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): August 26, 2012

 

 

 

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.)

2701 Navistar Drive

Lisle, Illinois

  60532
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (331) 332-5000

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On August 29, 2012, the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II (the “Issuing Entity”) issued a series of notes designated the Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2012-VFN (the “Series 2012-VFN Notes”). Simultaneously with the issuance of the Series 2012-VFN Notes, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (“NFSC”) paid off and terminated all outstanding commitments with respect to the Series 2010-VFN notes, previously issued by Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust on April 16, 2010 (the “Series 2010-VFN Notes”). The principal characteristics of the Series 2012-VFN Notes are as follows:

 

   

Number of classes within Series 2012-VFN Notes: One

 

   

Maximum Funded Amount: $750,000,000, with a step-down to $500,000,000 upon closing a term securitization providing for the issuance by the Issuing Entity of asset-backed notes with an aggregate principal balance of at least $200,000,000

 

   

Initial Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount: $0

 

   

Interest Rate: based on CP Rate or Eurodollar, subject to adjustment

 

   

Closing Date: August 29, 2012

 

   

Expected Principal Payment Date: August 26, 2013, as such date may from time to time be modified

 

   

Purchase Expiration Date: the earlier of August 26, 2013, 2013, as such date may from time to time be modified, and the date on which the Early Redemption Period commences

 

   

Primary source of credit enhancement for Series 2012-VFN Notes: Overcollateralization

 

   

Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor: 31.50% divided by one minus 31.50% of initial Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events

 

   

Servicing Fee Percentage: 1.0%

The terms of the Series 2012-VFN Notes and the definitions of capitalized terms may be found in the Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2012, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

On August 29, 2012, Navistar Financial Corporation (“NFC”) and NFSC entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), among NFSC, NFC, Bank of America, National Association, as the Administrative Agent, as a Managing Agent and as a Committed Purchaser, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Managing Agent and as a Committed Purchaser, Liberty Street Funding LLC, as a Conduit Purchaser, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as a Managing Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a Committed Purchaser, and Alpine Securitization Corp., as a Conduit Purchaser, which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, NFSC delivered the Series 2012-VFN Notes to the Managing Agents and paid off all outstanding amounts under the Series 2010-VFN Notes. Upon the delivery of the Series 2012-VFN Notes and the final payment of all outstanding amounts to the holders of the Series 2010-VFN Notes, the Series 2010-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of April 16, 2010, as amended, and the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2010, as amended, the Series 2010-VFN Notes and all commitments there under were terminated.


ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Effective August 26, 2012, Daniel C. Ustian resigned from his roles as Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and all other offices, directorships and other positions with any subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company.

Effective August 26, 2012, the Board appointed Lewis B. Campbell as a director and the Executive Chairman of the Board (“Executive Chairman”) and Interim Chief Executive Officer (“Interim CEO”) of the Company. Mr. Campbell will serve as a Class III director with his term expiring at the Company’s 2014 annual stockholder meeting. In connection with Mr. Campbell’s appointment, the Company, together with its principal operating subsidiary, Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation, entered into an Employment and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) and the Company entered into a non-qualified stock option award agreement (the “Option Agreement”) and an Indemnification Agreement (as described below), each with Mr. Campbell. A copy of the Services Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, a copy of the Indemnification Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and a copy of the Option Agreement and related supplement is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Campbell, age 66, served as Chairman of Textron Inc., a $12 billion publicly traded industrial company, from 1999 to 2010, Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2009 and President from 1994 to 1999 and from 2001 until 2009. Mr. Campbell initially joined Textron as Chief Operating Officer in 1992. Prior to joining Textron, Mr. Campbell spent 24 years at General Motors Company, where he served in a variety of roles including Vice President and General Manager, Flint Automotive Division for Buick/Oldsmobile/Cadillac as well as Vice President and General Manager, GMC Trucks. Mr. Campbell currently serves on the Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, where he has been Lead Independent Director since 2008. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. and the Board of Trustees of Noblis, Inc., a not-for-profit science, technology and strategy organization. Mr. Campbell’s success in the automotive and industrial industries, underscored by his hands-on experience overseeing several key functional areas of his prior employers, assisted the Company in reaching the conclusion that Mr. Campbell should serve as a director.

Mr. Campbell has not been appointed to any committees of the Board at this time and no determination has yet been made regarding the committees to which he may be appointed. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Campbell and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Campbell was selected as a director.

Mr. Campbell is not related to any other director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Campbell receives no separate compensation for his role as director.

Also effective August 26, 2012, the Company promoted Troy A. Clarke, 57, currently President of Truck and Engine operations at the Company, to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his appointment as President of Truck and Engine operations, Mr. Clarke served as President of the Company’s Asia Pacific operations and Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. Mr. Clarke joined the Company in January 2010. Prior to Mr. Clarke’s tenure at the Company, he spent more than 35 years at General Motors Company (“GM”), where he served in a variety of roles, including President of GM North America, President and Managing Director of GM’s Mexico operations, Vice President of Manufacturing and Labor Relations and President of GM Asia Pacific. Mr. Clarke is not related to any other director or executive officer of the Company.


In connection with Mr. Clarke’s promotion to President and Chief Operating Officer, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved the following changes to Mr. Clarke’s compensation:

 

Compensation Element

   Current
Compensation
    New
Compensation
    Increase
$ - %

Base Salary

   $ 700,000      $ 775,000      $75,000 – 10.7%

Target Annual Incentive

     75     80   $95,000 – 18.1%

Target Total Cash

   $ 1,225,000      $ 1,395,000      $170,000 – 13.9%

Long-Term Incentive (140% of Target Total Cash)

   $ 1,715,000      $ 1,953,000      $238,000 – 13.9%

Target Total Pay

   $ 2,940,000      $ 3,348,000      $408,000 – 13.9%

In addition, Mr. Clarke received a restricted stock grant equal to $1 million which vests only upon the third anniversary of the date of grant.

Services Agreement

General Employment and Duties.

Pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement, effective August 26, 2012, Mr. Campbell will serve as Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of the Company, reporting to the Board. In the event Mr. Campbell ceases to serve as Interim CEO but remains as Executive Chairman, the terms of the Services Agreement will still govern his service relationship with the Company as Executive Chairman. Mr. Campbell’s employment and service relationship with the Company may be terminated at any time, upon written notice to the other party, with or without “Cause” (as defined in the Services Agreement), at the option of the Company or due to Constructive Termination (as defined in the Services Agreement), at the option of Mr. Campbell. Each of the Company or Mr. Campbell may terminate Mr. Campbell’s employment and service as Interim CEO or Executive Chairman separately or together.

Compensation.

The Company will pay Mr. Campbell an annual base salary of $500,000 as compensation for his services to the Company. Mr. Campbell will participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan for the 2013 fiscal year and will be eligible to earn an annual cash incentive bonus based upon the attainment of performance goals established by the Board, with a target annual incentive for the 2013 fiscal year of $1,000,000, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan or other annual incentive program, on the same terms and conditions that apply to other senior executives generally.


Employee Benefits.

Generally Mr. Campbell will be eligible to participate in accordance with the terms of all Company employee benefit plans, policies, and arrangements that are applicable to other senior executive officers of the Company, during the period that he is employed as Interim CEO or Executive Chairman. In the event Mr. Campbell ceases to serve as Interim CEO and Executive Chairman but remains a non-executive director of the Company, he will be eligible to participate only in such plans that are applicable to other non-employee members of the Board. Without limiting the foregoing, Mr. Campbell will be entitled to the following benefits: (i) while he is Interim CEO, Mr. Campbell will be provided with Company-paid life insurance; (ii) reimbursement for reasonable costs of relocation; (iii) participation in the Company’s Executive Flexible Perquisite Program, pursuant to its terms, with an annual payment of $46,000; and (iv) reimbursement of automobile related expenses consistent with the policy in effect for the Company’s other senior executive officers. Mr. Campbell will not be eligible for any defined benefit pension plan including any nonqualified defined benefit or deferred compensation plan benefit under any plan maintained by the Company.

Stock Option Grant.

Pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement, on August 26, 2012, Mr. Campbell was granted 500,000 nonqualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Options”). The Options are subject to terms of both the Services Agreement and the Option Agreement. For a description of the material terms of the Options, please refer to the section “Option Agreement” below.

Termination of Employment.

In the event Mr. Campbell’s employment and service with the Company terminates for any reason, Mr. Campbell will be entitled to his unpaid and accrued payments and benefits. However, if prior to the first anniversary of the Services Agreement Mr. Campbell is terminated as Interim CEO because the Company has engaged a permanent CEO and Mr. Campbell is terminated without Cause as Executive Chairman, he will be entitled to his full annual incentive bonus for fiscal year 2013 (as opposed to only earned amounts as of his termination).

If Mr. Campbell’s employment and service with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Mr. Campbell due to Constructive Termination, in either case during the thirty-six months after the date of the then-most recent “Change in Control” (as defined in the Services Agreement), then in addition to his accrued obligations and the accelerated vesting of his Options, subject to Mr. Campbell’s execution of a release (without revocation), Mr. Campbell will be entitled to: (i) a lump sum severance payment equal to 300% of the sum of his base salary and target annual incentive; (ii) continued healthcare coverage for thirty-six months; (iii) continued life insurance coverage for thirty-six months; (iv) outplacement services; (v) retention of any remaining flexible perquisite allowance already paid to Mr. Campbell; (vi) any post-retirement health and life insurance benefits due to Mr. Campbell; (vii) Company-paid tax counseling and tax forms preparation services up to and including the taxable year of Mr. Campbell in which the termination occurred; and (viii) a pro rata portion of the actual annual incentive that would have been payable to Mr. Campbell for the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurred, based on actual performance.

Limitation on Payments.

In the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by Mr. Campbell (the “Total Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Excise Tax”), then generally Mr. Campbell’s cash severance payments will first be reduced, and his noncash severance payments will thereafter be reduced, to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax, but only if the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced, is greater than or equal to the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction.


Restrictive Covenants.

Mr. Campbell will be subject to the Company’s standard restrictive covenants regarding confidentiality, non-disparagement, non-solicitation, non-competition, and cooperation, which generally survive until twenty-four months following a termination.

Indemnification.

Subject to applicable law, Mr. Campbell will be provided indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the Company’s amended and restated bylaws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including coverage, if applicable, under any directors and officers insurance policies. In connection with the foregoing, the Company and Mr. Campbell entered into an Indemnification Agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”) substantially consistent with the form indemnification agreement provided to the Company’s non-employee directors.

The preceding descriptions of the Services Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Services Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4.

Option Agreement

As described above, in connection with his appointments and pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement and the Option Agreement, Mr. Campbell was granted Options as an employment inducement award under the applicable New York Stock Exchange rules. The Options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on their grant date. Other than as provided below, the Options will become 100% vested and exercisable on the day immediately prior to the first anniversary of their grant date (the “Exercise Date”), subject to Mr. Campbell’s continued service through such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that (i) the Company terminates Mr. Campbell’s employment and service as both Interim CEO and Executive Chairman without Cause prior to the Exercise Date; (ii) certain events giving rise to a Constructive Termination occur other than in connection with a “Change in Control” (as defined in the Services Agreement); (iii) following a Change in Control Mr. Campbell terminates employment and service due to a Constructive Termination; or (iv) Mr. Campbell dies prior to the Exercise Date but after a permanent chief executive officer has been appointed by the Company (each such termination, a “Vesting Termination”), the Options will vest immediately but not be exercisable until the Exercise Date, subject to Mr. Campbell’s execution of a release agreement (without revocation). Upon becoming vested the Options will remain exercisable until the fifth anniversary of their grant date unless, but any unexercised portion will expire upon a termination for Cause. Upon any termination of employment which is not a Vesting Termination, in each case prior to the Exercise Date, the Options will expire immediately. The Options will not be subject to the Company’s current long-term incentive plan, and Mr. Campbell will not otherwise participate in the Company’s equity compensation program.

The Options are generally subject to restrictions on transfer by Mr. Campbell. In the event of a Change in Control, the Options may be assumed or substituted for by an acquiror, or in the absence of the foregoing, may be terminated in exchange for cash payment equal to the value of the Options over the aggregate exercise price of the Options. In the event of capital or corporate events, the Options and the shares underlying the Options will be subject to certain adjustments.

The preceding description of the Option Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5.


ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. to Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Navistar International Corporation (the “Company”), the nation’s largest combined commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer, will present via live web cast its fiscal 2012 third quarter financial results on Thursday, September 6th. A live web cast is scheduled at approximately 10:00 AM ET. Speakers on the web cast will include Lewis B. Campbell, Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, A. J. Cederoth, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and other Company leaders.

The web cast can be accessed through a link on the investor relations page of  the Company’s web site at  http://ir.navistar.com/events.cfm . Investors are advised to log on to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the web cast to allow sufficient time for downloading any necessary software. The web cast will be available for replay at the same address approximately three hours following its conclusion, and will remain available for a period of 10 days.

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) 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. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.navistar.com/newsroom .

On August 30, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the sale of the wholesale floor plan notes, previously described as the Series 2012-VFN Notes above. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

On August 27, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Lewis B. Campbell to Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, the resignation of Daniel C. Ustion, and the promotion of Troy E. Clarke to President and Chief Operating Officer, as previously described above. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2012, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, as issuing entity, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee.
10.2    Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012, among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, Bank of America, National Association, as a Managing Agent, the Administrative Agent and a Committed Purchaser, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Managing Agent and a Committed Purchaser, Liberty Street Funding LLC, as a Conduit Purchaser, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as a Managing Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a Committed Purchaser, and Alpine Securitization Corp., as a Conduit Purchaser.
10.3    Employment and Services Agreement, dated August 26, 2012, among the Company, Navistar, Inc. and Lewis B. Campbell
10.4    Indemnification Agreement, dated August 26, 2012, between the Company and Lewis B. Campbell


10.5    Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement and supplement thereto, dated August 26, 2012, between the Company and Lewis B. Campbell
99.1    Press Release, dated August 30, 2012, announcing Navistar Financial Renews and Increases Dealer Inventory Funding Facility to $750 Million.
99.2    Press Release, dated August 27, 2012, announcing Navistar Names Lewis B. Campbell Executive Chairman And Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Forward Looking Statements

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. These statements are not guarantees of performance or results and they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. For a further description of these factors, see the risk factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and quarterly reports for fiscal 2012. 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.


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)

 

By:  

/ S / A NDREW J. C EDEROTH

Name:

Title:

 

     Andrew J. Cederoth

     Executive Vice President and

     Chief Financial Officer

Dated: August 30, 2012


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

10.1    Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2012, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, as issuing entity, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee.
10.2    Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012, among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, Navistar Financial Corporation, Bank of America, National Association, as a Managing Agent, the Administrative Agent and a Committed Purchaser, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Managing Agent and a Committed Purchaser, Liberty Street Funding LLC, as a Conduit Purchaser, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, as a Managing Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as a Committed Purchaser, and Alpine Securitization Corp., as a Conduit Purchaser.
10.3    Employment and Services Agreement, dated August 26, 2012, among the Company, Navistar, Inc. and Lewis B. Campbell
10.4    Indemnification Agreement, dated August 26, 2012, between the Company and Lewis B. Campbell
10.5    Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement and supplement thereto, dated August 26, 2012, between the Company and Lewis B. Campbell
99.1    Press Release, dated August 30, 2012, announcing Navistar Financial Renews and Increases Dealer Inventory Funding Facility to $750 Million.
99.2    Press Release, dated August 27, 2012, announcing Navistar Names Lewis B. Campbell Executive Chairman And Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

 

 

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE

MASTER OWNER TRUST II

as Issuing Entity

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

as Indenture Trustee

SERIES 2012-VFN INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT

dated as of August 29, 2012

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

     22   

Section 2.01 Creation, Designation and Delivery.

     22   

Section 2.02 Incremental Fundings

     22   

Section 2.03 Prepayments

     22   

ARTICLE III Allocations, Deposits and Payments

     23   

Section 3.01 Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts

     23   

Section 3.02 Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts

     25   

Section 3.03 Reductions and Reinstatements

     27   

Section 3.04 Payment on the Series 2012-VFN Notes

     28   

Section 3.05 Reserved

     29   

Section 3.06 Final Payment of the Series 2012-VFN Notes

     29   

Section 3.07 Netting of Deposits and Payments

     29   

Section 3.08 Reserved

     30   

Section 3.09 Computation of Interest

     30   

Section 3.10 Accounts

     30   

Section 3.11 Spread Account

     30   

Section 3.12 Reserved

     31   

Section 3.13 Reserved

     31   

Section 3.14 Reports and Statements to Series 2012-VFN Noteholders

     31   

ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     32   

Section 4.01 Ratification of Indenture

     32   

Section 4.02 Counterparts

     32   

Section 4.03 Governing Law

     32   

Section 4.04 Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability

     32   

Section 4.05 Amendment

     32   

Section 4.06 No Registration of the Series 2012-VFN Notes under the Securities Act

     32   

Section 4.07 Consent to Amendments

     37   

Section 4.08 Electronic Communications

     37   

 

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EXHIBITS   
EXHIBIT A    FORM OF VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER CERTIFICATE

 

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This SERIES 2012-VFN 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 August 29, 2012.

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 capitalized 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 capitalized 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 2012-VFN 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.

Additional Amounts ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Administrative Agent ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

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.

Alternate Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

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.

Average Coverage Differential ” shall be determined, on any Determination Date, by reference to the Coverage Differentials for each of the related Due Period and the three immediately preceding Due Periods, and shall equal the sum of the three highest such Coverage Differentials divided by three. Average Coverage Differential shall be expressed as a percentage and shall be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point.

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.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement.

Change in Control ” and each defined term used therein shall have the meanings specified in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, provided however, if the definition of “Change in Control” or any defined term used therein shall be amended, supplemented, restated or modified in the Credit Agreement after the Issuance Date, “Change in Control” and any such defined term used therein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, have the meaning as so amended, supplemented, restated or modified.

 

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Collateral Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount.

Commitment ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Commitment Step-Down Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Controlling Class ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Notes as a whole.

Coverage Differential ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the result of (a) the Portfolio Yield for such Due Period minus (b) the sum of (i) the Series 2012-VFN Interest Rate for the related Interest Period and (ii) one percent (1.0%). Coverage Differential shall be expressed as a percentage, and shall be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point.

CP Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Credit Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2011, among NFC, Navistar Financial, S.A. De C.V., Sociedad Financiera de Objeto Multiple, Entidad No Regulada, a Mexican corporation, the Lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and Citibank, N.A., as documentation agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Dealcor Dealer ” shall means a Dealer that is part of Navistar’s Dealcor system.

Dealcor Dealer Notes Pool Percentage ” shall mean the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes relating to Dealcor Dealers, and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate principal balance of Dealer Notes held by the Master Trust and the aggregate principal amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Funding Account.

Dealcor Dealer Notes Pool Percentage Limit ” means 12.5%.

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.

 

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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 September 25, 2012.

Early Redemption Events ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, each of the following:

 

  (A) failure on the part of the Transferor or the Servicer (i) to make any payment, distribution or deposit required under the Series Supplement, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Note Purchase Agreement within five Business Days after the date required or (ii) to observe or perform in any material respect any other material covenants or agreements of the Transferor or the Servicer therein, which failure has a material adverse effect on the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes;
 
  (B) any representation or warranty made by the Transferor or the Servicer pursuant to the Series Supplement, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Note Purchase 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, 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 or the Servicer by the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor or the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee by any Holder of the Series 2012-VFN Notes and as a result of which the interests of the Series 2012-VFN 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;

 

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  (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 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount exceeds the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount;
 
  (G) any Servicer Termination Event shall occur 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 the Monthly Payment Rate Trigger;
 
  (J) the Series 2012-VFN 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;

 

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  (N) the Average Coverage Differential shall be equal to or less than negative two percent (-2.00%) on each of three consecutive Determination Dates;
 
  (O) on any Determination Date, the quotient of (i) the sum of Dealer Note Losses for each of the related Due Period and the five immediately preceding Due Periods and (ii) the sum of Principal Collections for each of the related Due Period and the five immediately preceding Due Periods, is greater than or equal to one percent (1.00%);
 
  (P) 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 Depositor has failed to assign additional Dealer Notes to the Receivables Trust or deposit cash into the Excess Funding Account, the Series 2012-VFN 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 with respect to any 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;
 
  (Q) 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;
 
  (R) 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 2012-VFN Spread Account is less than the Spread Account Required Amount for five (5) consecutive Business Days;
 
  (S) the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof files a notice of a lien under §6323 of the Code or any similar statutory provision (including, but not limited to, §302(f) or §4068 of ERISA) on the assets of NFC or the Depositor which is or may in the future be prior to the lien of the Master Trust Trustee or the assets of the Master Trust (including, without limitation, proceeds of the Dealer Notes);
 
  (T) the occurrence of a Change in Control;
 
  (U) either (A) NFC shall cease to be the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 100% of the outstanding stock of the Depositor or (B) NIC shall cease to be the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of 100% of the outstanding stock of NFC;

 

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  (V) any Borrower shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable and such failure shall continue beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Material Indebtedness was created;
 
  (W) any event or condition occurs that (A) results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or (B) solely in the case of the US Borrower, enables or permits the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this paragraph (W) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;
 
  (X) NFC shall fail to observe or perform any condition, covenant or agreement contained in Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof; provided that if the Credit Agreement is terminated or Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement or any defined term or provision that affects any calculation specified in Section 8.01 of the Credit Agreement is terminated, amended, supplemented or modified, then Section 8.01 as used herein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, be similarly terminated, amended, supplemented or modified;
 
  (Y) either NIC or Navistar shall fail to pay when due, or within any applicable grace period, any principal of or interest on its Indebtedness for Borrowed Money which exceeds $50,000,000 in aggregate principal or face amount;
 
  (Z) any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money of either NIC or Navistar which exceeds $50,000,000 in aggregate principal or face amount shall become due prior to its stated maturity, or any event or circumstance shall occur which permits one or more Persons other than NIC or Navistar, as the case may be, to cause such Indebtedness for Borrowed Money to become due prior to its stated maturity;

 

  (AA) that portion of the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount allocable to a Purchaser Group shall at any time exceed the Commitment of such Purchaser Group (other than after the Purchase Expiration Date);

 

  (BB) the Dealcor Dealer Notes Pool Percentage, as reported on a Servicer Certificate, shall exceed the Dealcor Dealer Notes Pool Percentage Limit and such Dealcor Dealer Notes Pool Percentage shall not have been reduced to the Dealcor Dealer Notes Pool Percentage Limit or lower (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer delivered to each Managing Agent or as shown in the next succeeding Servicer Certificate) on any date on or prior to the due date for delivery of the next succeeding Servicer Certificate; and

 

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  (CC) on the Commitment Step-Down Date (A) the Funded Amount (after giving effect to any paydown on such date) exceeds the Maximum Funded Amount (after giving effect to the Step-Down Commitments on such date) or (B) the portion of the Funded Amount funded by a Purchaser Group (after giving effect to any paydown on such date) exceeds the Funded Amount allocable to such Purchaser Group pro rata in accordance with the Step-Down Commitments on such date.

In the case of any event described in clauses (A) , (B)  or (G)  above, an Early Redemption Event with respect to Series 2012-VFN Notes shall be deemed to have occurred only if, after the applicable grace period described in those clauses, if any, either the Indenture Trustee at the direction of or the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders holding Series 2012-VFN Notes evidencing more than 50% of the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount by written notice to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Issuing Entity and, if given by Series 2012-VFN 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 as described in clauses (A) , (B)  or (G)  above, an Early Redemption Event with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes shall be deemed to have occurred without any notice or other action on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Termination Date.

Excess Available Interest Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period, either (i) the portion of Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts, if any, available after application pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(i) through (ix)  or (ii) the amounts available to the Series 2012-VFN 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 (a) the portion of Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts, if any, available after application pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(i) through (iii)  or (b) the amounts available to the Series 2012-VFN 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 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 2012-VFN and each other Series of Notes specified in the related Indenture Supplement as being included in Excess Interest Sharing Group One.

 

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Expected Principal Distribution Date ” means the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date; provided, however, with respect to any Series 2012-VFN Note held by any Non-Extending Purchaser Group, the Expected Principal Distribution Date means the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date.

Finance Charge Collections ” means, for any Due Period on or prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Noteholder Available Interest Amounts as defined in the Series Supplement and, for any Due Period after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, Finance Charge Collections as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Funded Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Hedging Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, provided however, if the definition of “Hedging Agreement” shall be amended, supplemented or modified in the Credit Agreement after the Issuance Date, “Hedging Agreement” as used herein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, have the meaning as so amended, supplemented or modified.

Incremental Funded Amount ” means the amount of the increase in the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount occurring as a result of any Incremental Funding, which amount shall equal the aggregate amount of the purchase prices paid with respect to such Incremental Funding pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

Incremental Funding ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Incremental Overcollateralization Amount ” means, with respect to any date on which there is an Incremental Funding, the product of (i) the Incremental Funded Amount for such date and (ii) the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Percentage.

Indebtedness ” and each defined term used therein shall have the meanings specified in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, provided however, if the definition of “Indebtedness” or any defined term used therein shall be amended, supplemented or modified in the Credit Agreement after the Issuance Date, “Indebtedness” and any such defined term used therein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, have the meaning as so amended, supplemented or modified.

Indebtedness for Borrowed Money ” and each defined term used therein shall have the meanings specified in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, provided however, if the definition of “Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” or any defined term used therein shall be amended, supplemented or modified in the Credit Agreement after the Issuance Date, “Indebtedness for Borrowed Money” and any such defined term used therein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, have the meaning as so amended, supplemented or modified.

Initial Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount ” means $0.

 

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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 ” shall mean with respect to any Distribution Date and any portion of the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount, if the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest is to be calculated on the basis of the CP Rate, the related Due Period and, if the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest is to be calculated on the basis of the Alternate Rate, unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Entity and the applicable holder, the period beginning on and including the preceding Distribution Date and ending on but excluding such Distribution, but in either case excluding any period prior to the Issuance 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 August 29, 2012.

Legal Final Maturity Date ” has the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Managing Agent ” has the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness or obligations in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements in an aggregate principal amount exceeding (a) $10,000,000, in the case of the US Borrower, and (b) $5,000,000, in the case of the Mexican Borrower. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Borrower in respect of any Hedging Agreements at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that such Borrower would be required to pay if such Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time; provided, however, if the definition of “Material Indebtedness” as set forth in the Credit Agreement shall be amended, supplemented or modified after the Closing Date, “Material Indebtedness” as used herein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, be similarly amended, supplemented or modified.

Maximum Funded Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Mexican Borrower ” shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement; provided, however, if the definition of “Mexican Borrower” as set forth in the Credit Agreement shall be amended, supplemented or modified after the Closing Date, “Mexican Borrower” as used herein may, at the unanimous direction of the Managing Agents, be similarly amended, supplemented or modified.

 

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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.

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%.

New Vehicle Monthly Interest Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) the per annum rate of interest and finance charges billed by NFC during such Due Period on New Vehicle Dealer Notes and (b) the quotient of (i) the number of days during such Due Period and (ii) the actual number of days in the related calendar year.

Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount.

Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN 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.

Non-Extending Purchaser Group ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Non-Use Fee ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Note Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Issuance Date, among the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, the Managing Agents and the other parties thereto, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Overcollateralization Amount ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount.

Overcollateralization Amount Deficit ” means, with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes as of any Transfer Date, the excess of the Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount as of such Transfer Date over the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount as of such Transfer Date.

 

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Overcollateralization Reduction Amount ” means, with respect to any payment of principal of the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the product of (a) the amount of such principal payment and (b) the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Percentage.

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 2012-VFN and each other Series specified in the related Indenture Supplement as being included in Principal Sharing Group One.

Portfolio Yield ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) the quotient of (i) Finance Charges for such Due Period over (ii) the daily average principal amount of Dealer Notes outstanding during such Due Period and (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed during such Due Period. Portfolio Yield shall be expressed as a percentage, and shall be rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percentage point.

Projected Dealer Note Income ” shall mean, on any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the product of (i) the principal amount of Dealer Notes financing new vehicles outstanding on the Business Day prior to the related Determination Date, (ii) the New Vehicle Monthly Interest Rate for the related Due Period and (iii) the Projected VFN Allocation Percentage for such Transfer Date and (b) the product of (i) the principal amount of Dealer Notes financing used vehicles outstanding on the Business Day prior to the related Determination Date, (ii) the Used Vehicle Monthly Interest Rate for the related Due Period and (iii) the Projected VFN Allocation Percentage for such Transfer Date.

Projected Monthly Backup Servicing Fee ” shall mean, on any Transfer Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Base Backup Servicing Fee and (b) the Projected VFN Allocation Percentage for such Transfer Date.

Projected Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses ” shall mean, on any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Backup Servicing Expenses with respect to the related Due Period and (b) the Projected VFN Allocation Percentage for such Transfer Date.

Projected Monthly Servicing Fee ” shall mean, on any Transfer Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) 1%, (b) the aggregate principal amount of Dealer Notes as of the Business Day preceding the related Determination Date and (c) the Projected VFN Allocation Percentage for such Transfer Date.

Projected VFN Allocation Percentage ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the quotient of (i) the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of such Transfer Date (after giving effect to any prepayment or incremental funding on or prior to the related Distribution

 

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Date), divided by (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of the Dealer Notes in the Master Trust and the aggregate principal amount of the funds in the Excess Funding Account, each as of the Business Day prior to the related Determination Date.

Projected VFN Monthly Interest ” shall mean, on any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the product of (a) the Series 2012-VFN Interest Rate for the related Distribution Date, (b) the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount as of such Transfer Date (after giving effect to any prepayment or incremental funding on or prior to the related Distribution Date), (c) the result of (i) the actual number of days in the Interest Period following the Interest Period related to such Transfer Date divided by (ii) 360 and (d) 1.25.

Purchase Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Purchaser Group ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

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.

Reinstatement Amount ” is defined in Section 3.01(a)(v) .

Required Seller’s Percentage ” means 0%.

Revolving Period ” means the period beginning on the Issuance Date and ending when an Early Redemption Period begins.

Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

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 2012-VFN Accounts ” is defined in Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2012-VFN Allocated Dealer Note Losses ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the related Transfer Date, the product of the Series 2012-VFN Variable Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period.

Series 2012-VFN Allocated Interest Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the related Transfer Date, the product of the Series 2012-VFN Variable Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and Finance Charge Collections for such Due Period.

Series 2012-VFN Allocated Principal Amounts ” means, with respect to any Business Day, the product of the Series 2012-VFN Fixed Allocation Percentage for such Business Day and Principal Collections for such Business Day.

 

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Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the related Transfer Date, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Series 2012-VFN Allocated Interest Amounts for such Due Period;

 

  (ii) plus any net investment earnings for such Due Period on funds in the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account, the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account and the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account;

 

  (iii) plus the Series 2012-VFN Investment Income;

 

  (iv) plus any Excess Available Interest Amounts allocated to Series 2012-VFN on the related Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.01(b) ;

 

  (v) plus any Excess Interest Collections allocated to Series 2012-VFN on the related Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.01(b) ;

 

  (vi) plus any amount treated as Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts pursuant to Sections 3.01(c)(i) and (ii) .

Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts ” means, with respect to any Business Day, an amount equal to:

 

  (i) the Series 2012-VFN Allocated Principal Amounts for such Business Day;

 

  (ii) plus , if such Business Day is a Transfer Date, any Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts used to fund the Series 2012-VFN Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for the related Due Period on such Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iii) ;

 

  (iii) plus , if such Business Day is a Transfer Date, any Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts used to reinstate any reduction in the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount for the related Due Period on such Transfer Date pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(v) and 3.03(c) ;

 

  (iv) plus any Excess Available Principal Amounts allocated to Series 2012-VFN on such Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.02(b) ;

 

  (v) plus any Shared Principal Collections allocated to Series 2012-VFN on such Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.02(b) ;

 

  (vi) plus , if such Business Day is a Transfer Date and the Series 2012-VFN Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, any Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts treated as Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ix) .

Series 2012-VFN 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

 

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numerator of which is the daily average Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Collateral Amount ” equals, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount (calculated without subtraction of amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Account) and the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount; provided , however , that (a) for purposes of calculating the Noteholder Floating Allocation Percentage, the Series 2012-VFN Variable Allocation Percentage, the variable allocation percentage for each other Series of Notes, and similar provisions, (i) during the Revolving Period, the Collateral Amount for the Series 2012-VFN as of the last day of any Due Period shall be deemed to be the average daily Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount for each day in the Due Period following such last day and (ii) during any Early Redemption Period, the Collateral Amount for the Series 2012-VFN as of the last day of any Due Period shall be the Collateral Amount as of such last day and (b) for purposes of calculating the Noteholder Principal Allocation Percentage, the Series 2012-VFN Fixed Allocation Percentage, the fixed allocation percentage for each other Series of Notes, and similar provisions, (i) the Collateral Amount for the Series 2012-VFN as of the last day of any Due Period shall be deemed to be the amount of the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of the date of determination of the applicable allocation percentage (or, with respect to any day prior to the Issuance Date, the Issuance Date) and (ii) the Collateral Amount as of the last day of any Due Period ending prior to the commencement of an amortization, repayment or accumulation period shall be deemed to be the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of the last day prior to the commencement of such amortization, repayment or accumulation period; provided further , that for purposes of calculating the Series Allocation Percentage (and the Adjusted Invested Amount used for purposes of such calculation) during the Revolving Period, the Collateral Amount for the Series 2012-VFN as of the end of a Distribution Date shall be deemed to be the average daily Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount for each day in the Due Period following such Distribution Date.

Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of such date (or the Issuance Date in the case of any Business Day prior to the first Transfer Date) or, if an Early Redemption Period has commenced, as of the day prior to the commencement of the Early Redemption Period; 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

 

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  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 last 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 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of such day or, if an Early Redemption Period has commenced, as of the day prior to the commencement of the Early Redemption Period; 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 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account ” means the account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2012-VFN Interest Rate ” means for any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the product of (i) the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest to be paid on such Distribution Date (excluding any portion thereof consisting of the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest carried over from the prior Distribution Date and interest on such unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest) and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days for which such Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest was calculated and (b) the denominator of which is the weighted average Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount for the related Interest Period.

Series 2012-VFN Investment Income ” means, with respect to any Due Period and the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the product of the Series 2012-VFN Variable Allocation Percentage for such Due Period and Investment Income for such Due Period.

Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount ” means, at any time:

 

  (i) the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount;

 

  (ii) minus the reductions to the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

  (iii) plus the reinstatements of the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(d) on or prior to such date of determination;

 

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  (iv) minus the amount (other than investment earnings) then on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN 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 Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount to zero;

provided , however , the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount may never be greater than the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount or less than zero.

Series 2012-VFN Noteholder ” means a Person in whose name a Series 2012-VFN Note is registered in the Note Register.

Series 2012-VFN Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses ” means, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (a) Series 2012-VFN Allocated Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period and (b) the quotient of (i) the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the preceding Transfer Date, divided by (ii) the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of the preceding Transfer Date.

Series 2012-VFN Notes ” is defined in Section 2.01 .

Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount ” means, for any date of determination, an amount equal to the Initial Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount, plus the aggregate of all Incremental Funded Amounts with respect to the Variable Funding Notes for all Incremental Fundings occurring on or prior to such date, minus any principal payments made to holders of the Variable Funding Notes on or prior to such date. As applied to any particular Variable Funding Note, the “Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount” means the portion of the overall Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount represented by that Variable Funding Note.

Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount ” means:

 

  (a) with respect to the Issuance Date, after giving effect to the Incremental Funding made on such date, $110,364,960.00; and

 

  (b) with respect any subsequent date, an amount equal to the Series 2012-VFN Overcolleralization Amount determined as of the immediately preceding Transfer Date (or with respect to the initial Transfer Date, the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount as of the Issuance Date);

 

  (i) plus an amount equal to the Incremental Overcollateralization Amount for each Incremental Funding, if any, since such prior Transfer Date;

 

  (ii) minus an amount equal to the Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for each principal payment made to holders of the Series 2012-VFN Notes, if any, since such prior Transfer Date; provided , however , that if an Early Redemption Period has commenced, this clause (ii)  shall not be given effect;

 

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  (iii) plus an amount equal to the increase, if any, in the Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount as a result of a change in the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor since such prior Transfer Date;

 

  (iv) minus an amount equal to the decrease, if any, in the Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount as a result of a change in the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor since such prior Transfer Date;

 

  (v) minus all reallocations of the Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts used to pay the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest on the Series 2012-VFN Notes that have been allocated to the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(i) since such prior Transfer Date;

 

  (vi) minus all allocations of Series 2012-VFN Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses that have been allocated to the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(i) since such prior Transfer Date;

 

  (vii) minus the amount, if any, deposited into the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(iii) that has been allocated to the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(b)(i) since such prior Transfer Date;

 

  (viii) plus all reinstatements of the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(ii) since such prior Transfer Date;

provided , however , that the Transferor may in its discretion at any time and from time to time increase the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount (together with any discretionary amounts added to the Spread Account) by up to 5.0% in the aggregate of the Series 2012-VFN 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.

Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor ” means 31.50%; provided , however , if any outstanding series of Notes issued by the Issuing Entity or Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust rated upon initial issuance in the AAA/Aaa category by either Moody’s or S&P is downgraded to below AAA/Aaa, the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor will be set at the level reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent necessary (together with any change to the Spread Account Required Percentage) to support a rating in the AAA/Aaa category for long-term debt on the Series 2012-VFN Notes, subject to the consent of the Depositor or, if the Depositor shall not so consent, the Purchase Expiration Date shall be deemed to have occurred.

Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Percentage ” means the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor and the denominator of which is 1.00 minus the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor.

Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account ” means the trust account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

 

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Series 2012-VFN Required Excess Seller’s Interest ” equals, for the Series 2012-VFN Notes, with respect to any Business Day, the Required Seller’s Percentage times the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of that day.

Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Shared Principal Collections ” shall be as defined in Section 3.02(b) .

Series 2012-VFN Spread Account ” means the account designated as such and established pursuant to Section 3.10(a) .

Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, the product of the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Percentage and Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of such Transfer Date (after giving effect to any paydown or Incremental Funding to occur on such date); provided , however , that if an Early Redemption Period has commenced, the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount for the purpose of calculating the Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount shall be the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the last day immediately preceding the Early Redemption Period.

Series 2012-VFN Termination Date ” means the earlier of (a) the Distribution Date after the Purchase Expiration Date on which the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount and all Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, Non-Use Fees and Additional Amounts have been paid in full or the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount is reduced to zero and (b) the Distribution Date thirty six (36) months after the Legal Final Maturity Date.

Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 average daily Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount for each date in such Due Period;

 

  (ii) the denominator of which is the sum of the amount in clause (i) above and aggregate of the Collateral Amounts for each other series of Notes as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or the issuance date if none); 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% equal to:

 

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  (iii) the numerator of which is the daily average of the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate amount required to be applied pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(i) through (v)  for such Transfer Date over (b) the Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amount (excluding amounts to be treated as part of the Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amount pursuant to clauses (iv) and (v)  of the definition thereof) for such Transfer Date.

Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall ” means, with respect to any Business Day and the Series 2012-VFN Notes, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of all payments and other applications of Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts (excluding amounts to be treated as part of Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes and a Transfer Date, the sum of (a) the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount, (b) all accrued and unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest on the Series 2012-VFN Notes, in each case as of that Transfer Date and (c) accrued and unpaid Non-Use Fees and Additional Amounts.

Series Required Seller’s Interest ” means, for the Series 2012-VFN Notes, with respect to any Business Day, the sum of (a) the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount as of that Business Day and (b) Series 2012-VFN 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.

 

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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 2012-VFN Notes and (b) the Series 2012-VFN Termination 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 2012-VFN Spread Account.

Spread Account Initial Deposit ” means $5,256,000.00.

Spread Account Required Amount ” means, with respect to any date prior to the initial Transfer Date, $5,256,000.00, and with respect to any subsequent Transfer Date, the sum of (a) the positive amount, if any, by which (i) the sum of (A) the Projected VFN Monthly Interest as of such Transfer Date, (B) the Projected Monthly Servicing Fee as of such Transfer Date, (C) the Projected Monthly Backup Servicing Fee as of such Transfer Date and (D) the Projected Monthly Backup Servicing Expenses as of such Transfer Date exceeds (ii) the Projected Dealer Note Income as of such Transfer Date and (b) an amount equal to the product of (i) the Spread Account Percentage and (ii)(x) during the Revolving Period, the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of such Transfer Date (after giving effect to any prepayment or Incremental Funding to be made on such date) or (y) during an Early Redemption Period, the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of the last day of the Revolving Period.

Spread Account Percentage ” means, with respect to any Transfer Date, 1.50%; provided , however , if and for so long as the average Monthly Payment Rate for any three consecutive Due Periods is less than 20.0%, then the Spread Account Required Percentage shall be equal to 3.00%; provided , further , that if any outstanding series of Notes issued by the Issuing Entity or Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust rated upon initial issuance in the AAA/Aaa category by either Moody’s or S&P is downgraded to below AAA/Aaa, the Spread Account Percentage will be set at the level reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent necessary (together with any change to the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Factor) to support a rating in the AAA/Aaa category for long-term debt on the 2012-VFN Notes, subject to the consent of the Depositor, or, if the Depositor shall not so consent, the Purchase Expiration Date shall be deemed to have occurred.

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.

US Borrower ” shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement.

Used Vehicle Concentration Limit ” means 25%.

Used Vehicle Monthly Interest Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Due Period, the product of (i) the per annum rate of interest and finance charges billed by NFC during such Due Period on Used Vehicle Dealer Notes and (ii) the quotient of (a) a number equal to the number of days during such Due Period and (b) the actual number of days in the related calendar year.

Variable Funding Notes ” means the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2012-VFN.

 

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ARTICLE II

The Notes

Section 2.01 Creation, Designation and Delivery.

(a) There is hereby created and designated a Series (the “ Series 2012-VFN ”) 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 Variable Funding Notes, Series 2012-VFN ” or the “ Series 2012-VFN Notes .” The Series 2012-VFN Notes shall be issued in one Class, executed by the Issuing Entity and authenticated by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

(b) Series 2012-VFN shall be in Excess Interest Sharing Group One and in Principal Sharing Group One. Series 2012-VFN shall not be a Shared Enhancement Series or in an Interest Reallocation Group. The Series 2012-VFN Notes are a series of variable funding notes, meaning that the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount may be increased from time to time during the Revolving Period as Incremental Fundings are made under the Note Purchase Agreement and may be decreased from time to time as funds are distributed to the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders for the purpose of paying principal thereof. The Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount may not at any time exceed the Maximum Funded Amount. The Series 2012-VFN Notes shall not be subordinate to any other Series.

(c) The Series 2012-VFN Notes shall be delivered in the form of Registered Notes as provided in Sections 2.02, 2.03 and 3.01 of the Indenture.

(d) The Series 2012-VFN Notes shall not have any minimum denominations.

(e) The Issuing Entity shall execute and deliver the Series 2012-VFN Notes to the Indenture Trustee for authentication, and the Indenture Trustee shall deliver the Series 2012-VFN Notes when authenticated, each in accordance with Section 3.03 of the Indenture.

Section 2.02 Incremental Fundings . Incremental Fundings may occur on any Business Day to the extent permitted under in the Note Purchase Agreement. Upon any Incremental Funding, the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount, the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount, the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount, the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount and other terms will be reset to the extent provided herein and in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 2.03 Prepayments

(a) Prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, on any Distribution Date, and, after the 1995 Trust Termination Date, on any Business Day during the Revolving Period, the Issuing Entity may cause the principal portion of the Series 2012-VFN Notes to be prepaid in full or in part, (x) if the aggregate principal amount of such prepayment is greater than $10,000,000, on not less than three Business Days prior written notice by the Servicer or (y) otherwise, on not less than one Business Day prior written notice by the Servicer, in each case, to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Note Purchase Agreement; provided , however that such prepayment shall not be permitted unless all due (or, if the Series 2012-VFN Notes are paid in full and terminated, all accrued) and unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, Additional Amounts and Non-Use Fees have been paid in full.

 

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(b) In addition, on any Business Day, the Issuing Entity may cause the principal portion of the Series 2012-VFN Notes to be prepaid in full or in part, (x) if the aggregate principal amount of such prepayment is greater than $10,000,000, on not less than three Business Days prior written notice by the Servicer or (y) otherwise, on not less than one Business Day prior written notice by the Servicer, in each case, to the Indenture Trustee and the Administrative Agent, with the proceeds from issuance of a new Series issued substantially contemporaneously with such prepayment in accordance with the Note Purchase Agreement; provided , however that such prepayment shall not be permitted unless all due (or, if the Series 2012-VFN Notes are paid in full and terminated, all accrued) and unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, Additional Amounts and Non-Use Fees have been paid in full.

(c) The Servicer shall not give notice of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.03(a) unless the Issuing Entity has funds sufficient to make such prepayment on the day notice is given and shall not give notice of any prepayment pursuant to Section 2.03(b) unless the Issuing Entity has obtained binding commitments which may be subject to customary conditions from one or more persons to purchase the new series in such amounts as will yield the net proceeds necessary to make the prepayment.

(d) On the Commitment Step-Down Date, the Issuing Entity shall cause the principal portion of the Series 2012-VFN Notes to be prepaid in full or in part so that the Funded Amount shall not exceed the Maximum Funded Amount (after giving effect to the Step-Down Commitments).

ARTICLE III

Allocations, Deposits and Payments

Section 3.01 Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts .

(a) Allocation of Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts . On each Transfer Date, the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall apply Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts as follows:

 

  (i) first, on a pro rata basis (a) to the Servicer, the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Servicing Fee, the Servicer shall give notice of such deferral to the Administrative Agent) and (b) to the Backup Servicer, the Series 2012-VFN Backup Servicing Fee due on such Transfer Date;

 

  (ii) second, to the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account, first, in an amount equal to the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest for such Distribution Date, second, in an amount equal to the Non-Use Fees for such Distribution Date, and, third, in an amount equal to the Additional Amounts for such Distribution Date, but, in the case of this clause third, not in excess of 0.40% of the average Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount during the related Due Period;

 

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  (iii) third, to the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account, an amount equal to the Spread Account Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date;

 

  (iv) fourth, any remaining Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts to the extent of the amount of Series 2012-VFN Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for the related Due Period;

 

  (v) fifth, any remaining Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts for the reinstatement of the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount to the extent of the Series 2012-VFN Unreimbursed Amount (the amount being reinstated is referred to as the “ Reinstatement Amount ”);

 

  (vi) sixth, to the Servicer, any Series 2012-VFN Servicing Fee which had been previously deferred unless that amount has been deferred again;

 

  (vii) seventh, to the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account, an amount equal to any Additional Amounts for the related Distribution Date not paid pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) ;

 

  (viii) eighth, to the Backup Servicer, the Series 2012-VFN Backup Servicing Expenses due on such Transfer Date;

 

  (ix) ninth, if the Series 2012-VFN Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, any remaining Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts to the extent of the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount (after taking into account any reinstatements of the 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(v) on such Transfer Date); and

 

  (x) tenth, any remaining Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts shall be treated as Excess Available Interest Amounts and allocated pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture.

(b) Excess Available Interest Amounts; Excess Interest Collections . On each Transfer Date, commencing with the initial Transfer Date, if Series-2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts are insufficient to make the allocations provided in Sections 3.01(a)(i) through (v)  and (vii)  above, the Servicer shall allocate Excess Available Interest Amounts, if any, allocated to Series 2012-VFN pursuant to Section 5.02 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 at the written direction of the Servicer shall allocate Excess Interest Collections, if any, allocated to Series 2012-VFN pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture to cover such remaining Series Available Interest Amounts Shortfall.

 

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  (c) Spread Account Draws .

 

  (i) On any Transfer Date, at the written direction of the Servicer and to the extent that Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts (without giving effect to clause (vi)  of the definition thereof) are insufficient to pay in full the amounts set forth in Section 3.01(a)(ii) , the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Spread Account (after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts.”

 

  (ii) If the Series 2012-VFN Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, at the written direction of the Servicer and to the extent that Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts (without giving effect to clause (vi)  of the definition thereof) are insufficient to pay in full the amount described in Section 3.01(a)(iv) , the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw funds from the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Spread Account (after giving effect to any withdrawals from the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account on such Transfer Date) and treat such funds as “Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts.”

 

  (iii) On the Series 2012-VFN Termination Date, in addition, after applying funds on deposit in the Spread Account pursuant to Sections 3.01(c)(i) and (ii) , if the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount remains greater than zero, the Indenture Trustee shall, at the written direction of the Servicer, apply funds from the Spread Account to repay the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount in full, together with any unpaid Non-Use Fees and Additional Amounts.

Section 3.02 Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts .

 

  (a) Allocation of Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts . On each Business Day, the Indenture Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall apply Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts as follows:

 

  (i) first, if the Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts are insufficient to make the payments on the Series 2012-VFN Notes pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(ii) , to the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of that shortfall and (ii) the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount (after taking into account any reinstatements pursuant to Section 3.03(d) and reductions due to Section 3.03(a)(ii) );

 

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  (ii) second, on the Expected Principal Distribution Date or, if the Series 2012-VFN Notes are in an Early Redemption Period, on each Distribution Date during the Early Redemption Period, to the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account any remaining Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts to the extent of the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed before giving effect to such deposit but after giving effect to any reinstatements pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(i) and reductions pursuant to Sections 3.03(a)(i) and (ii) ) for payment to the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders;

 

  (iii) third, if the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Spread Account on such Transfer Date, reductions to the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount in accordance with Sections 3.03(a)(i) and (ii)  and reinstatements pursuant to Section 3.03(d)(i) ), to the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account an amount equal to such Spread Account Deposit Amount (not taking into account any increase in the Spread Account Required Amount as a result of a decrease in the Monthly Payment Rate); and

 

  (iv) fourth, any remaining Series 2012-VFN 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 .

 

  (i) On each Business Day, commencing after the Issuance Date, if Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts are insufficient to make the allocations provided in Sections 3.02(a)(i) through (iii)  above, the Indenture Trustee shall allocate Excess Available Principal Amounts, if any, allocated to Series 2012-VFN pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture to cover the Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall.

 

  (ii) 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 2012-VFN pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Indenture to cover such remaining Series Available Principal Amounts Shortfall.

 

  (iii) If any Shared Principal Collections remain after application to any other Series, the Issuing Entity may cause all or any portion of such Shared Principal Collections to be retained and allocated to the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders and deposited in the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account on the related Transfer Date to make any prepayment permitted by Section 2.03 hereof.

 

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Section 3.03 Reductions and Reinstatements . The Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount, the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount and the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount shall be calculated by the Servicer on each Transfer Date or upon an Incremental Funding or repayment as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement and shall be reduced and reinstated as described below. The Servicer (and not the Indenture Trustee) shall solely be responsible for making the calculations pursuant to this Section 3.03 , and the Indenture Trustee may rely upon the information with respect thereto set forth in the applicable Servicer Certificate.

(a) Reductions . The Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts used to pay Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest on the Series 2012-VFN Notes as described in Section 3.02(a)(i) ;

 

  (ii) the amount of Series 2012-VFN Noteholder Allocated Dealer Note Losses for such Due Period to the extent that they are not covered by Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts as described in Section 3.01(a)(iii) ; and

 

  (iii) the amount, if any, deposited into the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account in accordance with Section 3.02(a)(iii) .

(b) Allocation of Reductions . On each Transfer Date, the amount of any reduction in the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) , (ii)  and (iii)  above shall be allocated as follows:

 

  (i) first, the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount (computed without giving effect to any reductions due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) through (iii)  on such date) shall be reduced by the amount of such reduction until the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount is reduced to zero; and

 

  (ii) second, the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount (computed without giving effect to any reductions due to Sections 3.03(a)(i) through (iii)  on such date) shall be reduced by any remaining amount until the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount is reduced to zero.

(c) Reinstatements . The Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount and the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount shall be reinstated on any Transfer Date by the amount of the Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts that are applied to cover the Reinstatement Amount for that Transfer Date pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(v) .

(d) Allocation of Reinstatements . The Reinstatement Amount for any Transfer Date specified in Section 3.03(c) shall be applied as follows:

 

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  (i) first, if the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount has been reduced as described in Section 3.03(b) above and is not fully reinstated, to the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount until the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount equals the excess of (A) the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount, over (B) the amount on deposit (other than investment earnings) in the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account on that Transfer Date allocable to the Variable Funding Notes; and

 

  (ii) second, to the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount until the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount equals the Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount.

Section 3.04 Payment on the Series 2012-VFN Notes. On each Transfer Date, the Indenture Trustee, acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer, shall transfer to the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account and Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account funds in accordance with this Indenture Supplement. On each date of payment, 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 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account and the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account:

(a) Interest Distributions . On each Distribution Date (including any Expected Principal Distribution Date), the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders’ respective pro rata shares (or as otherwise specified in accordance with the provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement) of the following amounts shall be distributed to the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders: first, accrued and unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest on the Variable Funding Notes for that Distribution Date, second, Non-Use Fees, and third, Additional Amounts, in each case, to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account for such purpose as of such date.

(b) Revolving Period . On each day during the Revolving Period on which a prepayment is to be made on the Series 2012-VFN Notes, the amounts on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account for that purpose shall be distributed as principal to the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount on such date) pro rata (or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement).

(c) Expected Principal Distribution Date; Early Redemption Period . On the Expected Principal Distribution Date and each Distribution Date during an Early Redemption Period, amounts on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account with respect to the related Due Period shall be distributed as principal, to the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders (up to a maximum of the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount on such Distribution Date) pro rata (or as otherwise specified in accordance with the provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement).

 

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(d) Any installment of interest, principal or other amounts, if any, payable on any Series 2012-VFN Note which is punctually paid or duly provided for by the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee on the applicable date of payment shall be paid by the Paying Agent to the Person in whose name such Series 2012-VFN 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 prepaid to such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register on such Note Record Date.

(e) The right of the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders to receive payments from the Issuing Entity shall terminate on the first Business Day following the Series 2012-VFN Termination Date.

Section 3.05 Reserved

Section 3.06 Final Payment of the Series 2012-VFN Notes

(a) Series 2012-VFN Noteholders shall be entitled to payment of principal in an amount equal to the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount. However, Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts shall be available to pay principal on the Series 2012-VFN Notes only up to the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Basic Documents, the Series 2012-VFN Notes shall be considered to be paid in full, the holders of the Series 2012-VFN Notes shall have no further right or claim against the Issuing Entity, and the Issuing Entity shall have no further obligation or liability for principal, interest or other amounts, on the earlier to occur of:

 

  (i) the date on which the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount and all Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, Non-Use Fees, Additional Amounts and other amounts on the Series 2012-VFN Notes are paid in full; or

 

  (ii) the Series 2012-VFN Termination Date, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of Dealer Notes and payments to be made on that date.

(c) References to the “Legal Final Maturity Date” with respect to Series 2012-VFN in Sections 5.05(c) and 12.01 of the Indenture shall be deemed to refer to the Series 2012-VFN Termination Date.

Section 3.07 Netting of Deposits and Payments The Issuing Entity, in its sole discretion, may make all deposits to the Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account and the Series 2012-VFN 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 .

 

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Section 3.08 Reserved

Section 3.09 Computation of Interest . Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture Supplement or the Note Purchase Agreement, 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.

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 shall maintain three Eligible Accounts denominated as follows: the “ Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account ,” the “ Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account ” and the “ Series 2012-VFN Spread Account ” (collectively, the “ Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Accounts and in all proceeds therefrom, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Series 2012-VFN Accounts constitute Supplemental Accounts and shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders. If, at any time, the institution holding any Series 2012-VFN 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 the Administrative Agent may consent) establish a new applicable Series 2012-VFN Account, that is an Eligible Account and shall transfer any cash and/or investments to such new Series 2012-VFN Account. From the date such new Series 2012-VFN Account is established, it shall be a Series 2012-VFN Account, bearing the name of the Series 2012-VFN Account it has replaced. The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for protecting or maintaining any security interest in the Series 2012-VFN Accounts.

(b) All payments to be made from time to time by the Indenture Trustee to Series 2012-VFN Noteholders out of funds in the Series 2012-VFN 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 date of payment but only to the extent of funds in the applicable Series 2012-VFN Account or as otherwise provided in Article III .

Section 3.11 Spread Account.

(a) On the Issuance Date, the Depositor shall deposit into the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account an amount equal to the Spread Account Initial Deposit.

(b) Funds on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Spread Account, if any, shall constitute Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts.

 

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(c) On any Transfer Date on which the amount of funds on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Spread Account and allocate and pay such excess to the holders of the Certificates.

(d) Upon payment in full of the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount, together with any unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, Non-Use Fees and Additional Amounts, any funds remaining on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account shall be distributed to the holders of the Certificates.

(e) If the Spread Account Required Amount increases, to the extent that Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts are insufficient to make the deposit described in Section 3.01(a)(iii) , 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, deposit additional amounts into the Spread Account (together with any discretionary increases in the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount) up to 5.0% of the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of such date.

Section 3.12 Reserved

Section 3.13 Reserved

Section 3.14 Reports and Statements to Series 2012-VFN Noteholders.

(a) On each Distribution Date, the Indenture Trustee shall post to the following website, https://gctinvestorreporting.bnymellon.com/Home.jsp, for viewing by each Series 2012-VFN Noteholder a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Servicer Certificate ”) prepared and supplied to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer.

(b) Not later than the Transfer Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, the Administrative Agent and the Indenture Trustee the Servicer Certificate.

(c) On or before January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with January 31, 2013, 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 2012-VFN Noteholder, a statement prepared by the Servicer containing the information which is required to be contained in the statement to Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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.

 

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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.

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 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 Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law) and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

Section 4.04 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 the 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 the 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 the 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 Amendment Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 10.1 and 10.2 of the Indenture, the Issuing Entity and the Indenture Trustee acknowledge that this Indenture Supplement may not be amended, waived, changed or otherwise modified, without the prior written consent of the Managing Agents as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

Section 4.06 No Registration of the Series 2012-VFN Notes under the Securities Act .

(a) The Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Note will be deemed to represent and agree that:

(i) the purchaser and any transferee understand that the Series 2012-VFN Notes are being offered only in a transaction not involving any public offering in the United States within the meaning of the Securities

 

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Act, the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes, such Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes under any United States federal or state securities laws or any securities laws of any other jurisdiction on any future date), or (c) 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 as to the availability of any exemption under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws for resale of the Series 2012-VFN Notes;

(ii) unless the relevant legend set out below has been removed from the relevant Series 2012-VFN Notes, the purchaser shall notify each transferee of the Series 2012-VFN Notes that (a) such Series 2012-VFN Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, (b) the holder of such Series 2012-VFN Notes is subject to the restrictions on the resale or other transfer thereof described in paragraph (i) above, (c) such transferee shall be deemed to have represented (1) either (A) such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer acquiring the Series 2012-VFN Notes for its own account or as a fiduciary for others (which are Qualified Institutional Buyers) or (B) that such transferee is acquiring such Series 2012-VFN 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;

(iii) the purchaser and any transferee understand that an investment in the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes as it deemed necessary or appropriate in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to its purchase of the Series 2012-VFN Notes, including an opportunity to ask questions of and request information from the Servicer and the Issuing Entity. The purchaser and any transferee have

 

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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 2012-VFN 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;

(iv) in connection with the purchase of the Series 2012-VFN Notes (a) none of the Issuing Entity, 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, the Servicer, NFC, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee other than any representations expressly set forth in a written agreement with such party; (c) none of the Issuing Entity, 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 2012-VFN 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, 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 2012-VFN Notes reflect those in the relevant market for similar transactions; (f) the purchaser or any transferee is purchasing the Series 2012-VFN 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 2012-VFN Notes;

(v) the purchaser and each transferee acknowledge that each Series 2012-VFN 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

 

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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 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) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A, 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.

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.

 

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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.

(vi) 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 2012-VFN 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 applicable law;

(vii) the purchaser and any transferee are not purchasing the Series 2012-VFN Notes with a view to the resale, distribution or other disposition thereof in violation of the Securities Act;

(viii) the purchaser and any transferee will provide notice to each person to whom it proposes to transfer any interest in the Series 2012-VFN Notes of the transfer restrictions and representations set forth in the Indenture and this Indenture Supplement, including the exhibits thereto;

(ix) the purchaser or any transferee acknowledges that the Series 2012-VFN Notes do not represent deposits with or other liabilities of the Indenture Trustee, 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, 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 2012-VFN Notes or the assets held by the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity; and

 

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(x) the purchaser acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, 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 2012-VFN Note (or a beneficial interest therein) is no longer accurate, then it shall promptly so notify NFC and the Depositor in writing.

Section 4.07 Consent to Amendments . By its purchase and acceptance of a Series 2012-VFN Note, each purchaser thereof shall be deemed to have consented to the terms, provisions and limitations specified in Exhibit A to the Backup Servicing Agreement (as defined in the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement) which will be applicable upon the appointment of the Backup Servicer as Successor Servicer under the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.08 Electronic Communications . Notwithstanding any provision in the Indenture to the contrary, the Indenture Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to the Indenture, this Indenture Supplement and the Series 2012-VFN Notes 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 that 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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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/ Diana Vasconez

Name:        Diana Vasconez
Title:        Attorney-in-fact

 

By:   

    /s/ Irene Siegel

Name:        Irene Siegel
Title:        Attorney-in-fact

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Indenture Trustee and not in its individual capacity
By:   

    /s/ Jacqueline Kuhn

Name:        Jacqueline Kuhn
Title:        Senior Associate


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF VARIABLE FUNDING NOTE, SERIES 2012-VFN

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 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) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A, 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.

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

 

Ex. A-1


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.

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.

 

Ex. A-2


No. R-[      ] REGISTERED   

Commitment of $[          ]

or such other amount as is specified

in the Note Purchase Agreement

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED VARIABLE FUNDING NOTES, SERIES 2012-VFN

Evidencing the indebtedness of 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 ”), to [          ], as Managing Agent for the [          ] Purchaser Group (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), due and payable on the Legal Final Maturity Date or at such times and in such amounts provided below or in the Indenture or Indenture Supplement. Interest shall accrue on this Note as provided in the Indenture Supplement and the Note Purchase Agreement. 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.

This Note evidences the portion of the Incremental Fundings made by the Conduit Purchaser or the Committed Purchaser in its Purchaser Group represented by the Managing Agent that is from time to time outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012 (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among Navistar Financial Corporation, as servicer, Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, as seller, Bank of America, National Association, as administrative agent, and the various other parties thereto. The Holder hereof shall and is hereby authorized to record on the grid attached to this Note (or at such Holder’s option, in its internal books and records) the date and amount of each Incremental Funding made by it (or its Purchaser Group), the amount of each repayment of the principal amount represented by this Note and any reductions to the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount of this Note made pursuant to the Indenture Supplement; provided , however , that failure to make any such recordation on the grid or records or any error in the grid or records shall not adversely affect the Holder’s rights with respect to its interest in the assets of the Issuing Entity and its right to receive Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest in respect of the outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Fundings made by the Holder.

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.

 

Ex. A-3


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.

 

Ex. A-4


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    

 

Ex. A-5


[REVERSE OF NOTE]

This Series 2012-VFN Note is one of the Notes of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuing Entity, designated as its Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2012-VFN (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 August 29, 2012 (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

 

Ex. A-6


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.

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.

 

Ex. A-7


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

 

Ex. A-8


INCREMENTAL FUNDING AND REPAYMENT

 

Initial Series

2012-VFN

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

  

Incremental

Funded Amount

  

Repayments of

Principal

  

Series 2012-VFN

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

  

Date /

Incremental

Funding Date

           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

Ex. A-9


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER CERTIFICATE

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL DEALER NOTE MASTER OWNER TRUST II

SERIES 2012-VFN NOTES

Under the Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 29, 2012 (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 Interest 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 2012-VFN Notes Information    0.0
5.1    Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Distribution Date).    0.0
   Cumulative Reductions (Net of Reinstatements) of the Series 2012-VFN Nominal Liquidation Amount, if any, as of the Transfer Date    0.0
5.2    Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount as of the Transfer Date (after giving effect to the transactions set forth in Article III of the Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement and to payments made on the Distribution Date).    0.0
   Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount, if any, as of the Transfer Date    0.0
   Cumulative Reductions (Net of Reinstatements) of the Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount Deficiency, if any, as of the Transfer Date    0.0
5.4    Series 2012-VFN Allocated Dealer Note Losses / (Recoveries) for the Due Period    0.0
5.5    Series 2012-VFN Allocated Interest Amounts for the Due Period    0.0

 

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5.6    Series 2012-VFN Allocated Principal Amounts for the Due Period    0.0
5.7    Series 2012-VFN Noteholders Allocated Dealer Note Losses / (Recoveries) for the Due Period    0.0
5.8    Series 2012-VFN Available Interest Amounts with respect to the Due Period    0.0
5.9    Series 2012-VFN Available Principal Amounts with respect to the Due Period    0.0
5.10    Shortfall in Series Available Principal Amounts, if any, for the Due Period    0.0
5.11    Seller’s Interest for the Series 2012-VFN Notes for the Due Period    0.0
5.12    Shortfall in Series Available Interest Amounts, if any, for the Due Period    0.0
5.13    Unreimbursed reductions to the Series 2012-VFN Collateral Amount, if any, for the Due Period    0.0
5.14    Nominal Liquidation Amount plus Accrued and Unpaid Interest as of the Transfer Date    0.0
5.15    Series 2012-VFN Required Seller’s Interest as of the Distribution Date    0.0
5.16    Series Variable Allocation Percentage for the Due Period    0.0
5.17    Series Fixed Allocation Percentage for the Due Period    0.0
5.18    Total amount to be distributed on the Series 2012-VFN Notes on the Distribution Date    0.0
5.19    Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Series 2012-VFN Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to the Outstanding Principal Amount    0.0
5.20    Total amount to be distributed on the Series 2012-VFN Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to interest on the Series 2012-VFN Notes    0.0

 

Ex. B-2


5.21.1    Series 2012-VFN Servicing Fee to be paid on the Distribution Date    0.0
5.21.2    Series 2012-VFN Backup Servicing Expenses to be paid on the Distribution Date    0.0
5.21.3    Series 2012-VFN Backup Servicing Fee to be paid on the Distribution Date    0.0
5.22.1    Series 2012-VFN Investment Income    0.0
5.22.2    Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account investment income    0.0
5.22.3    Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account investment income    0.0
5.22.4    Series 2012-VFN Spread Account investment income    0.0
5.23    Series Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period    0.0
5.24    Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period allocated to other Series of Notes    0.0
5.25    Excess Available Interest Amounts for the Due Period allocated to Series of Investor Certificates    0.0
5.26    Excess Available Principal Collections allocated from other series of Notes to Series 2012-VFN for the Due Period    0.0
5.27    Amount of Shared Principal Collections allocated to Series 2012-VFN Collateral Certificate for the Due Period    0.0
5.28    Amount of Excess Available Principal Collections allocated to other Series of Notes for the Due Period    0.0
5.29    Reimbursement Amount for the Series 2012-VFN Notes for the Due Period    0.0
5.30    Certain amounts and calculations referenced in the definition of Early Redemption Event    See Exhibit “A”
6    Account Information    0.0
6.1    Series 2012-VFN Spread Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date    0.0

 

Ex. B-3


   Series 2012-VFN Spread Account Required Amount, if any, as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date    0.0
6.2    Series 2012-VFN Principal Funding Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date    0.0
6.3    Series 2012-VFN Interest Funding Account Balance as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to all withdrawals and deposits made on such Distribution Date    0.0
7    Notes Information    0.0
7.1    Outstanding Principal Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date    0.0
7.2    Nominal Liquidation Amount as of the Distribution Date after giving effect to the transactions made on such Distribution Date    0.0
7.3    Total amount to be distributed on the Notes on the Distribution Date    0.0
7.4    Total amount, if any, to be distributed on the Notes on the Distribution Date allocable to the Outstanding Principal Amount    0.0
7.5    Total amount to be distributed on the Notes on the Distribution Date allocable interest on the Notes    0.0
7.6    Monthly Interest for the Interest Period    0.0

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this certificate this                       ,          .

 

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, as Servicer
By:                                                              
Its:                                                               

 

Ex. B-4

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION

as Transferor,

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION,

as Servicer,

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent for the Purchasers,

BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Managing Agent and as a Committed Purchaser,

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

as a Managing Agent and as a Committed Purchaser,

LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC,

as a Conduit Purchaser,

CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,

as a Managing Agent,

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as a Committed Purchaser,

and

ALPINE SECURITIZATION CORP.,

as a Conduit Purchaser

dated as of August 29, 2012


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

  

  

SECTION 1.01.   Certain Defined Terms      1   
SECTION 1.02.   Other Definitional Provisions      14   

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

  

  

SECTION 2.01.   Purchase and Sale of the Series 2012-VFN Note      15   
SECTION 2.02.   [Reserved.]      15   
SECTION 2.03.   Incremental Fundings      15   
SECTION 2.04.   Extension of Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date      17   
SECTION 2.05.   Reduction of Maximum Funded Amount      18   
SECTION 2.06.   Calculation of Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest      19   

ARTICLE III

CLOSING

  

  

SECTION 3.01.   Closing      20   
SECTION 3.02.   Transactions to be Effected at the Closing      20   
SECTION 3.03.   Termination of the Series 2010-VFN Notes      20   

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PURCHASE ON THE CLOSING DATE

  

  

SECTION 4.01.   Performance by the Transferor, the Servicer, the Master Trust and the Issuing Entity      22   
SECTION 4.02.   Representations and Warranties      22   
SECTION 4.03.   Corporate Documents      22   
SECTION 4.04.   Opinions of Counsel to NFC and the Transferor      22   
SECTION 4.05.   Opinions of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee      22   
SECTION 4.06.   Financing Statements      22   
SECTION 4.07.   Ratings      23   
SECTION 4.08.   Documents      23   
SECTION 4.09.   No Actions or Proceedings      23   
SECTION 4.10.   Approvals and Consents      23   
SECTION 4.11.   Officer’s Certificates      23   
SECTION 4.12.   Credit Enhancement      23   
SECTION 4.13.   Repayment of Series 2010-VFN Notes      23   
SECTION 4.14.   Other Documents      23   
SECTION 4.15.   Fees      23   

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

  

  

SECTION 5.01.   Representations and Warranties of the Transferor      24   
SECTION 5.02.   Representations and Warranties of NFC      26   

 

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(continued)

 

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ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASERS AND

THE AGENTS

  

  

  

SECTION 6.01.   Organization      27   
SECTION 6.02.   Authority, etc      28   
SECTION 6.03.   Securities Act      28   

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS OF THE TRANSFEROR AND NFC

  

  

SECTION 7.01.   Ratings      29   
SECTION 7.02.   Access to Transferor Information      29   
SECTION 7.03.   Security Interests; Further Assurances      29   
SECTION 7.04.   Transferor Covenants      29   
SECTION 7.05.   Amendments      29   
SECTION 7.06.   Information from NFC      30   
SECTION 7.07.   Access to NFC Information      30   
SECTION 7.08.   NFC Covenants      31   
SECTION 7.09.   Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report      31   

ARTICLE VIII

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

  

  

SECTION 8.01.   Legal Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement      31   
SECTION 8.02.   Expenses      31   
SECTION 8.03.   Mutual Obligations      31   
SECTION 8.04.   Restrictions on Transfer      31   

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

  

  

SECTION 9.01.   Indemnification      32   
SECTION 9.02.   Procedure      32   
SECTION 9.03.   Defense of Claims      33   
SECTION 9.04.   Indemnity for Taxes, Reserves and Expenses      33   
SECTION 9.05.   Costs, Expenses, Taxes, Breakage Payments and Increased Costs under this Agreement and Program Facility      35   

ARTICLE X

THE AGENTS

  

  

SECTION 10.01.   Authorization and Action      36   
SECTION 10.02.   Agent’s Reliance, Etc      37   
SECTION 10.03.   Agents and Affiliates      37   
SECTION 10.04.   Indemnification      37   
SECTION 10.05.   Purchase Decision      38   
SECTION 10.06.   Successor Administrative Agent      38   

 

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ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

  

  

SECTION 11.01.   Amendments      38   
SECTION 11.02.   Notices      39   
SECTION 11.03.   No Waiver; Remedies      39   
SECTION 11.04.   Binding Effect; Assignability      39   
SECTION 11.05.   Provision of Documents and Information      41   
SECTION 11.06.   GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION      41   
SECTION 11.07.   No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments      41   
SECTION 11.08.   Execution in Counterparts      42   
SECTION 11.09.   No Recourse      42   
SECTION 11.10.   Corporate Obligations      42   
SECTION 11.11.   Survival      42   
SECTION 11.12.   Tax Characterization      42   

 

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EXHIBIT A

   Form of Notice of Incremental Funding

EXHIBIT B

   Form of Investment Letter

EXHIBIT C

   Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

SCHEDULE I

   Addresses for Notice

 

iv


THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of August 29, 2012, among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (the “ Transferor ”), Navistar Financial Corporation (“ Servicer ”), Bank of America, National Association (“ Bank of America ”), as the Administrative Agent and as Managing Agent and a Committed Purchaser, The Bank of Nova Scotia (“ BNS ”), as a Managing Agent and a Committed Purchaser, Liberty Street Funding LLC (“ Liberty Street ”), as a Conduit Purchaser, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch (“ CS NYB ”), as a Managing Agent, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“ CS CIB ”), as a Committed Purchaser, and Alpine Securitization Corp. (“ Alpine ”), as a Conduit Purchaser.

WHEREAS, the Issuing Entity (as defined below) will issue a new series of notes, designated as the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Variable Funding Notes, Series 2012-VFN, pursuant to the Indenture Supplement (as defined below).

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth or incorporated by reference in the Indenture or the Indenture Supplement (each, as defined below), as applicable. If a term used herein is defined in both the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement, it shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture Supplement and, if a term is not defined therein, it shall have the meaning set forth in the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Additionally, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Additional Amounts ” means all amounts owed pursuant to Article IX hereof plus any Breakage Payments owed to the Purchasers pursuant to Section 2.06(c) of this Agreement.

Administrative Agent ” means Bank of America in its capacity as Administrative Agent for the Purchasers.

Administrative Agent Fee Letter ” means the fee letter, dated as of the date hereof, among the Transferor, the Servicer and the Administrative Agent, setting forth certain fees payable to the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Agents ” means, collectively, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent.

Alpine Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement ” means the liquidity asset purchase agreement and any confirmations related thereto, among Alpine, CS NYB, and any other purchasers signatory thereto, as supplemented by a supplement, dated as of the date hereof, related to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, and as the same may be amended, restated, further supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

1


Alpine Purchaser Group ” means Alpine, each assignee of Alpine which is a RIC, CS CIB, in its capacity as a Committed Purchaser hereunder, the Alpine Purchasers and each permitted assignee thereof.

Alpine Purchasers ” means each of the purchasers party to the Alpine Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement.

Alternate Rate ” means, as applicable, the Bank of America Alternate Rate, the BNS Alternate Rate or the CS Alternate Rate.

Applicable Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.02 hereof.

Asset Purchase Agreement ” means the Liberty Street Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement, the Alpine Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement or any other liquidity agreement entered into by a Conduit Purchaser with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Notes, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment and Acceptance ” means an assignment and acceptance agreement in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, entered into by a Purchaser, a permitted assignee and the Managing Agent for such Purchaser, pursuant to which such assignee may become a party to this Agreement.

Bank of America ” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

Bank of America Alternate Rate ” for any Fixed Period for any Funding Tranche funded by the Bank of America Purchaser Group means an interest rate per annum equal to the Bank of America Spread above the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed Period; provided , however , that in the case of:

(i) any Fixed Period existing on or after the first day on which Bank of America, in its capacity as Managing Agent for the Bank of America Purchaser Group, shall have determined that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for the Bank of America Purchaser Group to fund any Funding Tranche based on the Eurodollar Rate (and Bank of America shall not have subsequently determined that such circumstances no longer exist),

(ii) any Fixed Period of one to (and including) 13 days,

(iii) any Fixed Period relating to a Funding Tranche which is less than $1,000,000, or

(iv) any Fixed Period with respect to which the Alternate Rate, for any reason, becomes applicable on notice to the Administrative Agent of less than three Business Days,

the “Bank of America Alternate Rate” for each such Fixed Period shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the Corporate Base Rate in effect on each day of such Fixed Period. The “Bank

 

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of America Alternate Rate” for any day on or after the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event shall be an interest rate equal to 3.50% per annum above the Corporate Base Rate in effect on such day.

Bank of America Purchaser Group ” means Bank of America, in its capacity as a Committed Purchaser hereunder and each permitted assignee thereof.

Bank of America Spread ” shall be equal to the Program Rate for that portion of the Funded Amount held by Bank of America until such time as the Liberty Street Purchaser Group or the Alpine Purchaser Group is funding all or any portion of the Funded Amount by reference to the BNS Alternate Rate or the CS Alternate Rate, as applicable, in which event the Bank of America Spread shall be 2.75%  per annum .

BNS ” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

BNS Alternate Rate ” for any Fixed Period for any Funding Tranche funded by the Liberty Street Purchaser Group means an interest rate per annum equal to 2.75% per annum above the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed Period; provided , however , that in the case of:

(i) any Fixed Period existing on or after the first day of which BNS, in its capacity as Managing Agent for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group shall have been notified by a Purchaser or a Liquidity Purchaser or other Program Support Provider for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Purchaser, Liquidity Purchaser or other Program Support Provider to fund any Funding Tranche based on the Eurodollar Rate (and such Purchaser, Liquidity Purchaser or Program Support Provider shall not have subsequently notified BNS that such circumstances no longer exist),

(ii) any Fixed Period of one to (and including) 13 days,

(iii) any Fixed Period relating to a Funding Tranche which is less than $1,000,000, or

(iv) any Fixed Period with respect to which the Alternate Rate, for any reason, becomes applicable on notice to the Administrative Agent of less than three Business Days,

the “ BNS Alternate Rate ” for each such Fixed Period shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the Corporate Base Rate in effect on each day of such Fixed Period. The “ BNS Alternate Rate ” for any day on or after the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event shall be an interest rate equal to 3.50%  per annum above the Corporate Base Rate in effect on such day.

Breakage Payment ” is defined in Section 2.06(c) of this Agreement.

Closing ” is defined in Section 3.01 of this Agreement.

Closing Date ” is defined in Section 3.01 of this Agreement.

 

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Collateral Supplement ” means the Series 2011-1 Supplement, dated as of November 2, 2011, among the Transferor, the Servicer and the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, to the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Committed Purchaser, as the context requires, (a) the commitment of such Committed Purchaser to make Incremental Fundings in accordance herewith in an amount not to exceed the amount described in the following clause (b) , and (b) the dollar amount set forth underneath such Committed Purchaser’s name under the heading of “ Commitment ” on the signature pages hereto (or in the case of a Committed Purchaser which becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, as set forth in such Assignment and Acceptance), minus the dollar amount of any Commitment or portion thereof assigned by such Committed Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, plus the dollar amount of any increase to such Committed Purchaser’s Commitment consented to by such Committed Purchaser prior to the time of determination, minus the amount of any reduction to such Commitment made in accordance with this Agreement.

Commitment Step-Down Date ” is defined in Section 2.05(b) of this Agreement.

Committed Purchasers ” means Bank of America, BNS, CS CIB and each of their respective assigns (with respect to their respective Commitments hereunder) that shall become a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.04 hereof.

Conduit Purchasers ” means Liberty Street, Alpine and each of their respective permitted assigns that is a RIC.

Corporate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a fluctuating interest rate per annum as shall be in effect from time to time, which rate shall be at all times equal to the highest of:

(a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the applicable Managing Agent as its “prime rate” for such day. For purposes of this definition, the “prime rate” is a rate set by the applicable Managing Agent based upon various factors including such Managing Agent’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. The computation of the “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed. Any change in the prime rate announced by a Managing Agent shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change;

(b) 0.50% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate for such day; and

(c) 1.00% per annum above the Eurodollar Rate for the Fixed Period in which such day falls.

CP Notes ” means short-term promissory notes issued or to be issued by a Conduit Purchaser to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.

 

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CP Rate ” for any Fixed Period for any Funding Tranche means, to the extent a Conduit Purchaser funds such Funding Tranche for such Fixed Period by issuing CP Notes, the per annum rate equivalent to the “weighted average cost” (as defined below) related to the issuance of CP Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Purchaser or its Managing Agent to fund or maintain such Funding Tranche (and which may also be allocated in part to the funding of other Funding Tranches hereunder or of other assets of such Conduit Purchaser); provided , however , that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the “ CP Rate ” for such Funding Tranche for such Fixed Period, such Conduit Purchaser shall for such component use the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum. As used in this definition, a Conduit Purchaser’s “ weighted average cost ” shall consist of (w) the actual interest rate (or discount) paid to purchasers of such Conduit Purchaser’s CP Notes, together with the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of such CP Notes, to the extent such commissions are allocated, in whole or in part, to such CP Notes by such Conduit Purchaser or its Managing Agent, (x) certain documentation and transaction costs associated with the issuance of such CP Notes, (y) any incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to CP Notes maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Purchaser, and (z) other borrowings by such Conduit Purchaser (other than under any Program Support Agreement), including borrowings to fund small or odd dollar amounts that are not easily accommodated in the commercial paper market.

CS Alternate Rate ” for any Fixed Period for any Funding Tranche funded by the Alpine Purchaser Group means an interest rate per annum equal to 2.75%  per annum above the Eurodollar Rate for such Fixed Period; provided , however , that in the case of:

(i) any Fixed Period existing on or after the first day of which CS NYB, in its capacity as Managing Agent for the Alpine Purchaser Group, shall have been notified by a Purchaser or a Liquidity Purchaser or other Program Support Provider for the Alpine Purchaser Group that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Purchaser, Liquidity Purchaser or other Program Support Provider to fund any Funding Tranche based on the Eurodollar Rate (and such Purchaser, Liquidity Purchaser or Program Support Provider shall not have subsequently notified CS NYB that such circumstances no longer exist),

(ii) any Fixed Period of one to (and including) 13 days,

(iii) any Fixed Period relating to a Funding Tranche which is less than $1,000,000, or

(iv) any Fixed Period with respect to which the Alternate Rate, for any reason, becomes applicable on notice to the Administrative Agent of less than three Business Days,

the “ CS Alternate Rate ” for each such Fixed Period shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the Corporate Base Rate in effect on each day of such Fixed Period. The “ CS Alternate Rate ” for any day on or after the occurrence of an Early Redemption Event shall be an interest rate equal to 3.50%  per annum above the Corporate Base Rate in effect on such day.

 

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Day Count Fraction ” means, as to any Funding Tranche for any Fixed Period or portion thereof, a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the number of days in such Fixed Period or portion thereof and (b) the denominator of which is 360 (or, with respect to any Funding Tranche which accrues interest by reference to the Corporate Base Rate, the actual number of days in the related calendar year).

Defaulting Committed Purchaser ” is defined in Section 2.03(f) .

Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Fixed Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/1000 th of 1%) determined pursuant to the following formula:

 

Eurodollar Rate =                

                                LIBOR                            
   1.00 - Eurodollar Reserve Percentage  

Eurodollar Reserve Percentage ” means, for any Fixed Period, the maximum reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded upward to the nearest 1/1000 th of 1%) in effect on the date LIBOR for such Fixed Period is determined under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”) having a term comparable to such Fixed Period.

Extending Purchaser Group ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.

Extending Purchaser Group Percentage ” means, with respect to any Extending Purchaser Group, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the sum of the Commitments of the Committed Purchasers in such Extending Purchaser Group divided by (b) the sum of the Commitments of the Committed Purchasers in all Extending Purchaser Groups.

Federal Bankruptcy Code ” means the bankruptcy code of the United States of America codified in Title 11 of the United States Code.

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) charged to the applicable Managing Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by it.

 

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Federal Reserve Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any entity succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof, among the Transferor, the Servicer, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent setting forth certain fees payable in connection with the purchase of the Series 2012-VFN Note by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Purchasers, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Fixed Period ” means, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the applicable Managing Agent and the Conduit Purchasers within its Purchaser Group, (a) with respect to any Funding Tranche funded by the issuance of CP Notes, (i) initially the period commencing on (and including) the date of the initial purchase or funding of such Funding Tranche and ending on (and including) the last day of the current calendar month, and (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on (and including) the first day after the last day of the immediately preceding Fixed Period for such Funding Tranche and ending on (and including) the last day of the current calendar month and (b) with respect to any Funding Tranche not funded by the issuance of CP Notes, (i) initially the period commencing on (and including) the date of the initial purchase or funding of such Funding Tranche and ending on (but excluding) the next following Distribution Date and (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on (and including) the first day after the last day of the immediately preceding Fixed Period for such Funding Tranche and ending on (and excluding) the next following Distribution Date; provided , that

(A) any Fixed Period with respect to any Funding Tranche not funded by the issuance of CP Notes which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day; provided , however , if interest in respect of such Fixed Period is computed by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, and such Fixed Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, and there is no subsequent Business Day in the same calendar month as such day, such Fixed Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(B) in the case of any Fixed Period for any Funding Tranche which commences before the Expected Principal Distribution Date and would otherwise end on a date occurring after the Expected Principal Distribution Date, such Fixed Period shall end on such Expected Principal Distribution Date and the duration of each Fixed Period which commences on or after the Expected Principal Distribution Date shall be of such duration as shall be selected by the applicable Managing Agent and communicated by such Managing Agent to the Administrative Agent;

(C) any Fixed Period in respect of which interest is computed by reference to the CP Rate may be terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement at the election of the applicable Managing Agent by notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Transferor, in which case, the Funding Tranche allocated to such terminated Fixed Period shall be allocated to a new Fixed Period commencing on (and including) the date of such termination and ending on (but excluding) the next following Distribution Date, and shall accrue interest at the Alternate Rate;

 

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(D) any Fixed Period in respect of which interest is computed by reference to the rate specified in clause (B) of the definition of LIBOR shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Transferor and the related Managing Agent, be determined in accordance with clause (a) above instead of clause (b).

Funded Amount ” means, on any Business Day, an amount equal to the result of (a) the Initial Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount plus (b) the aggregate amount of all Incremental Funded Amounts for all Incremental Fundings occurring on or after the Closing Date and on or prior to such Business Day minus (c) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to Series 2012-VFN Noteholders prior to such date.

Funding Rate ” means, with respect to any Fixed Period and any Funding Tranche, (a) to the extent a Conduit Purchaser is funding such Funding Tranche during such Fixed Period through the issuance of CP Notes, its CP Rate, and (b) to the extent any Purchaser is not funding such Funding Tranche through the issuance of CP Notes, a rate per annum (expressed as a percentage and an interest yield equivalent and calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual days elapsed) equal to the applicable Alternate Rate.

Funding Tranche ” means, at any time, each portion of the Funded Amount funded by a specific Purchaser, allocated to the same Fixed Period and accruing interest by reference to the same Funding Rate at such time.

Governmental Actions ” means any and all consents, approvals, permits, orders, authorizations, waivers, exceptions, variances, exemptions or licenses of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, any Governmental Authority required under any Governmental Rules.

Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to any Person, the United States of America or any other nation having jurisdiction or authority over such Person, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and having jurisdiction or authority over such Person.

Governmental Rules ” means any and all laws, statutes, codes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, writs, decrees and injunctions of any Governmental Authority and any and all legally binding conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements and judgments of any Governmental Authority.

Incremental Funded Amount ” shall mean the amount of the increase in the Funded Amount occurring as a result of any Incremental Funding, which amount shall equal the aggregate amount of the purchase price paid (or deemed paid) by the Series 2012-VFN Noteholders with respect to that Incremental Funding pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture Supplement.

Incremental Funding ” means an increase in the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Series 2012-VFN Note in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.03 hereof.

Incremental Funding Date ” means the date on which each Incremental Funding occurs.

 

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Indemnified Party ” means any of the Purchasers, the Liquidity Purchasers, the Program Support Providers, the Managing Agents, the Administrative Agent or any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, assignees or Affiliates.

Indenture ” means the Indenture, dated as of November 2, 2012, between the Issuing Entity and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Indenture Supplement ” means the Series 2012-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Issuing Entity and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Investment Deficit ” is defined in Section 2.03(f) of this Agreement.

Investment Letter ” means a letter in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

Issuing Entity ” means Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust.

Legal Final Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (a) the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date and (b) with respect to any Purchaser Group, the date specified as the Legal Final Maturity Date in Section 2.04.

Liberty Street ” means Liberty Street Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Liberty Street Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement ” means the liquidity asset purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Liberty Street, BNS and each of the purchasers signatory thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Liberty Street Purchaser Group ” means Liberty Street, each assignee of Liberty Street which is a RIC, BNS, in its capacity as a Committed Purchaser hereunder, the Liberty Street Purchasers and each permitted assignee thereof.

Liberty Street Purchasers ” means each of the purchasers party to a Liberty Street Liquidity Asset Purchase Agreement.

LIBOR ” means either, at the applicable Managing Agent’s discretion (it being understood and agreed, however, that once a Managing Agent selects clause (A) or (B) below, it shall retain such selection prospectively and not alternate between clauses (A) and (B) for future Fixed Periods without the prior written consent of the Transferor), (A) for any Fixed Period:

(i) the rate per annum (carried out to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Screen BTMM Page under the heading “LIBOR FIX” for deposits in U.S. dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Fixed Period) with a term equivalent to such Fixed Period, determined as of approximately as of 11:00 a.m., London time two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Fixed Period;

 

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(ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding subsection (i) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum (carried to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the applicable Managing Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Fixed Period) with a term equivalent to such Fixed Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Fixed Period; or

(iii) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding subsections (i) and (ii) are not available, the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the applicable Managing Agent as the rate of interest at which dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Fixed Period) in same day funds in the approximate amount of the applicable Funding Tranche to be funded by reference to the Eurodollar Rate and with a term equivalent to such Fixed Period would be offered by its London Branch to major banks in the offshore dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Fixed Period; or

(B) for each day during a Fixed Period in respect of which the Funding Rate for any Funding Tranche is computed by reference to the LIBOR:

(i) the rate per annum (carried out to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the applicable Managing Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Reuters Screen on such day that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate (such page currently being page number LIBOR01) for deposits in U.S. dollars (for delivery on a date two Business Days later) with a term equivalent to one month; or

(ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding subsection (i) does not appear on such page or service or such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate per annum (carried to the fifth decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the applicable Managing Agent to be the offered rate on such day on such other page or other service that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in U.S. dollars (for delivery on a date two Business Days later) with a term equivalent to one month; or

(iii) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding subsections (i) and (ii) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the applicable Managing Agent on such day as the rate of interest at which U.S. dollar deposits (for delivery on a date two Business Days later than such day) in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Funding Tranche to be funded by reference to the LIBOR and with a term equivalent to one month would be offered by its London branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market at their request.

 

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Liquidity Purchaser ” means a Liberty Street Purchaser, an Alpine Purchaser or any other provider of funding for a Conduit Purchaser pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement.

Managing Agents ” means Bank of America, in its capacity as a Managing Agent for the Bank of America Purchaser Group, BNS, in its capacity as a Managing Agent for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group and CS NYB, in its capacity as Managing Agent for the Alpine Purchaser Group.

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, results of operations or financial condition or the material properties or assets of NFSC, NFC, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity, (ii) the performance of their obligations hereunder or under the Series Documents or (iii) the interests of the Purchasers hereunder.

Maximum Funded Amount ” means the sum of the Commitments.

NFC ” means Navistar Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.

NFC Losses ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b ) hereof.

NFSC ” means Navistar Financial Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.

Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser ” is defined in Section 2.03(f) .

Non-Extending Purchaser Group ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.

Non-Use Fee ” is defined in the Fee Letter.

Notice of Incremental Funding ” means a written notice of an Incremental Funding in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

Official Body ” means, with respect to any Person, any government or political subdivision having authority or jurisdiction over such Person or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, commission, department or instrumentality of any such government or political subdivision, or any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator having authority or jurisdiction over such Person, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Governmental Authority, or any accounting board or authority (whether or not a part of government) which is responsible for the establishment or interpretation of accounting principles applicable to such Person.

Optional Extension Date ” means the date that is six (6) months prior to the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date; provided , however , that if the Optional Extension Date would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the Optional Extension Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such date.

Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.

 

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Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(c) of this Agreement.

Program Rate ” has the meaning specified in the Fee Letter.

Program Support Agreement ” means and includes, with respect to a Conduit Purchaser, the Asset Purchase Agreement and any other agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider providing for the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of such Conduit Purchaser, the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which a Conduit Purchaser is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, the sale by a Conduit Purchaser to any Program Support Provider of any interest in the Series 2012-VFN Note (or portions thereof) and/or the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to a Conduit Purchaser in connection with such Conduit Purchaser’s securitization program, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder (but excluding any discretionary advance facility provided by the Administrative Agent or a Managing Agent).

Program Support Provider ” means and includes, with respect to a Conduit Purchaser, any Liquidity Purchaser and any other or additional Person (other than any customer of a Conduit Purchaser) now or hereafter extending credit or having a commitment to extend credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, a Conduit Purchaser or issuing a letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument to support any obligations arising under or in connection with a Conduit Purchaser’s securitization program.

Purchase Expiration Date ” means the earlier of (i) the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date and (ii) the date on which the Early Redemption Period commences.

Purchaser ” means a Conduit Purchaser or a Committed Purchaser.

Purchaser Group ” means each of the Liberty Street Purchaser Group, the Alpine Purchaser Group and the Bank of America Purchaser Group.

Purchaser Percentage ” means, with respect to any Committed Purchaser, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (a) such Committed Purchaser’s Commitment divided by (b) the sum of the Commitments of all Committed Purchasers.

Qualifying Term ABS Transaction ” means a term securitization providing for the issuance by the Issuing Entity of notes backed by the Collateral of at least $200,000,000.

RIC ” means a special purpose company, other than a Conduit Purchaser, which (i) is administered by a Managing Agent or an Affiliate thereof and (ii) directly or indirectly issues commercial paper notes to finance its investments in financial assets.

Rule 17g-5 ” means Rule 17g-5 under the Securities Exchange Act.

Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date ” means August 26, 2013, as such date may from time to time be modified in accordance with Section 2.04 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, to the extent such date is modified in accordance with Section 2.04 hereof, the modified date shall be on a Distribution Date.

 

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Securities Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement ” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2010, among the Transferor, the Servicer and the Series 2010-VFN Parties, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Series 2010-VFN Notes ” means the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Notes, Series 2010-VFN in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 issued by Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust pursuant to the 2004 Indenture and the Series 2010-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of April 16, 2010, between Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee.

Series 2010-VFN Parties ” means Bank of America and BNS, each as managing agent and committed purchaser under the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, Liberty Street Funding Corporation, as conduit purchaser under the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, and Bank of America, as administrative agent under the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement.

Series 2010-VFN Supplement ” means the Series 2010-VFN Indenture Supplement, dated as of April 16, 2010, between the Issuing Entity and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest ” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of:

 

  (A) the sum of (i) for each Conduit Purchaser, the summation of the amount of interest accrued during the related Due Period on each Funding Tranche funded by such Conduit Purchaser at such Conduit Purchaser’s CP Rate, determined by multiplying (a) the applicable Tranche Rate times (b) the Weighted Average Funded Amount for such Funding Tranche times (c) the applicable Day Count Fraction and (ii) any Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest calculated in accordance with clause (A)(i) above due but not paid with respect to the prior Due Period, plus interest on such unpaid amount calculated as the product of (x) the weighted average Tranche Rate for all Funding Tranches funded at the CP Rate by such Conduit Purchaser during the most recent Due Period, times (y) the amount of such unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, times (z) the applicable Day Count Fraction,

plus

 

  (B)

the sum of (i) the summation of the amount of interest accrued during the related Fixed Period on each Funding Tranche not funded at the CP Rate, determined by multiplying (a) the applicable Tranche Rate times (b) the Weighted Average Funded Amount for such Funding Tranche times (c) the applicable Day Count Fraction and (ii) any Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest calculated in accordance with clause (B)(i) above due but not paid with respect to the prior Fixed Period, plus interest on such unpaid amount calculated as the product of (x) the weighted

 

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  average Tranche Rate for all Funding Tranches not funded at the CP Rate during the most recent Fixed Period, times (y) the amount of such unpaid Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest, times (z) the applicable Day Count Fraction,

plus

 

  (C) on any Distribution Date on which the Funded Amount of the Series 2012-VFN Notes is reduced to zero, any amounts which accrue in clause (A) above from (and excluding) the last day of the related Due Period through (and excluding) such Distribution Date.

Series 2012-VFN Notes ” means the Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust II Floating Rate Dealer Note Asset Backed Notes, Series 2012-VFN issued by the Issuing Entity pursuant to the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement.

Series Documents ” means the Indenture, the Indenture Supplement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement (prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date), the Collateral Supplement (prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date), the Master Revolving Credit Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the 1995 Purchase Agreement (prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date) and this Agreement.

Step-Down Commitments ” is defined in Section 2.05(b) of this Agreement.

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02 hereof.

Tranche Rate ” means for any Fixed Period, with respect to any Funding Tranche, a per annum rate equal to the sum of (i) the applicable Funding Rate of the applicable Purchaser for such Fixed Period plus (ii) if such Funding Tranche is funded at the CP Rate, the weighted average of the applicable Program Rates applicable to such Fixed Period.

Transferor Losses ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a ) hereof.

Weighted Average Funded Amount ” means, with respect to any Funding Tranche for any Fixed Period, the quotient of (i) the summation of the portion of the Funded Amount allocated to such Funding Tranche determined as of each day in such Fixed Period, divided by (ii) the number of days in such Fixed Period.

SECTION 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions . (a) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(b) As used herein and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in Section 1.01 , and accounting terms partially defined in Section 1.01 to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms herein are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained herein shall control.

 

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(c) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections, subsections, the Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

SECTION 2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Series 2012-VFN Note . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in reliance on the covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein set forth, the Transferor is willing to sell to each Managing Agent, on behalf of the Purchasers in its respective Purchaser Group, and each Managing Agent, on behalf of the Purchasers in its respective Purchaser Group, has elected to purchase the Series 2012-VFN Notes with an aggregate maximum principal amount equal to the Maximum Funded Amount.

SECTION 2.02. [Reserved.]

SECTION 2.03. Incremental Fundings . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Indenture Supplement, from time to time prior to the Purchase Expiration Date upon receipt by the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Managing Agent) of a Notice of Incremental Funding, (i) each Managing Agent, on behalf of the Conduit Purchaser in its Purchaser Group, and in the sole and absolute discretion of each such Conduit Purchaser, may make Incremental Fundings and (ii) if a Conduit Purchaser elects not to make an Incremental Funding, each Committed Purchaser in such Conduit Purchaser’s Purchaser Group severally agrees to make its respective Purchaser Percentages of such Incremental Funding; provided , that no Committed Purchaser shall be required to make a portion of any Incremental Funding if, after giving effect thereto, (A) its Funded Amount hereunder would exceed its Commitment or (B) its Funded Amount hereunder plus the aggregate funding made by such Committed Purchaser as a Liquidity Purchaser under its Asset Purchase Agreement would exceed its Commitment.

(b) Each Incremental Funding hereunder, including the Incremental Funding to occur on the Closing Date, shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:

(i) The Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Managing Agent) will have received copies of all settlement statements and all reports required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14 of the Indenture Supplement;

(ii) Each of the representations and warranties of the Issuing Entity, the Transferor and the Servicer made in the Series Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the applicable Incremental Funding Date (except to the extent they expressly relate to an earlier or later time);

(iii) The Transferor, the Servicer, the Master Trust (prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date) and the Issuing Entity shall be in compliance in all material respects with all of their respective covenants contained in the Series Documents;

 

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(iv) No Early Redemption Event shall have occurred and be continuing;

(v) The Series 2012-VFN Overcollateralization Amount shall be at least equal to the Series 2012-VFN Target Overcollateralization Amount (calculated on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Incremental Funding);

(vi) The Seller’s Interest shall be at least equal to the Minimum Seller’s Interest (after giving effect to such Incremental Funding);

(vii) At least three Business Days prior to the Incremental Funding Date (excluding the Closing Date), the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Managing Agent) shall have received a completed Notice of Incremental Funding;

(viii) The amount on deposit in the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account shall be at least equal to the Spread Account Required Amount; and

(ix) The available commitments of the Liquidity Purchasers under their Asset Purchase Agreement and the credit and/or liquidity coverage committed under the program-wide credit and/or liquidity facilities for the commercial paper program of each Conduit Purchaser shall be in the amounts required to maintain the then-current ratings of such Conduit Purchaser’s CP Notes.

(c) Each Incremental Funding shall be requested in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided , that an Incremental Funding may be requested in the entire remaining Maximum Funded Amount (even if such amount is less than $5,000,000).

(d) The purchase price of each Incremental Funding shall be equal to 100% of the allocation of the related Incremental Funded Amount, and shall be paid not later than 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the Incremental Funding Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to account no. 231738, titled “Navistar Master Excess Funding Account”, ABA# 021-000-018, for credit to GLA: 111565, maintained at The Bank of New York Mellon (or such other account as may from time to time be specified by the Transferor in a notice to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Managing Agent)).

(e) Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, Incremental Funded Amounts shall be allocated among the Purchaser Groups on a pro rata basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if there is one or more Extending Purchaser Groups with respect to an Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date, Incremental Funded Amounts requested to be funded on such Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date shall be allocated among such Extending Purchaser Groups based on their respective Extending Purchaser Group Percentages and, notwithstanding Section 3.04(b) of the Indenture Supplement, proceeds of such Incremental Funded Amount may, at the direction of the Transferor, be applied to pay the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Non-Extending Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Note, and (ii) any Incremental Funded Amount requested to be funded on the Commitment Step-Down Date shall be allocated among the Purchaser Groups as necessary to cause (in conjunction with any prepayment to be made on the Commitment Step-Down Date) the Funded Amount to be allocated among the Purchaser Groups pro rata in accordance with the Step-Down Commitments

 

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and, notwithstanding Section 3.04(b) of the Indenture Supplement, proceeds of such Incremental Funded Amount may, at the direction of the Transferor, be applied to pay the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Note to the extent necessary to cause (in conjunction with the allocation of such Incremental Funded Amount and with any prepayment to be made on the Commitment Step-Down Date) the Funded Amount to be allocated among the Purchaser Groups pro rata in accordance with the Step-Down Commitments.

(f) Defaulting Committed Purchaser . If, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), one or more Committed Purchasers (each, a “ Defaulting Committed Purchaser ”, and each Committed Purchaser other than any Defaulting Committed Purchaser being referred to as a “ Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser ”) fails to deposit its pro rata share of any Incremental Funded Amount into the Transferor’s account pursuant to Section 2.03(d) (the aggregate amount not so made available as the Incremental Funding Date being herein called in either case the “ Investment Deficit ”), then the related Managing Agent for each Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser shall, by no later than 2:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the applicable Incremental Funding Date, instruct each Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser in its Purchaser Group to pay, by no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York City time), in immediately available funds, to the Transferor’s account, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser’s proportionate share (based upon the relative Purchaser Percentage of the Non-Defaulting Committed Purchasers) of the Investment Deficit and (ii) its unused Commitment. A Defaulting Committed Purchaser shall forthwith, upon demand, pay to its Managing Agent for the ratable benefit of the Non-Defaulting Committed Purchasers all amounts paid by each such Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser on behalf of such Defaulting Committed Purchaser, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date a payment was made by a Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser until the date such Non-Defaulting Committed Purchaser has been paid such amounts in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Alternate Rate, plus 2.00%  per annum .

SECTION 2.04. Extension of Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date .

(a) If the Transferor wishes to extend the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date in effect at any time (the “ Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date ”), it may so request in writing to all Managing Agents no fewer than 30 days and no more than 90 days prior to each Optional Extension Date; provided that no requested extension shall extend the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date to a date later than 364 days following such Optional Extension Date and, prior to the 1995 Trust Termination Date, any proposed extended Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date shall be a Distribution Date. Each Managing Agent will promptly forward such request to each Purchaser in its Purchaser Group. By no later than the Optional Extension Date (i) each Committed Purchaser will advise the Managing Agent for its Purchaser Group whether it has determined, in its sole discretion, to extend the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date and (ii) each Managing Agent will so advise the Transferor; provided that, in the case of any Committed Purchaser whose Purchaser Group includes one or more Conduit Purchasers, no Optional Extension shall be effective unless the available commitments of the Liquidity Purchasers under each Asset Purchase Agreement and the credit and/or liquidity coverage committed under the program-wide credit and/or liquidity facilities for the commercial paper program of each Conduit Purchaser in such Committed Purchaser’s Purchaser Group will continue to be in effect after

 

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such extension in the aggregate amounts, and for the period of the time, necessary to maintain the then-current ratings of each such Conduit Purchaser’s CP Notes. A failure on the part of a Committed Purchaser to reply to the related Managing Agent or failure by a Managing Agent to reply to the Transferor, by the Optional Extension Date shall be construed as a denial of the requested extension. In the event that a Committed Purchaser does not agree to an extension by the Optional Extension Date (each such Purchaser Group, a “ Non-Extending Purchaser Group ”), such Committed Purchaser’s Commitment shall be reduced to zero on the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date, the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date shall remain the Legal Final Maturity Date of its Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Note and the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount of such Variable Funding Note shall be due in full on the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date. For each Purchaser Group that has agreed to extend the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date (each such Purchaser Group, an “ Extending Purchaser Group ”), the Legal Final Maturity Date of such Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Notes shall be the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date, as so extended; provided , however , if on the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date, an Early Redemption Event has occurred or would occur as a result of the failure to pay the Outstanding Principal Amount of the Non-Extending Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Note in full, the Commitment of each Committed Purchaser shall be reduced to zero on the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date and the Legal Final Maturity Date will be accelerated for all Variable Funding Notes. Notwithstanding Section 3.04 of the Indenture Supplement, on the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date for any Non-Extending Purchaser Group, principal may be paid to the Noteholders in any Non-Extending Purchaser Groups on a pro rata basis until the Outstanding Principal Amount of each Non-Extending Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Note has been paid in full and principal need not be paid to the Noteholders in other Extending Purchaser Groups on a pro rata basis provided that no Early Redemption Event has occurred or would occur as a result of failure to pay the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Non-Extending Purchaser Group’s Variable Funding Note in full on the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date.

(b) If, after any Optional Extension Date, the Managing Agent for a Non-Extending Purchaser Group notifies the Transferor that each Committed Purchaser in such Non-Extending Purchaser Group is willing to extend the Original Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date, the Transferor and such Non-Extending Purchaser Group may agree to extend such Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date to the then-current Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date.

SECTION 2.05. Reduction of Maximum Funded Amount .

(a) The Transferor may reduce in whole or in part the Maximum Funded Amount (but not below the Series 2012-VFN Outstanding Principal Amount) by giving the Administrative Agent (with a copy to each Managing Agent) written notice thereof at least five Business Days before such reduction is to take place; provided , however , that any partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000, or any integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof. Any such reduction in the Maximum Funded Amount shall be permanent and shall be allocated between the Purchaser Groups on a pro rata basis.

(b) In the event that a Qualifying Term ABS Transaction closes on any date on which the Maximum Funded Amount exceeds $500,000,000 (such date, the “ Commitment Step-Down

 

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Date ”), the Maximum Funded Amount shall be automatically reduced to $500,000,000 on the Commitment Step-Down Date and the Commitments of the Committed Purchasers shall be automatically reduced on the Commitment Step-Down Date as follows: (i) Bank of America’s Commitment shall be automatically reduced to $225,000,000; (ii) CS CIB’s Commitment shall be automatically reduced to $150,000,000; and (iii) BNS’s Commitment shall be automatically reduced to $125,000,000 (such Commitments as so reduced, the “ Step-Down Commitments ”). 1 Notwithstanding Section 3.04(b) of the Indenture Supplement, any prepayment on the Commitment Step-Down Date shall be allocated among the Purchaser Groups as necessary to cause (in conjunction with the allocation and application of any Incremental Funded Amount requested to be funded on the Commitment Step-Down Date) the Funded Amount to be allocated among the Purchaser Groups pro rata in accordance with the Step-Down Commitments.

SECTION 2.06. Calculation of Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest . (a) On or before the second Business Day after the end of each Due Period, each Managing Agent shall calculate, for the related Distribution Date, the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest payable on such Distribution Date with respect to each Funding Tranche related to its Purchaser Group and provide such calculation to the Administrative Agent who shall provide such calculation to the Servicer in writing. If any Funding Tranche funded by a Purchaser Group that includes a Conduit Purchaser begins to accrue interest at a Funding Rate other than a CP Rate after the date the Administrative Agent provides the Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest calculation for any Distribution Date, the applicable Managing Agent shall promptly provide the Administrative Agent a calculation of the interest that will accrue on such Funding Tranche and be included in the definition of “Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest” for such Distribution Date. The Administrative Agent shall promptly provide such calculation to the Servicer after receipt thereof. The parties acknowledge that the interest calculation set forth in clause (C)  of the definition of “Series 2012-VFN Monthly Interest” shall be an estimate. If the estimated accruals exceed the actual accruals, the applicable Managing Agent shall reimburse the Transferor for such excess. If the actual accruals exceed the estimated accruals, the Transferor shall remit such monies to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Purchaser Group.

(b) All amounts payable with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Note hereunder and under the other Series Documents (other than in connection with amounts owing under the Administrative Agent Fee Letter) shall be paid to the respective accounts designated by the Managing Agents in the Fee Letter. Amounts payable to the Administrative Agent under the Administrative Agent Fee Letter shall be paid to the account specified therein.

(c) If (i) any distribution of principal is made with respect to any Funding Tranche other than on the Scheduled Purchase Expiration Date or a Distribution Date during an EarlyRedemption Period or the last day of a Fixed Period with respect to such Funding Tranche, (ii)

 

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Section 2.03 of the Indenture Supplement should incorporate an agreement by the issuing entity to reduce the Funded Amount to an amount not less than the Maximum Funded Amount on the Commitment Step-Down Date and to cause a rebalancing of the Funded Amounts through either a paydown and/or incremental funding. In addition, an early redemption event should occur if (i) the Funded Amount exceeds the Maximum Funded Amount on the Commitment Step-Down Date after giving effect to any payments made on such date, or (ii) the portion of the Funded Amount funded by any Purchaser Group exceeds its new pro rata share of the Funded Amount after giving effect to the reductions in the Commitments and the application of funds on the Commitment Step-Down Date.

 

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the Transferor, or the Servicer acting on behalf of the Transferor, shall not have provided the Administrative Agent with the number of days notice specified in the Indenture Supplement for such distribution of principal and (iii) the interest paid by a Purchaser to providers of funds to it to fund that Funding Tranche exceeds returns earned by such Purchaser from the first day through the last day of that Fixed Period factoring in actual returns earned during the Fixed Period and assuming redeployment of such funds in highly rated short-term money market instruments from the date of the principal distribution through the end of the Fixed Period, then, upon written notice (including a detailed calculation of such Breakage Payment) from the Administrative Agent to the Servicer, such Purchaser shall be entitled to receive additional amounts in the amount of such excess (each, a “ Breakage Payment ”) on the date of such distribution, so long as such written notice is received not later than noon, New York City time, on the first Business Day immediately preceding such distribution.

ARTICLE III

CLOSING

SECTION 3.01. Closing . The closing (the “ Closing ”) of the transactions described in Section 3.02 hereof shall take place at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, Illinois on August 29, 2012, or if the conditions to closing set forth in Article IV of this Agreement shall not have been satisfied or waived by such date, as soon as practicable after such conditions shall have been satisfied or waived, or at such other time, date and place as the parties shall agree upon (the date of the Closing being referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ”).

SECTION 3.02. Transactions to be Effected at the Closing . At the Closing, upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent described in Article IV hereof, the Transferor will deliver the Series 2012-VFN Notes to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 3.03. Termination of the Series 2010-VFN Notes .

(a) On the Closing Date, the Purchaser Groups shall make an Incremental Funding in an aggregate amount equal to $240,000,000, allocated among the Purchaser Groups on a pro rata basis as follows:

(i) The Bank of America Purchaser Group’s pro rata share of such amount shall be a purchase price equal to $80,000,000. The Transferor hereby directs that, in lieu of being paid to the Transferor, the proceeds of such purchase price be retained by Bank of America, as a managing agent pursuant to the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, in reduction of the funded amount of the Series 2010-VFN Notes. Such proceeds shall be deemed to have been paid by the Bank of America Purchaser Group at the direction of the Transferor for purposes of calculating the related Incremental Funded Amount hereunder.

(ii) The Liberty Street Purchaser Group’s pro rata share of such amount shall be a purchase price equal to $80,000,000. The Transferor hereby directs that, in lieu of being paid to the Transferor, the proceeds of such purchase price be retained by BNS, as a managing agent pursuant to the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, in

 

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reduction of the funded amount of the Series 2010-VFN Notes. Such proceeds shall be deemed to have been paid by the Liberty Street Purchaser Group at the direction of the Transferor for purposes of calculating the related Incremental Funded Amount hereunder.

(iii) The Alpine Purchaser Group’s pro rata share of such amount shall be a purchase price equal to $80,000,000. The Transferor hereby directs that, in lieu of being paid to the Transferor, the proceeds of such purchase price be paid by the Alpine Purchaser Group, on behalf of the Transferor, in reduction of the funded amount of the Series 2010-VFN Notes as follows: (A) $40,000,000 to Bank of America, as a managing agent pursuant to the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement and (B) $40,000,000 to BNS, as a managing agent pursuant to the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement.

(b) On the Closing Date, the Transferor shall pay the following amounts:

(i) accrued and unpaid interest, non-use fees and additional amounts to Bank of America, as a managing agent pursuant to the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, in an aggregate amount equal to $156,805.43; and

(ii) accrued and unpaid interest, non-use fees and additional amounts to BNS, as a managing agent pursuant to the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, in an aggregate amount equal to $156,795.08.

(c) On the Closing Date, the payments described in clause (a) above shall reduce the funded amount of the Series 2010-VFN Notes to $0. The Series 2010-VFN Parties hereby agree that no amounts other than those set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above are due and owing to the Series 2010-VFN Parties under the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement (and any related fee letters) and the Series 2010-VFN Supplement.

(d) The Transferor hereby requests a reduction in the commitment of each committed purchaser under the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement and a corresponding reduction in the maximum funded amount to $0 effective as of the Closing Date, and the Series 2010-VFN Parties hereby consent to such reduction.

(e) Upon the payments described in clauses (a) and (b) above, the Transferor, the Servicer, the Series 2010-VFN Parties and the indenture trustee under the 2004 Indenture hereby agree that the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement (and any related fee letters), the Series 2010-VFN Notes and the Series 2010-VFN Supplement shall be terminated and the Series 2010-VFN Parties shall have no further claims on the collateral securing the Series 2010-VFN Notes. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any notice requirements under the Series Documents, the Series 2010-VFN Supplement and the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Series 2010-VFN Parties, the Transferor and the Servicer agree and acknowledge that certain provisions contained in the Series 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement, as described in Section 11.11 thereof, shall survive the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PURCHASE ON THE CLOSING DATE

The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Agents in their sole discretion):

SECTION 4.01. Performance by the Transferor, the Servicer, the Master Trust and the Issuing Entity . All the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions of the Series Documents to be complied with and performed by the Transferor, the Servicer, the Master Trust and the Issuing Entity on or before the date hereof shall have been complied with and performed in all material respects.

SECTION 4.02. Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Transferor and the Servicer made in the Series Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent they expressly relate to an earlier or later time).

SECTION 4.03. Corporate Documents . The Managing Agents shall have received copies of (a) the (i) Certificate of Incorporation, good standing certificate and By-Laws of NFC, (ii) Board of Directors resolutions of NFC with respect to the Series Documents, and (iii) incumbency certificate of NFC, each certified by appropriate corporate authorities and (b) the (i) Certificate of Incorporation, good standing certificate and By-Laws of the Transferor, (ii) Board of Directors resolutions of the Transferor with respect to the Series Documents, and (iii) incumbency certificate of the Transferor, each certified by appropriate corporate authorities.

SECTION 4.04. Opinions of Counsel to NFC and the Transferor . Counsel to NFC, the Transferor and the Issuing Entity shall have delivered to each Managing Agent opinions, dated as of the Closing Date, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Managing Agents and their counsel, covering such matters as the Managing Agents may reasonably request, and addressed to each Managing Agent.

SECTION 4.05. Opinions of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee . Counsel to each of the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee shall have delivered to each Managing Agent opinions, dated as of the Closing Date, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Managing Agents and their counsel, covering such matters as the Managing Agents reasonably request, and addressed to the each Managing Agent.

SECTION 4.06. Financing Statements . Each Managing Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of the completion of all recordings, registrations, and filings as may be necessary or, in the opinion of any such Managing Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or evidence the transfers (including grants of security interests) under the Series Documents, including:

(a) Acknowledgment copies of all UCC financing statements and assignments that have been filed in the offices of the Secretary of State of the applicable states and in the appropriate office or offices of such other locations as may be specified in the opinions of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof; and

 

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(b) Certified copies of requests for information (Form UCC-11) (or a similar search report certified by parties acceptable to the Administrative Agent and its counsel) dated a date reasonably near the date hereof and listing all effective financing statements which name NFC, the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity as seller, assignor or debtor and which have been filed since the Closing Date in all jurisdictions in which the filings were or will be made, together with copies of such financing statements.

SECTION 4.07. Ratings . Each Conduit Purchaser’s CP Notes shall be rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-1 by Moody’s.

SECTION 4.08. Documents . Each Managing Agent shall have received copies of each executed counterpart of each of the Series Documents and each and every document or certification delivered by any party in connection with any of such agreements on the Closing Date in connection with the issuance of the Series 2012-VFN Notes, and each such document shall be in full force and effect.

SECTION 4.09. No Actions or Proceedings . No action, suit, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the consummation of, or to invalidate, the transactions contemplated by the Series Documents and the documents related thereto in any material respect.

SECTION 4.10. Approvals and Consents . All Governmental Actions of all Governmental Authorities required with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Series Documents and the other documents related thereto shall have been obtained or made.

SECTION 4.11. Officer’s Certificates . The Managing Agents shall have received Officer’s Certificates from NFC and the Transferor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Agents and their counsel, dated as of the date hereof, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 hereof with respect to NFC and the Transferor, respectively.

SECTION 4.12. Credit Enhancement . Each Managing Agent shall have received evidence that the Series 2012-VFN Spread Account has been funded in an amount equal to the Spread Account Required Amount.

SECTION 4.13. Repayment of Series 2010-VFN Notes . By no later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time on the Closing Date, each managing agent under the 2010-VFN Note Purchase Agreement shall have been repaid all amounts owing to the Administrative Agent under such agreement pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof and the 2010-VFN Notes shall be surrendered to the indenture trustee under the 2004 Indenture for cancellation.

SECTION 4.14. Other Documents . The Transferor shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent and Managing Agents such other information, certificates and documents as the Administrative Agent and the Managing Agents may reasonably request.

SECTION 4.15. Fees . Each fee specified in the Fee Letter as being due on the date Closing Date shall have been paid and each fee specified in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter as being due on the Closing Date shall have been paid.

 

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ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

SECTION 5.01. Representations and Warranties of the Transferor . The Transferor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent, as of the Closing Date and as of each Incremental Funding Date, and the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have relied on such representations and warranties in purchasing the Series 2012-VFN Note on the Closing Date, entering into this Agreement and in making (or committing to make) each Incremental Funding on each Incremental Funding Date.

(a) The Transferor hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties of the Transferor set forth in the Series Documents each are true and correct on the Closing Date or Incremental Funding Date, as applicable.

(b) Each of the Series Documents to which the Transferor is a party has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Transferor, and is the valid and legally binding obligation of the Transferor, enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(c) Each Series 2012-VFN Note has been duly and validly authorized, and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement, and delivered to and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(d) There is no pending or, to the Transferor’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding by or against the Transferor, the Issuing Entity or the Master Trust before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any other Series Document or the Series 2012-VFN Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Series 2012-VFN Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Series Document, (iii) that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Transferor, the Issuing Entity or the Master Trust of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, any other Series Document or the Series 2012-VFN Notes or (iv) that if determined adversely to the Transferor, the Issuing Entity or the Master Trust would have a Material Adverse Effect.

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of notice or lapse of time, or both, would be in default under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, partnership agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Transferor is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of its properties or assets may be subject, except for such violations or defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) Any taxes, fees and other charges of Governmental Authorities applicable to the Transferor in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Transferor of the Series Documents or otherwise applicable to the Transferor in connection with the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity have been paid or will be paid by the Transferor at or prior to the Closing Date or Incremental Funding Date, as applicable, to the extent then due, except for any such failures to pay which, individually and in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) The Master Trust has been duly created and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Illinois. The Issuing Entity has been duly created and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Transferor has authorized the Issuing Entity to issue and sell the Series 2012-VFN Notes.

(h) On the date hereof and on each Incremental Funding Date, none of the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity is insolvent or the subject of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding.

(i) No proceeds of a purchase hereunder will be used by the Transferor (i) for a purpose that violates or would be inconsistent with Regulations T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from time to time or (ii) to acquire any security in any transaction in violation of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(j) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each of the Purchasers in Article VI of this Agreement, the sale of the Series 2012-VFN Note pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement will not require registration of the Series 2012-VFN Note under the Securities Act.

(k) None of the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity is an “investment company” or is controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(l) No written information furnished or to be furnished by the Transferor or any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents or the Administrative Agent for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any reports delivered pursuant to Section 7.06 and any information relating to the Dealer Notes and NFC’s dealer financing business, is or shall be inaccurate in any material respect, or contains or shall contain any material misstatement of fact, or omits or shall omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, in each case as of the date such information was or shall be stated or certified and as of the date such information was delivered by the Transferor or any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents or the Administrative Agent.

 

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SECTION 5.02. Representations and Warranties of NFC . NFC hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent, as of the Closing Date and as of each Incremental Funding Date, and the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have relied on such representations and warranties in purchasing the Series 2012-VFN Notes, in entering into this Agreement on the Closing Date and in making (or committing to make) each Incremental Funding on each Incremental Funding Date.

(a) NFC hereby represents and warrants to the Purchasers and the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties of NFC set forth in Section 3.03 of the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Section 3.02 of the Applicable Purchase Agreement each are true and correct on the Closing Date or such Incremental Funding Date, as applicable.

(b) No Governmental Action which has not been obtained is required by or with respect to NFC in connection with any of the Series Documents, except any such failure which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Each of the Series Documents to which NFC is a party has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by NFC, and is the valid and legally binding obligation of NFC, enforceable against NFC in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(d) Each Series 2012-VFN Note has been duly and validly authorized, and, when executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement, and delivered to and paid for in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(e) There is no pending or, to NFC’s knowledge, threatened action, suit or proceeding by or against NFC, the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity before any Governmental Authority or any arbitrator (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any other Series Document or the Series 2012-VFN Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Series 2012-VFN Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Series Document, (iii) that might materially and adversely affect the performance by NFC, the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, any other Series Document or (iv) that if determined adversely to NFC, the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(f) NFC (i) is not in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws and (ii) is not in breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would be in default under, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, note, lease, partnership agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which NFC is a party or by which it may be bound or to which any of its properties or assets may be subject, except for such violations or defaults that would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Any taxes, fees and other charges of Governmental Authorities applicable to NFC in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by NFC of the Series Documents or otherwise applicable to NFC in connection with the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity have been paid or will be paid by NFC at or prior to the Closing Date, the date hereof or each Incremental Funding Date, as applicable, to the extent then due, except for any such failures to pay which, individually and in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) The Master Trust has been duly created and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Illinois. The Issuing Entity has been duly created and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(i) On the Closing Date and on each Incremental Funding Date, NFC is not insolvent or the subject of any insolvency proceeding.

(j) None of NFC, the Transferor, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity is an “investment company” or is controlled by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(k) No written information furnished or to be furnished by NFC or its Affiliates, agents or representatives to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents or the Administrative Agent for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any reports delivered pursuant to Section 7.06 and any information relating to the Dealer Notes and NFC’s dealer financing business, is or shall be inaccurate in any material respect, or contains or shall contain any material misstatement of fact, or omits or shall omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, in each case as of the date such information was or shall be stated or certified, and such information heretofore furnished remains true and correct in all material respects as of the date such information was delivered by NFC or any of its Affiliates, agents or representatives to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents or the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASERS AND THE AGENTS

Each of the Purchasers and the Agents hereby makes the following representations and warranties, solely to the extent they relate to such Purchaser or Agent, as applicable, to the Transferor and NFC on which the Transferor and NFC shall rely in entering into this Agreement.

SECTION 6.01. Organization . Each of the Purchasers has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with

 

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power and authority to own its properties and to transact the business in which it is now engaged and each Conduit Purchaser is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing (or is exempt from such requirements) in each State of the United States where the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified and the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Transferor.

SECTION 6.02. Authority, etc. Each of the Purchasers has all requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by each Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by each Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Purchaser and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforcement to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity. With respect to each Purchaser, none of the execution and delivery by such Purchaser of this Agreement, the consummation by such Purchaser of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the fulfillment by such Purchaser of the terms hereof will conflict with, or violate, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any term or provision of the organizational documents of such Purchaser or any Governmental Rule applicable to such Purchaser.

SECTION 6.03. Securities Act . The Series 2012-VFN Note purchased by each Managing Agent on behalf of the Purchasers in its respective Purchaser Group pursuant to this Agreement will be acquired for investment only and not with a view to any public distribution thereof, and no Purchaser will offer to sell or otherwise dispose of its interest in the Series 2012-VFN Note so acquired by it (or any interest therein) in violation of any of the registration requirements of the Securities Act or any applicable state or other securities laws. No Purchaser or Agent has the right to require the Transferor to register under the Securities Act or any other securities law any Series 2012-VFN Note to be acquired by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers pursuant to this Agreement.

Each of the Purchasers and the Agents has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Series 2012-VFN Note and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment. Each of the Purchasers and the Agents has reviewed the Series Documents (including the schedule and exhibits thereto) and has had the opportunity to perform due diligence with respect thereto and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Transferor and its representatives concerning the Transferor, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity and the Series 2012-VFN Notes. Each of the Purchasers and the Agents is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) under the Securities Act.

 

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ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS OF THE TRANSFEROR AND NFC

SECTION 7.01. Ratings . To the extent that any rating provided with respect to any CP Notes by any rating agency is conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of any other action by the Transferor or NFC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Transferor or NFC, as applicable, shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to furnish such documents and take any such other action.

SECTION 7.02. Access to Transferor Information . So long as any Series 2012-VFN Note remains outstanding, the Transferor will, at any time from time to time during regular business hours with reasonable notice to the Transferor, permit the Purchasers, the Managing Agents or the Administrative Agent, or their agents or representatives to:

(a) examine all books, records and documents (including computer tapes and disks) in the possession or under the control of the Transferor relating to the Dealer Notes, and

(b) visit the offices and property of the Transferor for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (a) above.

Except as provided in Section 11.05 , any information obtained by the Purchasers, the Managing Agents, the Administrative Agent or their agents or representatives pursuant to this Section 7.02 shall be held in confidence by each of the Purchasers, the Managing Agents, the Administrative Agent and their applicable agents and representatives unless and to the extent such information (i) has become available to the public, (ii) is required or requested by any Governmental Authority or in any court proceeding or (iii) is required by any Governmental Rule. In the case of any disclosure permitted by clause (ii) or (iii), each of the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (x) provide the Transferor with advance notice of any such disclosure and (y) cooperate with the Transferor in limiting the extent or effect of any such disclosure.

SECTION 7.03. Security Interests; Further Assurances . The Transferor will take all action reasonably necessary to maintain (i) the first priority perfected ownership or security interest in the Dealer Notes and the collateral granted pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) the Indenture Trustee’s first priority perfected ownership or security interest in the Collateral. The Transferor agrees to take any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments necessary or reasonably requested by a Purchaser, a Managing Agent or the Administrative Agent to more fully effect the purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 7.04. Transferor Covenants . The Transferor will duly observe and perform each of its covenants set forth in the other Series Documents in all material respects.

SECTION 7.05. Amendments . Without the prior written consent of the Managing Agents, neither the Transferor nor NFC will make, or permit any Person to make, any amendment, modification or change to, or provide any waiver under (i) the Indenture Supplement or (ii) unless the Transferor and/or NFC, as applicable, has delivered to the

 

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Purchasers and Agents such amendment, modification or waiver and an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such amendment, modification or waiver would not have an adverse effect on the Purchasers, Agents or Series 2012-VFN Notes, any other Series Document.

SECTION 7.06. Information from NFC . So long as the Series 2012-VFN Note remains outstanding, NFC will furnish to the Administrative Agent (who will promptly forward copies thereof to each Managing Agent):

(a) a copy of each certificate, opinion, report, statement, notice or other communication (other than investment instructions) furnished by or on behalf of NFC or the Transferor to the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Rating Agencies under any Series Document, concurrently therewith, and promptly after receipt thereof, a copy of each notice, demand or other communication received by or on behalf of NFC or the Transferor under any Series Document;

(b) such other information (including financial information), documents, records or reports respecting the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Dealer Notes, the Transferor or, to the extent it relates to the origination of Dealer Notes or the servicing of the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity or NFC, as the Administrative Agent, on its own behalf or on behalf of a Purchaser, or a Managing Agent may from time to time reasonably request;

(c) as soon as available and in any event within (i) 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of any fiscal year and (ii) 120 days after the end of the last fiscal quarter of any fiscal year, copies of the interim or annual, as applicable, financial statements of NFC, prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, provided , however , that such reporting shall not be required so long as the Servicer’s parent is a “reporting company” under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and has filed all reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission required pursuant to Section 13 of the Exchange Act;

(d) as soon as possible and in any event within two Business Days after knowledge thereof by a Responsible Officer of NFC, notice of each Early Redemption Event or event which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute an Early Redemption Event; and

(e) concurrently with the delivery of the annual financial statements under Section 7.06(c)(ii) above, a certificate of KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any potential Early Redemption Event or Early Redemption Event pursuant to clause (x) of the definition thereof in the Indenture Supplement, except as specified in such certificate.

SECTION 7.07. Access to NFC Information . So long as any Series 2012-VFN Note remains outstanding, NFC will, at any time from time to time during regular business hours with reasonable notice to NFC, permit the Purchasers, each Managing Agent and the Administrative Agent, or their agents or representatives to:

(a) examine all books, records and documents (including computer tapes and disks) in the possession or under the control of NFC relating to the Dealer Notes, and

 

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(b) visit the offices and property of NFC for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (a) above.

Except as provided in Section 11.05 , any information obtained by a Purchaser or an Agent or any of their respective agents or representatives pursuant to this Section 7.07 shall be held in confidence by such Purchaser, Agent, agent or representative unless and to the extent such information (i) has become available to the public, (ii) is required or requested by any Governmental Authority or in any court proceeding or (iii) is required by any Governmental Rule. In the case of any disclosure permitted by clause (ii) or (iii), the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (x) provide NFC with advance notice of any such disclosure and (y) cooperate with NFC in limiting the extent or effect of any such disclosure.

SECTION 7.08. NFC Covenants . NFC will duly observe and perform each of its covenants set forth in the other Series Documents in all material respects.

SECTION 7.09. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report . In connection with the preparation and delivery of the reports by nationally recognized independent public accountants pursuant to Section 3.06 of the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement, NFC shall cause such accountants to (a) perform such additional procedures in connection therewith as may be requested by a Managing Agent and (b) on or about April 15 of each calendar year (but not less than 60 days after a request), furnish a written report (in form and substance satisfactory to each of the Managing Agents and the Purchasers in its sole and absolute discretion) demonstrating the results of such additional procedures.

ARTICLE VIII

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

SECTION 8.01. Legal Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement . The parties hereto will take all reasonable action necessary to obtain (and will cooperate with one another in obtaining) any consent, authorization, permit, license, franchise, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Authority or any other Person required to be obtained or made by it in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

SECTION 8.02. Expenses . Whether or not the Closing Date shall occur, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in the Fee Letter, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall (as between the Transferor, the Administrative Agent, the Managing Agents and the Purchasers) be paid by the Transferor.

SECTION 8.03. Mutual Obligations . On and after the Closing Date, each party hereto will do, execute and perform all such other acts, deeds and documents as any other party may from time to time reasonably require in order to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.04. Restrictions on Transfer . Each Purchaser and Agent agrees that it will comply with the restrictions on transfer of the Series 2012-VFN Notes set forth in the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement and that it will resell its Series 2012-VFN Note only in

 

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compliance with such restrictions; provided , however , that the Transferor acknowledges that in the event of the purchase of its Series 2012-VFN Note by any Purchaser or RIC, no such purchaser will be required to execute and deliver the Investment Letter.

ARTICLE IX

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 9.01. Indemnification . (a) The Transferor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable legal and accounting fees) (collectively, “ Transferor Losses ”), as incurred (payable promptly upon written request), for or on account of or arising from or in connection with this Agreement, including any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Transferor in this Agreement or in any certificate or other written material delivered pursuant hereto.

(b) NFC hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable legal and accounting fees) (collectively, “ NFC Losses ”), as incurred (payable promptly upon written request), for or on account of or arising from or in connection with any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of NFC in this Agreement or in any certificate or other written material delivered pursuant hereto.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 9.01(a ) and ( b ), in no event shall any Indemnified Party be indemnified for Transferor Losses or NFC Losses to the extent (i) resulting from the performance of the Dealer Notes, market fluctuations or other similar market or investment risks associated with ownership of the Series 2012-VFN Note, (ii) such amounts which would otherwise be covered in Sections 9.04 and 9.05 hereof, (iii) arising from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, (iv) arising from a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in the Applicable Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a remedy for the breach of which is provided in Section 2.06 of the 1995 Pooling and Servicing Agreement or Section 2.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, or (v) arising from a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in the Applicable Purchase Agreement, a remedy for the breach of which is provided in Section 4.06(d) of the 1995 Purchase Agreement or in Section 4.05(d) of the Purchase Agreement, as applicable.

SECTION 9.02. Procedure . In order for an Indemnified Party to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in respect of, arising out of, or involving a claim made by any Person against the Indemnified Party (a “ Third Party Claim ”), such Indemnified Party must notify NFC or the Transferor, as applicable (the “ Applicable Indemnifying Party ”) in writing of the Third Party Claim within a reasonable time after receipt by such Indemnified Party of written notice of the Third Party Claim unless the Applicable Indemnifying Party shall have previously obtained actual knowledge thereof. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Applicable Indemnifying Party, within a reasonable time after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third Party Claim.

 

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SECTION 9.03. Defense of Claims . If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, (a) the Applicable Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, (b) if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Applicable Indemnifying Party, provided that, in connection with such assumption, (i) such counsel is not reasonably objected to by the Indemnified Party and (ii) the Applicable Indemnifying Party first admits in writing its liability to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to all elements of such claim in full. Should the Applicable Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Applicable Indemnifying Party will not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof. If the Applicable Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party will (i) cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Applicable Indemnifying Party in connection with such defense and (ii) not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Applicable Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent, as the case may be. If the Applicable Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in (but not control) such defense with its own counsel at its own expense. If the Applicable Indemnifying Party does not assume the defense of any such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party may defend the same in such manner as it may deem appropriate, including settling such claim or litigation after giving notice to the Applicable Indemnifying Party of such terms and the Applicable Indemnifying Party will promptly reimburse the Indemnified Party upon written request.

SECTION 9.04. Indemnity for Taxes, Reserves and Expenses . (a) If after the date hereof, (x) any Regulatory Change or (y) the adoption of any applicable law, rule, standard, guideline or regulation by any Official Body or any amendment, clarification or change in the interpretation, administration or implementation of any existing or future applicable law, rule, standard, guideline or regulation by any Official Body charged with the administration, interpretation or application thereof or the compliance with, or the application or implementation of, any directive of any Official Body (whether or not having the force of Governmental Rule) by any Indemnified Party:

(i) shall subject any Indemnified Party to any tax, duty, deduction or other charge with respect to the Dealer Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Note, any Series Document or payments of amounts due thereunder, or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to any Indemnified Party of amounts payable in respect thereof (except for changes in the rate of general corporate, franchise, net income or other income tax (including by means of withholding) imposed on such Indemnified Party by the United States of America, the jurisdiction in which such Indemnified Party’s principal executive office is located or any other jurisdiction in which the Indemnified Party would be subject to such tax even if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement had not occurred); or

(ii) shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, capital, special deposit or similar requirement (including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Indemnified Party or shall impose on any Indemnified Party or on the United States market for certificates of deposit or the London interbank market any other condition affecting the Dealer Notes,

 

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the ownership, maintenance or financing of the Series 2012-VFN Notes, any Series Document or payments of amounts due hereunder or thereunder (including with respect to Eurocurrency liability reserves) or any commitment to advance funds hereunder or under any Asset Purchase Agreement or Program Support Agreement; or

(iii) shall impose upon any Indemnified Party any other cost or expense (including, without limitation, loss of margin, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and expenses of litigation or preparation therefor in contesting any of the foregoing if such a contest is requested by the Applicable Indemnifying Party) with respect to the Dealer Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Note, any Series Document or payments of amounts due hereunder or thereunder or any commitment to advance funds hereunder or under any Asset Purchase Agreement or Program Support Agreement;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost or reduce the payments to such Indemnified Party with respect to the Dealer Notes, the Series 2012-VFN Note, any Series Document or payments of amounts due thereunder or the obligations thereunder or the funding of any purchases (including Incremental Fundings) with respect thereto by any Purchaser, by an amount deemed by such Indemnified Party to be material, then such amount or amounts as will compensate such Indemnified Party for such increased cost or reduced payments shall be payable to such Indemnified Party in accordance with Section 9.05(c) .

(b) If any Indemnified Party shall have determined that, after the date hereof, (x) any Regulatory Change or (y) the adoption of any applicable law, rule, standard or regulation by any Official Body regarding or related to capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation thereof by any Official Body, or any request, guidance or directive regarding or related to capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of a Governmental Rule) of any such Official Body, or compliance with any of the foregoing, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Indemnified Party (or its parent) as a result of such Indemnified Party’s obligations hereunder or with respect hereto to a level below that which such Indemnified Party (or its parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request or directive (or compliance therewith) (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Indemnified Party to be material, then from time to time, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Indemnified Party (or its parent) for such reduction shall be payable to such Indemnified Party in accordance with Section 9.05(c) .

(c) Each of the following shall constitute a “Regulatory Change” for purposes of Sections 9.04(a) and (b) , regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued:

(i) the final rule titled “Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: Regulatory Capital; Impact of Modifications to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; Consolidation of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs; and Other Related Issues,” adopted by the United States bank regulatory agencies on December 15, 2009 (the “ FAS 166/167 Capital Guidelines ”);

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(iii) the revised Basel Accord prepared by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision as set out in the publication entitled “Basel II: International Convergence of Capital Measurements and Capital Standards: A Revised Framework,” as updated from time to time (“ Basel II ”) and the publication entitled “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems,” as updated from time to time (“ Basel III ”);

(iv) Article 122a of Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (“ Article 122a ”); or

(v) any implementing rules, regulations, guidance, interpretations or directives from any Official Body relating to the FAS 166/167 Capital Guidelines, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Basel II, Basel III or Article 122a (whether or not having the force of law).

(d) Any Indemnified Party who makes a demand for payment of increased costs or capital pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or (b)  shall promptly deliver to the Transferor a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of such increased costs or capital and specifying the basis therefor. In the absence of manifest error, such certificate shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. Each Indemnified Party shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect upon of any such increased costs or capital requirements; provided , it shall not be obligated to take any action that it determines would be disadvantageous to it or inconsistent with its policies. Failure or delay on the part of any Indemnified Party to demand amounts pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or (b ) shall not constitute a waiver of such Indemnified Party’s right to demand such amounts; provided, that no payments pursuant to Article III of the Indenture Supplement nor payments by the Transferor or NFC shall be required to compensate any Indemnified Party pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or (b)  for amounts incurred more than 120 days prior to the date on which such Indemnified Party makes written demand therefor; provided, however that, if the circumstances giving rise to such demand under Section 9.04(a) or (b)  have a retroactive effect, then such 120 day period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect.

SECTION 9.05. Costs, Expenses, Taxes, Breakage Payments and Increased Costs under this Agreement and Program Facility . (a) Each of the Transferor and NFC agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Managing Agent (i) all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith and any requested amendments, waivers or consents or examination or visit by the Purchasers, the Managing Agents or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.02 or 7.07 hereof including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent, with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Purchasers, the Managing Agents and the Administrative Agent as to its respective rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other documents delivered hereunder or in connection herewith and (ii) all costs and expenses, if any, in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement and the other documents delivered hereunder or in connection herewith.

 

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(b) Each of NFC and the Transferor agrees to pay any and all stamp and other taxes and fees payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement, the Series 2012-VFN Notes or the other documents and agreements to be delivered hereunder, and agrees to hold each Purchaser, each Managing Agent and the Administrative Agent harmless from and against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes and fees.

(c) The Transferor shall be obligated to pay the amount of any Breakage Payments, other Additional Amounts and Non-Use Fee payable on each Distribution Date to the extent not paid when required pursuant to Article III of the Indenture Supplement; provided , that the Transferor shall be required to make such payments solely to the extent of any cash flows payable to the Transferor on such date from the Receivables Trust. If and to the extent that any Additional Amounts (other than Breakage Payments) or Non-Use Fee shall remain outstanding after payment by the Transferor pursuant to the preceding sentence on any Distribution Date, NFC shall be required to make such payments within 10 days after demand therefor by the Administrative Agent or the applicable payee.

(d) If a Conduit Purchaser becomes obligated to compensate any financial institution under its commercial paper program as a result of any events or circumstances similar to those described in Sections 9.04 or 9.05(c) , such Conduit Purchaser shall promptly deliver to the Transferor a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the computation of such amounts. In the absence of manifest error, such certificate shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes. The Transferor shall be obligated to pay to such Conduit Purchaser, promptly after receipt of such certificate, such additional amounts as may be necessary to reimburse such Conduit Purchaser for any amounts so paid by such Conduit Purchaser. With respect to amounts to be paid pursuant to this Section 9.05(d) as a result of any events or circumstances similar to those described in Section 9.04 or 9.05(c) hereof, the applicable Conduit Purchaser shall request the party to be compensated to use its reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect upon the Transferor of any such increased costs or capital requirements; provided , such party shall not be obligated to take any action that it determines would be disadvantageous to it or inconsistent with its policies.

ARTICLE X

THE AGENTS

SECTION 10.01. Authorization and Action . Each Purchaser hereby accepts the appointment of and authorizes each Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Such Agent reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any actions and exercise any rights or remedies under this Agreement and any related agreements and documents. Except for actions which an Agent is expressly required to take pursuant to this Agreement or an Asset Purchase Agreement, such Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes such Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to applicable law unless such Agent shall receive further assurances to its satisfaction from the Purchasers of the indemnification obligations under Section 10.04 hereof against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred in taking or continuing to take such action. Each Agent agrees to give to the Purchasers prompt notice of each notice and determination given to it by the

 

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Transferor, the Servicer, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee or the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the terms of any Series Document. Subject to Section 10.06 hereof, the appointment and authority of each Agent hereunder shall terminate upon the Series 2012-VFN Termination Date.

SECTION 10.02. Agent’s Reliance, Etc. No Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as an Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any related agreement or document, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, each Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to the Purchasers or Agents and shall not be responsible to the Purchasers or Agents for any statements, warranties or representations made by the Transferor, NFC, the Master Trust, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee (in any capacity) in connection with any Series Document; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any Series Document on the part of the Transferor, NFC, the Master Trust, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee (in any capacity) or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Transferor, NFC, the Master Trust, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee, the Issuing Entity or the Indenture Trustee (in any capacity); (iv) shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or Agent for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

SECTION 10.03. Agents and Affiliates . Each Agent and its respective Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Transferor, NFC or any Dealer, any of their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Transferor, NFC or any Dealer or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if such entity was not an Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Purchasers.

SECTION 10.04. Indemnification . Each Purchaser (other than the Conduit Purchasers) severally agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and its related Managing Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Transferor, NFC or the Issuing Entity), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Agents in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by such Agents under this Agreement; provided , that (i) no Purchaser shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting or arising from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct and (ii) no Purchaser shall be liable for any amount in respect of any compromise or settlement of any of the foregoing unless such compromise or settlement is approved by the majority of the Committed Purchasers based on their respective Commitments. Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, each Purchaser (other than a Conduit Purchaser), agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent and its

 

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related Managing Agent, promptly upon demand, for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred by such Agents in connection with the administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, provided , that no Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs and expenses of such Agents in defending itself against any claim alleging the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agents to the extent such gross negligence or willful misconduct is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision.

SECTION 10.05. Purchase Decision . Each Purchaser acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own evaluation and decision to enter into this Agreement and to purchase an interest in the Series 2012-VFN Note. Each Purchaser also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any of its Affiliates, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement or any related agreement, instrument or other document.

SECTION 10.06. Successor Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving sixty days’ written notice thereof to the Purchasers, the Managing Agents, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. Upon any such resignation, the Purchasers shall have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent approved by the Transferor (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment, within sixty days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Purchasers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If such successor Administrative Agent is not an Affiliate of the resigning Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall be subject to the Transferor’s prior written approval (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article X shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was an Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.01. Amendments . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto, and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.

 

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SECTION 11.02. Notices . All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communication) and mailed, faxed or delivered, as to each party hereto, at its address set forth in Schedule I hereto or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, faxed or delivered, be effective when deposited in the mail, confirmed by telephone, or delivered, respectively.

SECTION 11.03. No Waiver; Remedies . No failure on the part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

SECTION 11.04. Binding Effect; Assignability . (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Transferor, NFC, the Administrative Agent, the Managing Agents and the Purchasers party this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns (including any subsequent holders of the Series 2012-VFN Note); provided , however , that the Transferor shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of each Managing Agent. The Administrative Agent and each Purchaser and Managing Agent agrees that, except as provided in subsection (b) and (c) of this Section 11.04, it shall not transfer the applicable Series 2012-VFN Note or any interest therein without the Transferor’s consent, unless such transfer (x) is to a Purchaser, (y) is to a RIC or (z) occurs after the commencement of the Early Redemption Period.

Without limiting the foregoing, a Conduit Purchaser or its Managing Agent (on its behalf) may, from time to time, with prior or concurrent notice to the Transferor and the Servicer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, assign all or a portion of its Series 2012-VFN Note and its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a RIC or a Committed Purchaser within its Purchaser Group. Upon and to the extent of such assignment to a RIC or Committed Purchaser, (i) the RIC or Committed Purchaser shall be the owner of the assigned portion of such Series 2012-VFN Note, (ii) in the case of a transfer to a RIC, such Managing Agent (or an Affiliate thereof) will act as Managing Agent for the RIC and the Administrative Agent shall act as Administrative Agent for the RIC, in each case, with all corresponding rights and powers, express or implied, granted herein to such Managing Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, (iii) the RIC or Committed Purchaser, as applicable, and their Program Support Providers and other related parties shall have the benefit of all the rights and protections provided to the assigning Conduit Purchaser and its Program Support Providers and other related parties, respectively, herein and in the other Series Documents (including, without limitation, any limitation on recourse against the assigning Conduit Purchaser or related parties, any agreement not to file or join in the filing of a petition to commence an insolvency proceeding against the assigning Conduit Purchaser, and the right to assign to another RIC or Committed Purchaser as provided in this paragraph), (iv) the RIC or Committed Purchaser, as applicable, shall assume all obligations, if any, of the assigning Conduit Purchaser under and in connection with this Agreement, and the assigning Conduit Purchaser shall be released from such obligations, in each case to the extent of such assignment, and the obligations of the assigning Conduit Purchaser (if any) and the RIC or Committed Purchaser shall be several and not joint, (v) all distributions in

 

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respect of principal or interest shall be made to the assigning Conduit Purchaser and the RIC or Committed Purchaser, as applicable, on a pro rata basis according to their respective interests (or in the case of interest, the accrued amounts thereof), (vi) in the case of an assignment to a RIC, the Funding Rate used to calculate interest with respect to the portions of the Series 2012-VFN Note owned on behalf of the RIC and funded with commercial paper notes issued by the RIC from time to time shall be determined in the manner set forth in the definition of “CP Rate” on the basis of the discount or interest rates applicable to commercial paper issued by the RIC (rather than the assigning Conduit Purchaser), (vii) the defined terms and other terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Series Documents shall be interpreted in accordance with the foregoing, and (viii) if requested by the Administrative Agent, the parties will execute and deliver such further agreements and documents and take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to evidence and give effect to the foregoing.

(b) Without the consent of the Transferor, each Committed Purchaser party to this Agreement may assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any financial or other institution acceptable to the Administrative Agent (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld). The parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Transferor of such assignment. From and after the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Committed Purchaser shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder to the extent so assigned.

(c) Any Purchaser may, in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more Persons (each, a “ Participant ”) participating interests in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any such sale by a Purchaser of participating interests to a Participant, such Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Purchaser shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, and the Transferor, each Managing Agent and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with such Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Transferor also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Article IX hereof; provided , however , that all amounts payable by the Transferor to any such Participant shall be limited to the amounts which would have been payable to the Purchaser selling such participating interest had such interest not been sold.

(d) This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligation of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until such time as all amounts payable with respect to the Series 2012-VFN Note shall have been paid in full.

(e) Federal Reserve.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Note Purchase Agreement to the contrary, any Purchaser may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights (including, without limitation, any Series 2012-VFN Note of such Purchaser and any rights to payment of capital and interest) under this Note Purchase Agreement and any other Series Document to secure obligations of such Purchaser to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or consent of the Transferor or the Administrative Agent or any other party; provided that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release a Purchaser from any of its obligations hereunder, or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Purchaser as a party hereto.

 

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SECTION 11.05. Provision of Documents and Information . The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that each of the Purchasers and the Agents is permitted to provide to the Liquidity Purchasers, permitted assignees and participants, the placement agents for their respective commercial paper notes, the rating agencies with respect to such commercial paper notes (including, without limitation, disclosure to any rating agency pursuant to Rule 17g-5) and other liquidity and credit providers under their respective commercial paper programs, opinions, certificates, documents and other information relating to the Transferor, NFC, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity, the Dealer Notes and the Series 2012-VFN Note delivered to such Purchaser or Agent pursuant to this Agreement.

SECTION 11.06. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY APPELLATE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION TO REVIEW THE JUDGMENTS THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED HEREUNDER IN ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND CONSENTS TO THE GRANTING OF SUCH LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RELIEF AS IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY SUCH COURT.

SECTION 11.07. No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments . (a) The Transferor agrees that so long as any CP Notes of a Conduit Purchaser shall be outstanding or there shall not have elapsed one year plus one day since the last day on which any CP Notes of such Conduit Purchaser shall have been outstanding, it shall not file, or join in the filing of, a petition against a Conduit Purchaser, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, or join in the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or other similar proceeding against a Conduit Purchaser, the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity.

(b) Each Purchaser severally agrees that it shall not at any time file, or join in the filing of, a petition against the Transferor, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee (solely in its capacity as acting as such for the Master Trust), the Indenture Trustee (solely in its capacity as acting as such for the Issuing Entity), the Issuing Entity or the Master Trust under the Federal Bankruptcy Code, or join in the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, liquidation or other similar proceeding against the Transferor, the 1995 Master Trust Trustee (solely in its capacity as acting as such for the Master Trust), the Indenture Trustee (solely in its capacity as acting as such for the Issuing Entity), the Issuing Entity or the Master Trust.

(c) Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Conduit Purchaser shall, or shall be obligated to, pay any amount, if any, payable by it pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby unless (i) such Conduit Purchaser has

 

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received funds which may be used to make such payment and which funds are not required to repay such Conduit Purchaser’s CP Notes when due and (ii) after giving effect to such payment, either (x) such Conduit Purchaser could issue CP Notes to refinance all of its outstanding CP Notes (assuming such outstanding CP Notes matured at such time) in accordance with the program documents governing such Conduit Purchaser’s securitization program or (y) all CP Notes of such Conduit Purchaser are paid in full. Any amount which such Conduit Purchaser does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not constitute a claim (as defined in §101 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code) against or corporate obligation of such Conduit Purchaser for any such insufficiency unless and until such Conduit Purchaser satisfies the provisions of clauses (i)  and (ii)  above.

SECTION 11.08. Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 11.09. No Recourse . The obligations of any Purchaser under this Agreement, or any other agreement, instrument, document or certificate executed and delivered by or issued by such Purchaser or any officer thereof are solely the corporate obligations of such Purchaser. No recourse shall be had for payment of any fee or other obligation or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument, document or certificate executed and delivered or issued by such Purchaser or any officer thereof in connection therewith, against any stockholder, partner, member, manager employee, officer, director or incorporator of such Purchaser.

SECTION 11.10. Corporate Obligations . The obligations of each of the Transferor and NFC under this Agreement are solely the corporate obligations of such Person. No recourse shall be had for the payment of any fee or other obligation or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument, document or certificate executed and delivered or issued by the Transferor or NFC or any officer thereof in connection therewith, against any stockholder, employee, officer or director of the Transferor or NFC.

SECTION 11.11. Survival . All representations, warranties, covenants, guaranties and indemnifications contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Article IX and Sections 11.07 , 11.09 and 11.10 , and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the sale, transfer or repayment of the Series 2012-VFN Note.

SECTION 11.12. Tax Characterization . Each party to this Agreement (a) acknowledges and agrees that it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement that, for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Series 2012-VFN Note will be treated as evidence of indebtedness secured by the Collateral and proceeds thereof and neither the Master Trust nor the Issuing Entity will be characterized as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation, (b) agrees to treat the Series 2012-VFN Notes for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness and (c) agrees that the provisions of this Agreement and all other related Series Documents shall be construed to further these intentions of the parties.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

  NAVISTAR FINANCIAL SECURITIES CORPORATION,  
  as Transferor  
  By:   

    /s/ William V. McMenamin

 
  Name: William V. McMenamin  
  Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  
  NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION,  
  as Servicer  
  By:   

    /s/ William V. McMenamin

 
  Name: William V. McMenamin  
  Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  

 

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  BANK OF AMERICA,  
  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  
  as Administrative Agent  
  By:   

    /s/ Margaux L. Karagosian

 
  Name: Margaux L. Karagosian  
  Title:   Vice President  
  BANK OF AMERICA,  
  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,  
  as a Committed Purchaser and Managing Agent for the Bank of America Purchaser Group  
  By:   

    /s/ Margaux L. Karagosian

 
  Name: Margaux L. Karagosian  
  Title: Vice President  
  Commitment: $250,000,000  

 

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  LIBERTY STREET FUNDING LLC,    
  as a Conduit Purchaser for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group    
  By:   

    /s/ Jill A Russo

   
  Name: Jill A Russo    
  Title:   Vice President    

 

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  THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,  
  as a Committed Purchaser and Managing Agent for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group  
  By:   

    /s/ Paula Czach

 
  Name: Paula Czach  
  Title:   Managing Director, Head of Diversified Central & Auto Execution  
  Commitment: $250,000,000  

 

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  ALPINE SECURITIZATION CORP.,  
  as a Conduit Purchaser for the Alpine Purchaser Group  
  By:   

Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch,

as its administrative agent

 
  By:   

    /s/ Jason Ruchelsman

 
  Name: Jason Ruchelsman  
  Title:   Vice President  
 

By:

  

    /s/ Robbin W. Conner

 
  Name: Robbin W. Conner  
  Title:   Director  
  CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,  
  as the Managing Agent for the Alpine Purchaser Group  
  By:   

    /s/ Jason Ruchelsman

 
  Name: Jason Ruchelsman  
  Title:   Vice President  
 

By:

  

    /s/ Robbin W. Conner

 
  Name: Robbin W. Conner  
  Title:   Director  

 

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  CREDIT SUISSE AG,  
  CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,  
 

as a Committed Purchaser for the Alpine Purchaser Group

 
  By:   

    /s/ Jason Ruchelsman

 
  Name: Jason Ruchelsman  
 

Title:   Authorized Signatory

 
 

By:

  

    /s/ Robbin W. Conner

 
  Name: Robbin W. Conner  
  Title:   Director  
  Commitment: $250,000,000  

 

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AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED WITH RESPECT TO SECTION 3.03:    
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,    
as indenture trustee pursuant to the 2004 Indenture and not in its individual capacity    
By:   

    /s/ Jacqueline Kuhn

   
Name: Jacqueline Kuhn    
Title:   Senior Associate    

 

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EXHIBIT A

Form of Notice of

Incremental Funding

[Letterhead of Navistar Financial Corporation]

 

A.

   Proposed Incremental Funding Date:                        
B.    Amount of requested Incremental Funding with respect to Series 2012-VFN Note (must be more than $5,000,000 (unless for any lesser remaining Maximum Funded Amount) but not greater than remaining Maximum Funded Amount)    $                
C.    Purchase Price ([      ]% of the Incremental Funded Amount to the Series 2012-VFN Note) for the Bank of America Purchaser Group    $                
D.    Purchase Price ([      ]% of the Incremental Funded Amount to the Series 2012-VFN Note) for the Liberty Street Purchaser Group    $                
E.    Purchase Price ([      ]% of the Incremental Funded Amount to the Series 2012-VFN Note) for the Alpine Purchaser Group    $                
F.    Remaining Maximum Funded Amount (after giving effect to the requested Incremental Funding)    $                
G.    Certifications:   

 

  (a) The representations and warranties of Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (“ Transferor ”) in the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of August [      ], 2012 (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among the Transferor, Navistar Financial Corporation and the Purchasers, Managing Agents and Administrative Agent named therein, are true and correct on the date hereof.

 

  (b) The conditions to the Incremental Funding specified in Section 2.03(b) of the Note Purchase Agreement have been satisfied and/or will be satisfied as of the applicable Incremental Funding Date.

 

     NAVISTAR FINANCIAL CORPORATION
     By   

 

        Authorized Officer

Date of Notice:                     

 

Exhibit A-1


EXHIBIT B

[Form of Investment Letter]

                      , 201[      ]

Navistar Financial Securities Corporation

425 N. Martingale Road

Schaumburg, Illinois 60173

Attention: Vice President & Treasurer

cc:         General Counsel

Re:   Purchase of Series 2012-VFN Note

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter (the “ Investment Letter ”) is delivered by                      [(the “ Purchaser ”)] [(the “ Agent ”)] pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of August 29, 2012, among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (the “ Transferor ”), Navistar Financial Corporation and the Purchasers, Managing Agents and Administrative Agent named therein. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement. The [Purchaser] [Agent] represents to the Transferor as follows:

(i) the [Purchaser] [Agent] is authorized to enter into the Note Purchase Agreement and to perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby;

(ii) the [Purchaser] [Agent] has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Series 2012-VFN Notes and the [Purchaser] [Agent] is able to bear the economic risk of such investment;

(iii) the [Purchaser] [Agent] has reviewed the Series Documents (including the schedule and exhibits thereto) and has had the opportunity to perform due diligence with respect thereto and to ask questions of and receive answers from the Transferor and its representatives concerning the Transferor, the Master Trust, the Issuing Entity and the Series 2012-VFN Notes;

(iv) [the Agent is an agent on behalf of the Purchasers in the related Purchaser Group and the Agent is not acquiring a Series 2012-VFN Note as an agent or otherwise for any person other than the Purchasers;] 2

(v) the [Purchaser] [Agent] is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”)

 

2  

Include for Investment Letter signed by an Agent.

 

Exhibit B-1


under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The [Purchaser] [Agent] understands that the offering and sale of the Series 2012-VFN Note have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and have not and will not be registered or qualified under any applicable “blue sky” law, and that the offering and sale of the Series 2012-VFN Notes have not been reviewed by, passed on or submitted to any federal or state agency or commission, securities exchange or other regulatory body;

(vi) the [Purchaser] [Agent] is acquiring the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note without a view to any distribution, resale or other transfer thereof, except as contemplated by the following sentence. The [Purchaser] [Agent] will not resell or otherwise transfer the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note or any portion thereof, except (a) so long as the Series 2012-VFN Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer acquiring a Series 2012-VFN Note or portion thereof 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 2012-VFN Notes under any United States federal or state securities laws or any securities laws of any other jurisdiction on any future date), or (c) 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 as to the availability of any exemption under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws for resale of the Series 2012-VFN Notes;

(vii) unless the relevant legend set out below has been removed from the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note, the [Purchaser] [Agent] shall notify each transferee of such Series 2012-VFN Note or any portion thereof that (a) such Series 2012-VFN Note has not been registered under the Securities Act, (b) the holder of such Series 2012-VFN Note is subject to the restrictions on the resale or other transfer thereof described in paragraph (i) above, (c) such transferee shall be deemed to have represented (1) either (A) such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer acquiring such Series 2012-VFN Note or a portion thereof for its own account or as a fiduciary for others (which are Qualified Institutional Buyers) or (B) that such transferee is acquiring such Series 2012-VFN Note or a portion thereof 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;

(viii) in connection with the purchase of the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note (a) none of the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor or the Indenture Trustee is acting as a fiduciary or financial or investment adviser for the purchaser or any transferee; (b) the [Purchaser] [Agent] 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, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor or the Indenture Trustee other than any representations expressly set forth in a written agreement with such party; (c) none of the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor or the

 

Exhibit B-2


Indenture Trustee has given to the [Purchaser] [Agent] (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 relevant Series 2012-VFN Note; (d) the [Purchaser] [Agent] 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, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor or the Indenture Trustee; (e) the [Purchaser] [Agent] has determined that the rates, prices or amounts and other terms of the purchase and sale of the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note reflect those in the relevant market for similar transactions; (f) the [Purchaser] [Agent] is purchasing the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note 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] [Agent] is a sophisticated investor familiar with transactions similar to its investment in the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note;

(ix) the [Purchaser] [Agent] understands that each Series 2012-VFN Note will bear a legend to substantially the following effect:

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 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) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OTHER THAN RULE 144A, 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

 

Exhibit B-3


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.

(x) the [Purchaser] [Agent] will provide notice to each person to whom it proposes to transfer any interest in the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note of the transfer restrictions and representations set forth in the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement, including the exhibits thereto;

(xi) the [Purchaser] [Agent] acknowledges that the Series 2012-VFN Notes do not represent deposits with or other liabilities of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor or any entity related to any of them. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture or this Indenture Supplement, each of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor 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 2012-VFN Notes or the assets held by the Master Trust or the Issuing Entity;

(xii) the [Purchaser] [Agent] acknowledges that the Indenture Trustee, the Issuing Entity, the Servicer, NFC, the Transferor 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 2012-VFN Note (or a beneficial interest therein) is no longer accurate, then it shall promptly so notify NFC and the Transferor in writing;

 

Exhibit B-4


(xiii) this Investment Letter has been duly authorized, executed and delivered and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of the [Purchaser] [Agent], enforceable against the [Purchaser] [Agent] in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by receivership, conservatorship, bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity; and

(xiv) the [Purchaser] [Agent] represents and warrants that the [Purchaser] [Agent] either (x) is not acquiring the Series 2012-VFN Note 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 an investment by an employee benefit plan or plan investment 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 2012-VFN 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 applicable law.

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Exhibit B-5


  Very truly yours,
                                                                                                     ,
  as [Purchaser] [Managing Agent]
  By:                                                                                             
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Exhibit B-6


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

Reference is made to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2012 (the “ Agreement ”), among Navistar Financial Securities Corporation (the “ Transferor ”), Navistar Financial Corporation and the Purchasers, Managing Agents and Administrative Agent named therein. Terms defined in the Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

                     (“ Assignor ”) and                      (“ Assignee ”) hereby agree as follows:

1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse and without representation or warranty (other than as expressly provided herein), and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, that interest in and to all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Agreement as of the date hereof which represents the amount of the Commitment specified in the signature page hereto (the “ Assigned Commitment ”).

2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (ii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any party to the Agreement or the performance or observance by any party to the Agreement or of any of their respective obligations under the Agreement or any Series Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto.

3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will independently and without reliance upon any Managing Agent, the Assignor or any other Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is an eligible Assignee under Section 11.04 of the Agreement; and (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Committed Purchaser.

4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement by the Assignor and the Assignee, an executed original hereof (together with all attachments) will be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The effective date of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement shall be the date of execution hereof by the Assignor and the Assignee.

5. Upon delivery of a fully executed original hereof to the Administrative Agent, as of such date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Committed

 

Exhibit C-1


Purchaser thereunder and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption Agreement and except as provided in Section 11.04 of the Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Agreement (other than obligations arising prior to such assignment).

6. It is agreed that the Assignee shall be entitled to interest on the Assigned Commitment which accrues on and after the date hereof at rates agreed upon between Assignee and Assignor and notified to Administrative Agent, such interest to be paid by the Administrative Agent directly to the Assignee. It is further agreed that all payments of principal made on the Assigned Commitment which occur on and after the date hereof will be paid directly by the Administrative Agent to the Assignee. Upon the execution of the Agreement, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor an amount specified by the Assignor in writing which represents the Assigned Commitment of the principal amount of the relevant Series 2012-VFN Note made by the Assignor pursuant to the Agreement outstanding on the date hereof. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payment under the Agreement for periods prior to the date hereof directly between themselves on the date hereof.

7. THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

Exhibit C-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [ASSIGNOR]
  By                                                                                           
  Name                                                                                      
  Title                                                                                        
Commitment:   [ASSIGNEE]
$           
  By                                                                                           
  Name                                                                                      
  Title                                                                                          

 

Exhibit C-3


SCHEDULE I

Notice Addresses

 

If to:

   Address:

Transferor:

  

Navistar Financial Securities Corporation

425 N. Martingale Road

Schaumburg, Illinois 60173

Attention: Vice President & Treasurer

cc: General Counsel

Facsimile: (630) 753-4410

Servicer:

  

Navistar Financial Securities Corporation

425 N. Martingale Road

Schaumburg, Illinois 60173

Attention: Vice President & Treasurer

cc: General Counsel

Facsimile: (630) 753-4410

   With a copy to:
  

Bank of America, National Association

214 North Tryon Street, 15 th Floor

NC1-027-15-01

Charlotte, North Carolina 28255

Attention: Securitization Finance Group, c/o Margaux Karagosian

Telephone: (980) 387-7778

Facsimile: (704) 409-0594

Administrative

Agent:

  

Bank of America, National Association

214 North Tryon Street, 15 th Floor

NC1-027-15-01

Charlotte, North Carolina 28255

Attention: Securitization Finance Group, c/o Margaux Karagosian

Telephone: (980) 387-7778

Facsimile: (704) 409-0594

Email: margaux.karagosian@baml.com

Email: willem.van_beek@baml.com

Bank of

America

Purchaser

Group

  

Managing Agent & Committed Purchaser:

 

Bank of America, National Association

214 North Tryon Street, 15 th Floor

NC1-027-15-01

Charlotte, North Carolina 28255

Attention: Securitization Finance Group, c/o Margaux Karagosian

Telephone: (980) 387-7778

 

Schedule I-1


  

Facsimile: (704) 409-0594

Email: margaux.karagosian@baml.com

Email: judith.e.helms@baml.com

Liberty Street

Purchaser

Group

  

Conduit Purchaser:

 

Liberty Street Funding LLC

c/o Global Securitization Services, LLC

114 West 47th Street, Suite 1715

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Jill A. Russo

Telephone: (212) 295-2742

Facsimile: (212) 302-8767

   Managing Agent & Committed Purchaser:
  

Scotia Capital

Christopher Usas

Director, Corporate Banking – Execution

40 King Street West, 62 nd Floor

Toronto, ON M5W 2X6

Telephone: (414) 933-2345

Email: christopher_usas@scotiacapital.com

   With a copy to:
  

The Bank of Nova Scotia

Darren Ward

Director, Asset-Backed Finance

One Liberty Plaza, 26 th Floor

New York, New York 10006

Telephone: (212) 225-5264

Facsimile: (212) 225-5274

Email: darren_ward@scotiacapital.com

Alpine

Purchaser

Group

  

Conduit Purchaser:

 

Alpine Securitization Corp.

c/o Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Fred Mastromarino

Tel: (212) 325-1735

Fax: (212) 326-4430

E-mail: fred.mastromarino@credit-suisse.com

E-mail: ABCP.Monitoring@credit-suisse.com

 

Schedule I-2


  

E-mail: alpine@20gates.com

E-mail: jason.muncy@credit-suisse.com

   Managing Agent:
  

Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Robbin Conner

Tel: (212) 325-6688

Fax: (212) 322-2609

E-mail: robbin.conner@credit-suisse.com

Email: jason.muncy@credit-suisse.com

   Committed Purchaser:
  

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

c/o Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Robbin Conner

Tel: (212) 325-6688

Fax: (212) 322-2609

E-mail: robbin.conner@credit-suisse.com

Email: jason.muncy@credit-suisse.com

 

Schedule I-3

Exhibit 10.3

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Employment and Services Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into on August 26, 2012 by and among Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), its principal operating subsidiary, Navistar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ NAVISTAR, INC .”) and Lewis B. Campbell (“ Executive ”) (each a “ Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties ”). For purposes of this Agreement, “ NIC ” shall mean the Company and all of its direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, including NAVISTAR, INC., and “ NAVISTAR, INC .” shall mean only Navistar, Inc., unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.

1. Duties and Scope of Employment .

(a) Positions and Duties . Effective August 26, 2012 (the “ Effective Date ”), Executive will serve as Executive Chairman (“ Executive Chairman ”) and Interim Chief Executive Officer (“ Interim CEO ”) of the Company, reporting exclusively to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “ Board ”). Executive will render such business and professional services in the performance of his duties as are consistent with Executive’s positions within the Company. As Interim CEO, Executive will have the status of the highest ranking executive officer of the Company, with the full powers, responsibilities and authorities customary for the chief executive officer of publicly traded corporations of the size, type and nature of the Company, together with such other powers, authorities and responsibilities as may reasonably be assigned to him by the Board. In the event Executive ceases to serve as Interim CEO but remains as Executive Chairman, the terms of this Agreement shall still govern Executive’s service relationship with the Company as Executive Chairman. In such case, Executive will work from Company headquarters and/or address Company matters for approximately two to three days per week as directed by the Board, which days shall be subject to the consent of Executive, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The period Executive is employed by and/or provides services to the Company under this Agreement as either Executive Chairman, Interim CEO or both is referred to herein as the “ Services Term .”

(b) Board Membership . Executive will be appointed to serve as a member of the Board. At each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders during the Services Term, the Company will nominate Executive to serve as a member of the Board. Executive’s service as a member of the Board will be subject to any required stockholder approval. Upon the termination of Executive’s service as both Interim CEO and Executive Chairman for any reason, unless otherwise determined by the Board, Executive will be deemed to have resigned from the Board (and any boards of subsidiaries) voluntarily, without any further required action by Executive, as of the cessation of Executive’s services, and Executive, at the Board’s request, will execute any documents reasonably necessary to reflect his resignation(s).

(c) Obligations . During the Services Term, Executive will use good faith efforts to discharge Executive’s obligations under this Agreement to the best of Executive’s ability. As Interim CEO, Executive will devote his full business efforts and time to the Company, and, in the event Executive ceases to serve as Interim CEO and only serves as Executive


Chairman, he will address Company matters two to three days per week as described in Section 1(a) hereof. For the duration of the Services Term, Executive agrees not to engage actively in any other employment, occupation, or consulting activity for any direct or indirect remuneration without the prior approval of the Lead Director of the Board (the “ Lead Director ”) (which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however , that Executive may, without the approval of the Lead Director, serve in any capacity with any civic, educational, or charitable organization, participate in industry affairs, manage his and his family’s personal passive investments, and serve as a consultant to, or on the board(s) of, those entities set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, provided that such services do not materially interfere with Executive’s obligations to the Company. Executive may retain any compensation or benefits received as a result of consented to service as a director without any offset in respect of any compensation or benefits to be provided hereunder. Executive represents that Executive’s employment by the Company and the performance by Executive of his obligations under this Agreement do not, and shall not, breach any agreement that obligates him to keep in confidence any trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information of his or of any other party, or to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of any other party, provided , however , that the Company acknowledges that Executive continues to be obligated not to solicit employees of Textron Inc. and to maintain the confidentiality of confidential information learned while an executive thereof.

2. At-Will Employment/Services . Executive and the Company agree that Executive’s employment and service with the Company constitutes “at-will” employment and service. Executive and the Company acknowledge that this Agreement and Executive’s employment and service relationship with the Company may be terminated at any time, upon written notice to the other Party, with or without Cause (as defined below) or for any or no Cause, at the option of the Company, or due to Constructive Termination (as defined below), at the option of Executive. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Company or Executive may in its discretion terminate Executive’s employment and service as Interim CEO or Executive Chairman separately or together. Further, Executive and the Company acknowledge that this Agreement and Executive’s employment and service relationship with the Company will terminate upon Executive’s death and the Company may terminate Executive in the event of Executive’s Disability, as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury regulations and other applicable authorities thereunder (the “ Code ”) .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” means, with respect to Executive: (i) willful misconduct involving an offense of a serious nature that is demonstrably and materially injurious to NIC, monetarily or otherwise; (ii) conviction of a felony or the plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony, as defined by the laws of the United States of America or by the laws of the State or other jurisdiction in which Executive is so convicted (in each case other than (y) a traffic infraction or (z) vicarious liability solely as a result of his position); or (iii) continued failure to substantially perform required duties for NIC that is not cured by Executive within fifteen (15) days after written demand to so perform by the Company (other than a failure due to physical or mental disability). In the event Executive fails to cure under Section 2(a)(iii), Executive shall not be deemed to have been involuntarily terminated for Cause unless and until the occurrence of the following two events: (y) Executive has been given notice from the Board that identifies the grounds for the proposed involuntary termination for Cause under Section

 

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2(a)(iii) and notifies Executive that he, along with his legal counsel, shall have an opportunity to address the Board with respect to the alleged grounds for termination at a meeting of the Board called and held for the purpose of determining whether Executive engaged in the conduct described under Section 2(a)(iii), such meeting to be held no earlier than fifteen (15) days after Executive is given such notice (unless Executive consents to an earlier meeting), and (z) Executive has been given a copy of the resolutions, duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire membership of the Board (excluding Executive) called and held for the purpose of finding that, in the opinion of the majority of the Board (excluding Executive), Executive was guilty of conduct set for in Section 2(a)(iii), that specify the grounds and evidence for termination and indicate the grounds for termination have not been cured within the specified time limits. For purposes of determining whether “Cause” exists, no act, or failure to act, on Executive’s part will be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executive’s act, or failure to act, was in the best interest of the Company.

(b) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Constructive Termination ” means the occurrence, on or within the 36-month period immediately after the then-most recent Change in Control, of any of the following events or conditions: (i) a material diminution in Executive’s authority (including the budget over which Executive retains authority), duties, or responsibilities within NIC in effect immediately before such Change in Control (including a change by the Company so that Executive no longer reports directly to the Board (or the board of directors of an acquirer or successor), except in connection with the involuntary termination of Executive’s employment for Cause; (ii) the Company reduces Executive’s base salary or total incentive compensation opportunity (including annual incentive compensation) by ten percent (10%) or more (either upon one reduction or during a series of reductions over a period of time) as compared to (y) with respect to base salary, the highest base salary in effect for Executive during the six-month period immediately before such Change in Control, and (z) with respect to annual incentive compensation opportunity, the highest annual incentive compensation opportunity as in effect for Executive in the six-month period immediately before such Change in Control; (iii) the action or inaction of any successor or assign hereto following such Change in Control that constitutes a material breach of this Agreement, including the failure of any such successor or assign to assume, and to perform under, this Agreement as contemplated in Section 10 below; or (iv) the Company requires Executive to be based anywhere more than forty-five (45) miles from the location of either Executive’s office (if other than the Company’s headquarters) or the Company’s headquartered offices immediately before such Change in Control, which relocation is adverse to Executive, except for required business travel to the extent substantially consistent with the business travel obligations that Executive undertook on behalf of NIC immediately before such Change in Control.

(c) A termination for Constructive Termination shall occur if, during the 36-month period immediately after the then-most recent Change in Control, any event or circumstance constituting Constructive Termination occurs and Executive both provides notice to the Company or NAVISTAR, INC. of the existence of the Constructive Termination within ninety (90) days of its initial existence and, to the extent the Company or NAVISTAR, INC. either does not remedy such Constructive Termination within thirty (30) days of receiving such notice from Executive of the initial existence of such Constructive Termination (for purposes of this Section 2(d), the “ Cure Period ”) or notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration

 

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of the Cure Period of its unwillingness to remedy such event o condition, terminates his employment with the Company within ten (10) days after either the expiration of such Cure Period or such earlier date prior to the expiration of the Cure Period on which Executive was so notified in writing, as the case may be.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . As of the Effective Date, the Company will pay Executive an annual salary of $500,000 as compensation for his services to the Company (such annual salary, as is then effective, to be referred to herein as “ Base Salary ”) during the Services Term. The Base Salary will be paid periodically in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices and be subject to any required withholdings. The Board will review such Base Salary not less than annually and may increase (but not decrease) Executive’s Base Salary from the level in effect immediately prior to such review.

(b) Annual Incentive . Executive will participate in the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan for the 2013 fiscal year and will be eligible to earn an annual cash incentive bonus based upon the attainment of performance goals established by the Board. Executive’s target annual incentive for the 2013 fiscal year will be $1,000,000, based upon Board-specified levels of performance goals being achieved (the “ Target Annual Incentive ”). The annual incentive bonus will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan or other annual incentive program, on the same terms and conditions that apply to other senior executives generally.

(c) Stock Option Grant . Effective as of the Effective Date (for purposes of this Section 3(d), the “ Grant Date ”), Executive will be granted 500,000 nonqualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “ Options ”). The Options will have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock as of the close of trading on the last trading day prior to the Grant Date (i.e., the fair market value of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business, Friday, August 24, 2012). Other than as provided below, the Options will become one hundred percent (100%) vested and exercisable on the day immediately prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the Grant Date (the “ Exercise Date ”) so long as, on the Exercise Date, Executive continues to provide services to the Company as either Interim CEO or Executive Chairman.

(i) Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, in the event that (A) the Company terminates Executive’s employment and service to the Company as both Interim CEO and Executive Chairman without Cause prior to the Exercise Date; (B) any of the events described in Sections 2(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) occur other than in connection with a Change in Control (it being understood that Executive’s ceasing to be Interim CEO as a result of the appointment of a permanent CEO shall not constitute an occurrence under this clause (B)); (C) following a Change in Control, Executive terminates employment and service due to a Constructive Termination; or (D) the Executive dies prior to the Exercise Date but after a permanent chief executive officer has been appointed by the Company such that Executive is no longer Interim CEO, (each such termination, a Vesting Termination ), the Options will vest immediately, provided , however , that such Options shall not be exercisable until the Exercise Date, and provided , further , that Executive executes and does not revoke a commercially

 

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reasonable written release agreement in a form acceptable to the Company (the “ Release ”). Upon becoming vested and exercisable the Options will remain exercisable until the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Grant Date unless, prior to such exercise, Executive is terminated for Cause, and any unexercised portion of the Option shall expire thereafter.

(ii) Upon any termination of employment which is not a Vesting Termination, in each case prior to the Exercise Date, the Options will expire immediately. In all other respects, the Options will be subject to the terms and conditions of a stock option award agreement to be entered into by and between the Company and Executive in the form attached as Exhibit B . For the avoidance of doubt, the Options will not be subject to the Company’s current long-term incentive plan, and Executive will not otherwise participate in the Company’s equity compensation program.

(d) Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines . The Company hereby waives any requirement that Executive be subject to, or be required to comply with, the Company’s Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines during the Services Term.

4. Employee Benefits .

(a) Generally . Except as provided in Section 4(b) below, Executive will be eligible to participate in accordance with the terms of all Company employee benefit plans, policies, and arrangements that are applicable to other senior executive officers of the Company, as such plans, policies, and arrangements may exist from time to time during the period that Executive is employed as Interim CEO or Executive Chairman. In the event Executive ceases to serve as Interim CEO and Executive Chairman but remains a non-executive director of the Company, Executive will be eligible to participate only in such plans that are applicable to other non-employee members of the Board, in accordance with their terms. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive shall be eligible for the following benefits:

(i) Life Insurance . Consistent with the coverage provided to the Company’s senior executives, while he is Interim CEO, Executive shall be provided with Company-paid life insurance providing a death benefit equal to three (3) times the sum of his Base Salary and Target Annual Incentive.

(ii) Relocation Expenses/Allowance . In connection with his acceptance of the position as Interim CEO and Executive Chairman, Executive shall be reimbursed for reasonable costs of relocation (hotel, meal expenses, etc.) for himself but not for costs associated with any permanent residence. While he is Interim CEO or Executive Chairman, Executive shall participate in the Company’s Executive Flexible Perquisite Program, pursuant to its terms, with an annual flexible perquisite payment of $46,000.

(iii) Automobile . While he is Interim CEO or Executive Chairman, Executive shall be provided with reimbursement of automobile related expenses to the same extent as, and consistent with, the Company’s automobile reimbursement policy in effect for the Company’s other senior executive officers.

 

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(iv) Vacation . While he is Interim CEO or Executive Chairman, Executive will be entitled to receive paid annual vacation in accordance with Company policy for other senior executive officers.

(b) Executive understands and agrees that he shall not be eligible for any defined benefit pension plan including any nonqualified defined benefit or deferred compensation plan benefit under any plan maintained by the Company.

5. Expenses . The Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable travel, entertainment, and other expenses incurred by Executive in the furtherance of the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.

6. Termination of Employment .

(a) In the event Executive’s employment and service with the Company terminates for any reason (such date of termination of employment and service, the “ Date of Termination ”), Executive will be entitled to (i) unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the Date of Termination, (ii) any unpaid, but earned, annual incentive for fiscal year 2013 (as contemplated pursuant to Section 3(b) above) and otherwise any unpaid, but earned annual incentive for any completed fiscal year as of the Date of Termination, (iii) pay for accrued but unused vacation, (iv) benefits or compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive and under which he has a vested right (including any right that vests in connection with the termination of his employment), and (v) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses to which Executive is entitled to reimbursement under the Company’s expense reimbursement policy (collectively, the “ Accrued Obligations ”), provided, however , in the event that, prior to the first anniversary of this Agreement (y) Executive is terminated as Interim CEO because the Company has engaged a permanent CEO and (z) Executive is terminated without Cause as Executive Chairman, Executive will be entitled, in lieu of any entitlement pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 6(a), to Executive’s full annual incentive bonus for fiscal year 2013 (as contemplated pursuant to Section 3(b) above).

(b) In the event that, while Executive is Interim CEO or Executive Chairman, Executive’s employment and service with the Company is terminated (i) by the Company without Cause, or (ii) by Executive due to Constructive Termination, in either case during the 36 months after the date of the then-most recent Change in Control, then in addition to the Accrued Obligations and the accelerated vesting described in Section 3(c) above, subject to Executive’s execution (without revocation) of the Release, Executive shall be entitled to (and the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. shall be jointly and severally obligated to provide to Executive):

(i) An amount equal to three-hundred percent (300%) of the sum of the Executive’s Base Salary in effect at the time of termination and Target Annual Incentive (for purposes of this Section 6(b)(i), the “ Severance Pay ”). The Severance Pay shall be paid in a lump sum on the Payment Date (as defined below);

 

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(ii)(A) Continued healthcare coverage for the 36-month period immediately after the Date of Termination, with the same coverage option as in effect immediately before the Date of Termination (or substantially similar coverage option in the event such prior coverage option is eliminated or unavailable) and under the same terms and conditions such coverage is otherwise made available to active employees of NIC after the Executive’s termination, with such coverage being provided in lieu of any post-termination healthcare continuation coverage which Executive and his covered spouse and dependents would otherwise have been entitled to receive on account of said termination under applicable federal and state law (“ COBRA Coverage ”); provided that for the first 12-month period, Executive shall pay for such coverage at no greater after tax cost to the Executive than the after tax cost to the Executive immediately prior to the Date of Termination and for the remaining 24-month period, Executive shall pay for such coverage on a monthly Cost of Coverage basis (as defined below); (B) continued life insurance coverage for the 36-month period immediately after the Date of Termination, in the same amount as in effect immediately before the Date of Termination and under the same terms and conditions such coverage is otherwise made available to active employees of NIC following the Executive’s termination; (C) the same Company-paid outplacement services that were then normally provided to Executive’s then-current peers (determined as of the date immediately before the Date of Termination) and initiated within sixty (60) days after the Date of Termination; provided that the payment for such outplacement services shall in no event extend beyond the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive in which the Date of Termination occurred; (D) any flexible perquisite allowance actually paid to Executive at or before the Date of Termination shall be retained by the Executive; (E) such post-retirement health and life insurance benefits due to Executive upon his termination pursuant to and in accordance with the respective Company-sponsored benefit plans, programs, or policies under which they are accrued or provided (including grow-in rights as provided under the terms of the applicable plan, program or policy); and (F) the same Company-paid tax counseling and tax forms preparation services that were normally provided to Executive’s then-current peers (determined as of the either date immediately before the Change in Control) for all taxable years up to and including the taxable year of Executive in which the Date of Termination occurred; provided that the payment for such tax counseling and tax form preparation services shall in no event extend beyond the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive in which the Date of Termination occurred. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cost of Coverage ” means the amount equal to 100% of the “applicable premium” as defined under Section 4980B(f)(4) of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Payment Date ” means within thirty (30) days immediately following the expiration of the applicable revocation period following the execution of the Release; provided that payment shall be made no later than 2   1 /2 months following the end of the calendar year in which the termination occurs; provided , however , that in the event a payment is administratively impracticable to make by the end of the 2   1 /2 month period, then such payment shall be made as soon as administratively practicable in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder (collectively, “ Section 409A ”).

(iii) An amount equal to a Pro Rata (as defined below) portion of the Executive’s Actual Annual Incentive (as defined below), which payment shall be in lieu of any payment to which the Executive may otherwise have been entitled to receive under a Company-sponsored incentive or bonus plan (the “ Pro Rata Bonus ”). The Pro Rata Bonus shall be paid in lump sum as soon as feasible following the completion of the incentive calculations for the plan

 

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year; provided , however , that no amount shall be paid with respect to an award designed to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code until such award has been appropriately certified in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code; provided , further , that payment shall be made no later than 2   1 /2 months following the end of the calendar year in which such plan year ends. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Pro Rata ” means a fraction the numerator of which is the number of whole months from the beginning of the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurred through the Date of Termination (including the month in which the termination occurs if such termination occurs on or after the 15th day of that month) and the denominator of which is equal to 12. For purposes of this Section 6(b)(iii), “ Actual Annual Incentive ” means the annual incentive amount that would have been payable to the Executive for the Company’s fiscal year in which the termination occurred under the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan, based on actual performance achieved for such fiscal year of termination.

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (for purposes of this Section 6(c), “ Person ”), including the regulations and other applicable authorities thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”)), other than employee or retiree benefit plans or trusts sponsored or established by the Company or its affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) (“ Affiliates ”), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) (“ Beneficial Owner ”), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities beneficially owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company) representing twenty five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities, excluding any Person who becomes such a Beneficial Owner in connection with a transaction described in Section 6(c)(iv)(A) below, (ii) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute more than three-fourths (3/4) of the number of directors then-serving on the Board: individuals who constitute the Board as of the Effective Date and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office or whose appointment, election, or nomination was previously so approved; (iii) any complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company or NAVISTAR, INC. or any sale or disposition of all or substantially all (more than fifty percent (50%)) of the assets of the Company (determined without regard to the sale or disposition of any or all of the assets of Navistar Financial Corporation, or any successor thereto) or of NAVISTAR, INC. occurs; or (iv) there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, other than (A) a merger or consolidation immediately following which the individuals who comprise the Board immediately prior thereto constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company, the entity surviving such merger or consolidation or, if the Company or the entity surviving such merger is then a subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (B) a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company (not including in the securities Beneficially Owned by such Person any securities acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates) representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities. For the avoidance of doubt, the sale or disposition of any or all of the

 

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assets or stock of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (other than the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of NAVISTAR, INC., as described above) shall not be deemed a Change in Control.

7. Confidentiality; Non-Disparagement; Non-Solicitation; Non-Competition; Cooperation . Executive agrees to be bound by the covenants of this Section 7 and acknowledges that the covenants contained within this Section 7 are essential elements of this Agreement. As such, Executive agrees that he shall:

(a) at all times during the Services Term and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following termination of employment and service for any reason, hold in the strictest confidence and not disclose, divulge or appropriate, directly or indirectly, for personal use or the use of others, except as may be required in Executive’s work for the Company, any confidential, secret, proprietary or privileged information pertaining to the business of NIC obtained during Executive’s employment by NIC (collectively, “Confidential Information”), including but not limited to (i) information related to all relationships of NIC with its customers or clients which Executive would not, but for his relationship with NIC, have had contact with (collectively, “Customers”) (including the identities of NIC’s primary contacts at such Customers), trade secrets, inventions, ideas, processes, formulas, source and object codes, data, programs, other works of authorship, know-how, improvements, discoveries, developments, designs and techniques; (ii) information regarding plans for research, trade secrets, development, new products, marketing and selling, business plans, budgets and unpublished financial statements, licenses, prices and costs, investors and Customers; and (iii) information regarding the skills and compensation of other employees of NIC;

(b) at all times during the Services Term and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following a termination of employment and service for any reason, refrain from publishing, providing, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, any oral or written statements about NIC or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, products, or practices that may be considered disparaging, slanderous, libelous, derogatory, or defamatory, or which may reasonably be expected to tend to injure the reputation or business of NIC or any of its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, products, or practices; provided that such restriction shall not limit Executive’s ability to provide truthful testimony as required by law or any judicial or administrative process;

(c) at all times during the Services Term and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following termination of employment and service for any reason, not, directly or indirectly (whether as owner, principal, agent, partner, officer, director, employee, consultant, investor, lender or otherwise), provide services to any other business or organization anywhere in the United States of America or its territories, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, India and the People’s Republic of China, or any other country in which NIC, directly or indirectly including through a joint venture, strategic alliance or other similar arrangement, conducts business at the time of Executive’s termination of employment and service that competes with the business of NIC by (i) manufacturing, selling or servicing medium or heavy duty automotive vehicles with diesel powered engines (including commercial trucks, commercial buses, school buses, recreational vehicles, and military vehicles), parts or components for such vehicles, diesel powered engines

 

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for such vehicles, parts or components for diesel powered engines for such vehicles; (ii) providing financing or financing-related services related to any of the business activities listed in Section 7(c)(i) above; or (iii) providing other services or products which are the same as or substantially similar to those provided by NIC at the time of Executive’s termination of employment and service, in each case, with respect to which Executive developed, received or learned Confidential Information during his employment and service with NIC; provided , however , that such restriction shall not prohibit Executive’s purchase or ownership of less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly-held company so long as such ownership is passive in nature;

(d) at all times during the Services Term and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following a termination of employment and service for any reason, refrain, without the written consent of the Company or NAVISTAR, INC., from, directly or indirectly, (i) recruiting or soliciting any employee, consultant, contractor, agent, or representative of NIC for employment or for retention as a consultant or service provider for any entity other than NIC; (ii) encouraging any employee, consultant, contractor, agent, or representative of NIC to leave its employ or cease his relationship with NIC; (iii) hiring any person who is then an employee, consultant, contractor, agent, or representative of NIC for any entity other than NIC, or providing names or other information about such employee, consultant, contractor, agent, or representative to any person or business under circumstances which could lead to the use of that information for purposes of recruiting or hiring for any entity other than NIC; (iv) interfering with the relationship of NIC with any of its employees, consultants, contractors, agents, or representatives; (v) soliciting or inducing, or in any manner attempting to solicit or induce, any Customer, or prospect of NIC (1) to cease being, or not to become, a client or customer of NIC; or (2) to divert any business of such Customer or prospect from NIC, or (vi) otherwise interfering with, disrupting, or attempting to interfere with or disrupt, the relationship, contractual or otherwise, between NIC and any of its Customers, prospects, suppliers, employees, consultants, contractors, agents, or representatives; and

(e) at all times during the Services Term and for a period of twenty-four (24) months immediately following termination of employment and service for any reason, cooperate with and provide assistance to NIC at any time and in any manner reasonably required by NIC or its respective counsel in connection with any litigation or other legal process affecting NIC, or in answering questions concerning any other matter, in which Executive was involved or had knowledge of during the course of his employment and service (other than any dispute between the Parties concerning this Agreement); provided that (i) the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. shall have provided Executive with advance written notice of the request to cooperate or assist; (ii) the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. shall reimburse Executive’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and such other expenses in connection with said cooperation and assistance promptly after Executive submits a written request therefor together with copies of the invoices substantiating such expenses, but in no event shall payment of any such fees, costs, and expenses be made after the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred; provided that prior to reimbursement Executive first delivers a written undertaking to the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. to repay all such attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses paid to Executive prior to the final disposition of the litigation or other legal process affecting NIC if it ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that Executive is not entitled to reimbursement of such attorneys’ fees

 

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and costs and expenses; and (iii) that after the termination of employment and service for any reason, such cooperation and assistance shall not require Executive to forgo or significantly interrupt any professional or personal commitment that he reasonably deems significant or to take any action that, in his reasonable judgment, could impair his ability to perform the responsibilities of or could jeopardize the continuation of his then current employment or self-employment.

(f) Executive acknowledges and agrees that NIC’s businesses is intensively competitive, Executive’s employment and service required Executive to have access to and knowledge of NIC’s confidential information and trade secrets, the Customers have required a significant degree of difficulty, number of years, an amount of money by NIC to acquire and develop, Executive has had significant personal contact with and knowledge of the Customers, and the duration of the Customer’s association with NIC and the continuity of the Customer-NIC relationships are of the utmost importance to the success of NIC’s business. Executive also acknowledges and agrees that the business of NIC is conducted nationally and internationally and agrees that the provisions in the foregoing sentence will operate throughout the United States of America or its territories, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, India and the People’s Republic of China, and any other country in which NIC conducts business at the time of Executive’s termination of employment and service with NIC. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that Executive holds a senior management role at NIC and that, if Executive were to hold a management position with a competitor of NIC, Executive would be able to exploit unfairly Confidential Information or Customer-NIC relationships. Accordingly, Executive acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing covenants set forth in this Section 7 are reasonable, including as to scope, activity, subject, geography and duration, and that irreparable injury will result to NIC in the event of any violation by Executive of these covenants, and that said covenants are a condition precedent to the Company’s and NAVISTAR, INC.’s willingness to enter into this Agreement. In the event that any of the foregoing covenants are violated, the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available under law, equity, or otherwise, to recoup, offset, suspend, or terminate any or all separation payments and benefits previously paid or otherwise subsequently owed to Executive under this Agreement, to injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain the violation of such covenants, and/or to prevent any threatened violation by Executive, and/or by any person or persons acting for, or in concert with, Executive in any capacity whatsoever, without posting a bond or other security. In addition, if such a court deems that any of the foregoing covenants are unreasonable, the Parties agree that the maximum permissible period and scope prescribed by such court shall be substituted for the stated period and scope.

8. Limitation on Payments .

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, in the event that any payment or benefit received or to be received by Executive (including any payment or benefit received in connection with a Change in Control or the termination of the Executive’s employment or service, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement) (all such payments and benefits, including the payments and benefits under Sections 3 or 6 of this Agreement, being hereinafter referred to as the “Total Payments”) would be subject (in whole or part), to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code

 

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(the “ Excise Tax ”), then, after taking into account any reduction in the Total Payments provided by reason of Section 280G of the Code in such other plan, arrangement or agreement, the cash severance payments shall first be reduced, and the noncash severance payments shall thereafter be reduced, to the extent necessary so that no portion of the Total Payments is subject to the Excise Tax but only if (i) the net amount of such Total Payments, as so reduced (and after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such reduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such reduced Total Payments) is greater than or equal to (ii) the net amount of such Total Payments without such reduction (but after subtracting the net amount of federal, state and local income taxes on such Total Payments and the amount of Excise Tax to which Executive would be subject in respect of such unreduced Total Payments and after taking into account the phase out of itemized deductions and personal exemptions attributable to such unreduced Total Payments). The Total Payments shall be reduced by the Company in its reasonable discretion in the following order: (A) reduction of any cash payment, excluding any cash payment with respect to the acceleration of equity awards, that is otherwise payable to Executive that is exempt from Section 409A, (B) reduction of any other payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive on a pro-rata basis or such other manner that complies with Section 409A and (C) reduction of any payment with respect to the acceleration of equity awards that is otherwise payable to Executive that is exempt from Section 409A.

(b) For purposes of determining whether and the extent to which the Total Payments will be subject to the Excise Tax, (i) no portion of the Total Payments the receipt or enjoyment of which Executive shall have waived at such time and in such manner as not to constitute a “payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b) of the Code shall be taken into account, (ii) no portion of the Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the written opinion of independent auditors of nationally recognized standing (“ Independent Advisors ”) selected by the Company, does not constitute a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (including by reason of Section 280G(b)(4)(A) of the Code) and, in calculating the Excise Tax, no portion of such Total Payments shall be taken into account which, in the opinion of Independent Advisors, constitutes reasonable compensation for services actually rendered, within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(4)(B) of the Code, in excess of the Base Amount (as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code) allocable to such reasonable compensation, and (iii) the value of any non cash benefit or any deferred payment or benefit included in the Total Payments shall be determined by the Independent Advisors in accordance with the principles of Sections 280G(d)(3) and (4) of the Code.

9. No Mitigation/Offset . In the event of any termination of employment and service hereunder, Executive shall be under no obligation to seek other employment, and there shall be no offset against any amounts due Executive under this Agreement on account of any remuneration attributable to any subsequent employment that Executive may obtain. The amounts payable hereunder shall not be subject to set off, counterclaim, recoupment or defense. The preceding sentence shall not limit the Company’s right to enforce the recoupment, offset, suspension and termination provisions set forth in Section 7(c) above or the repayment provision in Section 14 below.

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Incorporation, including coverage, if applicable, under any directors and officers insurance policies, with such indemnification to be determined by the Board or any of its committees in good faith based on principles consistently applied (subject to such limited exceptions as the Board may approve in cases of hardship) and on terms no less favorable than provided to any other Company executive officer or director.

11. Assignment . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of (a) the heirs, executors, and legal representatives of Executive upon Executive’s death as well as any beneficiaries duly designated by Executive prior to his death in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) any successor of the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. Any such successor of the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. will be deemed substituted for the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. under the terms of this Agreement for all purposes. For this purpose, “successor” means any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger, or otherwise, directly or indirectly acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company or NAVISTAR, INC. The Company and NAVISTAR, INC. shall require their respective successors to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and NAVISTAR shall remain, with such successor, jointly and severally liable for all of their obligations hereunder. Except as herein provided, this Agreement may not otherwise be assigned by the Company or NAVISTAR, INC. and any attempted assignment in contravention hereof will be null and void. Executive may designate one or more persons or entities as the primary or contingent beneficiaries of any amounts to be received under this Agreement. Such designation must be in the form of a signed writing reasonably acceptable to the Board or the Board’s designee. Executive may make or change such designation at any time. Except as approved by the Board or the Board’s designee, none of the rights of Executive to receive any form of compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned or transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Any other attempted assignment, transfer, conveyance, or other disposition of Executive’s right to compensation or other benefits will be null and void.

12. Notices . All notices, requests, demands, and other communications called for hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, (b) one (1) day after being sent overnight by a well established commercial overnight service, or (c) four (4) days after being mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid and addressed to the Parties or their successors at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as the Parties may later designate in writing in accordance with the terms of this Section 12:

If to the Company, NIC, or NAVISTAR, INC. :

2706 Navistar Drive

Lisle, Illinois 60532

Attn: General Counsel

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Charles W. Mulaney Jr.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

155 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

If to Executive :

at the last residential address known by the Company.

With a copy (not constituting notice) to :

Jerry L. Shulman,

Esq. Williams & Connolly LLP

725 Twelfth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

13. Severability . If any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without said provision, unless such omission would substantially impair the rights or benefits of any Party hereto.

14. Enforcement . Each Party agrees that any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the alleged breach hereof shall be instituted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, or if that court does not have or will not accept jurisdiction, in any court of general jurisdiction in the State of Illinois, and Executive and the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. hereby consent to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of such court(s) and hereby waive any objection(s) that any such Party may have to personal jurisdiction, the laying of venue of any such proceedings and any claim or defense of inconvenient forum.

Any award shall be payable to Executive no later than the end of the Executive’s first taxable year in which the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. either concede the amount (or portion of the amount) payable or is required to make payment pursuant to a judgment by a court, and shall include interest on any amounts due and payable to Executive from the date due to the date of payment, calculated at one hundred and ten percent (110%) of the prime rate in effect at the Northern Trust Company (or any successor thereto) in the first of each month.

If it is necessary or desirable for Executive to retain legal counsel or incur other costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement of any or all of Executive’s rights under this Agreement, the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice certifying payment by Executive of such attorney fees, or payment of such other costs and expenses, reimburse Executive’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and such other expenses, including expenses of any expert witnesses, in connection with the enforcement of said rights; provided , that to the extent (and only to the extent) such expenses are subject to Section 409A, in no event shall any payment of Executive’s fees, costs, and expenses be made after the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was

 

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incurred; provided, further, that Executive shall repay any such advance of fees, costs, and expenses (and no additional advances or reimbursements shall be made) (i) if there is a specific judicial finding that Executive’s request to litigate was frivolous, unreasonable or without foundation; (ii) if it has been finally determined that Executive’s termination of employment for Cause was proper; or (iii) if the Board determines in good faith that as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment and service, grounds for an involuntary termination for Cause had existed.

15. Integration; Modification; Waiver . This Agreement, together with the Option award agreement described in Section 3(c) hereof, represents the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether written or oral. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Option award agreement will be binding unless in a writing that is signed by duly authorized representatives of the Parties. In entering into this Agreement, no Party has relied on or made any representation, warranty, inducement, promise or understanding that is not in this Agreement.

16. Waiver of Breach . The waiver of a breach of any term or provision of this Agreement, which must be in writing, will not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other previous or subsequent breach of this Agreement.

17. Headings; Construction . All captions and Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenient reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not be applied to the construction of this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed against any Party because that Party or its legal representative drafted that provision. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise: (a) references to the plural include the singular, the singular the plural, and the part the whole, (b) references to one gender include all genders, (c) “or” has the inclusive meaning frequently identified with the phrase “and/or,” (d) “including” has the inclusive meaning frequently identified with the phrase “including but not limited to” or “including without limitation,” (e) references to “hereunder,” “herein” or “hereof” relate to this Agreement as a whole, and (f) the terms “dollars” and “$” refer to United States dollars. Section, subsection, exhibit and schedule references are to this Agreement as originally executed unless otherwise specified. Any reference herein to any statute, rule, regulation or agreement, including this Agreement, shall be deemed to include such statute, rule, regulation or agreement as it may be modified, varied, amended or supplemented from time to time. Any reference herein to any person shall be deemed to include the heirs, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of such person.

18. Tax Withholding . All payments made pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to any required withholding of applicable taxes.

19. Legal Fees . The Company will pay the legal fees, up to a maximum of $10,000, incurred by Executive in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement, payable upon submission of the billing statement or paid receipt for such services rendered by Executive’s counsel.

 

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20. Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with applicable federal laws and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith or preempted thereby, with the laws of the State of Illinois, including any applicable statutes of limitation, without regard to any otherwise applicable principles of conflicts of laws or choice of law rules (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of the substantive or procedural rules or law of any other jurisdiction.

21. Acknowledgment . Executive acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to discuss this matter with and obtain advice from his private attorney, has had sufficient time to, and has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this Agreement, and is knowingly and voluntarily entering into this Agreement.

22. Internal Revenue Code Section 409A . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A. For purposes of the limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A, each payment of compensation under the Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment of compensation for purposes of applying the Section 409A deferral election rules and the exclusion from Section 409A for certain short-term deferral amounts. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment and service with the Company for purposes of entitlement to any payments under this Agreement which are subject to Section 409A until the Executive would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” from the Company within the meaning of Section 409A. Any amounts payable solely on account of an involuntary separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A shall be excludible from the requirements of Section 409A, either as involuntary separation pay or as short-term deferral amounts (e.g., amounts payable under the schedule prior to March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year of involuntary separation) to the maximum possible extent. If, as of the Date of Termination, Executive is a “specified employee” as determined by the Company, then to the extent that any amount or benefit that would be paid or provided to Executive under this Agreement within six (6) months of his “separation from service” (as determined under Section 409A) constitutes an amount of deferred compensation for purposes of Section 409A and is considered for purposes of Section 409A to be owed to Executive by virtue of his separation from service, then to the extent necessary to avoid the imposition of taxes under Section 409A, such amount or benefit will not be paid or provided during the six-month period following the date of Executive’s separation from service and instead shall be paid or provided on the first business day that is at least seven (7) months following the date of Executive’s separation from service, together with interest thereon from the date(s) originally due. Further, any reimbursements or in-kind benefits provided under the Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A, including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement is for expenses incurred during the period of time specified in the Agreement, (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made no later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. For purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Executive’s employment and service shall be deemed to have terminated only if (i)

 

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Executive is not, immediately after such event, employed by the Company, or any other person with whom Executive’s legal employer would be considered a single employer under 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code (collectively the “ Controlled Group ”), and (ii) to the extent (and only to the extent) that a “payment” (as defined in Section 409A) provided to Executive under this Agreement is subject to Section 409A, Executive shall not be considered to have terminated employment with the Company for purposes of this Agreement until Executive would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. The termination of Executive’s employment by any member within the Controlled Group shall be deemed to be a termination by the Company for purposes of this Agreement if the conditions imposed by the immediately preceding sentence are met.

23. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (including via facsimile or the electronic exchange of portable document format [PDF] copies), and each counterpart will have the same force and effect as an original and will constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company and NAVISTAR, INC. by a duly authorized officer, on the day and year written below.

 

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   

/ S / A NDREW J. C EDEROTH

   Date: August 26, 2012

By:         Andrew J. Cederoth

  

Title:      Executive Vice President and

               Chief Financial Officer

  
NAVISTAR, INC.   

/s/ A NDREW J. C EDEROTH

   Date: August 26, 2012

By:         Andrew J. Cederoth

  

Title:      Executive Vice President and

               Chief Financial Officer

  
EXECUTIVE:   

/ S / L EWIS B. C AMPBELL

   Date: August 26, 2012

Lewis B. Campbell

  

 

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Exhibit A

Board Memberships and Consultancy

Caldera Ventures

The Business Council

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Noblis Inc.

Sensata Technologies, Inc.


Exhibit B

Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement

 

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Exhibit 10.4

Indemnification Agreement

Indemnification Agreement, dated as of August 26, 2012 (this “ Agreement ”), between Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Lewis B. Campbell (“ Indemnitee ”).

WHEREAS, it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available;

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is a director and/or officer of the Company;

WHEREAS, both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors and officers of public companies in today’s environment;

WHEREAS, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and the Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “ By-Laws ”) of the Company require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Indemnitee has agreed to serve and will serve as a director and/or officer of the Company in part in reliance on such Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has determined that the inability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons would be detrimental to the interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to further assure such persons that indemnification will be available in the future;

WHEREAS, in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to enhance Indemnitee’s service to the Company, and Indemnitee’s reliance on the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, and in part to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by such Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of such Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or any change in the composition of the Board or acquisition transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the fullest extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of Indemnitee having agreed to serve the Company directly or, at its request, another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions . In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:


(a) Change in Control : a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (1) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the regulations and other applicable authorities thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”)), other than employee or retiree benefit plans or trusts sponsored or established by Navistar, Inc., is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities, (2) the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute more than three-fourths (3/4) of the number of directors then-serving on the Board: individuals who constitute the Board as of the date hereof and any new director (other than a director whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest, including, but not limited to, a consent solicitation, relating to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office or whose appointment, election, or nomination was previously so approved; (3) any complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company or Navistar, Inc. or any sale or disposition of all or substantially all (more than fifty percent (50%)) of the assets of the Company (determined without regard to the sale or disposition of any or all of the assets of Navistar Financial Corporation, or any successor thereto) or of Navistar, Inc. occurs; or (4) as the result of, or in connection with, any cash tender offer, exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets, proxy or consent solicitation, contested election or substantial stock accumulation (a “ Control Transaction ”), the members of the Board immediately before the first public announcement relating to such Control Transaction shall immediately thereafter, or within two (2) years thereof, cease to constitute a majority of the Board. For the avoidance of doubt, the sale or disposition of any or all of the assets or stock of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (other than the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Navistar, Inc., as described above) shall not be deemed a Change in Control.

(b) Claim : any threatened, asserted, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, or appeal thereof, or any inquiry or investigation, whether instituted by the Company or any governmental agency or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other, including any arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

(c) Expenses : include reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other reasonable costs, expenses and obligations (including, without limitation, experts’ fees, court costs, retainers, transcript fees, duplicating, printing and binding costs, as well as telecommunications, postage and courier charges) paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in or participate in, any Claim relating to any Indemnifiable Event.

(d) Indemnifiable Amounts : any and all Expenses, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, ERISA excise taxes and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such

 

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Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes or amounts paid in settlement) arising out of or resulting from any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event.

(e) Indemnifiable Event : any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on or after the date of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director and/or officer or fiduciary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other entity or enterprise, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity.

(f) Independent Legal Counsel : an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 hereof, who is experienced in matters of corporate law and who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last five years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

(g) Reviewing Party : any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Board or any other person or body appointed by the Board who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.

2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement; Advancement of Expenses .

(a) In the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after written demand is presented to the Company, against any and all Indemnifiable Amounts.

(b) If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within three business days of the Company’s receipt of the Indemnitee’s written request) any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (an “ Expense Advance ”). The Company shall, in accordance with such request (but without duplication), either (i) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, or (ii) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. Indemnitee’s right to an Expense Advance is absolute and shall not be subject to any prior determination by the Reviewing Party that the Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any Claim initiated by Indemnitee unless (i) the Company has joined in or the Board has authorized or consented to the initiation of such Claim or (ii) the Claim is one to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the indemnification obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3 hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(b) shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing agreement by Indemnitee shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement that Indemnitee provide the Company with an undertaking to repay any Expense Advance if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law); provided , however , that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee’s undertaking to repay such Expense Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free. If there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board, and if there has been such a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be the Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3 hereof. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party within thirty days after written demand is presented to the Company or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court in the States of Illinois or Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is proper seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

3. Change in Control . The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any Company By-Law or Certificate of Incorporation provision now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

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4. Indemnification for Additional Expenses . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance such Expenses to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 2(b), which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or an Expense Advance by the Company under this Agreement or any Company By-Law or Certificate of Incorporation provision now or hereafter in effect and/or (ii) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, Expense Advance or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

5. Partial Indemnity, Etc. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses or other Indemnifiable Amounts in respect of a Claim but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith.

6. Burden of Proof . In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the Reviewing Party or court shall presume that the Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

7. Reliance as Safe Harbor . For purposes of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company if Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company in the ordinary course of their duties, or by committees of the Board, or by any other person (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.

8. No Other Presumptions . For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that

 

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Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief.

9. Nonexclusivity, Etc. The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise. To the extent that a change in applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.

10. Liability Insurance . To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer.

11. Period of Limitations . No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by or in the right of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern.

12. Amendments, Etc. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

13. Subrogation . In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do everything that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

14. No Duplication of Payments . The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy, By-Law, Certificate of Incorporation, provision or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.

 

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15. Defense of Claims . The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided that if Indemnitee believes, after consultation with counsel selected by Indemnitee, that (i) the use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent Indemnitee would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict of interest, (ii) the named parties in any such Claim (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and Indemnitee and Indemnitee concludes that there may be one or more legal defenses available to him or her that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company, or (iii) any such representation by such counsel would be precluded under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any particular Claim) at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event effected without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event which the Indemnitee is or could have been a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on all claims that are the subject matter of such Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold its or his or her consent to any proposed settlement; provided that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.

16. Binding Effect, Etc. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee and his or her counsel, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company or of any other entity or enterprise at the Company’s request.

17. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable in any respect, and the validity and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

18. Specific Performance, Etc. The parties recognize that if any provision of this Agreement is violated by the Company, Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of any such violation, Indemnitee shall be entitled, if

 

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Indemnitee so elects, to institute proceedings, either in law or at equity, to obtain damages, to enforce specific performance, to enjoin such violation, or to obtain any relief or any combination of the foregoing as Indemnitee may elect to pursue.

19. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each complete set of which when so executed and delivered (including by facsimile or electronic transmission), shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

20. Headings . The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation thereof.

21. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

By:  

/ S / A NDREW J. C EDEROTH

Name:

  Andrew J. Cederoth

Title:

 

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

   

/ S / L EWIS B. C AMPBELL

  Lewis B. Campbell

 

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Exhibit 10.5

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

OPTIONEE: Lewis B. Campbell

NUMBER OF SHARES: 500,000

EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE: $22.98

DATE OF GRANT: August 26, 2012

 

VESTING SCHEDULE:

  Subject to the provisions of the attached Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement Supplement (the “Supplement”), the option will be exercisable for 100% of the Number of Shares on or after the “Exercise Date” (as defined below).

EXPIRATION DATE: Fifth anniversary of the Date of Grant

This is an award agreement (the “Award Agreement”) between Navistar International Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and the individual named above (the “Optionee”). The Corporation hereby grants to the Optionee the right and option (this “Option”) to purchase all or any part of an aggregate of the above-stated number of shares of common stock of the Corporation (“Common Stock”) as an employment inducement award pursuant to Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, this Option is exercisable on or after the date set forth above; provided, however, that this Option shall expire on the Expiration Date set forth above and must be exercised, if at all, on or before the Expiration Date except as otherwise provided in the Supplement.

The Corporation and the Optionee hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement and have executed it as of the Date of Grant set forth above.

 

 

NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL

CORPORATION

  By:   

/ S / A NDREW J. C EDEROTH

  Name:        Andrew J. Cederoth
  Title:   

    Executive Vice President and

    Chief Financial Officer

Attest:

 

 

   
 

/ S / L EWIS B. C AMPBELL

  Lewis B. Campbell


NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT

1. General . This Option shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option. The option is granted as an employment inducement award pursuant to Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, as indicated in the attached Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”). All capitalized terms set forth in this supplement that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them under the Award Agreement. The term of the Option shall be for a period of five (5) years from the Date of Grant, or such shorter period as prescribed herein. The Option shall be exercisable as to all of the Number of Shares specified in the Award Agreement on the day that immediately precedes the first anniversary of the Date of Grant (the “Exercise Date”), subject to the Optionee providing continued services to the Corporation as either Interim Chief Executive Officer or Executive Chairman through such date or as otherwise provided herein. The Optionee shall have none of the rights of a shareowner with respect to any of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option until such shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option. Nothing herein contained shall confer on the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof or interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof to terminate the employment or service of the Optionee at any time.

2. Transferability . The Option shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and the Option shall be exercisable, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Option may not be assigned, transferred (except as aforesaid), pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment, or similar process upon the Option shall be null and void and without effect.

3. Period of Exercisability Following a Termination of Employment and Service . In the event of the termination of the employment and service of the Optionee for any reason, unless otherwise provided herein or in the Employment and Services Agreement (as defined in Section 4 hereof), the Optionee (or a transferee under Section 2) may exercise the Option to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to do so pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 hereof at the time of such termination of employment and service at any time within five (5) years from the Date of Grant, and any unexercised portion of the Option shall expire thereafter.

4. Termination of Employment and Service . The effect on the Option of the Optionee’s termination of employment and service shall be as set forth in that certain Employment and Services Agreement entered into on August 26, 2012, by and among the Corporation, Navistar, Inc. and the Optionee (the “Employment and Services Agreement”).

5. Adjustments . If all or any portion of the option is exercised subsequent to any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination or exchange of shares, reorganization (including, but not limited to, merger or consolidation), liquidation or other event occurring after the date hereof, as a result of which any shares or other securities of the Corporation or any other entity (including, but not limited to, any subsidiary of the Corporation) shall be issued in respect of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or shares of Common Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares or other securities of the same or any other class or


classes, the person or persons so exercising the Option shall receive, for the aggregate price paid upon such exercise, the class and aggregate number of shares or other securities which, if shares of Common Stock (as authorized at the date hereof) had been purchased on the date hereof for the same aggregate price (on the basis of the price per share) and had not been disposed of, such person or persons would be holding at the time of such exercise as a result of such purchase any and all such stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, combinations or exchanges of shares, reorganizations, liquidations or other events. In the event of any corporate reorganization, separation or division (including, but not limited to, split-up, split off, spin-off or sale of assets) as a result of which any cash or shares or other securities of any entity other than the Corporation (including, but not limited to, any subsidiary of the Corporation), shall be distributed in respect of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, a committee of the Board shall make such adjustments in the terms of the option (including, but not limited to, the number of shares covered and the purchase price of such shares) as it may deem appropriate to provide equitably for the Optionee’s interest in the Option. Upon any adjustment as aforesaid, the minimum number of full shares that may be purchased upon any exercise of the Option as specified in paragraph 1 shall be adjusted proportionately. No fractional shares shall be issued upon any exercise of the Option, and the aggregate price paid shall be appropriately reduced on account of any fractional share not issued. In the event of a Change in Control, the Option may be assumed or an equivalent award may be substituted by the acquiror. In the event that the Option is not so assumed or substituted therefor in a Change in Control, the Option may be terminated in exchange for a cash payment equal to (i) the excess (if any) of the value per share of Common Stock provided to stockholders of the Corporation generally in connection with the Change in Control (or, if none, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of the Change in Control or, if not a trading day, on the last trading day preceding the date of the Change in Control) over the exercise price of the Option multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Option.

6. Change of Control . “Change in Control” shall have the same definition as in the Employment and Services Agreement.

7. Manner of Exercise . Subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and in the Award Agreement, the Option may be exercised by giving notice as provided in instructions issued by the Secretary of the Corporation for the exercise of options generally, which instructions may provide for the use of agents, including stock brokers, to effect exercise of options, or in the absence of such instructions, by written notice to the Secretary of the Corporation at the location of its principal office at the time of exercise, which is currently located at 2706 Navistar Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532. Such notice shall state the election to exercise the Option and the number of shares in respect of which it is being exercised, shall be signed by the person or persons so exercising the Option and shall be accompanied by instructions to the Secretary to exercise, in whole or in part, through a cashless exercise, net-exercise or other arrangements through agents, including stockbrokers, under arrangements established by the Corporation for the exercise of the Option, or, if not covered by such instructions, for payment of the full purchase price of said shares by cash, including a personal check made payable to the Corporation, or by delivering at fair market value on the date of exercise unrestricted Common Stock already owned by the Optionee, or by any combination of cash and Common Stock, and in either case, by payment to the Corporation of any withholding tax. Shares which otherwise would be delivered to the holder of an option may be delivered, at the election of the holder, to the Corporation in payment of Federal, state and/or local

 

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withholding taxes due in connection with an exercise. In no event may successive simultaneous pyramiding be used to exercise an option. A certificate or certificates representing said shares shall be delivered as soon as practicable after the notice shall be received by the Corporation. The certificate or certificates for the shares as to which the Option shall have been so exercised shall be registered in the name of the person or persons so exercising the Option and shall be delivered as aforesaid to or upon the written order of the person or persons exercising the Option. In the event the Option shall be exercised, pursuant to paragraph 2 hereof, by any person or persons other than the Optionee, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof of the right of such person or the persons to exercise the Option. The date of exercise of the Option shall be the date on which the aforesaid written notice, properly executed and accompanied as aforesaid, is received under the Secretary’s instructions or by the Secretary. The payment due to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option will be settled solely in Common Stock. All shares that shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option as provided herein shall be fully paid and non-assessable.

8. Entire Agreement. This Supplement, the Award Agreement and the Employment and Services Agreement constitute the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the Option. The terms of this Supplement and the Award Agreement may not be altered, modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by the relevant parties.

9. Choice of Law. The terms and conditions contained herein and in the Award Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

Media contact:

  Karen Denning, 331-332-3535   

Investor contact:

  Heather Kos, 331-332-2406   

Web site:

  www.Navistar.com/newsroom   

NAVISTAR FINANCIAL RENEWS AND INCREASES

DEALER INVENTORY FUNDING FACILITY TO $750 MILLION

Strong Portfolio Quality and Dealer Network Earn Lender Trust

LISLE, Ill. (August 29, 2012) - Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC), an affiliate of Navistar, Inc., has signed agreements to renew and increase its largest dealer inventory funding facility to $750 million, effective immediately. The facility is funded through three of NFC’s major relationship banks.

“We continue to have strong access to capital to support Navistar’s growth,” said Phyllis Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer, NFC. “The quality of our portfolio and strength of our dealer network have earned the ongoing confidence and support of our relationship banks.”

The one-year renewal includes an increase of $250 million over the prior year, in anticipation of the maturity of a $350 million debt issuance in October.

“The increase allows us greater flexibility in funding wholesale assets,” said Bill McMenamin, Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, NFC. “This deal aligns well with our long-term strategy by helping us support our dealer network and the sale of Navistar products.”

NFC provides financing programs and services tailored to support Navistar’s dealer and customer equipment financing needs.

About Navistar

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) 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, Navistar RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse ® brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. The company also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom .

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

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

 

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these factors see the risk factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, and quarterly reports for fiscal 2012. 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.

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Exhibit 99.2

 

LOGO

     Navistar International Corporation   P  : 331-332-5000   W  : navistar.com
     2701 Navistar Dr.    
     Lisle, IL 60532 USA    

 

Media Contact:

   Karen Denning, 331-332-3535   

Investor Contact:

   Heather Kos, 331-332-2406   

Web site:

   www.Navistar.com/newsroom   

NAVISTAR NAMES LEWIS B. CAMPBELL EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

AND INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Company Announces Daniel C. Ustian Is Retiring

Also Promotes Troy A. Clarke to President and Chief Operating Officer

LISLE, Ill., August 27, 2012 – Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Lewis B. Campbell, former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Inc., Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and interim Chief Executive Officer. Daniel C. Ustian has informed the Board that he is retiring as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. He is concurrently leaving the Board of Directors. The Company also announced that it has promoted Troy A. Clarke, currently President of Truck and Engine operations at Navistar, to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Navistar.

“Lewis Campbell is a high-caliber executive who brings to Navistar deep and broad strategic, technical and operational skills and a proven track record of leadership with global industrial companies – including twenty-four years of experience in product design, engineering and manufacturing in General

Motors’ automotive, trucking and component businesses and seventeen years in senior leadership positions at Textron including more than 10 years as Chairman, President and CEO. We are very pleased to have him join the team,” said Michael N. Hammes, Navistar’s independent Lead Director. “We are also pleased to promote Troy Clarke to President and COO in recognition of the significant contributions he has made in challenging assignments since joining the Company in early 2010. Our Board and management are aligned around a clear path forward, and we are confident that under the leadership of Lewis and Troy, Navistar will make continuing progress in executing its near-term strategic priorities, driving growth and creating shareholder value.” Hammes added, “We appreciate Dan’s many contributions and accomplishments during his 37-year career at Navistar. Under his leadership, Navistar’s revenue grew from approximately $7.7 billion to approximately $14 billion as the Company significantly expanded its global reach and diversified its product portfolio, including the addition of Navistar’s military business. We thank Dan for his dedicated service and wish him all the best in the future.”


“I am honored to join the Board of Navistar in the new role of Executive Chairman and to serve as CEO,” Campbell said. “I look forward to working with Navistar’s strong leadership team and talented employees, as we continue to take steps to provide dealers and customers with best-in-class products, enhance the Company’s competitive position, and build on Navistar’s platform for generating profitable growth. At the appropriate time, we will conduct a search for a long-term CEO, which will include internal and external candidates.”

Lewis Campbell, 66, served as Chairman of Textron Inc., a $12 billion publicly traded industrial company, from 1999 to 2010, Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2009 and President for most of the period from 1994 to 2009. Under Campbell’s leadership Textron successfully underwent a significant transformation to increase efficiency of operations, consolidate manufacturing facilities, outsource non-core operations and increase new product development. Campbell initially joined Textron as Chief Operating Officer in 1992. Prior to joining Textron, Campbell spent 24 years at General Motors Co., where he served in a variety of roles including Vice President and General Manager, Flint Automotive Division for Buick/Oldsmobile/Cadillac, as well as Vice President and General Manager, GMC Truck. Campbell holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Duke University.

Campbell currently serves on the Board of Directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), where he has been Lead Independent Director since 2008. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE: ST) and the Board of Trustees of Noblis, Inc., a not-for-profit science, technology and strategy organization.

Prior to his appointment as President of Truck and Engine operations at Navistar, Clarke, 57, served as President of the Company’s Asia Pacific operations. Clarke joined Navistar in January 2010 as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. Previously, Clarke spent more than 35 years with General Motors Co. where he served in a variety of roles, including President of General Motors North America, President and Managing Director of GM’s Mexico operation, Vice President of Manufacturing and Labor Relations, and President of GM Asia Pacific. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute, as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

About Navistar

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) 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. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at www.Navistar.com/newsroom .


Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Information provided and statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section21E 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 the risk factors set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011 and quarterly reports for fiscal 2012. 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.