. Issuance of the Policies. The Note Insurer agrees to issue the Policies on the Closing Date subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth below:

(a) Payment of Initial Premium and Expenses. The Note Insurer shall have been paid, by the Servicer, that portion of a nonrefundable Premium payable on the Date of Issuance and the Servicer shall agree to reimburse or pay directly other fees and expenses identified in Section 3.02 hereof as payable, and the Note Insurer shall have received a fully executed copy of the Fee Letter.

(b) Transaction Documents. The Note Insurer shall have received a copy of each of the Transaction Documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Note Insurer, duly authorized, executed and delivered by each party thereto.

(c) Certified Documents and Resolutions. The Note Insurer shall have received a copy of (i) the certificate of incorporation, limited liability company agreement and bylaws or other organizational documents, as applicable,

 

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of each COAF Company and (ii) the resolutions of each COAF Company’s Board of Directors or members or a committee thereof, as applicable, authorizing the issuance of the Notes and the execution, delivery and performance by each COAF Company of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each COAF Company (which certificate shall state that such certificate of incorporation, bylaws and resolutions or other organizational documents are in full force and effect without modification on the Date of Issuance).

(d) Incumbency Certificate. The Note Insurer shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each COAF Company certifying the names and signatures of the officers of such COAF Company authorized to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents and that shareholder, partner or member (as applicable) consent to the execution and delivery of such documents is not necessary.

(e) Representations and Warranties; Certificate. The representations and warranties of each COAF Company set forth or incorporated by reference in this Insurance Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Date of Issuance as if made on the Date of Issuance, and the Note Insurer shall have received a certificate of appropriate officers of each COAF Company to that effect.

(f) Opinions of Counsel.

(i) In-house counsel for COAF shall have issued its favorable opinion, in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, regarding the corporate existence and authority of COAF, in its capacity as seller under the Purchase Agreement and as Servicer.

(ii) The law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., shall have issued its favorable opinion, in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, regarding the corporate existence and authority of the Seller.

(iii) The law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., shall have issued its favorable opinion, in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, regarding the corporate existence and authority of the Issuer.

(iv) The law firm of Mayer Brown LLP shall have furnished its favorable opinion in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, regarding the validity and enforceability of the Transaction Documents against COAF, in its capacity as Seller under the Purchase Agreement and as Servicer.

(v) The law firm of Mayer Brown LLP shall have furnished its favorable opinion in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, regarding the validity and enforceability of the Transaction Documents against the Seller and the Issuer.

 

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(vi) The law firm of Mayer Brown LLP shall have furnished its opinions, in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, regarding the transfer of the Trust Estate, certain bankruptcy and non-consolidation issues, security interest issues and the tax treatment of the Class A Notes under federal tax laws.

(vii) The Note Insurer shall have received such other opinions of counsel, in form and substance acceptable to the Note Insurer and its counsel, addressing such other matters as the Note Insurer may reasonably request.

(g) Approvals, Etc. The Note Insurer shall have received true and correct copies of all approvals, licenses and consents, if any, including, without limitation, any required approval of the shareholders of any COAF Company, required in connection with the Transaction.

(h) No Litigation, Etc. No suit, action or other proceeding, investigation or injunction, or final judgment relating thereto, shall be pending or, to the knowledge of any COAF Company, threatened before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with the Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transaction.

(i) Legality. No statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any government or governmental or administrative agency or court that would make the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents illegal or otherwise prevent the consummation thereof.

(j) Satisfaction of Conditions of the Underwriting Agreement. All conditions in the Underwriting Agreement relating to the Underwriters’ obligation to purchase the Class A Notes shall have been satisfied.

(k) Issuance of Ratings. The Note Insurer shall have received confirmation that the risk secured by the Note Policy constitutes an investment-grade risk, that the Class A-1 Notes when issued will be rated “A-1+” by S&P, “F1+” by Fitch, and “Prime-1” by Moody’s and that the Class A-2-A Notes, Class A-2-B Notes, Class A-3-A Notes, Class A-3-B Notes, and Class A-4 Notes when issued, will be rated “AAA” by S&P, “Aaa” by Moody’s and “AAA” by Fitch.

(l) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred.

(m) Additional Items. The Note Insurer shall have received such other documents, instruments, approvals or opinions requested by the Note Insurer as may be reasonably necessary to effect the Transaction, including, but not limited to, evidence satisfactory to the Note Insurer that the conditions precedent, if any, in the Transaction Documents have been satisfied.

 

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(n) Underwriting Agreement. The Note Insurer shall have received copies of each of the documents, and specifically be entitled to rely on each of the documents, required to be delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

(o) Conform to Documents. The Note Insurer and its counsel shall have determined that all documents, certificates and opinions to be delivered in connection with the Class A Notes conform to the terms of the Transaction Documents.

(p) Perfection of Security Interest. All actions required to be taken to perfect the security interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Estate shall have been performed.

Section 3.02. Payment of Fees and Premium.

(a) Legal and Accounting Fees. The Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid, on the Date of Issuance, legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Note Insurer in connection with the issuance of the Policies in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letter. Any fees of the Note Insurer’s auditors payable in respect of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, any other Prospectus or in connection with any accountant consents or periodic filings made by the Seller or the Issuer (as contemplated by Section 4.08 hereof) incurred after the Date of Issuance shall be paid by the Servicer on demand.

(b) Rating Agency Fees. The Servicer shall promptly pay the initial fees of the Rating Agencies with respect to the Class A Notes and the transactions contemplated hereby following receipt of a statement with respect thereto, and shall pay or cause to be paid any subsequent fees of the Rating Agencies with respect to, and directly allocable to, the Class A Notes. The Note Insurer shall not be responsible for any fees or expenses of the Rating Agencies. The fees for any other rating agency shall be paid by the party requesting such other rating agency’s rating.

(c) Premium. In consideration of the issuance by the Note Insurer of the Policies, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to receive the Premium as and when due in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letter (i) in the case of Premium due on or before the Date of Issuance, directly from the Servicer and (ii) in the case of Premium due after the Date of Issuance, pursuant to the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Premium paid hereunder or under the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be nonrefundable without regard to whether the Note Insurer makes any payment under the Policies or any other circumstances relating to the Class A Notes or provision being made for payment of the Class A Notes prior to maturity. The Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as

 

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the case may be, shall make all payments or distributions of Premium to be made by them by wire transfer to an account designated from time to time by the Note Insurer by written notice to the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, respectively.

Section 3.03. Reimbursement and Additional Payment Obligation.

(a) Pursuant to the Indenture, and in accordance with the priorities established in Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to (i) reimbursement for any payment made by the Note Insurer under the Policies, which reimbursement shall be due and payable on the date that any amount is to be paid pursuant to a Notice (as defined in the Note Policy) or Notice of Nonpayment (as defined in the Swap Policy), in an amount equal to the amount to be so paid and all amounts previously paid that remain unreimbursed, together with interest on any and all amounts remaining unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect of any unreimbursed amounts representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid in full (after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the Late Payment Rate and (ii) payment or reimbursement of any other amounts owed to the Note Insurer under this Insurance Agreement together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the Late Payment Rate.

(b) The Servicer agrees to pay to the Note Insurer as follows: anything in Section 3.03(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Servicer (i) for payments made under the Policies arising as a result of the failure by any COAF Company to repurchase any Receivable required to be repurchased pursuant to Section 2.3, Section 2.6 or Section 3.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Section 3.3 of the Purchase Agreement, together with interest on any and all amounts remaining unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect of any unreimbursed amounts representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid in full (after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the Late Payment Rate, and (ii) for payments made under the Policies, arising as a result of the Servicer’s failure to deposit into the Collection Account any amount required to be so deposited pursuant to any Transaction Document, together with interest on any and all amounts remaining unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect to any unreimbursed amounts representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid in full (after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the Late Payment Rate.

(c) The Servicer and the Issuer agree to pay to the Note Insurer as follows: any and all charges, fees, costs and expenses that the Note Insurer may reasonably pay or incur, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ and accountants’ fees and expenses, in connection with (i) the enforcement, defense or preservation of any rights in respect of any of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, instituting, defending, monitoring or participating in any litigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of any Transaction participant or any affiliate

 

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thereof) relating to any of the Transaction Documents, any party to any of the Transaction Documents, in its capacity as such a party, or the Transaction, (ii) any action, proceeding or investigation affecting the Issuer, the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Note Insurer under the Policies or the Transaction Documents, including (without limitation) any judgment or settlement entered into affecting the Note Insurer or the Note Insurer’s interests or (iii) any consent, amendment, waiver or other action with respect to, or related to, any Transaction Document, whether or not executed or completed (“Reimbursable Amounts”). Reimbursable Amounts due to the Note Insurer shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Late Payment Rate. In the event that the Servicer fails to pay to the Note Insurer any Reimbursable Amounts, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such amount together with interest thereon from Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.4 of the Indenture, as applicable. In addition, the Note Insurer reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee as a condition to executing any waiver, consent or amendment proposed in respect of any of the Transaction Documents.

(d) Servicer agrees to pay to the Note Insurer as follows: interest on any and all amounts described in subclauses (b), (c) and (e) of this Section 3.03 from the date payable or paid by such party until payment thereof in full, and interest on any and all amounts described in Section 3.02 from the date due until payment thereof in full, in each case, payable to the Note Insurer at the Late Payment Rate per annum.

(e) The Servicer agrees to pay to the Note Insurer as follows: any payments made by the Note Insurer on behalf of, or advanced to, the Servicer or COAF, respectively, including, without limitation, any amounts payable by the Servicer or COAF pursuant to the Notes or any other Transaction Documents.

(f) [Reserved]

All such amounts are to be immediately due and payable without demand.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, none of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall ever be construed to create a contract to pay to the Note Insurer for the use, forbearance or detention of money, interest in excess of the maximum amount of interest permitted to be charged by the Note Insurer to any of the COAF Companies under applicable state or federal law from time to time in effect, and none of the COAF Companies shall ever be required to pay interest in excess of such maximum amount. If, for any reason, interest is paid hereunder in excess of such maximum amount, then promptly upon any determination that such excess has been paid the Note Insurer will, at its option, either refund such excess to the payor thereof or apply such excess to the principal owing by such payor hereunder.

 

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Section 3.04. Indemnification; Limitation of Liability.

(a) In addition to any and all rights of indemnification or any other rights of the Note Insurer pursuant hereto or under law or equity, the Servicer, the Issuer and COAF and any successor thereto agree to pay, and to protect, indemnify and save harmless, the Note Insurer and its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Note Insurer within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Note Insurer Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations) or obligations whatsoever paid by the Note Insurer Indemnified Parties (herein collectively referred to as “Liabilities”) of any nature (but excluding lost profits and other consequential damages) arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents by reason of:

(i) any act or omission of any COAF Company in connection with the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Notes other than by reason of false or misleading Note Insurer Information or Underwriter Information;

(ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any of the Capital One Information or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(iii) the misfeasance or malfeasance of, or negligence or theft committed by, any director, officer, employee or agent of any COAF Company;

(iv) the violation by any COAF Company of any federal or state securities, banking or antitrust laws, rules or regulations in connection with the issuance, offer and sale of the Notes or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents;

(v) the violation by any COAF Company of any federal or state laws, rules or regulations relating to the Transaction or the origination of the Receivables, including, without limitation, any consumer protection, lending and disclosure laws or any laws with respect to the maximum amount of interest permitted to be received on account of any loan of money or with respect to the Receivables;

(vi) the breach by the Servicer, the Issuer or COAF of any of its obligations under this Insurance Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (other than breaches under Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement or Sections 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement); and

 

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(vii) the breach by the Servicer, the Issuer or COAF of any representation or warranty on the part of the Servicer, the Issuer or COAF contained in this Insurance Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents or in any certificate or report furnished or delivered to the Note Insurer thereunder other than any breach for which the remedy under the Transaction Documents is the repurchase of a Receivable, provided that such Receivable has been repurchased in accordance with the Transaction Documents.

In addition, the Servicer will pay any and all taxes levied or assessed upon the Issuer or upon all or any part of the Trust Estate.

This indemnity provision shall survive the termination of this Insurance Agreement and shall survive until the statute of limitations has run on any causes of action which arise from one of these reasons and until all suits filed as a result thereof have been finally concluded.

(b) In addition to any and all rights of indemnification or any other rights of the Servicer, the Issuer, the Seller and COAF pursuant hereto or under law or equity, the Note Insurer agrees to pay, and to protect, indemnify and save harmless, the Servicer, the Issuer, the Seller and COAF and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and each person, if any, who controls the Servicer, the Issuer, the Seller or COAF within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Capital One Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations) or obligations whatsoever paid by the Capital One Indemnified Parties (herein collectively referred to as “Liabilities”) of any nature arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents by reason of:

(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any of the Note Insurer Information or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that it is understood that the Note Insurer has provided the Note Insurer Information in connection with its role as credit enhancer, which consists solely of the obligation to pay claims, if any, under and in accordance with the express terms of the Note Policy;

 

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(ii) a breach of any of the representations, warranties or agreements of the Note Insurer contained in Section 2.06 hereof; or

(iii) any failure of the Note Insurer to make a payment required to be made under the Policies;

provided, however, that the Note Insurer’s liability, in the case of a breach of any of the representations, warranties or agreements of the Note Insurer contained in paragraphs (k) through (m) of Section 2.06, to the extent that such representations, warranties or agreements speak as of a date which occurs after the Closing Date, or for a breach of the covenant in Section 2.07(b), will be limited to (a) the actual damages incurred by COAF and the Seller (or the Capital One Indemnified Parties in the case of the indemnity provided in Section 3.04(c)(ii) of this Agreement), and (b) lost profits and other consequential damages, in each case, as a direct result of a determination by the Commission that the Seller is no longer eligible to file registration statements on Form S-3, such determination being based solely on the Note Insurer’s breach of paragraphs (k) through (m) of Section 2.06 hereof, and the Note Insurer’s liability for the damages described in clause (b) above, together with any liability under Section 3.04(c)(ii), shall in no event exceed as of any date the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of premium received by the Note Insurer in connection with the transactions described by this Agreement as of such date and (y) as of such date and without duplication of (x) above the aggregate amount of premium expected to be received by the Note Insurer assuming that the Receivables pay down using a 1.7% ABS prepayment speed (as described in the Prospectus Supplement) and further assuming that the clean up call is exercised by the Servicer at its earliest opportunity.

(c) In addition to any and all rights of indemnification or any rights of the Servicer, the Seller, the Issuer and COAF pursuant hereto or under law or equity, the Note Insurer agrees to pay, and to protect, indemnify and save harmless, the Capital One Indemnified Parties from and against, any and all claims, losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature arising out of or by reason of: (i) any untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances in which they were made not misleading contained in the Note Insurer Financial Statements; or (ii) subject to the limitations on liability set forth in Section 4.08 of this Agreement, any failure of the Note Insurer to comply with its obligations under Section 4.08 of this Agreement.

(d) Any party which proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under this Section 3.04 will, promptly after receipt of notice of commencement of any action, suit or proceeding against such party in respect of which a claim is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 3.04(c), notify the indemnifying party of the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding,

 

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enclosing a copy of all papers served. In case any action, suit or proceeding shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in, and, to the extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses other than reasonable costs of investigation subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof. The indemnified party shall have the right to employ its counsel in any such action the defense of which is assumed by the indemnifying party in accordance with the terms of this subsection (c), but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless the employment of counsel by such indemnified party has been authorized by the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any action or claim effected without its consent.

Section 3.05. Payment Procedure. In the event of any payment by the Note Insurer, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer agree to accept the voucher or other evidence of payment as prima facie evidence of the propriety thereof and the liability therefor to the Note Insurer. All payments to be made to the Note Insurer under this Insurance Agreement shall be made to the Note Insurer in lawful currency of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the notice address for the Note Insurer as specified in the Indenture on the date when due or as the Note Insurer shall otherwise direct by written notice to the other parties hereto. In the event that the date of any payment to the Note Insurer or the expiration of any time period hereunder occurs on a day which is not a Business Day, then such payment or expiration of time period shall be made or occur on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if such payment was made or time period expired on the scheduled date of payment or expiration date. Payments to be made to the Note Insurer under this Insurance Agreement shall bear interest at the Late Payment Rate from the date when due to the date paid.

Section 3.06. Subrogation. The parties hereto acknowledge that, to the extent of any payment made by the Note Insurer pursuant to the Policies, the Note Insurer shall be fully subrogated to the extent of such payment plus interest thereon at the Late Payment Rate, to the rights of the Noteholders or the Swap Counterparty, as applicable, to any moneys paid or payable in respect of the Notes or the Swap Agreement, as applicable, under the Transaction Documents or otherwise subject to applicable law. The parties hereto agree to such subrogation and further agree to execute such instruments and to take such actions as, in the sole and reasonable judgment of the Note Insurer, are necessary to evidence such subrogation and to perfect the rights of the Note Insurer to receive any such moneys paid or payable in respect of the Notes or the Swap Agreement, as applicable, under the Transaction Documents or otherwise.

 

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Section 3.07. Reimbursement. The parties hereto acknowledge that, to the extent of any payment made by the Note Insurer pursuant to the Policies, the Note Insurer has the right to be reimbursed such amounts plus interest thereon at the Late Payment Rate, pursuant to the Indenture, and in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and in accordance with the priorities set forth therein for reimbursement of the Note Insurer.

ARTICLE IV

FURTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 4.01. Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement. This Insurance Agreement shall take effect on the Date of Issuance and shall remain in effect until the later of (a) such time as the Note Insurer is no longer subject to a claim under the Policies and the Policies shall have been surrendered to the Note Insurer for cancellation and (b) all amounts payable to the Note Insurer by any COAF Company or from any other source under the Transaction Documents and all amounts payable under the Class A Notes have been paid in full; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 3.03 and 3.04 hereof shall survive any termination of this Insurance Agreement.

Section 4.02. Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments.

(a) Excepting at such times as a default in payment under the Policies shall exist or shall have occurred, none of the COAF Companies or the Indenture Trustee shall grant any waiver of rights under any of the Transaction Documents to which any of them is a party without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer, and any such waiver without the written consent of the Note Insurer shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

(b) To the extent permitted by law, the COAF Companies agree that they will, from time to time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments as the Note Insurer may reasonably request and as may be required in the Note Insurer’s reasonable judgment to effectuate the intention of or facilitate the performance of this Insurance Agreement.

Section 4.03. Obligations Absolute.

(a) The obligations of the COAF Companies hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional and shall be paid or performed strictly in accordance with this Insurance Agreement under all circumstances irrespective of:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of, or any amendment or other modifications of, or waiver, with respect to any of the Transaction Documents, the Class A Notes or either Policy;

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(iii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense, reduction, abatement or other right that any of the COAF Companies may have at any time against the Note Insurer or any other Person;

(iv) any document presented in connection with the Policies proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(v) any payment by the Note Insurer under the Policies against presentation of a certificate or other document that does not strictly comply with terms of the Policies;

(vi) any failure of any of the COAF Companies to receive the proceeds from the sale of the Notes;

(vii) any Bankruptcy Event with respect to any COAF Company; and

(viii) any other circumstances, other than payment in full, that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, such party in respect of any Transaction Document.

(b) Each of the COAF Companies and any and all others who are now or may become liable for all or part of the obligations of any of the COAF Companies under this Insurance Agreement agree to be bound by this Insurance Agreement and (i) to the extent permitted by law, waive and renounce any and all redemption and exemption rights and the benefit of all valuation and appraisement privileges against the indebtedness and obligations evidenced by any Transaction Document or by any extension or renewal thereof; (ii) waive presentment and demand for payment, notices of nonpayment and of dishonor, protest of dishonor and notice of protest; (iii) waive all notices in connection with the delivery and acceptance hereof and all other notices in connection with the performance, default or enforcement of any payment hereunder, except as required by the Transaction Documents; (iv) waive all rights of abatement, diminution, postponement or deduction, or any defense other than payment, or to any right of setoff or recoupment arising out of any breach under any of the Transaction Documents, by any party thereto or any beneficiary thereof, or out of any obligation at any time owing to any of the COAF Companies; (v) agree that its liabilities hereunder shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 4.03, be unconditional and without regard to any setoff, counterclaim or the liability of any other Person for the payment hereof; (vi) agree that any consent, waiver or forbearance hereunder with respect to an event shall operate only for such event and not for any subsequent event; (vii) consent to any and all extensions of time that may be granted by the Note Insurer with respect to any payment hereunder or other provisions hereof and to the release of any security at any time given for any payment hereunder, or any part thereof, with or without substitution, and to the release of any Person or entity liable for any such

 

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payment; and (viii) consent to the addition of any and all other makers, endorsers, guarantors and other obligors for any payment hereunder, and to the acceptance of any and all other security for any payment hereunder, and agree that the addition of any such obligors or security shall not affect the liability of the parties hereto for any payment hereunder.

(c) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting any COAF Company from pursuing any rights or remedies it may have against any other Person in a separate legal proceeding.

Section 4.04. Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-party Rights.

(a) This Insurance Agreement shall be a continuing obligation of the parties hereto and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No COAF Company may assign its rights under this Insurance Agreement, or delegate any of its duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Note Insurer.

(b) The Note Insurer shall have the right to give participations in its rights under this Insurance Agreement and to enter into contracts of reinsurance with respect to the Policies upon such terms and conditions as the Note Insurer may in its discretion determine; provided, however, that no such participation or reinsurance agreement or arrangement shall relieve the Note Insurer of any of its obligations hereunder or under the Policies.

(c) In addition, the Note Insurer shall be entitled to assign or pledge to any bank or other lender providing liquidity or credit with respect to the Transaction or the obligations of the Note Insurer in connection therewith any rights of the Note Insurer under the Transaction Documents or with respect to any real or personal property or other interests pledged to the Note Insurer, or in which the Note Insurer has a security interest, in connection with the Transaction.

(d) Except as provided herein with respect to participants and reinsurers, nothing in this Insurance Agreement shall confer any right, remedy or claim, express or implied, upon any Person, including, particularly, any Owner, other than the Note Insurer against any COAF Company, and all the terms, covenants, conditions, promises and agreements contained herein shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer nor any Owner shall have any right to payment from any Premiums paid or payable hereunder or under the Transaction Documents or from any other amounts paid by any COAF Company pursuant to Section 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof.

Section 4.05. Liability of the Note Insurer. Neither the Note Insurer nor any of its officers, directors or employees shall be liable or responsible for (a) the use that may be made of the Policies by the Indenture Trustee, or the Swap Counterparty, as applicable, or for any acts or omissions of the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith;

 

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or (b) the validity, sufficiency, accuracy or genuineness of documents delivered to the Note Insurer in connection with any claim under the Policies, or of any signatures thereon, even if such documents or signatures should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged (unless the Note Insurer shall have actual knowledge thereof). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Note Insurer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

Section 4.06. 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 involved in this Transaction (a) such party shall not authorize such 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 (b) of the parties hereto shall 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 4.07. Parties To Join in Enforcement Action.

(a) To the extent necessary to enforce any right of the Note Insurer in or remedy of the Note Insurer under any Receivable or related asset, the Issuer and each COAF Company agree to join in any action initiated by the Indenture Trustee or the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee agrees to join in any action initiated by the Note Insurer for the protection of such right or exercise of such remedy.

(b) In the event of any court proceeding (x) with respect to which a COAF Company is a party (including, without limitation, an insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of any COAF Company) which affects the Trust Estate, the Policies or the obligations of the Note Insurer under the Transaction Documents, and (y) with respect to which such COAF Company fails to defend or answer, the Note Insurer shall have the right to direct, assume or otherwise participate in the defense thereof. In such event, the Note Insurer shall, following written notice to the Indenture Trustee, have the exclusive-right to determine, in its sole discretion, the actions necessary to preserve and protect the Trust Estate. All costs and expenses of the Note Insurer in connection with such action, proceeding or investigation, (including, without limitation, any judgment or settlement entered into or paid by the Note Insurer), shall be included in the Reimbursement Obligations.

 

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(c) The Indenture Trustee shall cooperate with, and take such action as directed by, the Note Insurer, including (without limitation) entering into such agreements and settlements as the Note Insurer in its sole discretion shall direct with respect to such court proceeding. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable to the Note Insurer for any such action that conforms to the direction of the Note Insurer. The Indenture Trustee’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) with respect to any such action shall be reimbursed pursuant to the Indenture in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that if such costs and expenses are not so reimbursed on the Payment Date immediately following the date incurred, then the Note Insurer shall reimburse the Indenture Trustee for such costs and expenses within 60 days of such nonpayment.

(d) The Indenture Trustee hereby agrees to provide to the Note Insurer prompt written notice of any action, proceeding or investigation that names the Owner Trustee or the Issuer as a party or that could adversely affect the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Note Insurer hereunder or under the Policies or the other Transaction Documents, including (without limitation) any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the Servicer, COAF, the Seller or any affiliate thereof.

(e) Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any of the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Indenture Trustee shall not, without the Note Insurer’s prior written consent or unless directed by the Note Insurer, undertake or join any litigation or agree to any settlement of any action, proceeding or investigation affecting the Owner Trustee, the Issuer or the Trust Estate or the rights or obligations of the Note Insurer hereunder or under the Policies or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 4.08. Regulation AB Reports.

(a) The Note Insurer agrees that only until the Seller and the Issuer would become eligible to suspend filing of periodic reports, assuming their compliance in good faith with the covenant in Section 2.02(o) hereof:

(i) as soon as reasonably practicable after the release of the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Note Insurer for each fiscal quarter ending after the printing of the Prospectus (if any) and the release of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Note Insurer for each fiscal year, the Note Insurer shall furnish to the Seller such unaudited or audited financial statements, as applicable (the “Note Insurer Financial Statements”), for the related period and such Note Insurer Financial Statements shall contain the financial information required by Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB;

 

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(ii) the Note Insurer Financial Statements shall be delivered in electronic form via electronic mail to treasury10-d@capitalone.com, or such other address that has been designated by the Seller and provided in writing to the Note Insurer at RegAB@fgic.com; and

(iii) the Note Insurer will (or during the continuance of a Positive Guidance Condition (as defined below), use its best efforts to) prepare and deliver to the Seller the Note Insurer Financial Statements by the dates on which such Note Insurer Financial Statements would be required to be filed with the Commission if the Note Insurer were required to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act.

As used in this Section 4.08, the term “Positive Guidance Condition” means that either (a) the Commission has not issued any Interpretive Guidance or (b) the Commission has issued Interpretive Guidance and the Note Insurer has delivered an Opinion of Counsel addressed to COAF, the Seller and the Issuer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to COAF, the Seller, the Issuer and their counsel, to the effect that under the Interpretive Guidance, the failure of a credit enhancement provider to timely file or deliver financial information under Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB would not constitute a breach by COAF, the Seller or the Issuer of its obligations under Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB or Form 10-D and would not cause COAF, the Seller or the Issuer to fail to satisfy the eligibility requirements for the use of Form S-3 as described in General Instruction I. to Form S-3. The term “Interpretive Guidance” means any release, no-action letter, telephone interpretation or other publicly available guidance issued by the Commission which addresses the issue of a sponsor’s, depositor’s or issuing entity’s responsibility for the timely delivery of financial information under Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. The term “Opinion of Counsel” means the opinion of Kutak Rock LLP or another nationally recognized securitization counsel to the Note Insurer reasonably acceptable to COAF. The parties to this Insurance Agreement hereby acknowledge that as of the Closing Date the Commission has not yet issued any Interpretive Guidance.

(b) The Note Insurer agrees that the Note Insurer Financial Statements may be incorporated by reference by the Seller or the Issuer into the Prospectus or attached as an exhibit to, any Exchange Act Report to the extent required under Regulation AB or Item 7 on Form 10-D.

(c) In the event that any Note Insurer Financial Statements which include an accountants audit report are to be included in an Exchange Act Report which is to be filed prior to the termination of the offering of the Notes, the Note Insurer agrees that on not less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice from the Seller via electronic mail, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its accountants, to issue their consent to the incorporation by reference of any Note Insurer Financial Statements into the Registration Statement relating to the Prospectus (including through filing of an Exchange Act Report). All such emails shall identify the deal name and the policy number and shall be sent to RegAB@fgic.com.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Note Insurer’s liability, in the case of a breach of this Section 4.08 or any representation, warranty or agreement contained herein, which has the effect of imposing liability on any party entitled to indemnification under this Agreement under Regulation AB, will be limited to (a) the actual damages incurred by COAF and the Seller (or the Capital One Indemnified Parties in the case of the indemnity provided in Section 3.04(c)(ii) of this Agreement), and (b) lost profits and other consequential damages, in each case as a direct result of a determination by the Commission that the Seller is no longer eligible to file registration statements on Form S-3, such determination being based solely on the Note Insurer’s breach of this Section 4.08 or any representation, warranty or agreement contained herein, which has the effect of imposing liability on any party entitled to indemnification under this Agreement under Regulation AB, and the Note Insurer’s liability for the damages described in clause (b) above shall in no event exceed as of any date the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of premium received by the Note Insurer in connection with the transactions described by this Agreement as of such date and (y) as of such date and without duplication of (x) above the aggregate amount of premium expected to be received by the Note Insurer assuming that the Receivables pay down using a [1.7]% ABS prepayment speed (as described in the Prospectus Supplement) and further assuming that the clean up call is exercised by the Servicer at its earliest opportunity.

ARTICLE V

DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

Section 5.01. Defaults. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder:

(a) An Insurance Agreement Event of Default shall occur and be continuing;

(b) (i) Any COAF Company shall fail to pay when due any amount payable by such COAF Company hereunder and such failure has continued for a period of at least five (5) Business Days upon receipt of notice by the applicable COAF Company from the Note Insurer, or if specified in the applicable Transaction Document, the applicable grace period set forth therein, or (ii) a legislative body has enacted any law that declares or a court of competent jurisdiction shall find or rule that any of the Transaction Documents are not valid and binding on any COAF Company;

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a conservator or receiver or liquidator or other similar official in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against any COAF Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days;

(d) Any COAF Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or other similar official in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to any COAF Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of the property of any of them; or

(e) Any COAF Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of or otherwise voluntarily commence a case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

Section 5.02. Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive.

(a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Note Insurer may exercise any one or more of the rights and remedies set forth below:

(i) declare all indebtedness of every type or description then owed by any COAF Company to the Note Insurer pursuant to the Transaction Documents to be immediately due and payable, and the same shall thereupon be immediately due and payable provided, however, that any such payment by the Seller or the Issuer shall be paid in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.4 of the Indenture, as applicable;

(ii) exercise any rights and remedies under the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents or direct the Indenture Trustee to exercise such remedies in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents; or

(iii) take whatever action at law or in equity as may appear necessary or desirable in its judgment to collect the amounts then due under this Insurance Agreement or the Transaction Documents or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation, agreement or covenant of any COAF Company under this Insurance Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

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in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing under this Insurance Agreement or the Transaction Documents upon the happening of any event set forth in Section 5.01 hereof shall impair any such right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In order to entitle the Note Insurer to exercise any remedy reserved to the Note Insurer in this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such notice as may be required in this Article.

(c) Each party to this Insurance Agreement hereby agrees that, in addition to any other rights or remedies existing in its favor, it shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce any of its rights or any obligation owed to it under the Transaction Documents.

Section 5.03. Waivers.

(a) No failure by the Note Insurer to exercise, and no delay by the Note Insurer in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. The exercise by the Note Insurer of any right hereunder shall not preclude the exercise of any other right, and the remedies provided herein to the Note Insurer are declared in every case to be cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law or equity.

(b) The Note Insurer shall have the right, to be exercised in its complete discretion, to waive any Event of Default hereunder, by a writing setting forth the terms, conditions and extent of such waiver signed by the Note Insurer and delivered to the Servicer. Unless such writing expressly provides to the contrary, any waiver so granted shall extend only to the specific event or occurrence which gave rise to the Event of Default so waived and not to any other similar event or occurrence which occurs subsequent to the date of such waiver.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.01. Amendments, Etc. This Insurance Agreement may be amended, modified or terminated only by written instrument or written instruments signed by the parties hereto. The Servicer agrees to promptly provide a copy of any amendment to this Insurance Agreement to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies. No act or course of dealing shall be deemed to constitute an amendment, modification or termination hereof.

 

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Section 6.02. Notices. All demands, notices and other communications to be given hereunder shall be in writing (except as otherwise specifically provided herein) and shall be mailed by registered mail or personally delivered or telecopied to the recipient as follows:

 

  (a) To the Note Insurer:

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

125 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Structured Finance Surveillance – Capital One 2007-C

Facsimile:       (212) 312-3220

Confirmation: (800) 352-0001

E-mail: SFsurveillance@fgic.com

(in each case in which notice or other communication to the Note Insurer refers to a Servicer Termination Event, a Default or an Event of Default hereunder, a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, an Insurance Agreement Event of Default, a Termination Event under the Swap Agreement, a claim on either of the Policies or any event with respect to which failure on the part of the Note Insurer to respond shall be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice or other communication shall also be sent to the attention of the general counsel of each of the Note Insurer and the Indenture Trustee and, in all cases, both any original and all copies shall be marked to indicate “URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED.”) Any notice regarding delivery or non-delivery of the Note Insurer Financial Statements shall be sent via electronic mail to the Note Insurer at RegAB@fgic.com and shall reference the deal name and policy number.

 

  (b) To the Servicer:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Attention: Director of Auto Securitization

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Confirmation: (703)-720-1000

With a copy to Legal Department

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Confirmation: (703) 875-1000

 

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  (c) To COAF:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Attention: Director of Auto Securitization

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Confirmation: (703)-720-1000

With a copy to Legal Department

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Confirmation: (703)-720-1000

 

  (d) To the Seller:

Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC

140 E. Shore Drive, Room 1052 D

Glen Allen, Virginia 23059

Attention: Capital Markets

Facsimile: (804) 290-6666

Confirmation: (804) 290-6736

With a copy to Legal Department

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

Confirmation: (703)-720-1000

 

  (e) To the Indenture Trustee:

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 26th Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Structured Finance Services – Capital

One 2007-C

Facsimile: (212) 553-2462

Confirmation: (212) 250-3082

 

  (f) To the Issuer:

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

c/o Wilmington Trust Company

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

Attention:   Corporate Trust Administration-Capital One Auto

Finance Trust 2007-C

Facsimile: (302) 636-4144

Confirmation: (302) 636-6188

 

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  (g) To the Representatives of the Underwriters:

Barclays Capital Inc.

200 Park Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10166

and

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

One Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10010

Attention: General Counsel of the Americas

Facsimile: (212) 538-3395

A party may specify an additional or different address or addresses by writing mailed or delivered to the other parties as aforesaid. All such notices and other communications shall be effective upon receipt.

Section 6.03. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Insurance Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the parties hereto agree that such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof. The parties hereto further agree that the holding by any court of competent jurisdiction that any remedy pursued by any party hereto is unavailable or unenforceable shall not affect in any way the ability of such party to pursue any other remedy available to it.

Section 6.04. Governing Law. This Insurance Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

Section 6.05. Consent to Jurisdiction.

(a) The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and any court in the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action, suit or proceeding brought against it and to or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereunder or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard or determined in such New York state court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto hereby waive and agree not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that the related documents or the subject matter thereof may not be litigated in or by such courts.

 

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(b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto shall not seek and hereby waive the right to any review of the judgment of any such court by any court of any other nation or jurisdiction which may be called upon to grant an enforcement of such judgment.

(c) Nothing contained in this Insurance Agreement shall limit or affect the Note Insurer’s right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or to start legal proceedings relating to any of the Transaction Documents against any COAF Company or its or their property in the courts of any jurisdiction.

Section 6.06. Consent of the Note Insurer. In the event that the consent of the Note Insurer is required under any of the Transaction Documents, the determination whether to grant or withhold such consent shall be made by the Note Insurer in its sole discretion without any implied duty towards any other Person, except as otherwise expressly provided therein.

Section 6.07. Counterparts. This Insurance Agreement may be executed in counterparts by the parties hereto, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 6.08. Headings. The headings of Articles and Sections and the Table of Contents contained in this Insurance Agreement are provided for convenience only. They form no part of this Insurance Agreement and shall not affect its construction or interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Articles and Sections in this Insurance Agreement refer to the corresponding Articles and Sections of this Insurance Agreement.

Section 6.09. Trial by Jury Waived. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation arising directly or indirectly out of, under or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated thereunder. Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any party hereto has represented, expressly or otherwise, that it would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by, among other things, this waiver.

Section 6.10. Limited Liability. No recourse under any Transaction Document shall be had against, and no personal liability shall attach to, any officer, employee, director, affiliate or shareholder of any party hereto, as such, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise in respect of any of the Transaction Documents, the Notes or the Policies, it being expressly agreed and understood that each Transaction Document is solely a corporate obligation of each party hereto, and that any and all personal liability, either at common law or in equity, or by statute or constitution, of every such officer, employee, director,

 

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affiliate or shareholder for breaches by any party hereto of any obligations under any Transaction Document is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution and delivery of this Insurance Agreement.

Section 6.11. Entire Agreement. This Insurance Agreement and the Policies set forth the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and this Insurance Agreement supersedes and replaces any agreement or understanding that may have existed between the parties prior to the date hereof in respect of such subject matter.

Section 6.12. Limitation of Liability. It is expressly understood and agreed by and among the parties hereto (i) that this Insurance Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 with Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Trust Agreement”) in the exercise of the power and authority conferred and vested in it as such Owner Trustee, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements made herein by the Issuer are not personal representations, undertakings and agreements of Wilmington Trust Company, but are binding only on the Issuer, (iii) nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust Company, individual or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuer either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any person claiming by, through or under any such party, and (iv) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expense 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 Insurance Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Insurance Agreement, all as of the day and year first above mentioned.

 

FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY, as Note Insurer
By   /s/ Matthew Fanelli
Name:   Matthew Fanelli
Title:   Director
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.,
as Servicer and in its capacity as seller under the Purchase Agreement
By:   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
Title:   Assistant Vice President
CAPITAL ONE AUTO RECEIVABLES, LLC,
as Seller
By:   /s/ Richard Johns
Name:   Richard Johns
Title:   Assistant Vice President
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee

 

By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
  Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
  Title:   Financial Services Officer


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:   /s/ Aranka R. Paul
Name:   Aranka R. Paul
Title:   Assistant Vice President
By:   /s/ Jenna Kaufman
Name:   Jenna Kaufman
Title:   Director
EX-10.5 11 dex105.htm ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.5

C(Multicurreney—Cross Border)

LOGO

International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.

MASTER AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2007

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC    and    CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST
          2007-C

have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a “Transaction”) that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the “Schedule”), and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a “Confirmation”) exchanged between the parties confirming those Transactions.

Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Interpretation

(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.

(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the Schedule), such Confirmation will prevail for the purposes of the relevant Transaction.

(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred to as this “Agreement”), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.

 

2. Obligations

(a) General Conditions.

 

  (i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be made by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement.

 

  (ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in the place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary for the relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

  (iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other party has occurred and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and (3) each other applicable condition precedent specified in this Agreement.

Copyright © 1992 by International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.


(b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable objection to such change.

(c) Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:—

 

  (i) in the same currency; and

 

  (ii) in respect of the same Transaction,

by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party’s obligation to make payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.

The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii) above will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election, together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not, or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such date). This election may be made separately for different groups of Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make and receive payments or deliveries.

(d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.

(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that party (“X”) will:—

(1) promptly notify the other party (“Y”) of such requirement;

(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y;

(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities; and

(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would not be required to be paid but for:—

(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or

(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.

 

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(ii) Liability. If: —

(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);

(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and

(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X,

then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related liability for interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).

(e) Default Interest, Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party that defaults in the performance of any payment obligation will, to the extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be required to pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and including) the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. If, prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other party on demand if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.

 

3. Representations

Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement) that:—

(a) Basic Representations.

(i) Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing;

(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorise such execution, delivery and performance;

(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;

(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with; and

(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)).

 

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(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.

(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document.

(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.

(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.

(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.

 

4. Agreements

Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party:—

(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably directs:—

(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation;

(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and

(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered with any reasonably required certification,

in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(b) Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.

(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.

(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure.

(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,

 

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organised, managed and controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a branch or office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (“Stamp Tax Jurisdiction”) and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other party’s execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.

 

5. Events of Default and Termination Events

(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the following events constitutes an event of default (an “Event of Default”) with respect to such party:—

(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the party;

(ii) Breach of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or before the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the party;

(iii) Credit Support Default.

(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has elapsed;

(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement (in either case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the other party; or

(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document;

(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or (f)) made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated;

(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party (1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, in making any payment or delivery due on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of, or any payment on early termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period) or (3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf);

(vi) Cross Default. If “Cross Default” is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however

 

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described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more payments on the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);

(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party: —

(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or

(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer: —

(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations of such party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this Agreement; or

(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of the other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes an Illegality if the event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in (ii) below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event

 

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Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to (v) below:—

(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable law after the date on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which will be the Affected Party): —

(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery or to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any other material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or

(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to perform, any contingent or other obligation which the party (or such Credit Support Provider) has under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction;

(ii) Tax Event. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));

(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the “Burdened Party”) on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which the other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii);

(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If “Credit Event Upon Merger” is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, such party (“X”), any Credit Support Provider of X or any applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does not constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity is materially weaker than that of X, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such action (and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate, will be the Affected Party); or

(v) Additional Termination Event. If any “Additional Termination Event” is specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties shall be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).

(c) Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will not constitute an Event of Default.

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6. Early Termination

(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect to a party (the “Defaulting Party”) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the “Non-defaulting Party”) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, “Automatic Early Termination” is specified in the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).

(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.

(i) Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction and will also give such other information about that Termination Event as the other party may reasonably require.

(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.

If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).

Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if such other party’s policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed.

(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(l) or a Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days after notice thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to avoid that Termination Event.

(iv) Right to Terminate. If: —

(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or

(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,

either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination Event if there is more than one Affected Party, or the party which is not the Affected Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if there is only one Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party and provided that the relevant Termination Event is then continuing, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions.

 

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(c) Effect of Designation.

(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or (b), the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.

(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in respect of the Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be determined pursuant to Section 6(e).

(d) Calculations.

(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail, such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying any amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written confirmation from the source of a quotation obtained in determining a Market Quotation, the records of the party obtaining such quotation will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation.

(ii) Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on which notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event). Such amount will be paid together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.

(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the following provisions shall apply based on the parties’ election in the Schedule of a payment measure, either “Market Quotation” or “Loss”, and a payment method, either the “First Method” or the “Second Method”. If the parties fail to designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be deemed that “Market Quotation” or the “Second Method”, as the case may be, shall apply. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.

(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default: —

(1) First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and Market Quotation apply, the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive number, of (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.

(2) First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive number, the Non-defaulting Party’s Loss in respect of this Agreement.

(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the

 

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Non-defaulting Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.

(4) Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an amount will be payable equal to the Non-defaulting Party’s Loss in respect of this Agreement. If that amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.

(ii) Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a Termination Event: —

(1) One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount payable will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if Market Quotation applies, or Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies, except that, in either case, references to the Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and the party which is not the Affected Party, respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be calculated in respect of all Terminated Transactions.

(2) Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties: —

(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, and an amount will be payable equal to (I) the sum of (a) one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of the party with the higher Settlement Amount (“X”) and the Settlement Amount of the party with the lower Settlement Amount (“Y”) and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and

(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in respect of this Agreement (or, if fewer than all the Transactions are being terminated, in respect of all Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal to one-half of the difference between the Loss of the party with the higher Loss (“X”) and the Loss of the party with the lower Loss (“Y”).

If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative number, X will pay the absolute value of that amount to Y.

(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs because “Automatic Early Termination” applies in respect of a party, the amount determined under this Section 6(e) will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from the relevant. Early Termination Date to the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii).

(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an amount recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against future risks and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement neither party will be entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence of such losses.

 

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7. Transfer

Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, except that: —

(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and

(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).

Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.

 

8. Contractual Currency

(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the “Contractual Currency”). To the extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.

(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party. The term “rate of exchange” includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.

(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.

(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.

 

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9. Miscellaneous

(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all oral communication and prior writings with respect thereto.

(b) Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.

(c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction.

(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.

(e) Counterparts and Confirmations.

(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of which will be deemed an original.

(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation shall he entered into as soon as practicable and may he executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or through another effective means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message constitutes a Confirmation.

(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.

 

10. Offices; Multibranch Parties

(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking office or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of such party, the obligations of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through its head or home office. This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into.

(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.

(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such Multibranch Party may make and receive payments or deliveries under any Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule, and the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.

 

11. Expenses

A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.

 

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12. Notices

(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the Schedule) and will be deemed effective as indicated:—

(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is delivered;

(ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipient’s answerback is received;

(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender’s facsimile machine);

(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered or its delivery is attempted; or

(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic message is received,

unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.

(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at which notices or other communications are to be given to it.

 

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.

(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to this Agreement (“Proceedings”), each party irrevocably:—

(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York; and

(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party.

Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in any other jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, the Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or any modification, extension or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.

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reason any party’s Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.

 

14. Definitions

As used in this Agreement:—

Additional Termination Eventhas the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Affected Partyhas the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Affected Transactionsmeans (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.

Affiliatemeans, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, “control” of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the entity or person.

Applicable Ratemeans:—

(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;

(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either party from and after the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;

(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and

(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.

Burdened Party” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Change in Tax Lawmeans the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after the date on which the relevant Transaction is entered into.

consentincludes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing, registration or exchange control consent.

Credit Event Upon Mergerhas the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Credit Support Documentmeans any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this Agreement.

Credit Support Providerhas the meaning specified in the Schedule.

Default Ratemeans a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.

 

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Defaulting Partyhas the meaning specified in Section 6(a).

Early Termination Datemeans the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv).

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in the Schedule.

Illegality has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Indemnifiable Taxmeans any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a Credit Support Document).

lawincludes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and “lawful” and “unlawful” will be construed accordingly.

Local Business Daymeans, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) (a) in relation to any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to any other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment, (c) in relation to any notice or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (d) in relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified Transaction.

Lossmeans, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, and a party, the Termination Currency Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably determines in good faith to be its total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number) in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding or, at the election of such party but without duplication, loss or cost incurred as a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or any gain resulting from any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date and not made, except, so as to avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(1) or (3) or 6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a party’s legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will determine its Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A party may (but need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in the relevant markets.

Market Quotationmeans, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions and a party making the determination, an amount determined on the basis of quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each quotation will be for an amount, if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a negative number) or by such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document with respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference Market-maker to enter into a transaction (the “Replacement Transaction”) that would have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have

 

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been required after that date. For this purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would be subject to such documentation as such party and the Reference Market-maker may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent) will request each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard to the quotations having the highest and lowest values. If exactly three such quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation remaining after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more than one quotation has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three quotations are provided, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.

Non-default Ratemeans a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if it were to fund the relevant amount.

Non-defaulting Partyhas the meaning specified in Section 6(a).

Officemeans a branch or office of a party, which may be such party’s head or home office.

Potential Event of Defaultmeans any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Reference Market-makersmeans four leading dealers in the relevant market selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such dealers having an office in the same city.

Relevant Jurisdictionmeans, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such payment is made.

Scheduled Payment Date” means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.

Set-offmeans set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this Agreement, another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed on, such payer.

Settlement Amountmeans, with respect to a party and any Early Termination Date, the sum of: —

(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined; and

(b) such party’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not (in the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a commercially reasonable result.

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Specified Indebtedness means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money.

Specified Transaction means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.

Stamp Tax means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.

Tax means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.

Tax Event has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Tax Event Upon Merger has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

Terminated Transactions means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a) if resulting from a Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either case) in effect immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early Termination Date (or, if “Automatic Early Termination” applies, immediately before that Early Termination Date).

Termination Currency has the meaning specified in the Schedule.

Termination Currency Equivalent means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the “Other Currency”), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.

Termination Event means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event.

Termination Rate means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.

Unpaid Amounts owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and (b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair market

 

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value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it shall be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values reasonably determined by both parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document.

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC    

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST

2007-C

      By: Wilmington Trust Company, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:   /s/ Leelee Panno     By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
  Name:   Leelee Panno       Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
  Title:   Associate Director, Corporate Derivatives       Title:   Financial Services Officer
  Date:   10/11/07       Date:   10/11/07

 

   S-1   

ISDA Master Agreement

(COAFT 2007-C)

EX-10.6 12 dex106.htm SCHEDULE TO THE ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.6

SCHEDULE

to the

MASTER AGREEMENT

dated as of October 11, 2007 between

Barclays Bank PLC (“Party A”)

and

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (“Party B”)

Reference is made to (i) that certain Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Indenture”) between Party B as the Issuer thereunder and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee and (ii) that certain Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy for Swap Agreement issued on October 11, 2007, (the “Swap Policy”) by Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (the “Insurer”), for the account of Party B, as principal, and for the benefit of Party A, as beneficiary. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement or this Schedule will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement identified in the Indenture.

Part 1. Termination Provisions

 

(a) “Specified Entity” means, with respect to Party A for all purposes of this Agreement, none specified, and with respect to Party B for all purposes of this Agreement, none specified.

 

(b) “Specified Transaction” has its meaning as defined in Section 14 of this Agreement.

 

(c) Section 5(a)(i) “Failure to Pay” applies to Party A and Party B.

 

(d) Section 5(a)(iii) “Credit Support Default” applies to Party A and Party B; provided that only Section 5(a)(iii)(1) will apply in respect of Party B’s obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support Annex.

Notwithstanding Section 5(a)(iii), any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex shall not be an Event of Default unless (A)(1) the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements (defined below) apply and at least 30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply, (2) an S&P Required Ratings Downgrade (defined below) has occurred and been continuing for 10 or more Local Business Days, or (3) a Fitch Required Ratings Downgrade (defined below) has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more days, and (B) such failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to Party A.


(e) Section 5(a)(ii) “Breach of Agreement,” Section 5(a)(iv) “Misrepresentation”; Section 5(a)(vi) “Cross Default” and Section 5(a)(viii) “Merger without Assumption” apply to Party A and do not apply to Party B; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5(a)(ii), any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(ii) unless (A) the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements (defined below) apply and at least 30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply, (B) an S&P Required Ratings Downgrade has occurred and been continuing for 10 or more Local Business Days, or (C) a Fitch Required Ratings Downgrade has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more days.

“Specified Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14, provided that Specified Indebtedness shall not include deposits received in the course of a party’s ordinary banking business.

“Threshold Amount” means, with respect to Party A (or its Credit Support Provider), 3% of shareholders’ equity as described in its most recently published audited financial statement or its equivalent in any currency (excluding deposits).

 

(f) Section 5(a)(v) “Default under Specified Transaction” does not apply to Party A or Party B.

 

(g) Section 5(a)(vii) “Bankruptcy” applies to Party A and Party B; provided that the provisions of Section 5(a)(vii) clauses (2), (7) and (9) will not be applicable to Party B; clause (3) will not apply to party B to the extent it refers to any assignment, arrangement or composition that is effected by or pursuant to the Transaction Documents; clause (4) will not apply to Party B to the extent that it refers to proceedings or petitions instituted or presented by Party A or any of its Affiliates; clause (6) will not apply to Party B to the extent that it refers to (i) any appointment that is contemplated or effected by the Transaction Documents or (ii) any appointment that Party B has not become subject to; clause (8) will not apply to Party B to the extent that it applies to Section 5(a)(vii)(2),(4),(6), and (7) (except to the extent that such provisions are not disapplied with respect to Party B.

 

(h) Section 5(b)(i) “Illegality” applies to Party A and Party B.

 

(i) Section 5(b)(ii) “Tax Event” applies to Party A and Party B; provided that the words “(x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which the Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y)” shall be deleted for purposes of the application of Section 5(b)(ii) to Party A.

 

(j) Section 5(b)(iii) “Tax Event upon Merger” applies to Party A and Party B; provided that Party A shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a Tax Event Upon Merger in respect of which it is the Affected Party.

 

(k) Section 5(b)(iv) “Credit Event Upon Merger” does not apply to Party A or Party B.

 

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(l) “Automatic Early Termination” does not apply to Party A or Party B.

 

(m) Payments on Early Termination. “Market Quotation” and “Second Method” apply; provided, however, with respect to an early termination in which Party A is the Defaulting Party or sole Affected Party in respect of an Additional Termination Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, notwithstanding Section 6 of this Agreement the following amendment to the Agreement set forth in paragraphs (i) to (vii) below shall apply:

(i) For the purposes of Section 6(d)(i), Party B’s obligation with respect to the extent of information to be provided with its calculations is limited to information Party B which Party B is able to release without breaching any contractual obligations or the provisions of any law applicable to Party B.

(ii) The definition of “Market Quotation” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Market Quotation” means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is (1) made by an Eligible Replacement, (2) for an amount that would be paid to Party B (expressed as a negative number) or by Party B (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement between Party B and such Eligible Replacement to enter into a transaction (the “Replacement Transaction”) that would have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transactions or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date, (3) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be included and (4) made in respect of a Replacement Transaction with terms that are, in all material respects, no less beneficial for Party B than those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion of provisions relating to Transactions that are not Terminated Transactions), as determined by Party B.”

(iii) In determining whether or not a Firm Offer satisfies the condition in sub-paragraph (4) of Market Quotation, Party B shall act in a commercially reasonably manner.

(iv) The definition of “Settlement Amount” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Settlement Amount” means, with respect to any Early Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party B) equal to:

 

  (a)

if, on or prior to such Early Termination Date, a Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by Party B

 

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so as to become legally binding, the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative) of such Market Quotation; or

 

  (b) if, on such Early Termination Date, no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and one or more Market Quotations from an Eligible Replacements have been communicated to Party B and remain capably of becoming legally binding upon acceptance by Party B, the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative) of the lowest of such Market Quotation; or

 

  (c) if, on such Early Termination Date, no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and no Market Quotations from Eligible Replacements have been communicated to Party B and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance by Party B, Party B’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to Unpaid Amounts) for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions.

(v) At any time on or before the Early Termination Date at which two or more Market Quotations from Eligible Replacements have been communicated to Party B and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance by Party B, Party B shall be entitled to accept only the lowest of such Market Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, (i) a Market Quotation expressed as a negative number is lower than a Market Quotation expressed as a positive number and (ii) the lower of two Market Quotations expressed as negative numbers is the one with the largest absolute value).

(vi) If Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations, Party A shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Early Termination Date.

(vii) If the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3) of this Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Second Method and Market Quotation. If Second Method and Market Quotation apply, (1) Party B shall pay to Party A an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, (2) Party B shall pay to Party A the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party A and (3) Party A shall pay to Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party B, provided that, (i) the amounts payable under (2) and (3) shall be subject to netting in accordance with Section 2(c) of this Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any amount payable by Party A under (3) shall not be netted-off against any amount payable by Party B under (1).”

 

(n) “Termination Currency” means United States Dollars.

 

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(o) Additional Termination Events.

 

  (i) The occurrence of any of the following events shall be an Additional Termination Event:

 

  (A) Party A fails to comply with Part 6(m), or 6(q)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

  (B) (i) Party B fails to comply with Part 6(f)(i) of this Agreement; (ii) any redemption, acceleration, auction, clean-up call or other prepayment in full, but not in part, of the Notes outstanding occurs under the Indenture or Sale and Servicing Agreement (or any notice is given to that effect and such redemption, acceleration, auction, clean-up call or other prepayment is not capable of being rescinded); or (iii) the Indenture Trustee and/or the Noteholders take any action or exercise any rights or remedies under the Indenture or under law that would result in (1) the appropriation of any right, title and interest in and to the Collateral under the Indenture in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of the obligations secured thereby, but only to the extent that such appropriation has an adverse effect on Party A, (2) the sale, liquidation or disposition of the Collateral under the Indenture and the application of the proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, to the obligations secured thereby, or (3) the release of the security interest in the Collateral granted under the Indenture in exchange for receiving either the payment, in whole or in part, of the obligations secured thereby.

 

  (C) Moody’s First Rating Trigger Collateral. The Moody’s First Rating Trigger Requirements apply and Party A has failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex and either (x) the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements do not apply or (y) less than 30 Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply.

The “Moody’s First Rating Trigger Requirements” shall apply so long as no Relevant Entity has the Moody’s First Trigger Required Ratings.

An entity shall have the “Moody’s First Trigger Required Ratings” (x) where such entity is the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if such rating is “Prime-1” and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are rated “A2” or above by Moody’s and (y) where such entity is not the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are rated “A1” or above by Moody’s.

 

  (D)

Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Replacement. (x) The Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply and 30 or more Local Business Days have elapsed since the last time the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements did not apply and (y) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm

 

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Offer that would, assuming the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, qualify as a Market Quotation (on the basis that paragraphs (i) and (ii) of Part 1(m) above apply) and which remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance;

The “Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements” shall apply so long as no Relevant Entity has the Second Trigger Required Ratings.

An entity shall have the “Moody’s Second Trigger Required Ratings” (x) where such entity is the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if such rating is “Prime-2” or above and its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are rated “A3” or above by Moody’s and (y) where such entity is not the subject of a Moody’s Short-term Rating, if its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations are rated “A3” or above by Moody’s.

So long as the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements apply, Party A will at its own cost use commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable, procure either (x) an Eligible Guarantee to be provided by a guarantor with the Moody’s First Trigger Required Ratings and/or the Moody’s Second Trigger Required Ratings or (y) a transfer to an Eligible Replacement in accordance with Part 6(a)(ii) below.

 

  (E) The Insurer fails, at any time during the term of this Agreement, to have (a) a claims paying ability rating of at least “A-” or higher from S&P, (b) a financial strength rating of at least “A3” or higher from Moody’s or (c) a financial strength rating of at least “A-” or higher from Fitch and either (x) an Event of Default under this Agreement has occurred and is continuing with respect to which Party B is the Defaulting Party or (y) a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to which Party B is the Affected Party;

 

  (F) The Insurer fails to meet its payment obligations under the Swap Policy and such failure is continuing under the Swap Policy.

 

  (ii) For purposes of the right to terminate under Section 6(b)(iv) of the Agreement pursuant to any Additional Termination Event set forth above, Party A will be the sole Affected Party for any Additional Termination Event described in Part 1(o)(i)(A), (C) and (D) and Party B will be the sole Affected Party for any other Additional Termination Event described in Part 1(o). In each case, all Transactions shall be Affected Transactions.

 

  (iii)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6 of this Agreement, if either an Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, (other than with respect to Section 5(b)(i) or an Additional Termination Event described in Part 1(o)(i)(E) or (F) or in Part 1(o)(i)(A) as a result of the failure of Party A to comply

 

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with Part 6(q)(ii) of this Agreement), neither Party A nor Party B shall have the right to designate an Early Termination Date unless either (a) the Insurer has failed to pay any payment due to Party A under the terms and conditions of the Swap Policy or (b) the Insurer has consented in advance to such designation in writing and any purported designation in violation of this provision will, at the election of the Insurer, be void and of no effect.

 

  (iv) At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default for which Party B is the Defaulting Party, the Insurer (so long as it has not failed to pay any payment due to Party A under the terms and conditions of the Swap Policy) shall have the right (but not the obligation) to direct Party A to designate an Early Termination Date. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, an Event of Default for which Party B is the Defaulting Party shall be considered to be continuing notwithstanding any payments made by the Insurer pursuant to the Swap Policy. Each of Party A and Party B acknowledges that, except as the Swap Policy may be otherwise endorsed, unless the Insurer directs Party A to designate an Early Termination Date (as opposed to merely consenting to such designation by one of the parties) payments due from Party B because an Early Termination Date has been designated will not be insured.

Part 2. Tax Provisions

 

(a) Payer Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, each party makes the following representation:

It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Sections 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement.

In making this representation, a party may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) above and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.

 

(b) Payee Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement:

 

  (i) Party A makes the following representation:

 

  (A)    (1) With respect to payments made to Party A which are not effectively connected to the U.S.:

It is a non-U.S. branch of a foreign person for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and

 

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  (2) With respect to payments made to Party A which are effectively connected to the U.S.:

Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement will be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the U.S.

 

  (B) Party A makes no other Payee Tax Representations.

 

  (ii) Party B makes the following representations:

 

  (A) It is a statutory trust organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

  (B) Party B makes no other Payee Tax Representations.

 

(c) Tax Forms.

 

  (i) Delivery of Tax Forms. For the purpose of Section 4(a)(i) of this Agreement, and without limiting Section 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, Party B agrees to duly complete, execute and deliver to Party A the tax forms specified below (A) with respect to it before the first Payment Date under this Agreement, (B) promptly upon reasonable demand by the other party and (C) promptly upon learning that any such form previously provided by the party has become obsolete or incorrect.

In addition, in the case of any tax form that is a Periodic Tax Form required to be delivered by Party B under this Agreement, Party B agrees to renew such tax form prior to its expiration by completing, executing and delivering to Party A that tax form (“Renewal Tax Form”) in each succeeding third year following the year of execution of any such tax form or Renewal Tax Form delivered by Party B to Party A under this Agreement so that Party A receives each Renewal Tax Form not later than December 31 of the relevant year. “Periodic Tax Form” means any IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY or W-8EXP that is delivered by Party B to Party A without a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number.

 

  (ii) Tax Forms to be Delivered by Party A:

Party A will deliver a correct, complete and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN and/or W-8ECI, as applicable, (or successor thereto).

 

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  (iii) Tax forms to be Delivered by Party B:

Party B will deliver a correct, complete and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) that eliminates U.S. federal back-up withholding tax on payments to Party B under this Agreement.

Part 3. Documents

 

(a) Delivery of Documents. When it delivers this Agreement, each party shall also deliver its Closing Documents to the other party and the Insurer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other party and the Insurer. Except for the opinions of each party’s counsel, the representation set forth in Section 3(d) shall apply to each party’s Closing Documents. For each Transaction, a party shall deliver, promptly upon request, a duly executed incumbency certificate for the person(s) executing the Confirmation for that Transaction on behalf of that party.

 

(b) Closing Documents.

 

  (i) For Party A, “Closing Documents means:

 

  (A) an opinion of Party A’s counsel addressed to Party B and the Insurer in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Party B and the Insurer; and

 

  (B) a duly executed incumbency certificate for each person executing this Agreement for Party A, or in lieu thereof, a copy of the relevant pages of its official signature book; and

 

  (ii) For Party B, “Closing Documents means:

 

  (A) an opinion of (i) Party B’s counsel addressed to Party A and the Insurer in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Party A and the Insurer; and (ii) counsel to the Insurer addressed to Party A and Party B in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Party A and Party B;

 

  (B) a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement for Party B;

 

  (C) a duly executed certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of the Owner Trustee of Party B certifying the name and true signature of each person authorized to execute this Agreement and enter into Transactions for Party B;

 

  (D) a duly executed copy of the Indenture; and

 

  (E) a duly executed Swap Policy.

 

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Part 4. Miscellaneous

 

(a) Addresses for Notices. For purposes of Section 12(a) of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation, all notices to a party shall, with respect to any particular Transaction, be sent to its address or facsimile number specified below.

To Party A:

 

Address:

   Barclays Bank PLC
   5 The North Colonnade
   Canary Wharf
   London E14 4BB

Facsimile:

   44(20) 777 36461

Phone:

   44(20) 777 36810

With a copy to:

Address:

   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
   125 Park Avenue
   New York, New York 10017

Facsimile:

   (212) 312-3220

Attention:

   Structured Finance Surveillance

Email:

   SFsurveillance@fgic.com

To Party B:

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C

c/o Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

Attention: Jeanne Oller

Telephone: (302) 636-6188

Facsimile:  (302) 636-4140

With a copy to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Attention: Director of Securitization

Telephone: (703) 720-1000

Facsimile:  (703) 720-2121

With a copy to the Insurer at the following address:

 

Address:

   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
   125 Park Avenue
   New York, New York 10017

Facsimile:

   (212) 312-3220

Attention:

   Structured Finance Surveillance

Email:

   SFsurveillance@fgic.com

 

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Process Agent. Not applicable.

 

(b) Offices. Section 10(a) applies.

 

(c) Multibranch Party. Party A is a Multibranch Party and may act through its London and New York Offices. Party B is not a Multibranch Party.

 

(d) “Calculation Agent” means Party A; provided, however, that if an Event of Default occurs with respect to Party A, the Calculation Agent shall be the person designated as such by Party B that shall be reasonably acceptable to Party A.

 

(e) Credit Support Document. Details of any Credit Support Document:

 

  (i) For Party A, (i) the 1994 ISDA Credit Support Annex (New York Law) and paragraph 13 thereto entered into between Party A and Party B and dated the date hereof (the “Credit Support Annex”), or (ii) such other credit support document, if any, contemplated by Part 1(o) or Part 6(m) of this Schedule.

 

  (ii) For Party B, the following is a Credit Support Document: the Credit Support Annex.

 

(f) Credit Support Provider.

 

  (i) For Party A, Credit Support Provider means: Initially, not applicable; provided, however, that in the case of the reduction of Party A’s rating pursuant to Part 6(m) or Part 1(o) of this Schedule, the Credit Support Provider that is party to the Credit Support Document, if any, contemplated by Part 6(m) or Part 1(o) of this Schedule.

 

  (ii) For Party B, Credit Support Provider means: Not Applicable.

 

(g) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of laws doctrine except Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).

 

(h) Waiver of Jury Trial. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding in connection with this Agreement, any Credit Support Document to which it is a party, or any Transaction. Each party also acknowledges that this waiver is a material inducement to the other party’s entering into this Agreement and each Transaction hereunder.

 

(i) Netting of Payments. Section 2(c)(ii) of this Agreement will apply.

 

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(j) “Affiliate” has its meaning as defined in Section 14 of this Agreement. The Insurer shall not be considered an Affiliate of Party B.

 

(k) Jurisdiction. Section 13(b) is hereby amended by (i) deleting in the second line of subparagraph (i) thereof the word “non” and (ii) deleting the final paragraph.

Part 5. Other Provisions

 

(a) ISDA Publications.

 

  (i) 2000 ISDA Definitions. This Agreement and each Transaction are subject to the 2000 ISDA Definitions (including its Annex) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (together, the “2000 ISDA Definitions”) and will be governed by the provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions without regard to any further amendment to the 2000 ISDA Definitions subsequent to the date hereof. The provisions of the 2000 ISDA Definitions are incorporated by reference in, and shall form part of, this Agreement and each Confirmation. Any reference to a “Swap Transaction” in the 2000 ISDA Definitions is deemed to be a reference to a “Transaction” for purposes of this Agreement or any Confirmation, and any reference to a Transaction in this Agreement or any Confirmation is deemed to be a reference to a Swap Transaction for purposes of the 2000 ISDA Definitions. The provisions of this Agreement (exclusive of the 2000 ISDA Definitions) shall prevail in the event of any conflict between such provisions and the 2000 ISDA Definitions.

 

(b) Additional Representations. Section 3 is amended by adding the following Sections 3(g), (h), (i), (j) and (k):

“(g) No Agency. It is entering into this Agreement, any Credit Support Document to which it is a party, each Transaction, and any other documentation relating to this Agreement or any Transaction, as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise).

(h) Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Agreement and that Transaction and as to whether the Agreement and that Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Agreement and that Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Agreement and a Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Agreement and that Transaction. No communication (written or oral) received from the other party shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Agreement and that Transaction.

(i) Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and

 

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understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of that Transaction.

(j) Status. The other party is not acting as a fiduciary for or an adviser to it in respect of that Transaction.

(k) Eligibility. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of Section 1(a)(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act (as amended, including as amended by the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000).”

 

(c) Confirmation Procedures. Each party acknowledges and agrees that the Confirmations executed as of the date hereof and designated as Party A Reference Nos.1987641B/1988587B and 1987679B/1988604B shall be the only Transactions governed by this Agreement (it being understood that, in the event any such Confirmation shall be amended (in any respect), such amendment shall not constitute (for purposes of this paragraph) a separate Transaction or a separate Confirmation). Party A and Party B shall not enter into any additional Confirmations or Transactions hereunder.

 

(d) Additional Definitions.

Eligible Guarantee” means an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of all present and future obligations of Party A under this Agreement (or, solely for purposes of the definition of Eligible Replacement, all present and future obligations of such Eligible Replacement under this Agreement or its replacement, as applicable) which is provided by a guarantor, that satisfies the S&P Required Ratings, the Fitch Required Ratings and the Moody’s Second Trigger Required Ratings, as principal debtor rather than surety and is directly enforceable by Party B, the form and substance of which guarantee are subject to the Rating Agency Condition and the prior written consent of the Insurer (not to be unreasonably withheld), and either (A) a law firm has given a legal opinion confirming that none of the guarantor’s payments to Party B under such guarantee will be subject to withholding for tax and such opinion has been delivered to Moody’s or (B) such guarantee provides that, in the event that any of such guarantor’s payments to Party B are subject to withholding for tax, such guarantor is required to pay such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Party B (free and clear of any withholding tax) will equal the full amount Party B would have received had no such withholding been required.

Eligible Replacement” means a leading dealer in the relevant market (A)(i) that satisfies the Moody’s Second Trigger Required Ratings, the S&P Required Ratings and the Fitch Required Ratings or (ii) whose present and future obligations owing to Party B are guaranteed pursuant to an Eligible Guarantee, and (B) which entity would satisfy conditions of the definition of Permitted Transfer (as determined by Party B in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner) if such entity were a Transferee, as defined in the definition of Permitted Transfer and (C) is reasonably acceptable to Insurer.

Financial Institution” means a bank, broker/dealer, insurance company, structured investment vehicle or derivative product company.

 

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Firm Offer” means an offer which, when made, was capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance.

“Fitch Approved Ratings” means a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Fitch of at least “A” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Fitch of at least “F1”.

“Fitch Required Ratings” means a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Fitch of at least “BBB-”.

Moody’s Short-term Rating” means a rating assigned by Moody’s under its short-term rating scale in respect of an entity’s short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations.

Permitted Transfer” means a transfer by Party A to a transferee (the “Transferee”) of all, but not less than all, of Party A’s rights, liabilities, duties and obligations under this Agreement, with respect to which transfer each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) the Transferee is an Eligible Replacement that is a recognized dealer in interest rate swaps; (b) as of the date of such transfer the Transferee would not be required to withhold or deduct on account of Tax from any payments under this Agreement or would be required to gross up for such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4); (c) an Event of Default or Termination Event would not occur as a result of such transfer; (d) pursuant to a written instrument (the “Transfer Agreement”), the Transferee acquires and assumes all rights and obligations of Party A under the Agreement and the relevant Transaction; (e) such Transfer Agreement is effective to transfer to the Transferee all, but not less than all, of Party A’s rights and obligations under the Agreement and all relevant Transactions; (f) Party A will be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred in connection with such transfer (including any replacement cost of entering into a replacement transaction); (g) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied (subject to Part 6(a)); (h) such transfer otherwise complies with the terms of the Indenture and Sale and Servicing Agreement and (g) such transfer satisfies the provisions set forth in Part 6(a) hereof.

“Rating Agency” means each of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) (so long as any Notes deemed outstanding under the Indenture are rated by S&P) and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) (so long as any Notes deemed outstanding under the Indenture are rated by Moody’s) and Fitch, Inc. (“Fitch”) (so long as any Notes deemed outstanding under the Indenture are rated by Fitch).

Relevant Entities” or “Relevant Entity” means Party A and any guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee in respect of all of Party A’s present and future obligations under this Agreement.

S&P Required Ratings” means (a) with respect to any Relevant Entity which is a Financial Institution, either (i) the unsecured, unguaranteed and otherwise unsupported short-term debt

 

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obligations of such Relevant Entity are rated at least “A-2” by S&P or (ii) if the entity does not have a short-term rating from S&P, the unsecured, unguaranteed and otherwise unsupported long-term debt obligations of such Relevant Entity are rated at least “BBB+” by S&P or (b) with respect to any Relevant Entity which is not a Financial Institution, either (i) the unsecured, unguaranteed and otherwise unsupported short-term debt obligations of such Relevant Entity are rated at least “A-1” by S&P or (ii) if the entity does not have a short-term rating from S&P, the unsecured, unguaranteed and otherwise unsupported long-term debt obligations of such Relevant Entity are rated at least “A+” by S&P.

 

(e) Pari Passu. Party A represents that its obligations under this Agreement rank pari passu with all of its other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations except those obligations preferred by operation of law.

Part 6. Additional Terms Relating to the Indenture

 

(a) Transfers.

 

  (i) Subject to Section 6(b)(ii) (as amended by Part 6(a)(v) hereof), 7(a) and (b) and Part 6(a)(ii) below, Party A may not transfer (whether by way of security or otherwise) any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement without (A) the prior written consent of Party B, (B) the prior written consent of the Insurer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and (C) satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.

 

  (ii) Subject to giving prior written notice to Party B, if the Moody’s First Rating Trigger Requirements apply or a Party A Ratings Downgrade has occurred, Party A may (at its own cost) transfer all or substantially all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement to an Eligible Replacement, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and the prior written consent of the Insurer (not to be unreasonably withheld), such that such Eligible Replacement contracts with Party B on terms that:

(x) have the effect of preserving for Party B the economic equivalent of all payment and delivery obligations (whether absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) under this Agreement immediately before such transfer; and

(y) are, in all material respects, no less beneficial for Party B than the terms of this Agreement immediately before such transfer, as determined by Party B.

 

  (iii) In determining whether or not a transfer satisfies the condition of sub-paragraph (ii)(y) above, Party B shall act in a commercially reasonable manner.

 

  (iv) If an Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer (which remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance) to be the transferee of a transfer to be made in accordance with (ii) above, Party B shall, at Party A’s written request and at Party A’s cost, take any reasonable steps required to be taken by it to effect such transfer.

 

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  (v) Transfer or Restructuring to Avoid Termination Event. Section 6(b)(ii) of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: If either an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), within 20 days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss, excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to (A) transfer all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist or (B) replace the Affected Transaction(s) with one or more economically equivalent transactions so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.

If the Affected Party is not able to cause such a transfer or restructuring it will give notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer or cause such a restructuring within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).

Any transfer by a party under Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if such other party’s policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed. Any restructuring by a party under Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional upon the satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition and the prior written consent of the other party and the Insurer, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld.

 

(b) Permitted Security Interest. For purposes of Section 7 of this Agreement, Party A hereby consents to the Permitted Security Interest, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) below.

Permitted Security Interest means the pledge and assignment by Party B of the Swap Collateral to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, and the granting to the Indenture Trustee of a security interest in the Swap Collateral pursuant to the Indenture.

“Swap Collateral” means all right, title and interest of Party B in this Agreement, each Transaction hereunder, and all present and future amounts payable by Party A to Party B under or in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction governed by this Agreement, including, without limitation, any transfer or termination of any such Transaction.

“Indenture Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, or any successor, acting as Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

 

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(c) Effect of Permitted Security Interest.

 

  (i) Notwithstanding the Permitted Security Interest, Party B shall not be released from any of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction, and Party A may exercise its rights and remedies under this Agreement without notice to, or the consent of, the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (including any rights expressly granted to the Insurer, which shall not be affected by this Part 6(c)(i)).

 

  (ii) Party A’s consent to the Permitted Security Interest is expressly limited to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the secured parties under the Indenture, and Party A does not consent to the sale or transfer by the Indenture Trustee of the Swap Collateral to any other person or entity (other than a successor to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture acting in that capacity), and the manner in which the Indenture Trustee may realize upon the Swap Collateral shall be (subject to the Insurer’s rights under this Agreement and the Indenture) to declare an Additional Termination Event and designate an Early Termination Date by notice given to Party A pursuant to the Additional Termination Event provisions of this Schedule.

 

  (iii) Party B hereby acknowledges that, as a result of the Permitted Security Interest, all of its rights under this Agreement, including any Transaction, have (subject to the Insurer’s rights hereunder) been assigned to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, Party B may not take any action hereunder to exercise any of such rights without the prior written consent of the Insurer, including, without limitation, providing any notice under this Agreement the effect of which would be to cause an Early Termination Date to occur or be deemed to occur. If Party B gives any notice to Party A for the purposes of exercising any of Party B’s rights under this Agreement, Party A shall have the option of treating that notice as void unless that notice is signed by the Insurer acknowledging its consent to the provisions of that notice. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the Insurer or any Noteholder for the performance by Party B of any of its obligations hereunder.

 

  (iv) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement for any Permitted Transfer, Event of Default, Termination Event or Additional Termination Event, Party A and Party B may not enter into any agreement to dispose of any Transaction, whether in the form of a termination, unwind, transfer or otherwise without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

  (v) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment, modification, or waiver in respect of this Agreement will be effective unless (A) evidenced by a writing executed by each party hereto, and (B) each of the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer has acknowledged its consent thereto in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and each Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such amendment, modification or waiver.

 

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(d) Payments. All payments to Party B under this Agreement or any Transaction shall be made to the Indenture Trustee.

 

(e) Set-off. Party A and Party B hereby waive any and all right of set-off with respect to any amounts due under this Agreement or any Transaction, provided that nothing herein shall be construed to waive or otherwise limit the netting provisions contained in Sections 2(c) and 6 of this Agreement. Section 6(e) is amended by deleting the following sentence: “The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this section will be subject to any set-off.”

 

(f) Indenture.

 

  (i) Party B hereby acknowledges that Party A is a secured party under the Indenture with respect to this Agreement, and Party B agrees for the benefit of Party A that no Transaction Document will be amended by Party B or any Affiliate of Party B without the prior consent of Party A to the extent that such consent is required under such Transaction Document.

 

  (ii) On the date Party B executes and delivers this Agreement and the Transaction, Party B hereby represents and warrants to Party A: that the Indenture is in full force and effect; that Party B is not party to any separate agreement with any of the parties to the Indenture (or with any other person or entity) that would have the effect of diminishing or impairing the rights, interests or benefits that have been granted to Party A under, and which are expressly set forth in, the Indenture; that Party B’s obligations under this Agreement are secured under the Indenture; that this Agreement constitutes an Interest Rate Swap Agreement under the Indenture; that each Transaction entered into under this Agreement is an Interest Rate Swap Agreement under the Indenture; that Party A constitutes a Swap Counterparty under the Indenture; that nothing herein violates or conflicts with any of the provisions of the Indenture or any other documents executed in connection therewith.

 

(g) Consent to Notice & Communications. Party B hereby consents to the giving to the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer of notice by Party A of Party A’s address and telecopy and telephone numbers for all purposes of the Indenture, and in addition, Party A shall also be entitled at any time to provide the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer with copies of this Agreement, including all Confirmations. In addition, Party A shall not be precluded from communicating with the Indenture Trustee, the Insurer or any party to, or any third party beneficiary under, the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement for the purpose of exercising, enforcing or protecting any of Party A’s rights or remedies under this Agreement or any rights, interests or benefits granted to Party A under the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Swap Policy.

 

(h)

No Bankruptcy Petition. Party A agrees that, prior to the date which is at least one year and one day after the Notes have been paid in full, it will not institute against, or join any other person or entity in instituting against or cause any party to institute against, Party B any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation

 

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proceedings, or other proceedings under federal or state bankruptcy or similar laws, provided that nothing herein shall preclude, or be deemed to estop, Party A from taking any action in any case or proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by or on behalf of Party B or in any involuntary case or proceeding after it has commenced. This Part 6(h) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

(i) Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in executing this Agreement (including the Schedule, Credit Support Annex, if applicable, and each Confirmation) on behalf of Party B, Wilmington Trust Company (the “Owner Trustee”) is acting solely in its capacity as owner trustee of Party B and not in its individual capacity, and in no event shall Wilmington Trust Company, in its individual capacity, have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of Party B hereunder, for which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of Party B.

 

(j) Party A’s Rights Solely Against Collateral. The liability of Party B to Party A hereunder is limited in recourse to the Collateral and the other assets and to the extent that the proceeds of the Collateral and other assets, when applied in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 5.4(b) of the Indenture and the other applicable provisions of the Indenture or Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, are insufficient to meet the obligations of Party B hereunder in full, Party B shall have no further liability in respect of any such outstanding obligations. It is understood that the foregoing provisions shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Collateral and the other assets for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Collateral and the other assets (subject to the priority of payments set forth in the Indenture) or (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any obligation of Party B arising under this Agreement until the Collateral and the other assets have been realized and the proceeds applied in accordance with the Indenture.

 

(k) No Suspension of Payments. Notwithstanding Section 2(a)(iii) of this Agreement or Paragraph 4(a) of the Credit Support Annex, if applicable, Party A shall not suspend any payments due under a Transaction or the transfer of Eligible Credit Support under the Credit Support Annex, if applicable, unless the Insurer is in default in respect of any payment obligation under the Swap Policy.

 

(l) Amendments.

(i) Section 2(a)(iii) is hereby amended by adding the words “or Additional Termination Event pursuant to Part 1(o)(A), (C) or (D) of the Schedule” in the second line after the words “Potential Event of Default” thereof.

(ii) Section 9(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the words “or any Credit Support Document” after the word “Agreement” in the second line thereof and by adding “and consented to in writing by the Insurer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld)” after “messaging system”. In addition to the requirements of Section 9 of the Agreement, this Agreement shall not be amended unless Party B shall have satisfied the Rating Agency Condition.

 

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(iii) Section 11 is hereby amended by adding the words “or Affected Party with respect to an Additional Termination Event pursuant to Part 1(o)(A), (C) or (D) of the Schedule” in the first line after the word “Party” thereof.

 

(m) S&P and Fitch Downgrade Event. In the event (i) S&P assigns to a Relevant Entity that is a Financial Institution (x) a long-term senior unsecured debt rating lower than “A+”, if such Relevant Entity does not have a short-term debt rating or (y) a short-term senior unsecured debt rating lower than “A-1” (an ”S&P Approved Ratings Downgrade”), or (ii) Fitch assigns to the Relevant Entity a rating lower than the Fitch Approved Ratings ((a “Fitch Approved Ratings Downgrade”, and together with an S&P Approved Ratings Downgrade, a “Party A Ratings Downgrade”), Party A shall promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Local Business Days following the date of such Party A Ratings Downgrade, give Party B, the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee written notice of the occurrence of such Party A Ratings Downgrade (provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not be an Event of Default or a Termination Event under this Agreement). Not later than 30 calendar days after a Fitch Approved Rating Downgrade or not later than 10 Local Business Days after an S&P Approved Ratings Downgrade, if Party A has not transferred its obligations to an Eligible Replacement in accordance with Part 6(a) hereof or obtained an Eligible Guarantee in either case with the consent of Party B, the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee, Party A shall post Eligible Collateral pursuant to the Credit Support Annex.

In the event (i) S&P (x) assigns to the Relevant Entity a rating lower than the S&P Required Ratings or (y) withdraws its ratings of the Relevant Entity (each such event, an “S&P Required Ratings Downgrade”), or (ii) Fitch (y) assigns to the Relevant Entity a rating lower than the Fitch Required Ratings or (y) withdraws its ratings of the Relevant Entity (each such event, a “Fitch Required Ratings Downgrade”), Party A must (a) post Eligible Collateral pursuant to the Credit Support Annex, and (b) within 60 calendars days of such S&P Required Ratings Downgrade or within 30 calendar days of such Fitch Required Ratings Downgrade, either (i) obtain at Party A’s expense an Eligible Guarantee with the consent of Party B, the Insurer and the Indenture Trustee or (ii) transfer its obligations to an Eligible Replacement in accordance with Part 6(a) hereof.

The cost of finding and putting into place a Eligible Replacement or Eligible Guarantee shall be borne by Party A. For the avoidance of doubt, both parties agree that Party A shall only be required to post collateral pursuant to the terms of the Credit Support Annex for the period (the “Collateral Requirement Period”) commencing at the times specified above until an Eligible Replacement or an Eligible Guarantee is in place. Once the Collateral Requirement Period has ended, Party B shall return any such Eligible Collateral to Party A as soon as reasonably practicable and to the extent such Eligible Collateral has not already been applied in accordance with this Agreement or such Credit Support Annex.

In the event of an Early Termination Date in respect of a Party A Ratings Downgrade, an S&P Required Ratings Downgrade or a Fitch Required Ratings Downgrade and the entering into by Party B of alternative swap arrangements, Party A shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and stamp taxes, relating to the entering into of such alternative swap arrangements.

 

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For avoidance of doubt, this Part 6(m) does not relate to Party A’s obligation to post collateral or obtain a guarantee in connection with the Moody’s First Rating Trigger Requirements or the Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Requirements.

 

(n) Consent to Recording. Each party consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between marketing and trading personnel of the parties, waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording and agrees promptly to provide the other party a copy of such recordings upon request.

 

(o) Reference Market-makers. The definition of “Reference Market-makers” set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: “Reference Market-makers” means four (4) leading dealers in the relevant swap market selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria that such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to make an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among dealers having an office in the same city. The rating classification assigned to any outstanding long term senior debt securities issued by such dealers shall be at least (1) “Aa3” or higher as determined by Moody’s, (2) “AA-” or higher as determined by S&P, (3) “AA” or higher as determined by Fitch or (4) an equivalent investment grade rating determined by a nationally recognized rating service acceptable to both parties, provided, however, that, in any case, if Market Quotations cannot be determined by four (4) such dealers, the party making the determination of the Market Quotation may designate, with the consent of the other party and the Insurer, one (1) or more leading dealers whose long term senior debt bears a lower investment grade rating.

 

(p) USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Party A hereby notifies Party B that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Party B, which information includes the name and address of Party B and other information that will allow Party A to identify Party B in accordance with the Act.

 

(q) Compliance with Regulation AB.

 

  (i) Party A has been advised by Party B that Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC (the “Seller”) and Party B are required under Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Regulation AB”), to disclose certain information regarding Party A. Such information may include financial information to the extent required under Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

  (ii)

If required, upon written request, Party A shall provide to Party B or the Seller the applicable financial information described under Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB (the “Reg AB Financial Information”) within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a written request for such Reg AB Financial Information by the Seller or Party B (the “Response Period”), so long as the Seller or Party B has reasonably determined, in good faith, that such information is required under Regulation AB. In the event that Party A does not provide any such Reg AB Financial Information by the end of the

 

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related Response Period, Party A shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Local Business Days following the end of such Response Period, find a replacement counterparty that (A) has the ability to provide its applicable Reg AB Financial Information, (B) satisfies the Rating Agency Condition, (C) is acceptable to Party B and the Insurer and (D) enters into an agreement with Party B substantially in the form of this Agreement (such replacement counterparty, a “Reg AB Approved Entity”). Party A shall continue to perform its obligations and use reasonable efforts to find a Reg AB Approved Entity until a suitable substitute is in place. The cost of finding and transferring its rights and obligations to a Reg AB Approved Entity shall be borne by Party A.

The failure of Party A to comply with its obligation to find a replacement counterparty as described in the preceding paragraph will result in an Additional Termination Event under Part 1(o)(i)(A) of this Agreement. In the event of an Early Termination Date in respect of the foregoing Additional Termination Event and the entering into by Party B of alternative swap arrangements, Party A shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and stamp taxes, relating to the entering into of such alternative swap arrangements.

 

  (iii) If Party B or the Seller request (in writing) the Reg AB Financial Information from Party A, then the Seller or Party B will promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day of the date of the request for the Reg AB Financial Information) provide Party A with a written explanation of how the significance percentage was calculated.

 

  (iv) Party A represents and warrants that (A) the statements under the heading “Summary of Terms – The Parties – Swap Counterparty” and (B) the first three paragraphs under the heading “The Swap Counterparty”, each as appearing in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated October 1, 2007, or in the Prospectus Supplement, dated October 2, 2007, each relating to Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (the “Prospectus Information”) are true and correct in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

 

  (v) (A) Party A shall indemnify and hold harmless Party B, the Seller, their respective directors or officers and any person controlling Party B or the Seller, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus Information or in any Reg AB Financial Information that Party A provides to Party B or the Seller pursuant to this Part 6(q) (the “Party A Information”) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state in the Party A Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(B) Capital One Auto Finance Inc. (“COAF”) shall indemnify and hold harmless Party A, its respective directors or officers and any person controlling Party A, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement referred to in clause (iv) above (together with the accompanying base Prospectus), the Prospectus Supplement referred to in clause (iv) above (together with the accompanying base Prospectus) (collectively, the “Prospectus Disclosure”) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state in the Prospectus Disclosure a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that COAF shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission made in any such Prospectus Disclosure in the Party A Information.

 

  (vi)

Promptly after the indemnified party under Part 6(q)(v) receives notice of the commencement of any such action, the indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made pursuant to Part 6(q)(v), promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof. In case any such action is brought against the indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party’s choice at the indemnifying party’s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) such indemnified party shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is advisable for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel, (ii) a conflict or potential conflict exists (based on advice of counsel to the indemnified party) between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, (iii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such claim or

 

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action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. No indemnified party will settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(r) Tax. Notwithstanding the definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section 14 of this Agreement, all Taxes in relation to payments by Party A shall be Indemnifiable Taxes unless (i) such Taxes are assessed directly against Party B and not by deduction or withholding by Party A or (ii) arise as a result of a Change in Tax Law (in which case such Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax only if such Tax satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable Tax provided in Section 14). In relation to payments by Party B, no Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax.

 

(s) Third-party Beneficiary. Each of Party A and Party B hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Insurer shall be an express third-party beneficiary (and not merely an incidental third-party beneficiary) of this Agreement and the obligations of each party under any Transaction, and as such, entitled to enforce the provisions hereof and otherwise shall be afforded all remedies available hereunder or by law against the parties hereto to redress any damage or loss incurred by the Insurer including, but not limited to, reasonable fees (including reasonable attorneys fees), costs and expenses incurred by the Insurer which are related to, or resulting from a breach by such party of its obligations hereunder.

 

(t) Policy Coverage. Each of Party A and Party B acknowledges and agrees that the Insurer’s obligations with respect to the Transactions shall be limited to the terms of the Swap Policy. Notwithstanding Section 2(e) or any other provision of this Agreement, the Insurer shall not have any obligation to pay interest on any amount payable by Party B under this Agreement.

 

(u) Subrogation. Each of Party A and Party B hereby acknowledges that, to the extent of payments made by the Insurer to Party A under the Swap Policy, the Insurer shall be fully subrogated to the rights of Party A against Party B under the Transaction to which such payments relate, including, but not limited to, the right to receive payment from Party B and the enforcement of any remedies against Party B. Party A hereby assigns to the Insurer its right to receive payment from Party B under any Transaction to the extent of any payment thereunder by the Insurer to Party A. Party B hereby acknowledges and consents to the assignment by Party A to the Insurer of any rights and remedies that Party A has under any Transaction or any other document executed in connection herewith.

 

(v) Representations and Agreements. Each party agrees that each of its representations and agreements in this Agreement is expressly made to and for the benefit of each other and the Insurer.

 

(w)

Expenses. Party B agrees to reimburse the Insurer immediately and unconditionally upon demand for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Insurer in connection with the issuance of

 

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the Swap Policy and the enforcement by the Insurer of Party B’s obligations under this Agreement and any other documents executed in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, fees (including professional fees), costs and expenses incurred by the Insurer which are related to or resulting from any breach by Party B of its obligations hereunder.

 

(x) Notices. A copy of each notice or other communication between the parties with respect to this Agreement must be sent at the same time to the Insurer.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule by their duly authorized signatories as of the date hereof.

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:   /s/ LeeLee Panno
  Name:   LeeLee Panno
  Title:   Associate Director, Corporate Derivatives
CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:  

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee

By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
  Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
  Title:   Financial Services Officer

 

   S-1    Swap Schedule (COAFT 2007-C)


Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. joins in this Schedule solely for purposes of Part 6(q)(v) and (vi).

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE, INC.
By:   /s/ Albert A. Ciafre
  Name:   Albert A. Ciafre
  Title:   Vice President

 

   S-2    Swap Schedule (COAFT 2007-C)
EX-10.7 13 dex107.htm THE CLASS A-2-B SWAP TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION DATED AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 The Class A-2-B Swap Transaction Confirmation dated as of October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.7

SWAP TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION

 

Date:    October 11, 2007
To:   

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (“Counterparty”)

c/o Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

Attention: Jeanne Oller

Telephone: (302) 636-6188

Facsimile:  (302) 636-4140

 

With a copy to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Attention: Director of Securitization

Telephone: (703) 720-1000

Facsimile:  (703) 720-2121

From:    Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”)
External ID:    1987641B/1988587B

Dear Sir:

The purpose of this letter (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between us on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. The definitions and provisions contained in (i) the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the “ISDA Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., and (ii) the Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Indenture”) between Counterparty and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee relating to the issuance by Counterparty of certain debt obligations, are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the ISDA Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. In the event of any inconsistency between the ISDA Definitions and the Indenture, the Indenture will govern. References herein to a “Transaction” shall be deemed to be references to a “Swap Transaction” for purposes of the ISDA Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

 

     

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2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which the Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

Transaction Type:    Interest Rate Swap
Currency for Payments:    U.S. Dollars
Notional Amount:    For the initial Calculation Period, the Notional Amount shall be equal to USD 71,000,000. For each subsequent Calculation Period, the Notional Amount shall be equal to the Note Balance of the Class A-2-B Notes on the first day of such Calculation Period. With respect to any Payment Date, the Note Balance of the Class A-2-B Notes will be determined using the Servicer’s Certificate for the related Determination Date (giving effect to any reductions of the Note Balance of the Class A-2-B Notes reflected in such Servicer’s Certificate).
Calculation Periods:    For each Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to, but excluding, such Payment Date (without regard to any Business Day adjustment in respect of Payment Dates, in the case of Fixed Rate Calculation Periods), during the Term of this Transaction, except that (a) the initial Calculation Period will commence on, and include, the Effective Date, and (b) the final Calculation Period will end on, but exclude, the Termination Date (without regard to any Business Day adjustment in the case of the final Fixed Rate Calculation Period).
Term:   

Trade Date:

   October 11, 2007

Effective Date:

   October 11, 2007

Termination Date:

   The earlier of (i) the May 2010 Payment Date and (ii) the date on which the Note Balance of the Class A-2-B Notes is reduced to zero.
Fixed Amounts:   

Fixed Rate Payer:

   Counterparty

Period End Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date; No adjustment.

Payment Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date.

 

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Business Day Convention:

   Following

Business Day:

   New York

Fixed Rate:

   4.8065%

Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction:

   30/360
Floating Amounts:   

Floating Rate Payer:

   Barclays

Period End Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Following Business Day Convention.

Payment Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date.

Business Day Convention:

   Following

Business Day:

   New York

Floating Rate Option:

   USD-LIBOR-BBA

Designated Maturity:

   1 Month, except in respect of the initial Calculation Period in respect of which Linear Interpolation shall apply based upon a Designated Maturity of 1 month and a Designated Maturity of 2 months.

Spread:

   Plus 0 basis points.

Floating Rate Day Count

  

Fraction:

   Actual/360

Reset Dates:

   The first day of each Calculation Period.

Compounding:

   Inapplicable

Payments of Floating Amounts:

   Barclays agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to make any Floating Amount payments by 12:00 pm (New York City time) on any relevant Floating Amount Payment Date, provided, however, Counterparty agrees that any failure by Barclays to make any such payment by 12:00 pm (New York City time) on any relevant Floating Amount Payment Date shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Agreement unless and until Barclays fails to make such payment and such failure constitutes an Event of Default under the Agreement.

 

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3. The additional provisions of this Confirmation are as follows:

 

Calculation Agent:    Barclays
Payments to Barclays:   

Correspondent: BARCLAYS BANK PLC NEW YORK

FEED: 026002574

Beneficiary: BARCLAYS SWAPS

Beneficiary Account: 050-01922-8

Payments to Counterparty:   

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

ABA: 021-001-033

A/C: 01419647-CTAS

Ref: CTOL 61643 COLL ACCOUNT

 

Attn: Jhasmin Khan

4. Documentation

This Confirmation supplements, forms a part of, and is subject to, the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 (including the Schedule thereto) as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”) between you and us. All provisions contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, this Confirmation is governed by the laws of the State of New York.

5. Calculation of Market Quotation or Loss following a designation of an Early Termination Date:

Upon designation of an Early Termination Date with respect to this Transaction, the relevant party in calculating the Market Quotation or Loss, as appropriate, for this Transaction shall take into account the anticipated amortization of the Note Balance of the Class A-2-B Notes for all Calculation Periods that would otherwise have ended on Payment Dates that would otherwise have fallen after such Early Termination Date.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us.

 

Very truly yours,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:   /s/ Gary Brink
Name:   Gary Brink
Title:  

Manager – Global Transaction

Documentation and Management

Accepted and confirmed as of the date first above written:

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
Title:   Financial Services Officer

 

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EX-10.8 14 dex108.htm THE CLASS A-3-B SWAP TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION DATED AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007 The Class A-3-B Swap Transaction Confirmation dated as of October 11, 2007

Exhibit 10.8

SWAP TRANSACTION CONFIRMATION

 

Date:    October 11, 2007
To:   

Capital One Auto Finance Trust 2007-C (“Counterparty”)

c/o Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, DE 19890-0001

Attention: Jeanne Oller

Telephone: (302) 636-6188

Facsimile: (302) 636-4140

 

With a copy to:

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc.

1680 Capital One Drive

McLean, Virginia 22102

Attention: Director of Securitization

Telephone: (703) 720-1000

Facsimile: (703) 720-2121

From:    Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”)
External ID:    1987679B/1988604B

Dear Sir:

The purpose of this letter (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between us on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. The definitions and provisions contained in (i) the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the “ISDA Definitions”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., and (ii) the Indenture dated as of October 11, 2007 (the “Indenture”) between Counterparty and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee relating to the issuance by Counterparty of certain debt obligations, are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the ISDA Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will govern. In the event of any inconsistency between the ISDA Definitions and the Indenture, the Indenture will govern. References herein to a “Transaction” shall be deemed to be references to a “Swap Transaction” for purposes of the ISDA Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

 

     

Trust Swap Confirmation

Class A-3-B Notes


2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which the Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

Transaction Type:    Interest Rate Swap
Currency for Payments:    U.S. Dollars
Notional Amount:    For the initial Calculation Period, the Notional Amount shall be equal to USD 192,000,000. For each subsequent Calculation Period, the Notional Amount shall be equal to the Note Balance of the Class A-3-B Notes on the first day of such Calculation Period. With respect to any Payment Date, the Note Balance of the Class A-3-B Notes will be determined using the Servicer’s Certificate for the related Determination Date (giving effect to any reductions of the Note Balance of the Class A-3-B Notes reflected in such Servicer’s Certificate).
Calculation Periods:    For each Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Payment Date to, but excluding, such Payment Date (without regard to any Business Day adjustment in respect of Payment Dates, in the case of Fixed Rate Calculation Periods), during the Term of this Transaction, except that (a) the initial Calculation Period will commence on, and include, the Effective Date, and (b) the final Calculation Period will end on, but exclude, the Termination Date (without regard to any Business Day adjustment in the case of the final Fixed Rate Calculation Period).
Term:   

Trade Date:

   October 11, 2007

Effective Date:

   October 11, 2007

Termination Date:

   The earlier of (i) the April 2012 Payment Date and (ii) the date on which the Note Balance of the Class A-3-B Notes is reduced to zero.
Fixed Amounts:   

Fixed Rate Payer:

   Counterparty

Period End Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date; No adjustment.

Payment Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date.

 

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Business Day Convention:

   Following

Business Day:

   New York

Fixed Rate:

   4.6225%

Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction:

   30/360
Floating Amounts:   

Floating Rate Payer:

   Barclays

Period End Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Following Business Day Convention.

Payment Dates:

   Monthly on the 15th of each month, commencing November 15, 2007, through and including the Termination Date.

Business Day Convention:

   Following

Business Day:

   New York

Floating Rate Option:

   USD-LIBOR-BBA

Designated Maturity:

   1 Month, except in respect of the initial Calculation Period in respect of which Linear Interpolation shall apply based upon a Designated Maturity of 1 month and a Designated Maturity of 2 months.

Spread:

   Plus 0 basis points.

Floating Rate Day Count Fraction:

   Actual/360

Reset Dates:

   The first day of each Calculation Period.

Compounding:

   Inapplicable

Payments of Floating Amounts:

   Barclays agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to make any Floating Amount payments by 12:00 pm (New York City time) on any relevant Floating Amount Payment Date, provided, however, Counterparty agrees that any failure by Barclays to make any such payment by 12:00 pm (New York City time) on any relevant Floating Amount Payment Date shall not constitute an Event of Default under the Agreement unless and until Barclays fails to make such payment and such failure constitutes an Event of Default under the Agreement.

 

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3. The additional provisions of this Confirmation are as follows:

 

Calculation Agent:    Barclays
Payments to Barclays:   

Correspondent: BARCLAYS BANK PLC NEW YORK

FEED: 026002574

Beneficiary: BARCLAYS SWAPS

Beneficiary Account: 050-01922-8

Payments to Counterparty:   

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

ABA: 021-001-033

A/C: 01419647-CTAS

Ref: CTOL 61643 COLL ACCOUNT

 

Attn: Jhasmin Khan

4. Documentation

This Confirmation supplements, forms a part of, and is subject to, the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement dated as of October 11, 2007 (including the Schedule thereto) as amended and supplemented from time to time (the “Agreement”) between you and us. All provisions contained in the Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, this Confirmation is governed by the laws of the State of New York.

5. Calculation of Market Quotation or Loss following a designation of an Early Termination Date:

Upon designation of an Early Termination Date with respect to this Transaction, the relevant party in calculating the Market Quotation or Loss, as appropriate, for this Transaction shall take into account the anticipated amortization of the Note Balance of the Class A-3-B Notes for all Calculation Periods that would otherwise have ended on Payment Dates that would otherwise have fallen after such Early Termination Date.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to us.

 

Very truly yours,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:   /s/ Gary Brink
Name:   Gary Brink
Title:   Manager – Global Transaction Documentation and Management

Accepted and confirmed as of the date first above written:

 

CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE TRUST 2007-C
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee
By:   /s/ J. Christopher Murphy
Name:   J. Christopher Murphy
Title:   Financial Services Officer

 

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