FINANCIAL SERVICES VEHICLE TRUST, BMW MANUFACTURING L.P., BMW AUTO LEASING LLC, BMW VEHICLE LEASE TRUST 2021-1, and as Indenture Trustee BACK-UP SECURITY AGREEMENT Dated as of March 10, 2021

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FINANCIAL SERVICES VEHICLE TRUST,

BMW MANUFACTURING L.P.,

BMW AUTO LEASING LLC,

BMW VEHICLE LEASE TRUST 2021-1,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Indenture Trustee

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Dated as of March 10, 2021

                                                                                                                              

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

This Back-Up Security Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2021, is among Financial Services Vehicle Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Vehicle Trust”), BMW Manufacturing L.P., an Indiana limited partnership (“BMW LP”), BMW Auto Leasing LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Transferor”), BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2021-1, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) under the Indenture, dated as of March 10, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Vehicle Trust is governed by the Trust Agreement, dated as of August 30, 1995, as amended and restated as of September 27, 1996, as further amended as of May 25, 2000 and December 1, 2006 (the “Vehicle Trust Agreement”), between BMW LP and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, formerly known as The Bank of New York (Delaware), a Delaware banking corporation, as Trustee (the “Trustee”);

WHEREAS, the Vehicle Trust was formed for the purposes of taking assignments and conveyances of, holding in trust and releasing its ownership interest in, various trust assets, including lease contracts (insofar as such lease contracts pertain to particular passenger cars, motorcycles or light trucks) and the related passenger cars, motorcycles or light trucks;

WHEREAS, the parties to the Vehicle Trust Agreement supplemented the Vehicle Trust Agreement with a supplement, dated as of March 10, 2021 (the “2021-1 Vehicle Trust Supplement” and together with the Vehicle Trust Agreement, the “SUBI Trust Agreement”), to establish one special unit of beneficial interest (the “2021-1 SUBI”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the SUBI Trust Agreement, a separate portfolio of Leases (the “2021-1 Leases”), the Leased Vehicles that are leased under the 2021-1 Leases (the “2021-1 Vehicles”) and certain other related assets of the Vehicle Trust have been allocated to the 2021-1 SUBI;

WHEREAS, the Vehicle Trust has issued to BMW LP a certificate evidencing a beneficial interest in the 2021-1 SUBI (the “2021-1 SUBI Certificate”);

WHEREAS, the Issuer was formed pursuant to that certain trust agreement, dated as of February 23, 2021, as amended and restated as of March 10, 2021, between the Transferor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as owner trustee (the “Trust Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the SUBI certificate transfer agreement, dated as of March 10, 2021 (the “SUBI Certificate Transfer Agreement”), between BMW LP and the Transferor, BMW LP has transferred and assigned, without recourse, to the Transferor, all of BMW LP’s interest in

the 2021-1 SUBI Certificate and certain other rights in consideration of the Transfer Price (as defined therein);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Issuer SUBI certificate transfer agreement, dated as of March 10, 2021 (the “Issuer SUBI Certificate Transfer Agreement”), between the Transferor and the Issuer, the Transferor has transferred and assigned, without recourse, to the Issuer, all of the Transferor’s interest in the 2021-1 SUBI Certificate and certain other rights in consideration of the Transfer Price (as defined therein);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer has granted a security interest in the 2021-1 SUBI Certificate to the Indenture Trustee to secure payment of the Notes; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide that if, for any reason, the form of any of the transactions contemplated by the SUBI Trust Agreement, the 2021-1 SUBI Certificate, the Trust Agreement or the Indenture (collectively, the “Transfer Documents”) are deemed to constitute a loan by any or all of the Securityholders (as defined in the Trust Agreement), secured by a pledge of the 2021-1 SUBI Assets or any interest therein (rather than by the 2021-1 SUBI Certificate), each of the Vehicle Trust, BMW LP and the Transferor shall be deemed to have granted to the Issuer a first priority security interest in the Collateral (as defined herein) to secure the Securities, which security interest the Issuer shall have assigned to the Indenture Trustee to secure the Notes.

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

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01.       Definitions.  Whenever used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, (i) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the SUBI Trust Agreement, and if not defined therein, in the Servicing Agreement, (ii) capitalized terms defined in the Preamble and the Recitals have the meanings set forth therein and (iii) the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

“Agreement” means this Back-Up Security Agreement, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

“Back-Up Event” means that a court of competent jurisdiction has made a determination or ruling that has the effect of allowing realization on the security intended to be provided to the Issuer by the Transfer Documents only if such transactions are deemed to constitute a loan by the Issuer, secured directly by a pledge of the 2021-1 SUBI Assets or any interest therein (rather than by the 2021-1 SUBI Certificate and the beneficial interest in the 2021-1 SUBI Assets represented thereby).

“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

“Pledgors” means the Vehicle Trust, BMW LP and the Transferor.

“Servicing Agreement” means the Basic Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 30, 1995, between the Vehicle Trust, BMW LP and BMW Financial Services NA, LLC (“BMW FS”), as servicer, as supplemented by the Servicing Supplement, dated as of March 10, 2021, among the Vehicle Trust, BMW LP, and BMW FS, as servicer.

“Trust Assets” has the meaning set forth in the SUBI Trust Agreement.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.

Section 1.02.       Interpretive Provisions.  For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, (i) terms used herein include, as appropriate, all genders and the plural as well as the singular, (ii) references to words such as “herein”, “hereof” and the like shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular part, Article or Section herein, (iii) references to an Article or Section such as “Article One” or “Section 1.01” shall refer to the applicable Article or Section of this Agreement, (iv) the term “include” and all variations thereof shall mean “include without limitation” and (v) the term “proceeds” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UCC.

ARTICLE TWO

SECURITY INTEREST

Section 2.01.       Grant of Security Interest.

payment of all amounts due on the Notes, (ii) the payment of all other sums payable under the Indenture and (iii) compliance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Section 2.02.       Certificate of Title.  None of the parties hereto, including the Vehicle Trust, shall be required to make notation on, or cause to be taken any other action with respect to, any Certificate of Title for any 2021-1 Vehicle to reflect the back-up Lien created hereby.

Section 2.03.       Filing of Financing Statements.

Section 2.04.       Use of Collateral.  Each of the parties granting a security interest hereunder may continue to use and deal with its interest in the Collateral in any lawful manner and may sell items of Collateral in the ordinary course of its business, subject only to the requirements of the Transfer Documents, the Servicing Agreement or any other Basic Document, as appropriate.

Section 2.05.       Further Description of the Collateral.  Schedule A attached hereto contains a description of the 2021-1 Leases.

Section 2.06.       Back-Up Rights of Issuer.  If a Back-Up Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Issuer may exercise the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the UCC to the extent permitted by applicable law.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Issuer shall have recourse only against the Collateral and not against any Pledgor hereunder.

ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01.       Amendments.  This Agreement may be amended by written agreement among the parties hereto; provided, however, that it may only be amended under the same circumstances the Trust Agreement could be amended pursuant to Section 12.01 thereof and the Indenture could be amended pursuant to Article Nine thereof.

Section 3.02.       Governing Law.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5‑1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

Section 3.03.       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 or unenforceable, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions and terms of this Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented, and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement.

Section 3.04.       Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Each party agrees that this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered in connection herewith may be electronically signed, and that any electronic signatures appearing on this Agreement or such other documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Section 3.05.       Successors and Assigns.  All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

Section 3.06.       Further Assurances.  Each party will perform such acts and execute and deliver to any other party such additional documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested in order to effect the purposes of this Agreement and to better assure and confirm unto the requesting party its rights, powers and remedies hereunder.

Section 3.07.       Limitation of Liability of the Owner Trustee, the Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.

Section 3.08.       Notices.  All notices, requests and demands under this Agreement shall be given in accordance with Section 11.04 of the Indenture.  The address for such purpose of (i) the Vehicle Trust shall be ▇/▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Trust of Delaware, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; (ii) BMW LP shall be ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: General Counsel; and (iii) the Transferor shall be ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: General Counsel.

Section 3.09.       Series Disclaimer and Acknowledgment.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Vehicle Trust is organized in series pursuant to Section 3804(a) and 3806(b)(2) of the Statutory Trust Statute.  As such, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to each series of the Vehicle Trust shall be enforceable against the assets of such series of the Vehicle Trust only, and not against the assets of the Vehicle Trust generally or the assets of any other series of the Vehicle Trust or against the Trustee of the Vehicle Trust.  There may be several series of the Vehicle Trust created pursuant to the Vehicle Trust Agreement.

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SCHEDULE A

Schedule of 2021-1 Leases

 [Omitted. Copies on file with the Servicer, the Trustee and the Owner Trustee.]