EXHIBIT 10.8
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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
AMONG
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LEASE TRUST 2005-A,
AS ISSUER
VW CREDIT, INC.,
AS ADMINISTRATOR
AND
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE
DATED AS OF MARCH 3, 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Duties of the Administrator.................................................. 1
2. Records...................................................................... 2
3. Compensation; Payment of Fees and Expenses................................... 3
4. Independence of the Administrator............................................ 4
5. No Joint Venture............................................................. 4
6. Other Activities of the Administrator........................................ 4
7. Representations and Warranties of the Administrator.......................... 4
8. Administrator Replacement Events; Termination of the Administrator........... 5
9. Action upon Termination or Removal........................................... 7
10. Liens........................................................................ 7
11. Notices...................................................................... 7
12. Amendments................................................................... 8
13. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.................................... 9
14. Headings..................................................................... 10
15. Counterparts................................................................. 10
16. Severability of Provisions................................................... 10
17. Not Applicable to VCI in Other Capacities.................................... 10
18. Benefits of the Administration Agreement..................................... 10
19. Assignment.................................................................. 10
20. Nonpetition Covenant......................................................... 11
21. Limitation of Liability...................................................... 11
22. Each SUBI Separate; Assignees of SUBI........................................ 11
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THIS ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of March 3,
2005, is between VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LEASE TRUST 2005-A, a Delaware statutory trust
(the "Issuer"), VW CREDIT, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as administrator ("VCI"
or in its capacity as administrator, the "Administrator"), and JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as indenture trustee (the "Indenture
Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned such terms in Appendix A to the Indenture dated as of
March 3, 2005 (the "Indenture") by and between the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Issuer has issued the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the
Certificates pursuant to the Trust Agreement and has entered into or is subject
to certain agreements in connection therewith, including, (i) the SUBI Transfer
Agreement, (ii) the Indenture, (iii) the Depository Agreement, and (iv) the
Trust Agreement (each of the agreements referred to in clauses (i) through (iv)
are referred to herein collectively as the "Issuer Documents");
WHEREAS, to secure payment of the Notes, the Issuer has pledged the
Collateral to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Issuer Documents, the Issuer is required to
perform certain duties;
WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to have the Administrator perform certain of
the duties of the Issuer, and to provide such additional services consistent
with this Agreement and the Issuer Documents as the Issuer may from time to time
request;
WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services
required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer on the
terms set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual terms and covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Duties of the Administrator.
(a) Duties with Respect to the Issuer Documents. The Administrator
shall perform all of its duties as Administrator under this Agreement and
the Issuer Documents and the duties and obligations of the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee (in its capacity as owner trustee) under the Issuer
Documents; provided, however, except as otherwise provided in the Issuer
Documents, that the Administrator shall have no obligation to make any
payment required to be made by the Issuer under any Issuer Document. In
addition, the Administrator shall consult with the Issuer and the Owner
Trustee regarding its duties and obligations under the Issuer Documents.
The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee and shall advise the Issuer and the Owner Trustee when
action is necessary to comply with the Issuer's and the Owner Trustee's
duties and obligations under the Issuer Documents. The Administrator shall
perform such calculations, and shall prepare for execution by the Issuer
or the Owner
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Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of all
such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions
as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee (in its
capacity as owner trustee) to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the
Issuer Documents. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator shall
take all appropriate action that is the duty of the Issuer or the Owner
Trustee (in its capacity as owner trustee) to take pursuant to the Issuer
Documents, and shall prepare and execute on behalf of the Issuer or the
Owner Trustee all such documents, reports, filings, instruments,
certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the
Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Issuer Documents
or otherwise by law.
(b) No Action by Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to,
and shall not, take any action that the Issuer directs the Administrator
not to take nor which would result in a violation or breach of the
Issuer's covenants, agreements or obligations under any of the Issuer
Documents.
(c) Non-Ministerial Matters; Exceptions to Administrator Duties.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, with respect to matters that in the reasonable judgment
of the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator shall
not take any action unless, within a reasonable time before the
taking of such action, the Administrator shall have notified the
Issuer of the proposed action and the Issuer shall not have withheld
consent or provided an alternative direction. For the purpose of the
preceding sentence, "non-ministerial matters" shall include, without
limitation:
(A) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and
the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against
the Issuer;
(B) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor
Paying Agents, successor Indenture Trustees, successor
Administrators or successor Servicers, or the consent to the
assignment by the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Indenture
Trustee of its obligations under the Indenture; and
(C) the removal of the Indenture Trustee.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall
not, (x) make any payments to the Noteholders under the Transaction
Documents, (y) except as provided in the Transaction Documents, sell
the Trust Estate or (z) take any other action that the Issuer
directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf.
2. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate books of account
and records relating to services performed hereunder, which books of account and
records shall be accessible for inspection upon reasonable written request by
the Issuer, the Transferor and the Indenture Trustee at any time during normal
business hours.
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3. Compensation; Payment of Fees and Expenses.
(a) Administration Fee. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator's obligations under this Agreement and as reimbursement for
its expenses related thereto, the Administrator shall be entitled to
receive the Administration Fee in accordance with Section 8.4 of the
Indenture. The Administrator shall pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with its activities hereunder.
(b) Compensation and Indemnification under the Transaction
Documents. The Administrator shall:
(i) pay to the Indenture Trustee and any separate trustee or
co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 6.10 of the Indenture (a
"Separate Trustee") from time to time such compensation as the
Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee shall from time
to time agree in writing for services rendered under the Indenture
(which compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation
of a trustee of an express trust);
(ii) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture,
reimburse the Indenture Trustee and any Separate Trustee for all
reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred
in connection with the performance of their duties under the
Indenture;
(iii) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and any Separate
Trustee, in their respective individual capacities and as trustees,
and their successors, assigns, directors, officers, employees and
agents in accordance with Section 6.7 of the Indenture;
(iv) defend any claim for which the Indenture Trustee or any
Separate Trustee seeks indemnity and pay the fees and expenses of
separate counsel of the Indenture Trustee or any Separate Trustee
related to such defense;
(v) pay to the Owner Trustee from time to time compensation
for all services rendered by the Owner Trustee under the Trust
Agreement in accordance with a Fee Letter between the Administrator
and the Owner Trustee (which compensation shall not be limited by
any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of
an express trust);
(vi) reimburse the Owner Trustee upon its request for all
reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by
the Owner Trustee in accordance with any provision of the Trust
Agreement (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and
disbursements of such agents and counsel as the Owner Trustee may
employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights
and its duties under the Trust Agreement), except any such expense
that may be attributable to the Owner Trustee's willful misconduct,
gross negligence or bad faith; and
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(vii) indemnify the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity
and as trustee and its successors, assigns, directors, officers,
employees and agents in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Trust
Agreement;
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein or in any other Transaction Document, clauses (i) through
(vii) above shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
4. Independence of the Administrator. For all purposes of this Agreement,
the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to
the supervision of the Issuer with respect to the manner in which it
accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly
authorized by the Issuer, the Administrator shall have no authority to act for
or to represent the Issuer in any way (other than as permitted hereunder) and
shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer.
5. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall
constitute the Administrator and the Issuer as members of any partnership, joint
venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate
entity, (ii) shall be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them
or (iii) shall be deemed to confer on any of them any express, implied or
apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the others.
6. Other Activities of the Administrator. Nothing herein shall prevent the
Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or, in its
sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an Administrator for any
other Person even though such Person may engage in business activities similar
to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.
7. Representations and Warranties of the Administrator. The Administrator
represents and warrants to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee as follows:
(a) Existence and Power. The Administrator is a corporation validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization
and has, in all material respects, all power and authority to carry on its
business as now conducted. The Administrator has obtained all necessary
licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so
would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Administrator to
perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents.
(b) Authorization and No Contravention. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Administrator of the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Administrator and (ii) do not contravene or constitute a
default under (A) any applicable law, rule or regulation, (B) its
organizational documents or (C) any material agreement, contract, order or
other instrument to which it is a party or its property is subject (other
than violations which do not affect the legality, validity or
enforceability of any of such agreements and which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not materially and adversely affect the transactions
contemplated by, or the Administrator's ability to perform its obligations
under, the Transaction Documents)
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(c) No Consent Required. No approval or authorization by, or filing
with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by the Administrator of any
Transaction Document other than (i) UCC filings, (ii) approvals and
authorizations that have previously been obtained and filings that have
previously been made and (iii) approvals, authorizations or filings which,
if not obtained or made, would not materially and adversely affect the
ability of the Administrator to perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents.
(d) Binding Effect. Each Transaction Document to which the
Administrator is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Administrator enforceable against the Administrator in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,
receivership, conservatorship or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and, if applicable, the rights
of creditors of limited liability companies from time to time in effect or
by general principles of equity.
8. Administrator Replacement Events; Termination of the Administrator.
(a) Subject to clauses (d) and (e) below, the Administrator may
resign its duties hereunder by providing the Issuer with at least sixty
(60) days' prior written notice.
(b) Subject to clauses (d) and (e) below, the Issuer may remove the
Administrator without cause by providing the Administrator with at least
sixty (60) days' prior written notice.
(c) The occurrence of any one of the following events (each, an
"Administrator Replacement Event") shall also entitle the Issuer, subject
to Section 19 hereof, to terminate and replace the Administrator:
(i) any failure by the Administrator to deliver or cause to be
delivered any required payment to the Indenture Trustee for
distribution to the Noteholders, which failure continues unremedied
for ten business days after discovery thereof by a Responsible
Officer of the Administrator or receipt by the Administrator of
written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders
evidencing at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of
the Outstanding Notes, voting together as a single class;
(ii) any failure by the Administrator to duly observe or
perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or
agreements in this Agreement, which failure materially and adversely
affects the rights of the Issuer or the Noteholders, and which
continues unremedied for 90 days after discovery thereof by a
Responsible Officer of the Administrator or receipt by the
Administrator of written notice thereof from the Indenture Trustee
or Noteholders evidencing at least a majority of the aggregate
principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, voting together as a
single class;
(iii) any representation or warranty of the Administrator made
in any Transaction Document to which the Administrator is a party or
by which it is
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bound or any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement proves
to have been incorrect in any material respect when made, which
failure materially and adversely affects the rights of the Issuer or
the Noteholders, and which failure continues unremedied for 90 days
after discovery thereof by a Responsible Officer of the
Administrator or receipt by the Administrator of written notice
thereof from the Indenture Trustee or Noteholders evidencing at
least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the
Outstanding Notes, voting together as a single class (it being
understood that any repurchase of a Unit by VCI pursuant to Section
2.3 of the SUBI Sale Agreement shall be deemed to remedy any
incorrect representation or warranty with respect to such Unit); or
(iv) the Administrator suffers a Bankruptcy Event;
provided, however, that a delay in or failure of performance
referred to under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above for a period of
150 days will not constitute an Administrator Replacement Event if
such delay or failure was caused by force majeure or other similar
occurrence.
(d) If an Administrator Replacement Event shall have occurred, the
Issuer may, subject to Section 19 hereof, by notice given to the
Administrator and the Owner Trustee, terminate all or a portion of the
rights and powers of the Administrator under this Agreement, including the
rights of the Administrator to receive the annual fee for services
hereunder for all periods following such termination; provided, however,
that such termination shall not become effective until such time as the
Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, shall have appointed a successor
Administrator in the manner set forth below. Upon any such termination,
all rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of the Administrator under
this Agreement shall vest in and be assumed by any successor Administrator
appointed by the Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, pursuant to a
management agreement between the Issuer and such successor Administrator,
containing substantially the same provisions as this Agreement (including
with respect to the compensation of such successor Administrator), and the
successor Administrator is hereby irrevocably authorized and empowered to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Administrator, as attorney-in-fact
or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect such vesting
and assumption. Further, in such event, the Administrator shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient
transfer of the administration of the Issuer to the new Administrator.
(e) The Issuer, subject to Section 19 hereof, may waive in writing
any Administrator Replacement Event by the Administrator in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any
such waiver of a past Administrator Replacement Event, such Administrator
Replacement Event shall cease to exist, and any Administrator Replacement
Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or other Administrator Replacement Event or impair any right consequent
thereon.
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9. Action upon Termination or Removal. Promptly upon the effective date of
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8, or the removal of the
Administrator pursuant to Section 8, the Administrator shall be entitled to be
paid all fees and reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the date of such
termination or removal.
10. Liens. The Administrator will not directly or indirectly create, allow
or suffer to exist any Lien on the Collateral other than Permitted Liens.
11. Notices. Any notice, report or other communication given hereunder
shall be in writing and addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Administrator, to:
VW Credit, Inc.
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with a copy to:
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(c) if to the Owner Trustee, to:
The Bank of New York (Delaware)
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with a copy to the Corporate Trust Office
(d) if to the Indenture Trustee, to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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Attention: Global Debt-Structure Finance Admin.
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or to such other address as any party shall have provided to the other parties
in writing. Any notice required to be in writing hereunder shall be deemed given
if such notice is mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid or hand-delivered to
the address of such party as provided above.
12. Amendments.
(a) Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended by the
Administrator without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder
or the Issuer; provided that (i) any amendment that materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders shall require the
consent of Noteholders evidencing not less than a majority of the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, voting as
a single class, (ii) any amendment that materially and adversely affects
the interests of the Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee or the
Owner Trustee shall require the prior written consent of the Persons whose
interests are materially and adversely affected. An amendment shall be
deemed not to materially and
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adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders if the Rating Agency
Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment. The consent of the
Certificateholders or the Issuer shall be deemed to have been given if the
Servicer does not receive a written objection from such Person within 10
Business Days after a written request for such consent shall have been
given.
(b) It shall not be necessary for the consent of any Person pursuant
to this Section for such Person to approve the particular form of any
proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such Person consents to
the substance thereof.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any term or
provision of this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without
the consent of any of the Noteholders or any other Person to add, modify
or eliminate any provisions as may be necessary or advisable in order to
comply with or obtain more favorable treatment under or with respect to
any law or regulation or any accounting rule or principle (whether now or
in the future in effect); it being a condition to any such amendment that
the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied.
(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the
Administrator shall provide each Rating Agency with written notice of the
substance of such amendment. No later than 10 Business Days after the
execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Administrator shall
furnish a copy of such amendment to each Rating Agency, the Issuer, the
Owner Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee.
(e) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the
Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to
receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the
execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement
and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such
amendment have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which
adversely affects the Owner Trustee's or the Indenture Trustee's, as
applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement.
13. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE INTERNAL, SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO THE RULES THEREOF RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAW AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally:
(i) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or any documents executed and
delivered in connection herewith, or for recognition and enforcement
of any judgment in respect thereof, to the nonexclusive general
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York,
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the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District
of New York and appellate courts from any thereof;
(ii) consents that any such action or proceeding may be
brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or
hereafter have to the venue of such action or proceeding in any such
court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an
inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(iii) agrees that service of process in any such action or
proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered
or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail),
postage prepaid, to such Person at its address determined in
accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement; and
(iv) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to
effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or
shall limit the right to ▇▇▇ in any other jurisdiction.
14. Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for
convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning,
construction or effect of this Agreement.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but
all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
16. Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason
whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms
shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions
or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
17. Not Applicable to VCI in Other Capacities. Nothing in this Agreement
shall affect any obligation VCI may have in any other capacity.
18. Benefits of the Administration Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and
their successors hereunder, the Owner Trustee, any separate trustee or
co-trustee appointed under the Indenture and the Noteholders, any benefit or any
legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Owner Trustee is a third party beneficiary of this
Agreement and is entitled to the rights and benefits hereunder and may enforce
the provisions hereof as if it were a party hereto.
19. Assignment. Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and consents to the
mortgage, pledge, assignment and grant of a security interest by the Issuer to
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the
Noteholders of all of the Issuer's rights under this Agreement. In addition, the
Administrator hereby acknowledges and agrees that for so long as any Notes are
outstanding, the Indenture Trustee will have the right to exercise all
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waivers and consents, rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the
Issuer under this Agreement.
20. Nonpetition Covenant. With respect to each Bankruptcy Remote Party,
each party hereto agrees that, prior to the date which is one year and one day
after payment in full of all obligations under each Financing (i) no party
hereto shall authorize such Bankruptcy Remote Party to commence a voluntary
winding-up or other voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to such Bankruptcy Remote Party or
its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect in any jurisdiction or seeking the appointment of an administrator, a
trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official with respect
to such Bankruptcy Remote Party or any substantial part of its property or to
consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any
such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against such
Bankruptcy Remote Party, or to make a general assignment for the benefit of any
party hereto or any other creditor of such Bankruptcy Remote Party, and (ii)
none of the parties hereto shall commence or join with any other Person in
commencing any proceeding against such Bankruptcy Remote Party under any
bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or insolvency law or statute now or
hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto agrees that,
prior to the date which is one year and one day after the payment in full of all
obligations under each Financing, it will not institute against, or join any
other Person in instituting against, any Bankruptcy Remote Party an action in
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
or similar proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State of the
United States.
21. Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to
the contrary, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by The Bank of New
York (Delaware), not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee, and
in no event shall it have any liability for the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or under the
Notes or any of the other Transaction Documents or in any of the certificates,
notices or agreements delivered pursuant thereto, as to all of which recourse
shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. Under no circumstances shall
the Owner Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or
expense of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligations,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under the
Transaction Documents. For the purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of
its duties or obligations hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and
entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and
VIII of the Trust Agreement.
22. Each SUBI Separate; Assignees of SUBI. Each party hereto acknowledges
and agrees (and each holder or pledgee of the Transaction SUBI, by virtue of its
acceptance of such Transaction SUBI or pledge thereof, acknowledges and agrees)
that (a) the Transaction SUBI is a separate series of the Origination Trust as
provided in Section 3806(b)(2) of Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code,
12 Del. Code Section 3801 et seq., (b)(i) the debts, liabilities, obligations
and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to the
Transaction SUBI or the Transaction SUBI Portfolio shall be enforceable against
the Transaction SUBI Portfolio only and not against any Transaction SUBI Assets
or the UTI Portfolio and (ii) the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses
incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to any Other
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SUBI, any Other SUBI Portfolio, the UTI or the UTI Portfolio shall be
enforceable against such Other SUBI Portfolio or the UTI Portfolio only, as
applicable, and not against the Transaction SUBI or any Other SUBI Assets, (c)
except to the extent required by law, UTI Assets or SUBI Assets with respect to
any SUBI (other than the Transaction SUBI) shall not be subject to the claims,
debts, liabilities, expenses or obligations arising from or with respect to the
Transaction SUBI in respect of such claim, (d)(i) no creditor or holder of a
claim relating to the Transaction SUBI or the Transaction SUBI Portfolio shall
be entitled to maintain any action against or recover any assets allocated to
the UTI or the UTI Portfolio or any Other SUBI or the assets allocated thereto,
and (ii) no creditor or holder of a claim relating to the UTI, the UTI Portfolio
or any SUBI other than the Transaction SUBI or any SUBI Assets other than the
Transaction SUBI Portfolio shall be entitled to maintain any action against or
recover any assets allocated to the Transaction SUBI and (e) any purchaser,
assignee or pledgee of an interest in the Transaction SUBI or the Transaction
SUBI Certificate must, prior to or contemporaneously with the grant of any such
assignment, pledge or security interest, (i) give to the Origination Trust a
non-petition covenant substantially similar to that set forth in Section 6.9 of
the Origination Trust Agreement, and (ii) execute an agreement for the benefit
of each holder, assignee or pledgee from time to time of the UTI or UTI
Certificate and any Other SUBI or Other SUBI Certificate, to release all claims
to the assets of the Origination Trust allocated to the UTI Portfolio and each
Other SUBI Portfolio and in the event that such release is not given effect, to
fully subordinate all claims it may be deemed to have against the assets of the
Origination Trust allocated to the UTI Portfolio and each Other SUBI Portfolio.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LEASE TRUST 2005-A
By: The Bank of New York (Delaware), not
in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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VW CREDIT, INC., as Administrator
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Indenture
Trustee
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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