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): November 2, 2011

 

 

LOGO

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-9618   36-3359573

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

4201 Winfield Road, P.O. Box 1488, Warrenville, Illinois   60555
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (630) 753-5000

 

 

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 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

On November 2, 2011, Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust (the “Dealer Note Trust”) issued a certificate series designated the Series 2011-1 Dealer Note Asset Backed Certificate (the “Collateral Certificate”) to Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (the “Depositor”). The Collateral Certificate represents an undivided beneficial interest in the Dealer Note Trust and the right to receive certain distributions of finance charge and principal collections on the dealer notes and other assets of the Dealer Note Trust prior to the termination of the Dealer Note Trust (the “Dealer Note Trust Termination Date”) as more fully described in the Series 2011-1 Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “2011 Series Supplement”) attached as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein. On November 2, 2011, the Depositor transferred its interest in the Collateral Certificate to Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II (the “Issuing Entity”) as more fully described in the Trust Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated by reference herein. On November 2, 2011, the Issuing Entity pledged its interest in the Collateral Certificate and other assets to The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2011 attached as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated by reference herein.

On November 2, 2011, the Issuing Entity issued a series of notes designated the Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1 (the “Series 2011-1 Notes”). The Series 2011-1 Notes include three classes of Notes: the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes. The principal characteristics of the Series 2011-1 Notes are as follows:

 

Number of classes within Series 2011-1 Notes:

   Three

Initial Class A Notes Outstanding Principal Amount:

   $200,000,000

Initial Class B Notes Outstanding Principal Amount:

   $12,420,000

Initial Class C Notes Outstanding Principal Amount:

   $11,120,000

Initial Total Series 2011-1 Notes Outstanding Principal Amount:

   $223,540,000

Class A Note Rate: 1-month LIBOR + 1.15%

  

Class B Note Rate: 1-month LIBOR + 1.75%

  

Class C Note Rate: 1-month LIBOR + 2.50%

  

Closing Date: November 2, 2011

  

Expected Principal Distribution Date: October 25, 2013

  

Legal Final Maturity Date: October 25, 2016

  

Ordinary means of principal repayment: Accumulation Period

  

Accumulation Period Commencement Date: A date within nine months prior to the Expected Principal Distribution Date, as determined by the Servicer

  

Primary source of credit enhancement for Class A Notes: Subordination of Class B Notes and Class C Notes, Overcollateralization represented by the Issuing Entity Certificate issued to the Depositor and a spread account

  

Primary source of credit enhancement for Class B Certificates: Subordination of Class C Notes and Overcollateralization represented by the Issuing Entity Certificate issued to the Depositor and a spread account

  

Primary source of credit enhancement for Class C Certificates: Overcollateralization represented by the Issuing Entity Certificate issued to the Depositor and a spread account

  

Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Percentage: 14.50% of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount Servicing Fee Percentage: 1.0%

  

 

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The terms of the Series 2011-1 Notes and the definitions of capitalized terms may be found in the Indenture Supplement dated as of November 2, 2011, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 and incorporated by reference herein.

On November 2, 2011, NFC, the Depositor, Navistar, Inc., the Indenture Trustee (including in its capacity as trustee of the Dealer Note Trust), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as backup servicer, and the Issuing Entity entered into an Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.5 and incorporated by reference herein, pursuant to which, upon the Dealer Note Trust Termination Date, the Dealer Note Trust will transfer its assets to the Issuing Entity. Subject to certain conditions, following the payment in full of all notes issued by Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust and effective as of the Dealer Note Trust Termination Date, the following documents will be terminated: (a) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among NFC, the Depositor and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee of the Dealer Note Trust (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Navistar Financial Securities Corporation’s Form 8-K dated and filed December 12, 2003; Commission File No. 033-87374), (b) the 2004-1 Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust’s Form 8-K on June 14, 2004; Commission File No. 333-104639-01), and (c) the 2011 Series Supplement attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.

On November 2, 2011, Navistar Financial Corporation (“NFC”), the Depositor and the Issuing Entity entered into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement attached as Exhibit 10.6 and incorporated by reference herein, pursuant to which, after the Dealer Note Trust Termination Date, the Depositor will transfer dealer notes and related collateral that it purchases from NFC to the Issuing Entity, and NFC will service such dealer notes and related collateral pursuant to the terms thereof.

On November 7, 2011, NFC issued a press release announcing the sale of the wholsesale floor plan notes, previously described as the Series 2011-1 Notes above. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

 

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ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.1    Series 2011-1 Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated November 2, 2011, by and among Navistar Financial Corporation, as Servicer, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, as Seller, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Master Trust Trustee.
10.2    Trust Agreement, dated November 2, 2011, between Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, as Depositor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as Owner Trustee.
10.3    Indenture, dated November 2, 2011, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, as Issuing Entity, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee.
10.4    Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement to the Indenture dated November 2, 2011, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, as Issuing Entity, and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as Indenture Trustee.
10.5    Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement, dated November 2, 2011, by and among Navistar Financial Corporation, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar, Inc. The Bank of New York Mellon, as 1995 Trust Trustee and Indenture Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as backup servicer, and Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II
10.6    Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated November 2, 2011, by and among Navistar Financial Corporation, as Servicer, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, as Depositor, and Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, as Issuing Entity.
99.1    Press release.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Registrant

Date: November 7, 2011     / S /     A NDREW J. C EDEROTH        
   

Andrew J. Cederoth

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION

Seller

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Servicer

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

Master Trust Trustee

on behalf of the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder

 

 

SERIES 2011-1 SUPPLEMENT

Dated as of November 2, 2011

To

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 8, 1995

 

 

Dealer Note Asset Backed Certificate, Series 2011-1

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I CREATION OF SERIES 2011-1 AND THE SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATE

     1   

SECTION 1.01 Designation

     1   

ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS

     1   

SECTION 2.01 Definitions

     1   

ARTICLE III SERVICING

     7   

SECTION 3.01 Servicing Compensation

     7   

SECTION 3.02 The Servicer to Pay Fees and Expenses of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee

     8   

SECTION 3.03 Servicer Indemnification of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee

     8   

SECTION 3.04 Backup Servicing Compensation

     9   

ARTICLE IV RIGHTS OF SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

     10   

SECTION 4.01 Rights of the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder

     10   

SECTION 4.02 Application of Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections and Series Allocable Principal Collections

     10   

SECTION 4.03 Shared Principal Collections

     11   

SECTION 4.04 Excess Interest Collections

     12   

SECTION 4.05 Additional Rights upon the Occurrence of Certain Events

     12   

SECTION 4.06 Servicer Transition Fee Account

     13   

ARTICLE V REPORTS TO SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATEHOLDER

     13   

SECTION 5.01 Monthly and Annual Certificateholder’s Statement

     13   

ARTICLE VI EARLY AMORTIZATION EVENTS

     15   

SECTION 6.01 No Early Amortization Events

     15   

ARTICLE VII OTHER SERIES PROVISIONS

     15   

SECTION 7.01 [Reserved]

     15   

SECTION 7.02 Tax Treatment

     15   

SECTION 7.03 [Reserved]

     16   

SECTION 7.04 Backup Servicer

     16   

SECTION 7.05 Additional Notices

     16   

ARTICLE VIII FINAL DISTRIBUTIONS

     16   

SECTION 8.01 Sale of Investors’ Interest Pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Agreement; Distributions Pursuant to Section 2.07 or 12.03 of the Agreement

     16   

SECTION 8.02 Distribution of Proceeds of Sale, Disposition or Liquidation of the Dealer Notes Pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Agreement

     17   

 

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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     17   

SECTION 9.01 Ratification of Agreement

     17   

SECTION 9.02 Counterparts

     17   

SECTION 9.03 Governing Law

     18   

SECTION 9.04 Tax Disclosure

     18   

SECTION 9.05 Consent to Amendment

     18   

SECTION 9.01 Termination

     19   

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

   -    Form of Certificate

Exhibit B

   -    Form of Monthly Servicer Certificate and Settlement Statement

 

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SERIES 2011-1 SUPPLEMENT

TO POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

SERIES 2011-1 SUPPLEMENT dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “ Series Supplement ”), by and among NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Seller (the “ Seller ”), NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as Servicer (the “ Servicer ”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation (formerly known as The Bank of New York), as trustee (together with its successors in trust thereunder as provided in the Agreement referred to below, the “ Master Trust Trustee ”) under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995 (as amended and supplemented, the “ Agreement ”), among the Seller, the Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee.

Section 6.09 of the Agreement provides that the Seller may from time to time direct the Master Trust Trustee to issue, on behalf of the Master Trust, one or more new Series of Investor Certificates representing fractional undivided interests in the Master Trust. The Principal Terms of any new Series are to be set forth in a Supplement to the Agreement.

Pursuant to this Series Supplement, the Seller and the Master Trust Trustee shall create a new Series of Investor Certificates and specify the Principal Terms thereof.

ARTICLE I

CREATION OF SERIES 2011-1 AND

THE SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATE

SECTION 1.01 Designation .

(a) There is hereby created a new Series pursuant to the Agreement and this Series Supplement to be known as “Series 2011-1.” The interest of the Investor Certificateholder in Series 2011-1 shall be represented by the Series 2011-1 Certificate.

(b) If any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Series Supplement shall govern with respect to Series 2011-1. This Series Supplement is the Series Supplement referred to in the Trust Agreement and the Indenture.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 2.01 Definitions .

(a) Whenever used in this Series Supplement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

1995 Trust Termination Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.


2004 Indenture ” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2004, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, as amended and supplemented from time to time.

2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” shall mean the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among NFC, NFSC, and the Issuing Entity, as amended and supplemented from time to time.

Adjusted Invested Amount ” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral Certificate on any Distribution Date, an amount (which shall never be less than zero) equal to the sum of the Collateral Amounts for all outstanding series of Notes determined as of the end of that Distribution Date; provided that , if a series of Notes shall no longer be in a Revolving Period, the Collateral Amount for such series of Notes shall be determined as of the end of the last day of its Revolving Period.

Backup Servicer ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.04 .

Business Day ” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral Certificate, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or required to close.

Closing Date ” shall mean November 2, 2011.

Collateral Amount ” shall have, with respect to any series of Notes, the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Collateral Certificate ” shall mean the Series 2011-1 Certificate.

Deposit Account ” shall mean the “Collections Account” as defined in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Depositor ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Early Amortization Event ” shall not apply with respect to the Collateral Certificate.

Early Amortization Period ” shall not apply with respect to the Collateral Certificate.

Excess Cash Collateral Event ” shall have, with respect to any series of Notes, the meaning specified in the Indenture Supplement with respect to such series of Notes.

Indenture ” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2011, between the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, as amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

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Indenture Supplement ” shall mean any supplement to the Indenture pursuant to which a series of Notes is issued, as amended and supplemented from time to time.

Indenture Trustee ” shall mean the indenture trustee under the Indenture, which shall initially be The Bank of New York Mellon.

Interest Shortfall ” shall mean for any Transfer Date, with respect to the Collateral Certificate, the aggregate of the Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls for each series of Notes for such Transfer Date and, with respect to any other series of Investor Certificates, the aggregate amount of finance charge shortfalls for such Investor Certificates for such Transfer Date.

Invested Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amounts for all series of Notes as of the end of that Distribution Date.

Investment Income ” shall mean, for any Due Period with respect to the Collateral Certificate, the product of (a) the Series Allocation Percentage for such Due Period, and (b) income (net of investment expenses and losses) from the investment of funds on deposit in the Collections Account and the Excess Funding Account.

Investor Backup Servicing Expenses ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Investor Backup Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Investor Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.01 .

Issuance Date ” shall mean, with respect to any series of Notes, the date of issuance of such series.

Issuing Entity ” shall mean Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, and its permitted successors and assigns.

Issuing Entity Documents ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Minimum Series Seller’s Interest ” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral Certificate on any Business Day, the sum of the Series Required Seller’s Interest for each series of Notes as of the end of the preceding Distribution Date.

Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

Monthly Backup Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.04 .

 

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Monthly Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.01 .

Navistar ” shall mean Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” shall have, with respect to any series of Notes, the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and (b) Series Allocable Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period.

Noteholder Available Interest Amounts ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the sum of (i) an amount equal to the product of (a) the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and (b) the Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections for such Due Period and (ii) income, net of investment expenses and losses, from the investment of funds on deposit in the Deposit Account received during that Due Period.

Noteholder Available Principal Amounts ” shall mean, with respect to any Business Day, the product of (a) the Noteholder Principal Allocation Percentage for the Due Period in which such Business Day occurs and (b) the Series Allocable Principal Collections for such Business Day.

Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never be less than 0% or greater than 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Collateral Amounts for each outstanding series of Notes as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period (after giving effect to all increases and reductions thereof on such day), or, with respect to the first Transfer Date for a series, as of the Issuance Date for such series, and the denominator of which is the product of (a) the Series Allocation Percentage for the Collateral Certificate for the Due Period for which the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage is being calculated and (b) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Dealer Notes in the Master Trust and the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account, both as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period, or, with respect to the first Transfer Date for a series, as of the Issuance Date for such series.

Noteholder Principal Allocation Percentage ” shall mean with respect to any Due Period, the percentage equivalent (which percentage shall never be less than 0% or greater than 100%) of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Collateral Amounts for each outstanding series of Notes as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period (or the Issuance Date in the case of the first Transfer Date for such series) (except that if a series of Notes is no longer in its Revolving Period, its Collateral Amount, for the purpose of this calculation, shall be its Collateral Amount as of the end of the Due Period immediately prior to the last day of its Revolving Period) and the denominator of which is the product of (a) the Series Allocation Percentage for the Collateral Certificate for the Due Period for which the Noteholder Principal Allocation Percentage is being calculated and (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Dealer Notes in the Master Trust and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account, both as of the end of immediately preceding Due Period (or the Issuance Date in the case of the first Transfer Date for such series).

 

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Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Owner Trustee ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Principal Shortfall ” shall mean, for any Business Day, with respect to the Collateral Certificate, the aggregate of the Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls for each series of Notes for such Business Day.

“Rating Agency” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral Certificate, each nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) selected by the Depositor to rate any series of Notes.

Reassignment Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Transfer Date, the sum of the Series Reassignment Amounts for all series of Notes as of the end of that Transfer Date after giving effect to any deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on such Transfer Date.

Revolving Period ” shall have, with respect to any series of Notes, the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement. The Collateral Certificate will not have a Revolving Period.

Seller Interest Amounts ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the excess of Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections for such Due Period over Noteholder Available Interest Amounts for such Due Period.

Seller Principal Amounts ” shall mean, with respect to any Business Day, the excess of Series Allocable Principal Collections for such Business Day over Noteholder Available Principal Amounts for such Business Day.

Series 2011-1 ” shall mean the Series of Investor Certificates, the terms of which are specified in this Series Supplement.

Series 2011-1 Certificateholder ” shall mean the holder of the Collateral Certificate. Initially, the Indenture Trustee, as the pledgee of the Issuing Entity under the Indenture, shall be the only holder of the Collateral Certificate.

Series 2011-1 Certificateholder’s Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.01 .

Series 2011-1 Certificate ” shall mean any certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit A . Initially, there will be only one Series 2011-1 Certificate, which will be held by the Indenture Trustee as pledgee of the Issuing Entity under the Indenture.

Series Adjusted Invested Amount ” shall mean the Adjusted Invested Amount.

 

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Series Allocable Dealer Note Losses ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) the Series Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and (b) the Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period.

Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) the Series Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and (b) the amount of Finance Charge Collections for such Due Period.

Series Allocable Principal Collections ” shall mean, with respect to any Business Day, the product of (i) the Series Allocation Percentage for the Due Period in which such Business Day occurs and (ii) the amount of Principal Collections deposited in the Collections Account on such Business Day.

Series Available Interest Amounts ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series Available Principal Amounts ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series Invested Amount ” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral Certificate, the Invested Amount.

Series Reassignment Amount ” shall have, with respect to any series of Notes, the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Required Seller’s Interest ” shall have, with respect to any series of Notes, the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Termination Date ” shall mean the latest legal final maturity date of any outstanding series of Notes.

Trust Agreement ” shall have the meaning specified in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(b) As used in this Series Supplement and in the Agreement with respect to the Collateral Certificate, “highest investment category” shall mean (i) in the case of Standard & Poor’s, A-1+, AAA, AAAm, or AAAm-G, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of Moody’s, P-1 or Aaa, as applicable, or, with respect to any other Rating Agency, an equivalent rating.

(c) All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

 

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(d) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Series Supplement shall refer to this Series Supplement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Series Supplement; references to any Article, Section or Exhibit are references to Articles, Sections and Exhibits in or to this Series Supplement unless otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”

(e) As used in this Series Supplement, accounting terms which are not defined, and accounting terms partly defined, herein shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the date hereof. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Series Supplement are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Series Supplement will control.

(f) With respect to any Distribution Date or Transfer Date, the “related Due Period” and the “related Distribution Period” will mean the Due Period and Distribution Period, respectively, immediately preceding such Distribution Date or Transfer Date, and the relationships between Due Periods and Distribution Periods will be correlative to the foregoing relationships.

(g) Each defined term used in this Series Supplement has a comparable meaning when used in its plural or singular form. Each gender-specific term used in this Series Supplement has a comparable meaning whether used in a masculine, feminine or gender-neutral form.

ARTICLE III

SERVICING

SECTION 3.01 Servicing Compensation . The monthly servicing fee (the “ Monthly Servicing Fee ”) shall be payable to the Servicer, in arrears, on each Distribution Date in respect of a Due Period (or portion thereof) occurring on or prior to the earliest of (i) the first Distribution Date following the Series Termination Date, (ii) the first Distribution Date on which no Notes are outstanding and (iii) the first Distribution Date following the 1995 Trust Termination Date, in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the result of (a) 1% multiplied by (b) the aggregate principal amount of Dealer Notes outstanding as of the last day of such Due Period multiplied by (c) the Series Allocation Percentage for the Collateral Certificate with respect to such Due Period. A portion of the Monthly Servicing Fee shall be allocated to each series of Notes in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement (the “ Investor Servicing Fee ”), and such portion shall be paid in accordance with such Indenture Supplement and only to the extent of funds available for such payment pursuant to such Indenture Supplement. The remainder of the Monthly Servicing Fee shall be paid by the Seller and in no event shall the Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee be liable for the share of the Monthly Servicing Fee to be paid by the Seller.

 

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The Servicer will be permitted, in its sole discretion, to defer all or any portion of the Monthly Servicing Fee for any Distribution Date by notice to the Master Trust Trustee and the Indenture Trustee on or before the related Determination Date; provided , however , that the Servicer believes that sufficient Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections will be available on any future Distribution Date to pay the Investor Servicing Fee relating to the deferred Monthly Servicing Fee. If the Servicer so defers the Monthly Servicing Fee for any Distribution Date, the Monthly Servicing Fee and the Investor Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount so deferred for all purposes of this Series Supplement and the Agreement; provided , however , that such Investor Servicing Fee shall be paid on a future date solely to the extent amounts are available therefor pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement; and, provided , further that, to the extent any such deferred Investor Servicing Fee is so paid, the related portion of the Monthly Servicing Fee to be paid by the Seller shall be paid by the Seller to the Servicer.

SECTION 3.02 The Servicer to Pay Fees and Expenses of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee . The Servicer covenants and agrees to pay, from time to time, and each of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) for all services rendered by it prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of such trustee under the Trust Agreement or the Indenture, respectively, and the Servicer will pay or reimburse the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (without reimbursement from any Series Account or otherwise) upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date by the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of the Trust Agreement or the Indenture, respectively, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, except any such expense, disbursement or advance that is caused by its negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct.

SECTION 3.03 Servicer Indemnification of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee .

(a) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity 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 such Person through the negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Servicer in the performance of its duties under this Series Supplement, the Agreement and any other Basic Documents or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under any of the Basic Documents prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date.

(b) The Servicer (other than any successor Servicer who is not an affiliate of the initial Servicer) shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective agents, officers, directors and servants, from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date in connection with (x) in the case of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s performance of its duties under the Basic Documents, (y) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee’s performance of its duties under the Basic Documents or (z) the acceptance, administration or performance by, or action or inaction of, the applicable trustee of the rights and duties contained in this Series Supplement, the Agreement, and the other Basic Documents except in each case to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage

 

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or liability: (A) is caused by the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Person seeking to be indemnified, (B) to the extent otherwise payable to the Indenture Trustee, arises from the Indenture Trustee’s breach of any of its representations or warranties in the Indenture or (C) to the extent otherwise payable to the Owner Trustee, arises from the Owner Trustee’s breach of any of its representations or warranties set forth in the Trust Agreement.

(c) The Servicer (other than any successor Servicer who is not an affiliate of the initial Servicer) will indemnify the Owner Trustee in accordance with the provisions specified in Section 6.9 of the Trust Agreement with respect to events occurring prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date.

(d) Indemnification under this Section 3.03 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or the termination of this Series Supplement or the Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Servicer has made any indemnity payment pursuant to this Section 3.03 and the recipient thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, the recipient shall promptly repay such amounts collected to the Servicer, without interest.

SECTION 3.04 Backup Servicing Compensation . The monthly backup servicing fee (the “ Monthly Backup Servicing Fee ”) shall be payable to the Backup Servicer, in arrears, on each Distribution Date in respect of a Due Period (or portion thereof) occurring prior to the earliest of (i) the first Distribution Date following the Series Termination Date, (ii) the first Distribution Date on which no Notes are outstanding, (iii) the date on which the Backup Servicing Agreement terminates in accordance with the provisions thereof and (iv) the first Distribution Date following the 1995 Trust Termination Date, in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the result of (a) the Base Backup Servicing Fee multiplied by (b) the Series Allocation Percentage for the Collateral Certificate with respect to such Due Period. A portion of the Monthly Backup Servicing Fee shall be allocated to each series of Notes in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement (the “ Investor Backup Servicing Fee ”), and such portion shall be paid in accordance with such Indenture Supplement and only to the extent of funds available for such payment pursuant to such Indenture Supplement. The remainder of the Monthly Backup Servicing Fee shall be paid by the Seller and in no event shall the Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee be liable for the share of the Monthly Backup Servicing Fee to be paid by the Seller.

The monthly Backup Servicing Expenses (the “ Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses ”) shall be payable to the Backup Servicer, in arrears, on each Distribution Date in respect of a Due Period (or portion thereof) occurring prior to the earliest of (i) the first Distribution Date following the Series Termination Date, (ii) the first Distribution Date on which no Notes are outstanding, (iii) the date on which the Backup Servicing Agreement terminates in accordance with the provisions thereof and (iv) the first Distribution Date following the 1995 Trust Termination Date, in an amount equal to the result of (a) the amount of such Backup Servicing Expenses multiplied by (b) the Series Allocation Percentage for the Collateral Certificate with respect to such Due Period. A portion of the Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses shall be allocated to each series of Notes in accordance with the related Indenture

 

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Supplement (the “ Investor Servicing Expenses ”), and such portion shall be paid in accordance with such Indenture Supplement and only to the extent of funds available for such payment pursuant to such Indenture Supplement. The remainder of the Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses shall be paid by the Seller and in no event shall the Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee be liable for the share of the Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses to be paid by the Seller.

ARTICLE IV

RIGHTS OF SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATEHOLDER

AND ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

SECTION 4.01 Rights of the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder . The Collateral Certificate shall represent fractional undivided interests in the Master Trust, consisting of the right to receive, to the extent necessary to make the required payments with respect to the Notes at the times and in the amounts and priorities specified in the Indenture and the Indenture Supplements, Collections allocated to Series 2011-1 pursuant to Article IV of the Agreement and this Article IV and funds on deposit in the Collections Account and the Excess Funding Account allocable to the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder pursuant to Article IV of the Agreement and this Article IV (collectively, the “ Series 2011-1 Certificateholder’ Interest ”); it being understood that the Collateral Certificate shall not represent any interest in any Series Account or Enhancement for the benefit of any other Series or Class. The Servicer shall apply, or instruct the Master Trust Trustee to apply, all funds on deposit in the Collections Account and Excess Funding Account allocable to the Collateral Certificate.

SECTION 4.02 Application of Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections and Series Allocable Principal Collections .

(a) Application of Series Allocable Principal Collections .

(i) On each Business Day, the Master Trust Trustee, acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer, shall withdraw from the Collections Account and allocate to the Deposit Account to the extent required Noteholder Available Principal Amounts for such Business Day. Such Noteholder Available Principal Amounts shall be further allocated and distributed to each series of Notes in accordance with the Indenture and each Indenture Supplement related to a series of Notes.

(ii) On each Business Day, the Master Trust Trustee, acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer, shall withdraw from the Collections Account and allocate Seller Principal Amounts for such Business Day in the following order of priority: (A) to the extent such application would not result in the Master Trust Seller’s Interest being less than the Minimum Master Trust Seller’s Interest, in the discretion of the Seller, to make payments on the principal balance of any variable funding certificate or variable funding note, (B) to the extent necessary to maintain the Master Trust Seller’s Interest at an amount equal to (or, in the discretion of the Seller, greater than) the Minimum Master Trust Seller’s Interest, in the discretion of the Seller, to the Excess Funding Account or the principal funding accounts for any series of certificates or notes, and (C) to the Seller or the holders of the Seller’s Certificates.

 

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(b) Application of Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections .

(i) On each Transfer Date, the Master Trust Trustee, acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer, shall withdraw from the Collections Account and allocate to the Deposit Account Noteholder Available Interest Amounts for the related Due Period. Such Noteholder Available Interest Amounts shall be further allocated and distributed to each series of Notes in accordance with the Indenture and each Indenture Supplement related to a series of Notes.

(ii) On each Transfer Date, the Master Trust Trustee, acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer, shall withdraw from the Collections Account and pay to the Seller or the holders of the Seller’s Certificates the Seller Interest Amounts for such Transfer Date; provided , however , that if an Excess Cash Collateral Event occurs with respect to a series and is continuing, then such amounts (or if there are multiple series of notes for which an Excess Cash Collateral Event or a similar event requiring an increase in such series’ collateral amount has occurred and is continuing, to each such series pro rata based on such series’ collateral amount shortfall) will be treated as series available principal amounts as provided in the related indenture supplement to the extent necessary to increase the overcollateralization amount for any series to an amount not less than the targeted overcollateralization amount.

SECTION 4.03 Shared Principal Collections .

(a) On each Business Day, commencing with the first Business Day following the Closing Date, the amounts, if any, received on such Business Day by the Master Trust Trustee from the Indenture Trustee which are designated as Shared Principal Collections pursuant to the Indenture shall be treated as Shared Principal Collections by the Master Trust Trustee and allocated (i) to other Series to the extent such Series provides for the use of Shared Principal Collections in respect of principal shortfalls, (ii) to the extent such application would not result in the Master Trust Seller’s Interest being less than the Minimum Master Trust Seller’s Interest, in the discretion of the Seller, to make payments on the principal balance of any variable funding certificates or variable funding notes, (iii) to the Excess Funding Account or the principal funding accounts for any series of certificates or notes to the extent necessary to maintain the Master Trust Seller’s Interest at an amount equal to (or, in the discretion of the Seller, greater than) the Minimum Master Trust Seller’s Interest, and (iv) to the Seller or the holders of the Seller’s Certificates.

(b) On each Business Day following the Closing Date, the Master Trust Trustee shall, to the extent provided in the Agreement, transfer to the Indenture Trustee Shared Principal Collections from other Series, if any, in respect of such Business Day equal to the Principal Shortfall for the Collateral Certificate for such Business Day. If the aggregate amount of Shared Principal Collections from all Series for such Business Day is less than the aggregate amount of

 

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Principal Shortfalls for all Series entitled to share Shared Principal Collections for such Business Day, then the amount of Shared Principal Collections for the Collateral Certificate for such Business Day shall equal the product of (x) Shared Principal Collections from all Series for such Business Day and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Principal Shortfall for the Collateral Certificate for such Business Day and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Principal Shortfalls for all Series entitled to share Shared Principal Collections for such Business Day.

SECTION 4.04 Excess Interest Collections .

(a) On each Transfer Date, commencing on November 24, 2011, the amounts, if any, received on such Transfer Date by the Master Trust Trustee from the Indenture Trustee which are designated as Excess Interest Collections pursuant to the Indenture shall be treated as Excess Interest Collections by the Master Trust Trustee and allocated (i) to other Series to the extent such Series provides for the use of Excess Interest Collections and (ii) to the Seller or the holders of the Seller’s Certificates.

(b) On each Transfer Date, commencing on November 24, 2011, the Master Trust Trustee shall, to the extent provided in the Agreement, transfer to the Indenture Trustee Excess Interest Collections from other Series, if any, in respect of such Transfer Date equal to the Interest Shortfall for the Collateral Certificate for such Transfer Date. If the aggregate amount of Excess Interest Collections from all Series for such Transfer Date is less than the aggregate amount of Interest Shortfalls for all Series entitled to share Excess Interest Collections for such Transfer Date, the amount of Excess Interest Collections for the Collateral Certificate for such Transfer Date shall equal the product of (x) Excess Interest Collections from all Series for such Transfer Date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Shortfalls for the Collateral Certificate for such Transfer Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Interest Shortfalls for all Series entitled to share Excess Interest Collections for such Transfer Date.

SECTION 4.05 Additional Rights upon the Occurrence of Certain Events . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.02(a) of the Agreement, if any Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Seller, Navistar, NIC or NFC, on the day of such Insolvency Event, the Seller will (subject to the actions of the Certificateholder) immediately cease to transfer Dealer Notes to the Master Trust, and promptly give notice to the Master Trust Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee of such Insolvency Event. Under the terms of the Agreement, if an insolvency event occurs with respect to the Seller prior to the date on which the Collateral Certificate issued by the Master Trust has been paid in full, then within 15 days the Master Trust Trustee shall publish a notice of such Insolvency Event stating that the Master Trust Trustee intends to sell, liquidate or otherwise dispose of the Dealer Notes in a commercially reasonable manner and on commercially reasonable terms, unless within a specified period of time Certificateholders representing more than 50% of the aggregate series invested amount of the senior most outstanding Class of Investor Certificates of each such Series and each person holding a Supplemental Certificate, instruct the Master Trust Trustee not to sell, dispose of or otherwise liquidate the Dealer Notes and to continue transferring Dealer Notes as before such Insolvency Event.

 

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SECTION 4.06 Servicer Transition Fee Account .

(a) The Servicer has established an Eligible Deposit Account in the name of the Master Trust Trustee (the “ Servicer Transition Fee Account ”). Funds deposited in the Servicer Transition Fee Account shall, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations, be invested by the Master Trust Trustee at the written direction of the Servicer in Eligible Investments. The Servicer shall be entitled to receive all investment earnings on the Servicer Transition Fee Account when and as paid without any obligation to (a) the Master Trust Trustee, (b) the Investor Certificateholders, (c) the Noteholders, (d) the Backup Servicer, (e) the Indenture Trustee, (f) the Owner Trustee or (g) the Issuing Entity, in respect thereof. The Servicer will not have any obligation to deposit any such investment earnings in any other account established hereunder. Such investment earnings will be withdrawn from the Servicer Transition Fee Account and delivered to the Servicer. In no event shall the Master Trust Trustee be liable for any loss resulting from (i) Eligible Investments, (ii) the failure of the Servicer to provide written instructions to the Master Trust Trustee with respect to any investment, (iii) any liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity, or (iv) funds being invested by the Master Trust Trustee in investments other than Eligible Investments, other than any loss resulting from the Master Trust Trustee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(b) In the event that a Successor Servicer shall be appointed pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Agreement, the set up and servicing transition fees and costs of such Successor Servicer shall be paid for with funds on deposit in the Servicer Transition Fee Account and, if such funds are not sufficient, shall be paid by NFC, as initial Servicer. If the amount on deposit in the Servicer Transition Fee Account is insufficient to cover all of the fees and expenses associated with the transition of the servicing functions or such monthly fees and expenses, no Person will be obligated to deposit any additional funds into the Servicer Transition Fee Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer Transition Fee Account may be closed by the Servicer and the funds on deposit therein returned to the Servicer, if Moody’s is rating any series of securities issued by a trust formed by the Seller, upon the Servicer’s receipt of Moody’s consent to such actions; provided , that , the Servicer Transition Fee Account may not be closed so long as the Backup Servicing Agreement has not been terminated.

ARTICLE V

REPORTS TO SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATEHOLDER

SECTION 5.01 Monthly and Annual Certificateholder’s Statement .

(a) Monthly Series 2011-1 Certificateholder’s Statement . At least two Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the Servicer will provide to the Master Trust Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Paying Agent, and on each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall forward to the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder a Monthly Servicer Certificate and Settlement Statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B with such changes as the Servicer shall deem necessary or appropriate, prepared by the Servicer and delivered to the Master Trust Trustee setting forth, among other things, the following information:

(i) the aggregate amount of Collections, including the aggregate amount of Finance Charge Collections and the aggregate amount of Principal Collections for the related Due Period;

 

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(ii) the Series Allocation Percentage, the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage and the Noteholder Principal Allocation Percentage for the related Due Period;

(iii) the total amount of Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections for the related Due Period and the amount thereof allocated to the Noteholders as Noteholder Available Interest Amounts and the amount thereof allocated to the Seller on such Distribution Date;

(iv) the total amount of Series Allocable Principal Collections for the related Due Period and the portions thereof allocated to the Noteholders as Noteholder Available Principal Collections and the amount thereof allocated to the Seller for that Due Period;

(v) Series Allocable Dealer Note Losses and Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for the related Due Period;

(vi) the amount of the Investor Servicing Fee to be paid on such Distribution Date;

(vii) the Invested Amount and Adjusted Invested Amount (after giving effect to all distributions that will occur on such Distribution Date);

(viii) the aggregate amount of Dealer Notes and funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account as of the end of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to payments and adjustments made pursuant to Article IV of the Agreement);

(ix) with respect to Eligible Investments in the Excess Funding Account, as of the last day of the related Due Period, the aggregate amount of funds invested in Eligible Investments in each such Series Account, a brief description of each such Eligible Investment and amount invested in each such Eligible Investment, the rate of interest applicable to each such Eligible Investment and the rating of each such Eligible Investment;

(x) the Dealers with the five largest aggregate outstanding principal amounts of Dealer Notes in the Master Trust as of the end of the related Due Period;

(xi) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Dealer Notes issued to finance each of the OEM Vehicles and used vehicles as of the end of the related Due Period;

 

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(xii) the amount of Shared Principal Collections and Excess Interest Collections allocated to the Collateral Certificate and to other Series, each for the related Due Period; and

(xiii) any other information required to be supplied in the monthly reports pursuant to any Indenture Supplement.

(b) A copy of the statement provided pursuant to Section 5.01(a) will be made available for inspection at the Corporate Trust Office.

(c) Annual Certificateholder’s Tax Statement . On or about January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with calendar year 2012, the Master Trust Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer and Paying Agent a list of each Person who at any time during the preceding calendar year was a Series 2011-1 Certificateholder and received any payment thereon and the dates such Person held a Series 2011-1 Certificate, and the Paying Agent shall furnish to each such Series 2011-1 Certificateholder a statement prepared by the Paying Agent containing the information prepared by the Master Trust Trustee which is required to be contained in the statement to Series 2011-1 Certificateholder as set forth in Sections 5.02(a)(iii) and (iv)  above, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Series 2011-1 Certificateholder, together with such other customary information as the Master Trust Trustee or the Servicer deems necessary or desirable to enable the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder to prepare their tax returns, including information (to be supplied by the Servicer to the Master Trust Trustee) regarding original issue discount on the Series 2011-1 Certificate, if any. Such obligation of the Paying Agent shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Master Trust Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in effect.

ARTICLE VI

EARLY AMORTIZATION EVENTS

SECTION 6.01 No Early Amortization Events . There shall be no Early Amortization Events with respect to the Collateral Certificate, and the Collateral Certificate shall not have an Early Amortization Period.

ARTICLE VII

OTHER SERIES PROVISIONS

SECTION 7.01 [Reserved] .

SECTION 7.02 Tax Treatment . The Seller has entered into the Agreement and this Series Supplement and the Collateral Certificate has been issued with the intention that the Collateral Certificate will be treated under applicable tax law as disregarded from the Master Trust so long as the Collateral Certificate is owned by the Issuing Entity and Seller is the sole owner of the Master Trust and the Issuing Entity (as determined for federal income tax purposes). Each of the Seller and the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder, by the acceptance of the Collateral Certificate, agrees to treat the Collateral Certificate as disregarded from the Master Trust so long as the Collateral Certificate is owned by the Issuing Entity and Seller is the sole owner of the Master Trust and the Issuing Entity, for federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and any other taxes imposed on or measured by income in whole or in part.

 

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SECTION 7.03 [Reserved] .

SECTION 7.04 Backup Servicer . On November 10, 2009, NFC, as Servicer, entered into the Backup Servicing Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Backup Servicer, pursuant to which the Backup Servicer agreed to become a Successor Servicer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement, the other Basic Documents and the Backup Servicing Agreement if appointed by the Master Trust Trustee pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Agreement; provided , that , the Backup Servicer’s responsibilities, restrictions, duties and liabilities as Successor Servicer under the Agreement and the other Basic Documents may be modified as provided in the Backup Servicing Agreement (including any exhibit thereto). The costs and expenses associated with the Backup Servicer shall be paid to the extent provided in each Series Supplement and Indenture Supplement.

SECTION 7.05 Additional Notices . The Seller shall give each of the Rating Agencies prompt written notice of the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Seller of which it becomes aware. The Seller shall give the Master Trust Trustee prompt written notice of any Lien on the Dealer Notes of which it becomes aware other than those created or permitted under the Agreement; provided , however , nothing in this Section 7.05 shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Seller from suffering to exist upon any of the Dealer Notes any Liens for municipal or other local taxes if such taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if such Seller shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto.

ARTICLE VIII

FINAL DISTRIBUTIONS

SECTION 8.01 Sale of Investors’ Interest Pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Agreement; Distributions Pursuant to Section 2.07 or 12.03 of the Agreement .

(a) The amount to be paid by the Seller to the Collections Account with respect to the Collateral Certificate in connection with a purchase of the Certificateholders’ Interest pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Agreement shall equal the Reassignment Amount for the Distribution Date on which such purchase occurs.

(b) The Reassignment Amount, if any, deposited into the Collections Account pursuant to this Section 8.01 or Section 2.07 of the Agreement or any proceeds deposited into the Collections Account pursuant to Section 12.03(c) of the Agreement, shall be allocated and distributed by the Master Trust Trustee in accordance with the Indenture.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Series Supplement or the Agreement, the entire amount distributed pursuant to Section 8.01(b) shall be deemed to be a final distribution pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Agreement with respect to the Collateral Certificate.

 

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SECTION 8.02 Distribution of Proceeds of Sale, Disposition or Liquidation of the Dealer Notes Pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Agreement .

(a) Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Distribution Date following the date on which the Insolvency Proceeds are deposited into the Collections Account pursuant to Section 9.02(b) of the Agreement, the Master Trust Trustee shall first (in each case, after giving effect to any deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on such Distribution Date) deduct an amount equal to the Invested Amount on such Distribution Date from the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series Allocable Principal Collections and distribute such amount to the Indenture Trustee for application pursuant to the Indenture and Indenture Supplements; provided that the amount of such distribution shall not exceed the product of (x) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series Allocable Principal Collections and (y) the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Due Period (as calculated by the Servicer). The remainder of the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series Allocable Principal Collections shall be allocated to the Master Trust Seller’s Interest and shall be distributed on such Distribution Date to the Seller.

(b) Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on such Distribution Date, the Master Trust Trustee shall deduct (in each case, after giving effect to any deposits and distributions otherwise to be made on such Distribution Date) an amount equal to the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections and distribute such amount to the Indenture Trustee for application pursuant to the Indenture and Indenture Supplements; provided that the sum of such deposits shall not exceed the product of (x) the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections and (y) the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage with respect to the related Due Period (as calculated by the Servicer). The remainder of the portion of the Insolvency Proceeds allocated to Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections shall be allocated to the Master Trust Seller’s Interest and shall be distributed on such Distribution Date to the Seller.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Series Supplement or the Agreement, the entire amount distributed pursuant to this Section 8.02 shall be deemed to be a final distribution pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Agreement with respect to the Collateral Certificate.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 9.01 Ratification of Agreement . As supplemented by this Series Supplement, the Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Agreement as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

SECTION 9.02 Counterparts . This Series Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts) each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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SECTION 9.03 Governing Law . This Series Supplement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflict of law provisions thereof or any other jurisdiction, other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

SECTION 9.04 Tax Disclosure . Each of the undersigned parties agrees to comply with Section 14.11 of the Indenture.

SECTION 9.05 Consent to Amendment . By the acceptance of the Collateral Certificate, the Series 2011-1 Certificateholder, on its own behalf and on behalf of each Noteholder (as defined in the Indenture) hereby consents to the following amendments of the Agreement:

(a) The definition of “Dealer Note” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Dealer Note ” shall mean any payment obligation, which may be represented by a promissory note or other instrument, acquired by NFC to finance (i) a Navistar Vehicle or an OEM Vehicle purchased by a Dealer or (ii) a used truck, truck chassis, bus, bus chassis or trailer or a new trailer for which NFC chooses to provide financing to a Dealer. When used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, “Dealer Notes” shall refer to those Dealer Notes which are held by the Master Trust.

(b) Clause (v) of the definition of “Eligible Dealer Note” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

(v) which finances a new truck, truck chassis, bus, bus chassis or trailer produced by or for a member of the Navistar Group or an OEM Supplier, a new or used trailer, or a used truck, truck chassis, bus or bus chassis.

(c) The definition of “Navistar Vehicles” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Navistar Vehicles ” shall mean any truck, truck chassis, bus, bus chassis or trailer produced by, or for, Navistar or an affiliate of Navistar and sold by Navistar to Dealers.

(d) The definition of “OEM Vehicle” in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

OEM Vehicles ” shall mean a new truck, truck body, bus or trailer manufactured by, or for, a manufacturer other than Navistar.

 

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For the purpose of any vote or consent under the Agreement or any supplement thereto, the rules of construction set forth in Section 10.07 of the Indenture shall apply.

SECTION 9.06 Termination . This Agreement shall terminate on the 1995 Trust Termination Date and the termination of the Master Trust; provided , however , that (a) Section 3.03 shall survive any such termination, (b) on the Transfer Date and Distribution Date related to the Due Period ending on the 1995 Trust Termination Date, all amounts deposited, allocated or to be paid on such Transfer Date or Distribution Date shall be deposited, allocated or paid as if this Series Supplement were still in effect, and (c) any accrued but unpaid obligations hereunder or related hereto shall survive until discharged.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller, the Servicer and the Master Trust Trustee have caused this Series Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
as Seller
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION
as Servicer
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
as Master Trust Trustee
By:   /s/ Michael Burack
Name:   Michael Burack
Title:   Senior Associate


Exhibit A

FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 CERTIFICATE

Certificate No. R-1

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST

SERIES 2011-1 DEALER NOTE

ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE

evidencing a fractional undivided interest in certain assets of the

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST

This certifies that Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Certificateholder”), is the registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in certain assets of the NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST (the “Master Trust”) created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of June 8, 1995 (and as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “PSA”), by and among Navistar Financial Corporation (“NFC”), as Servicer, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (“NFSC” or the “Seller”), as Seller, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Master Trust Trustee (the “Master Trust Trustee”), as supplemented by the Series 2011-1 Supplement dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “Series Supplement”), among the Seller, NFC and the Master Trust Trustee, which assets are allocated to the Certificateholders’ Interest pursuant to the PSA and the Series Supplement. The PSA and the Series Supplement are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement.” The corpus of the Master Trust will include:

(a) the Seller’s right, title, and interest in and to all available Eligible Dealer Notes existing on each Business Day and owned by the Seller, all monies due (including accrued finance charges) or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) of such Dealer Notes, the Seller’s interest in the security interests in the Financed Vehicles related to such Dealer Notes granted by Dealers pursuant to the Dealer Agreements and any accessions to such security interests, the Seller’s interest in the Insurance Proceeds;

(b) any Enhancements; and

(c) all other assets and interests constituting the Master Trust.

This certificate (a “Certificate”) does not represent an interest in or obligation of NFSC, NFC, Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any affiliate thereof.


Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on behalf of Master Trust Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, 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.


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

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL
SECURITIES CORPORATION
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

Dated:                     

MASTER TRUST TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates described in the within-mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as Master Trust Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory


Exhibit B

NOTE STATEMENT

MONTHLY SERVICER AND SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE #         

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST

SERIES 2011-1 NOTES

Under the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement dated as of November 02, 2011 (the “Indenture Supplement”) by and among the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust (the “Master Owner Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”), the information which is required to be prepared with respect to the Payment Date of _______ __, ____, the Transfer Date of ________ ___,____ and with respect to the performance of the Master Owner Trust during the Due Period ended on ___________ ___,____ and the Distribution Period ended on ________ ____, _____ is set forth below. Certain of the information is presented on the basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Note. Certain other information is presented based on the aggregate amounts for the Master Owner Trust as a whole. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture Supplement.

 

5 Series 2011-1 Notes Information   
5.1 Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Payment Date).      0.00   
Cumulative Reductions (Net of Reinstatements) of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount, if any, as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
5.2 Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Payment Date).      0.00   
5.3 Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Payment Date).      0.00   
Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount, if any, as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
Cumulative Reductions (Net of Reinstatements) of the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount Deficiency, if any, as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
5.4 Series 2011-1 Allocated Dealer Note Losses / (Recoveries) for the Due Period      0.00   
5.5 Series 2011-1 Allocated Interest Amounts for the Due Period      0.00   
5.6 Series 2011-1 Allocated Principal Amounts for the Due Period      0.00   
5.7 Series 2011-1 Noteholders Allocated Dealer Note Losses / (Recoveries) for the Due Period      0.00   
5.8 Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts with respect to the Due Period      0.00   
5.9 Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts with respect to the Due Period      0.00   
5.10 Shortfall in Series Available Principal Amounts, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   


5.11 Sellers Invested Amount for the Series 2011-1 Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.12 Shortfall in Series Available Interest Amounts, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.13 Unreimbursed reductions to the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.14 Nominal Liquidation Amount plus Accrued and Unpaid Interest as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
5.15 Series 2011-1 Required Seller’s Invested Amount as of the Payment Date      0.00   
5.16 Series 2011-1 Controlled Accumulation Amount, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.17 Series 2011-1 Controlled Deposit Amount, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.18 Series Variable Allocation Percentage for the Due Period      0.00   
5.19 Series Fixed Allocation Percentage for the Due Period      0.00   
5.20 Total amount to be distributed on the Series 2011-1 Notes on the Payment Date      0.00   
5.21 Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Series 2011-1 Notes on the Payment Date allocable to the Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
5.22 Total amount to be distributed on the Series 2011-1 Notes on the Payment Date allocable to interest on the Series 2011-1 Notes      0.00   
5.23.1 Series 2011-1 Servicing Fee to be paid on the Payment Date      0.00   
5.23.2 Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Expenses to be paid on the Payment Date      0.00   
5.23.3 Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Fee to be paid on the Payment Date      0.00   
5.24.1 Series 2011-1 Investment Income      0.00   
5.24.2 Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account investment income      0.00   
5.24.3 Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account investment income      0.00   
5.24.4 Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account investment income      0.00   
5.24.5 Series 2011-1 Spread Account investment income      0.00   
5.25 Series Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period      0.00   
5.26 Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period allocated to other Series of Notes      0.00   
5.27 Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period allocated to Series of Investor Certificates      0.00   


5.28 Excess Available Principal Collections allocated from other series of Notes to Series 2011-1 for the Due Period      0.00   
5.29 Amount of Shared Principal Collections allocated to Series 2011-1 Collateral Certificate for the Due Period      0.00   
5.30 Amount of Excess Available Principal Collections allocated to other Series of Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.31 Cash Collateral Percentage as of the Transfer Date      0.00 %  
5.32 Mismatch Amount for the Series 2011-1 Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.33 Reimbursement Amount for the Series 2011-1 Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.34 Certain amounts and calculations referenced in the definition of Early Redemption Event      See Exhibit “A”   
6 Account Information   
6.1 Series 2011-1 Spread Account Balance as of the Payment Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Payment Date      0.00   
Series 2011-1 Spread Account Required Amount, if any, as of the Payment Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Payment Date      0.00   
6.2 Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account Balance as of the Payment Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Payment Date      0.00   
6.3 Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account Balance as of the Payment Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Payment Date      0.00   
Series 2011-1 Required Negative Carry Account Balance, if any, as of the Payment Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Payment Date      0.00   
6.4 Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account Balance as of the Payment Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Payment Date      0.00   
7 Class A Notes Information   
7.1 Class A Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Payment Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Payment Date      0.00   
7.2 Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Payment Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Payment Date      0.00   
7.3 Total amount to be distributed on the Class A Notes on the Payment Date      0.00   
7.4 Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Class A Notes on the Payment Date allocable to the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   


7.5 Total amount to be distributed on the Class A Notes on the Payment Date allocable interest on the Class A Notes      0.00   
7.6 Class A Monthly Interest for the Interest Period   
8 Class B Notes Information   
8.1 Class B Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Payment Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Payment Date      0.00   
8.2 Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Payment Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Payment Date      0.00   
8.3 Total amount to be distributed on the Class B Notes on the Payment Date      0.00   
8.4 Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Class B Notes on the Payment Date allocable to the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
8.5 Total amount to be distributed on the Class B Notes on the Payment Date allocable interest on the Class B Notes      0.00   
8.6 Class B Monthly Interest for the Interest Period      0.00   
9 Class C Notes Information   
9.1 Class C Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Payment Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Payment Date      0.00   
9.2 Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Payment Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Payment Date      0.00   
9.3 Total amount to be distributed on the Class C Notes on the Payment Date      0.00   
9.4 Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Class C Notes on the Payment Date allocable to the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
9.5 Total amount to be distributed on the Class C Notes on the Payment Date allocable interest on the Class C Notes      0.00   
9.6 Class C Monthly Interest for the Interest Period      0.00   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this certificate this _______ __________ ___, ____

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Servicer
By:    
Its:  

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

TRUST AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION

DEPOSITOR

AND

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE

OWNER TRUSTEE

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2011

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Rules of Construction

     1   

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION

     1   

SECTION 2.1 Name

     1   

SECTION 2.2 Office

     1   

SECTION 2.3 Purposes and Powers

     2   

SECTION 2.4 Appointment of Owner Trustee

     4   

SECTION 2.5 Initial Capital Contribution of Trust Estate

     4   

SECTION 2.6 Declaration of Trust

     4   

SECTION 2.7 Liability of the Certificateholders

     5   

SECTION 2.8 Title to Issuing Entity Property

     5   

SECTION 2.9 Situs of Issuing Entity

     5   

SECTION 2.10 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor

     5   

SECTION 2.11 Transfer of 2011 Collateral Certificate

     6   

SECTION 2.12 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor regarding the 2011 Collateral Certificate

     7   

SECTION 2.13 Protection of Title to 2011 Collateral Certificate

     8   

SECTION 2.14 Assignment to Indenture Trustee

     9   

ARTICLE III THE CERTIFICATES

     9   

SECTION 3.1 Initial Certificate Ownership

     9   

SECTION 3.2 Form of the Certificates

     9   

SECTION 3.3 Execution, Authentication and Delivery

     10   

SECTION 3.4 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates

     10   

SECTION 3.5 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

     12   

SECTION 3.6 Persons Deemed Certificateholders

     13   

SECTION 3.7 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses

     13   

SECTION 3.8 Maintenance of Corporate Trust Office

     13   

SECTION 3.9 Appointment of Paying Agent

     14   

SECTION 3.10 Depositor as Certificateholder

     14   

ARTICLE IV ACTIONS BY OWNER TRUSTEE

     14   

SECTION 4.1 Prior Notice to Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters

     14   

SECTION 4.2 Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters

     15   

SECTION 4.3 Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy

     15   

SECTION 4.4 Restrictions on Certificateholders’ Power

     15   

SECTION 4.5 Majority Control

     15   

SECTION 4.6 Restriction on Owner Trustee’s Power to Issue Indebtedness

     16   

ARTICLE V APPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES

     16   

SECTION 5.1 Establishment of Certificate Distribution Account

     16   

 

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SECTION 5.2 Application of Trust Funds

     16   

SECTION 5.3 Method of Payment

     17   

SECTION 5.4 Accounting and Reports to the Certificateholders, the Internal Revenue Service and Others

     17   

SECTION 5.5 Signature on Returns

     18   

ARTICLE VI THE OWNER TRUSTEE

     18   

SECTION 6.1 Duties of Owner Trustee

     18   

SECTION 6.2 Authority of Owner Trustee

     19   

SECTION 6.3 Acceptance of Trusts and Duties

     19   

SECTION 6.4 Action upon Instruction by Certificateholders

     21   

SECTION 6.5 Furnishing of Documents

     22   

SECTION 6.6 Representations and Warranties of Owner Trustee

     22   

SECTION 6.7 Reliance; Advice of Counsel

     23   

SECTION 6.8 Owner Trustee May Own Certificates and Notes

     23   

SECTION 6.9 Compensation and Indemnity

     23   

SECTION 6.10 Replacement of Owner Trustee

     24   

SECTION 6.11 Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee

     25   

SECTION 6.12 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

     25   

SECTION 6.13 Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee

     27   

SECTION 6.14 Regulation AB; Regulatory Reporting Obligations

     27   

ARTICLE VII TERMINATION OF TRUST AGREEMENT

     27   

SECTION 7.1 Termination of Trust Agreement

     27   

ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS

     29   

SECTION 8.1 Amendments Without Consent of Certificateholders or Noteholders

     29   

SECTION 8.2 Amendments With Consent of Certificateholders and Noteholders

     29   

SECTION 8.3 Form of Amendments

     29   

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

     30   

SECTION 9.1 No Legal Title to Trust Estate

     30   

SECTION 9.2 Limitations on Rights of Others

     30   

SECTION 9.3 Notices

     30   

SECTION 9.4 Severability

     31   

SECTION 9.5 Counterparts

     31   

SECTION 9.6 Successors and Assigns

     31   

SECTION 9.7 No Petition Covenant

     31   

SECTION 9.8 No Recourse

     32   

SECTION 9.9 Headings

     32   

SECTION 9.10 Governing Law

     32   

SECTION 9.11 Administrator

     32   

SECTION 9.12 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement

     33   

SECTION 9.13 Tax Disclosure

     33   

SECTION 9.14 Compliance with Applicable Anti-Terrorism and Anti Money Laundering Regulations

     33   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    Form of Certificate
Exhibit B    Form of Certificate of Trust

 

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TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of November 2, 2011, between Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Depositor (the “ Depositor ”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, a Delaware banking corporation, as Owner Trustee (the “ Owner Trustee ”).

WHEREAS, the Depositor and Owner Trustee entered into a certain trust agreement dated October 25, 2011 (the “ Initial Trust Agreement ”), which contemplated this Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Depositor and the Owner Trustee desire to amend and restate the Initial Trust Agreement, in its entirety.

The Depositor and the Owner Trustee hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Rules of Construction .

Definitions . Certain capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the date hereof among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Navistar Financial Corporation, as Servicer, and Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, as Issuing Entity, as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time (the “ Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”). All references herein to “the Agreement” or “this Agreement” are to this Trust Agreement as it may be amended and supplemented from time to time and the Exhibits hereto, and all references herein to Articles, Sections and subsections are to Articles, Sections and subsections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The Rules of Construction set forth in Part II of such Appendix A shall be applicable to this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION

SECTION 2.1 Name . The Trust continued hereby shall be known as “Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II” in which name the Owner Trustee and the Administrator may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and the Trust may sue and be sued.

SECTION 2.2 Office . The office of the Trust shall be in care of the Owner Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office or at such other address in Delaware as the Owner Trustee may designate by written notice to the Certificateholder and the Depositor.

 


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

(a) To acquire, manage and hold (i) the 2011 Collateral Certificate and other certificates of beneficial interest of the 1995 Master Trust and (ii) the Dealer Notes and other assets to be transferred to the Issuing Entity;

(b) to issue the Certificates pursuant to this Agreement, and to transfer and exchange the Certificates;

(c) from time to time, to grant a security interest in the 2011 Collateral Certificate or other beneficial interests in the 1995 Master Trust, the Dealer Notes and related collateral, and any other assets from time to time held by it, including the pledge under the Indenture of the 2011 Collateral Certificate, the Dealer Notes, and the accounts established for the benefit of indebtedness of the Issuing Entity;

(d) from time to time, to issue and sell Notes pursuant to the Indenture without limitation to aggregate amounts and, in connection therewith, at the written direction of the Depositor, to determine the terms and provisions of such Notes and of the issuance and sale thereof, including the following:

(i) to determine the principal amount of the Notes;

(ii) to determine the maturity date of the Notes;

(iii) to determine the rate of interest, if any, to be paid on the Notes;

(iv) to determine the price or prices at which such Notes will be sold by the Issuing Entity;

(v) to determine the provisions, if any, for the redemption of such Notes;

(vi) to determine the form, terms and provisions of the indentures, fiscal agency agreements or other instruments under which the Notes may be issued and the banks or trust companies to act as trustees, fiscal agents and paying agents thereunder;

(vii) to prepare, execute and file all documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act, the qualification of indentures under the Trust Indenture Act and the qualification under any other applicable federal, foreign, state, local or other governmental requirements;

 

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(viii) to prepare any prospectus, offering memorandum, private placement memorandum or other descriptive material relating to the issuance of the Notes;

(ix) to list the Notes on any United States or non-United States securities exchange;

(x) to enter into one or more interest rate or currency swaps, caps, collars, guaranteed investment contracts or other derivative agreements with counterparties (which may include, without limitation, NFSC or any of its affiliates) to manage interest rate or currency risk relating to the Notes;

(xi) to appoint a paying agent or agents for purposes of payments on the Notes; and

(xii) to arrange for the underwriting, subscription, purchase or placement of the Notes and selecting underwriters, managers and purchasers or agents for that purpose;

(e) from time to time to receive payments and proceeds with respect to the 2011 Collateral Certificate, the Dealer Notes and related collateral and any other funds it may receive and either invest or distribute those payments and proceeds;

(f) from time to time to make deposits to and withdrawals from accounts established under the Indenture and any Indenture Supplement;

(g) from time to time to make and receive payments pursuant to derivative agreements;

(h) from time to time to make payments on the Notes;

(i) from time to time making payments or distributions to the Certificateholders;

(j) from time to time to acquire additional collateral from NFSC or any special purpose vehicle established by NFSC;

(k) from time to time to perform such obligations and exercise and enforce such rights and pursue such remedies as may be appropriate by virtue of the Issuing Entity being party to any of the Issuing Entity Documents or the agreements contemplated in paragraphs (i)  through (xii)  above; and

(l) to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Issuing Entity Documents to which it is a party and the Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement and, subject to compliance with the Issuing Entity Documents, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with the foregoing.

 

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The Issuing Entity shall not 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 Issuing Entity Documents.

SECTION 2.4 Appointment of Owner Trustee . The Depositor hereby appoints Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware as trustee of the Issuing Entity, 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 . The Depositor sold, assigned and transferred to the Issuing Entity, and conveyed and set over to the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuing Entity, as of October 25, 2011, the sum of $1. The Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt in trust from the Depositor, as of October 25, 2011, of the foregoing contribution, which shall constitute the “ Initial Trust Estate ” and shall be deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account. The Depositor shall pay organizational expenses of the Issuing Entity as they may arise or shall, upon the request of the Owner Trustee, promptly reimburse the Owner Trustee for any such expenses paid by the Owner Trustee.

SECTION 2.6 Declaration of Trust . The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Initial Trust Estate, the 2011 Collateral Certificate, the Dealer Notes and related collateral and documents and assets described in Section 2.3 , together with any payments, proceeds or income of any kind from such documents or assets or any other source and any other property held under this Agreement (collectively, the “ Trust Estate ”), upon the trust set forth herein and for the sole use and benefit of the Trust Beneficiary. The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it shall hold the Trust Estate in trust upon and subject to the conditions and obligations set forth herein, subject to the obligations of the Issuing Entity under the Issuing Entity Documents. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Issuing Entity constitute a statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Statute, that this Agreement constitute the governing instrument of such statutory trust and that the Certificates represent the beneficial interests therein. The rights of the Certificateholders shall be determined as set forth herein and in the Statutory Trust Statute and the relationship between the parties hereto created by this Agreement shall not constitute indebtedness for any purpose. It is the intention of the parties hereto that, solely for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes, and any other taxes imposed upon, measured by, or based upon gross or net income, the Issuing Entity shall be treated as a division or branch of the Depositor; provided , that , if the Certificates are owned by more than one Person, the parties agree to treat the Issuing Entity as a partnership. The parties agree that, unless otherwise required by appropriate tax authorities, the Issuing Entity shall file or cause to be filed annual or other necessary returns, reports and other forms consistent with the characterization of the Issuing Entity as a division or branch of the Depositor for such tax purposes; provided , however , that until the Depositor receives a ruling from the Illinois Department of Revenue or an opinion of counsel that the Issuing Entity will be treated as a branch or division of the Depositor for

 

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purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Personal Property Tax Replacement Tax Act, for purposes of the Illinois Income Tax Act and the Illinois Personal Property Tax Replacement Tax Act, the Depositor will (i) include the taxable income of the Issuing Entity in the combined tax return filed by the combined group that includes the Depositor, (ii) take all steps necessary to treat the Issuing Entity as a member of the same combined group of which the Depositor is a member and (iii) provide information to the Owner Trustee to confirm that the actions required by clauses (i)  and (ii)  have been effected. Effective as of the date hereof, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth in this Agreement, the Indenture and the Statutory Trust Statute with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Issuing Entity, subject to the terms and conditions of the Issuing Entity Documents.

SECTION 2.7 Liability of the Certificateholders . The Certificateholders shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized under the General Corporation law of the State of Delaware.

SECTION 2.8 Title to Issuing Entity Property . Legal title to all the Trust Estate shall be vested at all times in the Issuing Entity as a separate legal entity, except where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires title to any part of the Trust Estate to be vested in a trustee or trustees, in which case title shall be deemed to be vested in the Owner Trustee, a co-trustee and/or other trustees, as the case may be.

SECTION 2.9 Situs of Issuing Entity . The Issuing Entity shall be located and administered in the State of Delaware. All bank accounts maintained by the Trust or the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity or for the benefit of the Certificateholders shall be located in the State of Delaware or the State of New York. The Issuing Entity shall not have any employees in any state other than Delaware; provided , however , that nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit the Owner Trustee from having employees within or without the State of Delaware. Payments shall be received by the Issuing Entity only in Delaware or New York, and payments and distributions shall be made by the Issuing Entity only from Delaware or New York. The only office of the Issuing Entity shall be the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee in Delaware.

SECTION 2.10 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor . The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Owner Trustee (as such or in its individual capacity) that:

(a) The Depositor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted and had at all relevant times, and now has, power, authority and legal right to acquire and own the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the Dealer Notes.

 

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(b) The Depositor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications.

(c) The Depositor has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms, the Depositor has full power and authority to sell and assign the property to be sold and assigned to and deposited with the Issuing Entity, and the Depositor has duly authorized such sale and assignment to the Issuing Entity by all necessary corporate action, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Depositor by all necessary corporate action.

(d) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement do not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Depositor, or any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (other than pursuant to the Issuing Entity Documents), or violate any law or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court or of any federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its properties.

(e) This Agreement, when duly executed and delivered, shall constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(f) There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any Certificate issued pursuant hereto or any other Issuing Entity Document or, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of such Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Issuing Entity Document or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, such Certificate, this Agreement or any other Issuing Entity Document.

SECTION 2.11 Transfer of 2011 Collateral Certificate . In consideration of the Issuing Entity’s delivery to or upon the order of the Depositor of the net proceeds of the initial sale of the Notes, the Depositor does hereby absolutely transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuing Entity, without recourse (subject to the obligations herein) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the proceeds thereof. This Agreement also shall be deemed to be and hereby is a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC, and the conveyance by the Depositor

 

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provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be and hereby is a grant by the Depositor to the Issuing Entity of a security interest in and to all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, goods, letters of credit, advices of credit and investment property consisting of, arising from, or relating to the 2011 Collateral Certificate, any Dealer Notes owned by the Depositor after the 1995 Trust Termination Date and the proceeds thereof, to secure the rights of the Issuing Entity under this Agreement and the obligations of the Depositor hereunder. The Depositor and the Issuing Entity shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that the security interest in the 2011 Collateral Certificate and such Dealer Notes created hereunder will be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.12 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor regarding the 2011 Collateral Certificate . The Depositor makes the following representations and warranties as to the 2011 Collateral Certificate on which the Issuing Entity is deemed to have relied in acquiring the 2011 Collateral Certificate. Such representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of each Transfer Date, but shall survive the transfer and assignment of the 2011 Collateral Certificate to the Issuing Entity and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

(a) Title . It is the intention of the Depositor that the transfer and assignment herein contemplated constitute either (i) a sale of the 2011 Collateral Certificate or (ii) a grant of a perfected security interest therein from the Depositor to the Issuing Entity. The 2011 Collateral Certificate has not been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Depositor to any Person other than pursuant to this Agreement or the Indenture. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the Depositor had good and marketable title to the 2011 Collateral Certificate, free and clear of all liens and rights of others and, immediately upon the transfer thereof, the Issuing Entity shall have good and marketable title to the 2011 Collateral Certificate, free and clear of all liens or rights of others or a first priority perfected security interest therein; and the transfer has been perfected, by the filing of appropriate financing statements and the taking of such other action pursuant to the UCC, under the UCC. The Depositor has no knowledge of any current statutory or other non-consensual liens to which the 2011 Collateral Certificate is subject.

(b) All Actions Taken . All actions necessary under the applicable UCC in any jurisdiction to be taken (i) to give the Issuing Entity a first priority perfected security interest or ownership interest in the 2011 Collateral Certificate, and (ii) to give the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in the 2011 Collateral Certificate (including, without limitation, UCC filings with the Delaware Secretary of State), in each case subject to any statutory or other non-consensual liens with respect to the 2011 Collateral Certificate, have been taken. The Depositor has no knowledge of any current statutory or other non-consensual liens to which the 2011 Collateral Certificate is subject.

 

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(c) No Consents Required . All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement or any other Issuing Entity Document, the performance by the Depositor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Issuing Entity Document and the fulfillment by the Depositor of the terms hereof or thereof, have been obtained or have been completed and are in full force and effect (other than approvals, authorizations, consents, orders and other actions which if not obtained or completed or in full force or effect would not have a material adverse effect on the Depositor or the Issuing Entity or upon the collectability of the 2011 Collateral Certificate or upon the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement).

(d) Transfers Comply . Each of (i) the transfer of the 2011 Collateral Certificate by the Depositor to the Issuing Entity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the pledge of the 2011 Collateral Certificate by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and (iii) the pledge of the 2011 Collateral Certificate by the Depositor to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, comply with the provisions of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to transfers of the 2011 Collateral Certificate.

SECTION 2.13 Protection of Title to 2011 Collateral Certificate .

(a) The Depositor shall take all actions necessary, and the Issuing Entity shall cooperate with the Depositor, if applicable, to perfect, and maintain perfection of, the interests of the Issuing Entity in the 2011 Collateral Certificate. The Depositor shall execute and file and cause to be executed and filed such financing statements and continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to perfect, maintain, and protect the interest of the Issuing Entity in the 2011 Collateral Certificate and in the proceeds thereof. The Depositor shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing.

(b) The Depositor shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure or the jurisdiction of its organization in any manner that might make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with paragraph (a)  above or otherwise seriously misleading within the meaning of the UCC (regardless of whether such a filing was ever made), unless it shall have given the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee at least five days’ prior written notice thereof and, if applicable, shall have timely filed appropriate amendments to any and all previously filed financing statements or continuation statements or timely filed additional UCC financing statements in each case (so that the interests of the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee are not adversely affected).

(c) The Depositor shall have an obligation to give the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee at least 30 days’ prior written notice of any change in the jurisdiction of its organization or any relocation of its chief executive office or other change in location if, as a result of such relocation, the applicable provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement (regardless of whether such a filing was ever made) and shall promptly, if applicable, file any such amendment or new financing statement.

 

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(d) The Owner Trustee shall permit the Indenture Trustee and its agents at any time following reasonable notice and during normal business hours to inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the Owner Trustee’s records regarding the 2011 Collateral Certificate.

SECTION 2.14 Assignment to Indenture Trustee . The Depositor hereby acknowledges and consents to any mortgage, pledge, assignment and grant of a security interest by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders of all right, title and interest of the Issuing Entity in, to and under the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the Dealer Notes and the other property constituting the Trust Estate and/or the assignment of any or all of the Issuing Entity’s rights and obligations hereunder to the Indenture Trustee.

ARTICLE III

THE CERTIFICATES

SECTION 3.1 Initial Certificate Ownership . Upon the formation of the Issuing Entity by the contribution by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.5 and until the issuance of the Certificates, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficiary of the Trust (the “ Trust Beneficiary ”).

SECTION 3.1 Form of the Certificates .

(a) The Certificates shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A . The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Issuing Entity by the Owner Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature of an Owner Trustee Authorized Officer. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Issuing Entity, shall be, when authenticated pursuant to Section 3.3 , validly issued and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication and delivery of such Certificates.

(b) The Certificates 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 Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of such Certificates.

 

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(c) The Certificates shall be issued in fully-registered form and shall be in definitive form only. The terms of the Certificates set forth in Exhibit A shall form part of this Agreement. The Certificates will not be issued in uncertificated form unless this Agreement is amended to allow for the issuance of uncertificated Certificates.

SECTION 3.3 Execution, Authentication and Delivery . Concurrently with the transfer of the 2011 Collateral Certificate to the Issuing Entity hereby, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificates to be executed on behalf of the Issuing Entity, and to be authenticated and delivered to or upon the written order of the Depositor, signed by its chairman of the board, its president or any vice president, without further corporate action by the Depositor, in authorized denominations. No Certificate shall entitle its holder to any benefit under this Agreement, or shall be valid for any purpose, unless there shall appear on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , executed by the Owner Trustee or by the Person appointed from time to time as the Owner Trustee’s authenticating agent hereunder (the “ Authenticating Agent ”) by manual signature. The Owner Trustee hereby appoints The Bank of New York Mellon as the initial Authenticating Agent. Such authentication shall constitute conclusive evidence that such Certificate shall have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication.

SECTION 3.4 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates .

(a) The Certificate Registrar shall keep or cause to be kept, at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.8 , a register (the “ Certificate Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Owner Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as provided herein. The Certificate Registrar shall be appointed by and may be removed by the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee hereby appoints The Bank of New York Mellon as the initial Certificate Registrar. Upon any resignation of a Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee shall promptly appoint a successor or, if it elects not to make such an appointment, shall assume the duties of the Certificate Registrar.

(b) The initial Certificateholders may at any time, without consent of the Noteholders, sell, transfer, convey or assign in any manner its rights to and interests in the Certificates, provided that: (i) such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any Class of Notes, (ii) the Certificateholders provide to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an opinion of independent counsel that such action will not cause the Issuing Entity to be treated as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, (iii) such transferee or assignee agrees to take positions for tax purposes consistent with the tax positions agreed to be taken by the Certificateholders and (iv) the conditions set forth in Section 3.4(g) have been satisfied. Further, any subsequent transfer of a Certificate by a transferee or assignee must also comply with the foregoing provisions. In addition, no transfer of a Certificate shall be registered unless the transferee shall have provided to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar an opinion of counsel that in connection with such transfer no registration of the Certificates is required under the Securities Act or applicable state law or that such transfer is otherwise being made in accordance with all applicable federal

 

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and state securities laws. No Certificate (other than the Certificates issued to and held by the Depositor) may be subdivided upon transfer or exchange in a manner such that the resulting Certificate represents less than a 2.00% fractional undivided interest in the Issuing Entity (or such other amount as the Depositor may determine in order to prevent the Issuing Entity from being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code, but in no event less than a 1.00% fractional undivided interest in the Issuing Entity).

(c) Subject to Section 3.4(b) , upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.8 , the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Issuing Entity, authenticate and deliver (or shall cause its Authenticating Agent to authenticate and deliver), in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations of a like aggregate amount dated the date of authentication by the Owner Trustee or any authenticating agent.

(d) At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged for other Certificates of a like aggregate percentage ownership interest upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee or the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.8 . Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Issuing Entity, authenticate and deliver (or shall cause its Authenticating Agent to authenticate and deliver) one or more Certificates dated the date of authentication by the Owner Trustee or any Authenticating Agent. Such Certificates shall be delivered to the Certificateholder making the exchange.

(e) Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Certificateholder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the Owner Trustee or Certificate Registrar in accordance with its customary practice.

(f) No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.

(g) The Certificates may not be acquired by or for the account of (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (iii) an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of investment by an employee benefit plan or plan in such entity (each of (i) through (iii), a “ Benefit Plan ”). By accepting and holding a Certificate, the Certificateholder thereof shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that it is not a Benefit Plan.

 

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SECTION 3.5 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates .

(a) If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee and the Trust, such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee or the Issuing Entity that such Certificate has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee shall authenticate and deliver (or shall cause its Authenticating Agent to authenticate and deliver), in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a replacement Certificate in authorized denominations of a like amount; provided , however , that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, but not a mutilated Certificate, shall have become or within seven days shall be due and payable, then instead of issuing a replacement Certificate the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate when so due or payable.

(b) If, after the delivery of a replacement Certificate or distribution in respect of a destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate pursuant to subsection 3.5(a) , a protected purchaser of the original Certificate in lieu of which such replacement Certificate was issued presents for payment such original Certificate, the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity shall be entitled to recover such replacement Certificate (or such distribution) from the Person to whom it was delivered or any Person taking such replacement Certificate from such Person to whom such replacement Certificate was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a protected purchaser, 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 Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee in connection therewith.

(c) In connection with the issuance of any replacement Certificate under this Section 3.5 , the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity may require the payment by the Certificateholder of such Certificate 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 Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith.

(d) Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 3.5 in replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuing Entity, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall be found at any time or be enforced by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Certificates duly issued hereunder.

(e) The provisions of this Section 3.5 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 Certificates.

 

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SECTION 3.6 Persons Deemed Certificateholders . Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall be registered in the Certificate Register as the Certificateholder of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Article V and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Owner Trustee nor the Certificate Registrar shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.

SECTION 3.7 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses . The Owner Trustee shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Servicer and the Depositor, within 15 days after receipt by the Owner Trustee of a request therefor from the Servicer or the Depositor in writing, a list, in such form as the Servicer or the Depositor may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Note Record Date. Each Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold any of the Servicer, the Depositor, the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

SECTION 3.8 Maintenance of Corporate Trust Office . The Issuing Entity shall maintain in the City of New York an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuing Entity in respect of the Certificates and the Issuing Entity Documents may be served. The Issuing Entity initially designates the offices of the Certificate Registrar as its principal office for such purposes. The Owner Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor and to the Certificateholders of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

SECTION 3.9 Appointment of Paying Agent . The Paying Agent shall make distributions to Certificateholders from the Certificate Distribution Account (as defined in Section 5.1(a) hereto) pursuant to Section 5.2 and shall report the amounts of such distributions to the Owner Trustee. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Certificate Distribution Account (as defined in Section 5.1(a) ) for the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Owner Trustee may appoint and may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Owner Trustee determines in its sole discretion that the Paying Agent shall have failed to perform its obligations under this Agreement in any material respect. The Owner Trustee hereby appoints The Bank of New York Mellon as the initial Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon 30 days’ written notice to the Owner Trustee. If the Paying Agent shall resign or be removed, the Owner Trustee shall appoint a successor to act as Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company). The Owner Trustee shall cause such successor Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent appointed by the Owner Trustee to execute and deliver to the Owner Trustee an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall agree with the Owner Trustee that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall hold all sums, if any, held by it for distribution to the Certificateholders in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Certificateholders. The Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Trust and upon removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return all funds in

 

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its possession to the Trust. The provisions of Sections 6.3 , 6.6 , 6.7 , 6.8 and 6.9 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the Owner Trustee also in its role as Paying Agent, if the Owner Trustee shall act as Paying Agent and, to the extent applicable, to any other paying agent appointed hereunder. Any reference in this Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the context requires otherwise.

SECTION 3.10 Depositor as Certificateholder . The Depositor in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates and may otherwise deal with the Owner Trustee or its Affiliates as if it were not the Depositor.

ARTICLE IV

ACTIONS BY OWNER TRUSTEE

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

(a) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuing Entity (other than an action to collect on the 2011 Collateral Certificate or a Dealer Note or an action by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture) and the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuing Entity (other than an action to collect on the 2011 Collateral Certificate or a Dealer Note or an action by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture);

(b) the amendment of the Indenture by an Indenture Supplement in circumstances where the consent of any Noteholder is required;

(c) the amendment of the Indenture by an Indenture Supplement in circumstances where the consent of any Noteholder is not required and such amendment materially adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders;

(d) the amendment, change or modification of the Administration Agreement, except to amend or supplement any provision in a manner that would not materially adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders;

(e) the appointment pursuant to the Indenture of a successor Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee or pursuant to this Agreement of a successor Certificate Registrar, or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, Paying Agent or Indenture Trustee or Certificate Registrar of its obligations under the Indenture or this Agreement, as applicable;

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(g) the election by the Issuing Entity to file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust, a conformed copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B , except as permitted or required by the Statutory Trust Statute or the terms of any Issuing Entity Document.

SECTION 4.2 Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters . The Owner Trustee shall not have the power, except upon the written direction of the Certificateholders, to (a) remove the Administrator under the Administration Agreement pursuant to Section 8 thereof, (b) appoint a successor Administrator pursuant to Section 8 of the Administration Agreement, (c) remove the Servicer or appoint a successor Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to Article IX thereof or (d) except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, sell the 2011 Collateral Certificate, Dealer Notes or any interest therein after the termination of the Indenture. The Owner Trustee shall take the actions referred to in the preceding sentence only upon written instructions signed by the Certificateholders.

SECTION 4.3 Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy . Neither the Issuing Entity nor the Owner Trustee shall have the power to commence a voluntary proceeding in bankruptcy relating to the Issuing Entity without the unanimous prior approval of the Depositor and all holders of Certificates unless the Owner Trustee reasonably believes that the Issuing Entity is insolvent.

SECTION 4.4 Restrictions on Certificateholders’ Power . The Certificateholders 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 Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee under this Agreement or any of the Issuing Entity 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 . Except as expressly provided herein, any action that may be taken or consent that may be given or withheld by the Certificateholders under this Agreement shall be effective if such action is taken or such consent is given or withheld by the holders of a majority of the Ownership Interest in the Issuing Entity outstanding as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date. As used herein, “ Ownership Interest ” means the portion, expressed as a percentage, of beneficial interest in the Issuing Entity represented by a Certificate. Except as expressly provided herein, any written notice, instruction, direction or other document of the Certificateholders delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective if signed by holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the Ownership Interest in the Issuing Entity at the time of the delivery of such notice.

 

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SECTION 4.6 Restriction on Owner Trustee’s Power to Issue Indebtedness .

The Owner Trustee shall have no power to create, assume or incur indebtedness or other liabilities in the name of the Issuing Entity other than as contemplated by the Issuing Entity Documents.

ARTICLE V

APPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES

SECTION 5.1 Establishment of Certificate Distribution Account .

(a) The Depositor shall cause the Servicer, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to establish and maintain at the Paying Agent, in the name of the Issuing Entity an Eligible Deposit Account known as the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Certificate Distribution Account (the “ Certificate Distribution Account ”), bearing an additional designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

(b) The Issuing Entity, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall possess all right, title and interest in and to all funds on deposit from time to time in the Certificate Distribution Account and in all proceeds thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, the Certificate Distribution Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Paying Agent for the benefit of the Certificateholders. If, at any time, the Certificate Distribution Account ceases to be an Eligible Deposit Account, the Depositor shall cause the Servicer within 10 Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency may consent) to establish a new Certificate Distribution Account as an Eligible Deposit Account and shall cause the Paying Agent to transfer any cash and/or any investments in the old Certificate Distribution Account to such new Certificate Distribution Account.

SECTION 5.2 Application of Trust Funds .

(a) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall (based on the information contained in the Servicer Certificate delivered on the related Transfer Date) distribute to the Certificateholders, in accordance with each of their respective Ownership Interests, amounts on deposit in the Certificate Distribution Account.

(b) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall send (or shall cause to be sent) to each Certificateholder the statement described in Section 5.01 of the Series Supplement.

(c) If any withholding tax is imposed on distributions of the Trust Estate (or allocations of income) to a Certificateholder, such tax shall reduce the amount otherwise distributable to the Certificateholder in accordance with this Section 5.2 . The Paying Agent is hereby authorized and directed to retain from amounts otherwise distributable to the Certificateholders sufficient funds for the payment of any withholding tax that is legally owed by

 

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the Issuing Entity in respect of any distribution (but such authorization shall not prevent the Owner Trustee from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The amount of any withholding tax imposed with respect to a Certificateholder shall be treated as cash distributed to such Certificateholder at the time it is withheld by the Issuing Entity and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a possibility that withholding tax is payable with respect to a distribution (such as a distribution to a non-U.S. Certificateholder), the Owner Trustee may in its sole discretion withhold such amounts in accordance with this subsection 5.2(c) . If a Certificateholder wishes to apply for a refund of any such withholding tax, the Owner Trustee and the Paying Agent shall reasonably cooperate with such Certificateholder in making such claim so long as such Certificateholder agrees to reimburse the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee and the Paying Agent for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred.

(d) If the Indenture Trustee holds escheated funds for payment to the Issuing Entity pursuant to Section 11.03 of the Indenture, the Owner Trustee shall, upon written notice from the Indenture Trustee that such funds exist, submit on behalf of the Issuing Entity an Issuing Entity Certificate to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 11.03 of the Indenture instructing the Indenture Trustee to pay such funds pro rata to or at the order of the Certificateholders, or as required by applicable law.

SECTION 5.3 Method of Payment . Subject to Section 7.1(c) , distributions required to be made to Certificateholders on any Distribution Date shall be made to each Certificateholder of record on the related Note Record Date (i) by wire transfer, in immediately available funds, to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor or, where possible, by intra-bank book entry credit, if such Certificateholder shall have provided to the Certificate Registrar appropriate written instructions at least two Business Days prior to such Note Record Date.

SECTION 5.4 Accounting and Reports to the Certificateholders, the Internal Revenue Service and Others . The Issuing Entity shall maintain (or cause to be maintained) the books of the Issuing Entity on the basis of a fiscal year ending October 31 on the accrual method of accounting, deliver to each Certificateholder, as may be required by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable Treasury Regulations or otherwise, such information as may be required to enable each Certificateholder to prepare its federal income tax returns, file such tax returns relating to the Issuing Entity and make such elections as may from time to time be required or appropriate under any applicable state or federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder so as to maintain the Issuing Entity’s characterization as a division or branch of the Depositor for federal income tax purposes, cause such tax returns to be signed in the manner required by law and collect or cause to be collected any withholding tax as described in and in accordance with subsection 5.2(c) with respect to income or distributions to Certificateholders.

 

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SECTION 5.5 Signature on Returns . The Administrator shall sign on behalf of the Issuing Entity any and all tax returns of the Issuing Entity, unless applicable law requires a Certificateholder to sign such documents, in which case such documents shall be signed by the Depositor.

ARTICLE VI

THE OWNER TRUSTEE

SECTION 6.1 Duties of Owner Trustee .

(a) The Owner Trustee undertakes to perform such duties, and only such duties, as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Issuing Entity Documents, including the administration of the Issuing Entity in the interest of the Certificateholders, subject to the Issuing Entity Documents and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture. No implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement, the Indenture or any other Issuing Entity Document against the Owner Trustee.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have discharged its duties and responsibilities hereunder and under the other Issuing Entity Documents to the extent the Administrator has agreed in the Administration Agreement to perform any act or to discharge any duty of the Owner Trustee hereunder or under any other Issuing Entity 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.

(c) In the absence of bad faith on its part, the Owner Trustee may conclusively rely upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Owner Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement in determining the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions contained therein; provided , however , that the Owner Trustee shall have examined such certificates or opinions so as to determine compliance of the same with the requirements of this Agreement.

(d) The Owner Trustee may 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 subsection 6.1(d) shall not limit the effect of subsection 6.1(a) or (b) ;

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

(iii) the Owner 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 4.1 , 4.2 or 6.4 .

 

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(e) Subject to Sections 5.1 and 5.2 , monies received by the Owner Trustee hereunder need not be segregated in any manner except to the extent required by law or the Indenture and may be deposited under such general conditions as may be prescribed by law, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any interest thereon.

(f) The Owner Trustee shall not take any action that (i) is inconsistent with the purposes of the Issuing Entity set forth in Section 2.3 or (ii) would, to the actual knowledge of an Owner Trustee Authorized Officer, result in the Issuing Entity becoming taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.

(g) The Certificateholders shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take action that would violate the provisions of this Section 6.1 .

SECTION 6.2 Authority of Owner Trustee . The Owner Trustee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Issuing Entity Documents and each certificate or other document attached as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Issuing Entity Documents, including any documents referred to in Section 2.3(d) , and the documents referred to in Section 2.3(l) to which the Issuing Entity is to be a party in such form as the Depositor shall approve as evidenced conclusively by the Owner Trustee’s execution thereof. In addition to the foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized, but shall not be obligated, to take all actions required of the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Issuing Entity Documents. The Owner Trustee is further authorized from time to time to take such action as the Administrator recommends with respect to the Issuing Entity Documents.

SECTION 6.3 Acceptance of Trusts and Duties . Except as otherwise provided in this Article VI , in accepting the trusts hereby created, the Person executing this Agreement as Owner Trustee acts solely as 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 Issuing Entity Document shall look only to the Trust Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof. 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 monies actually received by it constituting part of the Trust Estate upon the terms of this Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be liable or accountable hereunder or under any Issuing Entity Document under any circumstances, except for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or in the case of the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.6 and expressly made by the Owner Trustee. In particular, but not by way of limitation (and subject to the exceptions set forth in the preceding sentence):

(a) the Owner Trustee shall at no time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of the 2011 Collateral Certificate or any Dealer Note or the perfection and priority of any security interest created by the 2011 Collateral Certificate or any Dealer Note in any Financed Vehicle or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate or its ability to generate the distributions and payments to be made to Certificateholders under this Agreement or

 

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to Noteholders under the Indenture, including, without limitation: the existence and contents of any Dealer Note on any computer or other record thereof; the validity of the assignment of the 2011 Collateral Certificate or any Dealer Note to the Issuing Entity or of any intervening assignment; the completeness of any Dealer Note; the performance or enforcement of any Dealer Note; the compliance by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Issuing Entity with any warranty or representation made under any Basic Document or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation or any action of the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer or any subservicer taken in the name of the Owner Trustee;

(b) 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 Administrator or any Certificateholder;

(c) no provision of this Agreement or any other Issuing Entity Document shall require the Owner Trustee to expend or risk funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its rights or powers hereunder or under any other Issuing Entity Document, if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it;

(d) under no circumstances shall the Owner Trustee be liable for indebtedness evidenced by or arising under any of the Issuing Entity Documents, including the principal of and interest on the Notes or any amounts payable with respect to the Certificates;

(e) the Owner Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of any provision of this Agreement or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor 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 Issuing Entity Documents, the Notes, the Certificates (other than the certificate of authentication on the Certificates) or of any Dealer Notes or any related documents, and the Owner Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty or obligation to any Noteholder or to any Certificateholder, other than as expressly provided for herein and in the other Issuing Entity Documents;

(f) the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor or the Servicer under any of the Issuing Entity Documents or otherwise and the Owner Trustee shall not have any obligation or liability to perform the obligations of the Issuing Entity under this Agreement or the other Issuing Entity Documents that are required to be performed by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement, the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, the Servicer under the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or Navistar Financial under the 1995 Purchase Agreement or the Purchase Agreement;

(g) the Owner Trustee shall not be under any obligation 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 other Issuing Entity Document, at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, unless such Certificateholders have offered to the Owner Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it

 

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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 Issuing Entity Document shall not be construed as a duty, and the Owner Trustee shall not be answerable for other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such act; and

(h) in no event shall the Owner Trustee be liable for any damages in the nature of special, indirect or consequential damages, however styled, including, without limitation, lost profits, or for any losses due to forces beyond the control of the Owner Trustee, including , without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, insurrection, revolution, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services provided to the Owner Trustee by third parties.

SECTION 6.4 Action upon Instruction by Certificateholders .

(a) Subject to Section 4.4 and Section 6.1(g) , the Certificateholders may by written instruction direct the Owner Trustee in the management of the Issuing Entity. Such direction may be exercised at any time by written instruction of the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.5 .

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall not be required to take any action hereunder or under any other Issuing Entity Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonably determined, or shall have 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 Issuing Entity 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 other Issuing Entity Document, or is unsure as to the application, intent, interpretation or meaning of any provision of this Agreement or the other Issuing Entity Documents, the Owner Trustee shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the Certificateholders requesting instruction as to the course of action to be adopted, and, to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in accordance with any such instruction received, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action to any Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate instructions 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 which is consistent, in its view, with this Agreement or the other Issuing Entity Documents, and as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, and the Owner Trustee shall have no liability to any Person for any such action or inaction.

 

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SECTION 6.5 Furnishing of Documents . The Owner Trustee shall furnish to the Certificateholders and the Indenture Trustee, 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 Trust or the Owner Trustee under the Issuing Entity Documents.

SECTION 6.6 Representations and Warranties of Owner Trustee . The Owner Trustee (as such and in its individual capacity) hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, that:

(a) It is a Delaware banking corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The eligibility requirements set forth in Section 6.13 (a) - (d) are satisfied with respect to it.

(b) It has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement.

(c) The execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement (i) shall not violate any provision of any law or regulation governing the banking and trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any order, writ, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority applicable to the Owner Trustee or any of its assets, (ii) shall not violate any provision of the charter or by-laws of the Owner Trustee, or (iii) shall not violate any provision of, or constitute, with or without notice or lapse of time, a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any properties included in the Trust Estate pursuant to the provisions of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or other undertaking to which it is a party, which violation, default or lien could reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse effect on the Owner Trustee’s performance or ability to perform its duties as Owner Trustee under this Agreement or on the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.

(d) The execution, delivery and performance by the Owner Trustee of this Agreement shall not require the authorization, consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the filing or registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any governmental authority or agency regulating the corporate trust activities of the Owner Trustee.

(e) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Owner Trustee, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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SECTION 6.7 Reliance; Advice of Counsel .

(a) The Owner Trustee shall incur no 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 and need not investigate any fact or matter in any such document. 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 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 Issuing Entity Documents, the Owner Trustee (i) may act directly or through its agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees if such agents, attorneys, custodians or nominees shall have been selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable care and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled professionals to be selected with reasonable care and employed by it. The Owner Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountants or other such Persons and that it does not know to be contrary to this Agreement or any other Issuing Entity Document.

SECTION 6.8 Owner Trustee May Own Certificates and Notes . The Owner Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates or Notes and may deal with the Depositor, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer in transactions in the same manner as it would have if it were not the Owner Trustee.

SECTION 6.9 Compensation and Indemnity .

(a) The Owner Trustee shall receive as compensation from the Servicer for its services hereunder such fees as have been separately agreed upon before the date hereof between the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, and the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer for its fees and other reasonable expenses hereunder, including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of such agents, custodians, nominees, representatives, experts and counsel as it may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its duties hereunder, prior to the Effective Date, as provided in Section 3.02 of the Series Supplement and, following termination of the Series Supplement, Section 3.10 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Servicer shall indemnify the Owner Trustee and its successors, assigns, agents and servants, prior to the Effective Date, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.03 of the Series Supplement and, following

 

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termination of the Series Supplement, Section 7.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The compensation and indemnities described in this Section 6.9 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or the termination of this Agreement. Any amounts paid to the Owner Trustee pursuant to this Article VI shall not be deemed to be a part of the Trust Estate immediately after such payment.

SECTION 6.10 Replacement of Owner Trustee .

(a) The Owner Trustee may give notice of its intent to resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by written notice thereof to the Administrator; provided , that no such resignation shall become effective, and the Owner Trustee shall not resign, prior to the time set forth in Section 6.10(c) . The Administrator may appoint a successor Owner Trustee by delivering a written instrument, in duplicate, to the resigning Owner Trustee and the successor Owner Trustee. If no successor Owner Trustee shall have been appointed and have accepted its appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice, the resigning Owner Trustee giving such notice may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Owner Trustee. The Administrator shall remove the Owner Trustee if:

(i) the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.13 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Administrator;

(ii) the Owner Trustee shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

(iii) a receiver or other public officer shall be appointed or take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation; or

(iv) the Owner Trustee shall otherwise be incapable of acting.

(b) If the Owner Trustee gives notice of its intent to resign or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Owner Trustee for any reason, the Administrator shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee 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) and shall pay all fees owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee.

(c) Any resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 6.10 shall not become effective and no such resignation shall be deemed to have occurred until a written acceptance of appointment is delivered by the successor Owner Trustee to the outgoing Owner Trustee and the Administrator and all fees and expenses due to the outgoing Owner Trustee are paid. Any successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to this Section 6.10 shall be eligible to act in such capacity in accordance with Section 6.13 and, following compliance with the preceding sentence, 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 Owner Trustee. The Administrator shall provide notice of such resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee to each of the Rating Agencies.

 

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(d) 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. The Administrator 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.

(e) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.10 , the Administrator shall mail notice of the successor of such Owner Trustee to all Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies. The successor Owner Trustee shall file an appropriate amendment to the Certificate of Trust.

SECTION 6.11 Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee . Any Person into which the Owner Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Owner Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Owner Trustee, shall be the successor of the Owner Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be eligible pursuant to Section 6.13 , and without the execution or filing of any instrument or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided, however , that (a) the Owner Trustee shall give prior written notice of such merger or consolidation to the Depositor (who shall promptly forward such notice to the Rating Agencies) and (b) the Owner Trustee shall file any necessary amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

SECTION 6.12 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, 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 Administrator 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 each of the Administrator and the Owner Trustee to act as co-trustee, jointly with the Owner Trustee, or as separate trustee or trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person, in such capacity, such title to the Trust Estate, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 6.12 , such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Administrator and the Owner Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Administrator shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, 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 6.13 and no notice of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required pursuant to Section 6.10 .

 

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(b) 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 Trust Estate 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 (unless such other trustee acts or fails to act at the direction of such first trustee); and

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

(c) 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 a copy thereof given to the Administrator.

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time appoint the Owner Trustee as 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 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 Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

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SECTION 6.13 Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee . The Owner Trustee shall at all times: (a) be a corporation, a national banking association or a bank satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute; (b) be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers; (c) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities; and (d) have a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least BBB- by Standard & Poor’s or be otherwise satisfactory to Standard & Poor’s. If such Person or 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 6.13 , the combined capital and surplus of such Person or bank shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.13 , the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 6.10 .

SECTION 6.14 Regulation AB; Regulatory Reporting Obligations . The Owner Trustee agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Depositor and shall deliver (and, to the extent required by applicable law, rule or regulation, cause each of its subcontractors, if any, to deliver) to the Depositor any information reasonably requested by the Depositor regarding the Owner Trustee which is required in order to enable the Depositor to comply, in each case to the extent applicable to the Depositor, with Regulation AB or any Securities Act or Exchange Act disclosure or reporting obligations or other similar regulatory law, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor as it relates to the Owner Trustee or to the Owner Trustee’s obligations under this Agreement. The obligations of the Owner Trustee to provide such information with respect to the period of time during which it served as Owner Trustee shall survive the removal or termination of the Owner Trustee hereunder

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION OF TRUST AGREEMENT

SECTION 7.1 Termination of Trust Agreement .

(a) The Issuing Entity shall dissolve and wind up in accordance with Section 3808 of the Statutory Trust Statute on or immediately preceding the final distribution of all monies or other property or proceeds of the Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Article V . The bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not (x) operate to terminate this Agreement or the Issuing Entity, nor (y) entitle such Certificateholder’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 Issuing Entity or the Trust Estate nor (z) otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto.

(b) This Agreement shall be irrevocable. Except as provided in Section 7.1(a) and in this Section 7.1(b) , neither the Depositor nor any Certificateholder shall be entitled to revoke or terminate the Issuing Entity or this Agreement. Each of the Depositor, the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Noteholders, is a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. For so long as the Notes are outstanding, neither the Issuing Entity nor this Agreement shall be revoked without the consent

 

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of the Indenture Trustee. Each of the Depositor, the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee, as an agent of the Noteholders, maintains a legitimate interest in ensuring that the Issuing Entity is not revoked prior to the fulfillment of the Issuing Entity objectives. In no event may this Agreement be amended without the consent of the Indenture Trustee if the effect of such amendment is the revocation or termination of this Issuing Entity other than in accordance with this Section 7.1 .

(c) Notice of any dissolution of the Issuing Entity specifying the Distribution Date upon which the Certificateholders shall surrender their Certificates to the Paying Agent for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given by the Administrator by letter to Certificateholders mailed within five Business Days of receipt of notice of dissolution from the Servicer given pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, stating: (i) the Distribution Date upon or with respect to which the final distribution on the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Paying Agent; (ii) the amount of any such final distribution; and (iii) that the Note Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, distributions being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Paying Agent therein specified. The Administrator shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Paying Agent) and the Owner Trustee at the time such notice is given to Certificateholders. Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Paying Agent shall cause to be distributed to Certificateholders amounts distributable on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.2 .

(d) If all of the Certificateholders shall not surrender their Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date specified in the written notice specified in Section 7.1(c) , the Paying Agent shall give a second written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all the Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Paying Agent may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets that shall remain subject to this Agreement. Subject to applicable laws with respect to escheat of funds, any funds remaining in the Trust Estate after exhaustion of such remedies in the preceding sentence shall be deemed property of the Depositor and distributed by the Paying Agent to the Depositor.

(e) Within 60 days of the later of (i) the cancellation of all of the Certificates pursuant to Section 7.1(c) or Section 7.1(d) , or (ii) payment to the Depositor of funds remaining in the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 7.1(d) , the Paying Agent shall provide the Depositor (who shall promptly forward such notice to each of the Rating Agencies) with written notice stating that all Certificates have been so canceled or such funds have been so paid to the Depositor.

(f) Upon dissolution of the Trust, the Administrator shall wind up the business and affairs of the Trust as required by Section 3808 of the Statutory Trust Statute. Upon the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, and receipt of an Officer’s Certificate from the Servicer that the Servicer is aware of no claims remaining against the Trust in respect of the Indenture and the Notes, the Administrator, in the absence of actual knowledge of any other claim against the Trust, shall be deemed to have made reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations (including conditional, contingent or unmatured obligations) for purposes of

 

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Section 3808(e) of the Statutory Trust Statute and shall cause the final distribution of all moneys or other property or proceeds of the Owner Trust Estate to or upon the direction of the Certificateholders in accordance with Section 14.09 of the Indenture. Upon the written direction of the Administrator, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificate of Trust to be canceled by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware in accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of the Statutory Trust Statute and, upon such filing, the Issuing Entity shall terminate and this Trust Agreement (other than Section 6.9 ) shall be of no further force or effect.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 8.1 Amendments Without Consent of Certificateholders or Noteholders . This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee (with prior written notice to each of the Rating Agencies) without the consent of any of the Securityholders; provided , that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, addressed and delivered to the Owner Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Securityholder.

SECTION 8.2 Amendments With Consent of Certificateholders and Noteholders . This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee with prior written notice to each of the Rating Agencies and the consent of Noteholders or Certificateholders or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any outstanding Series of Notes if and to the extent such consent or satisfaction would be required pursuant to the terms of Section 11.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement if Section 11.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement were contained in this Agreement.

SECTION 8.3 Form of Amendments .

(a) Promptly after the execution of any amendment, supplement or consent pursuant to Section 8.1 or 8.2 , the Depositor shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency.

(b) It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders, the Noteholders or the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of Certificateholders provided for in this Agreement or in any other Issuing Entity Document) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders and Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee may prescribe.

 

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(c) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement or the Certificate of Trust, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an opinion of counsel delivered to the Owner Trustee stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent to such execution 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 or otherwise.

(d) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to the Certificate of Trust, the Owner Trustee shall cause the filing of such amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the consent of an Enhancement Provider is required pursuant to any Enhancement Agreement or the consent of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.1(b) of this Agreement is required to amend this Agreement, any such purported amendment shall be null and void ab initio unless such Enhancement Provider or the Indneture Trustee, as applicable, consents in writing to such amendment.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.1 No Legal Title to Trust Estate . The Certificateholders shall not have legal title to any part of the Trust Estate. The Certificateholders shall be entitled to receive distributions with respect to their undivided beneficial interest therein only in accordance with Articles V and VII . No transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, of any right, title, and interest of the Certificateholders to and in their 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 9.2 Limitations on Rights of Others . The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Owner Trustee (as such and in its individual capacity) and any other Person that is indemnified by the Servicer under Section 6.9 of this Agreement, the Depositor, the Certificateholders, the Administrator 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. The Administrator shall be a third party beneficiary with respect to the rights granted to it under Section 6.10(a) .

SECTION 9.3 Notices . All demands, notices and communications upon or to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder under this Agreement shall be delivered as specified in Appendix B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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SECTION 9.4 Severability . 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 enforceable to the fullest extent permitted, and if not so permitted, 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 or of the Certificates or the rights of the holders thereof.

SECTION 9.5 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 9.6 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and each Certificateholder and their respective successors and permitted assigns, all as herein provided. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other instrument or action by a Certificateholder shall bind the successors and assigns of such Certificateholder.

SECTION 9.7 No Petition Covenant . Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware (in its individual capacity as a creditor of the Issuing Entity, and not in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuing Entity), and each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate (or interest therein), hereby covenant and agree that they shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuing Entity or the Depositor to invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuing Entity or the Depositor under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuing Entity or the Depositor or any substantial part of either of their properties, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuing Entity or the Depositor.

Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Depositor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuing Entity to invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuing Entity under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuing Entity or any substantial part of its property, or ordering or winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuing Entity.

 

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SECTION 9.8 No Recourse . Each Certificateholder by accepting a Certificate (or interest therein) acknowledges that such Person’s Certificate (or interest therein) represents beneficial interests in the Issuing Entity only and does not represent interests in or obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate thereof and no recourse, either directly or indirectly, may be had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly set forth or contemplated in this Agreement, the Certificates or the other Issuing Entity Documents. Except as expressly provided in the Issuing Entity Documents, neither the Depositor, the Servicer nor the Owner Trustee in their respective individual capacities, nor any of their respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns, shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the distribution of any amount with respect to the Certificates, or the Owner Trustee’s performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Certificates or this Agreement, it being expressly understood that said covenants and obligations have been made by the Owner Trustee solely in its capacity as the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity. Each Certificateholder by the acceptance of a Certificate (or beneficial interest therein) shall agree that, except as expressly provided in the Issuing Entity Documents, in the case of nonpayment of any amounts with respect to the Certificates, it shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom.

SECTION 9.9 Headings . The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

SECTION 9.10 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal 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.

SECTION 9.11 Administrator . The Administrator is authorized to execute on behalf of the Issuing Entity all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuing Entity to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Basic Documents. Upon request, the Owner Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Administrator a power of attorney appointing the Administrator as the Issuing Entity’s agent and attorney-in-fact to execute all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions.

 

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SECTION 9.12 Amended and Restated Trust Agreement . It is the intent of the parties hereto that this Trust Agreement shall as of the date hereof, replace in its entirety the Initial Trust Agreement; provided , that with respect to the period of time from October 25, 2011 through November 1, 2011, the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the Initial Trust Agreement; provided further , that the amendment and restatement of the Initial Trust Agreement shall not affect any of the grants, conveyances or transfers contemplated by the Initial Trust Agreement to have occurred prior to the date hereof.

SECTION 9.13 Tax Disclosure . Each of the undersigned parties agrees to comply with Section 14.11 of the Indenture.

SECTION 9.14 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 Owner Trustee is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain business relationships with the Owner Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties to this transaction agrees to provide to the Owner 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 Owner Trustee to comply with applicable law.

 

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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.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

DELAWARE, as Owner Trustee

By:   /s/ Elizabeth B. Ferry
Name:   Elizabeth B. Ferry
Title:   Vice President
By:   /s/ Susan T. Rodriguez
Name:   Susan T. Rodriguez
Title:   Assistant Vice President
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Depositor
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer 
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

 

Acknowledged and Accepted:
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
as Servicer
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
as Paying Agent
By:   /s/ Michael Burack 
Name:   Michael Burack
Title:   Senior Associate

 

A-1


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CERTIFICATE

NUMBER R-__

OWNERSHIP INTEREST: ___%

SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED BY OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF (i) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ ERISA ”)) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (ii) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “ CODE ”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR (iii) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF INVESTMENT BY AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN IN SUCH ENTITY (EACH OF (i) THROUGH (iii), A “ BENEFIT PLAN ”). BY ACCEPTING AND HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE, THE CERTIFICATEHOLDER HEREOF AND THE CERTIFICATE OWNER SHALL EACH BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT IT IS NOT A BENEFIT PLAN.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON ______ __, 200_ HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

CERTIFICATE

evidencing a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the Trust (as defined below), the property of which may include (i) prior to the termination of Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust (the “ 1995 Master Trust ”) a Collateral Certificate issued by the 1995 Master Trust and (ii) after termination of the 1995 Master Trust, a revolving pool of Dealer Notes arising under floor plan financing agreements between Navistar Financial Corporation and retail dealers to finance their inventories of new and used trucks, truck chassis, buses, bus chassis and trailers.

This Certificate does not represent an interest in or obligation of the Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, Navistar, Inc., Navistar International Corporation, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, except to the extent described below.

 

A-2


THIS CERTIFIES THAT _________________________ is the registered owner of a nonassessable, fully-paid, fractional undivided beneficial interest in Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II (the “ Trust ”).

The Trust was created pursuant to a trust agreement, dated as of October 25, 2011 (as amended and restated as of November 2, 2011 and as further amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, the “ Trust Agreement ”), between the Depositor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, 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 the Trust Agreement.

This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, to which Trust Agreement the Certificateholder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Certificateholder is bound.

The Certificateholder 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 as and to the extent described in the Indenture and any related Indenture Supplement.

Each Certificateholder with respect to a Certificate, by its acceptance of a Certificate, covenants and agrees that such Certificateholder with respect to a Certificate, shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of the Trust Agreement, acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Depositor or the Issuing Entity to invoke the process of any court or governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Depositor or the Issuing Entity under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Depositor or the Issuing Entity or any substantial part of either of their property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Depositor or the Issuing Entity.

Distributions on this Certificate shall be made as provided in the Trust Agreement by the Owner Trustee by wire transfer, check mailed or, where possible, intra-bank book entry to the Certificateholder of record in the Certificate Register without the presentation or surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation hereon. Except as otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement and notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate shall be made after due notice by the Paying Agent of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office maintained for such purpose by the Paying Agent in the City of New York.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been executed by an authorized officer of the Owner Trustee by manual signature, this Certificate shall not entitle the Certificateholder hereof to any benefit under the Trust Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

THIS OWNER TRUST 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.

 

A-4


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee, has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: _______________, ________     NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II
      By:   DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
      DELAWARE,
      not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
      By:    
      Name:  
      Title:  

OWNER TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Trust Agreement.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE,     DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee     not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
      By:   THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
      as Authenticating Agent
  OR      
By:         By:    
  Authorized Officer       Authorized Officer


REVERSE OF OWNER TRUST CERTIFICATE

The Certificates do not represent an obligation of, or an interest in the Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, Navistar, Inc., Navistar International Corporation, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly set forth or contemplated herein or in the Trust Agreement or the other Issuing Entity Documents. In addition, this Certificate is not guaranteed by any governmental agency or instrumentality and is limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries with respect to the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the Dealer Notes (and certain other amounts), all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust Agreement and the Indenture. A copy of each of the Indenture and the Trust Agreement may be examined during normal business hours at the principal office of the Depositor, and at such other places, if any, designated by the Depositor, by any Certificateholder upon written request.

The Trust Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Trust Agreement at any time by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee with the consent of (i) the Holders of the Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of each Series of Notes and (ii) Certificateholders whose Certificates evidence not less than a majority of the Ownership Interest in the Trust, each as of the close of the preceding Distribution Date. Any such consent by the Certificateholder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Certificateholder and on all future holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Trust Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain circumstances, without the consent of the holders of any of the Certificates or the Notes.

As provided in the Trust Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies of the Certificate Registrar maintained in the City of New York, accompanied by (i) a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Certificateholder hereof or such Certificateholder’s attorney duly authorized in writing and (ii) certain opinions required by Section 3.4(b) of the Trust Agreement, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate interest in the Trust will be issued to the designated transferee. The initial Certificate Registrar appointed under the Trust Agreement is The Bank of New York Mellon.

The Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The obligations and responsibilities created by the Trust Agreement and the Trust created thereby shall terminate upon the distribution to Certificateholders of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture and the disposition of all property held as part of the Trust.


ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY

OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER

OF ASSIGNEE

 

 

 

(Please print or type name and address, including postal zip code, of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate, and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

_________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Certificate Registrar, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:         *
    Signature Guaranteed:  
          *

 

* NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Certificate in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatever. Such signature must be guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or a commercial bank or trust company.


EXHIBIT B

CERTIFICATE OF TRUST OF

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II

Certificate of Trust of Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II (the “ Trust ”) is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustee, to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. C. § 3801 et seq .) (the “ Act ”).

1. Name . The name of the statutory trust formed by this Certificate of Trust is Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II.

2. Delaware Trustee . The name and address of the trustee of the Trust having its principal place of business in the State of Delaware are Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, 1011 Centre Road, Suite 200, Wilmington, Delaware 19805.

3. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon filing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a) of the Act.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE, as Owner Trustee,
By:    
Name:  
Title:  
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

B-1

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

as Issuing Entity

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

as Indenture Trustee

INDENTURE

dated as of November 2, 2011

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     4   

Section 1.01 Defined Terms and Other Provisions of General Application

     4   

Section 1.02 Compliance Certificates and Opinions

     4   

Section 1.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee

     5   

Section 1.04 Acts of Noteholders

     6   

Section 1.05 Notices, etc

     7   

Section 1.06 Notices to Noteholders; Waiver to Noteholders

     7   

Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

     8   

Section 1.08 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     8   

Section 1.09 Successors and Assigns

     8   

Section 1.10 Separability

     8   

Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture

     8   

Section 1.12 Governing Law

     8   

Section 1.13 Counterparts

     8   

Section 1.14 Indenture Referred to in the Trust Agreement

     9   

Section 1.15 Waiver of Jury Trial

     9   

Section 1.16 Force Majeure

     9   

ARTICLE II NOTE FORMS

     9   

Section 2.01 Forms Generally

     9   

Section 2.02 Forms of Notes

     9   

Section 2.03 Form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

     10   

Section 2.04 Notes Issuable in the Form of a Global Note

     11   

Section 2.05 Temporary Global Notes and Permanent Global Notes

     13   

Section 2.06 Beneficial Ownership of Global Notes

     14   

Section 2.07 Notices to Depository

     15   

ARTICLE III THE NOTES

     15   

Section 3.01 General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series or Class

     15   

Section 3.02 Denominations

     18   

Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating

     18   

Section 3.04 Temporary Notes

     19   

Section 3.05 Registration, Transfer and Exchange

     19   

Section 3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes

     21   

Section 3.07 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

     22   

Section 3.08 Persons Deemed Owners

     22   

Section 3.09 Cancellation

     22   

Section 3.10 New Issuances of Notes

     23   

Section 3.11 Specification of Overcollateralization Amount and other Terms with Respect to each Class

     24   

Section 3.12 CUSIP Numbers

     24   


ARTICLE IV ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS

     25   

Section 4.01 Receipts

     25   

Section 4.02 Accounts

     25   

Section 4.03 Investment of Funds in the Accounts

     26   

ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS, DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS

     27   

Section 5.01 Allocation of Collections, Dealer Note Losses and Other Amounts

     27   

Section 5.02 Principal Sharing Groups; Excess Interest Sharing Groups; Interest Reallocation Groups

     28   

Section 5.03 Shared Enhancement Series

     29   

Section 5.04 Payments within a Series or Class

     29   

Section 5.05 Final Payment

     29   

Section 5.06 Net Deposits

     30   

ARTICLE VI SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; CANCELLATION OF NOTES HELD BY THE ISSUING ENTITY OR NFSC

     30   

Section 6.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

     30   

Section 6.02 Application of Trust Money

     31   

Section 6.03 Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuing Entity or NFSC

     31   

ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

     31   

Section 7.01 Events of Default

     31   

Section 7.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

     32   

Section 7.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee

     34   

Section 7.04 Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     34   

Section 7.05 Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes

     35   

Section 7.06 Application of Money Collected

     35   

Section 7.07 Remedies

     35   

Section 7.08 Optional Preservation of Trust Estate

     37   

Section 7.09 [Reserved]

     38   

Section 7.10 Limitation on Suits

     38   

Section 7.11 Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest; Limited Recourse

     38   

Section 7.12 Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     39   

Section 7.13 Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     39   

Section 7.14 Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     39   

Section 7.15 Control by Noteholders

     39   

Section 7.16 Waiver of Past Defaults

     40   

Section 7.17 Undertaking for Costs

     40   

Section 7.18 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     40   

Section 7.19 Sale of Trust Estate

     41   

Section 7.20 Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations

     41   

ARTICLE VIII THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

     42   

Section 8.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities

     42   


Section 8.02 Notice of Defaults

     43   

Section 8.03 Certain Rights of Indenture Trustee

     43   

Section 8.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes

     45   

Section 8.05 May Hold Notes

     45   

Section 8.06 Money Held in Trust

     45   

Section 8.07 Compensation and Reimbursement, Limit on Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnity

     45   

Section 8.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests

     46   

Section 8.09 Corporate Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility

     46   

Section 8.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

     46   

Section 8.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

     48   

Section 8.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

     49   

Section 8.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuing Entity

     49   

Section 8.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent

     49   

Section 8.15 Tax Returns

     50   

Section 8.16 Representations and Covenants of the Indenture Trustee

     51   

Section 8.17 Custody of the 2011 Collateral Certificate

     51   

Section 8.18 Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee

     52   

Section 8.19 Regulation AB; Regulatory Reporting Obligations

     53   

ARTICLE IX NOTEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS, LISTS, REPORTS BY INDENTURE TRUSTEE, ISSUING ENTITY AND TRUST BENEFICIARY

     54   

Section 9.01 Issuing Entity To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders

     54   

Section 9.02 Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders

     54   

Section 9.03 Reports by Indenture Trustee

     54   

Section 9.04 Meetings of Noteholders; Amendments and Waivers

     54   

Section 9.05 Reports by Issuing Entity to the Commission

     55   

Section 9.06 Reports by Indenture Trustee to Issuing Entity

     56   

Section 9.07 Distributions and Reports to Noteholders

     56   

ARTICLE X INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTS; AMENDMENTS TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST AGREEMENT

     56   

Section 10.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders

     56   

Section 10.02 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders

     58   

Section 10.03 Execution of Indenture Supplements

     59   

Section 10.04 Effect of Indenture Supplements

     59   

Section 10.05 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

     59   

Section 10.06 Reference in Notes to Indenture Supplements

     59   

Section 10.07 Amendments to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

     60   

Section 10.08 Amendments to the Trust Agreement

     60   

Section 10.09 Notices

     60   


ARTICLE XI REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE ISSUING ENTITY AND THE PAYING AGENT

     61   

Section 11.01 Payment of Principal and Interest

     61   

Section 11.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency

     61   

Section 11.03 Money for Note Payments to be Held in Trust

     61   

Section 11.04 Statement as to Compliance

     63   

Section 11.05 Legal Existence

     63   

Section 11.06 Further Instruments and Acts

     63   

Section 11.07 Compliance with Laws

     63   

Section 11.08 Notice of Events of Default

     63   

Section 11.09 Certain Negative Covenants

     63   

Section 11.10 No Other Business

     64   

Section 11.11 No Borrowing

     64   

Section 11.12 Rule 144A Information

     64   

Section 11.13 Performance of Obligations

     64   

Section 11.14 Issuing Entity May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms

     65   

Section 11.15 Successor Substituted

     67   

Section 11.16 Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities

     67   

Section 11.17 Capital Expenditures

     68   

Section 11.18 Restricted Payments

     68   

Section 11.19 Derivative Instruments

     68   

ARTICLE XII EARLY REDEMPTION OF NOTES

     68   

Section 12.01 Applicability of Article

     68   

Section 12.02 Notice

     69   

ARTICLE XIII COLLATERAL

     70   

Section 13.01 Recording, Etc

     70   

Section 13.02 Trust Indenture Act Requirements

     71   

Section 13.03 Suits To Protect the Collateral

     72   

Section 13.04 Purchaser Protected

     72   

Section 13.05 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee

     72   

Section 13.06 Determinations Relating to Collateral

     72   

Section 13.07 Release of Collateral

     73   

Section 13.08 Certain Actions by Indenture Trustee

     73   

Section 13.09 Opinions as to Collateral

     73   

Section 13.10 Delegation of Duties

     74   

ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS

     74   

Section 14.01 No Petition

     74   

Section 14.02 Trust Obligations

     75   

Section 14.03 Limitations on Liability

     75   

Section 14.04 Tax Treatment

     75   

Section 14.05 Actions Taken by the Issuing Entity

     75   

Section 14.06 Alternate Payment Provisions

     75   

Section 14.07 Termination of Issuing Entity

     76   

Section 14.08 Final Distribution

     76   


Section 14.09 Termination Distributions

     76   

Section 14.10 Enhancement Provider as Third-Party Beneficiary

     77   

Section 14.11 Limitation of Confidentiality

     77   

Section 14.12 Subordination

     77   


EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER
EXHIBIT B-1    FORM OF CLEARANCE SYSTEM CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN TO THE TRUSTEE BY EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG FOR DELIVERY OF DEFINITIVE NOTES IN EXCHANGE FOR A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY GLOBAL NOTE
EXHIBIT B-2    FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED NOTES SOLD TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS
EXHIBIT B-3    FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG BY A BENEFICIAL OWNER OF NOTES, OTHER THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER


THIS INDENTURE between NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II, a statutory trust organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuing Entity ”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation in its capacity as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), is made and entered into as of November 2, 2011.

RECITALS OF THE ISSUING ENTITY

The Issuing Entity has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of its Notes to be issued in one or more fully registered or bearer Series or Classes. All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid and legally binding agreement of the Issuing Entity, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuing Entity hereby grants to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit and security of (a) the Noteholders, (b) each Enhancement Provider to an Enhancement Agreement entered into in connection with issuance of a Series or Class of Notes that expressly states that such Enhancement Provider is entitled to the benefit of the Collateral and (c) the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity (each, a “ Secured Party ”), a security interest in all of its right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to:

 

  1. the 2011 Collateral Certificate and all amounts distributable in respect thereof;

 

  2. all Dealer Notes conveyed to the Issuing Entity, all monies due (including accrued finance charges) or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) of such Dealer Notes;

 

  3. the security interests in the Financed Vehicles related to such Dealer Notes granted by the related Dealers to secure their respective obligations under such Dealer Notes and any accessions to such security interests;

 

  4. any Insurance Proceeds related to such Dealer Notes;

 

  5. the Purchase Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to such Dealer Notes, including the right to cause NFC or the Depositor to repurchase Dealer Notes under certain circumstances;

 

  6. the Accounts;

 

  7. all Eligible Investments and all investment property, instruments, money and other property held in or through any Account;

 

  8. all rights, benefits and powers under any Enhancement Agreement relating to any Series or Class of Notes;


  9. all rights of enforcement with respect to any of the representations and warranties made by the Trust Beneficiary pursuant to the Trust Agreement;

 

  10. all present and future claims, demands, causes of and choses in action in respect of any of the foregoing and all interest, principal, payments and distributions of any nature or type on any of the foregoing;

 

  11. all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, goods, money, investment property, deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights and advices of credit consisting of, arising from, or relating to any of the foregoing;

 

  12. all proceeds of any derivative contracts between the Issuing Entity and a counterparty, as described in any Indenture Supplement; and

 

  13. all proceeds of the foregoing.

The collateral described above is referred to as the “ Collateral .” The Security Interest in the Collateral is granted to secure the Notes (and, to the extent specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement or Enhancement Agreement, the obligations under any applicable Enhancement Agreements) equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction between any Note and any other Note by reason of difference in time of issuance or otherwise, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture or in the Indenture Supplement which establishes any Class of Notes, and to secure (i) the payment of all amounts due on such Notes (and, to the extent so specified, the obligations under any applicable Enhancement Agreements) in accordance with their terms, (ii) the payment of all other sums payable by the Issuing Entity under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and (iii) compliance by the Issuing Entity with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. This Indenture is a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC.

The Indenture Trustee acknowledges the grant of such Security Interest, and accepts the Collateral in trust hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof and agrees to perform the duties herein to the end that the interests of the Secured Parties may be protected.

Particular Notes and Enhancement Agreements will benefit from the Security Interest to the extent (and only to the extent) proceeds of and distributions on the Collateral are allocated for their benefit pursuant to this Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement.

AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

To set forth or to provide for the establishment of the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are and are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed as follows, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes or of a Series or Class thereof, as the case may be:

 

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LIMITED RECOURSE

The obligation of the Issuing Entity to make payments of principal, interest and other amounts on the Notes and to make payments under Enhancement Agreements is limited in recourse as set forth in Section 7.11 .

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01 Defined Terms and Other Provisions of General Application .

(a) Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned them in Part I of Appendix A to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuing Entity, the Depositor and the Servicer, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, and all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act or by Commission rule under the Trust Indenture Act or in the Series Supplement, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein. All references herein to “the Indenture” or “this Indenture” are to this Indenture as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the exhibits hereto and the capitalized terms used herein which are defined in such Appendix A , and all references herein to Articles, Sections and subsections are to Articles, Sections or subsections of this Indenture unless otherwise specified. The Rules of Construction set forth in Part II of such Appendix A shall be applicable to this Indenture.

(b) If any term or provision contained in an Indenture Supplement for a Series of Notes shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision in this Indenture, the terms and provisions of such Indenture Supplement shall control in respect of such Series of Notes.

Section 1.02 Compliance Certificates and Opinions .

(a) Upon any application or request by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuing Entity will furnish to the Indenture Trustee (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, (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with, and (iii) if required by the Trust Indenture Act an Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public accountants meeting the applicable requirements of this Section 1.02 , 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 relating to such particular application or request, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished. The Indenture Trustee may rely, as to authorization by the Issuing Entity of any Class of Notes, the form and terms thereof and the legality, validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof, upon the Opinion of Counsel and the other documents delivered pursuant to Section 3.10 and this Section, as applicable, in connection with the first authentication of Notes of such Class. Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for the written statement required by Section 11.04 ) will include:

(i) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

 

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(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 such individual has made such examination or investigation as is necessary 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 individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

(b) (i) Prior to the deposit with the Indenture Trustee of any Collateral or other property or securities that is to be made the basis for the release of any property or securities subject to the lien of this Indenture, the Issuing Entity shall, in addition to any obligation imposed in Section 1.02(a) or elsewhere in this Indenture, furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of each Person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within 60 days of such deposit) to the Issuing Entity of the non-cash Collateral or other property or securities to be so deposited.

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

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 11.09 and 13.07 or any other provision of this Section 1.02 , the Issuing Entity may make cash payments out of the Accounts as and to the extent permitted or required by the Issuing Entity Documents.

Section 1.03 Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee . In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, one or more specified Persons, one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to the 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 the Issuing Entity may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or

 

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representations by, counsel, unless the Issuing Entity knows that the certificate or opinion or representations are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of, or representation by, counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, the Issuing Entity stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Issuing Entity, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations 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.

Section 1.04 Acts of Noteholders .

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (collectively, a “ Noteholder Action ”) provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders of any Series or Class may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Noteholders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such Noteholder Action will become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee, and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuing Entity. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “ Noteholder Act ” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 8.01 ) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness to such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by an officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership, on behalf of such corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit will also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.

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

(d) If the Issuing Entity will solicit from the Holders any Noteholder Action, the Issuing Entity may, at its option, by an Officer’s Certificate, fix in advance a record date for the determination of Holders entitled to give direction with respect to such Noteholder Action, but the Issuing Entity will have no obligation to do so. If the Issuing Entity does not so fix a record date, such record date will be the later of thirty (30) days before the first solicitation of such Noteholder Action or the date of the most recent list of Noteholders furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 9.01 before such solicitation. Any direction with respect to such Noteholder Action may be given before or after the record date, but only the Holders of record at the close of business on the record date will be deemed to be Holders for the purposes

 

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of determining whether Holders of the requisite proportion of Notes Outstanding have authorized or agreed or consented to such Noteholder Action, and for that purpose the Notes Outstanding will be computed as of the record date; provided that no such authorization, agreement or consent by the Holders on the record date will be deemed effective unless it will become effective pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture not later than six months after the record date.

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

Section 1.05 Notices, etc . All requests, demands, directions, consents, waivers, notices, authorizations and communications provided or permitted under any Issuing Entity Document to be made upon, given or furnished to or filed with the Depositor, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Paying Agent, the Owner Trustee or the Rating Agencies shall be delivered as specified in Appendix B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Issuing Entity shall promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall likewise promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Issuing Entity.

Section 1.06 Notices to Noteholders; Waiver to Noteholders .

(a) Where this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Registered Note provides for notice to Registered Noteholders of any event, such notice will be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein, in such Indenture Supplement or in such Registered Note expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, sent by facsimile, sent by electronic transmission or personally delivered to each Holder of Registered Note affected by such event, at such Noteholder’s address as it appears in 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 Registered Noteholders is given by mail, facsimile, electronic transmission or delivery neither the failure to mail, send by facsimile, electronic transmission or deliver such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Noteholders will affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders and any notice that is mailed, sent by facsimile, electronic transmission or delivered in the manner herein provided shall conclusively have been presumed to have been duly given. Where this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any Registered Note provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver will be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Registered Noteholders will be filed with the Indenture Trustee, but such filing will not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

 

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(b) In case, by reason of the suspension of regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage or otherwise, it will be impractical to mail notice of any event to any Holder of a Registered Note when such notice is required to be given pursuant to any provision of this Indenture, then any method of notification as will be satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity will be deemed to be a sufficient giving of such notice.

(c) With respect to any Class of Notes, the applicable Indenture Supplement may specify different or additional means of giving notice to the Holders of the Notes of such Class.

(d) Where this Indenture provides for notice to any Rating Agency, failure to give such notice will not affect any other rights or obligations created hereunder and will not under any circumstance have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders.

Section 1.07 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act . If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by, or with another provision (an “incorporated provision”) included in this Indenture by operation of, Sections 3.10 to 3.18, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act, such imposed duties or incorporated provision will control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision will be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may be.

Section 1.08 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents . The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and will not affect the construction hereof.

Section 1.09 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Issuing Entity will bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All covenants and agreements of the Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors, co-trustees and agents of the Indenture Trustee.

Section 1.10 Separability . In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes will be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 1.11 Benefits of Indenture . Nothing in this Indenture or in any Notes, express or implied, will give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, any Authenticating Agent or Paying Agent, the Note Registrar, any Enhancement Providers (to the extent specified in the applicable Enhancement Agreement) and the Holders of Notes (or such of them as may be affected thereby), any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

Section 1.12 Governing Law . This Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflict of law provisions thereof or any other jurisdiction, other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

 

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Section 1.13 Counterparts . This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed will be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts will together constitute but one and the same instrument.

Section 1.14 Indenture Referred to in the Trust Agreement . This is the Indenture referred to in the Trust Agreement.

Section 1.15 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE ISSUING ENTITY AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 1.16 Force Majeure . In no event shall the Indenture Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Indenture Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

ARTICLE II

NOTE FORMS

Section 2.01 Forms Generally . The Notes will have such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture or the applicable Indenture Supplement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon, as may be required to comply with applicable laws or regulations or with the rules of any securities exchange, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Issuing Entity, as evidenced by the Issuing Entity’s execution of such 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. The terms of any Notes, set forth in an exhibit to the related Indenture Supplement are part of the terms of the Indenture, as applicable to the respective Series.

The Definitive Notes will be typewritten, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders) or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the Issuing Entity, as evidenced by the Issuing Entity’s execution of such Notes, subject, with respect to the Notes of any Series or Class, to the rules of any securities exchange on which such Notes are listed.

Section 2.02 Forms of Notes . Each Note will be in one of the forms approved from time to time by or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement. Before the delivery of a Note to the Indenture Trustee for authentication in any form approved by or pursuant to an Issuing Entity Certificate, the Issuing Entity will deliver to the Indenture Trustee the Issuing Entity Certificate by or pursuant to which such form of Note has been approved, which Issuing Entity Certificate

 

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will have attached thereto a true and correct copy of the form of Note which has been approved thereby or, if an Issuing Entity Certificate authorizes a specific officer or officers of the Trust Beneficiary to approve a form of Note, a certificate of such officer or officers approving the form of Note attached thereto. Each Note must be authenticated by the Indenture Trustee as set forth in Section 2.03 (the “ Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication ”).

Section 2.03 Form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication .The form of Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication for any Note issued pursuant to this Indenture will be substantially as follows:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes of the Series or Class designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Indenture Trustee,
By:    
  Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer

 

Dated:  

Section 2.04 Notes Issuable in the Form of a Global Note .

(a) If the Issuing Entity establishes pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.01 that the Notes of a particular Series or Class are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Notes, then the Issuing Entity will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will, in accordance with Section 3.03 and the Issuing Entity Certificate delivered to the Indenture Trustee or its agent thereunder, authenticate and deliver, such Global Note or Notes, which, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement (i) will represent, and will be denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Principal Amount (or in the case of Discount Notes, the aggregate Stated Principal Amount at the Expected Principal Distribution Date of such Notes) of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class to be represented by such Global Note or Notes, or such portion thereof as the Issuing Entity will specify in an Issuing Entity Certificate, (ii) in the case of Registered Notes, will be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Note or Notes or its nominee, (iii) will be delivered by the Indenture Trustee or its agent to the Depository or pursuant to the Depository’s instruction, (iv) if applicable, will bear a legend substantially to the following effect: “Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“ DTC ”), to the Issuing Entity 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” and (v) may bear such other legend as the Issuing Entity, upon advice of counsel, deems to be applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.04 or of Section 3.05 , and subject to the provisions of paragraph (c)  below, unless the terms of a Global Note or the applicable Indenture Supplement expressly permit such Global Note to be exchanged in whole or in part for individual Notes, a Global Note may be transferred, in whole but not in part and in the manner provided in Section 3.05 , only to a nominee of the Depository for such Global Note, or to the Depository, or a successor Depository for such Global Note selected or approved by the Issuing Entity, or to a nominee of such successor Depository.

 

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(c) With respect to Notes issued within the United States, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, or with respect to Notes issued outside the United States, if specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement:

(i) If at any time the Depository for a Global Note notifies the Issuing Entity that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Note or if at any time the Depository for the Notes for such Series or Class ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act, or other applicable statute or regulation, the Issuing Entity will appoint a successor Depository with respect to such Global Note. If a successor Depository for such Global Note is not appointed by the Issuing Entity within ninety (90) days after the Issuing Entity receives such notice or becomes aware of such ineligibility, the Issuing Entity will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent, upon receipt of an Issuing Entity Certificate requesting the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series or Class in exchange for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver, individual Notes of such Series or Class of like tenor and terms in an aggregate Stated Principal Amount equal to the Stated Principal Amount of the Global Note in exchange for such Global Note.

(ii) The Issuing Entity may at any time and in its sole discretion determine that the Notes of any Series or Class or portion thereof issued or issuable in the form of one or more Global Notes will no longer be represented by such Global Note or Notes. In such event the Issuing Entity will execute, and the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of an Issuing Entity Certificate requesting the authentication and delivery of individual Notes of such Series or Class in exchange in whole or in part for such Global Note, will authenticate and deliver individual Notes of such Series or Class of like tenor and terms in definitive form in an aggregate Stated Principal Amount equal to the Stated Principal Amount of such Global Note or Notes representing such Series or Class or portion thereof in exchange for such Global Note or Notes.

(iii) If specified by the Issuing Entity pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.01 with respect to Notes issued or issuable in the form of a Global Note, the Depository for such Global Note may surrender such Global Note in exchange in whole or in part for individual Notes of such Series or Class of like tenor and terms in definitive form on such terms as are acceptable to the Issuing Entity and such Depository. Thereupon the Issuing Entity will execute, and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver, upon delivery by the Issuing Entity of an authentication order to the Indenture Trustee, without service charge, (A) to each Person specified by such Depository a new Note or Notes of the same Series or Class of like tenor and terms and of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate Stated Principal Amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Global Note; and (B) to such Depository a new Global Note of like tenor and terms and in an authorized denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the Stated Principal Amount of the surrendered Global Note and the aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes delivered to the Holders thereof.

 

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(iv) If any Event of Default has occurred with respect to such Global Notes, and Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 50% of the unpaid Outstanding Principal Amount of the Global Notes of that Class advise the Indenture Trustee and the Depository that a Global Note is no longer in the best interest of the Noteholders, the Holders of Global Notes of that Class may exchange such Notes for individual Notes.

(v) In any exchange provided for in any of the preceding three paragraphs, the Issuing Entity will execute and the Indenture Trustee or its agent will authenticate and deliver individual Notes in definitive registered form in authorized denominations. Upon the exchange of the entire Stated Principal Amount of a Global Note for individual Notes, such Global Note will be canceled by the Indenture Trustee or its agent. Except as provided in the preceding paragraphs, Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note pursuant to this Section will be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depository for such Global Note, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, will instruct the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar will deliver such Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered.

Section 2.05 Temporary Global Notes and Permanent Global Notes .

(a) If specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement for any Series or Class, all or any portion of a Global Note may initially be issued in the form of a single temporary global Registered Note (the “ Temporary Global Note ”), without interest coupons, in the denomination of the entire aggregate principal amount of such Series or Class and substantially in the form set forth in the exhibit with respect thereto attached to the applicable Indenture Supplement. The Temporary Global Note will be authenticated by the Indenture Trustee upon the same conditions, in substantially the same manner and with the same effect as the Notes in definitive form. The Temporary Global Note may be exchanged as described below or in the applicable Indenture Supplement for permanent global Registered Notes (the “ Permanent Global Notes ”).

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement, exchanges of beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for beneficial interests in Permanent Global Notes will be made as provided in this clause. The Trust Beneficiary will, upon its determination of the date of completion of the distribution of the Notes of such Series or Class, so advise the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Foreign Depository, and each foreign clearing agency forthwith. Without unnecessary delay, but in any event not prior to the Exchange Date, the Issuing Entity will execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee at its London office or its designated agent outside the United States Permanent Global Notes in bearer or registered form (as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the entire aggregate principal amount of such Series or Class. The Temporary

 

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Global Note may be exchanged for an equal aggregate principal amount of Permanent Global Notes only on or after the Exchange Date. A United States person may exchange the portion of the Temporary Global Note beneficially owned by it only for an equal aggregate principal amount of Permanent Global Notes in registered form bearing the applicable legend set forth in the form of Registered Note attached to the applicable Indenture Supplement and having a minimum denomination of $500,000, which may be in temporary form if the Issuing Entity so elects. The Issuing Entity may waive the $500,000 minimum denomination requirement if it so elects. Upon any demand for exchange for Permanent Global Notes in accordance with this clause, the Issuing Entity will cause the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Permanent Global Notes to the Holder according to the instructions of the Holder, but only upon presentation to the Indenture Trustee of a written statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-1 (or such other form as the Issuing Entity may determine) with respect to the Temporary Global Note, or portion thereof being exchanged, signed by a foreign clearing agency and dated on the Exchange Date or a subsequent date, to the effect that it has received in writing or by tested telex a certification substantially in the form of (i) in the case of beneficial ownership of the Temporary Global Note, or a portion thereof being exchanged, by a United States institutional investor pursuant to this clause, the certificate in the form of Exhibit B-2 (or such other form as the Issuing Entity may determine) signed by the Trust Beneficiary which sold the relevant Notes or (ii) in all other cases, the certificate in the form of Exhibit B-3 (or such other form as the Issuing Entity may determine), the certificate referred to in this clause (ii)  being dated on the earlier of the first payment of interest in respect of such Note and the date of the delivery of such Note in definitive form. Upon receipt of such certification, the Indenture Trustee will cause the Temporary Global Note to be endorsed in accordance with clause (d)  below. Any exchange as provided in this Section will be made free of charge to the Holders and the beneficial owners of the Temporary Global Note and to the beneficial owners of the Permanent Global Note issued in exchange, except that a person receiving the Permanent Global Note must bear the cost of insurance, postage, transportation and the like in the event that such Person does not receive such Permanent Global Note in person at the offices of a foreign clearing agency.

(c) The delivery to the Indenture Trustee by a foreign clearing agency of any written statement referred to above may be relied upon by the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee as conclusive evidence that a corresponding certification or certifications has or have been delivered to such foreign clearing agency pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

(d) Upon any such exchange of all or a portion of the Temporary Global Note for a Permanent Global Note or Notes, such Temporary Global Note will be endorsed by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to reflect the reduction of its principal amount by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Permanent Global Note or Notes. Until so exchanged in full, such Temporary Global Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Permanent Global Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder except that the beneficial owners of such Temporary Global Note will not be entitled to receive payments of interests on the Notes until they have exchanged their beneficial interests in such Temporary Global Note for Permanent Global Notes.

Section 2.06 Beneficial Ownership of Global Notes . Until Definitive Notes have been issued to the applicable Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.04 or as otherwise specified in any applicable Indenture Supplement, (a) the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee may deal with

 

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the applicable clearing agency and the clearing agency’s participants for all purposes (including the making of distributions) as the authorized representatives of the respective Note Owners; and (b) the rights of the respective Note Owners will be exercised only through the applicable clearing agency and the clearing agency’s participants and will be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the clearing agency and/or the clearing agency’s participants. Pursuant to the operating rules of the applicable clearing agency, unless and until Notes in definitive form are issued pursuant to Section 2.04 , the clearing agency will make book-entry transfers among the clearing agency’s participants and receive and transmit distributions of principal and interest on the related Notes to such clearing agency’s participants. For purposes of any provision of this Indenture requiring or permitting actions with the consent of, or at the direction of, Noteholders evidencing a specified percentage of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Outstanding Notes, such direction or consent may be given by Note Owners (acting through the clearing agency and the clearing agency’s participants) owning interests in Notes evidencing the requisite percentage of principal amount of Notes.

Section 2.07 Notices to Depository . Whenever any notice or other communication is required to be given to Noteholders with respect to which book-entry Notes have been issued, unless and until Notes in definitive form will have been issued to the related Note Owners, the Indenture Trustee will give all such notices and communications to the applicable Depository.

ARTICLE III

THE NOTES

Section 3.01 General Title; General Limitations; Issuable in Series; Terms of a Series or Class .

(a) The aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes which may be authenticated and delivered and Outstanding under this Indenture is not limited.

(b) The Notes may be issued in one or more Series or Classes up to an aggregate Stated Principal Amount of Notes as from time to time may be authorized by the Issuing Entity. All Notes of each Series or Class under this Indenture will in all respects be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits hereof with respect to such Series or Class without preference, priority or distinction on account of the actual time of the authentication and delivery or the Expected Principal Distribution Date or Legal Final Maturity Date of the Notes of such Series or Class, except as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement for such Series or Class.

(c) Each Note issued must be part of a Series or Class of Notes for purposes of allocations pursuant to Article V . A Series of Notes is created pursuant to an Indenture Supplement. A Class of Notes of that Series is created pursuant to such Indenture Supplement.

(d) Each Series of Notes may, but need not be, subdivided into multiple Classes. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to a Class of Notes include a Series of Notes that has not been subdivided into multiple Classes. Notes belonging to a Class in any Series may be entitled to specified payment priorities over other Classes of Notes in that Series.

 

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(e) There shall also be established in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement or pursuant to an Issuing Entity Certificate or terms document related to the applicable Indenture Supplement before the initial issuance of Notes of each such Series or Class, provision for:

(i) the series designation;

(ii) the Stated Principal Amount of the Notes;

(iii) whether such Notes are of a particular Class of Notes;

(iv) the currency or currencies in which such Notes will be denominated and in which payments of principal of, and interest on, such Notes will or may be payable;

(v) if the principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes are to be payable, at the election of the Issuing Entity thereof, in a currency or currencies other than that in which the Notes are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made;

(vi) if the amount of payments of principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes may be determined with reference to an index based on (A) a currency or currencies other than that in which the Notes are stated to be payable, (B) changes in the prices of one or more other securities or groups or indexes of securities or (C) changes in the prices of one or more commodities or groups or indexes of commodities, or any combination of the foregoing, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

(vii) the price or prices at which the Notes will be issued;

(viii) the times at which such Notes may, pursuant to any optional or mandatory redemption provisions, be redeemed, and the other terms and provisions of any such redemption provisions;

(ix) the rate per annum at which such Notes will bear interest, if any, or the formula or index on which such rate will be determined, including all relevant definitions, and the date from which interest will accrue;

(x) each Transfer Date, Distribution Date, Expected Principal Distribution Date and Legal Final Maturity Date for such Notes;

(xi) the Initial Principal Amount of such Notes, and the means for calculating the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Notes;

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(xiii) any Events of Default or Early Redemption Events with respect to such Notes, if not set forth herein and any additions, deletions or other changes to the Events of Default or Early Redemption Events set forth herein that will be applicable to such Notes (including a provision making any Event of Default or Early Redemption Event set forth herein inapplicable to the Notes of that Series or Class);

(xiv) the appointment by the Indenture Trustee of an Authenticating Agent in one or more places other than the location of the office of the Indenture Trustee with power to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of such Notes in connection with such transactions as will be specified in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement creating such Series or Class;

(xv) if such Notes will be issued in whole or in part in the form of a Global Note or Global Notes, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which such Global Note or Global Notes may be exchanged in whole or in part for other individual Notes; and the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes;

(xvi) the subordination of such Notes to any other indebtedness of the Issuing Entity, including without limitation, the Notes of any other Series or Class;

(xvii) if such Notes are to have the benefit of any Enhancement Agreement, the terms and provisions of such Enhancement Agreement;

(xviii) the Note Record Date for any Distribution Date of such Notes, if different from (a) the last day of the calendar month ending prior to that Transfer Date, if such Notes are in definitive form, or (b) the day before the related Transfer Date, if such Notes are in book-entry form;

(xix) the controlled accumulation amount, if any, the controlled amortization amount, if any, or other principal amortization amount, if any, scheduled for such Notes;

(xx) the Overcollateralization Amount, if any, for such Series or Class of Notes; and

(xxi) any other terms of such Notes;

all upon such terms as may be determined in or pursuant to an Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series or Class.

(f) The form of the Notes of each Series or Class will be established pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement creating such Series or Class. The Notes of each Series or Class will be distinguished from the Notes of each other Series or Class in such manner, reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, as the Issuing Entity may determine.

 

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(g) Unless otherwise provided with respect to Notes of a particular Series or Class, the Notes of any particular Series or Class will be issued in registered form, without coupons.

(h) Any terms or provisions in respect of the Notes of any Series or Class issued under this Indenture may be determined pursuant to this Section by providing in the applicable Indenture Supplement for the method by which such terms or provisions will be determined.

(i) The Notes of each Series or Class may have such Expected Principal Distribution Date or Dates or Legal Final Maturity Date or Dates, be issuable at such premium over or discount from their face value, bear interest at such rate or rates (which may be fixed or floating), from such date or dates, payable in such installments and on such dates and at such place or places to the Holders of Notes registered as such on such Note Record Dates, or may bear no interest, and have such terms, all as will be provided for in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Section 3.02 Denominations . The Notes of each Class will be issuable in such denominations and currency as will be provided in the provisions of this Indenture or in or pursuant to the applicable Indenture Supplement. In the absence of any such provisions with respect to the Registered Notes of any Class, the Registered Notes of that Class will be issued in denominations of $1,000 and multiples thereof.

Section 3.03 Execution, Authentication and Delivery and Dating .

(a) The Notes will be executed on behalf of the Issuing Entity by an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer. The signature of any officer of the Trust Beneficiary or the Owner Trustee on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

(b) Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer will bind the Issuing Entity, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices before the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such offices at the date of issuance of such Notes.

(c) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Issuing Entity may deliver Notes executed by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee for authentication; and the Indenture Trustee will, upon request by an Officer’s Certificate, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in this Indenture provided and not otherwise.

(d) Before any such authentication and delivery, the Indenture Trustee will be provided with, in addition to any Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 1.02 , the Issuing Entity Certificate and any other opinion or certificate relating to the issuance of the Series or Class of Notes required to be furnished pursuant to Section 2.02 or Section 3.10 .

 

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(e) The Indenture Trustee will not be required to authenticate such Notes if the issue thereof will adversely affect the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Notes and this Indenture.

(f) Unless otherwise provided in the form of Note for any Series or Class, all Notes will be dated the date of their authentication.

(g) No Note will 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 manual signature of an authorized signatory, and such certificate upon any Note will be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 3.04 Temporary Notes .

(a) Pending the preparation of Definitive Notes of any Class, the Issuing Entity may execute, and, upon receipt of the documents required by Section 3.03 , together with an Officer’s Certificate, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the Definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Issuing Entity may determine, as evidenced by the Issuing Entity’s execution of such Notes.

(b) If temporary Notes of any Class are issued, the Issuing Entity will cause Definitive Notes of such Class to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes of such Class will be exchangeable for Definitive Notes of such Class upon surrender of the temporary Notes of such Class at the office or agency of the Issuing Entity in a Place of Payment, without charge to the Holder; and upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes the Issuing Entity will execute and the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like Stated Principal Amount of Definitive Notes of such Class of authorized denominations and of like tenor and terms. Until so exchanged the temporary Notes of such Class will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Definitive Notes of such Class.

Section 3.05 Registration, Transfer and Exchange .

(a) The Issuing Entity will keep or cause to be kept a register (herein sometimes referred to as the “ Note Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuing Entity will provide for the registration of Registered Notes, or of Registered Notes of a particular Class, and for transfers of Registered Notes, or of Registered Notes of such Class. Any such register will be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. At all reasonable times the information contained in such register or registers will be available for inspection by the Indenture Trustee at the office or agency to be maintained by the Issuing Entity as provided in Section 11.02 .

 

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(b) Subject to Section 2.04 , upon surrender for transfer of any Registered Note of any Class at the office or agency of the Issuing Entity in a Place of Payment, if the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met, the Issuing Entity will execute, and, upon receipt of such surrendered note, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Registered Notes of such Class of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Stated Principal Amount, Expected Principal Distribution Date and Legal Final Maturity Date and of like terms.

(c) Subject to Section 2.04 , at the option of the Holder, Notes of any Class may be exchanged for other Notes of such Class of any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate Stated Principal Amount, Expected Principal Distribution Date and Legal Final Maturity Date and of like terms, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuing Entity will execute, and the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver the Notes which the Noteholders making the exchange are entitled to receive.

(d) All Notes issued upon any transfer or exchange of Notes will be the valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuing Entity, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered upon such transfer or exchange.

(e) Every Note presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange will (if so required by the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuing Entity and the Note Registrar duly executed, by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(f) Unless otherwise provided in the Note to be transferred or exchanged, no service charge will be made on any Noteholder for any transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuing Entity may (unless otherwise provided in such Note) require 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 Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 3.04 or 10.06 not involving any transfer.

(g) None of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, any agent of the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Note Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

(h) The Issuing Entity initially appoints the Indenture Trustee to act as Note Registrar for the Registered Notes on its behalf. The Issuing Entity may at any time and from time to time authorize any Person to act as Note Registrar in place of the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Class of Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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(i) Registration of transfer of Notes containing the following legend or to which the following legend is applicable:

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY STATE BLUE SKY OR SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

will be effected only if such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or is exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act. In the event that registration of a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act other than Rule 144A under the Securities Act or Rule 903 or Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, the transferor or the transferee will deliver, at its expense, to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, an investment letter from the transferee, substantially in the form of the investment letter attached hereto as Exhibit A or such other form as the Issuing Entity may determine, and no registration of transfer will be made until such letter is so delivered. Notes issued upon registration or transfer of, or Notes issued in exchange for, Notes bearing the legend referred to above will also bear such legend unless the Issuing Entity, the Trustee and the Note Registrar receive an Opinion of Counsel, satisfactory to each of them, to the effect that such legend may be removed.

Whenever a Note containing the legend referred to above is presented to the Note Registrar for registration of transfer, the Note Registrar will promptly seek instructions from the Issuing Entity regarding such transfer and will be entitled to receive an Issuing Entity Certificate prior to registering any such transfer. The Issuing Entity hereby agrees to indemnify the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee and to hold each of them harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by them in relation to any such instructions furnished pursuant to this clause.

By accepting a Note, each purchaser and transferee shall be deemed to represent and warrant that either (a) it is not acquiring the Note with assets of (i) an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of investment by an employee benefit plan or plan in such entity or (iv) 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 and holding of the Note will not give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any substantially similar applicable law.

Section 3.06 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Notes .

(a) If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, or the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Issuing Entity will execute and upon its request the

 

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Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a new Note of like tenor, Series or Class, Expected Principal Distribution Date, Legal Final Maturity Date and Stated Principal Amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously Outstanding.

(b) In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuing Entity in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

(c) Upon the issuance of any new Note under this Section, the Issuing Entity may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee) connected therewith.

(d) Every new Note issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Note will constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuing Entity, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note will be at any time enforceable by anyone, and will be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes of the same Series or Class duly issued hereunder.

(e) The provisions of this Section are exclusive and will 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 3.07 Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved .

(a) Unless otherwise provided with respect to such Note pursuant to Section 3.01 , interest payable on any Registered Note will be paid to the Person in whose name that Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the most recent Note Record Date.

(b) Subject to clause (a) , each Note delivered under this Indenture upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note will carry the rights to interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid, and to accrue or accrete, which were carried by such other Note.

Section 3.08 Persons Deemed Owners . The Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Beneficiary and any agent of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, or the Trust Beneficiary may treat the Person who is proved to be the owner of such Note pursuant to Section 1.04(c) as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and (subject to Section 3.07 ) interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and none of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Beneficiary, or any agent of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, or the Trust Beneficiary will be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Section 3.09 Cancellation . All Notes surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, conversion or exchange will, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and, if not already canceled, will be promptly canceled by it. The Issuing Entity may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuing Entity may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered will be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. No Note will be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee will dispose of all canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and will deliver a certificate of such disposition to the Issuing Entity upon its request therefor.

Section 3.10 New Issuances of Notes .

(a) The Issuing Entity may issue additional Notes of an existing Series, Class or Sub-Class or issue a new Series of Notes, so long as the following conditions of issuance are met:

(i) on or before the tenth Business Day before the date that the new issuance of Notes is to occur, the Issuing Entity or the Administrator gives the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies written notice of the issuance, which notice may be waived by the recipient;

(ii) the Issuing Entity or the Administrator on its behalf delivers to the Indenture Trustee an Issuing Entity Certificate stating that the Issuing Entity or the Administrator reasonably believes, based on the facts known to such officer at the time of such certification:

(A) the new issuance will not at the time of its occurrence cause an Early Redemption Event or Event of Default under any Outstanding Series of Notes;

(B) all instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee conform to the requirements of this Indenture and constitute sufficient authority under the Indenture for the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Notes; and

(C) the form and terms of the Notes have been established in conformity with the provisions of the Indenture.

(iii) the Issuing Entity or the Administrator on its behalf delivers to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies a Tax Opinion with respect to the new issuance;

(iv) the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes shall have been satisfied with respect to such new issuance;

(v) after giving effect to such issuance, the Seller’s Interest is at least equal to the Minimum Seller’s Interest;

 

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(vi) no Early Redemption Event with respect to any Series of Notes has occurred and is continuing as of the date of the new issuance; and

(vii) any other conditions specified in the related Indenture Supplement are satisfied.

(b) The Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee will not be required to obtain the consent of any Securityholders to issue any additional Notes or Certificates of any series or class.

(c) There are no restrictions on the timing or amount of any additional issuance of Notes of an Outstanding Class, so long as the conditions described in paragraph (a)  are met. As of the date of any additional issuance of Notes of an Outstanding Class of Notes, the Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount of that Class will be increased to reflect the principal amount of the additional Notes. If the additional Notes are a Class of Notes that has the benefit of a Enhancement Agreement, the Issuing Entity will enter into a Enhancement Agreement for the benefit of the additional Notes. The targeted deposits, if any, to the principal funding Sub-Account will be increased proportionately to reflect the principal amount of the additional Notes. When issued, the additional Notes of a Class will be identical in all respects to the other Outstanding Notes of that Class and will be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement as the other Outstanding Notes of that Class without preference, priority or distinction.

Section 3.11 Specification of Overcollateralization Amount and other Terms with Respect to each Class

(a) The applicable Indenture Supplement for each Class of Notes will specify the subordination, if any, and Overcollateralization Amount, if any, for each Series or Class of Notes.

(b) The Issuing Entity may change the subordination for any Class of Notes or the Overcollateralization Amount, if any, for any Class or Series of Notes at any time without the consent of any Noteholders so long as the Issuing Entity has (i) satisfied the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any Outstanding Notes in that Series or Class, as applicable and (ii) delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies a Tax Opinion.

Section 3.12 CUSIP Numbers . The Issuing Entity in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Indenture Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to the Noteholders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuing Entity will promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

 

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ARTICLE IV

ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENTS

Section 4.01 Receipts . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and will receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance from any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture including, without limitation, all funds and other property payable to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the Collateral (collectively, the “ Receipts ”). The Indenture Trustee will hold all Receipts and will apply them as provided in this Indenture.

Section 4.02 Accounts .

(a) The Issuing Entity will establish and maintain an Eligible Deposit Account (the “ Collections Account ”) in the name of the Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Unless otherwise specified herein or in the other Issuing Entity Documents, all Receipts shall be deposited into the Collections Account. The Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Collections Account and in all proceeds thereof for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(b) The Issuing Entity will establish and maintain an Eligible Deposit Account (the “ Excess Funding Account ”) in the name of the Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Funds shall be deposited into and withdrawn from the Excess Funding Account and applied as specified in this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplements. The Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Excess Funding Account and in all proceeds thereof for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

(c) The Issuing Entity will establish and maintain an Eligible Deposit Account (the “ Servicer Transition Fee Account ”) in the name of the Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Any interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses ) received on the Servicer Transition Fee Account shall be retained in the Servicer Transition Fee Account. Funds on deposit in the Servicer Transition Fee Account shall be withdrawn and applied in accordance with Section 3.09(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If on any Transfer Date, the amount on deposit in the Servicer Transition Fee Account exceeds the Servicer Transition Fee Account Target Amount, upon receiving written directions from the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute such excess to the Servicer or, if NFC is not the Servicer, to NFC.

(d) From time to time in connection with the issuance of a Series or Class of Notes, the Indenture Trustee may establish one or more Eligible Deposit Accounts (each such account, a “ Supplemental Account ”) in the name of the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture Supplement. Any Supplemental Account will receive deposits as set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

 

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(e) Except as expressly provided in this Indenture, the Accounts shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the Accounts and in all proceeds thereof for the benefit of the Secured Parties, but the Indenture Trustee shall have no right of set-off or banker’s lien against and no right to otherwise deduct from any funds held in any Account for any amount owed to it by the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, any Holder, any Enhancement Provider or any other Person.

(f) If, at any time, the institution holding an Account ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the Issuing Entity will within ten (10) Business Days of the Servicer having received notice or knowledge thereof (or such longer period, not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days, as to which each Rating Agency may consent in writing) establish a new Account that is a Eligible Deposit Account and shall transfer any cash and/or investments to such new Account. From the date such new Account is established, it will replace the Account that became ineligible.

(g) All payments to be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to Noteholders out of funds in the Accounts pursuant to this Indenture will be sent by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to the Paying Agent not later than noon Eastern Standard Time on the applicable Distribution Date or earlier, if necessary, or as otherwise provided in Article V or the applicable Indenture Supplement, but only to the extent of available funds in the applicable Account or Sub-Account.

Section 4.03 Investment of Funds in the Accounts .

(a) Funds on deposit in the Accounts will be invested and reinvested by the Paying Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Issuing Entity in one or more Eligible Investments. The Issuing Entity may authorize the Paying Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, to make specific investments pursuant to written instructions, in such amounts as the Issuing Entity will specify. Notwithstanding the foregoing, funds held by the Paying Agent in any of the Accounts will be invested in Eligible Investments that will mature in each case no later than the date on which such funds in the Accounts are scheduled to be transferred or distributed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture (or as necessary to provide for timely payment of principal or interest on the applicable Transfer Date).

(b) All funds deposited from time to time in the Accounts pursuant to this Indenture and all investments made with such funds will be held by the Paying Agent in the Accounts as part of the Collateral as herein provided, subject to withdrawal by the Indenture Trustee for the purposes set forth herein.

(c) Funds and other property in any of the Accounts will not be commingled with any other funds or property of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent. The Indenture Trustee shall hold each Eligible Investment that constitutes investment property through a securities intermediary, which securities intermediary shall be the Paying Agent. Each

 

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of the Paying Agent and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree that (A) such investment property at all times shall be credited to a securities account of the Paying Agent, (B) all property credited to such securities account shall be treated as a financial asset, (C) such securities intermediary shall treat the Indenture Trustee as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise each financial asset credited to such securities account, (D) such securities intermediary shall comply with entitlement orders originated by the Indenture Trustee without the further consent of any other person or entity, (E) such securities intermediary shall not agree with any person or entity other than the Indenture Trustee to comply with entitlement orders originated by any person or entity other than the Indenture Trustee, (F) such securities account and all property credited thereto shall not be subject to any lien, security interest, right of set-off, or encumbrance in favor of such securities intermediary or anyone claiming through such securities intermediary (other than the Indenture Trustee), and (G) such arrangement between such securities intermediary and the Indenture Trustee shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The Paying Agent shall maintain possession of each other Eligible Investment not described in the preceding sentence above in the State of New York separate and apart from all other property held by the Paying Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall hold any Eligible Investment through an agent except as expressly permitted by this Section 4.03(c) . Each term used in this Section 4.03(c) and defined in the New York UCC shall have the meaning set forth in the New York UCC.

(d) On each Transfer Date, the Indenture Trustee will treat all interest and earnings (net of losses and investment expenses) received since the preceding Transfer Date on funds on deposit in the Collections Account and the Excess Funding Account as Investment Income. Unless otherwise stated in the related Indenture Supplement, for purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balance in the Supplemental Accounts for any reason under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to be available or on deposit. Subject to Section 8.01(d) , neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Paying Agent will in any way be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in such Accounts resulting from any loss on any Eligible Investment included therein except for losses attributable to the Indenture Trustee’s or the Paying Agent’s failure to make payments on such Eligible Investments issued by the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable, in its commercial capacity, in accordance with their terms.

(e) Funds on deposit in the Accounts will be invested and reinvested by the Paying Agent to the fullest extent practicable, in such manner as the Paying Agent will from time to time determine, but only in one or more Eligible Investments, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) the Issuing Entity will have failed to give investment directions to the Indenture Trustee; or

(ii) an Event of Default will have occurred and is continuing but no Notes have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 7.02 .

 

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ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS, DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS

Section 5.01 Allocation of Collections, Dealer Note Losses and Other Amounts . Finance Charge Collections, Principal Collections and Dealer Note Losses (together with Noteholder Available Principal Amounts, Noteholder Available Interest Amounts and Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses and other amounts allocated to the 2011 Collateral Certificate) shall be allocated and applied to each Series of Notes as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 5.02 Principal Sharing Groups; Excess Interest Sharing Groups; Interest Reallocation Groups .

(a) On each Business Day, Excess Available Principal Amounts for such Business Day for all Series of Notes in a particular Principal Sharing Group shall be allocated among the Outstanding Series of Notes in that Principal Sharing Group with Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls for such Business Day up to the amount of such shortfalls. If on any Business Day the aggregate of Excess Available Principal Amounts for such Business Day for all Series of Notes in a particular Principal Sharing Group is less than the aggregate amount of Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls for such Business Day for all Series in such Principal Sharing Group, Excess Available Principal Amounts for all Series in such Principal Sharing Group will be allocated pro rata among the Series of Notes with Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls in that Principal Sharing Group on the basis of their respective Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls. With respect to any Business Day prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, if the aggregate Excess Available Principal Amounts for such Business Day for all Series of Notes in a particular Principal Sharing Group is less than the aggregate amount of Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls for such Business Day for all Series in that Principal Sharing Group, the shortfall shall be deemed a Principal Shortfall for the 2011 Collateral Certificate for such Business Day. Any Shared Principal Collections allocated to the 2011 Collateral Certificate as a result of any such Principal Shortfall shall be allocated pro rata among the Series of Notes with remaining Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls on the basis of such remaining shortfalls up to the amount of such shortfalls. If the aggregate Excess Available Principal Amounts for such Business Day for all Series of Notes in a particular Principal Sharing Group is greater than the aggregate amount of Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfalls for such Business Day for all Series in that Principal Sharing Group, the excess shall be distributed (i) if such Business Day is prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, in the following order of priority, (A) in the discretion of the Depositor, be used to make payments on the principal balance of any Series of variable funding Notes, or (B) be deemed Shared Principal Collections from the 2011 Collateral Certificate and allocated in accordance with the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) if such Business Day is after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, in the following order of priority, (A) in the discretion of the Depositor, be used to make payments on the principal balance of any Series of variable funding Notes, so long as after making such payment and any deposit pursuant to clause (B)  below, the Seller’s Interest shall not be less than the Minimum Seller’s Interest, (B) be deposited into the Excess Funding Account to the extent necessary to maintain the Seller’s Interest at an amount equal to (or, in the discretion of the Depositor, greater than) the Minimum Seller’s Interest or (C) be distributed to the Depositor or the Certificateholders in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

 

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(b) On each Transfer Date, Excess Available Interest Amounts for such Transfer Date for all Series of Notes in a particular Excess Interest Sharing Group shall be allocated among the Outstanding Series of Notes in that Excess Interest Sharing Group with Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls for such Transfer Date up to the amount of such shortfalls. If on any Transfer Date the aggregate of Excess Available Interest Amounts for such Transfer Date for all Series of Notes in a particular Excess Interest Sharing Group is less than the aggregate amount of Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls for such Transfer Date for all Series in such Excess Interest Sharing Group, Excess Available Interest Amounts for all Series in such Excess Interest Sharing Group will be allocated pro rata among the Series of Notes with Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls in that Excess Interest Sharing Group on the basis of their respective Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls. If such Transfer Date relates to a Due Period prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date and the aggregate Excess Available Interest Amounts for such Transfer Date for all Series of Notes in a particular Excess Interest Sharing Group is less than the aggregate amount of Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls for such Transfer Date for all Series in that Excess Interest Sharing Group, the shortfall shall be deemed an Interest Shortfall for the 2011 Collateral Certificate for such Transfer Date. Any Excess Interest Collections allocated to the 2011 Collateral Certificate as a result of any such Interest Shortfall shall be allocated pro rata among all Series of Notes with remaining shortfalls of Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls on the basis of such remaining shortfalls up to the amount of such shortfalls. If the aggregate Excess Available Interest Amounts for such Transfer Date for all Series of Notes in a particular Excess Interest Sharing Group is greater than the aggregate amount of Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfalls for such Transfer Date for all Series in that Excess Interest Sharing Group, the excess shall (i) with respect to any Transfer Date related to a Due Period prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, be deemed Excess Interest Collections with respect to the 2011 Collateral Certificate and allocated in accordance with the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) with respect to any Transfer Date related to a Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, be distributed to the Depositor or the Certificateholders in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

(c) Interest Reallocation Groups . Finance Charge Collections and other amounts specified in the Indenture Supplement for each Series in a particular Interest Reallocation Group shall be reallocated to cover interest and expenses related to each such Series as specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 5.03 Shared Enhancement Series .

A Shared Enhancement Series is a group of discrete issuances of Notes, called Sub-Classes, that share Collections and certain other amounts and share in the same credit enhancement as is specified in the Indenture Supplement for each Sub-Class in such Shared Enhancement Series. Such sharing may take the form, among others, of Classes of Notes of one or more Series in a particular Shared Enhancement Series issued from time to time which are subordinate to other Classes issued at the same or at different times in the same or in different Series in such Shared Enhancement Series.

 

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Section 5.04 Payments within a Series or Class . All payments of principal, interest or other amounts to Holders of the Notes of a Series or Class will be made in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 5.05 Final Payment . Each Class of Notes will be considered to be paid in full, the Holders of such Class of Notes will have no further right or claim, and the Issuing Entity will have no further obligation or liability with respect to such Class of Notes, on the earliest to occur of:

(a) the date of the payment in full of the Stated Principal Amount of and all accrued interest on that Class of Notes;

(b) the date on which the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Notes, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of Dealer Notes and payments to be made on such date, is reduced to zero, and all accrued interest on such Notes is paid in full; or

(c) on the Legal Final Maturity Date of such Notes, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of Dealer Notes and payments to be made in connection therewith.

Section 5.06 Net Deposits . The parties to the Basic Documents may make any remittances pursuant to this Indenture , any Indenture Supplement and the other Basic Documents net of amounts to be distributed by the applicable recipient to such remitting party. Nonetheless, each such party shall account for all of the above described remittances and distributions as if the amounts were deposited and/or transferred separately.

ARTICLE VI

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE; CANCELLATION OF NOTES HELD BY THE

ISSUING ENTITY OR NFSC

Section 6.01 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture . This Indenture will cease to be of further effect with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, except as to (a) any surviving rights of transfer or exchange of Notes of that Series or Class expressly provided for herein or in the form of Note for that Series or Class, (b) the rights of Noteholders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, (c)  Sections 11.03 , 11.13 , 11.15 and 14.01 and (d) the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Indenture Trustee and payable to all or any of them, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuing Entity, will execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture as to that Series or Class, when:

(a) all Notes of that Series or Class theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (A) Notes of that Series or Class which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 3.06 , and (B) Notes of that Series or Class for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuing Entity and thereafter repaid to the Issuing Entity or discharged from that trust, as provided in Section 11.03 ) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee canceled or for cancellation;

 

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(b) the Issuing Entity has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder (including payments to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.07 ) by the Issuing Entity with respect to the Notes of that Series or Class; and

(c) the Issuing Entity has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and, if required by the Trust Indenture Act, an Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public accountants meeting the applicable requirements of Section 1.02 , each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes of that Series or Class have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, the obligations of the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee with respect to that Series or Class under Section 8.07 and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under Sections 6.02 and 11.03 will survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 6.02 Application of Trust Money . All money and obligations deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.03 and all money received by the Indenture Trustee in respect of such obligations will be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Series or Class of Notes in respect of which it was deposited, this Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Issuing Entity acting as its own Paying Agent) to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and interest for whose payment that money and obligations have been deposited with or received by the Indenture Trustee; but that money and obligations need not be segregated from other funds held by the Indenture Trustee except to the extent required herein or required by law.

Section 6.03 Cancellation of Notes Held by the Issuing Entity or NFSC . If the Issuing Entity, NFSC or any of their Affiliates holds any Notes, that Holder may, subject to any provisions of a related Indenture Supplement limiting the repayment of subordinated Classes of Notes, if any, by notice from that Holder to the Indenture Trustee cause that Note to be canceled, whereupon (a) the Note will no longer be Outstanding, and (b) if the 2011 Collateral Certificate is still outstanding, the Issuing Entity will cause the Invested Amount of the 2011 Collateral Certificate to be reduced by an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of that cancelled Note.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01 Events of Default . “Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, any one of the following events, unless such event is either expressly stated to be inapplicable to a particular Series or Class or specifically deleted or modified in the applicable Indenture Supplement creating such Series or Class of Notes or in the form of Note for such Series or Class:

(a) a default by the Issuing Entity in the payment of any interest on such Notes when such interest becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of five (5) Business Days following the date on which such interest became due and payable;

 

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(b) a default by the Issuing Entity in the payment of the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Notes at the applicable Legal Final Maturity Date;

(c) a default in the performance, or breach, of any material covenant or warranty of the Issuing Entity in this Indenture in any material respect in respect of the Notes of such Series or Class (other than a covenant or warranty in respect of the Notes of such Series or Class a default in the performance of which or the breach of which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), all of such covenants and warranties in this Indenture which are not expressly stated to be for the benefit of a particular Series or Class of Notes being deemed to be in respect of the Notes of all Series or Classes for this purpose, and continuance of such default or breach for a period of ninety (90) days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Depositor and the Issuing Entity by the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor, the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class, a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “ Notice of Default ” hereunder and, as a result of such default, the interests of the Holders of the Notes of such Series or Class are materially and adversely affected and continue to be materially and adversely affected during the ninety (90) day period;

(d) the entry of an order for relief against the Issuing Entity under the Federal Bankruptcy Code by a court having jurisdiction in the premises or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Issuing Entity a bankrupt or insolvent under any other applicable federal or state law, or the entry of a decree or order approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Issuing Entity under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuing Entity or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of one hundred and twenty (120) consecutive days;

(e) the consent by the Issuing Entity to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the Federal Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Issuing Entity or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Issuing Entity in furtherance of any such action; or

 

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(f) with respect to any Series or Class, any additional Event of Default specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series or Class as applying to such Series or Class, or specified in the form of Note for such Series or Class.

The Issuing Entity shall deliver to any authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, within five (5) days after knowledge thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Issuing Entity is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 7.02 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment .

(a) If an Event of Default described in clause (a) , (b) , (c)  or (f)  (if the Event of Default under clause (c)  or (f)  is with respect to less than all Series and Classes of Notes then Outstanding) of Section 7.01 occurs and is continuing with respect to any Series or Class, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes of such Series or Class shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of the Series of Notes to which such Event of Default relates, by notice in writing to the Issuing Entity (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by such Holders), may declare the Outstanding Principal Amount of all the Notes of such Series then Outstanding and all interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any) thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will become and will be immediately due and payable, anything in this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement or in the Notes of such Series to the contrary notwithstanding. Such payments are subject to Article V and the allocation, deposits and payment sections of the related Indenture Supplement.

(b) If an Event of Default described in clause (c)  or (f)  (if the Event of Default under clause (c)  or (f)  is with respect to all Series of Notes then Outstanding) of Section 7.01 occurs and is continuing, then and in each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Indenture Trustee or the Majority Holders, by notice in writing to the Issuing Entity (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by Holders), may declare the Outstanding Principal Amount of all the Notes then Outstanding and all interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any) thereon to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same will become and will be immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything in this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplements or the Notes to the contrary.

(c) If an Event of Default described in clause (d)  or (e)  of Section 7.01 occurs and is continuing, then the Notes of all Series and Classes will automatically be and become immediately due and payable by the Issuing Entity, without notice or demand to any Person, and the Issuing Entity will automatically and immediately be obligated to pay off the Notes.

(d) At any time after such a declaration of acceleration of maturity has been made with respect to the Notes of any Series and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article VII , Noteholders evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of such Series of Notes to which such Event of Default relates, by written

 

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notice to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if the Issuing Entity (or the Servicer, in the case of subsection iv herein) has deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (i) all overdue installments of interest on the Notes of such Series, (ii) the principal of any Notes of such Series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration, and interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Notes of such Series, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, (iii) interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor by the terms of the Notes of such Series to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful and (iv) all sums paid by the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 8.07 ; and all Events of Default with respect to such Series of Notes, other than the nonpayment of the principal of the Notes of such Series which has become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 7.16 . No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 7.03 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee . The Issuing Entity covenants that if:

(a) the Issuing Entity defaults in the payment of interest on any Series or Class of Notes when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of five (5) Business Days following the date on which such interest became due and payable, or

(b) the Issuing Entity defaults in the payment of the principal of any Series or Class of Notes at the Legal Final Maturity Date thereof, and any such default continues beyond any specified grace period provided with respect to such Series or Class of Notes,

the Issuing Entity will, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee, pay (subject to the priorities and funds after giving effect to the allocation provided in Article V , this Article VII , the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related Indenture Supplement) to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of any such Notes of the affected Series or Class, the whole amount then due and payable on any such Notes for principal and interest, with interest, to the extent that payment of such interest will be legally enforceable, upon the overdue principal and upon overdue installments of interest, (i) in the case of Interest-Bearing Notes, at the rate of interest applicable to the Stated Principal Amount thereof, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement; and (ii) in the case of Discount Notes, as specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, and in addition thereto, will pay such further amount as will be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 8.07 . If the Issuing Entity fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Indenture Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial 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 Issuing Entity or any other obligor upon the Notes of such Series or Class and collect the money adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the Collateral or any other obligor upon such Notes, wherever situated.

 

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Section 7.04 Indenture Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Issuing Entity or any other obligor upon the Notes or the property of the Issuing Entity or of such other obligor or their creditors, the Indenture Trustee (irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes will then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee will have made any demand on the Issuing Entity for the payment of overdue principal or interest) will be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, (i) to file and prove a claim 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 and advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 8.07 ) and of the Noteholders allowed in such judicial proceeding, and (ii) to collect and receive any funds or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator (or other similar official) in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Noteholder to make such payment to the Indenture Trustee and in the event that the Indenture Trustee will consent to the making of such payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Indenture Trustee under Section 8.07 . Nothing herein contained will be deemed to authorize the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any plan or 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.

Section 7.05 Indenture Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes . All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Notes of any Series or Class may be prosecuted and enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes of such Series or Class or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee will be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment will, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee, its agent and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes of the Series or Class in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

Section 7.06 Application of Money Collected . Any money or other property collected by the Indenture Trustee with respect to a Series or Class of Notes pursuant to this Article VII following the acceleration of the Notes of the affected Series or Class, will be applied in accordance with Section 7.07 , at the date or dates fixed by the Indenture Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or interest, upon presentation of the Notes of such Series or Class and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid.

 

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Section 7.07 Remedies .

(a) On and prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, following an acceleration of any Series or Class of Notes, the Issuing Entity will continue to hold the 2011 Collateral Certificate and apply distributions on the 2011 Collateral Certificate in accordance with the regular distribution provisions pursuant to Article V of this Indenture (and the related Indenture Supplements), except that principal will be paid on the accelerated Series of Notes to the extent (x) funds are received from the 1995 Master Trust and available to the accelerated Series after giving effect to all allocations and reallocations and (y) payment is permitted by the subordination provisions of the senior Notes, if any, of the same Series.

(b) Following the 1995 Trust Termination Date, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing with respect to any Series, and the Notes of such Series have been accelerated pursuant to Section 7.02 , the Indenture Trustee may (but shall not be required to, unless it is directed in writing by Holders of 100% of the Outstanding Principal Amount of an accelerated Series) do one or more of the following (subject to Section 7.08 ):

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

(ii) exercise any 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 Holders of the Notes of the affected Series;

(iii) at its own election or at the written direction of Noteholders evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of such Series (or such other percentage as may be provided in the related Indenture Supplement), institute foreclosure proceedings from time to time with respect to the portion of the Collateral which secures such Notes by causing the Issuing Entity to sell to a Permitted Assignee an amount of Dealer Notes with a principal amount not in excess of the Collateral Amount of the accelerated Series and related assets of the Collateral in accordance with Section 7.19 , but only if the proceeds of such sale shall be sufficient to pay principal of and interest on such Notes in full; and

(iv) at the written direction of the Holders of 100% of the Outstanding Principal Amount of an accelerated Series (or such other percentage as may be provided in the related Indenture Supplement), institute foreclosure proceedings from time to time with respect to the portion of the Collateral that secures the related Notes, regardless of the sufficiency of the proceeds thereof, by causing the Issuing Entity to sell to a Permitted Assignee an amount of Dealer Notes and other portions of the Collateral equal to the Collateral Amount of the accelerated Series or such other amount as is required by the related Indenture Supplement, in each case in accordance with Section 7.19 (each of the actions described in this clause (iv)  and clause (iii)  above, being a “ Foreclosure Remedy ”).

 

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In determining such sufficiency or insufficiency with respect to clauses (iii)  and (iv)  above, 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 and shall have no liability for any actions it takes in reliance on such opinion.

(c) Following the 1995 Trust Termination Date, any money or property collected by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article V following the acceleration of the maturities of the Notes of the affected Series pursuant to Section 7.02 (so long as such declaration has not been rescinded or annulled) shall be paid out or treated in the following order:

(i) FIRST: (A) to the Indenture Trustee for amounts due under Section 8.07 and the applicable Indenture Supplement and (B) to the Owner Trustee for amounts due under Section 6.9 of the Trust Agreement;

(ii) SECOND: as Collections (allocated between Principal Collections and Dealer Finance Charge Collections pro rata in accordance with the outstanding aggregate principal balance and accrued but unpaid finance charges of all Dealer Notes held by the Issuing Entity as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period) and distributed, together with any amounts then held in the Collections Account, Excess Funding Account and any Supplemental Accounts for such Series and any amounts available under any Enhancement for such Series, as payments to the Holders of the Notes of such Series and the Enhancement Provider for such Series in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement and the Enhancement for such Series. Following the sale of the Collateral (or portion thereof) pursuant to Section 7.07(b) for a Series and the application of the proceeds of such sale to such Series and the application of the amounts then held in the Collections Account, the Excess Funding Account and any Supplemental Accounts for such Series as are allocated to such Series and any amounts available under the Enhancement for such Series, such Series shall no longer be entitled to any allocation of Collections or other property constituting the Collateral under this Indenture and the Notes of such Series shall no longer be Outstanding.

(d) In its exercise of the Foreclosure Remedy pursuant to Section 7.07(b) , the Indenture Trustee shall solicit bids from Permitted Assignees for the sale of the Collateral (or interests therein) in an amount equal to the Collateral Amount of the affected Series of Notes at the time of sale or such other amount as is required by the related Indenture Supplement. The Indenture Trustee may obtain the advice of an independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation in soliciting such bids and shall have no liability for any actions it takes in reliance on such advice. Before soliciting bids, the Indenture Trustee may request (at the sole cost and expense of the Permitted Assignee) an opinion of counsel from each Permitted Assignee to the effect that its purchase of the Collateral (or interests therein) shall not cause the Issuing Entity to be treated as an association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes, and the Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to solicit bids from any Permitted Assignee that has not furnished the requested opinion. The Depositor or any of its Affiliates who are Permitted Assignees shall be entitled to

 

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participate in, and to receive from the Indenture Trustee, a copy of each other bid submitted in connection with such bidding process; provided , that (i) at least one participant other than the Depositor and any of its Affiliates must submit a bona fide offer and (ii) the Depositor and any of its Affiliates are prohibited from bidding an amount which exceeds fair value of such Collateral. Subject to Section 7.07(b)(iii) above, the Indenture Trustee must sell such Collateral to the bidder with the highest cash purchase offer. The proceeds of any such sale must be applied in accordance with Section 7.07(c) .

Section 7.08 Optional Preservation of Trust Estate . If the Notes of any Series have been declared to be due and payable under Section 7.02 following an Event of Default and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, and the Indenture Trustee has not received direction from the Noteholders pursuant to Sections 7.07 and 7.15 , the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, elect to maintain possession of all or any portion of the Trust Estate. It is the desire of the parties hereto and the Noteholders that there be at all times sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and interest on such affected Notes, and the Indenture Trustee shall take such desire into account when determining whether or not to maintain possession of the Trust Estate. In determining whether to maintain possession of all or any portion 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 7.09 [Reserved] .

Section 7.10 Limitation on Suits . No Holder of any Note of any Series or Class will 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:

(a) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to Notes of such Series or Class;

(b) the Holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of such Series have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee hereunder;

(c) 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 compliance with such request;

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

(e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture Trustee during such sixty (60) day period by the Holders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of such Series;

 

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it being understood and intended that not one or more Holders of Notes of such Series or Class will 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 Holders of Notes of such Series or Class, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and proportionate benefit of all the Holders of all Notes of such Series or Class.

Section 7.11 Unconditional Right of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest; Limited Recourse . Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Indenture, the Holder of any Note will have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of interest on such Notes as it becomes due and payable and the principal of such Note on the Legal Final Maturity Date expressed in the related Indenture Supplement and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such right will not be impaired without the consent of such Holder; provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture to the contrary, the obligation to pay principal of or interest on the Notes or any other amount payable to any Noteholder will be without recourse to NFSC, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any affiliate, officer, employee or director of any of them, and the obligation of the Issuing Entity to pay principal of or interest on the Notes or any other amount payable to any Noteholder will be subject to Article V and the allocation and payment provisions of the Indenture Supplements.

Section 7.12 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, or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or such Noteholder for any reason, then and in every such case the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders will, 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 will continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 7.13 Rights and Remedies Cumulative . No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy will, 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, will not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 7.14 Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or of any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default will impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the case may be.

 

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Section 7.15 Control by Noteholders . The Holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of a Series of Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of such Series, provided that:

(a) the Indenture Trustee will have the right to decline to follow any such direction if the Indenture Trustee, being advised by counsel, determines that the action so directed may not lawfully be taken or would conflict with this Indenture or if the Indenture Trustee in good faith will, by an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer, determine that the proceedings so directed would involve it in personal liability or be prejudicial to the Holders not taking part in such direction,

(b) subject to the express terms of Section 7.07 , any direction given to the Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be by the Holders of Notes representing not less than 100% of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes of such Series,

(c) if the Indenture Trustee elects to retain the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 7.08 , then any direction to the Indenture Trustee by Holders of Notes representing less than 100% of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Notes of such Series to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be of no force and effect, and

(d) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action permitted hereunder deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

Section 7.16 Waiver of Past Defaults . Prior to the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the of the Notes of the affected Series as provided in Section 7.02 , the Holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of such Series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes of such Series waive any past default hereunder or under the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series and its consequences, except a default not theretofore cured:

(a) in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of such Series, or

(b) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article X cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note of such Series.

Upon any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 7.17 Undertaking for Costs . All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by his acceptance thereof will 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 or omitted by it as 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 and expenses, 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

 

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provisions of this Section will not apply to any suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 25% in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of any Series or Class to which the suit relates, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholders for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note on or after the applicable Legal Final Maturity Date expressed in such Note or the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Section 7.18 Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . The Issuing Entity 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, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Issuing Entity (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 7.19 Sale of Trust Estate .

(a) The method, manner, time, place and terms of any sale of Dealer Notes (or interest therein) pursuant to Section 7.07(b) must be commercially reasonable. The Indenture Trustee may from time to time postpone any sale by public announcement made at the time and place of such sale.

(b) The Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Issuing Entity in connection with any sale of Dealer Notes pursuant to Section 7.07(b)(iii) and (iv) . No purchaser or transferee at any such sale is required to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies. Any funds collected shall be applied first in accordance with Section 7.07(c) and second in accordance with the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Section 7.20 Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations .

(a) Promptly following a request from the Indenture Trustee to do so and at the Administrator’s expense, the Issuing Entity agrees to take all such lawful action as the Indenture Trustee may request to compel or secure the performance and observance by the Depositor and the Servicer of their respective obligations to the Issuing Entity under or in connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Issuing Entity under or in connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee, including the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Depositor or the Servicer thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by the Depositor or the Servicer of each of their obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, and, at the direction (which direction shall be in writing or by telephone (confirmed in writing promptly thereafter)) of the Holders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of each such Series shall, exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Issuing Entity against the Depositor or the Servicer under or in connection with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the right or power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by the Depositor or the Servicer of each of their obligations to the Issuing Entity thereunder and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and any right of the Issuing Entity to take such action shall be suspended.

(c) Promptly following a request from the Indenture Trustee to do so and at the Administrator’s expense, the Issuing Entity agrees to take all such lawful action as the Indenture Trustee may request to compel or secure the performance and observance by NFC of its obligations to the Depositor under or in connection with the Purchase Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Issuing Entity under or in connection with the Purchase Agreement to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee, including the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Depositor thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by NFC of its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.

(d) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, and, at the direction (which direction shall be in writing or by telephone (confirmed in writing promptly thereafter)) of the Holders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of each such Series of Notes shall, exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Depositor against NFC under or in connection with the Purchase Agreement, including the right or power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by NFC of its obligations to the Depositor thereunder and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver under the Purchase Agreement, and any right of the Depositor to take such action shall be suspended.

ARTICLE VIII

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Section 8.01 Certain Duties and Responsibilities .

(a) The Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Notes of any Series or Classes, and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee.

(b) In the absence of bad faith or negligence on its part, the Indenture Trustee may, with respect to Notes of any Series or Class, 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; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein.

 

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(c) In case an Event of Default with respect to any Series or Class of Notes has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee will exercise with respect to the Notes of such Series or Class such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and 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.

(d) No provision of this Indenture will be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this subsection (d)  will not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a)  of this Section;

(ii) the Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer, unless it will be proved that the Indenture Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(iii) the Indenture Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of the applicable Series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Notes of such Series or Class; and

(iv) no provision of this Indenture will require the Indenture Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it will have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(e) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee will be subject to the provisions of this Section.

Section 8.02 Notice of Defaults . Within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder with respect to Notes of any Series or Class:

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(b) the Indenture Trustee will give prompt written notification thereof to the Issuing Entity (who shall promptly forward such notice to the Rating Agencies);

Section 8.03 Certain Rights of Indenture Trustee . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01 :

(a) the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) before the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate from the Issuing Entity;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Indenture Trustee will deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Indenture Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

(d) the Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(e) the Indenture Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

(f) the Indenture Trustee will not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Indenture Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Indenture Trustee will determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it will be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuing Entity, personally or by agent or attorney, and the Issuing Entity shall cause the Servicer to pay the costs incurred by the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith, and the Indenture Trustee shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

(g) 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 and the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

 

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(h) the Indenture Trustee will not be responsible for filing any financing statements or continuation statements in connection with the Notes, but will cooperate with the Issuing Entity in connection with the filing of such financing statements or continuation statements;

(i) the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Event of Default unless an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such an Event of Default is received by the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture;

(j) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Indenture Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Indenture Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder;

(k) the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; and

(l) in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

Section 8.04 Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Notes . The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the certificates of authentication, will be taken as the statements of the Issuing Entity, and the Indenture Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Indenture Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. The Indenture Trustee will not be accountable for the use or application by the Issuing Entity of Notes or the proceeds thereof.

Section 8.05 May Hold Notes . The Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent, the Note Registrar or any other agent of the Issuing Entity, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and, subject to Sections 8.08 and 8.13 , may otherwise deal with the Issuing Entity with the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent, Note Registrar or such other agent.

Section 8.06 Money Held in Trust . 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 other Issuing Entity Documents. The Indenture Trustee will be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Issuing Entity.

 

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Section 8.07 Compensation and Reimbursement, Limit on Compensation, Reimbursement and Indemnity .

(a) The Issuing Entity shall cause the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement:

(i) to pay to the Indenture Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation will not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Indenture Trustee upon its request for all reasonable out of pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the reasonable expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance that is caused by its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; and

(iii) (A) to indemnify the Indenture Trustee for, and to hold it harmless against, any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense incurred without negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith on its part, 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 or liability (whether asserted by the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, any Holder or any other Person) in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder. The Indenture Trustee will have no recourse to any asset of the Issuing Entity other than funds available pursuant to Section 7.06 or to any Person other than the Servicer or the Issuing Entity and (B) on and after the Effective Date, the Issuing Entity shall cause the Servicer to indemnify the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 7.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(b) This Section will survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or replacement of the Indenture Trustee under Section 8.10 . When the Indenture Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default, the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

Section 8.08 Disqualification; Conflicting Interests . If the Indenture Trustee has or will acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Indenture Trustee will, if so required by the Trust Indenture Act, either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. Nothing herein will prevent the Indenture Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Section 8.09 Corporate Indenture Trustee Required; Eligibility . The Indenture Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. There will at all times be an Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to each Series or Class of Notes, which will be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by

 

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federal or state authority, and having a long term unsecured debt rating of at least BBB- by Standard & Poor’s and Baa3 by Moody’s. If such corporation publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such corporation will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. The Issuing Entity may not, nor may any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Issuing Entity, serve as Indenture Trustee. If at any time the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class of Notes will cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it will resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

Section 8.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor .

(a) No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee under Section 8.11 .

(b) The Indenture Trustee may resign with respect to any Series or Class of Notes at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Issuing Entity. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Indenture Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Indenture Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee. The expenses of such petition shall be paid by the Servicer in accordance with Section 8.07 .

(c) The Indenture Trustee may be removed at any time by a Noteholder Act of the Majority Holders, delivered to the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuing Entity. If an instrument of acceptance by a successor Indenture Trustee shall not have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, such Majority Holders may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee. The expenses of such petition shall be paid by the Servicer in accordance with Section 8.07 .

(d) If at any time:

(i) the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any Series or Class of Notes after written request therefor by the Issuing Entity or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note of that Series or Class for at least 60 days, or

(ii) the Indenture Trustee ceases to be eligible under Section 8.09 with respect to any Series or Class of Notes and fails to resign after written request therefor by the Issuing Entity or by any such Noteholder, or

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(iv) the Indenture Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Indenture Trustee or of its property is appointed or any public officer takes charge or control of the Indenture Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case,

(A) the Issuing Entity may remove the Indenture Trustee, with respect to the Series or Class, or in the case of clause (iv) , with respect to all Series or Classes, or (B) subject to Section 7.10 , any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note of such Series or Class for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee with respect to such Series or Class and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Series or Class, or, in the case of clause (iv) , with respect to all Series and Classes.

(e) If the Indenture Trustee resigns, is removed or otherwise becomes legally incapable of acting with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class of Notes for any cause, the Issuing Entity will promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee for that Series or Class of Notes. If a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to such Series or Class does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, Issuing Entity or majority of the Holders of such Series or Class may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to such Series or Class. The expenses of such petition shall be paid by the Servicer in accordance with Section 8.07 .

(f) The Issuing Entity will give written notice of each resignation and each removal of the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class and each appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class to each Noteholder as provided in Section 1.05 and to each Rating Agency. Each notice will include the name of the successor Indenture Trustee and the address of its principal Corporate Trust Office.

Section 8.11 Acceptance of Appointment by Successor . Every successor Indenture Trustee appointed hereunder will execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Issuing Entity and to the predecessor Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, with a copy to the Rating Agencies, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Indenture Trustee will become effective with respect to any Series or Class as to which it is resigning or being removed as Indenture Trustee, and such successor Indenture Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, will become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Indenture Trustee with respect to any such Series or Class; but, on request of the Issuing Entity or the successor Indenture Trustee, such predecessor Indenture Trustee will, upon payment of its reasonable charges hereunder, if any, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the predecessor Indenture Trustee, and will duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Indenture Trustee all property and money held by such predecessor Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to all or any such Series or Class. Upon request of any such successor Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity will execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Indenture Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts.

 

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In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of one or more (but not all) Series or Classes, the Issuing Entity, the predecessor Indenture Trustee and each successor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of any applicable Series or Class will execute and deliver an Indenture Supplement which will contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the predecessor Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of any Series or Class as to which the predecessor Indenture Trustee is not being succeeded will continue to be vested in the predecessor Indenture Trustee, and will add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such Indenture Supplement will constitute such Indenture Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Indenture Trustee will be Indenture Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Indenture Trustee. No successor Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class of Notes will accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Indenture Trustee will be qualified and eligible with respect to that Series or Class under this Article.

Section 8.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business . Any corporation into which the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Indenture Trustee, will be the successor of the Indenture Trustee hereunder, provided such corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. The Issuing Entity will give prompt written notice of such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession to the Rating Agencies. In case any Notes shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Indenture Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Indenture Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Notes so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Indenture Trustee had itself authenticated such Notes.

Section 8.13 Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuing Entity . If and when the Indenture Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Issuing Entity (or any other obligor upon the Notes), the Indenture Trustee will be subject to the provisions of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act. An Indenture Trustee who has resigned or been removed will be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent provided therein.

Section 8.14 Appointment of Authenticating Agent . At any time when any of the Notes remain Outstanding, the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuing Entity and prior written notice to the Administrator and the Servicer, may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more Series or Classes of Notes which will be authorized to act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee to authenticate Notes of such Series or Classes in connection with the issuance, deliveries, exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 3.06 , and Notes so authenticated will be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and will be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Indenture Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Notes by the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of

 

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authentication, such reference will be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent, including any certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent will be acceptable to the Issuing Entity and will at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as an Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and, if other than the Issuing Entity itself, subject to supervision or examination by a federal or state authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent will be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent will cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent will resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section. The initial Authenticating Agent for the Notes of all Series and Classes will be the Indenture Trustee. Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent will be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, will continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation will be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Authenticating Agent. An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee and to the Issuing Entity. The Indenture Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Issuing Entity. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent will cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Indenture Trustee, with the approval of the Issuing Entity, may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which will be acceptable to the Issuing Entity and will give notice to each Noteholder as provided in Section 10.09 . Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder will become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent will be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section. The Issuing Entity shall cause the Servicer to pay to each Authenticating Agent reasonable compensation for its services under this Section. If an appointment with respect to one or more Series or Classes is made pursuant to this Section, the Notes of such Series or Classes may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternate certificate of authentication in the following form:

This is one of the Notes of the Series or Classes designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Indenture Trustee
By:    
As Authenticating Agent
By:    
Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer

 

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Section 8.15 Tax Returns . In the event the Issuing Entity shall be required to file tax returns, the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement shall prepare or shall cause to be prepared such tax returns and shall provide such tax returns to the Owner Trustee or the Trust Beneficiary for signature at least five (5) days before such tax returns are due to be filed. The Issuing Entity, in accordance with the terms of each Indenture Supplement, shall also prepare or shall cause to be prepared all tax information required by law to be distributed to Noteholders and shall deliver such information to the Indenture Trustee at least five (5) days prior to the date it is required by law to be distributed to Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee, upon written request, will furnish the Servicer with all such information known to the Indenture Trustee as may be reasonably requested and required in connection with the preparation of all tax returns of the Issuing Entity, and shall, upon request, execute such returns. In no event shall the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee be personally liable for any liabilities, costs or expenses of the Issuing Entity or any Noteholder arising under any tax law, including without limitation, federal, state or local income or excise taxes or any other tax imposed on or measured by income (or any interest or penalty with respect thereto arising from a failure to comply therewith).

Section 8.16 Representations and Covenants of the Indenture Trustee . The Indenture Trustee represents, warrants and covenants that:

(i) The Indenture Trustee is a New York banking corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of New York;

(ii) The Indenture Trustee has full power and authority to deliver and perform this Indenture and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Indenture and the other Issuing Entity Documents to which it is a party; and

(iii) Each of this Indenture and other Issuing Entity Documents to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Indenture Trustee and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation in accordance with its terms.

Section 8.17 Custody of the 2011 Collateral Certificate . The 2011 Collateral Certificate shall be registered in the name of the Indenture Trustee and shall be delivered to and held by the Indenture Trustee in the State of New York separate and apart from all other property held by the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall hold such of the Collateral as constitutes an Eligible Investment in accordance with Section 4.03(c) . All other Collateral that constitutes investment property shall be held by the Indenture Trustee through a securities intermediary, which securities intermediary shall agree with the Indenture Trustee that (A) such investment property at all times shall be credited to a securities account of the Indenture Trustee, (B) all property credited to such securities account shall be treated as a financial asset, (C) such securities intermediary shall treat the Indenture Trustee as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise each financial asset credited to such securities account, (D) such securities intermediary shall comply with entitlement orders originated by the Indenture Trustee without

 

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the further consent of any other person or entity, (E) such securities intermediary shall not agree with any person or entity other than the Indenture Trustee to comply with entitlement orders originated by any person or entity other than the Indenture Trustee, (F) such securities account and all property credited thereto shall not be subject to any lien, security interest, right of set-off, or encumbrance in favor of such securities intermediary or anyone claiming through such securities intermediary (other than the Indenture Trustee), and (G) such agreement between such securities intermediary and the Indenture Trustee shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall not hold any Collateral through an agent except as expressly permitted by this Section 8.17 and Section 4.03(c) . Each term used in this Section 8.17 and defined in the New York UCC shall have the meaning set forth in the New York UCC.

Section 8.18 Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee 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 Collateral, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Noteholders and (only to the extent expressly provided herein) the Certificateholders, such title to the Collateral, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.18 , such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Indenture Trustee 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 8.09 and no notice to Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 8.10 .

(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 understood 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 trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder; and

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(c) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Indenture 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 Indenture and the conditions of this Article VIII . 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 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.

(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.

Section 8.19 Regulation AB; Regulatory Reporting Obligations .

(a) The Indenture Trustee agrees to cooperate in good faith with the Depositor and shall deliver (and, to the extent required by applicable law, rule or regulation, cause each of its subcontractors, if any, to deliver) to the Depositor any information reasonably requested by the Depositor regarding the Indenture Trustee which is required in order to enable the Depositor to comply, in each case to the extent applicable to the Depositor, with Regulation AB or any Securities Act or Exchange Act disclosure or reporting obligations or other similar regulatory law, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor as it relates to the Indenture Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this Indenture. The obligations of the Indenture Trustee to provide such information with respect to the period of time during which it served as Indenture Trustee shall survive the removal or termination of the Indenture Trustee hereunder.

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall provide prompt notice to NFC and the Depositor of all demands communicated and received by the Indenture Trustee for the repurchase or replacement of any Dealer Note for breach of the representations and warranties concerning such Dealer Note. The Indenture Trustee shall, upon receipt of a written request of either NFC or the Depositor, provide notification to NFC and the Depositor with respect to any actions taken by the Indenture Trustee or determinations made by the Indenture Trustee, in each case, with respect to any such demand communicated to the Indenture Trustee in respect of any Dealer Note, such notifications to be provided by the Indenture Trustee as soon as practicable and in any event within 5 Business Days of receipt of such request or such other time frame as may be mutually agreed to by the Indenture Trustee and NFC or the Depositor, as applicable. The Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Section 8.19 is to facilitate compliance by NFC and the Depositor with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and Items 1104(e) and 1121(c) of Regulation AB to the extent applicable (the “ Repurchase Rules and Regulations ”). The Indenture Trustee acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of the Repurchase Rules and Regulations may change over

 

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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 reasonable requests made by NFC and the Depositor in good faith for delivery of information in its possession under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of the Repurchase Rules and Regulations. The Indenture Trustee shall cooperate fully with NFC and the Depositor to deliver any and all records and any other information in its possession necessary in the good faith determination of NFC and the Depositor to permit them to comply with the provisions of Repurchase Rules and Regulations. In no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any responsibility or liability in connection with any filing required to be made by a securitizer under the Exchange Act or Regulation AB.

ARTICLE IX

NOTEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS, LISTS, REPORTS BY INDENTURE TRUSTEE,

ISSUING ENTITY AND TRUST BENEFICIARY

Section 9.01 Issuing Entity To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders . The Issuing Entity will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee:

(a) not more than fifteen (15) days after each Note Record Date, in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably require, a list of the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of the Registered Noteholders of such Series or Classes as of such date, provided, however , that so long as the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished; and

(b) at such other times as the Indenture Trustee may request in writing, within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Issuing Entity of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than fifteen (15) days before the time such list is furnished, provided, however , that so long as the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, no such list shall be required to be furnished.

Section 9.02 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 9.01 and the names, addresses and taxpayer identification numbers of the 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 Section 9.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b) The Noteholders may communicate, pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes.

(c) The Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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Section 9.03 Reports by Indenture Trustee . If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, within sixty (60) days after each February 1 beginning with February 1, 2012, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder as required by Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act a brief report dated as of such date that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Indenture Trustee shall also comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Noteholders shall be filed by the Indenture Trustee with the Commission and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed. The Issuing Entity shall notify the Indenture Trustee if and when the Notes are listed on a stock exchange.

Section 9.04 Meetings of Noteholders; Amendments and Waivers .

(a) Except for any consent that must be given by the Holders of each Outstanding Note affected or any action to be taken by the Issuing Entity as holder of the 2011 Collateral Certificate, any resolution presented at any meeting at which a quorum is present may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the Holders of that Series or Class, as the case may be. For any vote, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by the Series Supplement to be given or taken by the holder of the 2011 Collateral Certificate, any resolution presented at any meeting at which the Majority Holders of all Outstanding Notes is present may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the Majority Holders of all Outstanding Notes. However, any resolution with respect to any consent, waiver, request, demand, notice, authorization, direction or other action which may be given by the Holders of not less than a specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of Outstanding Notes of a Series or Class or all Notes may be adopted at any meeting at which a quorum is present only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of not less than the specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of that Series or Class or all Outstanding Notes, as the case may be. Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Noteholders duly held in accordance with this Indenture will be binding on all Noteholders of the affected Series or Class.

(b) The quorum at any meeting will be persons holding or representing the majority of the Holders of a Series or Class or all Notes, as the case may be; provided , however , that if any action is to be taken at that meeting concerning a consent, waiver, request, demand, notice, authorization, direction or other action that may be given by the Holders of not less than a specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of a Series or Class or all Notes, as applicable, the persons holding or representing such specified percentage in aggregate Outstanding Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class or all Notes will constitute a quorum.

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

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Section 9.05 Reports by Issuing Entity to the Commission . The Issuing Entity will:

(a) file with the Indenture Trustee, within fifteen (15) days after the Issuing Entity is required to file the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the Commission may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) which the Issuing Entity may be required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act; or, if the Issuing Entity is not required to file information, documents or reports pursuant to either of said Sections, then it will file with the Indenture Trustee and the Commission, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission, such of the supplementary and periodic information, documents and reports which may be required pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act in respect of a security listed and registered on a national securities exchange as may be prescribed from time to time in such rules and regulations;

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

(c) supply to the Indenture Trustee (and the Indenture Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Noteholders described in Trust Indenture Act § 313(c)) such summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be filed by the Issuing Entity pursuant to clauses (a)  and (b)  of this Section 9.05 as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Commission.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Indenture Trustee under this Section 9.05 is for informational purposes only and the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuing Entity’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Indenture Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

Section 9.06 Reports by Indenture Trustee to Issuing Entity . The Indenture Trustee will report to the Issuing Entity with respect to the amount on deposit in the Accounts, and the identity of the investments included therein, as the Issuing Entity may from time to time reasonably request which, absent the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, will not occur more often than monthly.

Section 9.07 Distributions and Reports to Noteholders . Distributions shall be made to, and reports shall be provided to, the Noteholders as set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement. The identity of the Noteholders with respect to distributions and reports shall be determined according to the immediately preceding Note Record Date.

ARTICLE X

INDENTURE SUPPLEMENTS; AMENDMENTS TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING

AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE TRUST AGREEMENT

Section 10.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders . Without the consent of the Holders of any Notes but with prior notice to each Rating Agency, the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, at any time and from time to time, upon delivery of the Tax

 

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Opinions and upon delivery by the Issuing Entity to the Indenture Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Servicer reasonably believes that such amendment will not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders and is not reasonably expected to have material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders at any time in the future, may amend this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or enter into one or more supplemental Indentures hereto or thereto, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(a) to add to the covenants of the Issuing Entity, or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Issuing Entity for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes of any or all Series or Classes (and if such covenants or the surrender of such right or power are to be for the benefit of less than all Series or Classes of Notes, stating that such covenants are expressly being included or such surrenders are expressly being made solely for the benefit of one or more specified Series or Classes); or

(b) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in any Indenture Supplement, or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture; or

(c) to add to this Indenture such provisions as may be expressly permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, excluding, however, the provisions referred to in Section 316(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act as in effect at the date as of which this Indenture was executed or any corresponding provision in any similar federal statute hereafter enacted; or

(d) to establish any form of Note, as provided in Article II , and to provide for the issuance of any Series or Class of Notes as provided in Article III and to set forth the terms thereof, and/or to add to the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any Series or Class; or

(e) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by another corporation as a successor Indenture Trustee hereunder with respect to one or more Series or Classes of Notes and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as will be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee, pursuant to Sections 8.10 and 8.18 ; or

(f) to add any additional Early Redemption Events or Events of Default in respect of the Notes of any or all Series or Classes (and if such additional Events of Default are to be in respect of less than all Series or Classes of Notes, stating that such Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of one or more specified Series or Classes); or

(g) to provide for the transfer of assets in the 1995 Master Trust to the Issuing Entity after the termination of all series of Investor Certificates (other than the 2011 Collateral Certificate); or

(h) if the 2011 Collateral Certificate is the only Outstanding Investor Certificate issued by the 1995 Master Trust, to dissolve the 1995 Master Trust and terminate the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, permit the Issuing Entity to acquire the Dealer Notes directly and amend all documents to reflect the direct ownership of the Dealer Notes by the Issuing Entity.

 

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Additionally, notwithstanding any provision of this Article X to the contrary, this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement may be amended without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Noteholders, upon delivery of the Tax Opinions, for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement; provided , however , that (i) the Issuing Entity shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that the Servicer reasonably believes that such amendment will not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders and is not reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders at any time in the future and (ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes.

Section 10.02 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders . With prior notice to each applicable Rating Agency and the consent of not less than 50% in Outstanding Principal Amount of each Series of Notes affected by such amendment of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or any supplemental Indenture hereto or thereto, by a Noteholder Act of said Holders delivered to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, upon delivery of the Tax Opinions, may enter into an amendment of this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes of each such Series or Class under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement; provided , however , that no such amendment or supplemental Indenture will, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:

(a) change the scheduled Transfer Date of any payment of interest on any Note, or change an Expected Principal Distribution Date or Legal Final Maturity Date of any Note;

(b) reduce the Stated Principal Amount of, or the interest rate on any Note, or change the method of computing the Outstanding Principal Amount or the Nominal Liquidation Amount in a manner that is adverse to the Holder of any Note;

(c) reduce the amount of a Discount Note payable upon the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or other optional or mandatory redemption or upon the acceleration of its maturity;

(d) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any Note;

(e) reduce the percentage in Outstanding Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of any Series or Class, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such Indenture Supplement, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or of defaults hereunder and their consequences, provided for in this Indenture;

 

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(f) modify any of the provisions of this Section or Section 7.16 , except to increase any percentage of Holders required to consent to any such amendment or to provide that other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby;

(g) permit the creation of any lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral that secures any Class of Notes that is prior to the lien in favor of the Holders of the Notes of such Class;

(h) change any Place of Payment where any principal of, or interest on, any Note is payable, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Indenture Supplement;

(i) change the method of computing the amount of principal of, or interest on, any Note on any date; or

(j) make any other amendment not permitted by Section 10.01 .

An amendment of this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular Series or Class of Notes, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Notes of such Series or Class with respect to such covenant or other provision, will be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Notes of any other Series or Class.

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

Promptly after amendment pursuant to this Section 10.02 is complete, the Indenture Trustee shall provide written notice to the Noteholders of such amendment.

Section 10.03 Execution of Indenture Supplements . In executing or accepting the additional trusts created by any amendment of this Indenture or Indenture Supplement or any supplemental Indenture hereto or thereto permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will be provided with, and (subject to Section 8.01 ) will be fully protected in relying upon, a Tax Opinion stating that the execution of such amendment or supplemental Indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied. The Indenture Trustee may, but will not (except to the extent required in the case of an amendment or supplemental Indenture entered into under Sections 10.01(d) or 10.01(f) ) be obligated to, enter into any such amendment or supplemental Indenture which affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Section 10.04 Effect of Indenture Supplements . Upon the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or Indenture Supplement or any supplemental Indenture under this Article, this Indenture will be modified in accordance therewith with respect to each Series or Class of Notes affected thereby, or all Notes, as the case may be, and such amendment or supplemental Indenture will form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Notes theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder will be bound thereby to the extent provided therein.

 

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Section 10.05 Conformity with Trust Indenture Act . Every amendment of this Indenture or Indenture Supplement or any supplemental Indenture executed pursuant to this Article will conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act as then in effect.

Section 10.06 Reference in Notes to Indenture Supplements . Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any amendment of this Indenture or Indenture Supplement or any supplemental Indenture pursuant to this Article may, and will, if required by the Indenture Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter provided for in such amendment or supplemental Indenture. If the Issuing Entity will so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuing Entity, to any such amendment or supplemental Indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuing Entity and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

Section 10.07 Amendments to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement . By their acceptance of a Note, the Noteholders acknowledge that the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended pursuant to Section 11.01 thereof.

Section 10.08 Amendments to the Trust Agreement . By their acceptance of a Note, the Noteholders acknowledge that the Trust Agreement may be amended pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 8.2 thereof.

Section 10.09 Notices . If the Indenture Trustee, as holder of the 2011 Collateral Certificate for the benefit of the Noteholders, receives a request for a consent to any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement under this Indenture, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or other document contemplated herein, the Indenture Trustee will forthwith provide notice of such proposed amendment, modification, waiver or supplement, as provided in this Section 10.09 , to each Noteholder as of such date that is entitled to vote on a consent to such matter and to the Issuing Entity (who shall promptly forward (or cause the Administrator to forward on its behalf) such notice to each Rating Agency). The Indenture Trustee will request from such Noteholders directions as to (i) whether or not the Indenture Trustee should take or refrain from taking any action which the holder of the 2011 Collateral Certificate has the option to direct, (ii) whether or not to give or execute any waivers, consents, amendments, modifications or supplements as a holder of such 2011 Collateral Certificate and (iii) the casting of any vote with respect to the 2011 Collateral Certificate or the Noteholders of a Series or Class if a vote has been called for with respect thereto; provided , that , in directing any action or casting any vote or giving any consent as the holder of the 2011 Collateral Certificate, the Indenture Trustee will vote or consent with respect to such 2011 Collateral Certificate the applicable series or class, as the case may be, in the same proportion as the Notes were actually voted by Holders thereof as notified by such Noteholders to the Indenture Trustee at least two (2) Business Days before the Indenture Trustee takes such action or casts such vote or gives such consent.

 

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For purposes of any vote or consent under the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any supplement thereto:

(i) that requires the consent or vote of each Investor Certificateholder, each Noteholder will be treated as an Investor Certificateholder under the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related supplement thereto;

(ii) that requires the consent or vote of any series of Investor Certificates, each Series of Notes will be treated as a series of Investor Certificates under the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related supplement thereto; and

(iii) that requires the consent or vote of any class of Investor Certificates, each Class of Notes will be treated as a class of Investor Certificates under the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related supplement thereto.

ARTICLE XI

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE ISSUING ENTITY

AND THE PAYING AGENT

Section 11.01 Payment of Principal and Interest . With respect to each Series or Class of Notes, the Issuing Entity will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on such Notes in accordance with their terms, this Indenture and any applicable Indenture Supplement and will duly comply with all the other terms, agreements and conditions contained in, or made in this Indenture and any applicable Indenture Supplement for the benefit of, the Notes of such Series or Class in all material respects.

Section 11.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Issuing Entity will maintain an office, agency or Paying Agent in each Place of Payment where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuing Entity in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Issuing Entity will give prompt written notice to the Indenture Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Issuing Entity will fail to maintain such office or agency or will fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, and the Issuing Entity hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

Section 11.03 Money for Note Payments to be Held in Trust . The Paying Agent, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, will make distributions to Noteholders from the Collections Account or other applicable Account pursuant to the provisions of Article V of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement and will report the amounts of such distributions to the Indenture Trustee. Any Paying Agent will have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Collections Account or other applicable Account for the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Indenture Trustee may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Indenture Trustee determines in its sole discretion that the Paying Agent has failed to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement in any material respect. The Paying Agent upon removal will return all funds in its possession to the Indenture Trustee.

 

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The Issuing Entity will cause each Paying Agent (other than the Indenture Trustee) for any Series or Class of Notes to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent will agree with the Indenture Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will:

(a) hold all sums held by it for the payment of principal of or interest on Notes of such Series or Class in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto until such sums will be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided;

(b) if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, give the Indenture Trustee notice of any default by the Issuing Entity (or any other obligor upon the Notes of such Series or Class) in the making of any such payment of principal or interest on the Notes of such Series or Class;

(c) if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, 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;

(d) immediately resign as a Paying Agent and, if such Paying Agent is not the Indenture Trustee, 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 described in this Section required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its appointment; and

(e) 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 Issuing Entity may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to any Series or Class of Notes or for any other purpose, pay, or by an Officer’s Certificate direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by the Issuing Entity or such Paying Agent in respect of each and every Series or Class of Notes as to which it seeks to discharge this Indenture or, if for any other purpose, all sums so held in trust by the Issuing Entity in respect of all Notes, such sums to be held by the Indenture Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Issuing Entity or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, such Paying Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Any money deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Issuing Entity, in trust for the payment of the principal of or interest on any Note of any Series or Class and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal or interest has become due and payable will be paid to the Issuing Entity upon request in an Officer’s Certificate, or (if then held by the Issuing Entity) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuing Entity for payment thereof, and all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Issuing Entity as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease. The Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any

 

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such repayment, may at the expense of the Issuing Entity give notice to the Holders of the Notes as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, as provided in Section 10.09 , a notice that such funds remain unclaimed and that, after a date specified in the notice, which will not be less than thirty (30) days from the date on which the notice was first mailed or published to the Holders of the Notes as to which the money to be repaid was held in trust, any unclaimed balance of such funds then remaining will be paid to the Issuing Entity free of the trust formerly impressed upon it.

The Issuing Entity initially authorizes the Indenture Trustee to act as Paying Agent for the Notes on its behalf. The Issuing Entity may at any time and from time to time authorize one or more Persons (including the Indenture Trustee) to act as Paying Agent in addition to or in place of the Indenture Trustee with respect to any Series or Class of Notes issued under this Indenture.

Each Paying Agent will at all times be subject to the eligibility criteria applicable to the Indenture Trustee specified in Sections 8.08 and 8.09 .

Section 11.04 Statement as to Compliance . The Issuing Entity will deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies, on or before April 15 th of each year or within ten Business Days of the Issuing Entity’s discovery of an event discussed in this Section 11.04 , beginning with April 15, 2012, a written statement signed by an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer stating that:

(a) in the course of the performance by the signer of his or her duties as officer of the Issuing Entity he or she would normally obtain knowledge of a breach of any of the Issuing Entity’s covenants contained in this Agreement; and

(b) whether he or she has obtained knowledge of any such breach of covenant, and, if so, specifying each such breach of covenant of which the signer has knowledge and the nature thereof.

Section 11.05 Legal Existence . The Issuing Entity will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other related instrument or agreement.

Section 11.06 Further Instruments and Acts . Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity will 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 11.07 Compliance with Laws . The Issuing Entity will comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, the noncompliance with which would, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the ability of the Issuing Entity to perform its obligations under the Notes or this Indenture.

Section 11.08 Notice of Events of Default . The Issuing Entity agrees to give the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies prompt written notice of each Event of Default hereunder and each default on the part of the Servicer or the Depositor of its respective obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any default of an Enhancement Provider.

 

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Section 11.09 Certain Negative Covenants . The Issuing Entity will not:

(a) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts withheld in good faith from such payments under the Code or other applicable tax law) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the payment of any taxes levied or assessed on any part of the Collateral;

(b) sell, transfer, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any part of the Collateral unless directed to do so by the Indenture Trustee, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement, or the Trust Agreement;

(c) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and any applicable Enhancement Provider created by 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;

(d) permit any lien, charge, excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and any applicable Enhancement Provider created by this Indenture) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof; or

(e) permit the lien in favor of the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and any applicable Enhancement Provider created by this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority security interest (other than with respect to a tax, mechanics, or similar lien) in the Collateral; or

(f) voluntarily dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part.

Section 11.10 No Other Business . The Issuing Entity will not engage in any business other than as permitted under the Trust Agreement.

Section 11.11 No Borrowing . The Issuing Entity will not issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable, directly or indirectly, for any indebtedness for borrowed money except for the Notes.

Section 11.12 Rule 144A Information . For so long as any of the Notes of any Series or Class are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act, the Issuing Entity agrees to provide to any Noteholder of such Series or Class and to any prospective purchaser of Notes designated by such Noteholder, upon the request of such Noteholder or prospective purchaser, any information required to be provided to such Holder or prospective purchaser to satisfy the conditions set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act.

 

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Section 11.13 Performance of Obligations .

(a) The Issuing Entity will not take any action and will use its best efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others that would release any Person from any of such Person’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral 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 expressly provided in this Indenture, the Trust Agreement or such other instrument or agreement.

(b) The Issuing Entity will punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement and in the instruments and agreements relating to the Collateral, including but not limited to 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 Trust Agreement in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein. The Issuing Entity may contract with other Persons to assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuing Entity shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuing Entity. Initially, the Issuing Entity has contracted with the Administrator to assist the Issuing Entity in performing its duties under this Indenture.

(c) Without derogating from the absolute nature of the assignment granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or the rights of the Indenture Trustee hereunder, the Issuing Entity agrees (i) that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee and a majority in Outstanding Amount of the Notes of each affected Series or Class, amend, modify, waive, supplement, terminate or surrender, or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination, waiver or surrender of, the terms of any Collateral (except to the extent otherwise provided in the Issuing Entity Documents). If any such amendment, modification, waiver, supplement, termination or surrender shall be so consented to by the Indenture Trustee and such Noteholders, the Issuing Entity agrees to execute and deliver, in its own name and at its own expense, such agreements, instruments, consents and other documents as are necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

Section 11.14 Issuing Entity May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms .

(a) The Issuing Entity shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless:

(i) the Person (if other than the Issuing Entity) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (i) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or the District of Columbia, (ii) shall not be subject to regulation as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act and (iii) shall expressly assume, by an Indenture Supplement, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in a form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuing Entity to be performed or observed;

 

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(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Early Redemption Event shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii) the Issuing Entity shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that (i) such consolidation or merger and such Indenture Supplement comply with this Section 11.14 , (ii) all conditions precedent in this Section 11.14 relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Securities Exchange Act), and (iii) such Indenture Supplement is duly authorized, executed and delivered and is valid, binding and enforceable against such person;

(iv) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes as a result of such consolidation or merger;

(v) the Issuing Entity shall have received a Tax Opinion (and shall have delivered copies thereof to the Indenture Trustee);

(vi) any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

(vii) such action shall not be contrary to the status of the Issuing Entity as a qualified special purpose entity under existing accounting literature.

Provided, however , that the preceding subsection (a)  shall not apply to the consolidation or merger of the Issuing Entity and the 1995 Master Trust.

(b) The Issuing Entity shall not convey or transfer any of its properties or assets, including those included in the Collateral, substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless:

(i) the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties and assets of the Issuing Entity the conveyance or transfer of which is hereby restricted (the “ Acquiring Person ”) shall (A) be a United States citizen or a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state, or the District of Columbia, (B) expressly assume, by an Indenture Supplement, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuing Entity to be performed or observed, all as provided herein, (C) expressly agree by means of such Indenture Supplement that all right, title and interest so conveyed or transferred shall be subject and subordinate to the rights of Holders of the Notes, (D) unless otherwise provided in such Indenture Supplement, expressly agree to indemnify, defend and

 

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hold harmless the Issuing Entity against and from any loss, liability or expense arising under or related to this Indenture and the Notes, (E) expressly agree by means of such Indenture Supplement that such Person (or if a group of Persons, then one specified Person) shall make all filings with the Commission (and any other appropriate Person) required by the Securities Exchange Act in connection with the Notes and (F) not be an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act;

(ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default or Early Redemption Event shall have occurred and be continuing;

(iii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes as a result of such conveyance or transfer;

(iv) the Issuing Entity shall have received a Tax Opinion (and shall have delivered copies thereof to the Indenture Trustee);

(v) any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

(vi) the Issuing Entity shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such conveyance or transfer and such Indenture Supplement comply with this Section 11.14 , the Indenture Supplement is duly authorized, executed and delivered and is valid, binding and enforceable against the Acquiring Person and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Securities Exchange Act).

Section 11.15 Successor Substituted . Upon any consolidation or merger, or any conveyance or transfer of the properties and assets of the Issuing Entity substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 11.14 hereof, the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuing Entity) or the Person to which such conveyance or transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuing Entity under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuing Entity herein. In the event of any such conveyance or transfer, the Person named as the Issuing Entity in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor which shall theretofore have become such in the manner prescribed in this Section 11.15 shall be released from its obligations under this Indenture as issued immediately upon the effectiveness of such conveyance or transfer, provided that the Issuing Entity shall not be released from any obligations or liabilities to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders arising prior to such effectiveness. And such Indenture Supplement is duly authorized, executed and delivered and is valid, binding and enforceable against such Acquiring Person.

 

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Section 11.16 Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities . Except as contemplated by this Indenture or the Trust Agreement, the Issuing Entity shall not make any loan or advance or credit to, or 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, or 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.

Section 11.17 Capital Expenditures . The Issuing Entity shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital assets (either realty or personalty).

Section 11.18 Restricted Payments . The Issuing Entity shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) 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 Issuing Entity or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuing Entity or to the Servicer, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided , however , that the Issuing Entity may make, or cause to be made, (x) distributions as contemplated by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under, the Issuing Entity Documents and (y) payments to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.07 hereof.

Section 11.19 Derivative Instruments . If the Issuing Entity enters into any interest rate swap or derivative instrument (each, a “derivative instrument”) in connection with its issuance of a Series of Notes, such derivative instrument shall be entered into at the time of issuance of such Series of Notes, at the time of issuance shall not have a notional amount in excess of the Stated Principal Amount of such Notes and is not thereafter expected to exceed such Stated Principal Amount Outstanding from time to time, shall not require the Issuing Entity to make discretionary decisions (other than decisions relating to the servicing of the Dealer Notes) and shall have characteristics that relate to and are intended to hedge (partly or fully) against some risk or risks related to such Series of Notes or the Dealer Notes or Eligible Investments.

ARTICLE XII

EARLY REDEMPTION OF NOTES

Section 12.01 Applicability of Article . Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement related to a Series or Class of Notes, pursuant to the terms of this Article, the Issuing Entity will redeem and pay, provided that funds are available, each affected Series or Class of Notes upon the occurrence of any Early Redemption Event. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement relating to a Series or Class of Notes, or in the form of Notes for such Series or Class, the following are “ Early Redemption Events :”

(a) any of the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws; or the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition under any other similar applicable federal law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, answer or consent; or the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall appoint, or consent to the appointment of a custodian,

 

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receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of any substantial part of its property; or the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;

(b) any order for relief against any of the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall have been entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws, and such order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC under any other similar applicable federal law, and such decree or order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of the Depositor, Navistar, NIC or NFC of any substantial part of their property, or for the winding up or liquidation of their affairs, shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days;

(c) prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the 1995 Master Trust becomes an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act;

(d) the Issuing Entity becomes an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act; or

(e) with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, any additional Early Redemption Event specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series or Class as applying to such Series or Class.

The redemption price of a Class of Notes so redeemed will equal the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Class, plus accrued interest and unpaid, or, in the case of Discount Notes, principal accreted but unpaid on those Notes, to but excluding the date of redemption, the payment of which will be subject to Article V , Article VII and the allocations, deposits and payments sections of the related Indenture Supplement.

If the Issuing Entity is unable to pay the redemption price in full on the Distribution Date following the end of the Due Period in which the Early Redemption Event occurs, monthly payments on such Class of Notes will thereafter be made on each following Business Day until the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Class, plus all accrued and unpaid interest, is paid in full or the Legal Final Maturity Date occurs, whichever is earlier, subject to Article V , Article VII and the allocations, deposits and payments provisions of the related Indenture Supplement. Any funds in any Supplemental Account for a redeemed Class will be applied to make the principal and interest payments on that Class on the redemption date, subject to Article V , Article VII and the allocations, deposits and payments sections of the related Indenture Supplement. Principal payments on redeemed Classes will be made in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement.

 

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Section 12.02 Notice . Promptly after the occurrence of any Early Redemption Event, the Issuing Entity will notify the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies in writing of the identity, Stated Principal Amount and Outstanding Principal Amount of the affected Series or Class of Notes to be redeemed. Notice of redemption will promptly be given as provided in Section 10.09 . All notices of redemption will state (a) the date on which the redemption of the applicable Series or Class of Notes pursuant to this Article will begin, which will be the Distribution Date next following the end of the Due Period in which the applicable Early Redemption Event occurs, (b) the redemption price for such Series or Class of Notes, which will be equal to the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series or Class plus interest accrued or principal accreted and unpaid (if any), the payment of which will be subject to Article V , Article VII and the allocations, deposits and payments provisions of the related Indenture Supplement and (c) the Series or Class of Notes to be redeemed pursuant to this Article.

ARTICLE XIII

COLLATERAL

Section 13.01 Recording, Etc.

(a) The Issuing Entity intends the Security Interest granted pursuant to this Indenture in favor of the Indenture Trustee to be prior to all other liens in respect of the Collateral. Subject to Section 13.03 , the Issuing Entity will take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain a perfected lien on and security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Indenture Trustee. The Issuing Entity will 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 Issuing Entity, and will take such other action necessary or advisable to:

(i) grant a Security Interest more effectively in all or any portion of the Collateral;

(ii) maintain or preserve the Security Interest (and the priority thereof) created by this Indenture or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;

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

(iv) enforce the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the Dealer Notes, the Enhancement Agreements and each other instrument or agreement included in the Collateral;

(v) preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee in such Collateral against the claims of all persons and parties; or

(vi) pay all taxes or assessments levied or assessed upon the Collateral when due.

 

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(b) The Issuing Entity will from time to time promptly pay and discharge all financing and continuation statement recording and/or filing fees, charges and taxes relating to this Indenture, any amendments thereto and any other instruments of further assurance. The Issuing Entity hereby designates the Indenture Trustee its agent and attorney-in-fact to execute upon the Issuing Entity’s failure to do so, any financing statement, continuation statement or other instrument required by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section.

(c) Without limiting the generality of clause (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) :

(i) The Issuing Entity will cause this Indenture, all amendments and supplements hereto and/or all financing statements and continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest to the Collateral to be promptly recorded, registered and filed, and at all times to be kept, recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the Indenture Trustee to all property comprising the Collateral. The Issuing Entity will deliver to the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing.

(ii) Within 30 days after the Issuing Entity makes any change in its name, identity or corporate structure which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with paragraph (c)(i) seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 (or any comparable provision) of the UCC, the Issuing Entity will give the Indenture Trustee notice of any such change and will file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral.

(d) The Issuing Entity will give the Indenture Trustee prompt notice of any relocation of its chief executive office, place of business or State of location, and any change in the jurisdiction of its organization, and whether, as a result of such relocation or change, the applicable provision of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and will file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to perfect or to continue the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Collateral. The Issuing Entity will at all times maintain its chief executive office within the United States.

(e) The duty of the Indenture Trustee to execute any instrument required pursuant to this Section will arise only if the Indenture Trustee has knowledge of the type described in Section 7.01(c) of any default of the Issuing Entity in complying with the provisions of this Section.

Section 13.02 Trust Indenture Act Requirements . The release of any Collateral from the lien created by this Indenture or the release of, in whole or in part, such liens, will not be deemed to impair the Security Interests in contravention of the provisions hereof if and to the extent the

 

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Collateral or liens are released pursuant to the terms hereof. The Indenture Trustee and each of the Noteholders and any applicable Enhancement Provider acknowledge that a release of Collateral or liens in accordance with the terms hereof will not be deemed for any purpose to be an impairment of the Security Interests in contravention of the terms of this Indenture. To the extent applicable, without limitation, the Issuing Entity and each other obligor on the Notes will cause Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) relating to the release of property or securities from the liens hereof to be complied with. Any certificate or opinion required by Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) may be made by an officer of the appropriate obligor, except in cases in which Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent person.

Section 13.03 Suits To Protect the Collateral . Subject to the provisions of this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will have power to institute and to maintain such suits and proceedings as it may deem expedient to prevent any impairment of the Collateral by any acts which may be unlawful or in violation of this Indenture, and such suits and proceedings as the Indenture Trustee may deem expedient to preserve or protect the interests of the Noteholders and any applicable Enhancement Provider and the interests of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes in the Collateral (including power to institute and maintain suits or proceedings to restrain the enforcement of or compliance with any legislative or other governmental enactment, rule or order that may be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid if the enforcement of, or compliance with, such enactment, rule or order would impair the Security Interests or be prejudicial to the interests of the Holders of the Notes or the Indenture Trustee). No counterparties to an Enhancement Agreement may direct the Indenture Trustee to enforce the Security Interest. Each Enhancement Provider’s rights consist solely of the right to receive collections allocated for its benefit pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement.

Section 13.04 Purchaser Protected . In no event will any purchaser in good faith of any property purported to be released hereunder be bound to ascertain the authority of the Indenture Trustee to execute the release or to inquire as to the satisfaction of any conditions required by the provisions hereof for the exercise of such authority or to see to the application of any consideration given by such purchaser or other transferee; nor will any purchaser or other transferee of any property or rights permitted by this Article to be sold be under any obligation to ascertain or inquire into the authority of the Issuing Entity or any other obligor, as applicable, to make any such sale or other transfer.

Section 13.05 Powers Exercisable by Receiver or Trustee . In case the Collateral shall be in the possession of a receiver or trustee, lawfully appointed, the powers conferred in this Article upon the Issuing Entity or any other obligor, as applicable, with respect to the release, sale or other disposition of such property may be exercised by such receiver or trustee, and an instrument signed by such receiver or trustee shall be deemed the equivalent of any similar instrument of the Issuing Entity or any other obligor, as applicable, or of any officer or officers thereof required by the provisions of this Article.

Section 13.06 Determinations Relating to Collateral . In the event (i) the Indenture Trustee shall receive any written request from the Issuing Entity or any other obligor for consent or approval with respect to any matter or thing relating to any Collateral or the Issuing Entity’s or any other obligor’s obligations with respect thereto or (ii) there shall be due to or from the

 

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Indenture Trustee under the provisions hereof any performance or the delivery of any instrument or (iii) the Indenture Trustee shall become aware of any nonperformance by the Issuing Entity or any other obligor of any covenant or any breach of any representation or warranty of the Issuing Entity or any other obligor set forth in this Indenture, then, in each such event, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to hire experts, consultants, agents and attorneys to advise the Indenture Trustee on the manner in which the Indenture Trustee should respond to such request or render any requested performance or response to such nonperformance or breach (the expenses of which will be reimbursed to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.07 ). The Indenture Trustee will be fully protected in the taking of any action recommended or approved by any such expert, consultant, agent or attorney or agreed to by the Majority Holders.

Section 13.07 Release of Collateral .

(a) Subject to the payment of its fees and expenses pursuant to Section 8.07 , the Indenture Trustee will, at the request of the Issuing Entity or when otherwise required by the provisions of this Indenture, execute instruments to release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the same, in a manner and under circumstances which 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 will be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any funds.

(b) Upon delivery of an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the Issuing Entity’s obligations under this Indenture have been satisfied and discharged by complying with the provisions of this Article, the Indenture Trustee will (i) execute and deliver such releases, termination statements and other instruments (in recordable form, where appropriate) as the Issuing Entity or any other obligor, as applicable, may reasonably request evidencing the termination of the Security Interests created by this Indenture, (ii) to the extent applicable, provide a certificate or opinion required by Trust Indenture Act Section 314(d) and (iii) not to be deemed to hold the Security Interests for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and any applicable Enhancement Provider.

(c) NFSC and the Noteholders will be entitled to receive at least ten (10) days written notice when the Indenture Trustee proposes to take any action pursuant to clause (a) , accompanied by copies of any instruments involved, and the Indenture Trustee will also be entitled to require, as a condition to such action, an Opinion of Counsel, 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 does not materially and adversely impair security for the Notes or the rights of Noteholders in contravention of the provisions of the Indenture. 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.

Section 13.08 Certain Actions by Indenture Trustee . Any action taken by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article in respect of the release of Collateral will be taken by the Indenture Trustee as its interest in such Collateral may appear, and no provision of this Article is intended to, or will, excuse compliance with any provision hereof.

 

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Section 13.09 Opinions as to Collateral .

(a) On the Closing Date and each issuance date for a new Series, the Issuing Entity will furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating 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 maintain the perfection of the Security Interest granted by this Indenture in favor of the Indenture Trustee and reciting the details of such action, or stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to make such lien and security interest perfected.

(b) On or before April 15 th in each calendar year, beginning in 2012, the Issuing Entity will furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel with respect to each Uniform Commercial Code financing statement which has been filed by the Issuing Entity either stating that, (i) 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 is necessary to maintain the first priority lien and Security Interest created by this Indenture and reciting the details of such action or (ii) in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain such lien and Security Interest. Such Opinion of Counsel will 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 15 th in the following calendar year.

Section 13.10 Delegation of Duties . The Issuing Entity may contract with or appoint other Persons (including NFSC and its Affiliates) to assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate will be deemed to be action taken by the Issuing Entity.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 14.01 No Petition . The Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, each Enhancement Provider, by designating that the obligations of the Issuing Entity pursuant to the applicable Enhancement Agreement are secured by the Collateral, and each Noteholder, by accepting a Note, agrees that it will not at any time institute against NFSC, the 1995 Master Trust or the Issuing Entity, or join in any institution against NFSC, the 1995 Master Trust or the Issuing Entity of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture or any Enhancement Agreement. The foregoing shall not limit the right of the Indenture Trustee to file in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted against NFSC, the 1995 Master Trust or the Issuing Entity by any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.

 

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Section 14.02 Trust Obligations . No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuing Entity on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuing Entity or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that the Owner Trustee has no such obligations in its individual capacity).

Section 14.03 Limitations on Liability .

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Indenture is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuing Entity is made and intended not as a personal representation, undertaking or agreement by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuing Entity, (iii) nothing herein contained will be construed as creating any liability on Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware individually or personally, to perform any covenant of the Issuing Entity either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties to this Indenture and by any Person claiming by, through or under them and (iv) under no circumstances will Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuing Entity or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuing Entity under this Indenture or any related documents.

(b) None of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, NFSC or any other beneficiary of the Issuing Entity or any of their respective officers, directors, employers or agents will have any liability with respect to this Indenture, and recourse may be had solely to the Collateral pledged to secure the Notes issued by the Issuing Entity.

Section 14.04 Tax Treatment . The Issuing Entity and the Noteholders agree that the Notes are intended to be debt for federal, state and local income, franchise and single business tax purposes and agree to treat the Notes accordingly for all such purposes, unless otherwise required by a taxing authority.

Section 14.05 Actions Taken by the Issuing Entity . Any and all actions that are to be taken by the Issuing Entity may be taken by either the Trust Beneficiary, the Administrator or the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Issuing Entity.

Section 14.06 Alternate Payment Provisions . Notwithstanding any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuing Entity, with the written consent of the Indenture Trustee, may enter into any agreement with any Holder of a Note providing for a method of payment or notice that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture for such payments or notices. The Issuing Entity will furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of each such agreement and the Indenture Trustee will cause payments or notices, as applicable, to be made in accordance with such agreements.

 

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Section 14.07 Termination of Issuing Entity . The Issuing Entity and the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation of the Indenture Trustee to make payments to Noteholders as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate, except with respect to the duties described in Section 14.08(b) , as provided in the Trust Agreement.

Section 14.08 Final Distribution .

(a) The Servicer shall give the Indenture Trustee at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of the Distribution Date on which the Noteholders of any Series or Class may surrender their Notes for payment of the final distribution on and cancellation of such Notes. Not later than the fifth day of the month or such other date specified in an Indenture Supplement in which the final distribution in respect of such Series or Class is payable to Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee shall provide notice to Noteholders of such Series or Class specifying (i) the date upon which final payment of such Series or Class will be made upon presentation and surrender of Notes of such Series or Class at the office or offices therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Note Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of such Notes at the office or offices therein specified. The Indenture Trustee shall give such notice to the Note Registrar and the Paying Agent at the time such notice is given to Noteholders.

(b) Notwithstanding a final distribution to the Noteholders of any Series or Class (or the termination of the Issuing Entity), except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, all funds then on deposit in any Account allocated to such Noteholders shall continue to be held in trust for the benefit of such Noteholders, and the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee shall pay such funds to such Noteholders upon surrender of their Notes, if certificated. In the event that all such Noteholders shall not surrender their Notes for cancellation within six (6) months after the date specified in the notice from the Indenture Trustee described in paragraph (a) , the Indenture Trustee shall give a second notice to the remaining such Noteholders to surrender their Notes for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Notes shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Indenture Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining such Noteholders concerning surrender of their Notes, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds in the Collections Account or any Supplemental Account held for the benefit of such Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuing Entity any monies held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two (2) years. After payment to the Issuing Entity, Noteholders entitled to the money must look to the Issuing Entity for payment as general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

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warranty, all of its right, title and interest in the Collateral, whether then existing or thereafter created, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto (including all moneys then held in any Account) and all proceeds thereof, except for amounts held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 14.08(b) . The Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment as shall be provided to it, in each case without recourse, as shall be reasonably requested by the Trust Beneficiary to vest in the Trust Beneficiary or any of its designees all right, title and interest which the Indenture Trustee had in the Collateral and such other property.

Section 14.10 Enhancement Provider as Third-Party Beneficiary . Each Enhancement Provider is a third-party beneficiary of this Indenture to the extent specified in the applicable Enhancement Agreement or Indenture Supplement.

Section 14.11 Limitation of Confidentiality . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Basic Documents to the contrary, each of the undersigned parties (and each affiliate and person acting on behalf of any such party) agree that each party (and each employee, representative, and other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions consummated pursuant to the Basic Documents (the “ Transactions ”) and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party or such person relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable federal or state securities laws. This authorization is not intended to permit disclosure of any other information including (without limitation) (i) any portion of any materials to the extent not related to the tax treatment or tax structure of the Transactions, (ii) the identities of participants or potential participants in the Transactions, (iii) the existence or status of any negotiations related to the Transactions, (iv) any pricing or financial information (except to the extent such pricing or financial information is related to the tax treatment or tax structure of the Transactions), or (v) any other term or detail not relevant to the tax treatment or the tax structure of the Transactions.

Section 14.12 Subordination . The Issuing Entity and each Noteholder by accepting a Note acknowledge and agree that such Note represents indebtedness of the Issuing Entity and does not represent an interest in any assets (other than the Trust Estate) of NFSC (including by virtue of any deficiency claim in respect of obligations not paid or otherwise satisfied from the Trust Estate and proceeds thereof). In furtherance of and not in derogation of the foregoing, to the extent NFSC enters into other securitization transactions, the Issuing Entity as well as each Noteholder by accepting a Note acknowledge and agree that it shall have no right, title or interest in or to any assets (or interests therein) (other than the Trust Estate) conveyed or purported to be conveyed by NFSC to another Person in connection therewith (whether by way of a sale, capital contribution or by virtue of the granting of a lien) (“Other Assets”). To the extent that, notwithstanding the agreements and provisions contained in the preceding sentences of this subsection, the Issuing Entity or any Noteholder either (i) asserts an interest or claim to, or benefit from, Other Assets, whether asserted against or through NFSC, or any other person owned thereby, or (ii) is deemed to have any such interest, claim 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 Federal Bankruptcy Code or any successor provision having similar effect under the Bankruptcy Code), and whether

 

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deemed asserted against or through NFSC, or any other Person owned thereby, then the Issuing Entity and each Noteholder by accepting a Note further acknowledges and agrees that any such interest, claim or benefit in or from Other Assets is and shall be expressly subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full of all obligations and liabilities of NFSC which under the terms of the relevant documents relating to the securitization 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 distribution or application under applicable law, including insolvency laws, and whether asserted against NFSC or any other Person owned by NFSC), including the payment of post-petition interest on such other obligations and liabilities. This subordination agreement shall be deemed a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. Each Noteholder further acknowledges and agrees that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this Section 14.12 and the terms of this Section 14.12 may be enforced by an action for specific performance.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II,
By:   DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE, as Owner Trustee and not in its individual capacity
  By:   /s/ Michele HY Voon
  Name:   Michele HY Voon
  Title:   Attorney-in-fact
  By:   /s/ Ellen Jean-Baptiste
  Name:   Ellen Jean-Baptiste
  Title:   Attorney-in-fact

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Indenture Trustee and not in its individual capacity
  By:   /s/ Michael Burack
  Name:   Michael Burack
  Title:   Senior Associate

 

Acknowledged and Accepted:
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Servicer
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER

[Date]

The Bank of New York Mellon

as Indenture Trustee,

101 Barclay Street, Floor 8W

New York, New York 10286

Attention: Corporate Trust ABS Unit

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II

c/o Navistar Financial Securities Corporation,

as Trust Beneficiary

c/o Navistar Financial Corporation, as Administrator

425 Martingale Road

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Attention: General Counsel

 

  Re: Purchase of $                      principal amount of Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series              , Class              Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our purchase of the above Notes (the “ Notes ”) we confirm that:

1. We understand that the Notes are not being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and are being sold to us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

2. Any information we desire concerning the Notes or any other matter relevant to our decision to purchase the Notes has been made available to us.

3. We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Notes, and we (and any account for which we are purchasing under paragraph (4) below) are able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Notes. We (and any account for which we are purchasing under paragraph (4) below) are an “ accredited investor ” (as such term is defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2) or (3) of Regulation D under the Securities Act).

4. We are acquiring the Notes for our own account or for accounts as to which we exercise sole investment discretion and not with a view to any distribution of the Notes, subject, nevertheless, to the understanding that the disposition of our property shall at all times be and remain within our control;


5. We agree that the Notes must be held indefinitely by us unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from any registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities law is available;

6. We agree that in the event that at some future time we wish to dispose of or exchange any of the Notes (such disposition or exchange not being currently foreseen or contemplated), we will not transfer or exchange any of the Notes unless:

(a)(i) the sale is of at least U.S. $100,000 principal amount of Notes to an Eligible Purchaser (as defined below), (ii) a letter to substantially the same effect as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of this letter is executed promptly by the purchaser and (3) all offers or solicitations in connection with the sale, whether directly or through any agent acting on our behalf, are limited only to Eligible Purchasers and are not made by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising whatsoever; or

(b) the Notes are transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act by us after we have held them for more than three years; or

(c) the Notes are sold in any other transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act and, if the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar so requests, we theretofore have furnished to such party a Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to such party, in form and substance satisfactory to such party, to such effect; or

(d) the Notes are transferred pursuant to an exception from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under Rule 144A under the Securities Act; and

7. We understand that the Notes will bear a legend to substantially the following effect:

“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY STATE BLUE SKY OR SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.”


8. We hereby represent and warrant that either (a) we are not acquiring the Notes with the assets of (i) an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of investment by an employee benefit plan or plan in such entity or (iv) 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 and holding of the Note will not give rise to a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any substantially similar applicable law.

This legend may be removed if the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Note Registrar have received an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to them, in form and substance satisfactory to them, to the effect that the legend may be removed.

Eligible Purchaser ” means either an Eligible Dealer (as defined below) or a corporation, partnership or other entity which we have reasonable grounds to believe and do believe can make representations with respect to itself to substantially the same effect as the representations set forth herein. “ Eligible Dealer ” means any corporation or other entity the principal business of which is acting as a broker and/or dealer in securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Indenture dated as of                  , 200__, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee.

Very truly yours,

 

   
(Name of Purchaser)
By    
(Authorized officer)


EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF CLEARANCE SYSTEM CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN TO THE TRUSTEE

BY EUROCLEAR OR CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG FOR DELIVERY OF

DEFINITIVE NOTES IN EXCHANGE FOR A PORTION OF A TEMPORARY

GLOBAL NOTE

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series              , Class              Notes

[Insert title or sufficient description of Notes to be delivered]

We refer to that portion of the Temporary Global Note in respect of the Series              , Class              Notes to be exchanged for Definitive Notes (the “ Submitted Portion ”) pursuant to this certificate (the “ Notes ”) as provided in the Indenture dated as of November 2, 2011, (as amended and supplemented, the “ Indenture ”) in respect of such issue. This is to certify that (i) we have received a certificate or certificates, in writing or by tested telex, with respect to each of the persons appearing in our records as being entitled to a beneficial interest in the Submitted Portion and with respect to such person’s beneficial interest either (a) from such person, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 to the Indenture, or (b) from                                   ,              , substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 to the Indenture, and (ii) the Submitted Portion includes no part of the Temporary Global Note excepted in such certificates.

We further certify that as of the date hereof we have not received any notification from any of the persons giving such certificates to the effect that the statements made by them with respect to any part of the Submitted Portion are no longer true and cannot be relied on as of the date hereof.

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities and tax laws in the United States of America. If administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in such proceedings.

 

Dated:                               ,              ,

[as operator of the Euroclear System]

[Clearstream, Luxembourg]

By    
 


EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR

CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED NOTES SOLD

TO QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series              , Class              Notes

In connection with the initial issuance and placement of the Series              , Class              Notes (the “ Notes ”), an institutional investor in the United States (an “ institutional investor ”) is purchasing [U.S.$/(pound)/(U)/SF] aggregate principal amount of the Notes hold in our account at [                                                                                   , as operator of the Euroclear System] [Clearstream, Luxembourg] on behalf of such investor. We reasonably believe that such institutional investor is an eligible institutional buyer as such term is defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

[We understand that this certificate is required in connection with United States laws. We irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered by this certificate.]

The Definitive Notes in respect of this certificate are to be issued in registered form in the minimum denomination of [U.S.$/(pound)/(U)/SF] and such Definitive Notes (and, unless the Indenture or terms document relating to the Notes otherwise provides, any Notes issued in exchange or substitution for or on registration of transfer of Notes) shall bear the following legend:

“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY PORTION HEREOF MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (EACH AS DEFINED HEREIN), EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION PROVISIONS. THE TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.”

Dated:                               ,              ,

 

[                                         ]
By    
Authorized officer


EXHIBIT B-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED TO EUROCLEAR OR

CLEARSTREAM, LUXEMBOURG BY A BENEFICIAL OWNER OF NOTES, OTHER

THAN A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, Series              , Class              Notes

This is to certify that as of the date hereof and except as provided in the third paragraph hereof, the Series              , Class              Notes held by you for our account (the “ Notes ”) (i) are owned by a person that is a United States person, or (ii) are owned by a United States person that is (A) the foreign branch of a United States financial institution (as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.165- 12(c)(1)(v) ) (a “ financial institution ”) purchasing for its own account or for resale, or (B) a United States person who acquired the Notes through the foreign branch of a financial institution and who holds the Notes through the financial institution on the date hereof (and in either case (A) or (B), the financial institution hereby agrees to comply with the requirements of Section 165(j)(3)(A), (B) or (C)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder), or (iii) are owned by a financial institution for purposes of resale during the Restricted Period (as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(7) ). In addition, financial institutions described in clause (iii)  of the preceding sentence (whether or not also described in clause (i)  or (ii) ) certify that they have not acquired the Notes for purposes of resale directly or indirectly to a United States person or to a person within the United States or its possessions.

We undertake to advise you by tested telex if the above statement as to beneficial ownership is not correct on the date of delivery of the Notes in bearer form with respect to such of the Notes as then appear in your books as being held for our account.

This certificate excepts and does not relate to [U.S.$/(pound)/(U)/SF] principal amount of Notes held by you for our account, as to which we are not yet able to certify beneficial ownership. We understand that delivery of Definitive Notes in such principal amount cannot be made until we are able to so certify.


We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities and tax laws in the United States of America. If administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in such proceedings. As used herein, “ United States ” means the United States of America, including the States and the District of Columbia, its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction; and “ United States Person ” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States Federal income taxation regardless of its source.

Dated:                               ,              ,

 

By    
Name:
As, or as agent for, the beneficial owner(s) of the interest in the Notes to which this certificate relates.

Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

as Issuing Entity

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

as Indenture Trustee

SERIES 2011-1 INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

dated as of November 2, 2011

to

INDENTURE

dated as of November 2, 2011

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

     1   

Section 1.01 Definitions

     1   

ARTICLE II The Notes

     20   

Section 2.01 Creation and Designation

     20   

Section 2.02 Form of Delivery; Depository; Denominations

     20   

Section 2.03 Delivery and Payment

     21   

Section 2.04 Reopening

     21   

ARTICLE III Allocations, Deposits and Payments

     21   

Section 3.01 Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts

     21   

Section 3.02 Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts

     25   

Section 3.03 Reductions and Reinstatements

     26   

Section 3.04 Payment on the Series 2011-1 Notes

     28   

Section 3.05 Accumulation Period Length and Accumulation Period Commencement Date

     30   

Section 3.06 Final Payment of the Series 2011-1 Notes

     30   

Section 3.07 Netting of Deposits and Payments

     30   

Section 3.08 Calculation Agent; Determination of LIBOR

     31   

Section 3.09 Computation of Interest

     31   

Section 3.10 Accounts

     31   

Section 3.11 Spread Account

     32   

Section 3.12 Negative Carry Account

     33   

Section 3.13 Principal Funding Account

     33   

Section 3.14 Reports and Statements to Series 2011-1 Noteholders

     34   

ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     34   

Section 4.01 Ratification of Indenture

     34   

Section 4.02 Counterparts

     34   

Section 4.03 Governing Law

     34   

Section 4.04 Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability

     34   

Section 4.05 No Registration of the Series 2011-1 Notes under the Securities Act

     35   

Section 4.06 Consent to Amendments

     40   

Section 4.07 Amendments

     40   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A-1    FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTE, CLASS A
EXHIBIT A-2    FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTE, CLASS B
EXHIBIT A-3    FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTE, CLASS C
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER AND SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE

 

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This SERIES 2011-1 INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT (this “ Indenture Supplement ”), by and between NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Issuing Entity ”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, as Indenture Trustee, is made and entered into as of November 2, 2011.

Pursuant to this Indenture Supplement, the Issuing Entity shall create a new Series of Notes and shall specify the principal terms thereof.

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

Section 1.01 Definitions . For all purposes of this Indenture Supplement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the defined terms used in this Indenture Supplement shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other defined terms used but not defined herein which are defined in Part I of Appendix A to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Series Supplement, or the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “ generally accepted accounting principles ” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder means such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America at the date of such computation;

(4) all references in this Indenture Supplement to designated “ Articles ,” “ Sections ” and other subdivisions are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions of this Indenture Supplement. The words “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture Supplement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(5) in the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any term or provision contained in the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Indenture Supplement shall be controlling;

(6) except as expressly provided herein, each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Series 2011-1 Notes and no other Series of Notes issued by the Issuing Entity; and

(7) “ including ” and words of similar import shall be deemed to be followed by “ without limitation .”


2004 Collateral Certificate ” means the Series 2004-1 Certificate issued pursuant to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2004 Indenture ” means the Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2004, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee.

Accumulation Period ” means the period from and including the Accumulation Period Commencement Date to but excluding the earlier of (i) the beginning of an Early Redemption Period or (ii) the Series 2011-1 Termination Date.

Accumulation Period Commencement Date ” means the date determined by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 ; provided , however , that, if on the Specified Accumulation Period Commencement Date or on any date after the Specified Accumulation Period Commencement Date any other outstanding series of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture shall have entered into an early redemption period as defined for such other series of notes and the Accumulation Period Commencement Date has not occurred, the Accumulation Period Commencement Date shall be the date that such other outstanding series of notes shall have entered into an early redemption period.

Accumulation Period Length ” means the number of Due Periods (rounded up to the nearest whole number) from the Accumulation Period Commencement Date to the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding the Expected Principal Distribution Date.

Aggregate Receivables Balance ” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes held by the Receivables Trust as of such date.

Aggregate Trust Balance ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Aggregate Receivables Balance plus the amount on deposit in the Excess Funding Account as of such date.

Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Backup Servicing Expenses ” means, with respect to any Due Period on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Backup Servicing Expenses as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, with respect to any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Backup Servicing Expenses as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Base Backup Servicing Fee ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Base Backup Servicing Fee as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Base Backup Servicing Fee as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Calculation Agent ” is defined in Section 3.08 .

 

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Cash Collateral Percentage ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction equal to (a) the sum of the amount on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and in each of the principal funding accounts with respect to each series of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture over (b) the sum of (i) the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2011-1 Notes and the outstanding principal amount of each other series of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture, (ii) the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount and the target overcollateralization amount specified for each other series of notes issued under the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture, and (iii) the Series 2011-1 Required Excess Seller’s Interest and the required excess seller’s interest or required excess seller’s invested amount, as applicable, for each other series of notes issued under the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture.

Class A Interest Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the LIBOR Determination Date with respect to such Interest Period, plus 1.15%.

Class A Monthly Interest ” is defined in Section 3.01 .

Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, at any time, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount;

 

  (ii) minus the reductions to the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iii) plus the reinstatements of the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(d) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iv) minus the amount (other than investment earnings) then on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account (after giving effect to any deposits, allocations, reallocations or withdrawals to be made on that day) up to the amount that would reduce the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount to zero;

provided , however , the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount may never be greater than the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount or less than zero.

Class A Notes ” means the $200,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1.

Class A Outstanding Principal Amount ” equals the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Class A Notes, minus any principal payments made to holders of the Class A Notes.

Class B Interest Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the LIBOR Determination Date with respect to such Interest Period, plus 1.75%.

Class B Monthly Interest ” is defined in Section 3.01 .

 

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Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, at any time, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount;

 

  (ii) minus the reductions to the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iii) plus the reinstatements of the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(d) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iv) minus the amount (other than investment earnings) then on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account (after giving effect to any deposits, allocations, reallocations or withdrawals to be made on that day) in excess of the amount allocated to the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount up to the amount that would reduce the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount to zero;

provided , however , the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount may never be greater than the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount or less than zero.

Class B Notes ” means the $12,420,000 Class B Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1.

Class B Outstanding Principal Amount ” equals the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Class B Notes, minus any principal payments made to holders of the Class B Notes.

Class C Interest Rate ” means, with respect to any Interest Period, a rate per annum equal to LIBOR, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the LIBOR Determination Date with respect to such Interest Period, plus 2.50%.

Class C Monthly Interest ” is defined in Section 3.01 .

Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, at any time, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount,

 

  (ii) minus the reductions to the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iii) plus the reinstatements of the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(d) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iv) minus the amount (other than investment earnings) then on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account (after giving effect to any deposits, allocations, reallocations or withdrawals to be made on that day) in excess of the amount allocated to the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount up to the amount that would reduce the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount to zero;

 

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provided , however , the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount may never be greater than the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount or less than zero.

Class C Notes ” means the $11,120,000 Class C Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1.

Class C Outstanding Principal Amount ” equals the aggregate initial outstanding principal amount of the Class C Notes, minus any principal payments made to holders of the Class C Notes.

Collateral Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount.

Controlling Class ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, the Series 2011-1 Controlling Class.

Dealer Note Collections ” means, for any Business Day on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Dealer Note Collections as defined in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, for any Business Day after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Dealer Note Collections as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Dealer Note Losses ” means, for any Due Period on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses as defined in the Series Supplement and, for any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Dealer Note Losses as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Distribution Date ” means the 25 th day of each calendar month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day commencing November 25, 2011.

Early Redemption Events ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, each of the following:

 

  (A) failure on the part of the Transferor (i) to make any payment, distribution or deposit required under the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within five Business Days after the date due or (ii) to observe or perform in any material respect any other material covenants or agreements of the Transferor therein, which failure has a material adverse effect on the Series 2011-1 Noteholders and which continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Depositor by the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee by any Holder of the Series 2011-1 Notes;

 

  (B)

any representation or warranty made by the Transferor pursuant to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any information contained in the schedule of Dealer Notes delivered thereunder shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or when delivered, which representation, warranty or schedule, or the circumstances or condition that caused such representation, warranty or schedule to be incorrect,

 

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  continues to be incorrect or uncured in any material respect for a period of 60 days after written notice of such incorrectness shall have been given to the Depositor by the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee by any Holder of the Series 2011-1 Notes and as a result of which the interests of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders are materially and adversely affected; provided , however , that an Early Redemption Event shall not be deemed to occur if the Transferor has repurchased the related Dealer Notes or all such Dealer Notes, if applicable, during such period in accordance with the provisions of the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

  (C) any of the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws; or the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition under any other similar applicable federal law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, answer or consent; or the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall appoint, or consent to the appointment of, a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of any substantial part of its property; or the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;

 

  (D) any order for relief against any of the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC shall have been entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws, and such order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC under any other similar applicable federal law, and such decree or order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of the Transferor, Navistar, NIC or NFC of any substantial part of their property, or for the winding up or liquidation of their affairs, shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days;

 

  (E) the Transferor shall become legally unable for any reason to transfer Dealer Notes to the Receivables Trust in accordance with the provisions of the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

  (F) on any Transfer Date, after giving effect to allocations to be made on that Transfer Date (including payments to be made on the related Distribution Date), the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount exceeds the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount; provided , however , that if such shortfall was caused by an increase in the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount as a result of the occurrence of an Excess Cash Collateral Event, there shall be a six month grace period to increase the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount to the required level;

 

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  (G) any Servicer Termination Event shall occur (i) which would have a material adverse effect on the Series 2011-1 Noteholders and (ii) for which the Servicer has received a notice of termination;

 

  (H) on any Determination Date related to a Due Period ending on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, as of the last day of the preceding Due Period, the percentage of the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes owned by the Master Trust that consists of Dealer Notes relating to used vehicles exceeds the Used Vehicle Concentration Limit;

 

  (I) the average Monthly Payment Rate for any three consecutive Due Periods is less than Monthly Payment Rate Trigger;

 

  (J) the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount is not repaid by the Expected Principal Distribution Date;

 

  (K) the Issuing Entity becomes an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is not exempt from compliance with that Act;

 

  (L) the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Indenture;

 

  (M) the delivery by the Transferor to the Receivables Trust of a notice stating that the Transferor shall no longer continue to sell Dealer Notes to the Receivables Trust pursuant to the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement commencing on the date specified in such notice;

 

  (N) at the end of any Due Period, the Seller’s Interest is reduced to an amount less than the Minimum Seller’s Interest and the Transferor has failed to assign additional Dealer Notes to the Receivables Trust or deposit cash into the Excess Funding Account, the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account or any other principal funding account with respect to any other series of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture in the amount of such deficiency within ten Business Days following the end of such Due Period; provided , however , that if such deficiency was caused by an increase in the Minimum Seller’s Interest as a result of the occurrence of an Excess Cash Collateral Event or an excess cash collateral event for any other series of notes issued under the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture, there shall be a six month grace period to increase the Seller’s Interest to the required level;

 

  (O) on any Determination Date, the quotient of (a) the sum of Dealer Note Losses for the related Due Period and the five immediately preceding Due Periods and (b) the sum of Principal Collections for the related Due Period and the five immediately preceding Due Periods, is greater than or equal to one and a half percent (1.5%);

 

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  (P) failure on the part of Navistar to make a deposit in the Interest Deposit Account required by the terms of the Interest Deposit Agreement on or before the date occurring five Business Days after the date such deposit is required by the Interest Deposit Agreement to be made; and

 

  (Q) upon an increase in the Spread Account Required Amount as a result of the average Monthly Payment Rate for any three consecutive Due Periods being less than the Monthly Payment Rate Enhancement Trigger, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account is less than the Spread Account Required Amount for five (5) consecutive Business Days.

In the case of any event described in clauses (A) , (B)  or (G)  above, an Early Redemption Event with respect to Series 2011-1 Notes shall be deemed to have occurred only if, after the applicable grace period described in those clauses, if any, either the Indenture Trustee or Series 2011-1 Noteholders holding Series 2011-1 Notes evidencing more than 50% of the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount by written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Issuing Entity and, if given by Series 2011-1 Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee, declare that an Early Redemption Event has occurred as of the date of that notice. In the case of any Early Redemption Event other than clauses (A) , (B)  or (G)  described above, an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes shall be deemed to have occurred without any notice or other action on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Series 2011-1 Noteholders immediately upon the occurrence of that event.

Early Redemption Period ” means the period from and including the date on which an Early Redemption Event occurs to but excluding the Series 2011-1 Termination Date.

Excess Available Interest Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period, either (i) the portion of Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts, if any, available after application pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(i) through (xi)  or (ii) the amounts available to the Series 2011-1 Notes from the Notes of other Series in Excess Interest Sharing Group One that the applicable Indenture Supplements specify are to be treated as “Excess Available Interest Amounts.”

Excess Available Principal Amounts ” means, with respect to any Business Day, either (i) the sum of (A) the portion of Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts, if any, available after application pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(i) through (vi) , plus (B) the amounts withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account pursuant to Section 3.13 and treated as “Excess Available Principal Amounts,” or (ii) the amounts available to the Series 2011-1 Notes from the Notes of other Series in Principal Sharing Group One that the applicable Indenture Supplements specify are to be treated as “Excess Available Principal Amounts” on the related Business Day.

Excess Cash Collateral Event ” shall be deemed to have occurred and be continuing if for any 18 consecutive Transfer Dates the Cash Collateral Percentage has exceeded the Excess Cash Collateral Trigger; provided , however , that an Excess Cash Collateral Event shall be deemed to have been cured if subsequent to the occurrence of the Excess Cash Collateral Event the Cash Collateral Percentage is less than Excess Cash Collateral Trigger for six consecutive Transfer Dates.

 

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Excess Cash Collateral Trigger ” means 50%.

Excess Funding Account ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Excess Funding Account as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Excess Funding Account as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Excess Interest Collections ” has the meaning specified in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Excess Interest Sharing Group One ” means Series 2011-1 and each other Series of Notes specified in the related Indenture Supplement as being included in Excess Interest Sharing Group One.

Expected Principal Distribution Date ” means October 25, 2013.

Finance Charge Collections ” means, for any Due Period on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Noteholder Available Interest Amounts as defined in Series Supplement and, for any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Finance Charge Collections as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest Deposit Account ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Interest Deposit Account as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Interest Deposit Account as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest Deposit Agreement ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Interest Deposit Agreement as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Interest Deposit Agreement as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the period from and including the preceding Distribution Date to but excluding that Distribution Date, or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Issuance Date to but excluding such first Distribution Date.

Investment Income ” means, with respect to any Due Period on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Investment Income allocated to the 2011 Collateral Certificate and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Investment Income as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Issuance Date ” means November 2, 2011.

Legal Final Maturity Date ” means October 25, 2016.

 

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LIBOR ” means the interest rate determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the following provisions:

 

  (1) On each LIBOR Determination Date, LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the offered rates for deposits in United States Dollars having a one month maturity, which appear on the LIBOR 01 Page as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on that LIBOR Determination Date. These posted offered rates are for value on the second Business Day after which dealings in deposits in United States Dollars are transacted in the London interbank market. If at least two of these offered rates appear on the LIBOR 01 Page, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percent) of these offered rates as determined by the Calculation Agent. If fewer than two offered rates appear, LIBOR for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be determined as if the parties had specified the rate described in (2) below.

 

  (2) On any LIBOR Determination Date on which fewer than two offered rates appear on the LIBOR 01 Page as specified in (1) above, LIBOR shall be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States Dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on that LIBOR Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank market, having a one month maturity, those deposits commencing on the second London Business Day immediately following that LIBOR Determination Date and in a principal amount of not less than U.S. $1,000,000 that is representative for a single transaction in that market at that time. The Calculation Agent shall request the principal London office of each of those Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two of those quotations are provided, LIBOR for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percent) of those quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, LIBOR for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth of a percent) of the rates quoted by three major banks in the City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on that LIBOR Determination Date for loans in United States Dollars to leading European banks, having a one month maturity, those loans commencing on the second London Business Day immediately following that LIBOR Determination Date and in a principal amount of not less than U.S. $1,000,000 that is representative for a single transaction in that market at that time, provided , however , that if the banks in the City of New York selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, LIBOR with respect to that LIBOR Determination Date shall be LIBOR in effect immediately prior to that LIBOR Determination Date.

LIBOR Determination Date ” means, for any Interest Period, the date which is two London Business Days prior to the start of that Interest Period.

 

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London Business Day ” means a day that is both a Business Day and a day on which banking institutions in the City of London, England are not required or authorized by law to be closed.

Minimum Seller’s Interest ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Minimum Master Trust Seller’s Interest as defined in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Minimum Seller’s Interest as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Mismatch Rate ” means 1.60%.

Monthly Payment Rate ” means, on any Determination Date, the quotient of (1) the sum of Dealer Note Collections for the related Due Period and (2) the daily average Aggregate Receivables Balance during the related Due Period.

Monthly Payment Rate Enhancement Trigger ” means 20%.

Monthly Payment Rate Trigger ” means 16%.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount.

Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes as of any Transfer Date, the excess of the aggregate of the reallocations and reductions made pursuant to Section 3.03 on or prior to such Transfer Date, over the aggregate amount of all reinstatements pursuant to Section 3.03 on or prior to such Transfer Date.

Overcollateralization Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes, the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount.

Overcollateralization Amount Deficit ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes as of any Transfer Date, the excess of the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount as of such Transfer Date over the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount as of such Transfer Date.

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among the Depositor, the Servicer and the Issuing Entity, as amended and supplemented from time to time.

Principal Collections ” means, for any Business Day, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Noteholder Available Principal Amounts as defined in the Series Supplement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Principal Collections as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Principal Sharing Group One ” means Series 2011-1 and each other Series specified in the related Indenture Supplement as being included in Principal Sharing Group One.

Qualified Institutional Buyer ” is defined in Section 4.06(b)(i) .

 

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Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1, the Series 2011-1 Rating Agency Condition.

Receivables Trust ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Master Trust and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Issuing Entity.

Reference Banks ” means the principal London offices of Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, and The Royal Bank of Canada.

Reinstatement Amount ” is defined in Section 3.01(a)(vii) .

Required Negative Carry Account Balance ” means (a) for any date during the Revolving Period when funds are on deposit or to be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account, the greater of (i) the product of (A) the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account (after giving effect to any deposits or withdrawals to be made on such date), (B) the Mismatch Rate, and (C) 1/12 times the number of full months until the Expected Principal Distribution Date and (ii) 0.75% of the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account (after giving effect to any deposits or withdrawals to be made on such date) and (b) at all other times, zero.

Required Seller’s Percentage ” means 0%.

Revolving Period ” means the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending when an Accumulation Period or Early Redemption Period begins.

Seller’s Interest ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Master Trust Seller’s Interest as defined in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Seller’s Interest as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Series 2011-1 ” is defined in Section 2.01 .

Series 2011-1 Accounts ” is defined in Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2011-1 Allocated Dealer Note Losses ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the related Transfer Date, the product of the Series 2011-1 Variable Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period.

Series 2011-1 Allocated Interest Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the related Transfer Date, the product of the Series 2011-1 Variable Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and Finance Charge Collections for such Due Period.

Series 2011-1 Allocated Principal Amounts ” means, with respect to any Business Day, the product of the Series 2011-1 Fixed Allocation Percentage for such Business Day and Principal Collections for such Business Day.

 

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Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the related Transfer Date, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Series 2011-1 Allocated Interest Amounts for such Due Period;

 

  (ii) plus any net investment earnings for such Due Period on funds in the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account, the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account, the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account and the Series 2011-1 Spread Account;

 

  (iii) plus the Series 2011-1 Investment Income;

 

  (iv) plus if the amount of interest at the Weighted Average Note Rate on funds in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account exceeds the sum of the net investment earnings described in clause (ii)  above and the Series 2011-1 Investment Income described in clause (iii)  above, the amount of this excess shall be withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account to the extent of funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account and applied pursuant to the terms of this Indenture Supplement;

 

  (v) plus any Excess Available Interest Amounts allocated to Series 2011-1 for such Due Period pursuant to Section 3.01(b) ;

 

  (vi) plus any Excess Interest Collections allocated to Series 2011-1 for such Due Period pursuant to Section 3.01(b) ;

 

  (vii) plus any amount treated as Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts pursuant to Sections 3.01(c)(i) and (ii) .

Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts ” means, with respect to any Business Day, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Series 2011-1 Allocated Principal Amounts for such Business Day;

 

  (ii) if such Business Day is a Transfer Date, plus any Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts used to fund the Series 2011-1 Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for the related Due Period pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(vi) ;

 

  (iii) if such Business Day is a Transfer Date, plus any Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts used to reinstate any reduction in the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount for the related Due Period pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(vii) and 3.03(c) ;

 

  (iv) plus any Excess Available Principal Amounts allocated to Series 2011-1 for such Business Day pursuant to Section 3.02(b) ;

 

  (v) plus any Shared Principal Collections allocated to Series 2011-1 for such Business Day pursuant to Section 3.02(b) ;

 

  (vi) if such Business Day is a Transfer Date, during the occurrence of an Excess Cash Collateral Event, plus any Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts which are treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(vii) and any Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections allocated to the Certificates which are treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts pursuant to Section 4.02(b) of the Collateral Supplement;

 

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  (vii) if such Business Day is a Transfer Date, plus any funds from the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account used to reinstate any reduction in the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount on that Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.12(b) ;

 

  (viii) if such Business Day is a Transfer Date and if the Series 2011-1 Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, plus any Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(xi) .

Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Expenses ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the product of (a) the Backup Servicing Expenses, multiplied by (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the daily average Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount for each day of the related Due Period and (ii) the denominator of which is the daily average Aggregate Trust Balance for each day of the related Due Period.

Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Fee ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the product of (a) 1/12 of the Base Backup Servicing Fee, multiplied by (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the daily average Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount for each day of the related Due Period and (ii) the denominator of which is the daily average Aggregate Trust Balance for each day of the related Due Period.

Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount ” equals the sum of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount; provided , that for purposes of calculating the Series Allocation Percentage and other allocation percentages related to Series 2011-1, Series 2011-1 shall be deemed to have been outstanding from September 25, 2011 to the Issuance Date, with respect to the allocation of Principal Collections and Finance Charge Collections and related concepts, with a Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount of $261,450,292.40.

Series 2011-1 Controlled Accumulation Amount ” is equal to (a) the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding the Accumulation Period Commencement Date, minus the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding the Accumulation Period Commencement Date, divided by (b) the Accumulation Period Length.

Series 2011-1 Controlled Deposit Amount ” for any Due Period occurring during the Accumulation Period means the excess, if any, of:

 

  (i) the sum of (x) product of (A) the Series 2011-1 Controlled Accumulation Amount and (B) the number of Due Periods that have occurred with respect to the Accumulation Period through and including that Due Period (but not in excess of the Accumulation Period Length) and (y) the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding the Accumulation Period Commencement Date, over

 

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  (ii) the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period;

provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositor may, in its sole discretion, increase the Series 2011-1 Controlled Deposit Amount at any time and from time to time.

Series 2011-1 Controlling Class ” means the Class A Notes or, if no Class A Notes are outstanding, the Class B Notes or, if no Class A Notes or Class B Notes are Outstanding, the Class C Notes.

Series 2011-1 Fixed Allocation Percentage ” means, (a) with respect to any Business Day on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction never greater than 100% or less than 0% equal to:

 

  (i) the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or the Issuance Date in the case of any Business Day prior to the first Transfer Date) or, if the Accumulation Period or an Early Redemption Period has commenced, as of the day prior to the commencement of the Accumulation Period or the Early Redemption Period, as applicable; and

 

  (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the Collateral Amounts for all Series of Notes as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or the Issuance Date of that Series in the case of any Business Day prior to the first Transfer Date), except that for any Series of Notes that is amortizing, repaying or accumulating principal, the Collateral Amount of that Series shall be fixed as of the day of the Due Period ending prior to the commencement of such amortization, repayment or accumulation; and

(b) with respect to any Business Day after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction never greater than 100% or less than 0% equal to:

 

  (iii) the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of such day or, if the Accumulation Period or an Early Redemption Period has commenced, as of the day prior to the commencement of the Accumulation Period or the Early Redemption Period, as applicable; and

 

  (iv) the denominator of which is the greater of (A) the sum of the Collateral Amounts for each Series of Notes used to calculate the applicable fixed allocation percentage of such Series as of such day and (B) the Aggregate Trust Balance as of last day of the preceding Due Period.

Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account ” means the account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2011-1 Investment Income ” means with respect to any Due Period and the Series 2011-1 Notes, the product of the Series 2011-1 Variable Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and Investment Income for such Due Period.

 

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Series 2011-1 Monthly Interest ” means the sum of Class A Monthly Interest, Class B Monthly Interest and Class C Monthly Interest.

Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account ” means the account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the sum of the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount, the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount, each as of such Transfer Date; provided that for purposes of calculating the Series Allocation Percentage and other allocation percentages related to Series 2011-1, Series 2011-1 shall be deemed to have been outstanding from September 25, 2011 to the Issuance Date, with respect to the allocation of Principal Collections and Finance Charge Collections and related concepts, with a Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount of $223,540,000.

Series 2011-1 Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Series 2011-1 Note is registered in the Note Register.

Series 2011-1 Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) Series 2011-1 Allocated Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period and (b) the quotient of (i) the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the preceding Transfer Date, divided by (ii) the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of the preceding Transfer Date.

Series 2011-1 Notes ” is defined in Section 2.01 .

Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount ” means, the sum of the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount, the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount and the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount.

Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount ” means as of any Transfer Date, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount as of such Transfer Date

 

  (ii) minus the reductions to the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iii) plus the reinstatements of the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(d) on or prior to such date of determination;

provided , however , the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount may never be less than zero or be greater than the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount provided that the Depositor may in its discretion at any time and from time to time increase the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount (together with any discretionary amounts added to the Spread Account) by up to 5.0% in the aggregate of the initial Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount by allocating a portion of the Seller’s Interest thereto, but only to the extent that it will not result in the Seller’s Interest being less than the Minimum Seller’s Interest; and provided ,

 

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further , that for purposes of calculating the Series Allocation Percentage and other allocation percentages related to the Series 2011-1, the Series 2011-1 shall be deemed to have been outstanding from September 25, 2011 to the Issuance Date, with respect to the allocation of Principal Collections and Finance Charge Collections and related concepts, with a Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount of $37,910,292.40; provided , further , that if the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount has increased as a result of an Excess Cash Collateral Event, the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount will be proportionately increased only to the extent that it will not result in the Seller’s Interest being less than the Minimum Seller’s Interest, and if other series of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture or the 2004 Indenture require similar increases, each such series, including Series 2011-1, shall receive only its pro rata share of any such increase available based on the aggregate amount of such series’ shortfall.

Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Factor ” means 14.50%.

Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Percentage ” means the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Factor and the denominator of which is 1.00 minus the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Factor.

Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2011-1 Rating Agencies ” means Moody’s Investors Service Inc. or its successor and DBRS Inc. or its successor.

Series 2011-1 Rating Agency Condition ” means, with respect to any action, the condition that each Series 2011-1 Rating Agency shall have been given at least 10 days (or such shorter period as is acceptable to such Series 2011-1 Rating Agency) prior notice thereof and each Series 2011-1 Rating Agency shall have notified the Servicer (and, if NFC is not the Servicer, NFC) in writing that such action shall not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any rated Class of Notes (other than a Class of the Series 2011-1 Notes held only by the Depositor and its Affiliates).

Series 2011-1 Required Excess Seller’s Interest ” equals, for the Series 2011-1 Notes, with respect to any Business Day, the Required Seller’s Percentage times the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount as of that day.

Series 2011-1 Servicing Fee ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the product of (a) the product of (i) 1/12, (ii) 1.0%, and (iii) the Aggregate Receivables Balance as of the last day of the related Due Period, multiplied by (b) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the daily average Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount for each day of the related Due Period and (ii) the denominator of which is the daily average Aggregate Trust Balance for each day of the related Due Period.

Series 2011-1 Spread Account ” means the account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

 

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Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the product of the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Percentage and the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount as of such Transfer Date; provided , however , that if an Early Redemption Period has commenced, the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount for the purpose of calculating the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount shall be the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the last day of the immediately preceding Revolving Period; provided , further , that if an Excess Cash Collateral Event occurs and is continuing, the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount for purposes of calculating the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount, the Spread Account Required Amount and the Series Required Seller’s Interest shall be the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount without subtracting the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account in respect of the Series 2011-1 Notes.

Series 2011-1 Termination Date ” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Distribution Date on which the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount is reduced to zero, (b) the Legal Final Maturity Date and (c) the date on which the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount is reduced to zero.

Series 2011-1 Unreimbursed Amount ” means, as of any Transfer Date, the sum of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit and the Overcollateralization Amount Deficit both as of such Transfer Date.

Series 2011-1 Variable Allocation Percentage ” means (a) with respect to any Due Period on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction never greater than 100% or less than 0% equal to:

 

  (i) the numerator of which is the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or the Issuance Date in the case of the first Transfer Date);

 

  (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the Collateral Amount for each Series of Notes on that same day; and

(b) with respect to any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction never greater than 100% or less than 0% to:

 

  (iii) the numerator of which is the daily average of the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount for each day during such Due Period; and

 

  (iv) the denominator of which is the greater of (A) the sum of the daily average Collateral Amounts used to calculate the applicable variable allocation percentage for each Series of Notes for such Due Period and (b) the daily average Aggregate Trust Balance during such Due Period.

Series Allocable Finance Charge Collections ” has the meaning set forth in the Series Supplement.

Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date and the Series 2011-1 Notes, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount required to be applied pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(i) through (viii)  for such Transfer Date over (b) the Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amount (excluding amounts to be treated as part of the Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amount pursuant to clauses (v) and (vi)  of the definition thereof) for such Transfer Date.

 

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Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall ” means, with respect to any Business Day and the Series 2011-1 Notes, an amount equal to, the amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of all payments and other applications of Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts (other than as Excess Available Principal Amounts) required to be made under Section 3.02 on such Business Day exceeds (ii) the related Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts (excluding amounts to be treated as part of Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts pursuant to clauses (iv) and (v)  of the definition thereof) on such Business Day.

Series Reassignment Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2011-1 Notes and a Transfer Date, the sum of (a) the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount and (b) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Series 2011-1 Notes, in each case as of that Transfer Date.

Series Required Seller’s Interest ” means, for the Series 2011-1 Notes, with respect to any Business Day, the sum of (a) the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount as of that Business Day and (b) Series 2011-1 Required Excess Seller’s Interest as of that Business Day.

Servicer ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Servicer as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Servicer as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Servicer Certificate ” is defined in Section 3.13(a) .

Servicer Termination Event ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, a Servicer Termination Event as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, a Servicer Termination Event as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Specified Accumulation Period Commencement Date ” means January 1, 2013.

Spread Account Deposit Amount ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date prior to the earlier of (a) the payment in full of the outstanding principal amount of the Series 2011-1 Notes and (b) the Legal Final Maturity Date, the amount, if any, by which the Spread Account Required Amount for that Transfer Date exceeds the amount of funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account.

Spread Account Initial Deposit ” means $3,921,754.39.

Spread Account Required Amount ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the product of the Spread Account Percentage and the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of the Closing Date.

Spread Account Percentage ” means, as of any Transfer Date, 1.50%; provided , that , if as of any Transfer Date, the average Monthly Payment Rate for the three preceding Due Periods is less than the Monthly Payment Rate Enhancement Trigger, then the Spread Account Percentage shall be 3.00%.

 

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Stated Principal Amount ” with respect to any Note, means the amount that is stated on the face of the Note to be payable to its holders.

Transferor ” means, on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Seller as defined in 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the Depositor as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Used Vehicle Concentration Limit ” means 25%.

Weighted Average Note Rate ” means, for any Transfer Date, the sum of:

 

  (i) the Class A Interest Rate, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount and the denominator of which is the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount;

 

  (ii) the Class B Interest Rate, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount and the denominator of which is the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount; and

 

  (iii) the Class C Interest Rate, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount and the denominator of which is the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount.

ARTICLE II

The Notes

Section 2.01 Creation and Designation .

(a) There is hereby created and designated a Series (“ Series 2011-1 ”) of Notes to be issued pursuant to the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement to be known as “ Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1 ” or the “ Series 2011-1 Notes .” The Series 2011-1 Notes shall be issued in three Classes, Class A, Class B and Class C, executed by the Issuing Entity and authenticated by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 , Exhibit A-2 and Exhibit A- 3, respectively.

(b) Series 2011-1 shall be in Excess Interest Sharing Group One and in Principal Sharing Group One. Series 2011-1 shall not be a Shared Enhancement Series or in an Interest Reallocation Group. Series 2011-1 shall not be subordinated to any other Series. The Class B Notes shall be subordinate to the Class A Notes to the extent provided in this Indenture Supplement, and the Class C Notes shall be subordinate to the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes to the extent provided in this Indenture Supplement.

 

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Section 2.02 Form of Delivery; Depository; Denominations .

(a) The Series 2011-1 Notes shall be delivered in the form of global Registered Notes as provided in Sections 2.02 , 2.04 and 3.01 of the Indenture.

(b) The Depository for the Series 2011-1 Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company, and the Series 2011-1 Notes shall initially be registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee.

(c) The Foreign Depositories for the Series 2011-1 Notes shall be Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as the operator of the Euroclear System.

(d) The Series 2011-1 Notes shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.

Section 2.03 Delivery and Payment . The Issuing Entity shall execute and deliver the Series 2011-1 Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Series 2011-1 Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Section 3.03 of the Indenture.

Section 2.04 Reopening . The Depositor may from time to time, upon satisfaction of the Series 2011-1 Rating Agency Condition, but without notice to or the consent from any Securityholders, create and issue additional Series 2011-1 Notes equal in rank to any Class of Series 2011-1 Notes previously offered in all respects or in all respects except there will not be any payment of interest accruing prior to the Issuance Date of such additional Series 2011-1 Notes in a Class of Series 2011-1 Notes or except for the first date of payment of interest following the Issuance Date of such additional Series 2011-1 Notes in a Class of Series 2011-1 Notes. When issued, the additional Series 2011-1 Notes of a Class shall be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement applicable to those Series 2011-1 Notes with the other Outstanding Notes of that Class without preference, priority or distinction. These additional Series 2011-1 Notes may be consolidated and form a single Class with the previously issued Series 2011-1 Notes of such Class and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the previously issued Series 2011-1 Notes.

ARTICLE III

Allocations, Deposits and Payments

Section 3.01 Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts .

(a) Allocation of Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts . On each Transfer Date, the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall apply Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts as follows:

 

  (i) first, on a pro rata basis (a) to the Servicer, the Series 2011-1 Servicing Fee due on such Transfer Date (to the extent it has not been deferred by the Servicer for such Transfer Date, and if the Servicer shall defer any Series 2011-1 Servicing Fee, the Servicer shall give notice of such deferral to each of the Series 2011-1 Rating Agencies) and (b) to the Backup Servicer, the Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Fee due on such Transfer Date;

 

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  (ii) second, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account in an amount equal to the product of (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is 360, (B) the Class A Interest Rate applicable to the related Interest Period, and (C) the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount, determined as of the Distribution Date preceding the related Distribution Date (or with respect to the first Distribution Date, as of the Issuance Date) (the “ Class A Monthly Interest ”), plus an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(ii) as of prior Interest Periods over the aggregate amount of interest paid to the Class A Noteholders pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(ii) in respect of such prior Interest Periods, together with interest at the Class A Interest Rate on such delinquent amount, to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

  (iii) third, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account in an amount equal to the product of (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is 360, (B) the Class B Interest Rate applicable to the related Interest Period, and (C) the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount, determined as of the Distribution Date preceding the related Distribution Date (or with respect to the first Distribution Date, as of the Issuance Date) (the “ Class B Monthly Interest ”), plus an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(iii) as of prior Interest Periods over the aggregate amount of interest paid to the Class B Noteholders pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(iii) in respect of such prior Interest Periods, together with interest at the Class B Interest Rate on such delinquent amount, to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

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fourth, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account in an amount equal to the product of (A) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is 360, (B) the Class C Interest Rate applicable to the related Interest Period, and (C) the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount, determined as of the Distribution Date preceding the related Distribution

 

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  Date (or with respect to the first Distribution Date, as of the Issuance Date) (the “ Class C Monthly Interest ”), plus an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the aggregate amount accrued pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(iv) as of prior Interest Periods over the aggregate amount of interest paid to the Class C Noteholders pursuant to this Section 3.01(a)(iv) in respect of such prior Interest Periods, together with interest at the Class C Interest Rate on such delinquent amount, to the extent permitted by applicable law;

 

  (v) fifth, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Spread Account to the extent of any Spread Account Deposit Amount;

 

  (vi) sixth, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts to the extent of the amount of Series 2011-1 Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for the related Due Period;

 

  (vii) seventh, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts for the reinstatement of the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount to the extent of the Series 2011-1 Unreimbursed Amount (the amount being reinstated is referred to as the “ Reinstatement Amount ”), and then, to the extent that the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount is less than the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount as a result of an Excess Cash Collateral Event, an amount up to such shortfall shall be treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts, and the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount shall be increased by the same amount;

 

  (viii) eighth, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts will be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account to the extent of the Required Negative Carry Account Balance;

 

  (ix) ninth, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be paid to the Servicer to the extent any Series 2011-1 Servicing Fee which had been previously deferred unless that amount has been deferred again;

 

  (x) tenth, to the Backup Servicer, the Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Expenses due on such Transfer Date;

 

  (xi) eleventh, if the Series 2011-1 Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts to the extent of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount (after taking into account any reductions due to Series 2011-1 Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses or otherwise or reinstatements due to recoveries) for payment to the Series 2011-1 Noteholders; and

 

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  (xii) twelfth, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Excess Available Interest Amounts and allocated pursuant to Section 5.0 2 of the Indenture.

(b) Excess Available Interest Amounts; Excess Interest Collections . On each Transfer Date, commencing with the initial Transfer Date, if Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts are insufficient to make the allocations provided in Sections 3.01(a)(i) through (viii)  above, the Servicer shall allocate Excess Available Interest Amounts, if any, allocated to Series 2011-1 pursuant to Section 5.0 2 of the Indenture to cover the Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall. If, after the application of Excess Available Interest Amounts, any Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall remains, the Indenture Trustee shall allocate Excess Interest Collections, if any, allocated to Series 2011-1 pursuant to Section 5.0 2 of the Indenture to cover such remaining Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall.

(c) Spread Account Draws .

 

  (i) At the written direction of the Servicer and to the extent that Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts (without giving effect to clause (vii)  of the definition thereof) are insufficient to pay in full the amounts set forth in Sections 3.01(a)(ii) , (iii)  and (iv) , the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Series 2011-1 Spread Account in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of such shortfall and (B) the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account (after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Series 2011-1 Spread Account on such Transfer Date other than a withdrawal pursuant to Sections 3.01(c)(i) , (ii)  and (iii)  on such date), and treat such funds as “Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts.”

 

  (ii) At the written direction of the Servicer and to the extent that Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts (without giving effect to clause (vii)  of the definition thereof) are insufficient to pay in full the amount described in Section 3.01(a)(vi) and Series 2011-1 is in the Early Redemption Period, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Series 2011-1 Spread Account in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the amount of such shortfall and (B) the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account (after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Series 2011-1 Spread Account on such Transfer Date) and treat such funds as “Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts.”

 

  (iii) In addition, after applying funds on deposit in the Spread Account pursuant to Sections 3.01(c)(i) and (ii) , on the Legal Final Maturity Date, if the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Series 2011-1 Notes remains greater than zero, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the written direction of the Servicer, apply funds from the Spread Account to repay the Outstanding Principal Amount of such Series 2011-1 Notes in full, first , to the Class A Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date), second , to the Class B Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date), and third , to the Class C Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date).

 

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Section 3.02 Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts .

(a) Allocation of Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts . On each Business Day, the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall apply Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts as follows:

 

  (i) first, if the Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts are insufficient to make the payments on the Series 2011-1 Notes pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(ii) , (iii)  and (iv) , to the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of that shortfall and (ii) the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount (after taking into account any reinstatements pursuant to Section 3.03(d) and reductions due to Section 3.03(a)(ii) ); provided , however , the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts shall not be applied to pay Class B Monthly Interest or Class C Monthly Interest if, as a result of such application, the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount would be reduced, and the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts shall not be applied to pay Class C Monthly Interest if, as a result of such application, the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount would be reduced;

 

  (ii) second, if the Series 2011-1 Notes are in an Accumulation Period, to the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account, the Series 2011-1 Controlled Deposit Amount to the extent of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed before giving effect to such deposit but after giving effect to any reinstatements pursuant to Sections 3.03(d)(i) , (ii)  and (iii)  and reductions pursuant to Sections 3.03(a)(i) and (ii) );

 

  (iii) third, if the Series 2011-1 Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, to the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts to the extent of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed before giving effect to such deposit but after giving effect to any reinstatements pursuant to Sections 3.03(d)(i) , (ii)  and (iii)  and reductions pursuant to Sections 3.03(a)(i) and (ii)  for payment to the Series 2011-1 Noteholders;

 

  (iv) fourth, if the Series 2011-1 Notes are not in an Early Redemption Period, to the extent that the Spread Account Deposit Amount is greater than zero (after giving effect to any other deposits to or withdrawals from the Series 2011-1 Spread Account on such Transfer Date, reductions to the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount in accordance with Sections 3.03(a)(i) and (ii)  and reinstatements pursuant to Sections 3.03(d)(i) , (ii) and (iii) ), to the Series 2011-1 Spread Account an amount equal to such Spread Account Deposit Amount (not taking into account any increase in the Spread Account Required Amount as described in the proviso to the definition thereof);

 

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  (v) fifth, if the Series 2011-1 Notes are in a Revolving Period, at the Servicer’s discretion and subject to the requirement that after giving effect to clause (vi)  below the balance in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account is at least equal to the Required Negative Carry Account Balance, to the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account any amounts that would be required to be on deposit in the Excess Funding Account up to the amount that would reduce the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount to zero; provided , however , the Servicer shall not be permitted to make any such deposit into the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account if, after giving effect to the deposits pursuant to this Section 3.02(a) , the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount would be less than the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount;

 

  (vi) sixth, if the Series 2011-1 Notes are not in an Accumulation Period or an Early Redemption Period, if the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account is less than the Required Negative Carry Account Balance, to the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account to the extent of the Required Negative Carry Account Balance; and

 

  (vii) seventh, any remaining Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts shall be treated as Excess Available Principal Amounts and allocated pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture.

(b) Excess Available Principal Amounts; Shared Principal Collections . On each Business Day, commencing after the Issuance Date, if Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts are insufficient to make the allocations provided in Sections 3.02(a)(i) through (vi)  above, the Indenture Trustee shall allocate Excess Available Principal Amounts, if any, allocated to Series 2011-1 pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture to cover the Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall. If, after the application of Excess Available Principal Amounts, any Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall remains, the Indenture Trustee shall allocate Shared Principal Collections, if any, allocated to Series 2011-1 pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture to cover such remaining Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall.

Section 3.03 Reductions and Reinstatements . The Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount, Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount and Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount shall be calculated on each Transfer Date and shall be reduced and reinstated as described below.

(a) Reductions . The Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount shall be reduced in the order described in Section 3.03(b) below by the following amounts allocated with respect to that Transfer Date:

 

  (i) the amount, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts used to pay interest on the Series 2011-1 Notes as described in Section 3.02(a)(i) ;

 

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  (ii) the amount of Series 2011-1 Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period to the extent that they are not covered by Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts as described in Section 3.01(a)(vi) ;

 

  (iii) the amount, if any, deposited into the Series 2011-1 Spread Account in accordance with Section 3.02(a)(iv) ; and

 

  (iv) the amount, if any, of the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amount deposited into the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(vi) .

(b) Allocation of Reductions . On each Transfer Date, the amount of any reduction in the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above shall be allocated as follows:

 

  (i) first, the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount (computed without giving effect to any reductions due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) through (iv)  on such date) shall be reduced by the amount of such reduction until the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount is reduced to zero;

 

  (ii) second, the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed without giving effect to any reductions due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) through (iv)  on such date) shall be reduced by any remaining amount until the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount is reduced to zero;

 

  (iii) third, the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed without giving effect to any reductions due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) through (iv)  on such date) shall be reduced by any remaining amount until the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount is reduced to zero; provided , however , that the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount shall not be reduced by using the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts to pay Class C Monthly Interest; and

 

  (iv) fourth, the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed without giving effect to any reductions due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) through (iv)  on such date) shall be reduced by any remaining amount until the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount is reduced to zero; provided , however , that the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount shall not be reduced by using the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts to pay Class B Monthly Interest or Class C Monthly Interest.

In addition, the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount will be reduced in the reverse order specified above by the amount of any funds (other than investment earnings) deposited into the Series 2011-1 Available Principal Funding Account since the prior date on which the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount was calculated.

 

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(c) Reinstatements . The Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount shall be reinstated on any Transfer Date by the amount of the Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts that are applied to cover the Reinstatement Amount for that Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(vii) and by the amount of funds released from the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account that are applied to cover any Series 2011-1 Unreimbursed Amount for that Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.12(b) .

(d) Allocation of Reinstatements . The Reinstatement Amount for any Transfer Date specified in Section 3.03(c) shall be applied as follows:

 

  (i) first, if the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount has been reduced as described in Section 3.03(b) above and is not fully reinstated, to the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount until the Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount equals the excess of (A) the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount, over (B) the amount on deposit (other than investment earnings) in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account on that Transfer Date allocable to the Class A Notes;

 

  (ii) second, if the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount has been reduced as described in Section 3.03(b) above and is not fully reinstated, to the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount until the Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount equals the excess of (A) the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount, over (B) the amount on deposit (other than investment earnings) in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account on that Transfer Date allocable to the Class B Notes;

 

  (iii) third, if the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount has been reduced as described in Section 3.03(b) above and is not fully reinstated, to the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount until the Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount equals the excess of (A) the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount, over (B) the amount on deposit (other than investment earnings) in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account on that Transfer Date allocable to the Class C Notes; and

 

  (iv) fourth, to the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount until the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount equals the Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount.

In addition, the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount will be increased in the reverse order in which it was reduced by deposits into the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account by the amount of funds withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account and deemed to be Excess Available Principal Amounts since the prior date in which the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount was calculated.

 

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Section 3.04 Payment on the Series 2011-1 Notes .

On each Transfer Date, the Indenture Trustee, acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer, shall transfer to the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account and Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account funds on deposit in the Deposit Account. On each Distribution Date, after all allocations and reallocations pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 , the Indenture Trustee shall make or cause to be made, without duplication, the following distributions to the extent of available funds from the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account and the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account:

(a) Interest Distributions . On each Distribution Date (including the Expected Principal Distribution Date), amounts on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account shall be distributed in the following manner, first , to the Class A Noteholders, accrued and unpaid interest on the Class A Notes for that Distribution Date, second , to the Class B Noteholders, accrued and unpaid interest on the Class B Notes for that Distribution Date, and third , to the Class C Noteholders, accrued and unpaid interest on the Class C Notes for that Distribution Date. If there is a shortfall in the amounts required to be distributed pursuant to the preceding clauses first , second or third , then the amounts actually distributed pursuant to any such clause shall be shared among the Persons entitled thereto in proportion to the amounts owing such Persons.

(b) Expected Principal Distribution Date . On the Expected Principal Distribution Date, amounts on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account shall be distributed as principal first , to the Class A Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date), second , to the Class B Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date), and third , to the Class C Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date). If there is a shortfall in the amounts required to be distributed pursuant to the preceding clauses first , second or third , then the amounts actually distributed pursuant to any such clause shall be shared among the Persons entitled thereto in proportion to the amounts owing such Persons.

(c) Early Redemption Period . On each Distribution Date during an Early Redemption Period, amounts on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account shall be distributed as principal first , to the Class A Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date), second , to the Class B Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date), and third , to the Class C Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date). If there is a shortfall in the amounts required to be distributed pursuant to the preceding clauses first , second or third , then the amounts actually distributed pursuant to any such clause shall be shared among the Persons entitled thereto in proportion to the amounts owing such Persons.

(d) Any installment of interest or principal, if any, payable on any Series 2011-1 Note which is punctually paid or duly provided for by the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee on the applicable Distribution Date shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Person in whose name such Series 2011-1 Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered on the Note Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such Person’s account as has been designated by written instructions received by the Paying Agent from such Person not later than the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the date of payment or, if no such account has been so designated, by check mailed first-class, postage

 

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prepaid to such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register on such Note Record Date, except that with respect to Notes registered on the Note Record Date in the name of the nominee of Cede & Co., payment shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee.

(e) The right of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuing Entity shall terminate on the first Business Day following the Series 2011-1 Termination Date.

Section 3.05 Accumulation Period Length and Accumulation Period Commencement Date . On or prior to the Distribution Date which is ten months prior to the Expected Principal Distribution Date and on or prior to each subsequent Distribution Date until the Accumulation Period has commenced, the Servicer shall determine in its sole discretion whether the Accumulation Period Commencement Date shall occur on the first day of the succeeding Due Period and, if the Servicer determines that the Accumulation Period Commencement Date shall be occurring on the first day of the succeeding Due Period, the Servicer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Series 2011-1 Rating Agencies in writing of such determination.

Section 3.06 Final Payment of the Series 2011-1 Notes

 

  (a) Series 2011-1 Noteholders shall be entitled to payment of principal in an amount equal to the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount. However, Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts shall be available to pay principal on the Series 2011-1 Notes only up to the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount (for the purposes of this provision, without giving effect to reductions pursuant to clause (iv) of the definitions of Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount, Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount and Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount).

 

  (b) The Series 2011-1 Notes shall be considered to be paid in full, the holders of the Series 2011-1 Notes shall have no further right or claim, and the Issuing Entity shall have no further obligation or liability for principal or interest, on the earlier to occur of:

 

  (i) the date on which the Series 2011-1 Outstanding Principal Amount is reduced to zero and all accrued interest on the Series 2011-1 Notes is paid in full; or

 

  (ii) the Legal Final Maturity Date of the Series 2011-1 Notes, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of Dealer Notes and payments to be made on that date.

 

  (c) In no event shall the Issuing Entity repay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value the Class B Notes unless and until the Class A Notes have been paid in full. In no event shall the Issuing Entity repay, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire for value the Class C Notes unless and until the Class A Notes and the Class B Notes have been paid in full.

 

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Section 3.07 Netting of Deposits and Payments . The Issuing Entity, in its sole discretion, may make all deposits to the Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account and the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account with respect to any Distribution Date net of, and after giving effect to, all reallocations to be made pursuant to Article III .

Section 3.08 Calculation Agent; Determination of LIBOR .

(a) The Issuing Entity hereby agrees that for so long as any Series 2011-1 Notes are Outstanding, there shall at all times be an agent appointed to calculate LIBOR for each Interest Period (the “ Calculation Agent ”). The Issuing Entity hereby initially appoints the Indenture Trustee as the Calculation Agent for purposes of determining LIBOR for each Interest Period. The Calculation Agent may be removed by the Issuing Entity at any time. If the Calculation Agent is unable or unwilling to act as such or is removed by the Issuing Entity, or if the Calculation Agent fails to determine LIBOR for an Interest Period, the Issuing Entity shall promptly appoint a replacement Calculation Agent that does not control or is not controlled by or under common control with the Issuing Entity or its Affiliates. The Calculation Agent may not resign its duties, and the Issuing Entity may not remove the Calculation Agent, without a successor having been duly appointed, provided that if a successor is not appointed within 30 days, the Calculation Agent may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to make such appointment.

(b) The Class A Interest Rate, Class B Interest Rate and the Class C Interest Rate, applicable to the then current and the immediately preceding Interest Periods, may be obtained by contacting the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office at https://gcinvestorreporting.bnymellon.com/Home.jsp or (212) 815-2484 or such other telephone number as shall be designated by the Indenture Trustee for such purpose by prior written notice by the Indenture Trustee to each Noteholder from time to time.

(c) On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Calculation Agent shall send to the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee (if the Indenture Trustee is not the Calculation Agent), by electronic mail or facsimile transmission, notification of LIBOR, the Class A Interest Rate and the Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Interest Rate, the Class C Interest Rate, the Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest and the Class C Monthly Interest for the following Interest Period.

Section 3.09 Computation of Interest . Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture Supplement, interest for any period shall be calculated from and including the first day of such period, to but excluding the last day of such period.

 

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Section 3.10 Accounts .

(a) Accounts; Deposits to and Distributions from Accounts . The Indenture Trustee shall cause to be established on or before the Issuance Date and maintained four Eligible Accounts denominated as follows: the “ Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account ,” the “ Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account ,” the “ Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account ” and the “ Series 2011-1 Spread Account ” (collectively, the “ Series 2011-1 Accounts ”) in the name of the Indenture Trustee, bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest to all funds on deposit from time to time in each of the Series 2011-1 Accounts and in all proceeds therefrom, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Series 2011-1 Accounts constitute Supplemental Accounts and shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders. If, at any time, the institution holding any Series 2011-1 Account ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the Issuing Entity shall within 15 Business Days (or such longer period, not to exceed 30 calendar days, as to which each Series 2011-1 Rating Agency may consent) establish a new applicable Series 2011-1 Account, that is an Eligible Account and shall transfer any cash and/or investments to such new Series 2011-1 Account. From the date such new Series 2011-1 Account is established, it shall be a Series 2011-1 Account, bearing the name of the Series 2011-1 Account it has replaced.

(b) All payments to be made from time to time by the Indenture Trustee to Series 2011-1 Noteholders out of funds in the Series 2011-1 Accounts pursuant to this Indenture Supplement shall be made by the Indenture Trustee to the Paying Agent not later than 12:00 noon on the applicable Distribution Date but only to the extent of funds in the applicable Series 2011-1 Account or as otherwise provided in Article III .

Section 3.11 Spread Account .

(a) On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit into the Series 2011-1 Spread Account an amount equal to the Spread Account Initial Deposit.

(b) Funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account overnight or for a longer period shall at all times be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Servicer or its agent, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Indenture and subject to the requirement that each such Eligible Investment shall have a stated maturity on or prior to the following Transfer Date. Net interest and earnings (less investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account, if any, shall constitute Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts.

(c) On any Transfer Date on which the amount of funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account is greater than the Spread Account Required Amount on such Transfer Date, the Servicer shall withdraw the amount of such excess from the Series 2011-1 Spread Account and allocate and pay such excess to the holders of the Certificates.

(d) Upon payment in full of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2011-1 Notes, any funds remaining on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account shall be distributed to the holders of the Certificates.

 

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(e) If the Spread Account Required Amount increases as a result of an increase in the Spread Account Percentage, to the extent that Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts are insufficient to make the deposit described in Section 3.01(a)(v) , the Depositor may, in its sole discretion, deposit the amount of such shortfall into the Spread Account. In addition, the Depositor may, in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, deposit additional amounts into the Spread Account (together with any discretionary increases in the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount) up to 5.0% of the initial Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount.

Section 3.12 Negative Carry Account .

(a) During the Revolving Period, if funds are deposited into the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account from the Excess Funding Account, then concurrent with such deposit, funds will be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account to bring the balance in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account up to the Required Negative Carry Account Balance.

(b) If on any Transfer Date, the amount on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account exceeds the Required Negative Carry Account Balance on such Transfer Date, the Servicer shall withdraw such excess from the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account and pay such excess to the holders of the Certificates; provided , however , that if funds are released from the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account and concurrently with such release funds are required to be deposited into the Series 2011-1 Spread Account to maintain the Spread Account Required Amount, such funds in an amount up to the Spread Account Deposit Amount shall be withdrawn from the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account and deposited into the Series 2011-1 Spread Account; provided , further , that in the event Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts have been used to make deposits into the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account and there remains any Series 2011-1 Unreimbursed Amount, such funds in an amount up to the amount of Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts so used and not previously reimbursed shall be treated as Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts for the reinstatement of the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount.

(c) Funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account overnight or for a longer period shall at all times be invested in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Servicer or its agent, subject to the restrictions set forth in the Indenture and subject to the requirement that each such Eligible Investment shall have a stated maturity on or prior to the following Transfer Date. Net interest and earnings (less investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account, if any, shall constitute Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts.

(d) Upon payment in full of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Series 2011-1 Notes, any funds remaining on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account shall be distributed to the holders of the Certificates.

 

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Section 3.13 Principal Funding Account . If on any day during the Revolving Period the amounts on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account exceed the amount required to maintain the Seller’s Interest at the Minimum Seller’s Interest, the Issuing Entity may withdraw such excess from the Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account and treat such amount as “Excess Available Principal Amounts;” provided , however , that such excess shall only be released if after after giving effect to such withdrawal and application and all other deposits, withdrawals and applications to be made on such date, the Seller’s Interest shall not be less than the Minimum Seller’s Interest, the funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Spread Account shall not be less than the Spread Account Required Amount, the funds on deposit in the Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account shall not be less than the Required Negative Carry Account Balance, and all other enhancement will not be less than the required amount and there is no writedown of the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount, the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount or the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Series 2011-1 Notes, in each case, after giving effect to such deposits, withdrawals and applications.

Section 3.14 Reports and Statements to Series 2011-1 Noteholders .

(a) On each Distribution Date, the Indenture Trustee shall forward to each Series 2011-1 Noteholder a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Servicer Certificate ”) prepared by the Servicer.

(b) Not later than the Transfer Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, each Series 2011-1 Rating Agency and the Indenture Trustee the Servicer Certificate.

(c) On or before January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with January 31, 2012, the Indenture Trustee shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each Person who at any time during the preceding calendar year was a Series 2011-1 Noteholder, a statement prepared by the Servicer containing the information which is required to be contained in the statement to Series 2011-1 Noteholders, as set forth in paragraph (a) above, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Series 2011-1 Noteholder, together with other information as is required to be provided by an issuer of indebtedness under the Internal Revenue Code. Such obligation of the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Servicer pursuant to any requirements of the Internal Revenue Code as from time to time in effect.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 4.01 Ratification of Indenture . As supplemented by this Indenture Supplement, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture as so supplemented by this Indenture Supplement shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

 

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Section 4.02 Counterparts . This Indenture Supplement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 4.03 Governing Law . This Indenture Supplement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflict of law provisions thereof or any other jurisdiction, other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

Section 4.04 Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Indenture Supplement has been countersigned by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee. In no event shall Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware in its individual capacity or, except as expressly provided in the Trust Agreement, as Owner Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreement or other obligations of Issuing Entity hereunder or in any certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of Issuing Entity. For all purposes of this Indenture Supplement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder or in the performance of any duties or obligations of Issuing Entity hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement.

Section 4.05 No Registration of the Series 2011-1 Notes under the Securities Act .

(a) The Series 2011-1 Notes have not been registered and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as such terms are defined under the Securities Act), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

(b) Each purchaser and any transferor, as applicable, of a Series 2011-1 Note will be deemed to represent and agree that:

(i) (x) the purchaser (i) is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act (a “ Qualified Institutional Buyer ”), (ii) is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act and if it is acquiring any such Series 2011-1 Notes or any interest or participation therein for the account of any other Qualified Institutional Buyer, that other Qualified Institutional Buyer is aware that the sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and (iii) is acquiring the Series 2011-1 Notes or any interest or participation therein for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and as to each of which the purchaser exercises sole investment discretion, and in a principal amount of not less than the minimum denomination of such Series 2011-1 Note for the purchaser and for each such account;

 

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(ii) the purchaser and any transferee understand that the Series 2011-1 Notes are being offered only in a transaction not involving any public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Series 2011-1 Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state or other applicable securities laws, and, if in the future the purchaser or any transferee decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Series 2011-1 Notes, such Series 2011-1 Notes may be offered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only in accordance with the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement and only (a) so long as such Series 2011-1 Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer acquiring the Series 2011-1 Notes for its own account or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others must also be Qualified Institutional Buyers) to whom notice is given that the resale or other transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (b) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (however, there is no undertaking to register the Series 2011-1 Notes under any United States federal or state securities laws or any securities laws of any other jurisdiction on any future date), or (c) if the Series 2011-1 Notes are not eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, and, in each case, in accordance with applicable United States federal or state securities laws or any securities laws of any other applicable jurisdiction. The purchaser and any transferee acknowledge that no representation is made by the Issuing Entity or any initial purchasers, as the case may be, as to the availability of any exemption under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws for resale of the Series 2011-1 Notes;

(iii) unless the relevant legend set out below has been removed from the relevant Series 2011-1 Notes, the purchaser shall notify each transferee of the Series 2011-1 Notes that (a) such Series 2011-1 Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, (b) the holder of such Series 2011-1 Notes is subject to the restrictions on the resale or other transfer thereof described in paragraph (ii) above, (c) such transferee shall be deemed to have represented (1) either (A) if the Series 2011-1 Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer acquiring the Series 2011-1 Notes for its own account or as a fiduciary for others (which are Qualified Institutional Buyers), or (B) if the Series 2011-1 Notes are not eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, that such transferee is acquiring such Series 2011-1 Notes in reliance on an exemption under the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, and (2) that such transferee shall notify its subsequent transferees as to the foregoing;

 

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(iv) the purchaser and any transferee understand that an investment in the Series 2011-1 Notes involves certain risks, including the risk of loss of all or a substantial part of its investment. The purchaser and any transferee have had access to such financial and other information concerning the Issuing Entity and the Series 2011-1 Notes as it deemed necessary or appropriate in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to its purchase of the Series 2011-1 Notes, including an opportunity to ask questions of and request information from the Servicer and the Issuing Entity. The purchaser and any transferee have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Series 2011-1 Notes, and the purchaser and any transferee and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of its investment for an indefinite period of time;

(v) in connection with the purchase of the Series 2011-1 Notes (a) none of the Issuing Entity, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee is acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment adviser for the purchaser or any transferee; (b) the purchaser or any transferee is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon any advice, counsel or representations (whether written or oral) of the Issuing Entity, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee other than in a current confidential offering memorandum supplement or the confidential offering memorandum for such Series 2011-1 Notes and any representations expressly set forth in a written agreement with such party; (c) none of the Issuing Entity, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee has given to the purchaser or any transferee (directly or indirectly through any other person) any assurance, guarantee, or representation whatsoever as to the expected or projected success, profitability, return, performance, result, effect, consequence, or benefit (including legal, regulatory, tax, financial, accounting, or otherwise) of its purchase or the documentation for the Series 2011-1 Notes, (d) the purchaser or any transferee has consulted with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial, and accounting advisers to the extent it has deemed necessary, and it has made its own investment decisions (including decisions regarding the suitability of any transaction pursuant to the Indenture) based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by the Issuing Entity, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee, (e) the purchaser or any transferee has determined that the rates, prices or amounts and other terms of the purchase and sale of the Series 2011-1 Notes reflect those in the relevant market for similar transactions, (f) the purchaser or any transferee

 

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is purchasing the Series 2011-1 Notes with a full understanding of all of the terms, conditions and risks thereof (economic and otherwise), and is capable of assuming and willing to assume (financially and otherwise) these risks, and (g) the purchaser or any transferee is a sophisticated investor familiar with transactions similar to its investment in the Series 2011-1 Notes;

(vi) the purchaser and each transferee acknowledge that each Series 2011-1 Note will bear a legend to the following effect unless determined otherwise by the Issuing Entity:

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”) WHO IS EITHER PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, FOR THE PURCHASER AND FOR EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, (2) IF THIS NOTE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (HOWEVER, THERE IS NO UNDERTAKING TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ON ANY FUTURE DATE), AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL

 

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APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT. ANY TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT, WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO THE TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR ANY INTERMEDIARY.

EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH THE ASSETS OF (A) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (B) A “PLAN” DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (C) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF INVESTMENT BY AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN IN SUCH ENTITY OR (D) ANY OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR (ii) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE NOTE WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR APPLICABLE LAW.

(vii) each of the purchaser and any transferee either (x) is not acquiring the notes with the assets of an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, a “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” by reason of investment by an employee benefit plan or plan in such entity or any other plan that is subject to any law that is substantially similar to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or (y) its acquisition, holding and disposition of the Series 2011-1 Note will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any substantially similar law;

 

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(viii) the purchaser and any transferee are not purchasing the Series 2011-1 Notes with a view to the resale, distribution or other disposition thereof in violation of the Securities Act;

(ix) the purchaser and any transferee will provide notice to each person to whom it proposes to transfer any interest in the Series 2011-1 Notes of the transfer restrictions and representations set forth in the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement, including the exhibits thereto;

(x) the purchaser or any transferee acknowledges that the Series 2011-1 Notes do not represent deposits with or other liabilities of the Indenture Trustee, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or any entity related to any of them. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture or this Indenture Supplement, each of the Indenture Trustee, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or any entity related to any of them shall not, in any way, be responsible for or stand behind the capital value or the performance of the Series 2011-1 Notes or the assets held by the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity; and

(xi) the purchaser acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, any initial purchasers, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements and agrees that, if any of the acknowledgments, representations or warranties deemed to have been made by it by virtue of its purchase of a Series 2011-1 Note (or a beneficial interest therein) is no longer accurate, then it shall promptly so notify NFC and the Depositor in writing.

(c) In the event that the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor holds all or a portion of the Class B Notes or the Class C Notes, it shall be entitled to amend the transfer restrictions applicable to such retained notes without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or any of the Series 2011-1 Noteholders, subject to the requirements of Section 10.01 of the Indenture.

Section 4.06 Consent to Amendments . By its purchase and acceptance of a Series 2011-1 Note, each purchaser thereof shall be deemed to have consented to the terms, provisions and limitations specified in Exhibit A to the Applicable Backup Servicing Agreement which will be applicable upon the appointment of the Backup Servicer as Successor Servicer under the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.07 Amendments . Notwithstanding anything herein or the Indenture to the contrary, the definitions of “Discount Rate,” “Excess Cash Collateral Trigger,” “Minimum Seller’s Interest,” “Mismatch Rate,” “Required Seller’s Percentage,” “Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Factor” and “Spread Account Percentage,” contained in this Indenture Supplement may be amended by the Issuing Entity upon satisfaction of the Series 2011-1 Rating Agency Condition with respect thereto, but without the consent of any other Person (including any Securityholder). Notice of any such amendment shall be delivered to the Securityholders in accordance with the Indenture.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Indenture Supplement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II
By:   DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE, as Owner Trustee and not in its individual capacity
By:   /s/ Michele HY Voon
Name:   Michele HY Voon
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
By:   /s/ Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Name:   Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Indenture Trustee and not in its individual capacity
By:   /s/ Michael Burack
Name:   Michael Burack
Title:   Senior Associate


EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTE, CLASS A

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”) WHO IS EITHER PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, FOR THE PURCHASER AND FOR EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, (2) IF THIS NOTE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (HOWEVER, THERE IS NO UNDERTAKING TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ON ANY FUTURE DATE), AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT. ANY TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT, WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO THE TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR ANY INTERMEDIARY.

 

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EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH THE ASSETS OF (A) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (B) A “PLAN” DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (C) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF INVESTMENT BY AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN IN SUCH ENTITY OR (D) ANY OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR (ii) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE NOTE WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR APPLICABLE LAW.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO THE ISSUING ENTITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO 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 HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOT AT ANY TIME INSTITUTE AGAINST THE ISSUING ENTITY, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST, OR JOIN IN ANY INSTITUTION AGAINST THE ISSUING ENTITY, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST OF, ANY BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE BANKRUPTCY OR SIMILAR LAW IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES, THE INDENTURE OR THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT.

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, BY THE ACQUISITION OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST THEREIN, AGREE TO TREAT THE NOTES AS INDEBTEDNESS FOR APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAX LAW AND FOR PURPOSES OF ANY OTHER TAX IMPOSED ON OR MEASURED BY INCOME.

 

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A-1 REGISTERED $_________    No. __ CUSIP NO. __________

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2011-1

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “ Issuing Entity ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, subject to the following provisions, a principal sum of _______________________ payable no sooner than on the October 2013 Distribution Date (the “ Expected Principal Distribution Date ”), except as otherwise provided below or in the Indenture; provided , however , that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable on the October 2016 Distribution Date (the “ Legal Final Maturity Date ”). Interest shall accrue on this Note from each Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the date of issuance of this Note) to but excluding the following Distribution Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. 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 of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuing Entity 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.

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 whose name 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 for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuing Entity has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II, as Issuing Entity
By:   DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date:   [_________, 20__]

INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date:   [_________, 20__]

 

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[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Series 2011-1 Note, Class A is one of the Notes of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuing Entity, designated as its Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1 Class A (herein called the “ Notes ”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of November 2, 2011 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “ Indenture ”), as supplemented by an Indenture Supplement dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “ Indenture Supplement ”), between the Issuing Entity and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and Indenture Supplement reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement, each as supplemented or amended, shall have the meanings assigned to them in or pursuant to the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement, as so supplemented or amended.

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 Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Master Trust Trustee, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, or (iv) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Master Trust Trustee, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed 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.

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 by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that such Noteholder shall not at any time institute against Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity, or join in any institution against Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

No reference herein to the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuing Entity, 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

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTE, CLASS B

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”) WHO IS EITHER PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, FOR THE PURCHASER AND FOR EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, (2) IF THIS NOTE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (HOWEVER, THERE IS NO UNDERTAKING TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ON ANY FUTURE DATE), AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT. ANY TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT, WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO THE TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR ANY INTERMEDIARY.

 

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EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH THE ASSETS OF (A) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (B) A “PLAN” DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (C) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF INVESTMENT BY AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN IN SUCH ENTITY OR (D) ANY OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR (ii) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE NOTE WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR APPLICABLE LAW.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO THE ISSUING ENTITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO 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 HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOT AT ANY TIME INSTITUTE AGAINST THE ISSUING ENTITY, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST, OR JOIN IN ANY INSTITUTION AGAINST THE ISSUING ENTITY, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST OF, ANY BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE BANKRUPTCY OR SIMILAR LAW IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES, THE INDENTURE OR THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT.

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, BY THE ACQUISITION OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST THEREIN, AGREE TO TREAT THE NOTES AS INDEBTEDNESS FOR APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAX LAW AND FOR PURPOSES OF ANY OTHER TAX IMPOSED ON OR MEASURED BY INCOME.

 

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B-1 REGISTERED $_________    No. __ CUSIP NO. __________

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2011-1

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “ Issuing Entity ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, subject to the following provisions, a principal sum of _______________________ payable no sooner than on the October 2013 Distribution Date (the “ Expected Principal Distribution Date ”), except as otherwise provided below or in the Indenture; provided , however , that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable on the October 2016 Distribution Date (the “ Legal Final Maturity Date ”). Interest shall accrue on this Note from each Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the date of issuance of this Note) to but excluding the following Distribution Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. 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 of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuing Entity 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.

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 whose name 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 for any purpose.

This Series 2011-1 Note, Class B is subordinate in the right to payment to the Series 2011-1 Notes, Class A in the manner provided in the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuing Entity has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II, as Issuing Entity
By:   DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date:   [_________, 20__]

INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date:   [_________, 20__]

 

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[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Series 2011-1 Note, Class B is one of the Notes of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuing Entity, designated as its Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1 Class B (herein called the “ Notes ”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of November 2, 2011 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “ Indenture ”), as supplemented by an Indenture Supplement dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “ Indenture Supplement ”), between the Issuing Entity and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and Indenture Supplement reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement, each as supplemented or amended, shall have the meanings assigned to them in or pursuant to the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement, as so supplemented or amended.

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 Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Master Trust Trustee, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, or (iv) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Master Trust Trustee, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed 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.

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 by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that such Noteholder shall not at any time institute against Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity, or join in any institution against Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

No reference herein to the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuing Entity, 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

 

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EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF SERIES 2011-1 NOTE, CLASS C

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT (A) (1) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”) WHO IS EITHER PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, FOR THE PURCHASER AND FOR EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A SO LONG AS THIS NOTE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, (2) IF THIS NOTE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A, PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 AND IN INTEGRAL MULTIPLES OF $1,000 IN EXCESS THEREOF, SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT, OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (HOWEVER, THERE IS NO UNDERTAKING TO REGISTER THE NOTES UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION ON ANY FUTURE DATE), AND (B) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. EACH PURCHASER AND TRANSFEREE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE AND THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT. ANY TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF THE FOREGOING WILL BE OF NO FORCE AND EFFECT, WILL BE VOID AB INITIO, AND WILL NOT OPERATE TO TRANSFER ANY RIGHTS TO THE TRANSFEREE, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CONTRARY TO THE ISSUING ENTITY, THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR ANY INTERMEDIARY.

 

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EACH HOLDER OF A NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT ACQUIRING THE NOTE WITH THE ASSETS OF (A) AN “EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN” AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA, (B) A “PLAN” DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (C) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” BY REASON OF INVESTMENT BY AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN IN SUCH ENTITY OR (D) ANY OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY LAW THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR (ii) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THE NOTE WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A VIOLATION OF ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR APPLICABLE LAW.

UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO THE ISSUING ENTITY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR TO 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 HOLDER OF THIS NOTE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF COVENANTS AND AGREES THAT IT SHALL NOT AT ANY TIME INSTITUTE AGAINST THE ISSUING ENTITY, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST, OR JOIN IN ANY INSTITUTION AGAINST THE ISSUING ENTITY, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, OR THE NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER TRUST OF, ANY BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS UNDER ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE BANKRUPTCY OR SIMILAR LAW IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES, THE INDENTURE OR THE INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT.

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOTE, AND EACH HOLDER OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS NOTE, BY THE ACQUISITION OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST THEREIN, AGREE TO TREAT THE NOTES AS INDEBTEDNESS FOR APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME AND FRANCHISE TAX LAW AND FOR PURPOSES OF ANY OTHER TAX IMPOSED ON OR MEASURED BY INCOME.

 

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C-1 REGISTERED $_________    No. __ CUSIP NO. __________

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2011-1

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a statutory trust created under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “ Issuing Entity ”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, subject to the following provisions, a principal sum of _______________________ payable no sooner than on the October 2013 Distribution Date (the “ Expected Principal Distribution Date ”), except as otherwise provided below or in the Indenture; provided , however , that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due and payable on the October 2016 Distribution Date (the “ Legal Final Maturity Date ”). Interest shall accrue on this Note from each Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, from the date of issuance of this Note) to but excluding the following Distribution Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. 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 of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuing Entity 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.

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 whose name 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 for any purpose.

This Series 2011-1 Note, Class C is subordinate in the right to payment to the Series 2011-1 Notes, Class A and the Series 2011-1 Notes, Class B in the manner provided in the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuing Entity has caused this instrument to be signed, manually or in facsimile.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II, as Issuing Entity
By:   DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY DELAWARE, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date:   [_________, 20__]

INDENTURE TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Date:   [_________, 20__]

 

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[ REVERSE OF NOTE ]

This Series 2011-1 Note, Class C is one of the Notes of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuing Entity, designated as its Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes, Series 2011-1 Class C (herein called the “ Notes ”), all issued under an Indenture dated as of November 2, 2011 (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the “ Indenture ”), as supplemented by an Indenture Supplement dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “ Indenture Supplement ”), between the Issuing Entity and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”, which term includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and Indenture Supplement reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement. All terms used in this Note that are defined in the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement, each as supplemented or amended, shall have the meanings assigned to them in or pursuant to the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement, as so supplemented or amended.

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 Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith, against (i) the Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Master Trust Trustee, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Master Trust, the Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, or (iv) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Master Trust Trustee, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed 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.

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 by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that such Noteholder shall not at any time institute against Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity, or join in any institution against Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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THIS NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

No reference herein to the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuing Entity, 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

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER AND SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATE

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

SERIES 2011-1 NOTES

Under the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “ Indenture Supplement ”) by and among the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II (the “ Issuing Entity ”) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “ Indenture Trustee ”), the information which is required to be prepared with respect to the Distribution Date of ___________ ___, ___, the Transfer Date of ___________ ___, ____ and with respect to the performance of the Issuing Entity during the Due Period ended on ___________ ___, ___ and the Distribution Period ended on ___________ ___, ____ is set forth below. Certain of the information is presented on the basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Note. Certain other information is presented based on the aggregate amounts for the Issuing Entity as a whole. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture Supplement.

 

5    Series 2011-1 Notes Information   
5.1    Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Distribution Date).      0.00   
   Cumulative Reductions (Net of Reinstatements) of the Series 2011-1 Nominal Liquidation Amount, if any, as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
5.2    Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Distribution Date).      0.00   
5.3    Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2011-1 Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Distribution Date).      0.00   
   Series 2011-1 Target Overcollateralization Amount, if any, as of the Transfer Date      0.00   

 

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   Cumulative Reductions (Net of Reinstatements) of the Series 2011-1 Overcollateralization Amount Deficiency, if any, as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
5.4    Series 2011-1 Allocated Dealer Note Losses / (Recoveries) for the Due Period      0.00   
5.5    Series 2011-1 Allocated Interest Amounts for the Due Period      0.00   
5.6    Series 2011-1 Allocated Principal Amounts for the Due Period      0.00   
5.7    Series 2011-1 Noteholders Allocated Dealer Note Losses / (Recoveries) for the Due Period      0.00   
5.8    Series 2011-1 Available Interest Amounts with respect to the Due Period      0.00   
5.9    Series 2011-1 Available Principal Amounts with respect to the Due Period      0.00   
5.10    Shortfall in Series Available Principal Amounts, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.11    Series Required Seller’s Interest for the Series 2011-1 Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.12    Shortfall in Series Available Interest Amounts, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.13    Unreimbursed reductions to the Series 2011-1 Collateral Amount, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   

 

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5.14    Nominal Liquidation Amount plus Accrued and Unpaid Interest as of the Transfer Date      0.00   
5.15    Series 2011-1 Required Seller’s Interest as of the Distribution Date      0.00   
5.16    Series 2011-1 Controlled Accumulation Amount, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.17    Series 2011-1 Controlled Deposit Amount, if any, for the Due Period      0.00   
5.18    Series Variable Allocation Percentage for the Due Period      0.00   
5.19    Series Fixed Allocation Percentage for the Due Period      0.00   
5.20    Total amount to be distributed on the Series 2011-1 Notes on the Distribution Date      0.00   
5.21    Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Series 2011-1 Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to the Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
5.22    Total amount to be distributed on the Series 2011-1 Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to interest on the Series 2011-1 Notes      0.00   
5.23.1    Series 2011-1 Servicing Fee to be paid on the Distribution Date      0.00   
5.23.2    Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Expenses to be paid on the Distribution Date      0.00   
5.23.3    Series 2011-1 Backup Servicing Fee to be paid on the Distribution Date      0.00   
5.24.1    Series 2011-1 Investment Income      0.00   

 

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5.24.2    Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account investment income      0.00   
5.24.3    Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account investment income      0.00   
5.24.4    Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account investment income      0.00   
5.24.5    Series 2011-1 Spread Account investment income      0.00   
5.25    Series Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period      0.00   
5.26    Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period allocated to other Series of Notes      0.00   
5.27    Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period allocated to Series of Investor Certificates      0.00   
5.28    Excess Available Principal Collections allocated from other Series of Notes to Series 2011-1 for the Due Period      0.00   
5.29    Amount of Shared Principal Collections allocated to Series 2011-1 Collateral Certificate for the Due Period      0.00   
5.30    Amount of Excess Available Principal Collections allocated to other Series of Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.31    Cash Collateral Percentage as of the Transfer Date      0.00
5.32    Mismatch Amount for the Series 2011-1 Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.33    Reimbursement Amount for the Series 2011-1 Notes for the Due Period      0.00   
5.34    Certain amounts and calculations referenced in the definition of Early Redemption Event      See Exhibit “A”   

 

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6    Account Information   
6.1    Series 2011-1 Spread Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
   Series 2011-1 Spread Account Required Amount, if any, as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
6.2    Series 2011-1 Principal Funding Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
6.3    Series 2011-1 Negative Carry Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
   Series 2011-1 Required Negative Carry Account Balance, if any, as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
6.4    Series 2011-1 Interest Funding Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
7    Class A Notes Information   
7.1    Class A Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
7.2    Class A Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
7.3    Total amount to be distributed on the Class A Notes on the Distribution Date      0.00   

 

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7.4    Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Class A Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to the Class A Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
7.5    Total amount to be distributed on the Class A Notes on the Distribution Date allocable interest on the Class A Notes      0.00   
7.6    Class A Monthly Interest for the Interest Period      0.00   
8    Class B Notes Information   
8.1    Class B Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
8.2    Class B Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
8.3    Total amount to be distributed on the Class B Notes on the Distribution Date      0.00   
8.4    Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Class B Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to the Class B Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
8.5    Total amount to be distributed on the Class B Notes on the Distribution Date allocable interest on the Class B Notes      0.00   
8.6    Class B Monthly Interest for the Interest Period      0.00   
9    Class C Notes Information   
9.1    Class C Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date      0.00   

 

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9.2    Class C Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date      0.00   
9.3    Total amount to be distributed on the Class C Notes on the Distribution Date      0.00   
9.4    Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Class C Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to the Class C Outstanding Principal Amount      0.00   
9.5    Total amount to be distributed on the Class C Notes on the Distribution Date allocable interest on the Class C Notes      0.00   
9.6    Class C Monthly Interest for the Interest Period      0.00   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this certificate this ____ day of ____________, _____.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Servicer
 
By:  
Its:  

 

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Exhibit 10.5

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

OMNIBUS TRANSFER AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 2, 2011

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     3   

Section 1.01

   Defined Terms      3   

Section 1.02

   1995 Trust Termination Date      3   

Section 1.03

   Concurrent Transactions      4   

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF DEALER NOTES AND OTHER ASSETS

     4   

Section 2.01

   Conveyance of Dealer Notes      4   

Section 2.02

   Intention of Parties      5   

ARTICLE III ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

     5   

Section 3.01

   Deposits Into Trust Accounts      5   

Section 3.02

   Servicer Report      5   

Section 3.03

   Protection of Right, Title and Interest      5   

Section 3.04

   Enforcement of Surviving Repurchase and Indemnity Provisions of 1995 Trust Documents      6   

ARTICLE IV TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS

     6   

Section 4.01

   Termination of Collateral Certificates      6   

Section 4.02

   Termination of 1995 Intercompany Note      7   

Section 4.03

   Termination of 1995 Interest Deposit Agreement      7   

Section 4.04

   Termination of 2009 Backup Servicing Agreement      7   

ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     7   

Section 5.01

   Amendment      7   

Section 5.02

   Severability of Provisions      7   

Section 5.03

   Counterparts      8   

Section 5.04

   Merger and Integration      8   

Section 5.05

   Notices      8   

Section 5.06

   Headings and Cross-references      8   

Section 5.07

   Governing Law      8   

Section 5.08

   Further Assurances      8   

Section 5.09

   Waivers; Authorizations      8   

Section 5.10

   Limitation of Liability of 2011 Owner Trustee      9   

Section 5.11

   Limitation of Liability of the 1995 Trust Trustee and 2011 Indenture Trustee      9   


OMNIBUS TRANSFER AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT

This OMNIBUS TRANSFER AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of this 2nd day of November, 2011, by and among Navistar Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (“ NFC ”), Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ NFSC ”), Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Navistar ”), The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York, “ BNYM ”), in its capacity as 1995 Trust Trustee and 2011 Indenture Trustee (each as defined below), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“ Wells Fargo ”), in its capacity as 2009 Backup Servicer (as defined below), and Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ Issuing Entity ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, NFC and NFSC are parties to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 1995 Purchase Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, NFC, NFSC, as Seller, and BNYM, as trustee (the “ 1995 Trust Trustee ”) are parties to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, NFC, NFSC and the 1995 Trust Trustee are parties to that certain Series 2004-1 Supplement to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2004-1 PSA Supplement ”), pursuant to which an Investor Certificate (the “ 2004 Collateral Certificate ”) was issued to the 2004 Trust (as defined below);

WHEREAS, NFC, NFSC and the 1995 Trust Trustee are parties to that certain Series 2011-1 Supplement to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011-1 PSA Supplement ”), pursuant to which an Investor Certificate (the “ 2011 Collateral Certificate ”) was issued to the Issuing Entity;

WHEREAS , NFC, NFSC, the 1995 Trust Trustee and Wells Fargo, as backup servicer (the “ 2009 Backup Servicer ”), are parties to that certain Backup Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2009 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2009 Backup Servicing Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, NFC and NFSC are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Master Revolving Credit Agreement and the related Amended and Restated Master Revolving Note, each dated as of June 8, 1995 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 1995 Intercompany Note ”);

WHEREAS, NFC, Navistar and the 1995 Trust Trustee are parties to that certain Interest Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 1995 Interest Deposit Agreement ” and, together with the 1995 Purchase Agreement, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the 2004-1 PSA Supplement, the 2011-1 PSA Supplement, the 2009 Backup Servicing Agreement, and the 1995 Intercompany Note, the “ 1995 Trust Documents ”);

 

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WHEREAS, the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “ 2004 Trust ”), and BNYM, as indenture trustee (the “ 2004 Indenture Trustee ”), are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2004 Indenture ”), pursuant to which the 2004 Trust has issued notes (the “ 2004 Notes ”), certain of which remain outstanding;

WHEREAS, NFSC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as owner trustee (the “ 2004 Owner Trustee ”), are parties to that certain Master Owner Trust Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2004 Trust Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the 2004 Trust, NFC and the 2004 Indenture Trustee are parties to that certain Administration Agreement, dated as of June 10, 2004 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2004 Administration Agreement ” and, together with the 2004 Indenture and the 2004 Trust Agreement, the “ 2004 Trust Documents ”);

WHEREAS, NFC and NFSC are parties to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Purchase Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, NFC, NFSC and the Issuing Entity are parties to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, Issuing Entity and BNYM, as indenture trustee (the “ 2011 Indenture Trustee ”), are parties to that certain Indenture, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Indenture ”), pursuant to which the Issuing Entity has and will issue certain notes;

WHEREAS, NFSC and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as owner trustee (the “ 2011 Owner Trustee ”), are parties to that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Trust Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Issuing Entity, NFC and the 2011 Indenture Trustee are parties to that certain Administration Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Administration Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, NFC, Navistar and the 2011 Indenture Trustee are parties to that certain Interest Deposit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Interest Deposit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, NFC and NFSC are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Master Revolving Credit Agreement and the related Amended and Restated Master Revolving Note, each dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Intercompany Note ”);

 

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WHEREAS, NFC, NFSC, the Issuing Entity and Wells Fargo, as backup servicer (the “ 2011 Backup Servicer ”), are parties to that certain Backup Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ 2011 Backup Servicing Agreement ” and, together with the 2011 Purchase Agreement, the 2011 Pooling Agreement, the 2011 Indenture, the 2011 Trust Agreement, the 2011 Administration Agreement, the 2011 Interest Deposit Agreement, and the 2011 Intercompany Note, the “ 2011 Trust Documents ” and, together with the 1995 Trust Documents and the 2004 Trust Documents, the “ Transaction Documents ”);

WHEREAS , subject to the terms hereof and the Transaction Documents, upon payment in full of all outstanding 2004 Notes, the parties desire to terminate the 2004-1 PSA Supplement and the 2004 Collateral Certificate and the 2011-1 PSA Supplement and the 2011 Collateral Certificate and transfer all of the Dealer Notes and certain other assets held by the 1995 Trust to the 2011 Trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, other good and valuable consideration and the mutual terms and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned them in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or, if not defined therein, in Part I of Appendix A to the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All references herein to “the Agreement” or “this Agreement” are to this Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, and all references herein to Articles, Sections and subsections are to Articles, Sections or subsections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

Section 1.02 1995 Trust Termination Date . The 1995 Trust Termination Date shall mean the close of business on the last day of the Monthly Period in which each of the following conditions has been satisfied:

(a) All outstanding 2004 Notes shall have been paid in full and the 2004 Indenture and the other 2004 Trust Documents shall have been terminated;

(b) NFC shall have delivered to each of the parties to this Agreement not less than 10 days’ prior written notice of the date on which the 1995 Trust Termination Date is to occur;

(c) NFC shall have filed the financing statements required under Section 3.03;

 

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(d) NFC shall have delivered an Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency with respect to the perfection of the conveyance hereunder of the Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity; and

(e) Each of NFC and NFSC shall have delivered to each of the other parties to this Agreement an officer’s certificate certifying that each of the foregoing conditions has been satisfied.

Section 1.03 Concurrent Transactions . Each of the transactions specified in Section 2.01 and Article IV shall be deemed to have occurred concurrently as of the 1995 Trust Termination Date.

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF DEALER NOTES AND OTHER ASSETS

Section 2.01 Conveyance of Dealer Notes .

(a) On the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the 1995 Trust Trustee, on behalf of the 1995 Trust, does hereby transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Issuing Entity, without recourse, all right, title and interest of the 1995 Trust Trustee and the 1995 Trust in and to:

(i) all Dealer Notes held by the 1995 Trust Trustee on behalf of the 1995 Trust as of such date, all monies due (including accrued finance charges) or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) of such Dealer Notes;

(ii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles related to such Dealer Notes granted by the related Dealers to secure their respective obligations under such Dealer Notes and any accessions to such security interests;

(iii) any Insurance Proceeds related to such Dealer Notes;

(iv) all funds on deposit, including any investments, in the Collections Account, the Excess Funding Account, the Servicer Transition Fee Account, and the Interest Deposit Account, each as defined in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “ 1995 Trust Accounts ”);

(v) the surviving provisions of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the right of the 1995 Trust Trustee to cause the Seller to repurchase Dealer Notes under certain circumstances pursuant to Sections 2.06 and 2.07 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the surviving provisions of the 1995 Purchase Agreement, including the right of the Seller to cause NFC to repurchase Dealer Notes under certain circumstances pursuant to Section 4.06 of the 1995 Purchase Agreement; and

(vi) all proceeds (including “proceeds,” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) of any or all of the foregoing (together, the “ Transferred Property ”).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 12.04 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Section 7.01 of the 2004-1 PSA Supplement, Section 7.01 of the 2011-1 PSA Supplement, or any other provision of the 1995 Trust Documents or the 2004 Trust Documents, NFC and NFSC hereby direct the 1995 Trust Trustee to effect the conveyances to the Issuing Entity described above.

Section 2.02 Intention of Parties . It is the intention of the parties that the transfers and assignments contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute absolute transfers of the property described in Section 2.01 and that no right, title and interest to such property shall be part of the transferring party’s estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the transferring party under any bankruptcy law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a court, agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises, or a conservator or receiver of a transferring party, of competent jurisdiction determines that such transfers and assignments did not constitute absolute transfers or that any right, title or interest in such property is a part of the transferring party’s estate, then the transferring party shall be deemed to have granted to the Issuing Entity a first priority perfected security interest in all of the transferring party’s right, title and interest in, to and under such property, and the transferring party hereby grants such security interest.

ARTICLE III

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 3.01 Deposits Into Trust Accounts . Notwithstanding Section 12.03(b) of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the 1995 Trust Documents or 2004 Trust Documents, contemporaneous with the transfer of the Transferred Property, the 1995 Trust Trustee shall transfer all funds on deposit (including all investments) in the 1995 Accounts to the 2011 Indenture Trustee who shall deposit such funds (or investments) into the corresponding account created pursuant to the Indenture and the 2011 Interest Deposit Agreement.

Section 3.02 Servicer Report . NFC shall at its own expense, on the 1995 Trust Termination Date, indicate in its computer files those Dealer Notes that are to be conveyed to the Issuing Entity pursuant to this Agreement on the 1995 Trust Termination Date. Promptly after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, NFC shall prepare and deliver to NFSC, the Issuing Entity and the 2011 Indenture Trustee a computer file or hard copy list (a) containing a true and complete list of all the Dealer Notes transferred by the 1995 Trust to the Issuing Entity, identified by Dealer Note number, and the outstanding amount of each such Dealer Note and (ii) the amount of funds (including investments) being transferred from each of the 1995 Accounts to the 2011 Indenture Trustee.

Section 3.03 Protection of Right, Title and Interest . NFC shall cause all financing statements and continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering Issuing Entity’s right, title to and interest in the Dealer Notes transferred pursuant to this Agreement, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds thereof, the security interests in the related Financed Vehicles and the Insurance Proceeds, to be promptly filed, and at all times to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the

 

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Issuing Entity hereunder to all property sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise conveyed hereunder. NFC shall deliver to the Issuing Entity file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document available following such recording, registration or filing. The 1995 Trust Trustee shall cooperate fully with NFC in connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this Section 3.03 . The parties hereto authorize NFC to file such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents.

Section 3.04 Enforcement of Surviving Repurchase and Indemnity Provisions of 1995 Trust Documents . It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Issuing Entity shall have the right to enforce the provisions of Section 4.06 of the 1995 Purchase Agreement and Sections 2.06 , 2.07 , 7.04 and 8.04 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement after the 1995 Trust Termination Date. For the avoidance of doubt, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date:

(a) references in Section 4.06 of the 1995 Purchase Agreement and Sections 2.06 , 2.07 , 7.04 and 8.04 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the Master Trust shall be deemed to be references to the Issuing Entity;

(b) the Indenture Trustee shall have the right to give any notice permitted to be given by the Master Trust Trustee under Sections 2.06 , 2.07 , 7.04 and 8.04 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(c) deposits in respect of any required payment pursuant to Section 2.06 or 2.07 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be made to the Collection Account (as defined in the 2011 Indenture) and shall be applied as specified in Section 2.05 or Section 2.06 of the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, respectively, as if such payments were made in respect of Ineligible Dealer Notes or the Noteholders’ Interest, as applicable, under the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

(d) with respect to any required purchase under Section 4.06 of the 1995 Purchase Agreement or Section 2.07 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, references to the Certificateholders’ Interest and Investor Certificateholders shall be deemed to be references to the Noteholders’ Interest and the Noteholders, respectively, and the purchase price for any repurchase pursuant thereto shall be the sum of the amounts specified for any purchase of the Noteholders’ Interest pursuant to Section 2.07 of the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS

Section 4.01 Termination of Collateral Certificates . Each of the parties agrees that effective as of the 1995 Trust Termination Date, (a) the 2004-1 PSA Supplement, the 2004 Collateral Certificate, the 2011-1 PSA Supplement and the 2011 Collateral Certificate shall be terminated, (b) the 2004 Indenture Trustee, the 2011 Indenture Trustee and NFSC shall deliver the 2004 Collateral Certificate, the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the NFSC Certificate with respect to the 1995 Trust, respectively, to the 1995 Trust Trustee for cancellation, (c) the 1995 Purchase Agreement and the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be terminated, except

 

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for Sections 3.01 , 4.02 and 4.06 of the 1995 Purchase Agreement and Sections 2.04 , 2.05 , 2.06 , 2.07 , 2.08(a) , and 13.02 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which shall survive until the last Dealer Note transferred to the Issuing Entity hereunder has been paid or written off as uncollectable, and except for Sections 7.04 and 8.04 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which shall survive indefinitely. Upon cancellation of the 2004 Collateral Certificate, the 2011 Collateral Certificate and the NFSC Certificate, the 1995 Trust Trustee shall no further rights or obligations under the 1995 Trust Documents; provided , however , the right of the 1995 Trust Trustee to receive any amounts owed to it thereunder and to receive any indemnification provided to it in connection therewith shall survive.

Section 4.02 Termination of 1995 Intercompany Note . Effective as of 1995 Trust Termination Date, the 1995 Intercompany Note is hereby terminated, and any amounts then outstanding under the 1995 Intercompany Note shall be deemed to be outstanding under the 2011 Intercompany Note.

Section 4.03 Termination of 1995 Interest Deposit Agreement . Effective as of the 1995 Trust Termination Date, after the transfer of the amounts on deposit (including investments) in the Interest Deposit Account related to the 1995 Interest Deposit Agreement into the 2011 Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.01 , the 1995 Interest Deposit Agreement is hereby terminated.

Section 4.04 Termination of 2009 Backup Servicing Agreement . Effective as of the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the 2009 Backup Servicing Agreement is hereby terminated; provided , however , the right of the 2009 Backup Servicer to receive any amounts owed to it thereunder and to receive any indemnification provided to it in connection therewith shall survive.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 5.01 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended from time to time with prior written notice to the Rating Agencies by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto; provided, however , that the consent of Noteholders or Certificateholders or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any outstanding Series of Notes (each as defined in the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) will be required if and to the extent such consent or satisfaction would be required pursuant to the terms of Section 11.01 of the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement if Section 11.01 of the 2011 Pooling and Servicing Agreement were contained in this Agreement.

Section 5.02 Severability of Provisions . If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed enforceable to the fullest extent permitted, and if not so permitted, 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 5.03 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 5.04 Merger and Integration . Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived, or supplemented except as provided herein.

Section 5.05 Notices . All demands, notices and communications pursuant hereto to either party shall be delivered as specified in Appendix B to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 5.06 Headings and Cross-references . The various headings in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. References in this Agreement to Section names or numbers are to such sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

Section 5.07 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflict of law provisions thereof or any other jurisdiction, other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

Section 5.08 Further Assurances . Each of the parties hereto agrees to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the other party to more fully effect the purposes of this Agreement, including the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the Dealer Notes for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction, and each of the parties hereto is authorized to file such statements on behalf of the other parties hereto.

Section 5.09 Waivers; Authorizations .

(a) By its execution of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto, in each of its respective capacities under the Transaction Documents, as applicable, does hereby agree that this Agreement serves as notice with respect to each of the actions contemplated by this Agreement and a waiver of any further notice requirement with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, by its execution of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto, in each of its respective capacities under the Transaction Documents, as applicable, (x) does hereby agree that to the extent any of the terms of this Agreement are inconsistent with, or differ from, any of the terms of any Transaction Document, the terms of this Agreement shall control to the extent of such inconsistency or difference and (y) in furtherance of the foregoing, does hereby waive any such inconsistent or different term in any Transaction Document.

 

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(b) By its execution of this Agreement, each of NFC and NFSC, in each of its respective capacities under the Transaction Documents, as applicable, hereby authorizes and directs the 1995 Trust Trustee, the 2011 Owner Trustee and the 2011 Indenture Trustee, as applicable, to execute this Agreement, as well as any other documents contemplated hereby.

(c) By its execution of this Agreement, each of NFC and NFSC represents and warrants that the conditions precedent to the termination of the 2009 Backup Servicing Agreement, set forth in Section 4.02 thereof, have been satisfied as of the 1995 Trust Termination Date.

Section 5.10 Limitation of Liability of 2011 Owner Trustee . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as 2011 Owner Trustee and in no event shall Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware in its individual capacity or, except as expressly provided in the 2011 Trust Agreement, as 2011 Owner Trustee of the Issuing Entity have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuing Entity hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuing Entity. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder, or in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuing Entity hereunder, the 2011 Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Article VI of the 2011 Trust Agreement.

Section 5.11 Limitation of Liability of the 1995 Trust Trustee and 2011 Indenture Trustee . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that BNYM, in its capacity as the 1995 Trust Trustee and the 2011 Indenture Trustee, shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes in accordance with this Agreement or any direction it receives in connection with this Agreement. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of its duties or obligations hereunder as 1995 Trust Trustee or 2011 Indenture Trustee, BNYM shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Section 11.02 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Article VIII of the 2011 Indenture, respectively.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Mary Ellen Kummer

Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Mary Ellen Kummer

Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer

 

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NAVISTAR, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jim Moran

Name:   Jim Moran
Title:   VP & Treasurer

 

 

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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, not in its individual capacity but solely as 1995 Trust Trustee
By:  

/s/ Michael Burack

Name:   Michael Burack
Title:   Senior Associate
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, not in its individual capacity but solely as 2011 Indenture Trustee
By:  

/s/ Michael Burack

Name:   Michael Burack
Title:   Senior Associate

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as 2009 Backup Servicer
By:  

/s/ Marianna C. Stershic            

Name:   Marianna C. Stershic
Title:   Vice President

 

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NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

By: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST

COMPANY DELAWARE, not in its

individual capacity but solely as 2011

Owner Trustee

By:  

/s/ Michele HY Voon

Name:   Michele HY Voon
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
By:  

/s/ Ellen Jean-Baptiste

Name:   Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Title:   Attorney-in-fact

 

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Exhibit 10.6

EXECUTION COPY

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

AMONG

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION,

Servicer

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION,

Depositor

and

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II,

Issuing Entity

Dated as of

November 2, 2011


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINED TERMS; EFFECTIVENESS

     1   

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms

     1   

SECTION 1.02 Effectiveness

     1   

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF DEALER NOTES

     2   

SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of Dealer Notes and Other Property

     2   

SECTION 2.02 Acceptance by the Issuing Entity

     3   

SECTION 2.03 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor Relating to the Depositor

     3   

SECTION 2.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor Relating to the Agreement and to the Dealer Notes

     4   

SECTION 2.05 Transfer of Ineligible Dealer Notes

     5   

SECTION 2.06 Purchase of Noteholders’ Interest

     7   

SECTION 2.07 Covenants of the Depositor

     7   

SECTION 2.08 Optional Removal of Dealers as Removed Dealers and Removal of Eligible Dealer Notes

     7   

SECTION 2.09 Removal of Dealer Notes of Ineligible Dealers

     9   

SECTION 2.10 Sale of Defaulted Dealer Notes

     10   

ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF DEALER NOTES

     10   

SECTION 3.01 Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to Servicer

     10   

SECTION 3.02 Servicing Compensation

     11   

SECTION 3.03 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer

     11   

SECTION 3.04 Reports and Records for the Indenture Trustee

     12   

SECTION 3.05 Servicer Certificate

     13   

SECTION 3.06 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report

     13   

SECTION 3.07 Custody of Dealer Notes

     13   

SECTION 3.08 Covenants of the Servicer

     14   

SECTION 3.09 Successor Servicer Transition Expenses; Backup Servicing Fee; Backup Servicing Expenses

     15   

SECTION 3.10 The Servicer to Pay Fees and Expenses of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee

     15   

SECTION 3.11 Rating Agency Notices if NFC Is No Longer The Servicer

     16   

SECTION 3.12 Regulation AB Reporting

     16   

ARTICLE IV ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

     16   

SECTION 4.01 Collections and Allocations

     16   

ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS TO NOTEHOLDERS

     17   

ARTICLE VI OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEPOSITOR

     17   

 

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SECTION 6.01 Liability of Depositor

     17   

SECTION 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Depositor

     17   

SECTION 6.03 Limitation on Liability of Certain Persons

     18   

SECTION 6.04 Depositor Authorized to File Reports Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act and Securities Act

     18   

SECTION 6.05 Other Indebtedness

     18   

ARTICLE VII OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SERVICER

     19   

SECTION 7.01 Servicer Liability

     19   

SECTION 7.02 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Servicer

     19   

SECTION 7.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others

     19   

SECTION 7.04 Indemnities by the Servicer

     20   

SECTION 7.05 Servicer Resignation

     21   

SECTION 7.06 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Dealer Notes

     21   

SECTION 7.07 Delegation of Duties

     21   

SECTION 7.08 Examination of Records

     22   

ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS UPON CERTAIN INSOLVENCY EVENTS

     22   

SECTION 8.01 Additional Rights Upon the Occurrence of Certain Events

     22   

ARTICLE IX SERVICER TERMINATION EVENT

     22   

SECTION 9.01 Servicer Termination Event

     22   

SECTION 9.02 Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Servicer

     24   

SECTION 9.03 Notification to the Indenture Trustee

     26   

SECTION 9.04 Waiver of Past Breaches

     26   

ARTICLE X TERMINATION

     26   

SECTION 10.01 Termination

     26   

ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     26   

SECTION 11.01 Amendment

     26   

SECTION 11.02 Protection of Right, Title and Interest to Issuing Entity

     28   

SECTION 11.03 Governing Law

     28   

SECTION 11.04 Notices

     29   

SECTION 11.05 Severability of Provisions

     29   

SECTION 11.06 Assignment

     29   

SECTION 11.07 Further Assurances

     29   

SECTION 11.08 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     29   

SECTION 11.09 Counterparts

     29   

SECTION 11.10 Third-Party Beneficiaries

     29   

SECTION 11.11 No Petition

     29   

SECTION 11.12 Merger and Integration

     29   

SECTION 11.13 Headings

     30   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

   Form of Officer’s Certificate provided by Servicer re Termination Event

 

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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of November 2, 2011, by and among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Depositor, Navistar Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as Servicer, and Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust, as Issuing Entity.

WHEREAS, beginning at the opening of business on the Effective Date, NFSC will purchase certain Dealer Notes and related collateral from NFC and NFC will sell such Dealer Notes to NFSC pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;

WHEREAS, NFSC desires to transfer and assign its interest in such Dealer Notes and related collateral to the Issuing Entity pursuant to this Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture and the Indenture Supplements, the Issuing Entity will issue Notes to fund its acquisition of such Dealer Notes; and

WHEREAS, NFSC and the Issuing Entity desire that the Servicer shall service such Dealer Notes and any other Dealer Notes acquired by the Issuing Entity and related collateral, and the Servicer is willing to service such Dealer Notes and related collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the benefit of NFSC and the Issuing Entity.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, other good and valuable consideration and the mutual terms and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINED TERMS; EFFECTIVENESS

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned them in Part I of Appendix A to this Agreement, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All references herein to “the Agreement” or “this Agreement” are to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the exhibits hereto and the capitalized terms used herein which are defined in such Appendix A , and all references herein to Articles, Sections and subsections are to Articles, Sections or subsections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The Rules of Construction set forth in Part II of such Appendix A shall be applicable to this Agreement.

SECTION 1.02 Effectiveness .

(a) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the provisions of Sections 2.01(a) , 2.04 , 2.05 and 2.06 and Articles III , IV , V , VII and IX of this Agreement shall not become operative and no Dealer Notes shall be transferred by the Depositor to the Issuing Entity hereunder until the Effective Date. The other Sections of this Agreement shall become operative on the date hereof.


(b) The obligations of NFSC to the Issuing Entity under this Agreement shall not be affected by reason of any invalidity, illegality or irregularity of any Dealer Note.

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF DEALER NOTES

SECTION 2.01 Conveyance of Dealer Notes and Other Property .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.01(a) , Section 2.08 , Section 2.09 and Section 8.01 of this Agreement, as of each Business Day on and after the Effective Date but prior to the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.01 hereto, the Depositor does hereby transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Issuing Entity, without recourse (except as expressly provided in Sections 2.05 , 2.06 , 2.09 , 2.10 and 2.11 herein), all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to:

(i) all Dealer Notes existing on such Business Day that were conveyed to the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Purchase Agreement, all monies due (including accrued finance charges) or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) of such Dealer Notes;

(ii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles related to such Dealer Notes granted by the related Dealers to secure their respective obligations under such Dealer Notes and any accessions to such security interests;

(iii) any Insurance Proceeds related to such Dealer Notes;

(iv) the Purchase Agreement with respect to such Dealer Notes, including the right of the Depositor to cause NFC to repurchase Dealer Notes under certain circumstances; and

(v) all proceeds (including “proceeds,” as defined in the UCC) of any or all of the foregoing.

The Depositor shall effect such Assignments until sales of Dealer Notes by NFC to the Depositor shall be terminated pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Purchase Agreement.

(b) The Servicer promptly shall on the Effective Date indicate in its computer files those Dealer Notes that have been sold or otherwise conveyed to the Issuing Entity pursuant to this Agreement and pledged to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture on the Effective Date and shall promptly thereafter deliver to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee a computer file or hard copy list (the “ Schedule of Dealer Notes ”) containing a true and complete list of all such Dealer Notes (including any Dealer Notes transferred to the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement), identified by Dealer Note number. On each Business Day thereafter, the Servicer shall update its computer files to indicate

 

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which Dealer Notes have been sold or otherwise conveyed to the Issuing Entity pursuant to this Agreement and pledged to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture and shall promptly after the end of each calendar month deliver to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee a computer file or hard copy list containing a true and complete list of all Dealer Notes conveyed to the Issuing Entity and pledged to the Indenture Trustee during such calendar month.

(c) It is the intention of the Depositor and the Issuing Entity that the transfers and assignments contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a true and complete transfer of the property described in Section 2.01(a) from the Depositor to the Issuing Entity and that the beneficial interest in and title to such property shall not be part of the Depositor’s estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Depositor under any bankruptcy law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a court of competent jurisdiction determines that such transfers and assignments did not constitute a true and complete transfer or that such beneficial interest is a part of the Depositor’s estate, then the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Issuing Entity a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under such property, and the Depositor hereby grants such security interest. For purposes of such grant, this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under the UCC.

(d) The foregoing transfers, assignments and conveyances and any subsequent transfers, assignments and conveyances do not constitute, and are not intended to result in, the creation or an assumption by the Issuing Entity of any obligation of the Depositor or any other Person in connection with the Dealer Notes described above or under any agreement or instrument relating thereto, including any obligation to any Dealers.

SECTION 2.02 Acceptance by the Issuing Entity .

The Issuing Entity hereby acknowledges its acceptance of all right, title and interest previously held by the Depositor to the property, now existing and hereafter created, conveyed by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.01(a) , and declares that it shall hold such property in trust as set forth in the Trust Agreement for the benefit of the Securityholders, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Trust Agreement and the other Issuing Entity Documents to which it is a party. The Issuing Entity hereby agrees and accepts the appointment and authorization of NFC as Servicer hereunder.

SECTION 2.03 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor Relating to the Depositor . The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Issuing Entity as of the date of this Agreement, as of the Effective Date and as of each Series Issuance Date, as the case may be, that:

(a) Organization and Good Standing . The Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and, in all material respects, to own its property and conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted.

 

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(b) Due Qualification . The Depositor is duly qualified to do business and, where necessary, is in good standing (or is exempt from such requirement) and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, except where the failure to so qualify or obtain licenses or approvals would not have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(c) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor.

(d) No Proceedings . There are no proceedings or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, investigations pending or threatened against the Depositor, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or the Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Depositor, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under this Agreement, (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes, or (v) seeking to affect adversely the income tax attributes of the Issuing Entity under the United States federal, Illinois, Delaware or New York income tax systems.

(e) No Violation . The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Depositor, and do not and will not conflict with, violate, result in any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it or its properties is bound, or, to the best of Depositor’s knowledge, any Requirement of Law applicable to the Depositor.

(f) All Consents Required . All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, registrations or other actions of any Person or of any governmental body or official required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement, the performance by the Depositor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment by the Depositor of the terms hereof, have been obtained.

The representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.03 shall survive the transfer and assignment to the Issuing Entity of the Dealer Notes and the termination of the rights and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to Section 9.01 . Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others.

 

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SECTION 2.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor Relating to the Agreement and to the Dealer Notes .

(a) Representations and Warranties . The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Issuing Entity with respect to matters involving Assignments, as of the date of such Assignment, that:

(i) each Dealer Note conveyed to the Issuing Entity by the Depositor on such date is an Eligible Dealer Note as of such date;

(ii) each Dealer Note conveyed to the Issuing Entity by the Depositor on such date is conveyed to the Issuing Entity free and clear of any Lien;

(iii) with respect to each Dealer Note conveyed to the Issuing Entity by the Depositor on such date, all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by the Depositor in connection with the conveyance of such Dealer Note to the Issuing Entity on such date have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect;

(iv) this Agreement or the appropriate Assignment, as the case may be, either constitutes a valid transfer and assignment to the Issuing Entity of all right, title and interest of the Depositor in the applicable Dealer Notes and the proceeds thereof or, if this Agreement or such Assignment does not constitute a valid transfer and assignment of such property, it constitutes a grant of a “security interest” (as defined in the UCC) in such property to the Issuing Entity, which will be enforceable with respect to such Dealer Notes hereafter acquired by, or assigned to the Issuing Entity pursuant to an Assignment, upon such Assignment. Upon the filing of any financing statements described in Section 11.02(a) and the creation and transfer of the Dealer Notes pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Issuing Entity shall have a first priority perfected security or ownership interest in such property; and

(v) this Agreement and any Assignment, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(b) Notice of Breach . The representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.04(a) shall survive the transfer and assignment of the Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity. Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.04(a) , the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others.

 

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SECTION 2.05 Transfer of Ineligible Dealer Notes .

(a) In the event of a breach with respect to a Dealer Note of any representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.04(a)(ii) or in the event that a Dealer Note is not an Eligible Dealer Note as a result of the failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in clauses (d)  and (i)  through (v)  of the definition of Eligible Dealer Note, each such Dealer Note shall be removed from the Issuing Entity within three Business Days following discovery of such breach on the terms and conditions set forth below.

(b) In the event of a breach of any representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.04(a)(iii) , 2.04(a)(iv) or 2.04(a)(vi) or in the event any Dealer Note is not an Eligible Dealer Note as a result of the failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in clauses (a)  through (c)  and (e)  through (h)  of the definition of Eligible Dealer Note, and as a result of such breach or event the Issuing Entity’s rights in, to or under such Dealer Note or its proceeds are impaired or the proceeds of such Dealer Note are not available for any reason to the Issuing Entity free and clear of any Lien, then, upon the expiration of 60 days from the earlier to occur of the discovery of any such event by the Depositor, or receipt by the Depositor of written notice of any such event given by the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee, each such Dealer Note shall be removed from the Issuing Entity on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.05(c) ; provided , however , that no such removal shall be required to be made with respect to a Dealer Note which is not an Eligible Dealer Note if, on any day within such applicable period, such representations and warranties with respect to such Dealer Note shall then be true and correct, or the conditions in such clauses shall then be satisfied, in all material respects as if such Dealer Note had been created on such day.

(c) When removal of a Dealer Note is required pursuant to Sections 2.05(a) or 2.05(b) above (any such Dealer Note being an “ Ineligible Dealer Note ”), such Ineligible Dealer Note shall, when the Depositor makes the deposit referred to below, be automatically removed from the Issuing Entity and the principal balance of such Ineligible Dealer Note shall be deducted from the prior principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity. The Depositor shall deposit in the Collections Account on the day its removal is required an amount equal to the principal amount of such Ineligible Dealer Note plus accrued but unpaid finance charges thereon. Such deposit shall be considered a payment in full of the Ineligible Dealer Note and shall be applied as a Principal Collection in accordance with the Indenture. Upon each removal of an Ineligible Dealer Note from the Issuing Entity, the Issuing Entity shall automatically and without further action be deemed to transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Depositor, without recourse, representation or warranty (except for the warranty that since the date of transfer by the Depositor under this Agreement, the Issuing Entity has not sold, transferred or encumbered such Ineligible Dealer Note other than pursuant to the Indenture), all the right, title and interest of the Issuing Entity in and to such Ineligible Dealer Note, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds thereof. The Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, shall execute such documents and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Depositor to effect the conveyance of such Ineligible Dealer Note pursuant to this Section 2.05 . The provisions of Sections 2.05(a) , (b)  and (c)  shall constitute the sole remedy respecting any breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 2.04(a)(ii) , (iii) , (iv)  and (vi)  with respect to such Dealer Note available to the Issuing Entity, the Secured Parties or the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties.

 

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(d) For the purposes of Sections 2.05(a) and 2.05(b) above, proceeds of a Dealer Note shall not be deemed to be impaired hereunder solely because such proceeds are held by the Servicer (if the Servicer is NFC) for more than the applicable period under Section 9-315 of the UCC.

SECTION 2.06 Purchase of Noteholders’ Interest . In the event of any breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.04(a)(v) , and such event has a material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders, either the Majority Holders or the Indenture Trustee at the direction of the Majority Holders, by notice then given in writing to the Depositor (and to the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer if given by the Noteholders), may direct the Depositor to purchase the Noteholders’ Interest within sixty (60) days of such notice, or within such longer period as may be specified in such notice, and the Depositor shall be obligated to make such purchase on a Distribution Date occurring within such period on the terms and conditions set forth below; provided , however , that no such purchase shall be required to be made if, prior to the Determination Date preceding the final Distribution Date within such period, the representations and warranties contained in Section 2.04(a)(v) shall be satisfied in all material respects and any material adverse effect on the interests of the Noteholders caused thereby shall have been cured. The Depositor shall deposit in the Collections Account on a Transfer Date occurring within such period an amount equal to the purchase price (as described in the next sentence) for the Noteholders. The purchase price for any such purchase will be equal to the sum of the amounts specified therefor with respect to each outstanding Series in the related Indenture Supplement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the entire amount of the purchase price deposited in the Collections Account shall be distributed to the Noteholders on such Distribution Date in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement. Payment of such purchase price into the Collections Account in immediately available funds shall otherwise be considered a prepayment in full of the Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity. If the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders give notice directing the Depositor to purchase the Noteholders’ Interest as provided above, the obligation of the Depositor to purchase the Noteholders’ Interest pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall constitute the sole remedy respecting an event of the type specified in the first sentence of this Section 2.06 available to the Secured Parties (or the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties).

SECTION 2.07 Covenants of the Depositor . The Depositor hereby covenants that:

(a) Security Interests . Except for the conveyances hereunder and the other Issuing Entity Documents, the Depositor will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Dealer Notes transferred to the Issuing Entity hereunder, whether existing as of the Effective Date or thereafter created, or any interest therein. The Depositor shall defend the right, title, and interest of the Issuing Entity in, to and under any such Dealer Note against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Depositor.

 

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(b) Delivery of Collections . In the event that the Depositor receives Collections, the Depositor agrees to pay or cause to be paid to the Servicer all such Collections, in each case, as soon as practicable after receipt thereof by the Depositor but in no event later than the second Business Day after receipt thereof by the Depositor.

SECTION 2.08 Optional Removal of Dealers as Removed Dealers and Removal of Eligible Dealer Notes .

(a) On any Business Day, the Depositor shall have the right from time to time as described in this Section 2.08 to designate, in its sole discretion, but subject to the limitations below, one or more Eligible Dealers as a Dealer whose Dealer Notes will no longer be permitted to be transferred to the Issuing Entity (each, until the Depositor and NFC shall agree that such designation shall no longer apply, a “ Removed Dealer ”) and to require, at the election of the Depositor, the Dealer Notes issued by such Dealer to be removed from the Issuing Entity. To so designate any Dealer as a Removed Dealer and, if applicable, to remove the related Dealer Notes, the Depositor (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall take the following actions and make the following determinations:

(i) not less than three Business Days but not more than 30 days prior to the Removal Commencement Date, furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies a written notice (the “ Removal Notice ”) specifying the Depositor’s intent to designate one or more Eligible Dealers as Removed Dealers, the Dealers to which such designation will relate and the date such designation will become effective (the “ Removal Commencement Date ”), and, if the Depositor intends to remove Dealer Notes pursuant to Section 2.08(c) , not less than three (3) Business Days but not more than thirty (30) days prior to such removal of Dealer Notes, furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies, a written notice specifying the Depositor’s intent to remove Dealer Notes, the Removed Dealer(s) to which such Dealer Notes relate and the date the Dealer Notes will be removed; and

(ii) determine on the Removal Commencement Date with respect to such Dealer Notes the aggregate principal amount of such Dealer Notes (the “ Removal Balance ”).

(b) The designation of any Dealer as a Removed Dealer and, if applicable, the removal of any of such Dealer Notes pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i) the Depositor shall represent and warrant that such designation and removal shall not, in the reasonable belief of the Depositor, result in the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or have an adverse effect in any material respect on any Notes;

 

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(ii) the aggregate amount of Eligible Dealer Notes related to such Removed Dealers, together with the Eligible Dealer Notes related to any Dealers designated as Removed Dealers pursuant to this Section 2.08 in the preceding twelve (12) month period, in each case as of the applicable Removal Commencement Date, shall not exceed 5.0% of the aggregate amount of all Eligible Dealer Notes held by the Issuing Entity as of the current Removal Commencement Date; provided , that , the aggregate amount of Eligible Dealer Notes related to any Dealers designated as Removed Dealers in such preceding twelve (12) month period may equal or exceed 5.0% of the aggregate amount of all Eligible Dealer Notes held by the Issuing Entity as of the current Removal Commencement Date if the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes shall have been satisfied with respect to such removal;

(iii) such designation and removal shall not cause the Seller’s Interest to be less than the Minimum Seller’s Interest; and

(iv) on or before the related Removal Commencement Date, the Depositor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an officer’s certificate confirming the items set forth in clauses (i) , (ii)  and (iii)  above.

(c) Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.08(b) , from and after the Removal Commencement Date with respect to such Removed Dealer(s), the Depositor shall not transfer Dealer Notes with respect to such Removed Dealers to the Issuing Entity. On any Business Day on or after the Removal Commencement Date, the Depositor may remove from the Issuing Entity all of the Dealer Notes issued by such Removed Dealer(s) by either transferring cash and/or Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity, and/or reducing the Seller’s Interest (but in no event to an amount below the Minimum Seller’s Interest after giving effect to any transfer of any cash or Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity on such date), so that the total amount of transferred cash and/or Dealer Notes and reduction in the Seller’s Interest is equal to the Removal Balance related to such Dealer Notes as of the date of removal. All amounts so allocated to Dealer Notes owned by the Issuing Entity or paid to the Issuing Entity for the removed Dealer Notes shall constitute Principal Collections and shall reduce the Removal Balance. The Removal Balance shall also be reduced to the extent Dealer Notes issued by such Dealer(s) and held by the Issuing Entity on the Removal Commencement Date shall be written off as uncollectible.

(d) After the Removal Balance with respect to any such Dealer Notes is reduced to zero (the “ Removal Date ”), all of the Issuing Entity’s right, title and interest in, to and under such Dealer Notes and the related collateral shall be deemed to be transferred and released by the Issuing Entity to the Depositor without recourse, representation or warranty.

 

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SECTION 2.09 Removal of Dealer Notes of Ineligible Dealers .

(a) From and after the date on which a Dealer becomes an Ineligible Dealer, the Depositor shall not transfer Dealer Notes issued by such Ineligible Dealer to the Issuing Entity (such date being deemed the Removal Commencement Date for such Dealer). Not later than the tenth Business Day after the last day of the calendar month in which a Dealer becomes an Ineligible Dealer, the Depositor (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall furnish a Removal Notice to the Indenture Trustee identifying each such Ineligible Dealer, the Removal Commencement Date for each such Ineligible Dealer and specifying for each such Ineligible Dealer as of the Removal Commencement Date the Removal Balance.

(b) On any Business Day on or after a Dealer becomes an Ineligible Dealer, upon prior written notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies, the Depositor shall have the right to remove all of the Dealer Notes issued by such Ineligible Dealer held by the Issuing Entity by either transferring cash and/or Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity, and/or reducing the Seller’s Interest (but in no event to an amount below the Minimum Seller’s Interest after giving effect to any the transfer of any cash or Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity on such date), so that the total amount of transferred cash and/or Dealer Notes and reduction in the Seller’s Interest is equal to the Removal Balance related to such Dealer Notes as of the date of removal. All amounts so allocated to Dealer Notes owned by the Issuing Entity or paid to the Issuing Entity for the removed Dealer Notes shall constitute Principal Collections and shall reduce the Removal Balance. After the Removal Date with respect to any such Ineligible Dealer, all of the Issuing Entity’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Dealer Notes issued by such Ineligible Dealer and the related collateral shall be deemed to be transferred and released by the Issuing Entity to the Depositor without recourse, representation or warranty.

SECTION 2.10 Sale of Defaulted Dealer Notes . The Servicer may, in its discretion and without the consent of any other Person, sell, transfer, convey or otherwise assign to any Person on behalf of the Issuing Entity any Defaulted Dealer Notes in order to, in the reasonable determination of the Servicer, maximize the proceeds with respect to such Dealer Notes for the benefit of the Issuing Entity, which proceeds shall be treated as Dealer Note Collections and shall be allocated in accordance with Section 4.01 .

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF DEALER NOTES

SECTION 3.01 Acceptance of Appointment and Other Matters Relating to Servicer .

(a) In connection with and in consideration for the conveyance of the Dealer Notes and the other rights conveyed hereunder to the Issuing Entity, the Depositor, in its capacity as holder of the Certificates, agrees to cause NFC to act as Servicer under this Agreement and NFC agrees to act as Servicer under this Agreement. The Noteholders by their acceptance of the Notes consent to NFC acting as Servicer.

 

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(b) The Servicer is hereby authorized in the name and on behalf of the Issuing Entity and the Depositor, and agrees, to service and administer the Dealer Notes and collect payments due under such Dealer Notes in accordance with its customary and usual servicing procedures for servicing wholesale payment obligations comparable to the Dealer Notes and in accordance with the Credit Guidelines. The Servicer, acting alone or through any party designated by it pursuant to Section 7.07 , shall do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and subject to Section 9.01 , the Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered, (i) unless such power and authority is revoked by the Indenture Trustee, to instruct the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Collections Account, the Excess Funding Account, the Servicer Transition Fee Account and any Supplemental Account as set forth in this Agreement, the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, (ii) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Issuing Entity for the benefit of the Noteholders and the other Secured Parties (but in its own name, without reference to the fact that it is acting for the Issuing Entity), any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Dealer Notes and, after the delinquency of any such Dealer Notes and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with applicable law and regulations, to commence collection proceedings with respect to such Dealer Notes, (iii) to make any filings or registrations with, and to seek any consents or authorizations from, the Commission and any securities authority of any jurisdiction on behalf of the Issuing Entity as may be necessary or advisable to comply with the securities or reporting requirements laws of the United States or any state or other jurisdiction and (iv) to instruct the Indenture Trustee to take any action required or permitted under any Enhancement. The Issuing Entity shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents as the Servicer may request necessary or appropriate under the laws of any jurisdiction with authority over the Dealer Notes to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder.

(c) The Servicer shall under no circumstances be obligated to use servicing procedures, offices, employees or accounts for servicing Dealer Notes separate from the procedures, offices, employees and accounts used by the Servicer in connection with servicing other dealer notes.

SECTION 3.02 Servicing Compensation . With respect to any Series, as full compensation for its servicing activities hereunder and reimbursement for its expenses as set forth in this paragraph, the Servicer shall be entitled to receive a servicing fee in respect of each day prior to the Final Issuing Entity Termination Date, payable in arrears, on each date and in the manner specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement. The “ Servicing Fee ” shall be the aggregate of the fees specified in the Indenture Supplements and shall be payable to the Servicer solely to the extent amounts are available for payment in accordance with the terms of the Indenture Supplements. The share of the Servicing Fee for any Series allocable to Noteholders shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture Supplement. The Servicer’s expenses include the amounts due to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee pursuant to Sections 3.10 and 3.11 and the reasonable fees and disbursements of independent accountants and all other expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with its activities under the Issuing Entity Documents, and include all other fees and expenses of the Issuing Entity not expressly stated herein to be for the account of the Noteholders; provided , that in no event shall the Servicer be liable for any federal, state or local income or franchise tax, or any interest or penalties with respect thereto, assessed on the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Securityholders. The Servicer shall be required to pay such expenses for its own account, and shall not be entitled to any payment therefor other than the Servicing Fee. The Servicer shall not be entitled to any payment pursuant to this Agreement for any activities it conducts hereunder prior to the Effective Date.

 

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SECTION 3.03 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer . The Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Issuing Entity as of the date of this Agreement, as of the Effective Date, and with respect to any Series of Notes, as of the related Series Issuance Date, as the case may be, unless otherwise stated in such Indenture Supplement, that:

(a) Organization and Good Standing . The Servicer has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the rights of the Noteholders and has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to own its property and conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted.

(b) Due Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Servicer have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Servicer.

(c) Binding Obligation . This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereinafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

(d) No Proceeding . There are no proceedings or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, investigations, pending or threatened against the Servicer, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or the Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the Notes, or (v) seeking to affect adversely the income tax attributes of the Issuing Entity under the United States federal, Illinois, or New York income tax systems.

(e) No Violation . The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof, do not and will not conflict with any material provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Servicer, and do not and will not conflict with, violate, result in any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it or its properties is bound, or, to the best of Servicer’s knowledge, any Requirement of Law applicable to the Servicer.

 

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(f) All Consents Required . All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, registrations or other actions of any Person or of any governmental body or official required in connection with the execution and delivery by the Servicer of this Agreement, the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement and the fulfillment by the Servicer of the servicing terms hereof, have been obtained.

SECTION 3.04 Reports and Records for the Indenture Trustee .

(a) Daily Report . To the extent required by any Indenture Supplement, on each Business Day, the Servicer shall prepare a completed report containing the information required in such Indenture Supplement.

(b) Monthly Servicer Certificates . On each Determination Date preceding a Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Paying Agent a certificate of a Servicing Officer substantially in the form set forth in the related Indenture Supplement (the “ Servicer Certificate ”), which shall be distributed as set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.

SECTION 3.05 Servicer Certificate . The Servicer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, on or about April 15 of each calendar year (beginning on the first occurrence of April 15 following the Effective Date) or within ten Business Days of the Servicer’s discovery of a Servicer Termination Event, an Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit A stating that (a) in the course of the performance by the signer of his or her duties as officer of the Servicer he or she would normally obtain knowledge of any Servicer Termination Event and (b) whether he or she has obtained knowledge of any such Servicer Termination Event, and, if so, specifying each such Servicer Termination Event of which the signer has knowledge and the nature thereof. A copy of any such certificates may be obtained by any Noteholder by a request in writing to the Indenture Trustee addressed to its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 3.06 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.

(a) On or about April 15 of each calendar year, beginning on the first occurrence of April 15 following the Effective Date, the Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Servicer or the Depositor or any of their Affiliates) to furnish a report to the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer to the effect that such firm is of the opinion that the system of internal accounting controls in effect on the date of such statement relating to the servicing procedures performed by the Servicer under this Agreement, taken as a whole, was sufficient for the prevention and detection of errors and irregularities which would be material to the assets of the Issuing Entity and that nothing has come to their attention that would cause them to believe that such servicing

 

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has not been conducted in compliance with Sections 3.02 and 7.07 and Article IV of this Agreement, except for such exceptions as shall be set forth in such report. A copy of any such reports may be obtained by any Noteholder by a request in writing to the Indenture Trustee addressed to its Corporate Trust Office.

(b) On or about April 15 of each calendar year, beginning on the first occurrence of April 15 following the Effective Date, the Servicer shall cause a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Servicer or the Depositor or any of their Affiliates) to furnish a report to the Indenture Trustee to the effect that they have compared the mathematical calculations of each amount set forth in each of the monthly certificates forwarded by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(b) during the preceding calendar year with the computer reports of the Servicer and such accountants are of the opinion that such amounts are in agreement, except for such exceptions as shall be set forth in such report. A copy of any such reports may be obtained by any Noteholder by a request in writing to the Indenture Trustee addressed to its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 3.07 Custody of Dealer Notes . To assure uniform quality in servicing the Dealer Notes and to reduce administrative costs, the Depositor and the Issuing Entity, 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 Depositor and the Issuing Entity, respectively, as custodian of the following documents or instruments which are hereby constructively delivered to the Depositor and the Issuing Entity with respect to each Dealer Note:

(a) the original of any promissory note or other instrument representing the Dealer Note;

(b) any evidence of the original Dealer Agreement fully executed by the Dealer that the Servicer shall have on file in accordance with its customary procedures; and

(c) any and all other documents that the Servicer or the Depositor shall keep on file, in accordance with its customary procedures, relating to a Dealer Note, a Dealer or a Financed Vehicle.

SECTION 3.08 Covenants of the Servicer .

(a) Credit Guidelines . NFC will not change in any material respect its collection and monitoring policies and procedures from the Credit Guidelines if any such change might reasonably be expected to materially impair the collectability of the Dealer Notes or allow any other party providing financing to a Dealer to have a security interest in Financed Vehicles which is prior to NFC’s security interest in such Financed Vehicles, nor will NFC change in any material respect its current practices with respect to the recognition of estimated or actual loss on Dealer Notes in any manner which might reasonably be expected to affect materially the incidence of Principal Losses.

(b) Casualty Insurance . If any Series are outstanding, the Servicer shall maintain insurance policies insuring the Financed Vehicles related to the Dealer Notes against casualty loss substantially similar in amount and coverage to those maintained by the Servicer as of the date hereof.

 

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(c) Selection of Dealer Notes . If the Servicer is required, pursuant to the definition of Eligible Dealer Note, to select certain Dealer Notes from the dealer notes issued by a particular Dealer for transfer to the Issuing Entity, such Dealer Notes shall be selected in a manner that shall not be adverse to the rights of the Noteholders.

(d) Recoveries . The Servicer covenants and agrees that any recoveries from or with respect to Dealers relating to a group of Dealer Notes held by the Issuing Entity and any dealer notes not held by the Issuing Entity (other than recoveries attributable to a specific Dealer Note held by the Issuing Entity, which recoveries will be applied to such Dealer Note, or recoveries attributable to a specific dealer note held by a person other than the Issuing Entity, which recoveries will be applied to such dealer note) will be allocated pro rata between the Issuing Entity and NFC based on the principal amount of losses on Dealer Notes issued by such Dealer and owned by the Issuing Entity and the principal amount of losses on dealer notes issued by such Dealer and owned by NFC or any other party, and that any such recoveries allocable to the Issuing Entity will be deposited in the Collections Account and treated as Dealer Note Collections. Dealer Notes written off as uncollectible in accordance with this Agreement shall continue to be allocated in accordance with Article IV , the Indenture and any Indenture Supplement.

SECTION 3.09 Successor Servicer Transition Expenses; Backup Servicing Fee; Backup Servicing Expenses .

(a) Successor Servicer Transition Expenses . In the event that a Successor Servicer shall be appointed pursuant to Section 9.02 of this Agreement, the set up and servicing transition fees and costs of such Successor Servicer shall be paid for with funds on deposit in the Servicer Transition Fee Account and, if such funds are not sufficient, shall be paid by NFC, as initial Servicer. If the amount on deposit in the Servicer Transition Fee Account is insufficient to cover all of the fees and expenses associated with the transition of the servicing functions or such monthly fees and expenses, no Person will be obligated to deposit any additional funds into the Servicer Transition Fee Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer Transition Fee Account may be closed by the Servicer and the funds on deposit therein returned to the Servicer upon the Servicer’s receipt of Moody’s consent to such actions; provided , that , the Servicer Transition Fee Account may not be closed so long as the Backup Servicing Agreement has not been terminated.

(b) Backup Servicing Fee . With respect to any Series, as full compensation for its backup servicing activities under the Backup Servicing Agreement, the Backup Servicer shall be entitled to receive a backup servicing fee in respect of each day prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which the Backup Servicing Agreement terminates in accordance with the provisions thereof and (ii) the Final Issuing Entity Termination Date, payable in arrears, on each date and in the manner specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement. The “ Backup Servicing Fee ” shall be the aggregate of the fees specified in the Indenture Supplements and shall be payable to the

 

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Backup Servicer solely to the extent amounts are available for payment in accordance with the terms of the Indenture Supplements. The share of the Backup Servicing Fee for any Series allocable to Noteholders shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture Supplement.

(c) Backup Servicing Expenses . The Backup Servicer shall also be entitled to receive the Backup Servicing Expenses in respect of each day prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which the Backup Servicing Agreement terminates in accordance with the provisions thereof and (ii) the Final Issuing Entity Termination Date, payable in arrears, on each date and in the manner specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement. The share of the Backup Servicing Expenses for any Series allocable to Noteholders shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture Supplement.

SECTION 3.10 The Servicer to Pay Fees and Expenses of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee . The Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to from time to time, and each of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of such trustee under the Trust Agreement or the Indenture, respectively, and the Servicer will pay or reimburse the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (without reimbursement from any Supplemental Account or otherwise) upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of the Trust Agreement or the Indenture, respectively, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, except any such expense, disbursement or advance that is caused by its negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct.

SECTION 3.11 Rating Agency Notices if NFC Is No Longer The Servicer . If NFC is no longer the Servicer, the Successor Servicer shall provide any required Rating Agency notices under the Issuing Entity Documents to NFC, who promptly shall forward such notices to the Rating Agencies.

SECTION 3.12 Regulation AB Reporting . If the Depositor determines in its reasonable discretion that the Servicer is required by Regulation AB to deliver or file any report, certificate, certification, attestation or other document in connection with any Series of Notes, the Servicer shall comply with such obligation.

 

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ARTICLE IV

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS

SECTION 4.01 Collections and Allocations .

(a) Deposits to the Collections Accounts . The Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, shall deposit all Collections into the Collections Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof in accordance with this Article IV and the terms of the Indenture and each Indenture Supplement; provided , however , that, Dealer Note Collections shall be deposited net of any Dealer Note Collections that represent Advance Reimbursements; and provided further , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, so long as NFC maintains a short term rating of at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s or NFC otherwise obtains the Rating Agency confirmation described below, subject to any limitations in the confirmations described below, the Servicer need not make the deposits of Collections into the Collections Account provided in this Section 4.01 , but may make a single deposit into the Collections Account in same-day or next-day funds not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Transfer Date in a net amount equal to the amount which would have been on deposit with respect to the immediately preceding Due Period in the Collections Account; provided , however , that prior to ceasing daily deposits as described above, the Depositor shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee written confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the failure by NFC to make daily deposits will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Series or Class. In addition, on each Navistar Interest Transfer Date, the Servicer shall direct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw from the Interest Deposit Account and deposit in the Collections Account an amount equal to the Navistar Finance Charges for the immediately preceding Due Period.

(b) Excepted Deposits and Withdrawals . Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Due Period, (i) the Servicer shall only be required to deposit Collections into the Collections Account up to the aggregate amount of Collections required to be deposited into each Supplemental Account or, without duplication, distributed on the related Distribution Date to Noteholders or to any Enhancement Provider pursuant to the terms of any Indenture Supplement or Enhancement Agreement and (ii) if at any time prior to such Distribution Date, the amount of Collections deposited in the Collections Account exceeds the amount required to be deposited pursuant to clause (i)  above, the Servicer shall be permitted to withdraw the excess from the Collections Account.

(c) Advances . On or prior to each Transfer Date, the Servicer shall deposit any Advance for the related Due Period into the Collections Account.

ARTICLE V

DISTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS TO

NOTEHOLDERS

Distributions shall be made to, and reports shall be provided to, Noteholders as set forth in the Indenture and the applicable Indenture Supplement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEPOSITOR

SECTION 6.01 Liability of Depositor . The Depositor shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Depositor in such capacity herein.

SECTION 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Depositor .

(a) Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Depositor with or into any other entity, or any consolidation or merger of any other entity with or into the Depositor, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Depositor to any other entity lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided , that so long as Notes are outstanding under the Indenture, the Depositor covenants and agrees that any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall be upon the condition that the due and punctual performance and observance of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be kept or performed by the Depositor shall, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Servicer and the Issuing Entity, be assumed by the entity (if other than the Depositor) formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger, or which shall have received the transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Depositor, just as fully and effectually as if such successor entity had been the original party hereto; and, in the event of any such sale or transfer, the predecessor Depositor may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter; and further , provided , that so long as Notes are outstanding hereunder, the Depositor covenants and agrees that it will not consummate any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer until the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes is satisfied. The Depositor shall also deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and such supplemental agreement is a valid and binding obligation of such surviving entity, enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms.

(b) The obligations of the Depositor hereunder shall not be assignable, nor shall any Person succeed to the obligations of the Depositor hereunder, except in each case in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing paragraph.

SECTION 6.03 Limitation on Liability of Certain Persons . No recourse under or upon any obligation or covenant of this Agreement, or of any Note, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, member, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Depositor or of any successor entity, either directly or indirectly through the Depositor, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Agreement and the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are solely corporate obligations of the Depositor, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by the incorporators, stockholders, member, officers or directors, as such, of the Depositor or of any successor entity, or any of them, under or by reason of the obligations or covenants of the Depositor contained in this Agreement or in any of the Notes or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such

 

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rights and claims against, every such incorporator, stockholder, member, officer or director, as such, under or by reason of the obligations or covenants of the Depositor contained in this Agreement or in any of the Notes or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Agreement and the issue of such Notes. The Depositor and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Depositor may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

SECTION 6.04 Depositor Authorized to File Reports Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act and Securities Act . The Depositor is hereby authorized (i) to file on behalf of the Issuing Entity all reports and other disclosures required to be filed with the Commission or any exchange or any association of securities dealers pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act, or any similar laws or any rules or regulations thereunder, and (ii) to make any filings or registrations with, and to seek any consents or authorizations from, the Commission and any securities authority of any jurisdiction on behalf of the Issuing Entity as may be necessary or advisable to comply with the securities or reporting requirements laws of the United States or any state or other jurisdiction.

SECTION 6.05 Other Indebtedness . The Depositor shall not incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, or assume or guaranty any indebtedness of any other Person, other than (a) indebtedness incurred in connection with Notes, (b) indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of Dealer Notes and assets related thereto or otherwise permitted by this Agreement or the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the other agreements contemplated hereby or thereby, including the 2004 Indenture, (c) additional indebtedness to NFC (i) where NFC has delivered to the Depositor an undertaking that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Depositor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for at least one year after all Notes are paid in full, (ii) that does not constitute a claim against the Depositor in the event that the Depositor’s assets are insufficient to pay in full such obligations, (iii) is nonrecourse against any assets of the Depositor other than the assets pledged to secure such additional debt, and (iv) which, if secured by the Certificates, is fully subordinated to the Notes, and (d) other indebtedness not exceeding $100,000 in any calendar year for reasonable and customary operating expenses, unless the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes shall have been satisfied prior to the incurrence or issuance thereof.

ARTICLE VII

OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SERVICER

SECTION 7.01 Servicer Liability . The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Servicer in such capacity herein.

 

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SECTION 7.02 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Servicer . Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any consolidation or merger of the Servicer with or into any other entity, or any consolidation or merger of any other corporation with or into the Servicer, or any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Servicer to any other entity lawfully entitled to acquire the same; provided , however , that, so long as Notes are outstanding under the Indenture, the Servicer covenants and agrees that any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall be upon the condition that the due and punctual performance and observance of all the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement to be kept or performed by the Servicer shall, by an agreement supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Depositor and the Issuing Entity, be assumed by the entity (if other than the Servicer) formed by or resulting from any such consolidation or merger, or which shall have received the transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Servicer, just as fully and effectually as if such successor entity had been the original party hereto; and, in the event of any such sale or transfer, the predecessor Servicer may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter. The Servicer shall also deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and such supplemental agreement is a valid and binding obligation of such surviving entity, enforceable against such entity in accordance with its terms. The Servicer shall deliver notice of any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer to each Rating Agency.

SECTION 7.03 Limitation on Liability of the Servicer and Others . No recourse under or upon any obligation or covenant of this Agreement, or of any Note, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, shall be had against any incorporator, shareholder, member, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Servicer or of any successor entity, either directly or through the Servicer, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that this Agreement and the obligations of the Servicer hereunder are solely corporate obligations of the Servicer, and that no such personal liability whatever shall attach to, or is or shall be incurred by the incorporators, shareholders, members, officers or directors, as such, of the Servicer or of any successor entity, or any of them, under or by reason of the obligations or covenants of the Servicer contained in this Agreement or in any of the Notes or implied therefrom; and that any and all such personal liability, either at common law or in equity or by constitution or statute, of, and any and all such rights and claims against, every such incorporator, shareholder, member, officer or director, as such, because of the creation of the indebtedness hereby authorized, or under or by reason of the obligations or covenants of the Servicer contained in this Agreement or in any of the Notes or implied therefrom, are hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of this Agreement and the issue of such Notes. The Servicer and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Dealer Notes in accordance with this Agreement which in its reasonable opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.

 

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SECTION 7.04 Indemnities by the Servicer .

(a) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless:

(i) the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Issuing Entity and the Securityholders from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (but not including any taxes asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the transfer of any Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity hereunder or the issuance and original sale of any Securities, or asserted with respect to ownership or transfer of any Dealer Notes or the Securities, or federal, state or other income taxes arising out of distributions or receipt of payment on the Securities, or any fees or other compensation payable to any such Person) and costs and expenses in defending against the same;

(ii) the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Issuing Entity and the Securityholders 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 the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Issuing Entity or the Securityholders through the negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Servicer in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture or the Trust Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture or the Trust Agreement; and

(iii) the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against all costs, disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel) expenses, losses, claims, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with (x) in the case of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s performance of its duties under the Indenture, (y) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee’s performance of its duties under the Trust Agreement or (z) the acceptance, administration or performance by, or action or inaction of, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, of the trusts and duties contained in this Agreement, the Issuing Entity Documents, the Indenture (in the case of the Indenture Trustee), including the administration of the Collateral, and the Trust Agreement (in case of the Owner Trustee), including the administration of the Trust Estate, except in each case to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability: (A) is due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Person seeking to be indemnified, (B) to the extent otherwise payable to the Indenture Trustee, arises from the Indenture Trustee’s breach of any of its representations or warranties in Section 8.16 of the Indenture, (C) to the extent otherwise payable to the Owner Trustee, arises from the Owner Trustee’s breach of any of its representations or warranties set forth in Section 6.6 of the Trust Agreement.

 

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(b) Indemnification under this Section 7.04 shall include, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation. If the Servicer has made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 7.04 and the recipient thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, the recipient shall promptly repay such amounts collected to the Servicer, without interest. The Servicer’s obligations under this Section 7.04 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee and the termination of this Agreement. The Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee are expressly intended to be third-party beneficiaries of this Section 7.04 .

SECTION 7.05 Servicer Resignation . The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon determination that (i) the performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law and (ii) there is no reasonable action which the Servicer could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under applicable law. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced as to clause (i)  above by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Indenture Trustee. No such resignations shall become effective until the Indenture Trustee or a Successor Servicer shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in accordance with Section 9.02 .

SECTION 7.06 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Dealer Notes . The Servicer shall provide to the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee access to the documentation regarding the Dealer Notes, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) upon reasonable request, (ii) during normal business hours, (iii) subject to the Servicer’s normal security and confidentiality procedures and (iv) at offices designated by the Servicer. Nothing in this Section 7.06 shall derogate from the obligation of the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Issuing Entity or the Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Dealers and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 7.06 as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7.06 .

SECTION 7.07 Delegation of Duties . The Servicer may at any time delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Person who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with the Credit Guidelines. Such delegation shall not relieve the Servicer of its liabilities and responsibilities with respect to such duties, and shall not constitute a resignation within the meaning of Section 7.05 hereof. The Servicer shall provide the Rating Agencies and the Indenture Trustee with written notice prior to any delegation of any material portion of its duties to any Person other than NFC or its successors and assigns and shall satisfy the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes if such delegation is not in the ordinary course of business.

 

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SECTION 7.08 Examination of Records . The Servicer shall clearly and unambiguously identify each Dealer Note purchased by, or assigned to, the Issuing Entity or pledged to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties, in its computer records to reflect that such Dealer Notes have been conveyed to the Issuing Entity pursuant to this Agreement and pledged to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties. The Servicer shall, prior to the sale or transfer to a third party of any dealer note held in its custody, examine its computer and other records to determine that it is not a Dealer Note.

ARTICLE VIII

RIGHTS UPON CERTAIN INSOLVENCY EVENTS

SECTION 8.01 Additional Rights Upon the Occurrence of Certain Events . If an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Depositor, the Depositor shall on the day such Insolvency Event occurs (the “ Appointment Date ”) immediately cease to transfer Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity and shall promptly give notice to the Indenture Trustee of such Insolvency Event. Notwithstanding any cessation of the transfer to the Issuing Entity of additional Dealer Notes, Dealer Notes transferred to the Issuing Entity prior to the occurrence of such Insolvency Event and collections in respect of such Dealer Notes whenever created or accrued in respect of such Dealer Notes, shall continue to be property of the Issuing Entity.

ARTICLE IX

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENT

SECTION 9.01 Servicer Termination Event . If any one of the following events (a “ Servicer Termination Event ”) shall occur:

(a) any failure by the Servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit or to give instructions to the Indenture Trustee to make any such payment, transfer or deposit required to be made or given by the Servicer pursuant to the Issuing Entity Documents on or before the date occurring five (5) Business Days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee;

(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other covenants or material agreements of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement, which continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee;

(c) any representation, warranty or certification made by the Servicer in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect when made, which has a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holders of the Notes and which representation, warranty or certification, or the circumstances or condition which caused such representation, warranty or certification to be incorrect, continues to be incorrect or uncured in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee;

 

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(d) the Servicer shall file a petition commencing a voluntary case under any chapter of the Federal bankruptcy laws; or the Servicer shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition under any other similar applicable Federal law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, answer, or consent; or the Servicer shall appoint, or consent to the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of it or of any substantial part of its property; or the Servicer shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or

(e) any order for relief against the Servicer shall have been entered by a court having jurisdiction in the premises under any chapter of the federal bankruptcy laws, and such order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition of the Servicer under any other similar applicable federal law, and such decree or order shall have continued undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days; or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator, or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of the Servicer or of any substantial part of its property, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 120 days;

then, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Indenture Trustee or the Majority Holders, by notice then given in writing to the Servicer (a  “Termination Notice ”), may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement. After receipt by the Servicer of such Termination Notice, and on the date that a Successor Servicer shall have been appointed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 9.02 , all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement shall pass to and be vested in a Successor Servicer; and, without limitation, the Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments upon the failure of the Servicer to execute or deliver such documents or instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Indenture Trustee and such Successor Servicer in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Servicer to conduct servicing hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such Successor Servicer of all authority of the Servicer to service the Dealer Notes provided for under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all authority over all Principal Collections, Dealer Finance Charge Collections and Navistar Finance Charges which shall on the date of transfer be held by the Servicer for deposit, or which have been deposited by the Servicer in any Supplemental Account, or which shall thereafter be received with respect to the Dealer Notes, and in assisting the Successor Servicer. The terminated Servicer shall promptly make available its electronic records relating to the Dealer Notes to the Successor Servicer in such electronic forms as the Successor Servicer may reasonably request and shall promptly make available to the Successor Servicer all other records, correspondence

 

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and documents necessary for the continued servicing of the Dealer Notes in the manner and at such times as the Successor Servicer shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 9.01 shall require the terminated Servicer to disclose to the Successor Servicer information of any kind which the Servicer reasonably deems to be confidential, the Successor Servicer shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as the Servicer shall deem necessary to protect its interest.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a delay in or failure of performance under Section 9.01(a) for a period of 10 Business Days or under Section 9.01(b) or (c)  for a period of 60 Business Days, shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event if such delay or failure could not be prevented by the exercise of reasonable diligence by the Servicer and such delay or failure was caused by an act of God or the public enemy, acts of declared or undeclared war, public disorder, rebellion or sabotage, epidemics, landslides, lightning, fire, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods or similar causes. The preceding sentence shall not relieve the Servicer from using its best efforts to perform its respective obligations in a timely manner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Servicer shall provide the Indenture Trustee, any Enhancement Providers, the Depositor and the Noteholders with an Officer’s Certificate giving prompt notice of such failure or delay by it, together with a description of its efforts so to perform its obligations.

SECTION 9.02 Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Servicer .

(a) On or after the receipt by the Servicer of a Termination Notice pursuant to Section 9.01 , the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Indenture Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice, or otherwise specified by the Indenture Trustee, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall as promptly as possible appoint a successor Servicer (the “ Successor Servicer ”), which shall be the Backup Servicer if the Backup Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect, and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed and has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any bank or other entity having a net worth of not less than $100,000,000, or whose majority owner is, either directly or indirectly, a Person having a net worth on a consolidated basis of not less than $100,000,000, and whose regular business includes the servicing of wholesale payment obligations as the Successor Servicer hereunder. The Indenture Trustee shall immediately give notice to the Servicer (who shall promptly forward such notice to the Rating Agencies), any Enhancement Providers, and the Noteholders upon the appointment of a Successor Servicer.

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deemed to have made the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.03 hereof (except as limited in the written acceptance by such Successor Servicer or in the Backup Servicing Agreement), and all references in this Agreement to the Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer except (unless otherwise agreed by the predecessor Servicer and the Successor Servicer, in which case the predecessor Servicer shall be released of such obligations) for the references in Section 6.9 of the Trust Agreement, Section 8.07 of the Indenture and Sections 7.04(a)(i) , 7.04(a)(ii) (with respect to any action taken by the predecessor Servicer), and 7.04(a)(iii) of this Agreement which shall continue to refer to the predecessor Servicer; provided , however , that, with respect to any amount related to or arising as a result of the negligence, bad faith, willful misfeasance or recklessness of the Successor Servicer, NFC shall not pay or reimburse, and the Successor Servicer shall pay and reimburse, the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Trust Agreement, the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.07 of the Indenture, and the indemnified parties pursuant to Section 7.04 of this Agreement therefor. The Successor Servicer shall expressly be authorized, subject to Section 7.07 , to delegate any of its duties hereunder to NFC on and after the date of any transfer of servicing pursuant to this Article IX . Any Successor Servicer, by its acceptance of its appointment, will (except as limited in the written acceptance by such Successor Servicer) automatically agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of any Enhancement Agreement.

(c) In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Depositor may make such arrangements for the compensation of the Successor Servicer out of Dealer Finance Charges, as it and such Successor Servicer shall agree; provided , however , that each Series of Notes shall be responsible for the payment of the portion of the Servicing Fee allocated to such Series in accordance with the related Indenture Supplement and the the Depositor shall be responsible for payment of all other amounts in excess of such amounts allocated to the Notes. The holders of the Certificates agree that if NFC (or any Successor Servicer) is terminated as Servicer hereunder, the portion of Collections to be paid to the Depositor shall be reduced by an amount sufficient to pay Depositor’s share of the compensation of the Successor Servicer.

(d) All authority and power granted to the Successor Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination of the Issuing Entity pursuant to Section 7.1 of the Trust Agreement, and shall pass to and be vested in the Depositor and, without limitation, the Depositor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Successor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Successor Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Depositor in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Successor Servicer to conduct servicing on the Dealer Notes. The Successor Servicer shall transfer its electronic records relating to the Dealer Notes to the Depositor in such electronic form as the Depositor may reasonably request and shall transfer all other records, correspondence and documents to the Depositor in the manner and at such times as the Depositor shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 9.02 shall require the Successor Servicer to disclose to the Depositor information of any kind which the Successor Servicer deems to be confidential, the Depositor shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as the Successor Servicer shall deem necessary to protect its interests.

 

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(e) In the event that NFC is no longer acting as Servicer, any Successor Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 9.02 shall deliver or make available to NFC and the Depositor each certificate and report required to be prepared, forwarded or delivered thereafter by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or the other Issuing Entity Documents.

SECTION 9.03 Notification to the Indenture Trustee . Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event, the Servicer shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 9.04 Waiver of Past Breaches . The Majority Holders may, on behalf of all holders of Notes, waive the effect of any Servicer Termination Event by the Servicer or breach of the Depositor in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences, except a failure to make any required deposits or payments in accordance with Section 4.01 . Upon any such waiver of a past breach, such breach shall cease to exist, and any breach 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 breach or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION

SECTION 10.01 Termination . Notice of any termination of the Issuing Entity and the Trust Agreement shall be given by the Servicer to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee as soon as practicable after the Servicer has received notice thereof. Following the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the payment in full of principal and interest on the Notes, the Certificateholders shall succeed to the rights of the Noteholders hereunder and the Owner Trustee shall succeed to the rights of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Agreement (subject to the continuing obligations of the Indenture Trustee set forth in Sections 6.03 , 7.03 and 9.02 of this Agreement). After payment to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Securityholders (including any required deposit into the Supplemental Accounts for the benefit of the Securityholders) and the Servicer of all amounts required to be paid (or so deposited) under this Agreement, the Indenture and the Trust Agreement, any amounts on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and the Collection Account and any other assets of the Issuing Entity, including any Dealer Notes held by the Issuing Entity, shall be paid and delivered to the Depositor and this Agreement (except for Section 7.04 ) shall be terminated.

 

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 11.01 Amendment . (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Depositor and the Issuing Entity without the consent of any of the Securityholders; provided , that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, addressed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Securityholder.

(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Servicer, the Depositor and the Issuing Entity, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Controlling Class of each Series of Notes adversely affected in any material respect and a majority of the Certificateholders if the Certificates are adversely affected in any material respect (the consent of any Series of Notes or the Certificates shall not be required if such action shall not, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, adversely affect in any material respect such Series of Notes or the Certificates), 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 , however , that the consent of a higher percentage of or all of Noteholders or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any outstanding Series of Notes will be required if and to the extent such consent or satisfaction would be required pursuant to the terms of Section 10.02 of the Indenture as if Section 10.02 of the Indenture were contained in this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended by the Depositor upon satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes, but without the consent of any other Person (including any Securityholder) other than as may be specified in an Indenture Supplement, to amend, add or delete the criteria used in the definition of “Dealer Concentration Limit,” “Defaulted Dealer Notes,” “Dealer,” “Dealer Note,” “Eligible Dealer,” “Eligible Dealer Note,” “Eligible Investments,” “Financed Vehicle,” “Ineligible Dealer,” “Navistar Vehicle,” “OEM Note,” “OEM Supplier,” “OEM Vehicle,” and “Used Vehicle Concentration Limit” as set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement.

(d) Prior to the execution of any such amendment or consent the Servicer shall furnish notification of the substance thereof to each Rating Agency. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent the Indenture Trustee (at the expense of the Servicer) shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Noteholder, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and the Servicer shall furnish notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee and each Enhancement Provider.

 

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(e) It shall not be necessary for the consent of any Securityholders under this Section 11.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

(f) Any amendments to any list or schedule of Dealer Notes acquired by the Issuing Entity as a result of the removal of Dealer Notes from the Issuing Entity as provided in Sections 2.05 , 2.06 , 2.08 , 2.09 or 2.10 or any amendment pursuant to Section 3.11(b) of the Indenture shall not be considered amendments to this Agreement for the purpose of Sections 11.01(a) and (b) .

(g) Each of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Issuing Entity agrees that such Person shall not amend or agree to any amendment of the Purchase Agreement unless such amendment would be permissible under the terms of this Section 11.01 as if this Section 11.01 were contained in the Purchase Agreement.

(h) So long as any notes issued under the 2004 Indenture rated by Standard & Poor’s shall be outstanding, 10 days prior to the execution of any material amendment to the Issuing Entity Documents or any new issuance of Notes pursuant to the Indenture, the Servicer shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or issuance to Standard & Poor’s.

SECTION 11.02 Protection of Right, Title and Interest to Issuing Entity .

(a) The Servicer shall cause all financing statements and continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering the Issuing Entity, the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to the Dealer Notes to be promptly filed, and at all times to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the Issuing Entity hereunder to all property comprising the Trust Estate and the Indenture Trustee to all property comprising the Collateral. The Servicer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing. The Depositor shall cooperate fully with the Servicer in connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this Section 11.02(a) . The Indenture Trustee shall not bear responsibility for filing status.

(b) Within thirty days after the Depositor makes any change in its name, identity, corporate structure or jurisdiction of organization which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with paragraph (a) above seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the UCC, the Depositor shall give the Indenture Trustee notice of any such change and shall file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Issuing Entity’s security interest in the Dealer Notes, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto and all proceeds thereof, the security interests in the related Financed Vehicles and the Insurance Proceeds.

 

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(c) Each of the Depositor and the Servicer will give the Indenture Trustee prompt written notice of any change in its jurisdiction of organization and whether, as a result of such change, the applicable provisions of the UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and shall file any such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Issuing Entity’s security interest in the Dealer Notes and the proceeds thereof. Each of the Depositor and the Servicer will at all times maintain its principal executive office within the United States of America.

SECTION 11.03 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without reference to the conflict of law provisions thereof or any other jurisdiction, other than Section 5-1401 and Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

SECTION 11.04 Notices . All demands, notices and communications pursuant hereto to either party shall be delivered as specified in Appendix B to this Agreement.

SECTION 11.05 Severability of Provisions . If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be 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 or of the Notes or rights of the Noteholders thereof.

SECTION 11.06 Assignment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section 7.02 , this Agreement may not be assigned by the Servicer.

SECTION 11.07 Further Assurances . The Depositor, the Servicer and the Issuing Entity agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution prior to and after the Effective Date of any termination statements, financing statements or continuation statements, as the case maybe, relating to the Dealer Notes for filing under the provisions of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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SECTION 11.08 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges therein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

SECTION 11.09 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 11.10 Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Indenture Trustee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), the Certificateholders and the Owner Trustee and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Article XI , no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

SECTION 11.11 No Petition . NFC, the Depositor and the Servicer, by entering into this Agreement, and any Successor Servicer, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, hereby covenant and agree that, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of the Notes, they will not institute against the Depositor or the Issuing Entity any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law.

SECTION 11.12 Merger and Integration . Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein.

SECTION 11.13 Headings . The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Issuing Entity have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION as Depositor
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION as Servicer
By:   /s/ Mary Ellen Kummer
Name:   Mary Ellen Kummer
Title:   Assistant Treasurer
NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II
by: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as Owner Trustee and not in its individual capacity
By:   /s/ Michele HY Voon
Name:   Michele HY Voon
Title:   Attorney-in-fact
By:   /s/ Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Name:   Ellen Jean-Baptiste
Title:   Attorney-in-fact

 

Acknowledged and Accepted:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Indenture Trustee
By:   /s/ Michael Burack
Name:   Michael Burack
Title:   Senior Associate


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ANNUAL SERVICER CERTIFICATE

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Navistar Financial Corporation (“ NFC ”), as Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 2, 2011 (the “ Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”), by and among NFC, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, and Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, hereby certifies that:

(a) NFC is Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(b) The undersigned has read the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is familiar with the provisions thereof and is duly authorized pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to execute and deliver this Certificate to the Indenture Trustee.

(c) In the course of my duties as an officer of the Servicer, I would normally obtain knowledge of any Servicer Termination Event.

(d) To the best of my knowledge, no Servicer Termination Event has occurred during the fiscal year _______ through ______.

Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate as of this _____ day of ___________ 20__.

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION as Servicer
By:    
Name:  
Title:  


APPENDIX A

PART I - DEFINITIONS

Whenever used in the Issuing Entity Documents, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

1995 Interest Deposit Agreement ” means the Interest Deposit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995, among Navistar, NFC and the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

1995 Master Trust ” means Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust.

1995 Master Trust Trustee ” means The Bank of New York Mellon, as master trust trustee pursuant to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995, among NFC, NFSC and the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

1995 Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 8, 1995, between NFC and NFSC, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

1995 Trust Documents ” means the 1995 Purchase Agreement, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the Series Supplement, and the 1995 Interest Deposit Agreement.

1995 Trust Termination Date ” means the date on which the 1995 Master Trust is terminated pursuant to the Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement.

2004 Indenture ” means the Indenture, dated as of June 10, 2004, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

2011 Collateral Certificate ” means the Series 2011-1 Investor Certificate issued pursuant to the Series Supplement.

Accounts ” means, collectively, the Collections Account, the Excess Funding Account, the Servicer Transition Fee Account and any Supplemental Account, in each case including any Sub-Accounts therein.

Administration Agreement ” means the Administration Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among the Administrator, the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Administrator ” means NFC, or any successor Administrator under the Administration Agreement.

 

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Advance ” means, for any Due Period, an advance to the Collections Account by the Servicer of an amount equal to all Dealer Finance Charges for such Due Period which have not been paid by the related Transfer Date (other than the Uncollectible Finance Charges for such Due Period).

Advance Reimbursement ” means the reimbursement by the Issuing Entity to the Servicer of an Advance, which shall occur (i) when Unpaid Dealer Finance Charges are paid on the Dealer Notes to which the Advance relates or, if earlier, (ii) when the Servicer determines that it will be unable to recover Unpaid Dealer Finance Charges on the Dealer Notes to which the Advance relates.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing

Aggregate Navistar Earned Interest ” means, on any Calculation Day or Navistar Interest Transfer Date with respect to any Due Period or any portion thereof, the aggregate amount of Navistar Earned Interest on all Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Notes accrued during such Due Period.

Aggregate Navistar Future Due Interest ” means, on any Calculation Day, the aggregate amount of Navistar Future Due Interest on all Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Notes.

Appointment Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Assignment ” means, with respect to any Business Day, the assignment of Dealer Notes to the Issuing Entity on such Business Day.

Authenticating Agent ” means, with respect to any Notes, any Person authorized by the Indenture Trustee to authenticate Notes under Section 8.14 of the Indenture and, with respect to any Certificates, any Person authorized by the Owner Trustee to authenticate Certificates under Section 3.3 of the Trust Agreement, as applicable.

Authorized Newspaper ” means any newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in New York City customarily published on each Business Day, whether or not published on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Backup Servicer ” means initially Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and thereafter any Person, if any, appointed as the Backup Servicer as provided in Section 3.05 or Section 4.01 of the Backup Servicing Agreement.

Backup Servicing Agreement ” means the Backup Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among the Servicer, the Depositor, the Issuing Entity and the Backup Servicer, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Backup Servicing Expenses ” means the reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, disbursements and other charges incurred by the Backup Servicer in connection with the performance of its duties and obligations under the Backup Servicing Agreement and any damages or other amounts for which the Backup Servicer is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Backup Servicing Agreement, each as expressly provided therein. For the avoidance of doubt, any set up and servicing transition fees and costs of the Backup Servicer incurred during the transition of the servicing of the Dealer Notes from the Servicer to the Backup Servicer as Successor Servicer shall not be included in Backup Servicing Expenses (such transition fees and costs to be payable as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Backup Servicing Agreement).

Backup Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Base Backup Servicing Fee ” means the greater of (1) $90,000 and (2) (a) if the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity is greater than or equal to $1,000,000,000, the Base Backup Servicing Fee shall be equal to 0.015% multiplied by the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in Issuing Entity as of the last day of the applicable Due Period, (b) if the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity is greater than or equal to $650,000,000 but less than $1,000,000,000, the Base Backup Servicing Fee shall be equal to 0.02% multiplied by the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity as of the last day of the applicable Due Period, and (c) if the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity is less than $650,000,000, the Base Backup Servicing Fee shall be equal to 0.03% multiplied by the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity as of the last day of the applicable Due Period.

Basic Documents ” means, collectively, the Issuing Entity Documents and the 1995 Trust Documents.

Benefit Plan ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.4(g) of the Trust Agreement.

Business Day ” means, unless otherwise defined with respect to any Series in the related Supplement, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed or remain closed.

Calculation Day ” shall have the meaning specified in the Interest Deposit Agreement.

Certificate of Trust ” means the certificate of trust substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Trust Agreement.

Certificate Registrar ” means the certificate registrar appointed pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Trust Agreement, and initially The Bank of New York Mellon.

 

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Certificates ” means any of the certificates issued by the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Trust Agreement as amended from time to time.

Certificateholders ” means any holder of the Certificates.

Class ” means, with respect to any Note, the class designated for such Note in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Clearing Agency ” means an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

Closing Date ” means November 2, 2011.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Collateral ” has the meaning assigned in the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

Collateral Amount ” means, for any Series of Notes, the amount specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Collections ” means Navistar Finance Charges, Dealer Finance Charge Collections and Principal Collections.

Collections Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted and created under the Securities Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of the Indenture such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties on such date.

Corporate Trust Office ” means, with respect to the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, the principal office at which at any particular time the corporate trust business of that Person shall be administered, which office at the Closing Date is located (a) at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 4W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, with respect to the Indenture Trustee and (b) at 1011 Centre Road, Suite 200, Wilmington, Delaware 19805, with a copy to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Alternative & Structured Finance Services, 100 Plaza One, MS: JCY03-0699, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311, with respect to the Owner Trustee.

Credit Guidelines ” means the policies and procedures (i) relating to the operation of NFC’s wholesale floor-plan financing business, including, without limitation, the written policies and procedures and the exercise of judgment by NFC employees in accordance with NFC’s normal practice for determining the creditworthiness of Dealers and the extension of floor-plan financing to Dealers, and (ii) relating to the maintenance of dealer notes, as such policies and procedures may be amended from time to time.

 

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Current Interest Rate ” means, with respect to any Dealer Note during any Due Period, the interest rate on such Dealer Note billed by NFC during such Due Period.

Daily Note Sale ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) of the Purchase Agreement.

Dealer ” means (i) a Person with whom Navistar or an affiliate of Navistar has a valid dealer sales/maintenance agreement to sell Navistar Vehicles (it being understood that any such Person may also have an agreement with an OEM Supplier to sell OEM Vehicles), (ii) a truck equipment manufacturer with whom Navistar or an affiliate of Navistar has a valid agreement to sell Navistar Vehicles, (iii) a Person with whom NFC has a valid agreement to extend used truck floor plan terms, or (iv) a Person with whom Navistar or an affiliate of Navistar has a valid floor-plan financing agreement for floor-plan financing for OEM Vehicles.

Dealer Agreement ” means any agreement referred to in the definition of Dealer.

Dealer Concentration Limit ” means, (a) on and prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, as defined in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and (b) after the 1995 Trust Termination Date:

 

   

for the largest Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 6.00% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account;

 

   

for the second largest Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 5.50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account;

 

   

for the third largest Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 4.50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account;

 

   

for the fourth largest Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 3.50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account;

 

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for each of the fifth and sixth largest Dealers (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 2.75% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account;

 

   

for the seventh largest Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 2.50% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account;

 

   

for the eighth largest Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 2.25% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account; and

 

   

for each remaining Dealer (based on the principal amount of Dealer Notes of each such Dealer owned by the Issuing Entity), 2.00% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in such Series’ Principal Funding Account.

Dealer Finance Charge Collections ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the amount of Dealer Finance Charges received from Dealers for such Due Period plus Advances deposited in the Collections Account for such Due Period plus any Unpaid Dealer Finance Charges or Uncollectible Finance Charges from prior Due Periods, in each case to the extent actually collected by the Transfer Date related to the relevant Due Period.

Dealer Finance Charges ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the interest and other finance charges accrued with respect to the Dealer Notes outstanding during such Due Period and billed by the Servicer on a monthly basis to Dealers. Dealer Finance Charges do not include Navistar Finance Charges.

Dealer Note ” means any payment obligation, which may be represented by a promissory note or other instrument, acquired by NFC to finance (i) a Navistar Vehicle or an OEM Vehicle purchased by a Dealer or (ii) a used truck, truck chassis, bus, bus chassis or trailer or a new trailer for which NFC chooses to provide financing to a Dealer. When used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, “Dealer Notes” shall refer to those Dealer Notes which are held by the Issuing Entity.

 

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Dealer Note Collections ” means, with respect to any Business Day after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, (i) all payments including Insurance Proceeds, if any, received by the Servicer from Persons other than NFC in respect of repayment of principal of the Dealer Notes at one of its administrative units charged with processing funds and recording them in the Servicer’s records, in the form of cash, checks, wire transfers or other forms of payment in accordance with the Dealer Agreement in effect from time to time, (ii) all cash payments made by NFC or Navistar in respect of non-cash proceeds received from Dealers or credits granted to Dealers by Navistar with respect to the repayment of principal of the Dealer Notes and (iii) recoveries made by the Servicer allocable to the Dealer Notes, in each case as deposited in the Collections Account on such Business Day.

Dealer Note Losses ” means, with respect to any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the aggregate face amount of Dealer Notes written off as uncollectible by the Servicer during such Due Period, minus the amount of any recovery made during such Due Period on Dealer Notes previously written off as uncollectible.

Dealer Note Repurchase Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.05(c) of the Purchase Agreement.

Defaulted Dealer Note ” means any Dealer Note held by the Issuing Entity that is either (i) 60 days past due and which the Servicer knows to be attributable in whole or in part to the obligor’s unwillingness or financial inability to pay or (ii) charged-off as uncollectible in accordance with the Servicer’s normal practices.

Definitive Notes ” means Notes of a Series or Class issued in fully registered, certificate form to Noteholders or their nominees.

Depositor ” means NFSC.

Depository ” means a U.S. Depository or a Foreign Depository, as the case may be.

Depository Agreement ” has the meaning assigned in the recitals of the Administration Agreement.

derivative instrument ” has the meaning assigned in Section 11.20 of the Indenture.

Determination Date ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the twelfth day of each calendar month next following the end of such Due Period, or if such twelfth day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day thereafter.

Discount Note ” means a Note that provides for an amount less than the Stated Principal Amount (but not less than the Initial Principal Amount) thereof to be due and payable upon the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event or other optional or mandatory redemption or the occurrence of an Event of Default and the acceleration of such Note, in each case before the Expected Principal Distribution Date of the applicable Note.

 

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Distribution Date ” has the meaning assigned, with respect to any Series of Notes, in such Series’ related Indenture Supplement.

Dollar ” means (a) United States dollars or (b) denominated in United States dollars.

Due Period ” means a calendar month, beginning on the first day of such month and ending on the last day of such month. When used with respect to a Transfer Date, Determination Date or Distribution Date, “Due Period” means the Due Period related to such Transfer Date, Determination Date or Distribution Date, as the case may be.

Early Redemption Event ” has the meaning assigned in Section 12.01 of the Indenture.

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the first WHEREAS clause of the Purchase Agreement.

Eligible Dealer ” means, with respect to any date, a Dealer that:

(a) with respect to which, during the preceding 12 months, the Servicer has not charged off, without recovery, any Dealer Notes in excess of $25,000;

(b) has not been placed on the “critical dealer list” maintained by NFC or any equivalent designation of NFC (and, for the avoidance of doubt, a Dealer may become an “Eligible Dealer” upon notice to the Indenture Trustee upon NFC’s removal of such Dealer from the “critical dealer list” or removal of such equivalent designation);

(c) has not been placed on cash-on-delivery terms;

(d) is not insolvent; and

(e) is not a Removed Dealer.

Eligible Dealer Note ” means each Dealer Note:

(a) which is payable in United States Dollars;

(b) which was created in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to any member of the Navistar Group the failure with which to comply would have a material adverse affect upon Noteholders;

(c) with respect to which all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with, any Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by any member of the Navistar Group in connection with the creation of such Dealer Note or the execution, delivery and performance by Navistar or an OEM Supplier of the Dealer Agreement pursuant to which such Dealer Note was created, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect as of such date of creation;

 

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(d) as to which at all times following the transfer of such Dealer Note to the Issuing Entity, the Issuing Entity will have good and marketable title thereto free and clear of all Liens arising prior to the transfer or arising at any time under or through any member of the Navistar Group;

(e) which will at all times be the legal, valid and binding payment obligation of the Dealer obligated thereunder enforceable against such Dealer in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity);

(f) which constitutes either an “account,” “chattel paper,” or “general intangible” under and as defined in Article 9 of the UCC;

(g) which is not subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or any other defense (including defenses arising out of violations of usury laws) of the Dealer, other than defenses arising out of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or equity);

(h) as to which, at the time of transfer of such Dealer Note to the Issuing Entity, the Servicer has satisfied all obligations required to be fulfilled on its part with respect to such Dealer Note;

(i) as to which, at the time of transfer of such Dealer Note to the Issuing Entity, the Servicer has not taken nor failed to take any action which would impair the rights of the Issuing Entity or the Noteholders therein;

(j) which, at the time of transfer of such Dealer Note to the Issuing Entity, is not past due over thirty days;

(k) which has not been issued by a Dealer in connection with such Dealer’s purchase of parts from Navistar or an OEM Supplier;

(l) which, when the principal amount of such Dealer Note is added to the principal amount of the other outstanding Dealer Notes issued by the same Dealer previously or concurrently transferred to the Issuing Entity, shall not cause the sum of the principal amounts of all such Dealer Notes to exceed the Dealer Concentration Limit;

 

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(m) which, in the case of an OEM Note, when the principal amount of such OEM Note is added to the principal amounts of the other outstanding OEM Notes previously transferred to the Issuing Entity, shall not cause the sum of such principal amounts to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes and the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the date on which such Dealer Note is to be transferred to the Issuing Entity;

(n) as to which a valid first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle has been transferred to the Issuing Entity;

(o) as to which the Navistar Group has assigned to the Issuing Entity designation as loss payee on the insurance policies insuring the Financed Vehicle against casualty and theft losses;

(p) the principal amount of which is due when the related Financed Vehicle is sold;

(q) the interest rate of which (1) is based on the prime rate or another benchmark floating interest rate and (2) is subject to adjustment at least monthly;

(r) the principal amount of which (1) in the case of a Financed Vehicle which is a new vehicle, is equal to not more than one hundred percent of the invoice price of such Financed Vehicle, (2) in the case of a Financed Vehicle which is a used vehicle purchased by a Dealer from a Navistar used truck center or a repossessed vehicle purchased from NFC, is equal to not more than one hundred percent of the agreed upon purchase price, and (3) in the case of a Financed Vehicle which is a used or repossessed vehicle taken in trade by a Dealer or purchased by a Dealer from outside sources, is equal to not more than seventy-five percent of the “as is” value of such Financed Vehicle as determined by NFC’s appraisal thereof;

(s) which was created in accordance with the standard practice of the Navistar Group;

(t) which finances a new truck, truck chassis, bus or bus chassis produced by or for a member of the Navistar Group or an OEM Supplier, or a new or used trailer, or a used truck, truck chassis, bus or bus chassis;

(u) which was issued by a Dealer that is an Eligible Dealer that was not a Removed Dealer at the time of transfer of such Dealer Note from NFC to NFSC; and

(v) which, when the principal amount of such Dealer Note is added to the principal amount of the other outstanding Dealer Notes secured by used vehicles previously or concurrently transferred to the Issuing Entity, shall not cause the sum of the principal amounts of all such Dealer Notes to exceed the Used Vehicle Concentration Limit.

 

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Eligible Deposit 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 organized under the laws of the United States of America or any one of the states thereof, including 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 any of the securities of such depository institution shall have a credit rating from each Rating Agency in one of its generic rating categories which signifies investment grade.

Eligible Institution ” means (a) the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee or (b) a depository institution 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), which at all times (i) has either (A) a long-term unsecured debt rating of A2 or better by Moody’s and of AA- or better by Standard & Poor’s or (B) a certificate of deposit rating of P-1 by Moody’s and A-1+ by Standard & Poor’s and (ii) whose deposits are insured by the FDIC. If so qualified, the Indenture Trustee may be considered an Eligible Institution for the purposes of clause (b) of this definition.

Eligible Investments ” means

(a) book-entry securities, negotiable instruments or securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form having (except in the case of clauses (iv)  or (vii)  below) remaining maturities occurring not later than the Distribution Date next succeeding the Issuing Entity’s acquisition thereof, except as otherwise described herein or the related Indenture Supplement, that evidence:

(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment by, the United States of America;

(ii) demand deposits, time deposits or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking or depository institution authorities; provided, however, that at the time of the Issuing Entity’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, the commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a person or entity other than such depository institution or trust company) of such depository institution or trust company shall have a credit rating not lower than the highest investment category for short term unsecured debt obligations granted by the applicable Rating Agency from each Rating Agency then rating the affected Series of Notes;

 

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(iii) commercial paper having, at the time of the Issuing Entity’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating not lower than the highest investment category for short term unsecured debt obligations granted by the applicable Rating Agency from each Rating Agency then rating the affected Series of Notes;

(iv) investments in money market funds or common trust funds having a rating not lower than the highest investment category for short term unsecured debt obligations granted by the applicable Rating Agency from each Rating Agency then rating the affected Series of Notes or otherwise approved in writing by each of such Rating Agencies (including funds for which the Indenture Trustee or any of its affiliates is investment manager or advisor, so long as such fund shall have such rating);

(v) repurchase obligations (x) 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) described in clause (ii)  or (y) the counterparty for which has a rating not lower than the highest investment category for short term unsecured debt obligations granted by the applicable Rating Agency from each Rating Agency then rating the affected Series of Notes, the collateral for which is held by a custodial bank for the benefit of the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee, is marked to market daily and is maintained in an amount that exceeds the amounts of such repurchase obligation, and which requires liquidation of the collateral immediately upon the amount of such collateral being less than the amount of such repurchase obligation (unless the counterparty immediately satisfies the repurchase obligation upon being notified of such shortfall); or

(vi) commercial paper master notes where the issuer has, at the time of the Issuing Entity’s investment or contractual commitment to invest therein, a rating not lower than the highest investment category for short term unsecured debt obligations granted by the applicable Rating Agency from each Rating Agency then rating the affected Series of Notes; and

(b) any other investment consisting of a financial asset that by its terms converts to cash within a finite period of time, provided that the Rating Agency Condition with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes is satisfied.

Except if specified in the related Indenture Supplement or the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to each outstanding Series of Notes, Eligible Investments of funds in the Accounts will be subject to the following additional restrictions: (x) no more than the greater of (A) $1,000,000 and (B) 20% of the aggregate Eligible Investments in all such accounts collectively shall be obligations of or investments in any single issuer (except that such 20% limitation shall not apply to Eligible Investments of the type specified in clause (a)(i) or, with respect to the Excess Funding Account, Eligible Investments of the type specified in clauses (a)(iv) or (a)(vii) ); and (y) each Eligible Investment shall be denominated and be payable solely in U.S. dollars, shall bear interest at a specified rate that is, or is based upon, LIBOR or a commercial paper rate, shall entitle the holder to a fixed principal amount at maturity and shall have a yield that is not inversely or disproportionately affected by changes in interest rates.

 

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For purposes of this definition of “Eligible Investments” and for the avoidance of doubt, the highest investment category for short term unsecured debt obligations granted by Standard & Poor’s is “A-1+” (or, in the case of money market funds, “AAAm” or “AAAm-G”).

Enhancement ” means the rights and benefits provided to the Noteholders of any Series or Class pursuant to any letter of credit, surety bond, cash collateral account, spread account, guaranteed rate agreement, maturity liquidity facility, tax protection agreement, interest rate swap agreement or other similar arrangement. The subordination of any Series or Class to any other Series or Class or of the Seller’s Interest to any Series or Class shall be deemed to be an Enhancement.

Enhancement Agreement ” means any agreement, instrument or document governing the terms of any Enhancement or pursuant to which any Enhancement is issued or outstanding.

Enhancement Provider ” means the Person providing an Enhancement, other than any Noteholders of the Notes of which are subordinated to any Series or Class.

Entity ” means any Person other than an individual or government (including any agency or political subdivision thereof).

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned in Section 7.01 of the Indenture.

Excess Available Interest Amounts ” for any Series of Notes, has the meaning assigned to it in the related Indenture Supplement.

Excess Available Principal Amounts ” for any Series of Notes, has the meaning assigned to it in the related Indenture Supplement.

Excess Funding Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

Excess Interest Collections ” shall have the meaning specified in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Excess Interest Sharing Group ” means all Excess Interest Sharing Series that have the same Excess Interest Sharing Group designation.

Excess Interest Sharing Series ” means a Series of Notes that, pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement, is entitled to receive Excess Available Interest Amounts within a specified Excess Interest Sharing Group from other Series of Notes in the same Excess Interest Sharing Group, as more specifically set forth in such Indenture Supplement.

 

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Exchange Date ” means, with respect to any Class of Notes, the latest of:

(a) in the case of exchanges of beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for beneficial interests in Permanent Global Notes in registered form, any date that is after the related issuance date;

(b) in the case of exchanges of beneficial interests in Temporary Global Notes for beneficial interests in Permanent Global Notes in bearer form, the date of presentation of certification of non-United States beneficial ownership (as described in Section 2.05 of the Indenture); and

(c) the earliest date on which such an exchange of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Global Note for a beneficial interest in a Permanent Global Note is permitted by applicable law.

Expected Principal Distribution Date ” means, with respect to any Series or Class of Notes, the date specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series or Class of Notes as such.

Federal Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time.

Final Issuing Entity Termination Date ” means the date on which the Issuing Entity is terminated in accordance with Section 7.1 of the Trust Agreement.

Finance Charge Collections ” means, with respect to any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the positive amount, if any, by which the sum of Dealer Finance Charge Collections and Navistar Finance Charges exceeds Advance Reimbursements, in each case for such Due Period.

Finance Charges ” means, with respect to any Due Period, Dealer Finance Charges and Navistar Finance Charges for such Due Period; provided , that with respect to the first Due Period to occur after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Finance Charges shall also include the accrued and unpaid finance charges on the Dealer Notes conveyed to the Issuing Entity on the Effective Date.

Financed Vehicle ” means any vehicle (including a truck chassis, bus chassis or trailer) financed by a Dealer Note.

Foreclosure Proceeding ” has the meaning assigned in Section 7.07(b) of the Indenture.

Foreign Depository ” means the Person specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, in its capacity as depository for the accounts of any clearing agencies located outside the United States.

Global Note ” means any Note issued pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Indenture.

 

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Governmental Authority ” means the United States of America, any state or other political subdivision thereof.

Holder ” when used with respect to any Note, means a Noteholder.

incorporated provision ” when used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 1.07 of the Indenture.

Indenture ” means the Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time by one or more Indentures supplemental thereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions thereof, and will include the terms of particular Series or Classes of Notes created as contemplated by Section 3.01 of the Indenture.

Indenture Supplement ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, a supplement to the Indenture, executed and delivered in conjunction with the issuance of such Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Indenture, together with any applicable terms document related to such Indenture Supplement and any amendment to the Indenture Supplement executed pursuant to Section 10.01 or 10.02 of the Indenture, and, in either case, including all amendments thereof and supplements thereto.

Indenture Trustee ” means The Bank of New York Mellon, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, and each of its successors and permitted assigns.

Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer ” when used with respect to the Indenture Trustee, means any vice president, any assistant vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture.

Indenture Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.02 of the Indenture.

Independent ” when used with respect to any specified Person, means that the Person (i) is in fact independent of the Issuing Entity, any other obligor upon the Notes, the Depositor 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 Issuing Entity, any such other obligor, the Depositor or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons and (iii) is not connected with the Issuing Entity, any such other obligor, the Depositor or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

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 1.02 of the Indenture, made by an Independent appraiser or other expert appointed by an Issuing Entity Certificate and approved by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care, and such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer has read the definition of “Independent” and that the signer is Independent within the meaning thereof.

 

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Ineligible Dealer ” means a Dealer that is not an Eligible Dealer.

Ineligible Dealer Note ” shall, for purposes of the Purchase Agreement, have the meaning specified in Section 4.05(d) of the Purchase Agreement, and for all other purposes, have the meaning specified in Section 2.05(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Initial Principal Amount ” means (a) unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, with respect to Classes of Dollar Interest-Bearing Notes, the aggregate initial principal amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Class, and (b) with respect to Classes of Discount Notes and foreign currency Notes, the amount specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement as the Initial Principal Amount thereof.

Initial Trust Agreement ” means the Trust Agreement as of October 25, 2011, between the Depositor and the Owner Trustee.

Initial Trust Estate ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.5 of the Trust Agreement.

Insolvency Event ” means any event specified in Sections 12.01(a) or 12.01(b) of the Indenture.

Insurance Proceeds ” means any amounts recovered by the Servicer pursuant to any casualty insurance policies covering any Dealer with respect to Financed Vehicles.

Interest-Bearing Note ” means a Note that bears interest at a stated or computed rate on the principal amount thereof. A Note may be both an Interest-Bearing Note and a Discount Note.

Interest Deposit Account ” shall have the meaning specified in the Interest Deposit Agreement.

Interest Deposit Agreement ” means the Interest Deposit Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Navistar, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Interest Reallocation Group ” means a group of one or more Series of Notes as specified in the related Indenture Supplement, if any, with respect to which reallocation of certain Finance Charge Collections and other similar amounts are to be made among such Series of Notes, where applicable, for certain specified purposes as specified in the Indenture and any related Indenture Supplement, including, to the extent so specified, pooling amounts available to all Series of Notes in the particular Interest Reallocation Group prior to any application for individual Series of Notes requirements and sharing such amounts among such Series on the basis of the relative requirements for each such Series of Notes.

Interest Shortfall ” has the meaning assigned it in the Series Supplement.

 

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Interest Start Date ” means, with respect to any Dealer Note which has been a Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note, the date on which such Dealer Note ceases to be a Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note.

Internal Revenue Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Investment Company Act ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Investment Income ” means, for any Due Period, all income from the investment of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and the Collections Account for such Due Period.

Investor Certificate ” means each outstanding investor certificate issued pursuant to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any related series supplement.

Investor Interest ” means, with respect to an Investor Certificate, the interest in the 1995 Master Trust evidenced by such Investor Certificate.

Issuing Entity ” has the meaning assigned in the first paragraph of the Indenture.

Issuing Entity Authorized Officer ” means (a) an authorized signatory or attorney-in-fact of the Owner Trustee, (b) the chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors, chairman or vice-chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors, the president, any vice-president, the secretary, any assistant secretary, the treasurer, or any assistant treasurer, in each case of the Trust Beneficiary, or any other officer or employee of the Trust Beneficiary who is authorized to act on behalf of the Issuing Entity or (c) so long as the Administration Agreement is in effect, any president, vice president, treasurer, assistant treasurer or more senior officer of the Administrator who is authorized to act for the Administrator in matters relating to the Issuing Entity and to be acted upon by the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement and who is identified on the list of Issuing Entity Authorized Officers delivered by the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee as such list may be modified or supplemented from time to time.

Issuing Entity Certificate ” means a certificate (including an Officer’s Certificate) signed in the name of an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer, or the Issuing Entity by an Issuing Entity Authorized Officer, and in each case delivered to the Indenture Trustee relating to, among other things, the issuance of a new Class of Notes. Wherever the Indenture requires that an Issuing Entity Certificate be signed also by an accountant or other expert, such accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture) may be in the employ of the Trust Beneficiary.

Issuing Entity Documents ” means the Interest Deposit Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Indenture and any Indenture Supplements, the Purchase Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Backup Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement and any Depository Agreements.

 

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Legal Final Maturity Date ” means, with respect to a Series or Class of Notes, the date specified in the Indenture Supplement for such Series or Class of Note as such.

Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien or other security interest or agreement, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing; provided , however , that liens for municipal or other local taxes shall not be Liens if such taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if NFC or the Depositor shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto.

Majority Holders ” means holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Principal Amount of all Notes.

Master Revolving Credit Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Master Revolving Credit Agreement between NFSC and NFC, dated as of November 2, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Minimum Seller’s Interest ” means the aggregate of the Series Required Seller’s Interest for each outstanding Series of Notes.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor.

Navistar ” means Navistar, Inc. (f/k/a International Truck & Engine Corporation), a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Navistar Earned Interest ” means, on any Calculation Day or Navistar Interest Transfer Date with respect to any Dealer Note that was a Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note during the related Due Period or any portion thereof, an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the principal amount of such Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note and (b) the Current Interest Rate and (ii) the quotient of (a) a number equal to the number of days elapsed during the Due Period for which the Dealer Note is outstanding and is a Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note and (b) the actual number of days in the related calendar year.

Navistar Finance Charges ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the sum of (i) the amount of Up-Front Interest Credit granted by Navistar during such Due Period and (ii) the amount of Aggregate Navistar Earned Interest for such Due Period.

Navistar Future Due Interest ” means, with respect to any Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note on any Calculation Day, an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the principal amount of such Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note and (b) the Current Interest Rate and (ii) the quotient of (a) a number equal to the number of days from and including the Calculation Day to, but not including, the Interest Start Date for such Dealer Note and (b) the actual number of days in the related calendar year.

Navistar Group ” means NIC and any other direct or indirect subsidiaries of NIC.

 

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Navistar Interest Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in the Interest Deposit Agreement.

Navistar Interest Transfer Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the Interest Deposit Agreement.

Navistar Vehicle ” means any truck, truck chassis, bus, bus chassis or trailer produced by, or for, Navistar or an affiliate of Navistar and sold by Navistar to a Dealer.

New Vehicle Dealer Note ” means an outstanding Dealer Note that was issued to finance the purchase of a new vehicle.

NFC ” or “ Navistar Financial ” means Navistar Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

NFSC ” or “ Navistar Financial Securities Corporation ” means Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

NIC ” means Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, with respect to any Outstanding Class of Notes, an amount determined in accordance with the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Non-Interest Bearing Dealer Note ” means any Eligible Dealer Note during the time for which Navistar is obligated to pay or has paid interest on behalf of the Dealer that issued such Dealer Note.

Note ” or “ Notes ” means any note or notes of any Series or Class authenticated and delivered from time to time under the Indenture.

Note Owner ” means the beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note.

Note Record Date ” means, if the Notes are in book-entry form and with respect to payment of the Notes, the day before the related Transfer Date. If the Notes are in definitive form, the record date for a Transfer Date will be the last day of the calendar month ending prior to that Transfer Date.

Note Register ” has the meaning assigned in Section 3.05 of the Indenture.

Note Registrar ” means the Person who keeps the Note Register specified in Section 3.05 of the Indenture.

Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered in the Note Register.

Noteholder Act ” when used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 1.04(a) of the Indenture.

 

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Noteholder Action ” when used with respect to any Noteholder, is defined in Section 1.04(a) of the Indenture.

Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses ” has the meaning assigned it in the Series Supplement.

Noteholder Available Interest Amounts ” has the meaning assigned it in the Series Supplement.

Noteholder Available Principal Amounts ” has the meaning assigned it in the Series Supplement.

Noteholder Repurchase Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.05(a) of the Purchase Agreement.

Noteholders’ Interest ” means, as of any date of determination, any Series or Class of Notes outstanding on such date.

OEM Note ” means a Dealer Note financing an OEM Vehicle.

OEM Supplier ” means any Person who sells OEM Vehicles to a Dealer and who has entered into an agreement for the benefit of NFC to repurchase new vehicle inventory from NFC upon NFC’s foreclosure upon such inventory owned by such Dealer (subject to such customary conditions and limitations as are acceptable to NFC).

OEM Vehicle ” means a new truck, truck chassis, bus, bus chassis or trailer manufactured by, or for, a manufacturer other than Navistar.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by the Servicer, the Depositor, the Trust Beneficiary, the Owner Trustee or the Administrator on behalf of the Issuing Entity, as applicable, and delivered to the Indenture Trustee. Wherever the Indenture requires that an Officer’s Certificate also be signed by an accountant or other expert, such accountant or other expert (except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture) may be in the employ of the Servicer, the Depositor, Trust Beneficiary or the Owner Trustee.

Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement ” means the Omnibus Transfer and Termination Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among NFC, NFSC, Navistar, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, and the Issuing Entity, as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, who may, without limitation, and except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, be an employee of or of counsel to the Servicer, the Depositor, the Issuing Entity, the Trust Beneficiary or any of their Affiliates

Other Assets ” has the meaning assigned in Section 14.12 of the Indenture.

 

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Outstanding ” when used with respect to a Note or with respect to Notes of any Series or Class means, as of the date of determination, all such Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Indenture, except:

(a) any Notes theretofore canceled by the Indenture Trustee or delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 3.09 of the Indenture;

(b) any Notes which are deemed to have been paid in full pursuant to Section 5.05 of the Indenture; and

(c) any such Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture, or which will have been paid pursuant to the terms of Section 3.06 of the Indenture (except with respect to any such Note as to which proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that such Note is held by a person in whose hands such Note is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuing Entity).

For purposes of determining the amounts of deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments to be made, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, references to “ Notes ” will be deemed to be references to “ Outstanding Notes .” In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of such Outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, and for purposes of Section 9.04 of the Indenture, Notes beneficially owned by the Issuing Entity or NFSC or any Affiliate of the Issuing Entity or NFSC will be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding. In determining whether the Indenture Trustee will be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes which an Indenture Trustee Authorized Officer actually knows to be owned by the Issuing Entity or NFSC or any Affiliate of the Issuing Entity or NFSC will be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledge creates to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s right to act as owner with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuing Entity, NFSC or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Affiliate of the Issuing Entity, NFSC or such other obligor.

Outstanding Principal Amount ” means at any time, (a) with respect to any Series or Class of non-Discount Notes, the aggregate Initial Principal Amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class at such time, less the amount of any withdrawals from the principal funding account or principal funding Sub-Account for such Class of Notes for payment of principal to the Holders of such Series or Class or to the applicable Enhancement Provider pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement, and with respect to any Series or Class of Discount Notes, an amount of the Outstanding Notes of such Series or Class calculated by reference to the applicable formula set forth in the applicable Indenture Supplement, taking into account the amount and timing of payments of principal made to the Holders of such Series or Class or to the applicable Enhancement Provider and accretions of principal, each pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement.

Overcollateralization Amount ” has, with respect to any Series of Notes, the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

 

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Owner Trustee ” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuing Entity, and each of its successors and permitted assigns.

Owner Trustee Authorized Officer ” when used with respect to the Owner Trustee, means any vice president, any assistant vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any senior trust officer or trust officer, or any other officer or attorney-in-fact of the Owner Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Ownership Interest ” has the meaning assigned in Section 4.5 of the Trust Agreement.

Paying Agent ” means, with respect to any Notes, any Person authorized by the Issuing Entity to pay the principal of or interest on any Notes on behalf of the Issuing Entity, which shall initially be the Indenture Trustee and, with respect to any Certificates, any Person authorized by the Owner Trustee to make distributions to the Certificateholders on behalf of the Issuing Entity, which shall initially be The Bank of New York Mellon.

Permanent Global Note ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.05 of the Indenture.

Permitted Assignee ” means any Person who, if it purchases any portion of the Collateral (or interests therein) in connection with a sale thereof pursuant to Section 7.07 of the Indenture, will not cause the Issuing Entity to be taxable as a publicly traded partnership for United States federal income tax purposes.

Person ” means an individual, a partnership or a Corporation. The term “Corporation” for the purposes of the preceding sentence only shall mean a corporation, joint stock company, limited liability company, business trust or other similar association.

Place of Payment ” means, with respect to any Class of Notes, the city or political subdivision so designated with respect to such Class of Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 of the Indenture.

Pooling and Servicing Agreement ” means that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among NFSC, as Depositor, NFC, as Servicer, and the Issuing Entity, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Predecessor Notes ” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 3.06 of the Indenture in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note will be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note.

 

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Principal Collections ” means, with respect to any Business Day after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the sum of Dealer Note Collections for such Business Day and the aggregate principal amount of Eligible Investments in the Excess Funding Account maturing on such Business Day.

Principal Funding Account ” means, each Series Principal Funding Account as defined in the related Indenture Supplement.

Principal Losses ” means, with respect to any Due Period beginning after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the sum of (i) the Dealer Note Losses and (ii) the aggregate amount of losses on the sale of Eligible Investments in the Excess Funding Account.

Principal Sharing Group ” means all Principal Sharing Series that have the same Principal Sharing Group designation.

Principal Sharing Series ” means a Series of Notes that, pursuant to the related Indenture Supplement, is entitled to receive Shared Principal Collections within a specified Principal Sharing Group from other Series of Notes in the same Principal Sharing Group, as more specifically set forth in such Indenture Supplement.

Principal Shortfall ” has the meaning assigned it in the Series Supplement.

Purchase Agreement ” means the Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between NFC and NFSC, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Rating Agency ” or “ Rating Agencies ” means, with respect to any Outstanding Series of Notes, any nationally recognized statistical rating organization then maintaining a rating on such Series at the Depositor’s request.

Rating Agency Condition ” has, with respect to any Outstanding Series of Notes, the meaning assigned to such term in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Receipts ” has the meaning assigned in Section 4.01 of the Indenture.

Record Date ” means, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement, with respect to any Series or Class of Notes and any Due Period, (a) if such Series or Class of Notes is in book-entry form, the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date for such Due Period and (b) if such Series or Class of Notes is not in book-entry form, the last day of the calendar month ending prior to the related Distribution Date.

Registered Note ” means a Note issued in registered form.

Registered Noteholder ” means a holder of a Registered Note.

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 (January 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

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Related Issuing Entity Documents ” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals to the Administration Agreement.

Removal Balance ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a)(ii) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Removal Commencement Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08 (a)(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Removal Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Removal Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a)(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Removed Dealer ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Repurchase Rules and Regulations ” has the meaning assigned in Section 8.19(b) of the Indenture.

Requirements of Law ” for any Person means the certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any requirement of any law, rule or regulation or Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or to which such Person is subject, whether federal, state or local; provided, however, that any such requirement shall not be deemed a Requirement of Law if the enforcement of such requirement would not have a material adverse effect upon the collectability of the Dealer Notes taken as a whole.

Schedule of Dealer Notes ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Secured Party ” has the meaning assigned in the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Securities Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Securityholders ” means, collectively, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders.

Security Interest ” means the security interest granted pursuant to the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

 

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Seller’s Interest ” means, with respect to any Business Day on and after the Effective Date, the aggregate principal amount of Dealer Notes as of such Business Day, plus the aggregate amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account as of such Business Day, minus the Nominal Liquidation Amount of each Series or Class of Notes outstanding on such Business Day.

senior class ” with respect to a Class of Notes of any Series, has the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series ” or “series”, with respect to any Note, the series specified in the applicable Indenture Supplement.

Series Available Interest Amounts ” for any Series of Notes, has the meaning assigned to it in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall ” for any Series of Notes, has the meaning assigned to it in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Available Principal Amounts ” for any Series of Notes, has the meaning assigned to it in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall ” for any Series of Notes, has the meaning assigned to it in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Issuance Date ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the date on which the Notes of such Series are to be originally issued in accordance with the Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Required Seller’s Interest ” means, with respect to any Series of Notes, the amount specified as such in the related Indenture Supplement.

Series Supplement ” means the supplement to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement that provided for the issuance of the 2011 Collateral Certificate.

Servicer ” means initially NFC and thereafter any Person appointed as the Successor Servicer as herein provided to service the Dealer Notes pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Servicer Certificate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.04(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Servicer Termination Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Servicer Transition Fee Account ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

 

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Servicer Transition Fee Account Target Amount ” means the amount specified by the Rating Agencies from time to time, which shall initially be $175,000.

Servicing Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Officer ” means any employee of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Dealer Notes whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer, as such list may from time to time be amended.

Shared Enhancement Series ” means a group of one or more Sub-Classes as specified in the related Indenture Supplement with respect to which credit enhancement, including subordination of a particular Sub-Class or Sub-Classes, and collections are shared among such Sub-Classes.

Shared Principal Collections ” shall have the meaning specified in the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Standard & Poor’s ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group.

Stated Principal Amount ” with respect to any Note, has the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Statutory Trust Statute ” means Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code §3801 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time.

Sub-Account ” means each portion of an Account designated as such pursuant to the Indenture or the related Indenture Supplement.

Sub-Classes ” means, with respect to any Shared Enhancement Series, any one of the Classes of Notes with such Series of Notes.

subordinated class ” with respect to a Class of Notes of any Series, has the meaning specified in the related Indenture Supplement.

Subordinated Notes ” means Notes of a subordinated Class of a Series.

Successor Servicer ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Supplemental Accounts ” means the trust account or accounts designated as such and established pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

Tax Opinion ” means, with respect to any action, an opinion of counsel to the effect that, for federal income tax purposes, (a) such action will not adversely affect the tax characterization as debt of any Outstanding Series or Class of Notes that were characterized as debt at the time of their issuance, (b) following such action the Issuing Entity will not be treated

 

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as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation, (c) such action will not cause or constitute an event in which gain or loss would be recognized by any Holder of any such Notes, and (d) except as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement, where such action is the issuance of a Series or Class of Notes, following such action such Series or Class of Notes will be properly characterized as debt.

Temporary Global Note ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.05 of the Indenture.

Termination Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Transactions ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.11 of the Indenture.

Transfer Date ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date for such Due Period.

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations, including proposed or temporary regulations, promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code. References in the Issuing Entity Documents to specific provisions of proposed or temporary regulations shall include analogous provisions of final Treasury Regulations or other successor Treasury Regulations.

Trust ” means the Issuing Entity.

Trust Agreement ” means the Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Depositor and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as Owner Trustee, as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Trust Beneficiary ” has the meaning assigned in Section 3.1 of the Trust Agreement.

Trust Estate ” has the meaning assigned in Section 2.6 of the Trust Agreement.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended by the Trust Indenture Reform Act of 1990, as in force at the date as of which the Indenture was executed except as provided in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.

UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as amended from time to time, as in effect in the states of Illinois, New York and Delaware, unless specified otherwise.

Uncollectible Finance Charges ” means, with respect to any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the amount of Dealer Finance Charges that the Servicer, on or before the related Determination Date, determines in its sole discretion will be uncollectible.

Unpaid Dealer Finance Charges ” means, with respect to any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, the amount of Dealer Finance Charges that are not collected by the Servicer by the related Transfer Date.

 

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Up-Front Interest Credit ” means, with respect to any Due Period or portion thereof, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of interest credits granted to Dealers by Navistar during such Due Period with respect to Eligible Dealer Notes.

U.S. Depository ” means, unless otherwise specified by the Issuing Entity pursuant to either Sections 2.04 , 2.06 , or 3.01 of the Indenture, with respect to Notes of any Class issuable or issued as Global Notes within the United States, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Securities Exchange Act, or other applicable statute regulation.

Used Vehicle Concentration Limit ” means, as of any date of determination, 25.00% of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes in the Issuing Entity, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in each Series’ Principal Funding Account.

Used Vehicle Dealer Note ” means an outstanding Dealer Note that was issued to finance a used vehicle for resale by a Dealer.

 

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APPENDIX A

PART II – RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

For all purposes of the Issuing Entity Documents, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) Accounting Terms . As used in this Appendix or the Issuing Entity Documents, accounting terms which are not defined, and accounting terms partly defined, herein or therein shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Appendix or the Issuing Entity Documents are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Appendix or the Issuing Entity Documents will control.

(b) “Hereof,” etc. : The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Appendix or any Issuing Entity Document will refer to this Appendix or such Issuing Entity Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Appendix or such Issuing Entity Document; and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Appendix or any Issuing Entity Document are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Appendix or such Issuing Entity Document unless otherwise specified. The word “or” is not exclusive.

(c) Use of “related.” as used in this Appendix and the Issuing Entity Documents, with respect to any Distribution Date or Transfer Date, the “related Due Period,” and the “related Distribution Period,” will mean the Due Period and Distribution Period respectively, immediately preceding such Distribution Date or Transfer Date, and the relationships between Due Periods and Distribution Periods will be correlative to the foregoing relationships.

(d) Number and Gender . Each defined term used in this Appendix or the Issuing Entity Documents has a comparable meaning when used in its plural or singular form. Each gender-specific term used in this Appendix or the Issuing Entity Documents has a comparable meaning whether used in a masculine, feminine or gender-neutral form.

(e) Including . Whenever the term “including” (whether or not that term is followed by the phrase “but not limited to” or “without limitation” or words of similar effect) is used in this Appendix or the Issuing Entity Documents in connection with a listing of items within a particular classification, that listing will be interpreted to be illustrative only and will not be interpreted as a limitation on, or exclusive listing of, the items within that classification.

(f) UCC References . References to sections or provisions of Article 9 of the UCC in any of the Issuing Entity Documents shall be deemed to be automatically updated to reflect the successor, replacement or functionally equivalent sections or provisions of Revised Article 9, Secured Transactions (2000) at any time in any jurisdiction which has made such revised article effective.

(g) References to a Class of Notes . Unless otherwise specified, references to a Class of Notes, includes all the tranches included in such Class of Notes.

 

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APPENDIX B

Notice Addresses and Procedures

All requests, demands, directions, consents, waivers, notices, authorizations and communications provided or permitted under any Issuing Entity Document to be made upon, given or furnished to or filed with NFC, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee or the Rating Agencies shall be in writing, personally delivered, sent by facsimile or email with a copy to follow via first class mail or mailed by certified mail-return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt:

(a) in the case of the Depositor, at the following address:

Navistar Financial Securities Corporation

c/o Corporation Trust Company

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

with a copy to:

Navistar Financial Corporation

425 Martingale Road

Suite 1800, Attention: General Counsel

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Telecopy: (630) 753-4410

(b) in the case of the Servicer or the Administrator, at the following address:

Navistar Financial Corporation

425 Martingale Road

Suite 1800, Attention: General Counsel

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Telecopy: (630) 753-4410

(c) in the case of the Indenture Trustee or Paying Agent, at its Corporate Trust Office,

(d) in the case of the Issuing Entity or the Owner Trustee, to the Owner Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, with a copy to the Depositor and the Administrator. The Issuing Entity shall promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall likewise promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Issuing Entity.

 

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(e) in the case of the Rating Agencies, to NFC, which shall either (i) promptly post any such notice to the website maintained by NFC with respect to the Notes in connection with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act and promptly notify such Rating Agency that such notice has been so posted or (ii) promptly send such notice to the Rating Agencies:

(f) in the case of the Backup Servicer, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

MAC N9311-161

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services - Asset-Backed Administration

Telephone: (612) 667-8058

Telecopy: (612) 667-3464

or at such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other parties to the Issuing Entity Documents to which they are a party.

Where any Basic Document provides for notice to Noteholders or Certificateholders of any condition or event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if it is in writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid to each Noteholder or Certificateholder affected by such condition or event, at such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register or Certificate Register, as applicable, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed in such Basic Document for the giving of such notice. If notice to Noteholders or Certificateholders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Noteholders or Certificateholders shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders or Certificateholders, and any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given regardless of whether such notice is in fact actually received. A notice delivered in electronic form (including by email or facsimile) shall satisfy the requirement that such notice be written or in writing.

The Indenture Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Issuing Entity elects to give the Indenture Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Indenture Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Indenture Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Indenture Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Issuing Entity agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Indenture Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Indenture Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

 

Media contact:    Sara Mee       630-753-4101
Investor contact:    Heather Kos 630-753-2406
Web site:    www.Navistar.com/newsroom

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CLOSES

$224 MILLION WHOLESALE FUNDING DEAL

WARRENVILLE, Ill. (Nov. 7, 2011) – Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC), an affiliate of Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV), has sold $224 million of wholesale floor plan notes in a two-year 144-A transaction to support its dealer inventory funding.

This transaction will replace a $250M deal that matures in January of 2012, after which NFC will have $1.1 billion in total wholesale funding capacity.

“This deal provides competitively priced funding to support Navistar’s dealers, and it further diversifies our funding sources by broadening our investor base and maturity structure,” said David Johanneson, president and chief executive officer of NFC. “As the economic recovery continues, we continue to seek the most cost-effective financing solutions for our dealers and customers to support the profitable growth of Navistar.”

Navistar International Corporation is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International ® brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce ® brand diesel engines, IC Bus™ brand school and commercial buses, Monaco ® RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse ® brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Navistar Financial Corporation provides financial programs and services tailored to satisfy all Navistar’s customer and dealer equipment financing needs. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom .

Forward-Looking Statement

Information provided and statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements only speak as of the date of this report and the company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this report. Such forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business strategy. These statements often include words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. For a further description of these factors, see Item 1A, Risk Factors of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, which was filed on December 21, 2010 , and Part II, Item 1A, Risk Factors, included within our Form 10-Q for the period ended July 31, 2011, which was filed on September 7, 2011. Although we believe that these forward-looking


statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are many factors that could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. All future written and oral forward-looking statements by us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to above. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, we do not have any obligations or intention to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.