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): July 21, 2021

 

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

(Issuing Entity with respect to Securities)

(Central Index Key Number: 0001867436)

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC

(Sponsor with respect to Securities)

(Central Key Index Number: 0001601902)

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC

(Depositor with respect to Securities)

(Central Key Index Number: 0001259380)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

333-228379-11

(Commission File Number)

01-0794037

(Registrant’s IRS Employer Identification No.)

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Richmond, VA 23238-1115

(Address of principal executive offices of registrant, including zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 935-4512

Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  

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on which registered

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On July 21, 2021, CarMax Business Services, LLC (“CarMax Business Services”) and CarMax Auto Funding LLC (the “Depositor”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), whereby each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal balance of various classes of Asset-backed Notes to be issued by CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “Issuing Entity”), a Delaware statutory trust created pursuant to that certain Trust Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021, as will be amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement to be dated as of July 1, 2021 between the Depositor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”). The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the Underwriters are subject to specified conditions precedent and that the Underwriters will purchase the Notes (defined below).

The sale of the Notes has been registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) under a Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (Commission File No. 333-228379), filed on November 14, 2018. It is anticipated that the Notes will be issued on or about July 28, 2021 (the “Issuance Date”).

The Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1.

 

Item 8.01.    Other Events.

The registrant has filed a final prospectus, dated July 21, 2021, setting forth a description of the collateral pool and the structure of $296,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $506,670,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-2a Notes”), $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-2b Notes”), $606,670,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), $143,290,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes”), $27,190,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class B Asset-backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $47,370,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class C Asset-backed Notes (the “Class C Notes”) and $22,810,000 aggregate principal amount of the Class D Asset-backed Notes (the “Class D Notes” and, together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the “Notes”) by the Issuing Entity. Each of the Notes is being offered publicly for sale.

On the Issuance Date, the Depositor will enter into an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, in substantially the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, with the Owner Trustee, relating to the Issuing Entity. On the Issuance Date, CarMax Business Services and the Depositor will enter into a Receivables Purchase Agreement, in substantially the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to which specified motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and related property will be sold by CarMax Business Services to the Depositor. On the Issuance Date, the Issuing Entity, the Depositor and CarMax Business Services, as servicer, will enter into a Sale and Servicing Agreement, in substantially the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to which motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and related property will be transferred by the Depositor to the Issuing Entity, and the Issuing Entity will engage CarMax Business Services to service those assets. On the Issuance Date, the Issuing Entity will issue to the Depositor the Notes pursuant to an Indenture, in substantially the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, to be entered into between the Issuing Entity and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). On the Issuance Date, the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee and CarMax Business Services, as administrator, will enter into an Administration Agreement, in substantially the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to which the administrator agrees to perform certain duties and obligations of the Issuing Entity and the Owner Trustee under the transaction documents. On the Issuance Date, the Issuing Entity, the Servicer and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), will enter into an Asset Representations Review Agreement, in substantially the form of which is filed as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to which the Asset Representations Reviewer will agree to perform, upon satisfaction of certain trigger events, reviews of certain receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties made by CarMax Business Services and the Depositor about such receivables.

Legal opinions and a consent of Mayer Brown LLP are attached as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the chief executive officer of the Registrant has made the certifications required by Paragraph I.B.1(a) of Form SF-3 attached as Exhibit 36.1. The certification is being filed on this Current Report to satisfy the requirements of Item 601(b)(36) of Regulation S-K.


Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.    Description
  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July  21, 2021, by and among CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as depositor, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein.
  4.1    Indenture, to be dated July 1, 2021, between CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee.
  4.2    Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, to be dated July 1, 2021, between CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as depositor, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee.
  5.1    Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of July 23, 2021, with respect to enforceability of securities.
  8.1    Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, dated as of July 23, 2021, with respect to tax matters.
23.1    Consent of Mayer Brown LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1).
36.1    Depositor CEO Certification
99.1    Sale and Servicing Agreement, to be dated July 1, 2021, among CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as depositor, and CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3.
99.2    Receivables Purchase Agreement, to be dated July 1, 2021, between CarMax Business Services, LLC, as seller, and CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as purchaser.
99.3    Administration Agreement, to be dated July  1, 2021, among CarMax Business Services, LLC, as administrator, CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee.
99.4    Asset Representations Review Agreement, to be dated July  1, 2021, among CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer.


SIGNATURES

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

 

     

CarMax Auto Funding LLC

 

(Depositor)

Dated: July 23, 2021

   By:   

/s/ Andrew J. McMonigle

   Name:

Title:

  

Andrew J. McMonigle

Vice President and Treasurer


EX-1.1

Exhibit 1.1

$1,750,000,000

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

$296,000,000 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes

$506,670,000 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes

$100,000,000 LIBOR + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes

$606,670,000 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes

$143,290,000 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes

$27,190,000 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes

$47,370,000 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes

$22,810,000 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC

Depositor

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC

Sponsor and Servicer

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

July 21, 2021

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

as Representative of the several

Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto

Brookfield Place

200 Vesey Street

New York, New York 10281

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”), confirms its agreement with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative (the “Representative”) of the several underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (together with any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 11, the “Underwriters”), with respect to the sale by the Depositor to the Underwriters, and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of $296,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $506,670,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-2a Notes”), $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of LIBOR + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-2b Notes” and, together with the Class A-2a Notes, the “Class A-2 Notes”), $606,670,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), $143,290,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes”), $27,190,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $47,370,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes (the “Class C Notes”) and $22,810,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (the “Class D Notes” and, together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the “Notes”) of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “Trust”) under the terms and conditions contained herein. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).


The Depositor understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Notes as soon as the Representative deems advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered and the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).

Simultaneously with the issuance of the Notes and the sale of the Notes as contemplated herein, the Trust will issue the CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 Asset-backed Certificates (the “Certificates” and, together with the Notes, the “Securities”). The Trust was created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to an amended and restated trust agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), between the Depositor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee (“WTNA” or the “Owner Trustee”). Each Note will represent an obligation of the Trust, each Certificate will represent an undivided beneficial interest in the Trust and the Certificates will be subordinated to the Notes to the extent described in the Indenture and the Trust Agreement.

The assets of the Trust will include, among other things, (i) a pool of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by the new and used motor vehicles financed thereby (the “Financed Vehicles”), (ii) certain monies payable under the Receivables after June 30, 2021, (iii) security interests in the Financed Vehicles, (iv) amounts on deposit in certain accounts, (v) certain rights under a receivables purchase agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), between CarMax Business Services, LLC (“CarMax LLC”) and the Depositor, pursuant to which CarMax LLC will sell the Receivables to the Depositor, (vi) certain rights under a sale and servicing agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Trust, the Depositor and CarMax LLC, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), pursuant to which the Receivables and other property of the Trust will be sold to the Trust and the Receivables will be serviced by the Servicer and (vii) all proceeds of the foregoing. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Trust Estate will be held by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Notes. Pursuant to an administration agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Administration Agreement”), among CarMax LLC, as administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”), the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator will perform certain administrative obligations of the Trust under the Indenture. Pursuant to an asset representations review agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”), among Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), the Trust and the Servicer, if certain delinquency trigger and voting requirements described in the Indenture are met, the Asset Representations Reviewer will review all Receivables that are 60 days or more delinquent to determine if certain representations and warranties were satisfied as of the Closing Date (or such other date as indicated in the related representations and warranties). The Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Asset Representations Review Agreement and the Receivables Purchase Agreement are referred to herein collectively as the “Basic Documents”. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The Depositor has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form SF-3 (File No. 333-228379), including a form of preliminary prospectus relating to the offering of asset-backed notes and asset-backed certificates, issued in series from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 (“Rule 415”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “Securities Act Regulations”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such registration statement covers the registration of the Notes under the Securities Act and has been declared effective by the Commission. Such registration statement, at any specified time (or, if no time is otherwise specified, at the Time of Sale, as defined below), including the amendments thereto at such time, the exhibits and any schedules thereto at such time, the documents incorporated by reference pursuant to the Securities Act at such time and documents otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or included therein by the Securities Act Regulations, is herein called the “Registration Statement”.

Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor will prepare and file with the Commission a final prospectus relating to the Notes in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430D of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 430D”) and paragraph (b) of Rule 424 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 424(b)”). Any information included in such prospectus that was omitted from the Registration Statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of and included in such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430D is referred to as “Rule 430D Information”.

“Preliminary Prospectus” means the Preliminary Prospectus dated July 15, 2021 (including the information referred to under the caption “Historical Performance—Static Pool Information About Previous Securitizations” therein regardless of whether such information is deemed a part of the Registration Statement or Prospectus) used in connection with the offering of the Notes that omitted the Rule 430D Information and is used prior to the filing of the Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the Securities Act at the Time of Sale. “Prospectus” means the Prospectus dated July 21, 2021 (including the information referred to under the caption “Historical Performance—Static Pool Information About Previous Securitizations” therein regardless of whether such information is deemed a part of the Registration Statement or Prospectus) that is first filed after the Time of Sale pursuant to Rule 424(b), as amended at the time of such filing, including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to the Securities Act at the Time of Sale or at the Closing Time (as defined in Section 2(b)), as applicable.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), relating to the Notes that (i) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Depositor, (ii) is a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, including any Road Show as defined herein, (iii) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Notes or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms or (iv) is the free writing prospectus, dated July 15, 2021(the “Ratings Free Writing Prospectus”), in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Depositor’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

 

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“Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, and is specified in Schedule B hereto. “Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

At or prior to the time when sales to purchasers of the Notes were first made by the Underwriters, which was approximately 11:40 a.m., New York City time, on July 21, 2021 (the “Time of Sale”), the Depositor had prepared (i) the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus(es) and (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”). If, at or subsequent to the Time of Sale and prior to the Closing Time, such information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and as a result investors in the Notes may terminate their old “Contracts of Sale” (as that term is used in Rule 159 under the Securities Act Regulations) for any Notes and the Underwriters enter into new Contracts of Sale with investors in the Notes, then “Time of Sale Information” will refer to the information conveyed to investors at the time of entry into the first such new Contract of Sale in connection with an amended Preliminary Prospectus approved by the Depositor and the Representative that corrects such material misstatements or omissions (a “Corrected Prospectus”) and “Time of Sale” will refer to the time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into.

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained”, “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Corrected Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which are or are deemed to be incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the Securities Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Corrected Prospectus, as the case may be. All references in this Agreement to the terms “amend”, “amendments” or “supplements” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Corrected Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any documents under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the effective date (the “Effective Date”) of the Registration Statement or the issue date of any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or any Corrected Prospectus, as the case may be, which are or are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed by the Securities Act Regulations to be a part thereof or included therein. For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Corrected Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”).

 

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Section 1. Representations and Warranties.

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Depositor. The Depositor represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:

(i) Compliance with Registration Requirements. The Depositor meets the requirements for use of Form SF-3 under the Securities Act. The Registration Statement, at the Time of Sale, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1)(vii). As of the date that is ninety days after February 28, 2021, the requirements of General Instruction I.A. of Form SF-3 have been met. At the earliest time that the Depositor or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations) of the Notes and at the date hereof and at the date the Depositor delivers or causes to be delivered each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus, the Depositor was not, is not and will not be an “ineligible issuer”, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act Regulations.

(ii) Registration Statement, Prospectus and Disclosure at Time of Sale.

(A) The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission under the Securities Act and is effective as of the date hereof. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the Securities Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

(B) At the respective times the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430D(f) and at the Closing Time, the Registration Statement conformed and will conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities Act Regulations, the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Trust Indenture Act (the “Trust Indenture Act Regulations”) and did not, as of the Time of Sale, and will not, as of the Closing Time, include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

(C) When filed with the Commission, the Preliminary Prospectus conformed in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations (provided that the Depositor has prepared the Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with the guidance from the Staff of the Commission set forth in the No-Action Letter, dated November 23, 2010, regarding Items 1103(a)(9) and 1120 of Regulation AB). The Preliminary Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Notes will, at the time of such delivery, be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

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(D) As of its date and the Time of Sale and as of the Closing Time, neither (1) the Time of Sale Information nor (2) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the Time of Sale Information, included or will include any untrue statement of a material fact nor omitted or will omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, that the Depositor makes no representation and warranty with respect to the omission of pricing and price-dependent information.

(E) When filed with the Commission, the Prospectus will conform in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations (provided that the Depositor has prepared the Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with the guidance from the Staff of the Commission set forth in the No-Action Letter, dated November 23, 2010, regarding Items 1103(a)(9) and 1120 of Regulation AB). The Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Notes will, at the time of such delivery, be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(F) As of its date and as of the Closing Time, the Prospectus did not and will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(G) Other than the Time of Sale Information, the Road Show (as defined below), the pricing information filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 on July 21, 2021 (the “Pricing Free Writing Prospectus”), the Prospectus and any Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, the Depositor (including its agents and representatives other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication,” including any other “free writing prospectus” (each as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of any offer to buy the Notes.

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriters’ Information (as defined in Section 7(a)).

 

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(iii) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission complied, and will comply, in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Exchange Act Regulations”).

(iv) Trust Indenture Act. When the Indenture is executed by all the parties thereto, the Indenture will be duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.

(v) Due Organization. The Depositor is duly formed and validly existing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, and all filings required at the date hereof under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. §18-101, et seq.) (the “LLC Act”) with respect to the due formation and valid existence of the Depositor as a limited liability company have been made; the Depositor has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and to enter into and to perform its obligations under each Basic Document to which it is a party (collectively, the “Depositor Agreements”), this Agreement and the Securities; and the Depositor is duly qualified or registered as a foreign limited liability company to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration is required, except where the failure to so qualify or register or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor. As used herein, the term “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to either the Depositor or CarMax LLC, as the case may be, a material adverse change in its condition, financial or otherwise, or in its earnings, business affairs or business prospects, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or in its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and each Basic Document to which it is a party.

(vi) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor.

(vii) Authorization of Basic Documents. As of the Closing Time, each Depositor Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositor, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(viii) Issuance of the Notes. As of the Closing Time, the Notes will have been duly authorized and, when duly executed and authenticated, issued and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor as provided in this Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with their terms, except as the

 

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enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and will be in the form contemplated by, and entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture.

(ix) Description of the Notes and Basic Documents. The Notes and the Basic Documents conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof and the statements relating thereto contained in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(x) No Conflicts and No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of the Depositor Agreements, this Agreement and the Notes and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or therein do not and will not (A) conflict with or constitute a breach of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of its properties, operations or assets is subject, except for conflicts or breaches that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor, (B) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, mortgage, pledge, charge, encumbrance, adverse claim or other security interest (collectively, “Liens”) upon any of its property or assets except for Liens permitted by the Basic Documents and (C) result in any violation of the provisions of its limited liability company agreement or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its assets, properties or operations.

(xi) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened, against or affecting the Depositor which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (other than as stated therein or stated in a document incorporated by reference therein), or which might reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Depositor is a party or of which any of its properties or assets is subject which are not described in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor.

(xii) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of any court, governmental authority or agency or any other person is necessary in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the offering and sale of the Notes, the authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of the Depositor Agreements or this Agreement or the consummation by the Depositor of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except such as will have been obtained on or prior to, and will be in full force and effect as of, the Closing Time.

 

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(xiii) Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Depositor possesses or, as of the Closing Time, has applied for such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it; the Depositor is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor; except for Governmental Licenses that have been applied for as of the Closing Time, all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor or would not render a material portion of the Receivables unenforceable; and the Depositor has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Depositor or would render a material portion of the Receivables unenforceable.

(xiv) Payment of Fees. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges that have been assessed and are known to the Depositor to be arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Basic Documents and with the execution and delivery of the Receivables, including any amendments thereto and assignments and/or endorsements thereof, will have been paid by the Depositor prior to the Closing Time.

(xv) Investment Company Act. Neither the Trust nor the Depositor is, or after giving effect to the sale of the Notes and the use of proceeds thereof will be, required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Trust will be relying on an exclusion from the definition of “investment company” under the Investment Company Act contained in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act, although there may be additional exclusions or exemptions available to the Trust. The Trust is being structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” for purposes of the regulations adopted to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

(xvi) Incorporation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Depositor in each Depositor Agreement are true and correct in all material respects and are hereby incorporated by reference herein and restated for the benefit of the Underwriters with the same effect as if set forth in full herein.

(xvii) Rule 193. The Depositor has complied with Rule 193 of the Securities Act Regulations in connection with the offering of the Notes.

 

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(b) Representations and Warranties by CarMax LLC. CarMax LLC represents and warrants to each of the Underwriters that the representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in Section 1(a) are true and correct as of the time made and further represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters as follows:

(i) Due Organization. CarMax LLC is duly formed and validly existing as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, and all filings required at the date hereof under the LLC Act with respect to the due formation and valid existence of CarMax LLC as a limited liability company have been made; CarMax LLC has all requisite power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under each Basic Document to which it is a party (collectively, the “CarMax Agreements”), this Agreement and the Securities; and CarMax LLC is duly qualified or registered as a foreign limited liability company to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration is required, except where the failure to so qualify or register or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC.

(ii) Authorization of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by CarMax LLC.

(iii) Authorization of Basic Documents. As of the Closing Time, each CarMax Agreement will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by CarMax LLC, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of CarMax LLC, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(iv) No Conflicts and No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by CarMax LLC of the CarMax Agreements and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein do not and will not (A) conflict with or constitute a breach of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or to which any of its properties, operations or assets is subject, except for conflicts or breaches that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC, (B) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its property or assets except for Liens permitted by the Basic Documents and (C) result in any violation of the provisions of its articles of incorporation or bylaws or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over CarMax LLC or any of its assets, properties or operations.

 

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(v) Absence of Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of CarMax LLC, threatened, against or affecting CarMax LLC which is or which might reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC; the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which CarMax LLC is a party or of which any of its properties, operations or assets is subject which are not described in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC.

(vi) Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of any court, governmental authority or agency or any other person is necessary in connection with the issuance of the Notes or the offering and sale of the Notes, the authorization, execution, delivery and performance by CarMax LLC of the CarMax Agreements or this Agreement or the consummation by CarMax LLC of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except such as will have been obtained on or prior to, and will be in full force and effect as of, the Closing Time.

(vii) Possession of Licenses and Permits. CarMax LLC possesses or, as of the Closing Time, has applied for such Governmental Licenses issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by it; CarMax LLC is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC; except for Governmental Licenses that have been applied for as of the Closing Time, all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC or would not render a material portion of the Receivables unenforceable; and CarMax LLC has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to CarMax LLC or would render a material portion of the Receivables unenforceable.

(viii) Incorporation of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of CarMax LLC in each CarMax Agreement are true and correct in all material respects and are hereby incorporated by reference herein and restated for the benefit of the Underwriters with the same effect as if set forth in full herein.

(ix) 17g-5 Representation. CarMax LLC has provided a written representation (the “17g-5 Representation”) to each nationally recognized statistical rating organization hired by CarMax LLC to rate the Notes (collectively, the “Hired NRSROs”), which satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(3)(iii) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act (“Rule 17g-5”) and a copy of which has been delivered to the Representative. CarMax LLC has complied, and has caused the Depositor to comply, in all material respects with the 17g-5 Representation, other than any breach of the 17g-5 Representation arising from a breach by any of the Underwriters of the representation, warranty and covenant set forth in Section 6(f)(vi).

 

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(x) 15Ga-2 Representation. CarMax LLC has complied (or caused the Depositor to comply) with Rule 15Ga-2 of the Exchange Act with respect to any report produced for third-party due diligence services (as defined in Rule 17g-10(d)(1) of the Exchange Act) (a “Third-Party Diligence Report”) performed on behalf of CarMax LLC or the Depositor, other than any breach arising from a breach by any Underwriter of the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 6(f)(vii) hereof. CarMax LLC or the Depositor has furnished to the Commission the Form ABS-15G containing the Third-Party Diligence Report described on Schedule C within the time period required by Rule 15Ga-2, a copy of which Third Party Diligence Report was furnished to the Representative within a reasonable period prior to furnishing such Third-Party Diligence Report or portion thereof on the Commission’s EDGAR website. On or prior to the date of this Agreement, neither CarMax LLC nor the Depositor has requested (or caused any person to request) any Third-Party Diligence Report other than the Third-Party Diligence Report described on Schedule C.

(xi) Credit Risk Retention Representation. CarMax LLC has complied, as of the Closing Time will have complied, and is the appropriate entity to comply, with all requirements imposed on the “sponsor of a securitization transaction” in accordance with the final rules contained in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, directly or (to the extent permitted by the Credit Risk Retention Rules) through a majority-owned affiliate (as defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”). As used herein, “Credit Risk Retention Rules” means the final rules contained in Regulation RR, 17 C.F.R. §246.1, et seq., implementing the credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act. CarMax LLC is solely responsible for the calculation of the required amount of risk retention (including any calculation of fair value).

Section 2. Sale and Delivery to the Underwriters; Closing.

(a) Purchase of Notes. On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Depositor agrees to sell to the Underwriters, and the Underwriters severally and not jointly agree to purchase from the Depositor, the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite each Underwriter’s name and at a purchase price as set forth in Schedule A. The underwriting discount to the Underwriters, the selling concessions that the Underwriters may allow to certain dealers, and the discounts that such dealers may reallow to certain other dealers, each expressed as a percentage of the initial principal balance of the applicable class of Notes sold to the Underwriters, shall be as set forth in Schedule A.

 

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(b) Payment. Payment of the purchase price, and delivery of certificates, for the Notes shall be made at the offices of Mayer Brown LLP, 71 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Depositor, at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on July 28, 2021, or such other time not later than five business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representative and the Depositor (such date and time of payment and delivery being called the “Closing Time”). Pursuant to Rule 15c6-1(d) of the Exchange Act Regulations, the parties hereto have agreed that the Closing Time will be not less than five business days following the date hereof.

Each class of Notes will initially be represented by one or more certificates registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The interests of beneficial owners of the Notes will be represented by book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. Certificates for the Securities shall be made available for examination by the Representative in Chicago, Illinois not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the business day prior to the Closing Time.

Delivery of the Notes shall be made against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Depositor.

Section 3. Agreements of the Depositor. The Depositor (and, with respect to clauses (i) and (j), CarMax LLC) agrees with each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees with the Depositor and with CarMax LLC with respect to clauses (i) and (j), as applicable, as follows:

(a) Compliance with Securities Act Regulations and Commission Requests. The Depositor, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule 424(h) of the Securities Act Regulations (“Rule 424(h)”), Rule 424(b) and Rule 430D and will notify the Representative promptly, and confirm the notice in writing, upon its knowledge of (i) the effectiveness of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or the filing of any supplement or amendment to the Prospectus, (ii) the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or for additional information, (iv) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes and (v) the happening of any event during the period referred to in Section 3(d) which, in the judgment of the Depositor, makes the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered or made available to a purchaser, not misleading. The Depositor will effect the filings required under Rule 424(h) and Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(h) and Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), as applicable, and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(h) and Rule 424(b), as applicable, was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. The Depositor will effect any required filing of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433 in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 433(d). The Depositor will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

 

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(b) Filing of Amendments. The Depositor will give the Representative notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment, supplement or revision to either any preliminary prospectus (including any prospectus included in the Registration Statement or amendment thereto at the time it became effective), the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, and the Depositor will furnish the Representative with copies of all such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representative or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

(c) Delivery of Offering Documents. The Depositor will deliver to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus as such Underwriter may reasonably request, and the Depositor hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the Securities Act. The Depositor will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus is required to be delivered under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(d) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Depositor will comply with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations, the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Regulations and the Trust Indenture Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Notes as contemplated in this Agreement, the Basic Documents, the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus is required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Notes, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or counsel to the Depositor, to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus in order that the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as applicable, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations, the Depositor will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the review and approval provisions afforded to the Representative described in Section 3(b), such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, the Depositor will use its best efforts to have such amendment declared effective as soon as practicable and the Depositor will furnish to the Underwriters, without charge, such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Depositor will promptly notify the Representative and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

 

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(e) State Securities Law Qualifications. The Depositor will use its best efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, in arranging for the registration and qualification of the Notes for offering and sale and the determination of their eligibility for investment, as the case may be, under the laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Underwriters reasonably request and will continue to assist the Underwriters in maintaining such registrations and qualifications in effect for a period of not less than one year from the date of the Prospectus and in filing such consents to service of process or other documents as may be necessary in order to effect such registrations and qualifications; provided, however, that the Depositor shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign limited liability company or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. Any expenses incurred in connection with maintaining any such qualification for more than one year from the date of the Prospectus will be at the Representative’s expense. The Depositor will also supply the Underwriters with such information as is necessary for the determination of the legality of the offering and sale of the Notes for investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(f) Earnings Statement. The Depositor will timely file such reports pursuant to the Exchange Act as are necessary in order to cause the Trust to make generally available to holders of the Notes as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 under the Securities Act Regulations; provided, that this covenant may be satisfied by posting the monthly Servicer certificate for the Trust on a publicly available website.

(g) Use of Proceeds. The Depositor shall cause the Trust to use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Notes in the manner specified in the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds”.

(h) Reports, Statements and Certificates. So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Underwriters, as soon as copies become available, copies of (i) each payment date certificate delivered to Holders pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) the annual statements of compliance, annual independent certified public accountants’ reports and annual opinions of counsel furnished to the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee pursuant to the Basic Documents, as soon as such statements, reports and opinions are furnished to the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, and (iii) such other information concerning CarMax LLC, the Depositor, the Trust or the Securities as the Underwriters may reasonably request from time to time. For the purposes of this paragraph, any materials filed with the Commission and publicly available on EDGAR shall be deemed delivered to the Underwriters at the time of filing.

 

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(i) 17g-5 Representation. CarMax LLC will comply, and will cause the Depositor to comply, with the 17g-5 Representation, other than any breach of the 17g-5 Representation arising from a breach by any Underwriter of the representation, warranty and covenant set forth in Section 6(f)(vi).

(j) 15Ga-2 Representation. CarMax LLC will comply (and will cause the Depositor to comply) with Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act with respect to any Third-Party Diligence Report, provided that neither CarMax LLC nor the Depositor will be responsible for any breach of the foregoing caused by or arising from a breach by any Underwriter of the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 6(f)(vii) hereof. CarMax LLC or the Depositor will furnish to the Commission any Form ABS-15G with respect to the Notes required in connection with a Third-Party Diligence Report within the time period required by Rule 15Ga-2. To the extent that CarMax LLC or the Depositor have requested any Third-Party Due Diligence Report after the date hereof, CarMax LLC and the Depositor will provide each Underwriter with a copy of each Third-Party Diligence Report within a reasonable period prior to furnishing such Third-Party Diligence Report or portion thereof on the Commission’s EDGAR website.

Section 4. Payment of Expenses.

(a) Expenses. The Depositor shall pay all of its own expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) the preparation, reproduction and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement, each Basic Document and each other document as may be required in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Securities or the offering, purchase or sale of the Notes, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates for the Notes to the Underwriters and the Certificates to the Depositor, (iv) the fees and expenses of the counsel, accountants and other advisors of the Depositor and any of its Affiliates, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (v) the qualification of the Notes under state securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(e), including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith, (vi) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus consented to by the Depositor and the Representative, the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (vii) the fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their respective counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (viii) any fees payable to rating agencies in connection with the rating of the Notes and (ix) the costs and expenses (including any damages or other amounts payable in connection with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Notes made by the Underwriters caused by a breach of the representation contained in Section 1(a)(ii)(D); however, the Underwriters shall have provided notice to the Depositor prior to reforming any contracts for sale of the Notes. The Underwriters will pay the fees and expenses of counsel to the Underwriters and the cost of printing any agreement among the Underwriters. Except as provided in Sections 4(b) and 10, or as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Underwriters will pay all their own costs and expenses.

 

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(b) Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(p) or Section 10(a)(i), the Depositor shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters.

Section 5. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of CarMax LLC and the Depositor contained in Section 1 and in certificates of any officer of CarMax LLC, the Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by CarMax LLC and the Depositor of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Registration Statement has become effective and is effective under the Securities Act, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Securities Act, at the Closing Time, no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel for the Underwriters. A prospectus containing information relating to the description of the Securities, the specific method of distribution and similar matters shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) (or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430D).

(b) Independent Accountants’ Report. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received from a nationally recognized accounting firm who are independent public accountants and acceptable to the Representative a letter, dated as of the date of the Prospectus, in form and substance as previously agreed upon by the Representative and otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “agreed upon procedures reports” with respect to certain financial, statistical and other information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(c) Officer’s Certificate. At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, any Material Adverse Effect with respect to either CarMax LLC or the Depositor whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Underwriters shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Closing Time, of an authorized officer of (i) the Depositor to the effect that, to his or her knowledge after reasonable investigation, (A) there has been no such Material Adverse Effect, (B) the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (C) the Depositor has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time and (D) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted, are pending or, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, are threatened by the Commission and (ii) CarMax LLC to the effect that, to his or her knowledge after reasonable investigation, (A) there has been no such Material Adverse Effect, (B) the representations and warranties in Section 1(b) are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time and (C) CarMax LLC has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time.

 

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(d) Opinion of Counsel and Negative Assurance Letter for CarMax LLC and the Depositor. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received one or more opinions of Mayor Brown LLP, special counsel to CarMax LLC, the Depositor and the Trust, dated as of the Closing Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, with respect to: certain corporate matters, perfection matters, matters related to the creation of a security interest, securities law matters, Investment Company Act matters, tax matters and enforceability matters. Such counsel shall also provide a “negative assurance” letter, dated as of the Closing Time, concerning the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(e) Opinion of Special Delaware Counsel for CarMax LLC and the Depositor. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received an opinion from Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., special counsel to CarMax LLC and the Depositor, dated as of the Closing Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, with respect to certain corporate matters relating to CarMax LLC and the Depositor.

(f) Opinion of Bankruptcy Counsel for CarMax LLC. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received an opinion of Mayer Brown LLP, special counsel for CarMax LLC and the Depositor, dated as of the Closing Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative, with respect to certain true sale and nonconsolidation matters.

(g) [Reserved].

(h) Opinion of Special Delaware Counsel for the Trust and the Owner Trustee. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received an opinion or opinions of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., special Delaware counsel to the Trust and the Owner Trustee, dated as of the Closing Time, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(i) Opinion of Counsel for the Indenture Trustee. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Chapman and Cutler LLP, counsel to the Indenture Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(j) [Reserved].

(k) Negative Assurance Letter of Counsel for the Underwriters. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received a negative assurance letter of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to the Disclosure Package and with respect to the Final Prospectus, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(l) Opinion of Counsel for the Asset Representations Reviewer. At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of in-house counsel for the Asset Representations Reviewer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

 

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(m) Reliance Letters. At the Closing Time, counsel to CarMax LLC and the Depositor shall provide reliance letters to the Underwriters relating to each legal opinion relating to the transaction contemplated hereby rendered to either Trustee or any rating agency.

(n) Maintenance of Rating. At the Closing Time, the Notes shall have been assigned at least the ratings indicated in the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus from the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations named therein and the Depositor shall have delivered to the Underwriters a letter dated the Closing Time from each such nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or other evidence satisfactory to the Representative, confirming that the Notes have at least such ratings.

(o) Additional Rating Agency Requirements. The Depositor will, to the extent, if any, that the ratings provided with respect to the Notes by any rating agency on the Closing Date are conditioned upon the furnishing or the taking of any other actions by the Depositor or an Affiliate thereof, furnish such documents and take, or cause to be taken, all such other actions on or prior to the Closing Date.

(p) Additional Documents. At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as it may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling it to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Notes as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties or the fulfillment of any of the conditions herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Depositor in connection with the foregoing shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative.

(q) Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Underwriters by notice to the Depositor at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 18 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

Section 6. Written Communications; Communications with Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

(a) The following terms have the specified meanings for purposes of this Agreement:

(i) “Derived Information” means such written information (including any Intex CDI file) regarding the Notes as is disseminated by any Underwriter to a potential investor, which information is neither (A) Issuer Information nor (B) contained in (1) the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of them, taking into account information incorporated therein by reference (other than information incorporated by reference from any information regarding the Notes that is disseminated by any Underwriter to a potential investor) or (2) any computer tape in respect of the Notes or the related receivables furnished by the Depositor to any Underwriter.

 

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(ii) “Issuer Information” has the meaning given to such term in Rule 433(h)(2) and footnote 271 of the Commission’s Securities Offering Reform Release (Rel. No. 33-8591), and shall also include any information in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared or approved by the Depositor.

(iii) “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus” means “written communications” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) containing no more than the following: (1) information included in the Preliminary Prospectus with the consent of the Depositor (except as provided in clauses (2) through (6) below), (2) information relating to the class, size, rating, price, CUSIPs, coupon, yield, spread, benchmark, status and/or legal maturity date of the Notes, the weighted average life, expected final payment date, trade date, settlement date and payment window of one or more classes of Notes and the underwriters for one or more classes of the Notes, (3) the eligibility of the Notes to be purchased by ERISA plans, (4) a column or other entry showing the status of the subscriptions for the Notes (both for the issuance as a whole and for each Underwriter’s retention) and/or expected pricing parameters of the Notes, (5) Intex CDI files that do not contain any Issuer Information other than the information included in the Preliminary Prospectus or information derived from any such Issuer Information and (6) any Derived Information.

(b) The Depositor will not disseminate to any potential investor any information relating to the initial offering of the Notes that constitutes a “written communication” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, other than the Time of Sale Information, the Pricing Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus, unless the Depositor has obtained the prior consent of the Representative. The Depositor hereby authorizes each Underwriter to provide potential investors in the Notes access to the road show presentation dated July 2021 (the “Road Show”) by means of an Internet web site, which is operated by a vendor chosen by the Depositor for such purpose; provided, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to constitute an authorization for any Underwriter to transmit (unless otherwise permissible under Section 6(f)(i)) a “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) contained in a separate file together with the Road Show.

(c) Neither the Depositor nor any Underwriter shall disseminate or file with the Commission any information relating to the Notes in reliance on Rule 167 or 426 under the Securities Act, nor shall the Depositor or any Underwriter disseminate any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus “in a manner reasonably designed to lead to its broad unrestricted dissemination” within the meaning of Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act.

(d) Each Free Writing Prospectus distributed by the Depositor or the Underwriters shall bear the following legend, or a substantially similar legend that complies with Rule 433 under the Securities Act:

The Depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Depositor, the issuing trust, and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Depositor, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling 1-866-375-6829.

 

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The information in this free writing prospectus supersedes information contained in any prior similar free writing prospectus relating to these securities prior to the time of your commitment to purchase.

(e) In the event the Depositor becomes aware that, as of any Time of Sale, any Time of Sale Information or the Road Show (unless corrected by any Time of Sale Information) with respect thereto contains or contained any untrue statement of material fact or omits or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein (when read in conjunction with all Time of Sale Information) in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (a “Defective Prospectus”), the Depositor shall promptly notify the Representative of such untrue statement or omission no later than one business day after discovery, and the Depositor shall, if requested by the Representative, prepare and deliver to the Underwriters a Corrected Prospectus.

(f) Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, represents, warrants, covenants and agrees with the Depositor (and with CarMax LLC with respect to clauses (vi) and (vii)) that:

(i) Other than the Time of Sale Information, the Road Show, any Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus approved in writing by the Depositor and the Prospectus, it has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to, in any communications with potential investors, any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, including but not limited to any “ABS informational and computational materials” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the Securities Act; provided, however, that (A) each Underwriter may prepare and convey one or more Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses, and may convey the Registration Statement, any Corrected Prospectus and Time of Sale Information, including via Bloomberg; (B) unless otherwise consented to by the Depositor, no such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus shall be conveyed if, as a result of such conveyance, the Depositor or the Trust shall be required to make any registration or other filing solely as a result of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act other than the filing of the final terms of the Notes pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5) of the Securities Act; and (C) each Underwriter will be permitted to provide confirmations of sale.

(ii) In disseminating information to prospective investors, it has complied and will continue to comply fully with the Rules and Regulations, including but not limited to Rules 164 and 433 under the Securities Act and the requirements thereunder for filing and retention of any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (each, a “Free Writing Prospectus”), including retaining any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses they have used but which are not required to be filed for the required period.

 

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(iii) Prior to entering into any Contract of Sale, it shall convey the Time of Sale Information to the prospective investor and it shall deliver a copy of the Preliminary Prospectus to any person who is expected to receive a confirmation of sale at least 48 hours prior to sending such confirmation in accordance with Rule 15c2-8 of the Exchange Act. The Underwriter shall maintain sufficient records to document its conveyance of such information to the potential investor prior to the formation of the related Contract of Sale and shall maintain such records as required by the Rules and Regulations.

(iv) If a Defective Prospectus has been corrected with a Corrected Prospectus, it shall (A) deliver the Corrected Prospectus to each investor with whom it entered into a Contract of Sale and that received the Defective Prospectus from it prior to entering into a new Contract of Sale with such investor, (B) notify such investor in a prominent manner that the prior Contract of Sale with the investor, if any, has been terminated and of the investor’s rights as a result of such agreement and (C) provide such investor with an opportunity to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale based on the information set forth in the Corrected Prospectus.

(v) Immediately following the use of any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus containing any Issuer Information, and not less than one business day prior to the required date of filing thereof pursuant to Rule 433, it has provided the Depositor a copy of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, unless such Issuer Information consists of the terms of the Notes or such information is not the final information to be included in the Prospectus.

(vi) It has not delivered, and will not deliver, any Rating Information to a Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization, and it has not participated, and will not participate, in any oral communication regarding Rating Information with any Hired NRSRO or other nationally recognized statistical rating organization without giving prior notice to CarMax LLC of such communication. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information provided to a Hired NRSRO for the purpose of (a) determining the initial credit rating for the Notes, including information about the characteristics of the Receivables, related property and the legal structure of the Notes, and (b) undertaking credit rating surveillance on the Notes, including information about the characteristics and performance of the Receivables and related property.

(vii) It has not obtained any Third-Party Diligence Report with respect to the Notes, other than the Third-Party Diligence Report described on Schedule C.

(viii) It has not offered, sold or otherwise made available, and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available, any Notes to any UK Retail Investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision:

 

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(A) the expression “UK Retail Investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:

(i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, “EUWA”);

(ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, “FSMA”) and any rules or regulations made under FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or

(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended) as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; and

(B) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes.

(ix) It has only communicated or caused to be communicated, and will only communicate or cause to be communicated, an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of FSMA does not apply to the Issuing Entity or the Depositor.

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

(xi) It has not offered, sold or otherwise made available, and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available, any Notes to any EU Retail Investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:

(A) the expression “EU Retail Investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following:

(i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”);

(ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or

(iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended); and

 

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(B) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Notes.

(g) The Depositor shall file with the Commission, within the applicable period of time required under the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, any Free Writing Prospectus delivered to investors in accordance with this Section, that the Depositor is required to file under the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations. The Depositor shall file with the Commission the final terms of the Notes pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5) of the Securities Act.

Section 7. Indemnification.

(a) Indemnification of Underwriters. CarMax LLC and the Depositor agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors, agents and employees of each of the foregoing as follows:

(i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred: (A) arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact (1) contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430D Information or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (2) included in the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Information included in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (B) arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Form ABS-15G with respect to the Notes (taken as a whole together with the Time of Sale Information) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or (C) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided however that this subsection (C) shall only apply to untrue statements, alleged untrue statements, omissions and alleged omissions that result from errors or omissions in any information relating to the characteristics of the Receivables furnished by or on behalf of the Depositor to any Underwriter;

(ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 7(d)) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of CarMax LLC or the Depositor; and

 

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(iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representative and reasonably approved by the Depositor), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under clause (i) or (ii) above;

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Depositor by the Underwriters through the Representative expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Time of Sale Information, including the Rule 430D Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished to the Depositor by the Underwriters through the Representative consists of the following information under the caption “Underwriting” in the Prospectus: the (1) concession and reallowance figures appearing in the second table and (2) information in the fourth paragraph and the second sentence of the ninth paragraph (which paragraph immediately follows the second table) under such caption insofar as they relate to market-making transactions ((1) and (2), collectively, the “Underwriters’ Information”); provided, further, that this indemnity with respect to the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Issuer Information delivered prior to the Time of Sale shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter (or to the benefit of any person controlling the Underwriter) from whom the person asserting any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses purchased the Notes if such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in such information is eliminated as remedied in a Corrected Prospectus delivered to such Underwriter prior to the revised Time of Sale and a copy of the Corrected Prospectus shall not have been furnished to such person at or prior to the revised Time of Sale of such Notes to such person.

(b) Indemnification of CarMax LLC and the Depositor. Each Underwriter, severally but not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CarMax LLC and the Depositor, each person, if any, who controls CarMax LLC and the Depositor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors, agents and employees of each of the foregoing against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in Section 7(a), as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, of material facts made in (i) the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Depositor by such Underwriter (including, if applicable, through the Representative) expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished to the Depositor by the Underwriters (including, if applicable, through the Representative) consists of the Underwriters’ Information and (ii) any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus that does not result from an error or omission in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Issuer Information or the Prospectus (other than any Underwriters’ Information).

 

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(c) Actions Against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(a), counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Underwriters, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 7(b), counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by CarMax LLC or the Depositor. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section or Section 8 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) Settlement Without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 7(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

Section 8. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 is for any reason unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by CarMax LLC and the Depositor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement or

 

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(ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of CarMax LLC and the Depositor on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

The relative benefits received by CarMax LLC and the Depositor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Notes pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by CarMax LLC and the Depositor and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, bear to the aggregate initial public offering prices of the Notes. The relative fault of CarMax LLC and the Depositor on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by CarMax LLC or the Depositor or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

CarMax LLC, the Depositor and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever, based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter in respect of the Notes underwritten by it and distributed to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section are (i) several and not joint and (ii) subject to the preceding sentence, in proportion to the principal amount of Notes set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A.

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

For purposes of this Section, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors, agents and employees of each such person and each Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person, if any, who controls CarMax LLC or the Depositor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the respective officers, directors, agents and employees of each such person and each of CarMax LLC and the Depositor shall have the same rights to contribution as CarMax LLC and the Depositor.

 

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Section 9. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 7 and 8) or in certificates of officers of CarMax LLC, the Depositor and their respective Affiliates submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Underwriters or any controlling person, or by or on behalf of CarMax LLC, the Depositor and their respective Affiliates, and shall survive delivery of the Notes to the Underwriters.

Section 10. Termination of Agreement.

(a) Termination; General. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Depositor, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Prospectus or the Time of Sale Information, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of CarMax LLC or the Depositor, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable to market any Class of Notes or to enforce contracts for the sale of any Class of Notes, (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representative, impracticable or inadvisable to market the Notes or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Notes, (iii) if trading in any securities of CarMax LLC, the Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or if trading generally on the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange or in the Nasdaq National Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other governmental authority, (iv) if a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearing services in the United States or (v) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either federal, Virginia, North Carolina or New York authorities.

(b) Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4, and provided further that Sections 1, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 18 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

Section 11. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time to purchase the Notes which it or they are obligated to purchase (the “Defaulted Notes”), then the Representative shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any

 

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other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Notes in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representative shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

(i) if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Notes does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations in Schedule A bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or

(ii) if the aggregate principal amount of Defaulted Notes exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased on such date, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement, either the Representative or the Depositor shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements.

Section 12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Donald Sivick; notices to CarMax LLC shall be directed to it at 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department; and notices to the Depositor shall be directed to it at 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasurer.

Section 13. Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Underwriter, CarMax LLC, the Depositor and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters, CarMax LLC, the Depositor and their respective successors and the controlling persons, directors, officers agents and employees referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their heirs and legal representatives any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters, CarMax LLC, the Depositor and their respective successors, and the controlling persons, directors, officers employees and agents referred to in Sections 7 and 8 and their heirs and legal representatives and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Notes from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

 

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Section 14. Miscellaneous.

(a) Fiduciary Duties. Each of the Depositor and CarMax LLC, on behalf of itself and its respective Affiliates, hereby acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Notes and the transactions related thereto, as contemplated herein and in the other Basic Documents, and the discussions and negotiations of the purchase price thereof set forth in this Agreement: (i) the Underwriters and the Representative have acted at arms’ length, are not agents of or advisors to, and owe no fiduciary duties to, any of the Trust, the Depositor, CarMax LLC or any other Person; (ii) the Underwriters and the Representative owe the Trust, the Depositor and CarMax LLC only those contractual duties as are set forth in this Agreement and (iii) the Underwriters and the Representative may have interests that differ from those of any of the Trust, the Depositor and CarMax LLC. Each of the Trust, the Depositor and CarMax LLC hereby waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters and the Representative arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Notes and the transactions related thereto, as contemplated herein and in the other Basic Documents, including the discussions and negotiations of the purchase price thereof set forth in this Agreement. Each of the Trust, the Depositor and CarMax LLC further acknowledges and agrees that none of the Underwriters are providing any legal, regulatory, accounting, insurance or tax advice in any jurisdiction.

(b) Disclosure. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, immediately upon commencement of discussions with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Depositor (and each employee, representative or other agent of the Depositor) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Depositor relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For purposes of the foregoing, the term “tax treatment” is the purported or claimed federal income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the term “tax structure” includes any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed federal income tax treatment of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 15. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, DISAGREEMENTS, ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE SCOPE OR VALIDITY OF THIS PROVISION, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

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(b) JURISDICTION. THE PARTIES SUBMIT TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK FOR PURPOSES OF ALL LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THEY MAY DO SO, ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

(c) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.

Section 17. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 18. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 18, a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Representative a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among CarMax LLC, the Depositor and the Underwriters in accordance with its terms.

 

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC
By:  

/s/ Andrew J. McMonigle

  Name:   Andrew J. McMonigle
  Title:   Vice President and Treasurer
CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Enrique Mayor-Mora

  Name:   Enrique Mayor-Mora
  Title:   Senior Vice President and
    Chief Financial Officer

 

CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,

    as of the date first above written:

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

as Representative of the Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto

By:  

        /s/ Don Sivick

  Name: Don Sivick
  Title: Director

Underwriting Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


SCHEDULE A

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

1. The initial public offering price of the: (i) Class A-1 Notes will be 100.00000% of the principal amount thereof; (ii) Class A-2a Notes will be 99.99910% of the principal amount thereof; (iii) Class A-2b Notes will be 100.00000% of the principal amount thereof; (iv) Class A-3 Notes will be 99.98355% of the principal amount thereof; (v) Class A-4 Notes will be 99.96630% of the principal amount thereof; (vi) Class B Notes will be 99.98487% of the principal amount thereof; (vii) Class C Notes will be 99.98948% of the principal amount thereof; and (viii) Class D Notes will be 99.99503% of the principal amount thereof, in each case plus accrued interest, if any, from the date of issuance.

2. The purchase price to be paid by the Underwriters for the: (i) Class A-1 Notes will be 99.90000% of the principal amount thereof; (ii) Class A-2a Notes will be 99.82410% of the principal amount thereof; (iii) Class A-2b Notes will be 99.82500% of the principal amount thereof; (iv) Class A-3 Notes will be 99.77355% of the principal amount thereof; (v) Class A-4 Notes will be 99.71630% of the principal amount thereof; (vi) Class B Notes will be 99.68487% of the principal amount thereof; (vii) Class C Notes will be 99.63948% of the principal amount thereof; and (viii) Class D Notes will be 99.59503% of the principal amount thereof.

3. The interest rate on the: (i) Class A-1 Notes will be 0.15788% per annum; (ii) Class A-2a Notes will be 0.29% per annum; (iii) Class A-2b Notes will be LIBOR + 0.11% per annum; (iv) Class A-3 Notes will be 0.55% per annum; (v) Class A-4 Notes will be 0.74% per annum; (vi) Class B Notes will be 1.00% per annum; (vii) Class C Notes will be 1.25% per annum; and (viii) Class D Notes will be 1.50% per annum.

4. The initial selling concessions and reallowance, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of each class of Notes is as follows:

 

     Selling Concessions
not to exceed
    Reallowance
not to exceed
 

Class A-1 Notes

     0.060     0.020

Class A-2a Notes

     0.105     0.035

Class A-2b Notes

     0.105     0.035

Class A-3 Notes

     0.126     0.042

Class A-4 Notes

     0.150     0.050

Class B Notes

     0.180     0.060

Class C Notes

     0.210     0.070

Class D Notes

     0.240     0.080

 

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5. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, the Depositor has agreed to cause the Trust to sell to each of the Underwriters named below, for whom RBC Capital Markets, LLC is acting as Representative, and each of the Underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, the initial principal amount of Notes set forth opposite its name below:

 

Underwriters

   Principal
Amount of
Class A-1 Notes
     Principal
Amount of
Class A-2a Notes
     Principal
Amount of
Class A-2b Notes
     Principal
Amount of
Class A-3 Notes
     Principal
Amount of
Class A-4 Notes
 

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

   $ 93,536,000      $ 160,110,000      $ 31,600,000      $ 191,710,000      $ 45,278,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     44,400,000        76,000,000        15,000,000        91,000,000        21,494,000  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     44,400,000        76,000,000        15,000,000        91,000,000        21,494,000  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

     44,400,000        76,000,000        15,000,000        91,000,000        21,494,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     44,400,000        76,000,000        15,000,000        91,000,000        21,494,000  

CIBC World Markets Corp.

     6,216,000        10,640,000        2,100,000        12,740,000        3,009,000  

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

     6,216,000        10,640,000        2,100,000        12,740,000        3,009,000  

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

     6,216,000        10,640,000        2,100,000        12,740,000        3,009,000  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     6,216,000        10,640,000        2,100,000        12,740,000        3,009,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 296,000,000      $ 506,670,000      $ 100,000,000      $ 606,670,000      $ 143,290,000  

 

Underwriters

   Principal
Amount of
Class B Notes
     Principal
Amount of
Class C Notes
     Principal
Amount of
Class D Notes
 

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

   $ 10,878,000      $ 18,950,000      $ 9,126,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     4,078,000        7,105,000        3,421,000  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     4,078,000        7,105,000        3,421,000  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

     4,078,000        7,105,000        3,421,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     4,078,000        7,105,000        3,421,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 27,190,000      $ 47,370,000      $ 22,810,000  

 

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SCHEDULE B

LIST OF ISSUER GENERAL USE FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES

 

1.

Ratings Free Writing Prospectus

 

2.

CarMax ABS Investor Presentation dated July 2021

 

B-1


SCHEDULE C

Independent Accountants’ Report on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures, dated July 7, 2021, filed with the Commission on July 12, 2021 on Form ABS-15G.

 

C-1


EX-4.1

Exhibit 4.1

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3,

as Issuer,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Indenture Trustee

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of July 1, 2021

 

 

$296,000,000 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes

$506,670,000 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes

$100,000,000 Class A-2b Floating Rate Asset-backed Notes

$606,670,000 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes

$143,290,000 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes

$27,190,000 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes

$47,370,000 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes

$22,810,000 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes

 


CROSS REFERENCE TABLE (1)

 

TIA
Section

        

Indenture

Section

310

     (a )(1)    Section 6.11
     (a )(2)    Section 6.11
     (a )(3)    Section 6.10
     (a )(4)    N.A.
     (a )(5)    Section 6.11
     (b   Section 6.8; Section 6.11
     (c   N.A.

311

     (a   Section 6.12
     (b   Section 6.12
     (c   N.A.

312

     (a   Section 7.1
     (b   Section 7.2
     (c   Section 7.2

313

     (a   Section 7.4
     (b )(1)    Section 7.4
     (b )(2)    Section 7.4; Section 11.5
     (c   Section 7.4
     (d   Section 7.3

314

     (a   Section 7.3
     (b   Section 11.15
     (c )(1)    Section 11.1
     (c )(2)    Section 11.1
     (c )(3)    Section 11.1
     (d   Section 11.1
     (e   Section 11.1
     (f   Section 11.1

315

     (a   Section 6.1
     (b   Section 6.5; Section 11.5
     (c   Section 6.1
     (d   Section 6.1
     (e   Section 5.13

316

     (a )(last sentence)    Section 1.1
     (a )(1)(A)    Section 5.11
     (a )(1)(B)    Section 5.12
     (a )(2)    N.A.
     (b   Section 5.7
     (c   N.A.

317

     (a )(1)    Section 5.3
     (a )(2)    Section 5.3
     (b   Section 3.3

318

     (a   Section 11.7

 

(1)

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

(2)

N.A. means Not Applicable.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE  

Section 1.1

  Definitions      2  

Section 1.2

  Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act      2  

Section 1.3

  Rules of Construction      2  
ARTICLE II THE NOTES  

Section 2.1

  Form      4  

Section 2.2

  Execution, Authentication and Delivery      4  

Section 2.3

  Temporary Notes      5  

Section 2.4

  Tax Treatment      5  

Section 2.5

  Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange      6  

Section 2.6

  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes      7  

Section 2.7

  Persons Deemed Owners      8  

Section 2.8

  Payments      8  

Section 2.9

  Cancellation      14  

Section 2.10

  Release of Collateral      14  

Section 2.11

  Book-Entry Notes      14  

Section 2.12

  Notices to Clearing Agency      15  

Section 2.13

  Definitive Notes      15  

Section 2.14

  Authenticating Agents      16  

Section 2.15

  Retained Notes      16  

Section 2.16

  Calculation Agent; Benchmark Determination      20  
ARTICLE III COVENANTS  

Section 3.1

  Payment of Principal and Interest      22  

Section 3.2

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      22  

Section 3.3

  Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust      22  

Section 3.4

  Existence      24  

Section 3.5

  Protection of Trust Estate      24  

Section 3.6

  Opinions as to Trust Estate      25  

Section 3.7

  Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables      25  

Section 3.8

  Negative Covenants      27  

Section 3.9

  Annual Statement as to Compliance      28  

Section 3.10

  Issuer May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms      28  

Section 3.11

  Successor or Transferee      30  

Section 3.12

  No Other Business      30  

Section 3.13

  No Borrowing      31  

Section 3.14

  Servicer’s Obligations      31  

Section 3.15

  Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities      31  

Section 3.16

  Capital Expenditures      31  

Section 3.17

  Restricted Payments      31  

Section 3.18

  Notice of Events of Default      31  

 

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Section 3.19

  Removal of Administrator      31  

Section 3.20

  Further Instruments and Acts      31  

Section 3.21

  Sales Finance Company Licenses      32  

Section 3.22

  Representations and Warranties by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee      32  
ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE  

Section 4.1

  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture      32  

Section 4.2

  Satisfaction, Discharge and Defeasance of the Notes      33  

Section 4.3

  Application of Trust Money      34  

Section 4.4

  Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent      34  
ARTICLE V REMEDIES  

Section 5.1

  Events of Default      34  

Section 5.2

  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment      36  

Section 5.3

  Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture Trustee      37  

Section 5.4

  Remedies; Priorities      39  

Section 5.5

  Optional Preservation of the Receivables      42  

Section 5.6

  Limitation of Suits      42  

Section 5.7

  Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest      43  

Section 5.8

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      43  

Section 5.9

  Rights and Remedies Cumulative      44  

Section 5.10

  Delay or Omission Not a Waiver      44  

Section 5.11

  Control by Noteholders of the Controlling Class      44  

Section 5.12

  Waiver of Past Defaults      44  

Section 5.13

  Undertaking for Costs      45  

Section 5.14

  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws      45  

Section 5.15

  Action on Notes      45  

Section 5.16

  Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations      46  
ARTICLE VI THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE  

Section 6.1

  Duties of Indenture Trustee      47  

Section 6.2

  Rights of Indenture Trustee      49  

Section 6.3

  Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee      50  

Section 6.4

  Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer      50  

Section 6.5

  Notice of Defaults      50  

Section 6.6

  Reports by Indenture Trustee to Holders      50  

Section 6.7

  Compensation and Indemnity      51  

Section 6.8

  Replacement of Indenture Trustee      51  

Section 6.9

  Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger      52  

Section 6.10

  Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee      53  

 

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Section 6.11

  Eligibility; Disqualification      54  

Section 6.12

  Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer      55  

Section 6.13

  Communications Regarding Demands to Purchase Receivables      55  
ARTICLE VII NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS; ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW       

Section 7.1

  Issuer To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders      55  

Section 7.2

  Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders      55  

Section 7.3

  Reports by Issuer      56  

Section 7.4

  Reports by Indenture Trustee      56  

Section 7.5

  Noteholder Communications      56  

Section 7.6

  Asset Representations Review      57  
ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES       

Section 8.1

  Collection of Money      58  

Section 8.2

  Trust Accounts      59  

Section 8.3

  General Provisions Regarding Accounts      59  

Section 8.4

  Release of Trust Estate      60  

Section 8.5

  Opinion of Counsel      61  
ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES       

Section 9.1

  Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders      61  

Section 9.2

  Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders      62  

Section 9.3

  Execution of Supplemental Indentures      63  

Section 9.4

  Effect of Supplemental Indenture      64  

Section 9.5

  Conformity with Trust Indenture Act      64  

Section 9.6

  Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures      64  
ARTICLE X REDEMPTION OF NOTES       

Section 10.1

  Redemption      64  

Section 10.2

  Form of Redemption Notice      65  

Section 10.3

  Notes Payable on Redemption Date      65  
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS       

Section 11.1

  Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.      66  

Section 11.2

  Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee      67  

Section 11.3

  Acts of Noteholders      68  

Section 11.4

  Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating Agencies      69  

 

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Section 11.5

  Notices to Noteholders; Waiver      70  

Section 11.6

 

Alternate Payment and Notice Provisions

     70  

Section 11.7

 

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

     71  

Section 11.8

 

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     71  

Section 11.9

 

Successors and Assigns

     71  

Section 11.10

 

Severability

     71  

Section 11.11

 

Benefits of Indenture

     71  

Section 11.12

 

Legal Holiday

     71  

Section 11.13

 

GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL

     71  

Section 11.14

 

Counterparts and Electronic Signature

     72  

Section 11.15

 

Recording of Indenture

     72  

Section 11.16

 

Trust Obligation

     72  

Section 11.17

 

No Petition

     73  

Section 11.18

 

Inspection

     73  

Section 11.19

 

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     73  

Section 11.20

 

Limitation on Recourse to CarMax Funding

     73  

Section 11.21

 

Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification

     74  

Section 11.22

 

Limitation of Liability of the Owner Trustee

     74  

Section 11.23

 

PATRIOT Act

     74  

Section 11.24

 

Beneficial Ownership

     74  
      APPENDICES   

APPENDIX A

  Additional Representations and Warranties   

EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A-1    Form of Class A-1 Note
EXHIBIT A-2a    Form of Class A-2a Note
EXHIBIT A-2b    Form of Class A-2b Note
EXHIBIT A-3    Form of Class A-3 Note
EXHIBIT A-4    Form of Class A-4 Note
EXHIBIT B    Form of Class B Note
EXHIBIT C    Form of Class C Note
EXHIBIT D    Form of Class D Note
EXHIBIT E    Form of Opinion of Counsel
EXHIBIT F    Form of Transferor Certificate
EXHIBIT G    Form of Investment Letter

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Indenture”), between CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3, 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 (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Issuer’s 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-2a Notes”), Class A-2b Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes (the “Class A-2b Notes” and together with the Class A-2a Notes, the “Class A-2 Notes”), 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and, collectively with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Class A Notes”), 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes (the “Class C Notes”) and 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (the “Class D Notes” and, collectively with the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the “Notes”):

GRANTING CLAUSE

The Issuer hereby Grants to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date, as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising (i) the Receivables; (ii) all amounts received on or in respect of the Receivables after the Cutoff Date; (iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by the Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the Issuer in such Financed Vehicles; (iv) all proceeds from claims on or refunds of premiums with respect to any physical damage, theft, GAP, credit life or credit disability insurance policies relating to the Financed Vehicles or the Obligors; (v) the Receivable Files; (vi) the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account and the Reserve Account and all amounts, securities, financial assets, investments and other property deposited in or credited to any of the foregoing and all proceeds thereof; (vii) all rights of the Depositor under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the right to require the Seller to repurchase Receivables from the Depositor; (viii) all rights of the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, including the right to require the Servicer to purchase Receivables from the Issuer; (ix) the right to realize upon any property (including the right to receive future Liquidation Proceeds) that shall have secured a Receivable and have been repossessed by or on behalf of the Issuer; and (x) all present and future claims, demands, causes of action and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property; all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations; and all other property which at any time constitutes all or part of or is included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”).


The foregoing Grant is made in trust to secure the payment of principal of and interest on, and any other amounts owing in respect of, the Notes, equally and ratably without prejudice, priority or distinction, and to secure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this Indenture.

The Indenture Trustee, as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trusts under this Indenture in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and agrees to perform its duties required in this Indenture to the best of its ability to the end that the interests of the Holders of the Notes may be adequately and effectively protected.

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Issuer, CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as depositor, and CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Section 1.2 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

(a) Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, that provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

 

  (i)

Indenture securities” shall mean the Notes.

 

  (ii)

Indenture security holder” shall mean a Noteholder.

 

  (iii)

Indenture to be qualified” shall mean this Indenture.

 

  (iv)

Indenture trustee” or “Institutional trustee” shall mean the Indenture Trustee.

 

  (v)

Obligor on the indenture securities” shall mean the Issuer and any other obligor on the Notes.

 

  (vi)

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

Section 1.3 Rules of Construction.

(a) Unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  (i)

a term has the meaning assigned to it;

 

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  (ii)

an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

 

  (iii)

to the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Indenture or in any certificate or other document delivered in connection herewith are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Indenture or in such certificate or other document shall control;

 

  (iv)

“or” is not exclusive;

 

  (v)

“including” means “including without limitation”;

 

  (vi)

words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

 

  (vii)

all terms defined in this Indenture shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein;

 

  (viii)

any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein;

 

  (ix)

references to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns;

 

  (x)

Article, Section, subsection, clause, subclause and Exhibit references contained in this Indenture are references to Articles, Sections, subsections, clauses, subclauses and Exhibits in or to this Indenture unless otherwise specified;

 

  (xi)

the term “proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in the Relevant UCC (unless otherwise defined herein); and

 

  (xii)

the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Indenture shall refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE II THE NOTES

Section 2.1 Form.

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

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

(c) Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in Exhibit A-1, Exhibit A-2a, Exhibit A-2b, Exhibit A-3, Exhibit A-4, Exhibit B, Exhibit C and Exhibit D are part of the terms of this Indenture and are incorporated herein by reference.

Section 2.2 Execution, Authentication and Delivery.

(a) The Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any of its Authorized Officers. The signatures of any such Authorized Officer of the Issuer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

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

(c) The Indenture Trustee shall, upon Issuer Order, authenticate and deliver the Class A-1 Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $296,000,000, the Class A-2a Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $506,670,000, the Class A-2b Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, the Class A-3 Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $606,670,000, the Class A-4 Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $143,290,000, the Class B Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $27,190,000, the Class C Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $47,370,000 and the Class D Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of $22,810,000. The aggregate principal amounts of Class A-1 Notes, Class A-2a Notes, Class A-2b Notes, Class A-3 Notes, Class A-4 Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes and Class D Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed those respective amounts except as provided in Section 2.6.

 

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(d) Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be issuable as registered Notes in minimum denominations of $5,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided, that the minimum amounts of any Retained Notes shall be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 2.15.

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

Section 2.3 Temporary Notes.

(a) Pending the preparation of Definitive Notes pursuant to Section 2.13, the Issuer may execute, and upon receipt of an Issuer Order the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced of the tenor of the Definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such variations not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture as the officers executing such Notes may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

(b) If temporary Notes are issued pursuant to Section 2.3(a), the Issuer shall cause Definitive Notes to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at the office or agency of the Note Registrar to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, a like principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as Definitive Notes.

Section 2.4 Tax Treatment.

(a) The Issuer has entered into this Indenture, and the Notes shall be issued, with the intention that, for federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) shall qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. The Issuer, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note (and each Note Owner by its acceptance of an interest in the applicable Book-Entry Note), agree to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) as indebtedness of the Issuer for federal, State and local income and franchise tax purposes.

(b) Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information.

 

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(c) Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of Section 2.4(b).

Section 2.5 Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

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

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

(c) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2, if the requirements of Section 8-401 or 8A-401, as applicable, of the Relevant UCC are met, the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Noteholder making such surrender, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of the same Class in any authorized denomination, of a like aggregate principal amount. The Indenture Trustee may rely upon the Administrator with respect to the determination of whether the requirements of Section 8-401 or 8A-401, as applicable, of the Relevant UCC are met.

(d) At the option of the Noteholder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of the same Class in any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, if the requirements of Section 8-401 or 8A-401, as applicable, of the Relevant UCC are met, the Issuer shall execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Noteholder making such exchange, the Notes which such Noteholder is entitled to receive. The Indenture Trustee may rely upon the Administrator with respect to the determination of whether the requirements of Section 8-401 or 8A-401, as applicable, of the Relevant UCC are met.

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

 

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(f) All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

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

(h) The Issuer shall not be required to make, and the Note Registrar need not register, transfers or exchanges of Notes selected for redemption or Notes with respect to which the due date for any payment will occur within fifteen (15) days.

(i) Each Person who initially acquires a Note (or an interest therein) or to whom a Note (or an interest therein) is transferred (and its fiduciary, if applicable) will be deemed to have represented and warranted, by its acceptance of such Note (or an interest therein), that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the plan assets of either (1) a Benefit Plan Investor or (2) an employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note (or an interest therein) 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 Similar Law.

(j) Any purported transfer of a Note not in accordance with this Section 2.5 shall be null and void and shall not be given effect for any purpose whatsoever.

Section 2.6 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.

(a) If (i) any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, and (ii) there is delivered to the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by it to hold the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC), and provided that the requirements of Section 8-405 or 8A-405, as applicable, of the Relevant UCC are met, the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note, a replacement Note of the same Class; provided, however, that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note, but not a mutilated Note, shall have become or within seven (7) days of the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of evidence to its satisfaction of such destruction, loss or theft shall be due and payable, or shall have been called for redemption in whole pursuant to Section 10.1, instead of issuing a replacement Note of the same Class, the Issuer may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable or upon the

 

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Redemption Date without surrender thereof. The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely upon the Administrator with respect to the determination of whether the requirements of Section 8-405 or 8A-405, as applicable, of the Relevant UCC are met. If, after the delivery of such replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) of the original Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such original Note, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to recover such replacement Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom such replacement Note was delivered or any Person taking such replacement Note from such Person to whom such replacement Note was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC), and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith.

(b) Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under this Section 2.6, the Issuer may require the payment by the Holder of such Note of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with such issuance and any other reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee) related thereto.

(c) Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.6 in replacement of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

(d) The provisions of this Section 2.6 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

Section 2.7 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentation of a Note for registration of transfer, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may, subject to Section 2.6, treat the Person in whose name such Note is registered in the Note Register (as of the day of determination) as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

Section 2.8 Payments.

(a) Prior to any acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section 5.2, on each Distribution Date, upon receipt of written instructions from the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.6(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) shall apply the Available Funds for such Distribution Date to make the following payments and deposits in the following order of priority (except that amounts withdrawn from the Reserve Account will not be used to reimburse Unreimbursed

 

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Servicer Advance, Unrelated Amounts or be paid to CarMax or any of its Affiliates in respect of the Total Servicing Fee owing to the Servicer to the extent that CarMax or any of its affiliates is the Servicer):

 

  (i)

to the Servicer, the Total Servicing Fee for the preceding Collection Period, any Unreimbursed Servicer Advances and any Unrelated Amounts specified in Section 3.8(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement for the preceding Collection Period;

 

  (ii)

pro rata: (a) if the Indenture Trustee has become the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to the Indenture Trustee, (I) any amounts due in connection with indemnification of the Indenture Trustee as Successor Servicer, including in its role as successor Administrator, and not paid pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (II) any unpaid Transition Costs due to the Indenture Trustee as Successor Servicer in connection with such transfer of servicing and not paid pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that total payments pursuant to subclauses (a)(I) and (a)(II) of this clause (ii) shall not exceed $175,000 in the aggregate; and (b) to the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid fees and expenses for the preceding Collection Period plus any overdue fees and expenses for prior Collection Periods plus any unpaid indemnity amounts due to the Asset Representations Reviewer; provided, however, that total payments pursuant to subclause (b) of this clause (ii) shall not exceed $175,000 per year;

 

  (iii)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of interest on each Class of the Class A Notes, the Total Note Interest for each Class of the Class A Notes for such Distribution Date;

 

  (iv)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section 2.8(d), the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

 

  (v)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of interest on the Class B Notes, the Total Note Interest for the Class B Notes for such Distribution Date;

 

  (vi)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section 2.8(d), the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

 

  (vii)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of interest on the Class C Notes, the Total Note Interest for the Class C Notes for such Distribution Date;

 

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  (viii)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section 2.8(d), the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

 

  (ix)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of interest on the Class D Notes, the Total Note Interest for the Class D Notes for such Distribution Date;

 

  (x)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section 2.8(d), the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

 

  (xi)

to the Reserve Account, the Reserve Account Deficiency, if any, for such Distribution Date;

 

  (xii)

to the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section 2.8(d), the Regular Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;

 

  (xiii)

pro rata: (a) to the Indenture Trustee, any unpaid fees, expenses and indemnity amounts due to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture; (b) to the Indenture Trustee, any amounts due in connection with the indemnification of the Indenture Trustee if it has become the Successor Servicer, including in its role as successor Administrator, that are in excess of the related cap described in clause (ii)(a)(I) above; (c) if the Indenture Trustee or any other Successor Servicer has become the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to the Indenture Trustee any Transition Costs due to the Indenture Trustee in connection with such transfer of servicing and not paid pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement that are in excess of the cap described in clause (ii)(a)(II) above or any Transition Costs due to such other Successor Servicer in connection with such transfer of servicing and not paid pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement plus the Additional Servicing Fee, if any, for the preceding Collection Period and any unpaid Additional Servicing Fees from prior Collection Periods; and (d) to the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid fees, expenses and indemnity amounts due to the Asset Representations Reviewer that are in excess of the related cap described under clause (ii)(b) above; and

 

  (xiv)

to the Certificate Payment Account, for payment to the Certificateholders, any remaining Available Funds (the “Excess Collections”).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.8 and except as provided in Section 5.5, following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default which has resulted in an acceleration of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall apply all Available Funds pursuant to Section 5.4(b).

(c) If the amount on deposit in the Note Payment Account (including any portion of the Reserve Account Draw Amount) on any Distribution Date is less than the amount described in clause (iii) above for such Distribution Date, the Indenture Trustee shall pay the available amount to the Holders of each Class of Class A Notes pro rata based on the Total Note Interest payable to such Class on such Distribution Date.

(d) The principal of each Note shall be payable in installments on each Distribution Date in an aggregate amount (unless the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default) for all Classes of Notes equal to the sum of the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount, the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount, the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount and the Regular Principal Distributable Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date to the extent provided in this Section 2.8. On each Distribution Date (unless the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default), upon receipt of instructions from the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.6(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) shall apply or cause to be applied the amount on deposit in the Note Payment Account on such Distribution Date in respect of the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount, the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount, the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount and the Regular Principal Distributable Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, to make the following payments in the following order of priority:

 

  (i)

to the Class A-1 Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (ii)

to the Class A-2a Noteholders and the Class A-2b Noteholders, ratably, until the principal amount of the Class A-2a Notes and the Class A-2b Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (iii)

to the Class A-3 Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class A-3 Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (iv)

to the Class A-4 Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class A-4 Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (v)

to the Class B Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class B Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (vi)

to the Class C Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class C Notes has been paid in full; and

 

  (vii)

to the Class D Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class D Notes has been paid in full.

 

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(e) (i) The unpaid principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class A-1 Final Distribution Date, the principal amount of the Class A-2a Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class A-2a Final Distribution Date, the principal amount of the Class A-2b Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class A-2b Final Distribution Date, the principal amount of the Class A-3 Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class A-3 Final Distribution Date, the principal amount of the Class A-4 Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class A-4 Final Distribution Date, the principal amount of the Class B Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class B Final Distribution Date, the principal amount of the Class C Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class C Final Distribution Date and the principal amount of the Class D Notes, to the extent not previously paid, shall be due and payable on the Class D Final Distribution Date and (ii) for purposes of distributions from the Reserve Account pursuant to Section 8.2(b), any portion of the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, Secondary Priority Principal Distributable Amount, Tertiary Priority Principal Distributable Amount, Quaternary Priority Principal Distributable Amount and Regular Principal Distributable Amount shall be deemed to be due on any Distribution Date on which funds sufficient to pay such portion would be available to make such payment from funds withdrawn from the Reserve Account and distributed with the priorities set forth in accordance with Section 2.8(a). For the avoidance of doubt, the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, Secondary Priority Principal Distributable Amount, Tertiary Priority Principal Distributable Amount, Quaternary Priority Principal Distributable Amount and Regular Principal Distributable Amount, or any portion thereof, shall not be due (other than in accordance with Sections 2.8(e)(i), 5.2 and 10.1), unless amounts are actually available to make such payments in accordance with Section 2.8(a).

(f) The Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes shall accrue interest during each Accrual Period at the Class A-1 Rate, the Class A-2a Rate, the Class A-2b Rate, the Class A-3 Rate, the Class A-4 Rate, the Class B Rate, the Class C Rate and the Class D Rate, respectively, and such interest shall be due and payable on each Distribution Date. Interest on the Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2b Notes shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a 360-day year. Interest on the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Subject to Section 3.1, any installment of interest or principal, if any, payable on any Note that is punctually paid or duly provided for on the applicable Distribution Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is registered on the related Record Date by check mailed first-class postage prepaid to such Person’s address as it appears on the Note Register on such Record Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date; provided, however, that, unless Definitive Notes have been issued pursuant to Section 2.13, with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payment shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such Person, and except for the final installment of principal payable with respect to such Note on a Distribution Date or on the related Class Final Distribution Date (and except for the

 

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Redemption Price for any Note called for redemption in whole pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.2(b)), which shall be payable as provided below. The funds represented by any such checks returned undelivered shall be held in accordance with Section 3.3. The Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) shall pay all Total Note Interest for any Distribution Date to the Holders of the Notes on the related Record Date even if a portion of such Total Note Interest relates to an earlier Distribution Date.

(g) All principal and interest payments on each Class of Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders of such Class. The Indenture Trustee shall, before the Distribution Date on which the Issuer expects to pay the final installment of principal of and interest on any Note, notify the Holder of such Note as of the related Record Date of such final installment. Such notice shall be mailed or transmitted by facsimile and shall specify that such final installment shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note and shall specify the place where such Note may be presented and surrendered for payment of such installment. Notices in connection with redemption of Notes shall be mailed to Noteholders as provided in Section 10.2.

(h) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the unpaid principal amount of the Notes shall be due and payable, to the extent not previously paid, on the date on which the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default. On each Distribution Date following acceleration of the Notes, upon receipt of instructions from the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.6(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) shall apply or cause to be applied the amount on deposit in the Note Payment Account on such Distribution Date in respect of principal together with all Excess Collections, if any, to make the following payments in the following order of priority:

 

  (i)

to the Class A-1 Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (ii)

to the Holders of each Class of the remaining Class A Notes, pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of such Class as of such Distribution Date, until the principal amount of each such Class of the remaining Class A Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (iii)

to the Class B Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class B Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (iv)

to the Class C Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class C Notes has been paid in full; and

 

  (v)

to the Class D Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class D Notes has been paid in full.

(i) The Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) shall transfer amounts from the Reserve Account and deposit amounts transferred from the Reserve Account, in each case at the written direction of the Servicer and on behalf of the Noteholders, in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Section 2.9 Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange or redemption in whole pursuant to Section 10.1(a) or Section 10.2(b) shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Notes so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Indenture Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes canceled as provided in this Section 2.9, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All canceled Notes may be held or disposed of by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at the time unless the Issuer shall direct by an Issuer Order that they be destroyed or returned to it, provided that such Issuer Order is timely and the Notes have not been previously disposed of by the Indenture Trustee.

Section 2.10 Release of Collateral. Subject to Section 11.1 and the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture only upon receipt of an Issuer Request (which shall include delivery instructions and other relevant information) accompanied by an Issuer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1) or an Opinion of Counsel in lieu of such Independent Certificates to the effect that the TIA does not require any such Independent Certificates. If the Commission shall issue an exemptive order under TIA Section 304(d) modifying the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under TIA Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1), the Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture in accordance with the conditions and procedures set forth in such exemptive order.

Section 2.11 Book-Entry Notes. The Notes (other than any Retained Notes), upon original issuance, shall be issued in the form of typewritten Notes representing Book-Entry Notes, to be delivered to The Depository Trust Company, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, the Issuer. The Book-Entry Notes shall be such Notes registered initially or from time to time on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Note Owner thereof shall receive a definitive Note representing such Note Owner’s interest in such Note, except as provided in Section 2.13. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Notes (the “Definitive Notes”) have been issued to such Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.13:

 

  (i)

the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall be in full force and effect;

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

to the extent that the provisions of this Section 2.11 conflict with any other provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Section 2.11 shall control;

 

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  (iv)

the rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or the Clearing Agency Participants pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement; unless and until Definitive Notes are issued pursuant to Section 2.13, the initial Clearing Agency shall make book-entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of principal of and interest on the Notes to such Clearing Agency Participants; and

 

  (v)

whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon written instructions or directions of Holders of Notes (or Holders of Notes of any Class thereof, including the Controlling Class) evidencing a specified percentage of the principal amount of the Notes or any Class of Notes Outstanding, the Clearing Agency shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent that it has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners and/or Clearing Agency Participants owning or representing, respectively, such required percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes or such Class of Notes and has delivered such instructions to the Indenture Trustee.

Section 2.12 Notices to Clearing Agency. Whenever a notice or other communication to the Noteholders is required under this Indenture, unless and until Definitive Notes shall have been issued to such Note Owners pursuant to Section 2.13, the Indenture Trustee shall give all such notices and communications specified herein to be given to Holders of the Notes to the Clearing Agency, and shall have no obligation to such Note Owners.

Section 2.13 Definitive Notes. The Retained Notes, upon original issuance, will be in the form of Definitive Notes, but, at the request of all of the holders thereof, may be exchanged for Book-Entry Notes. If (i) the Administrator or the Servicer advises the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Book-Entry Notes and the Indenture Trustee or the Administrator is unable to locate a qualified successor or (ii) after the occurrence of an Event of Default or an Event of Servicing Termination, Note Owners of the Book-Entry Notes representing beneficial interests aggregating not less than 51% of the principal amount of such Notes advise the Indenture Trustee and the Clearing Agency in writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Clearing Agency is no longer in the best interests of such Note Owners, then the Clearing Agency shall notify all Note Owners and the Indenture Trustee in writing of the occurrence of such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to Note Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the Indenture Trustee of the typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes by the Clearing Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, the Issuer, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver the Definitive Notes to the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate the Definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency. None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Notes as Noteholders.

 

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Section 2.14 Authenticating Agents.

(a) The Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Persons (each, an “Authenticating Agent”) with power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication of Notes in connection with issuance, transfers and exchanges under Section 2.2, Section 2.3, Section 2.5 and Section 2.6, as fully to all intents and purposes as though each such Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized by those Sections to authenticate such Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section 2.14 shall be deemed to be the authentication of Notes “by the Indenture Trustee”.

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

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

(d) The Administrator agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services. The provisions of Section 2.9 and Section 6.4 shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.

Section 2.15 Retained Notes.

(a) As of the date of this Indenture, the Retained Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and will not be listed on any exchange. Unless and until such Notes have been sold pursuant to a transaction registered under the Securities Act, no transfer of such a Note shall be made unless such transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act and such state securities laws. Except in a transfer pursuant to Rule 144A or a transfer to the Depositor (or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes) or by the Depositor (or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes) to an Affiliate thereof, in the event that a transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and state securities laws, in order to assure compliance with

 

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the Securities Act and such laws, the Noteholder desiring to effect such transfer and such Noteholder’s prospective transferee shall each certify to the Trust, the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding the transfer in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibit F (the “Transferor Certificate”) and Exhibit G (the “Investment Letter”), in each case, with such revisions or modifications as may be determined by the Depositor. Except in a transfer pursuant to Rule 144A or a transfer to the Depositor or by the Depositor (or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes) to an Affiliate thereof, there shall also be delivered to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act, which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Trust, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee (unless it is the transferee from whom such opinion is to be obtained). The Trust shall cause the Depositor to provide to any Noteholder and any prospective transferee designated by any such Noteholder information regarding the Retained Notes and the Receivables and such other information as shall be necessary to satisfy the condition to eligibility set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) for transfer of any such Retained Notes without registration thereof under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration exemption provided by Rule 144A. Each Noteholder desiring to effect such a transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Issuing Entity, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor and CarMax (in any capacity) against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with federal and state securities laws.

(b) (i) Sale, pledge or transfer of a Retained Note may only be made to a Person who is a United States person (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code); and (ii) no sale, pledge, or transfer of a Retained Note shall be made (x) to any one person in an amount less than $2,000,000 (or such other amount as the Depositor may determine in order to prevent the Trust from being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code) or (y) to a Special Pass-Through Entity, in each case under this clause (ii), unless (A) an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor that such sale, pledge, or transfer shall not cause the Trust to be treated as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes shall have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor and (B) the Depositor shall have provided prior written approval; provided, however, that the restrictions in Section 2.15(b)(i) and (ii) above shall not continue to apply to such Retained Notes (covered by the opinion described in this clause) in the event counsel satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor has rendered an opinion, with respect to the sale, pledge or transfer by the Depositor or an Affiliate thereof, to the effect that the Retained Notes to be sold, pledged, or transferred will be characterized as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes. Any transferee, other than the Depositor or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes, acquiring a Retained Note or an interest therein shall be deemed to have made the representations set forth in Section 2.4 (as if Section 2.4(a) applied to the Retained Notes). Any attempted sale, pledge or other transfer in contravention of this Section 2.15(b) will be void ab initio and the purported transferor will continue to be treated as the owner of the Retained Note. For the purposes of this Section 2.15(b), “Special Pass-Through Entity” means a grantor trust, S corporation, or partnership (as determined, in each case, for Federal income tax purposes) where more than 50% of the value of any beneficial owner’s interest in such pass through entity is attributable to the pass-through entity’s interest in the Retained Note.

 

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(c) By directly or indirectly acquiring a Retained Note in a transaction pursuant to Rule 144A, each initial purchaser, transferee and owner of a beneficial interest will be deemed to represent, warrant and agree as follows:

 

  (i)

it understands that such Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. It understands and agrees, on its own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which it is acting as hereinafter stated, (x) that such Notes are being offered only in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act and (y) that such Notes may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to the Depositor, (ii) to an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (an “Accredited Investor”) acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are Accredited Investors unless the holder is a bank acting in its fiduciary capacity) that executes a certificate substantially in the form of the Investment Letter, (iii) so long as such Note is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person whom it reasonably believes after due inquiry is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A, acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are “qualified institutional buyers”) to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (iv) in a sale, pledge or other transfer made in a transaction otherwise exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in which case the Indenture Trustee shall require that both the prospective transferor and the prospective transferee certify to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding such transfer, which certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor. Except in the case of a transfer described in clauses (i) or (iii) above, the Indenture Trustee shall require that a written opinion of counsel (which will not be at the expense of the Depositor, any Affiliate of the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee), satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor to the effect that such transfer will not violate the Securities Act, and will be effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws of each state of the United States. It will notify any purchaser of such Notes from it of the above resale restrictions, if then applicable. It further understands that in connection with any transfer of such Notes by it that the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor may request, and if so requested it will furnish, such certificates and other information as they may reasonably require to confirm that any such transfer complies with the foregoing restrictions;

 

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  (ii)

it is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is acquiring such Notes for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are “qualified institutional buyers”). It is familiar with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and is aware that the seller of such Notes and other parties intend to rely on the foregoing representations, warranties and acknowledgements and the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A;

 

  (iii)

it understands that Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements, and it agrees that if any of the acknowledgments, representations and warranties deemed to have been made by it by its purchase of such Notes, for its own account or for one or more accounts as to each of which it exercises sole investment discretion, are no longer accurate, it shall promptly notify the Depositor; and

 

  (iv)

the Trust, the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor are entitled to rely upon the foregoing representations, warranties and acknowledgements and are irrevocably authorized to produce the foregoing representations, warranties and acknowledgments or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

(d) Any transfer in violation of this Section 2.15 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 Trust, the Indenture Trustee, or any intermediary. The Trust (or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes) may sell any Retained Notes acquired in violation of this Section 2.15 at the cost and risk of the purported owner. If at any time the Trust determines or is notified that the Noteholder or Note Owner, as the case may be, was in breach, at the time given, of any of the representations set forth in this Section 2.15, the Trust may consider the acquisition of such Retained Note or such beneficial interest in such Retained Note void and require that such Retained Note or such beneficial interest therein be transferred to a person designated by the Trust. If the transferee fails to transfer such Retained Note or such beneficial interests in such Retained Note within thirty (30) days after notice of the voided transfer, then the Trust shall cause such Noteholder’s interest or Note Owner’s interest in such Retained Note to be transferred in a commercially reasonable sale arranged by the Trust (conducted by the Trust or an agent of the Trust in accordance with Section 9-610(b) of the UCC as applied to securities that are sold on a recognized market or that may decline speedily in value), subject to satisfaction of the requirements set forth in this Section 2.15.

 

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(e) During the period described in 17 CFR Part 246.12(f)(1), no Noteholder or Note Owner holding any Notes in satisfaction of CarMax’s obligations under 17 CFR Part 246 may transfer any such Note (or interest therein) until the expiration of such period; provided, that, during such period, such Noteholder or Note Owner may transfer any such Note (or interest therein) to CarMax or any “majority-owned affiliate” (as such term is defined in 17 CFR Part 246.2) of CarMax in accordance with the restrictions contained in 17 CFR Part 246.12. Any purported transfer of any such Note not in accordance with this Section 2.15(e) shall be null and void and shall not be given effect for any purpose whatsoever.

(f) Upon any sale or transfer of any Retained Note (or interest therein) as of the Closing Date, if for tax or other reasons it may be necessary to track any such Note (e.g., if the Notes have original issue discount), tracking conditions such as requiring separate CUSIPs or that such Notes be in definitive registered form may be required by the Depositor or the Administrator as a condition to such transfer and the Trust shall cause the Administrator to provide prior written notice of such sale or transfer and tracking condition to the Indenture Trustee.

Section 2.16 Calculation Agent; Benchmark Determination.

(a) Calculation Agent; LIBOR. The Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as calculation agent (the “Calculation Agent”) for purposes of determining LIBOR (as described in the definition of “LIBOR”) on each Benchmark Determination Date for the related Accrual Period so long as the Class A-2b Notes are Outstanding and the Benchmark is LIBOR. If the Benchmark is LIBOR, the Calculation Agent shall, as soon as possible after 11:00 a.m. (London time) on each Benchmark Determination Date, but in no event later than 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Business Day immediately following each Benchmark Determination Date, calculate LIBOR for the related Accrual Period or, in consultation with the Servicer, select the banks described in the definition of “LIBOR” for the related Accrual Period and will communicate such rate or selection to the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee (if the Indenture Trustee is not acting as Calculation Agent). All determinations of LIBOR by the Calculation Agent, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive and binding on the Noteholders and Note Owners. After the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the “Calculation Agent” for determining the Benchmark shall be the Issuer or any other Person designated by the Issuer to act in such capacity.

(b) Successor Benchmark. If the Benchmark is any rate other than LIBOR, on each Benchmark Determination Date, the Issuer will communicate to the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee the Benchmark for the related Accrual Period. All determinations of the Benchmark by the Issuer, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive and binding on the Noteholders and Note Owners.

(c) Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.

(i) Benchmark Replacement. If the Issuer determines that a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any determination of the Benchmark on any date, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes relating to the Notes in respect of such determination on such date and all determinations on all subsequent dates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the initial

 

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Benchmark Replacement is any rate other than Term SOFR and the Issuer later determines that Term SOFR can be determined, Term SOFR will become the new Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement and will, together with a new Benchmark Replacement Adjustment for Term SOFR, replace the then-current Benchmark on the next Benchmark Determination Date for Term SOFR.

(ii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Issuer will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time.

(iii) Notice of Benchmark Replacement and/or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Promptly following the determination of a Benchmark Replacement and/or the making of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, the Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer, and will provide to the Servicer the relevant information regarding the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment and any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes for inclusion in the Servicer’s Certificate. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, upon the delivery of such notice and the inclusion of such information in the Servicer’s Certificate, this Indenture and/or any other relevant Transaction Document will be deemed to have been amended to reflect such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, Benchmark Replacement Adjustment and/or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes without further compliance with the provisions of Article IX of this Indenture or the amendment provisions of any other relevant Transaction Document.

(iv) Decisions and Determinations. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.16(c) (or pursuant to any capitalized term used in this Section 2.16(c) or in any such capitalized term), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or nonoccurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, may be made in the Issuer’s sole discretion, and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Transaction Documents, will become effective without consent from any other party. None of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Administrator, CarMax as the sponsor, the Depositor or the Servicer will have any liability for any determination made by or on behalf of the Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.16(c) (or pursuant to any capitalized term used in this Section 2.16(c) or in any such capitalized term), and each Noteholder and Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note, will be deemed to waive and release any and all claims against the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Calculation Agent, the Administrator, CarMax as the sponsor, the Depositor and the Servicer relating to any such determinations.

(d) Indenture Trustee Liability. The Indenture Trustee shall not have any duty to (1) monitor, determine, or verify the unavailability or cessation of LIBOR (or other applicable benchmark), or to determine whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of, any Benchmark Transition Event, (2) select, determine or

 

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designate any Benchmark Replacement, or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, (3) select, determine or designate any Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, or other modifier to any replacement or successor index, or (4) to determine whether or what Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any inability, failure or delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in this Indenture or any other Transaction Document as a result of the unavailability of LIBOR (or any other applicable benchmark) or the absence of a designated Benchmark Replacement, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of any other transaction party, in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by this Indenture or any other Transaction Document and reasonably required for the performance of such duties.

ARTICLE III COVENANTS

Section 3.1 Payment of Principal and Interest. The Issuer shall duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest, if any, on the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Indenture. Amounts properly withheld under the Code by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder of interest and/or principal shall be considered as having been paid by the Issuer to such Noteholder for all purposes of this Indenture.

Section 3.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Note Registrar shall maintain in St. Paul, Minnesota, an office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Note Registrar in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Note Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Issuer, the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If, at any time, the Issuer and the Note Registrar shall fail to maintain any such office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office, and the Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all such surrenders, notices and demands.

Section 3.3 Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust.

(a) As provided in Section 8.2, all payments of amounts due and payable with respect to the Notes that are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the applicable Trust Accounts shall be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by another Paying Agent, and no amounts so withdrawn from the applicable Trust Accounts shall be paid over to the Issuer, except as provided in this Section 3.3.

(b) On or before each Distribution Date and Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Note Payment Account an aggregate sum sufficient to pay the amounts then becoming due under the Notes, such sum to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto, and (unless the Paying Agent is the Indenture Trustee) shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

 

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(c) The Issuer shall cause each Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee to execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Indenture Trustee (and if the Indenture Trustee acts as Paying Agent, it hereby so agrees), subject to the provisions of this Section 3.3, that such Paying Agent shall:

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

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

 

  (v)

comply with all requirements of the Code and any State or local tax law with respect to the withholding from any payments made by it on the Notes of any applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.

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

(e) Subject to applicable laws with respect to escheat of funds, any money held by the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the payment of any amount due with respect to any Note and remaining unclaimed for two (2) years after such amount has become due and payable shall be discharged from such trust and be paid to the Issuer on Issuer Request, and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Issuer), and all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, shall at the expense and direction of the Issuer cause

 

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to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining shall be repaid to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee shall also adopt and employ, at the expense and direction of the Issuer, any other reasonable means of notification of such repayment (including mailing notice of such repayment to Holders whose Notes have been called but have not been surrendered for redemption in whole pursuant to Section 10.1 or whose right to or interest in monies due and payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee or of any Paying Agent at the last address of record for each such Holder).

Section 3.4 Existence. The Issuer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware (unless it becomes, or any successor Issuer hereunder is or becomes, organized under the laws of any other State or of the United States, in which case the Issuer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises under the laws of such other jurisdiction) and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate.

Section 3.5 Protection of Trust Estate.

(a) The Issuer shall from time to time authorize, execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and shall take such other action, necessary or advisable to:

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

enforce any of the Collateral; or

 

  (iv)

preserve and defend title to the Trust Estate and the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in the Trust Estate against the claims of all Persons.

(b) The Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee to file any financing statement or continuation statement required pursuant to this Section 3.5 and designates the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee as its agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any other instrument required to be executed pursuant to this Section 3.5; it being understood that such authorization shall not be deemed to be an obligation on the part of the Administrator or the Indenture Trustee to make any such filing. The Issuer further hereby authorizes the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee to file any financing statement and amendments thereto that indicate the Collateral (A) as all assets of the Issuer, all personal

 

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property of the Issuer or words of similar effect, regardless of whether any particular asset included in the Collateral falls within the scope of Article 9 of the Relevant UCC, or (B) as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail. If the Indenture Trustee prepares or files any such financing statement, continuation statement or amendment thereto, the Indenture Trustee’s responsibility with respect to such financing statement, continuation statement or amendment shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 6.1 and 6.4 hereof.

Section 3.6 Opinions as to Trust Estate.

(a) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E.

(b) On or before March 31 of each year (commencing with the year 2022), the Issuer shall deliver to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and with respect to the authorization and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements as is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture and reciting the details of such action or stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to maintain such lien and security interest. Such Opinion of Counsel shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and the authorization and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements that shall, in the opinion of such counsel, be required to maintain the lien and security interest of this Indenture until March 31 in the following year.

Section 3.7 Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables.

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

(b) The Issuer may contract with other Persons to assist it in performing its duties under this Indenture, and any performance of such duties by a Person identified to the Indenture Trustee in an Issuer’s Certificate shall be deemed to be action taken by the Issuer. Initially, the Issuer has contracted with the Servicer and the Administrator to assist the Issuer in performing its duties under this Indenture.

(c) The Issuer shall punctually perform and observe all of its obligations and agreements contained in this Indenture, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments and agreements included in the Trust Estate, including filing or causing to be filed all financing statements and continuation statements required to be filed under the Relevant UCC by the terms of this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement in accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein.

 

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(d) If the Issuer shall have knowledge of the occurrence of an Event of Servicing Termination, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Administrator in writing of such event and shall specify in such notice the action, if any, the Issuer is taking in respect of such default. If an Event of Servicing Termination shall arise from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Receivables, the Issuer shall take all reasonable steps available to it to remedy such failure.

(e) As promptly as possible after the giving of notice of termination to the Servicer of the Servicer’s rights and powers pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Issuer may (subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee to direct such appointment pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement) appoint a successor servicer (the “Successor Servicer”), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed or has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, without further action, shall be the successor to the Servicer in all respects in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee may resign as the Servicer by giving written notice of such resignation to the Issuer and in such event shall be released from such duties and obligations, such release not to be effective until the date a new servicer enters into a servicing agreement with the Issuer as provided below. Upon delivery of any such notice to the Issuer, the Issuer shall obtain a new servicer as the Successor Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Any Successor Servicer (other than the Indenture Trustee) shall (i) be an established financial institution having a net worth of not less than $50,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of motor vehicle installment sale contracts and (ii) enter into a servicing agreement with the Issuer having substantially the same provisions as the provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement applicable to the Servicer. If, within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the notice referred to above, the Issuer shall not have obtained such a new servicer, the Indenture Trustee may appoint, or may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a Successor Servicer. In connection with any such appointment, the Indenture Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor as it and such successor shall agree, subject to the limitations set forth below and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and, in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Issuer shall enter into an agreement with such successor for the servicing of the Receivables (such agreement to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee). If the Indenture Trustee shall succeed to the Servicer’s duties as servicer of the Receivables as provided herein, it shall do so in its individual capacity and not in its capacity as Indenture Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article VI shall be inapplicable to the Indenture Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Servicer and the servicing of the Receivables. In case the Indenture Trustee shall become successor to the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to appoint as Servicer any one of its Affiliates; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee, in its capacity as the Servicer, shall be fully liable for the actions and omissions of such Affiliate in such capacity as Successor Servicer. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture to the contrary, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for any servicing fee or for any differential in the amount of the servicing fee paid under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the amount necessary to induce any Successor Servicer to act as Successor Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

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(f) Upon any termination of the Servicer’s rights and powers pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator and the Rating Agencies in writing of such termination. Upon any appointment of a Successor Servicer by the Issuer, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator and the Rating Agencies in writing of such appointment, specifying in such notice the name and address of such Successor Servicer.

(g) The Issuer shall not waive timely performance by the Depositor, the Seller or the Servicer of their respective obligations under the Transaction Documents if such waiver would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the interests of the Noteholders.

Section 3.8 Negative Covenants.

(a) If any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not:

 

  (i)

except as expressly permitted by this Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the properties or assets of the Issuer, including those included in the Trust Estate, unless directed to do so in writing by the Indenture Trustee;

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part;

 

  (iv)

(A) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or permit the lien of this Indenture to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenants or obligations with respect to the Notes under this Indenture except as may be expressly permitted hereby, (B) permit any lien (including any lien arising in connection with any tax imposed under the Margin Tax), charge, excise, claim, security interest, mortgage or other encumbrance (other than the lien of this Indenture) to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Trust Estate or any part thereof or any interest therein or the proceeds thereof (other than tax liens, mechanics’ liens and other liens that arise by operation of law, in each case on any of the Financed Vehicles and arising solely as a result of an action or omission of the related Obligor) or (C) permit the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid and perfected first priority (other than with respect to any such tax, mechanics’ or other lien) security interest in the Trust Estate;

 

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  (v)

engage in any activities other than financing, acquiring, owning, pledging and managing the Receivables as contemplated by the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and this Indenture and activities incidental to such activities; or

 

  (vi)

incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness other than the indebtedness evidenced by the Notes or indebtedness otherwise permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or this Indenture.

Section 3.9 Annual Statement as to Compliance.

(a) On or before May 31 of each year (commencing with the year 2022), the Issuer shall deliver to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee an Issuer’s Certificate stating, as to the Authorized Officer signing such Issuer’s Certificate, that:

 

  (i)

a review of the activities of the Issuer during the preceding Trust Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Issuer’s Certificate to be delivered in the year 2022, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of February 2022) and of its performance under this Indenture has been made under such Authorized Officer’s supervision; and

 

  (ii)

to the best of such Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Issuer has complied in all material respects with all conditions and covenants under this Indenture throughout such preceding Trust Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Issuer’s Certificate to be delivered in the year 2022, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of February 2022) or, if there has been a default in its compliance with any such condition or covenant, specifying each such default known to such Authorized Officer and the nature and status thereof.

Section 3.10 Issuer May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.

(a) The Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless:

 

  (i)

the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State and shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein;

 

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  (ii)

immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

  (iii)

the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction;

 

  (iv)

the Issuer shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (and shall have delivered copies thereof to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such transaction will not have any material adverse tax consequence to the Issuer, any Noteholder or any Certificateholder;

 

  (v)

any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

 

  (vi)

the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Issuer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation or merger and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article III and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange Act).

(b) Other than as specifically contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Issuer shall not convey or transfer any of its properties or assets, including those included in the Trust Estate, to any other Person, unless:

 

  (i)

the Person that acquires by conveyance or transfer the properties or assets of the Issuer the conveyance or transfer of which is hereby restricted (A) shall be a United States citizen or a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States or any State, (B) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Issuer to be performed or observed, all as provided herein, (C) shall expressly agree by means of such supplemental indenture that all right, title and interest so conveyed or transferred shall be subject and subordinate to the rights of the Holders of the Notes, (D) unless otherwise provided in such supplemental indenture, shall expressly agree to indemnify, defend and hold

 

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  harmless the Issuer against and from any loss, liability or expense arising under or related to this Indenture and the Notes and (E) shall expressly agree by means of such supplemental indenture that such Person (or if a group of Persons, then one specified Person) shall make all filings with the Commission (and any other appropriate Person) required by the Exchange Act in connection with the Notes;

 

  (ii)

immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

  (iii)

the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction;

 

  (iv)

the Issuer shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (and shall have delivered copies thereof to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor) to the effect that such transaction will not have any material adverse tax consequence to the Issuer, any Noteholder or any Certificateholder;

 

  (v)

any action that is necessary to maintain the lien and security interest created by this Indenture shall have been taken; and

 

  (vi)

the Issuer shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor an Issuer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such conveyance or transfer and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article III and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange Act).

Section 3.11 Successor or Transferee.

(a) Upon any consolidation or merger of the Issuer in accordance with Section 3.10(a), the Person formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as the Issuer herein.

(b) Upon any conveyance or transfer of all the properties and assets of the Issuer in accordance with Section 3.10(b), CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 shall be released from every covenant and agreement of this Indenture to be observed or performed on the part of the Issuer with respect to the Notes immediately upon the delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor stating that CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 is to be so released.

Section 3.12 No Other Business. The Issuer shall not engage in any business other than financing, acquiring, owning and pledging the Receivables in the manner contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents, issuing the Notes pursuant to the terms hereof and the Certificate pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement and activities incidental thereto.

 

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Section 3.13 No Borrowing. The Issuer shall not issue, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable, directly or indirectly, for any indebtedness except for the Notes.

Section 3.14 Servicers Obligations. The Issuer shall cause the Servicer to comply with the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Section 3.15 Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities. Except as contemplated by this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents, the Issuer shall not make any loan or advance or credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or by an instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any obligation or capability of so doing or otherwise), endorse or otherwise become contingently liable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks or dividends of, or own, purchase, repurchase or acquire (or agree contingently to do so) any stock, obligations, assets or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any other Person.

Section 3.16 Capital Expenditures. The Issuer shall not make any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital assets (either realty or personalty).

Section 3.17 Restricted Payments. The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) make any distribution (by reduction of capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination thereof, to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer or to the Servicer, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided, however, that the Issuer may make, or cause to be made, distributions as contemplated by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose, under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement or this Indenture. The Issuer shall not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account or the Reserve Account except in accordance with this Indenture and the other Transaction Documents.

Section 3.18 Notice of Events of Default. The Issuer shall give the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Rating Agencies and the Administrator prompt written notice of each Event of Default hereunder, each default on the part of the Depositor or the Servicer of its obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and each default on the part of the Seller or the Depositor of its obligations under the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

Section 3.19 Removal of Administrator. For so long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not remove the Administrator without cause unless the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such removal.

Section 3.20 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

 

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Section 3.21 Sales Finance Company Licenses. The Issuer shall take such action as, in its reasonable judgment, shall be necessary to maintain the effectiveness of all sales finance company licenses required under the Maryland Code and all licenses required under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company Act in connection with this Indenture and the transactions contemplated hereby until the lien and security interest of this Indenture shall no longer be in effect in accordance with the terms hereof.

Section 3.22 Representations and Warranties by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee that the representations and warranties regarding creation, perfection and priority of security interests in the Receivables, which are attached to this Indenture as Appendix A, are true and correct to the extent they are applicable.

ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

(a) This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes, except as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (ii) substitution of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) rights of Noteholders to receive payments of principal thereof and interest thereon, (iv) Section 3.3, Section 3.4, Section 3.5, Section 3.8, Section 3.10, Section 3.12, Section 3.13, Section 3.16 and Section 3.17, (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Indenture Trustee hereunder (including the rights of the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7 and the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under Section 4.3) and (vi) the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property so deposited with the Indenture Trustee payable to all or any of them, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, when either:

 

  (i)

all Notes of all Classes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.6 and (ii) Notes for whose payment money has theretofore been irrevocably deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 3.3) have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation; or

 

  (ii)

(A) all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Indenture Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable and the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with the Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent), in trust, cash or direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed by the United States (which will mature prior to the date needed), in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Notes when due on the applicable Class Final Distribution Date or Redemption Date (if Notes shall have been called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.1(a)), as the case may be; and

 

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(B) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by the Issuer hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents.

Section 4.2 Satisfaction, Discharge and Defeasance of the Notes.

(a) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.2(b) below, the Issuer shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness on all the Notes Outstanding, and the provisions of this Indenture, as it relates to such Notes, shall no longer be in effect (and the Indenture Trustee, at the expense of the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except as to:

 

  (i)

the rights of the Noteholders to receive, from the trust funds described in Section 4.2(b)(i), payment of the principal of and interest on the Notes Outstanding at maturity of such principal or interest;

 

  (ii)

the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Notes under Section 2.5, Section 2.6, Section 3.2 and Section 3.3;

 

  (iii)

the obligations of the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7; and

 

  (iv)

the rights, powers, trusts and immunities of the Indenture Trustee hereunder and the duties of the Indenture Trustee hereunder.

(b) The satisfaction, discharge and defeasance of the Notes pursuant to Section 4.2(a) is subject to the satisfaction of all of the following conditions:

 

  (i)

the Issuer has deposited or caused to be deposited irrevocably (except as provided in Section 4.4) with the Indenture Trustee as trust funds in trust, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, which, through the payment of interest and principal in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day prior to the due date of any payment referred to below, money in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Indenture Trustee, to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes Outstanding, for principal thereof and interest thereon to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes that have become due and payable) or to the maturity of such principal and interest, as the case may be;

 

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  (ii)

such deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute an event of default under, any Transaction Document or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is bound;

 

  (iii)

no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit or on the ninety-first (91st) day after such date;

 

  (iv)

the Issuer has delivered to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the satisfaction, discharge and defeasance of the Notes pursuant to this Section 4.2 will not cause any Noteholder to be treated as having sold or exchanged any of its Notes for purposes of Section 1001 of the Code; and

 

  (v)

the Issuer has delivered to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee an Issuer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to the defeasance contemplated by this Section 4.2 have been complied with.

Section 4.3 Application of Trust Money. All monies deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by the Indenture Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent, to the Holders of the Notes for the payment or redemption of which such monies have been deposited with the Indenture Trustee, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal and interest, but such monies need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein or in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or required by law.

Section 4.4 Repayment of Monies Held by Paying Agent. In connection with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes, all monies then held by any Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee under the provisions of this Indenture with respect to such Notes shall, upon demand of the Issuer, be paid to the Indenture Trustee to be held and applied according to Section 3.3, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies.

ARTICLE V REMEDIES

Section 5.1 Events of Default.

(a) “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

 

  (i)

default in the payment of any interest on any Note of the Controlling Class when the same becomes due and payable and such default shall continue for a period of five (5) or more Business Days;

 

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  (ii)

default in the payment of any principal due and payable on any Class of Notes on the related Class Final Distribution Date;

 

  (iii)

material default in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement of the Issuer made in this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in the observance or performance of which is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section 5.1), and such default shall continue or not be cured for a period of sixty (60) days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee or to the Issuer, the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, a written notice specifying such default and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a notice of Default hereunder;

 

  (iv)

any representation or warranty of the Issuer made in this Indenture or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith proving to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made, and the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation or warranty was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise cured for a period of thirty (30) days after there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Issuer by the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee or to the Issuer, the Depositor and to the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, a written notice specifying such incorrect representation or warranty and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a notice of Default hereunder;

 

  (v)

the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of the Issuer or any substantial part of the Trust Estate in an involuntary case under any applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Issuer or for any substantial part of the Trust Estate, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the Issuer’s affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; and

 

  (vi)

the commencement by the Issuer of a voluntary case under any applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by the Issuer to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the consent by the Issuer to the appointment or taking

 

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  possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Issuer or for any substantial part of the Trust Estate, or the making by the Issuer of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by the Issuer generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of any action by the Issuer in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

(b) The Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor, within five (5) days after the occurrence of any event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default under clause (iii) or (iv), written notice of such Default in the form of an Issuer’s Certificate, the status of such Default and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect to such Default.

Section 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

(a) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may, upon prior written notice to the Administrator (who shall promptly forward such notice to each Rating Agency), declare the Notes to be immediately due and payable by written notice to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by Noteholders), the Depositor and the Servicer, and upon any such declaration the unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately due and payable.

(b) If the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default, before a judgment or decree for payment of the amount due has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as hereinafter provided in this Article V, the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, by written notice to the Issuer, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator (who shall promptly forward such notice to each Rating Agency), may rescind and annul such declaration of acceleration and its consequences if:

 

  (i)

the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all principal of and interest on the Notes and all other amounts that would then be due hereunder or upon the Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to such acceleration had not occurred; and

 

  (ii)

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

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

 

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

(a) If (i) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of five (5) Business Days, or (ii) default is made in the payment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable, the Issuer shall, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee, pay to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal and interest, with interest upon the overdue principal at the applicable Note Rate and, to the extent payment at such rate of interest shall be legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest at the applicable Note Rate and in addition thereto such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee and its agents and counsel and other amounts due and owing to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7.

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

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

(d) If there shall be pending, relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes or any Person having or claiming an ownership interest in the Trust Estate, Proceedings under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or if a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer or its property or such other obligor or Person, or if there shall be pending any other comparable judicial Proceedings relative to the Issuer or any other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer or such other obligor, the Indenture Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of any Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.3, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such Proceedings or otherwise:

 

  (i)

to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee (including any claim for reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents and attorneys, and all other amounts due and owing to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7) and of the Noteholders allowed in such Proceedings;

 

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  (ii)

unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to vote on behalf of the Noteholders in any election of a trustee, a standby trustee or Person performing similar functions in any such Proceedings;

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

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

 

  (v)

and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official in any such Proceeding is hereby authorized by each of the Noteholders to make payments to the Indenture Trustee and, in the event that the Indenture Trustee shall consent to the making of payments directly to the Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents and attorneys, and all other amounts due and owing to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7.

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

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

 

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

Section 5.4 Remedies; Priorities.

(a) If the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee may, or at the written direction of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class shall, take one or more of the following actions as so directed (subject to Section 5.5):

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

institute Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with respect to the Trust Estate;

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

sell the Trust Estate or any portion thereof or rights or interest therein at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee may not sell or otherwise liquidate the Trust Estate at the direction of the Holders following an Event of Default, other than an Event of Default described in Section 5.1(i) or (ii), unless (A) the Holders of 100% of the Note Balance consent thereto, (B) the proceeds of such sale or liquidation will be sufficient to pay in full the Note Balance and all accrued but unpaid interest on the Outstanding Notes or (C) the Indenture Trustee determines that the Trust Estate will not continue to provide sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes as they would have become due if the Notes had not been declared immediately due and payable, and the Indenture Trustee obtains the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. In determining such sufficiency or insufficiency with respect to clauses (B) and (C) above, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.8 or Section 8.2, if the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Section 5.4 and the Notes have been accelerated, it (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) shall pay out such money or property (and other amounts, including all amounts held on deposit in the Reserve Account, except that amounts withdrawn from the Reserve Account will not be distributed to the Certificateholders, used to reimburse Unreimbursed Servicer Advance, Unrelated Amounts or be paid to CarMax or any of its Affiliates in respect of the Total Servicing Fee owing to the Servicer to the extent that CarMax or any of its affiliates is the Servicer) in the following order of priority:

 

  (i)

first, to the Servicer, the Total Servicing Fee for the preceding Collection Period, any Unreimbursed Servicer Advances and any Unrelated Amounts specified in Section 3.8(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement for the preceding Collection Period;

 

  (ii)

second, on a pro rata basis: (A) if the Indenture Trustee has become the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, any amounts due in connection with indemnification of the Indenture Trustee as Successor Servicer and not paid pursuant to Section 7.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement plus any Transition Costs due in connection with such transfer of servicing and not paid pursuant to Section 8.2(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; (B) to the Indenture Trustee, all amounts due to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 not previously paid by the Administrator, and to the Owner Trustee, all amounts due to the Owner Trustee pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of the Trust Agreement not previously paid by the Servicer; and (C) to the Asset Representations Reviewer, all amounts due to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement not previously paid by the Servicer;

 

  (iii)

third, on a pro rata basis, to the Class A Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for each Class of the Class A Notes;

 

  (iv)

fourth, if an Event of Default described in Section 5.1 (i), (ii), (v) or (vi) has occurred, in the following order of priority:

 

  (A)

to the Class A-1 Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (B)

to the Holders of each Class of the remaining Class A Notes, pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of such Class of Class A Notes as of such Distribution Date, until the principal amount of each such Class of the remaining Class A Notes has been paid in full;

 

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  (C)

to the Class B Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for the Class B Notes;

 

  (D)

to the Class B Noteholders, until the principal amount of the Class B Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (E)

to the Class C Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for the Class C Notes;

 

  (F)

to the Class C Noteholders, until the principal amount of the Class C Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (G)

to the Class D Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for the Class D Notes;

 

  (H)

to the Class D Noteholders, until the principal amount of the Class D Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (v)

fifth, if an Event of Default described in Section 5.1 (iii) or (iv) has occurred, in the following order of priority:

 

  (A)

to the Class B Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for the Class B Notes;

 

  (B)

to the Class C Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for the Class C Notes;

 

  (C)

to the Class D Noteholders, the Total Note Interest for the Class D Notes;

 

  (D)

to the Class A-1 Noteholders until the principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (E)

to the Holders of each Class of the remaining Class A Notes, pro rata based on the outstanding principal amount of such Class of Class A Notes as of such Distribution Date, until the principal amount of each such Class of the remaining Class A Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (F)

to the Class B Noteholders, until the principal amount of the Class B Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (G)

to the Class C Noteholders, until the principal amount of the Class C Notes has been paid in full;

 

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  (H)

to the Class D Noteholders, until the principal amount of the Class D Notes has been paid in full;

 

  (vi)

sixth, if the Indenture Trustee or any other Successor Servicer has become the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to such Successor Servicer, any Additional Servicing Fee, if any, for the preceding Collection Period and any unpaid Additional Servicing Fees from prior Collection Periods; and

 

  (vii)

seventh, to the Certificateholders, any remaining amounts.

(c) Prior to an acceleration of the Notes following an Event of Default, if the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article V, such amounts shall be deposited in the Collection Account and distributed in accordance with Section 2.8 and Section 8.2.

(d) The Indenture Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 5.4. At least five (5) days before such record date, the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer shall mail to each Noteholder a notice that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

Section 5.5 Optional Preservation of the Receivables. If the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default, and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and annulled, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, elect to maintain possession of the Trust Estate and apply proceeds as if there had been no declaration of acceleration; provided, however, that the Available Funds shall be applied in accordance with such declaration of acceleration in the manner specified in Section 5.4(b) as provided in Section 4.6(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. It is the desire of the parties hereto and the Noteholders that there be at all times sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes, and the Indenture Trustee shall take such desire into account when determining whether or not to maintain possession of the Trust Estate. In determining whether to maintain possession of the Trust Estate, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose.

Section 5.6 Limitation of Suits.

(a) No Holder of any Note shall have any right to institute any Proceeding with respect to this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, except in accordance with Section 2.4(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, unless:

 

  (i)

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

 

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  (ii)

the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have made written request to the Indenture Trustee to institute such Proceeding in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee hereunder;

 

  (iii)

such Holder or Holders have offered to the Indenture Trustee reasonable indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in complying with such request;

 

  (iv)

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

 

  (v)

no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Indenture Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class.

(b) It is understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holders of Notes or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders of Notes or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided.

(c) In the event the Indenture Trustee shall receive conflicting or inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders of Notes, each evidencing less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, the Indenture Trustee will take action in accordance with the direction of the greatest amount of Holders of Notes (measured by principal balance).

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

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

 

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

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

Section 5.11 Control by Noteholders of the Controlling Class.

(a) The Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that:

 

  (i)

such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture or any other Transaction Document;

 

  (ii)

subject to the express terms of Section 5.4, any written direction to the Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 100% of the Note Balance;

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.

(b) Notwithstanding the rights of Noteholders set forth in this Section 5.11, subject to Section 6.1, the Indenture Trustee need not take any action that it reasonably believes might involve it in costs, expenses and liabilities for which it will not be adequately indemnified or might materially adversely affect the rights of any Noteholders not consenting to such action.

Section 5.12 Waiver of Past Defaults. Prior to the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes as provided in Section 5.2, the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, may, on behalf of all Noteholders, waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences except a Default or Event of Default (i) in the payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes or (ii) in respect of a covenant or

 

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provision hereof that cannot be amended, supplemented or modified without the consent of all the Noteholders. Upon any such waiver, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder, respectively, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto. Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist and be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

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

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

Section 5.15 Action on Notes. The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect to this Indenture. Neither the lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any portion of the Trust Estate or upon any of the assets of the Issuer. Any money or property collected by the Indenture Trustee shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.4(b).

 

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Section 5.16 Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.

(a) Promptly following a request from the Indenture Trustee to do so, and at the Administrator’s expense (or, if the Indenture Trustee is then acting as the Administrator, at the expense of CarMax), the Issuer shall take all such lawful action as the Indenture Trustee may request to compel or secure the performance and observance by the Depositor and the Servicer of their respective obligations to the Issuer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Seller of its obligations under or in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and privileges lawfully available to the Issuer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture Trustee, including the transmission of notices of default on the part of the Depositor or the Servicer thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by the Depositor and the Servicer of their respective obligations thereunder.

(b) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, and at the direction (which direction shall be in writing or by telephone (confirmed in writing promptly thereafter)) of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class shall (subject to Section 6.2(f)), exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Issuer against the Depositor or the Servicer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement or against the Seller under or in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the right or power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by the Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, of its obligations to the Issuer thereunder and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as the case may be, and any right of the Issuer to take such action shall be suspended.

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

(d) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee may, and at the direction (which direction shall be in writing or by telephone (confirmed in writing promptly thereafter)) of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class shall (subject to Section 6.2(f)), exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Depositor against the Seller under or in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the right or power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by the Seller of its obligations to the Depositor thereunder and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension or waiver under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and any right of the Depositor to take such action shall be suspended.

 

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ARTICLE VI THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

Section 6.1 Duties of Indenture Trustee.

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

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

 

  (i)

the Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee, and any discretion, permissive right or privilege shall not be deemed to be or otherwise construed as a duty or obligation; and

 

  (ii)

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

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

 

  (i)

this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 6.1;

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for special, punitive, consequential, or indirect damages (including, among other things, lost profits).

 

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

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

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

(g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 6.1 and the TIA.

(h) The Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default, breach of a representation or warranty of any other party to the Transaction Documents or of any other event unless either (i) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Event of Default, breach of a representation or warranty or other event or (ii) written notice of such Event of Default, breach of a representation or warranty or other event shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a breach of representation or warranty solely as a result of the receipt and possession by the Indenture Trustee of the Review Report (as defined in the Asset Representations Review Agreement). Except as expressly provided in this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall have no duty to take any action to determine whether any Event of Default or other event has occurred.

(i) The Indenture Trustee shall be required to carry out its duties as specified in Sections 4.1, 4.7, 4.9, 7.4(c), 8.1, 8.2, 8.3(a), 8.4, 10.12 and 10.14 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, Sections 4.1, 4.7, 4.9, 7.4(c), 8.1, 8.2, 8.3(a), 8.4, 10.12 and 10.14 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference into this Indenture to the extent that they refer to obligations of the Indenture Trustee.

(j) Subject to Sections 6.1(a) and (c), in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities; it being understood that the Indenture Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

(k) The Indenture Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any investor direction if the Indenture Trustee determines that the action or proceeding as directed may not lawfully be taken or conflicts with this Indenture or other Transaction Document or if the Indenture Trustee in good faith determines that the action or proceeding so directed would involve it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the non-directing holders.

 

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(l) The Indenture Trustee shall not have any obligation to investigate any matter or to exercise any powers vested by the Indenture Trustee unless requested by 25% or more of the Holders, and such Holders have assured to the Indenture Trustee indemnity satisfactory to it.

Section 6.2 Rights of Indenture Trustee.

(a) The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person.

(b) Before the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may request and shall be entitled to receive an Issuer’s Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on an Issuer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

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

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

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

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

(g) The Indenture Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Indenture Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Indenture Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Issuer, personally or by agent or attorney. In no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any responsibility to monitor CarMax’s compliance with or be charged with knowledge of the risk retention rules of 17 CFR Part 246, nor shall it be liable to any investor, Holder, or any party whatsoever for violation of such rules or requirements or such similar provisions now or hereafter in effect.

 

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(h) Any permissive right or privilege of the Indenture Trustee hereunder shall not be deemed to be or otherwise construed as a duty or obligation.

(i) The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the failure to perform its duties hereunder if such failure is a direct or proximate result of another party failing to perform its duties.

Section 6.3 Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Note Registrar, co-registrar or co-paying agent hereunder may do the same with like rights.

Section 6.4 Indenture Trustees Disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee (i) shall not be responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, (ii) shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or responsible for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication and (iii) shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any other party, including the Servicer, Seller and Depositor, and may assume each other party’s performance of its obligations under the Trust Agreement, the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement absent written notice or actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer to the contrary.

Section 6.5 Notice of Defaults. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder and the Administrator notice of such Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs. Except in the case of an Event of Default described in Section 5.1(a)(i) or (ii) (including payments pursuant to the mandatory redemption provisions of such Note), the Indenture Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Noteholders.

Section 6.6 Reports by Indenture Trustee to Holders. The Indenture Trustee shall make available, within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, to each Person who at any time during such calendar year was a Noteholder, such information furnished to the Indenture Trustee as may be required to enable such Person to prepare its federal and State income tax returns.

 

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Section 6.7 Compensation and Indemnity.

(a) The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall pay to the Indenture Trustee from time to time reasonable compensation for its services. The Indenture Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall reimburse the Indenture Trustee for all expenses, advances and disbursements reasonably incurred or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services; provided, however, that the Administrator need not reimburse the Indenture Trustee for any expense incurred through the Indenture Trustee’s willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Indenture Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall indemnify the Indenture Trustee for, and hold it and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, harmless against, any and all loss, liability, cost or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs, and any loss or expense incurred in connection with a successful defense, in whole or in part, of any claim that the Indenture Trustee breached its standard of care) incurred by it in connection with the administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder, including those incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Indenture Trustee’s right to indemnification; provided, however, that the Administrator need not indemnify the Indenture Trustee for, or hold it harmless against, any such loss, liability, cost or expense incurred through the Indenture Trustee’s willful misconduct, negligence, or bad faith. The Indenture Trustee shall notify the Issuer and the Administrator promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Any failure by the Indenture Trustee to so notify the Issuer and the Administrator shall not, however, relieve the Administrator of its obligations hereunder. The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall defend any such claim. The Indenture Trustee may have separate counsel in connection with the defense of any such claim, and the Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. If the Indenture Trustee is then acting as Administrator, all payment obligations to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be paid by CarMax.

(b) The payment obligations to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.

(c) When the Indenture Trustee incurs fees or expenses after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 5.1(a)(v) or Section 5.1(a)(vi) with respect to the Issuer, such fees and expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

Section 6.8 Replacement of Indenture Trustee.

(a) No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee, and no appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee, shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.8. The Indenture Trustee may resign at any time by providing the Issuer, the Administrator, the Depositor and the Noteholders with at least 60 days’ advance written notice. The Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may remove the Indenture Trustee without cause by notifying the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to the Issuer, the Administrator, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies) of such removal and, following such removal, may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee. The Issuer shall remove the Indenture Trustee if:

 

  (i)

the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11;

 

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  (ii)

the Indenture Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent;

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

the Indenture Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

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

(c) Any successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Administrator and the Depositor. Upon delivery of such written acceptance, the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective and the successor Indenture Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Indenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to the Noteholders. The retiring Indenture Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture Trustee.

(d) If a successor Indenture Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee. If the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11, any Noteholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

(e) Notwithstanding the replacement of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.8, the Administrator’s obligations under Section 6.7 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

Section 6.9 Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger.

(a) If the Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association without any further act shall be the successor Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that such corporation or banking association must be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 6.11. The Indenture Trustee shall provide the Rating Agencies, the Administrator and the Depositor with prior written notice of any such transaction.

 

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(b) If at the time such successor or successors by consolidation, merger or conversion to the Indenture Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Indenture Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee and deliver such Notes so authenticated, and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any such successor to the Indenture Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee or in the name of the successor to the Indenture Trustee. In all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which the Notes or this Indenture provide that the certificate of the Indenture Trustee shall have.

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

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Estate may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee shall have the power and may execute and deliver an instrument to appoint one or more Persons to act as a co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Indenture Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Estate, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Noteholders, such title to the Trust Estate, or any part hereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 6.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Indenture Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee under this Indenture shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 6.11 and no notice of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be required under Section 6.8.

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

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

no trustee under this Indenture shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustee under this Indenture; and

 

  (iii)

the Indenture Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.

 

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

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Indenture Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent permitted by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Indenture on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

Section 6.11 Eligibility; Disqualification.

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of TIA Section 310(a). The Indenture Trustee or its parent shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition and shall have a long-term debt rating acceptable to each of the Rating Agencies. The Indenture Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 310(b).

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 310(b), including the optional provision permitted by the second sentence of TIA Section 310(b)(9); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities of the Issuer are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA Section 310(b)(1) are met.

(c) In the case of the appointment pursuant to this Section 6.11 of a successor Indenture Trustee with respect to any Class of Notes, the Issuer, the retiring Indenture Trustee and the successor Indenture Trustee with respect to such Class of Notes shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Indenture Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, the successor Indenture Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of the Class to which the appointment of such successor Indenture Trustee relates, (ii) if the retiring Indenture Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Classes of Notes, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes of each Class as to which the retiring Indenture Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the Indenture Trustee and (iii) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Indenture Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Indenture Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Indenture Trustee shall be a trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Indenture Trustee; and upon the removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided herein.

 

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

Section 6.13 Communications Regarding Demands to Purchase Receivables. The Indenture Trustee agrees to cooperate in good faith with any reasonable request by the Depositor for information which is required in order to enable the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Items 1104(e) and 1121(c) of Regulation AB and Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act as it relates to the Indenture Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee shall provide the Depositor with notification, as soon as practicable and in any event within five (5) Business Days, of (i) all demands communicated to the Indenture Trustee for the repurchase or replacement of any Receivable and (ii) all requests by Verified Note Owners to communicate with other Noteholders regarding the exercise of remedies pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

ARTICLE VII NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS; ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW

Section 7.1 Issuer To Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of Noteholders. If and so long as the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee (i) not more than five (5) days after each Record Date, a list, in such form as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes as of such Record Date and (ii) at such other times as the Indenture Trustee may request in writing, within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Issuer of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior to the time such list is furnished; provided, however, that, with respect to Notes issued as Book-Entry Notes, no such list shall be required to be furnished.

Section 7.2 Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders.

(a) The Indenture Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes contained in the most recent list furnished to the Indenture Trustee as provided in Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes received by the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar. The Indenture Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

(b) Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA Section 312(b) with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Notes.

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

 

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Section 7.3 Reports by Issuer.

(a) The Issuer shall:

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

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

(b) Unless the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer shall correspond to the Trust Fiscal Year.

Section 7.4 Reports by Indenture Trustee.

(a) If required by TIA Section 313(a), within sixty (60) days after each March 31, beginning with March 31, 2022, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder as required by TIA Section 313(c) a brief report dated as of such date that complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Indenture Trustee shall also comply with TIA Section 313(b).

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall file with the Commission and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed a copy of each report mailed to Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture. The Issuer shall notify the Indenture Trustee if and when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.

Section 7.5 Noteholder Communications.

(a) Noteholder Communications with Indenture Trustee. A Noteholder (if the Notes are represented by Definitive Notes) or a Note Owner (if the Notes are represented by Book-Entry Notes) may communicate with the Indenture Trustee and give notices and make requests and demands and give directions to the Indenture Trustee through the procedures of the Clearing Agency and by notice to the Indenture Trustee. In the event that a Verified Note Owner

 

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communicates with the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall provide a copy of the supporting evidence provided to the Indenture Trustee to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee will not be required to take action in response to requests, demands or directions of a Noteholder or a Verified Note Owner, other than requests, demands or directions relating to obligations of the Indenture Trustee in connection with an Asset Representations Review Notice explicitly set forth in Section 7.6, unless the Noteholder or Verified Note Owner has offered reasonable security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee to protect it against the fees and expenses that it may incur in complying with the request, demand or direction.

(b) Communications between Noteholders. A Noteholder (if the Notes are represented by Definitive Notes) or a Note Owner (if the Notes are represented by Book-Entry Notes) that seeks to communicate with other Noteholders or Note Owners, as applicable, about a possible exercise of rights under this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents may send a request to the Servicer, on behalf of the Issuer, at CMX_Corp_Fin_Dept@carmax.com to include information regarding the communication in a Form 10-D to be filed by the Issuer with the Commission. Each request must include (i) the name of the requesting Noteholder or Note Owner, (ii) the method by which other Noteholders or Note Owners, as applicable, may contact the requesting Noteholder or Note Owner and (iii) in the case of a Note Owner, evidence of and a certification from that Person that it is a Verified Note Owner. A Noteholder or Verified Note Owner, as applicable, that delivers a request under this Section 7.5(b) will be deemed to have certified to the Issuer and the Servicer that its request to communicate with other Noteholders or Note Owners, as applicable, relates solely to a possible exercise of rights under this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents, and will not be used for other purposes. The Issuer will promptly deliver any such request to the Servicer. On receipt of such a request, the Servicer will include in the Form 10-D filed by the Issuer with the Commission for the Collection Period in which the request was received (A) a statement that the Servicer has received a request from a Noteholder or Note Owner, as applicable, that is interested in communicating with other Noteholders or Note Owners, as applicable, about a possible exercise of rights under this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents, (B) the name of the requesting Noteholder or Note Owner, (C) the date the request was received and (D) a description of the method by which the other Noteholders or Note Owners, as applicable, may contact the requesting Noteholder or Note Owner. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such requesting Noteholder or Note Owner will pay any costs associated with communicating with other Noteholders or Note Owners, and none of the Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor, the Issuer, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee will be responsible for such costs.

Section 7.6 Asset Representations Review.

(a) If a Delinquency Trigger Event occurs, a Noteholder (if the Notes are represented by Definitive Notes) or a Verified Note Owner (if the Notes are represented by Book-Entry Notes) may make a demand on the Indenture Trustee to cause a vote of the Noteholders or Note Owners, as applicable, about whether to direct the Asset Representations Reviewer to conduct an Asset Representations Review. If Noteholders and Note Owners of 5% or more of the aggregate principal amount of all Notes Outstanding demand a vote within 90 days of the filing of the Form 10-D indicating that the Delinquency Trigger Event has occurred, the Indenture Trustee will promptly request a vote of the Noteholders and Note Owners as described in Section 7.6(b) below; provided, that for the purpose of determining the holders of the Notes Outstanding, any Notes held by CarMax or any of its Affiliates shall not be included in such calculation.

 

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(b) Upon the direction of the requisite Noteholders or Note Owners set forth in Section 7.6(a), the Indenture Trustee shall conduct a vote of all Noteholders, and shall cause the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.) to conduct a vote of all Note Owners. The Indenture Trustee shall provide to the Servicer the voting instructions and procedures applicable to the Noteholders and Note Owners to be included in the Form 10-D filed by the Issuer with the Commission. Each Noteholder or Note Owner that elects to vote shall vote whether or not the Asset Representations Reviewer should be directed to conduct an Asset Representations Review. Noteholders or Note Owners shall be permitted to vote for 150 days after the filing of the Form 10-D indicating that the Delinquency Trigger Event has occurred.

(c) In the event that a Verified Note Owner exercises its right to vote such Note Owner’s beneficial interest, the Indenture Trustee shall provide a copy of the supporting evidence provided to the Indenture Trustee to the Issuer.

(d) If (i) a majority of the Noteholders and Note Owners voting pursuant to Section 7.6(b) vote to cause the Asset Representations Reviewer to conduct an Asset Representations Review and (ii) the holders of 5% or more of the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes cast a vote, the Indenture Trustee shall provide a notice to the Issuer (the “Asset Representations Review Notice”), which shall promptly provide such Asset Representations Review Notice to the Seller, the Depositor and the Servicer.

(e) The Indenture Trustee shall cooperate with the Asset Representations Reviewer in the event an Asset Representations Review is commenced pursuant to Section 7.6(d) and shall provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents or other information in its possession reasonably requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with the Asset Representations Review.

ARTICLE VIII ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES

Section 8.1 Collection of Money. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall apply all such money received by it as provided in this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture, if any default occurs in the making of any payment or performance under any agreement or instrument that is part of the Trust Estate, the Indenture Trustee may take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate Proceedings. Any such action shall be without prejudice to any right to claim a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and any right to proceed thereafter as provided in Article V.

 

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Section 8.2 Trust Accounts.

(a) On or before the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Servicer to establish and maintain, in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, the Collection Account as provided in Section 4.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. On or before each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account all amounts required to be deposited therein with respect to the preceding Collection Period as provided in Section 4.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

(b) On or before the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Servicer to establish and maintain, with the Indenture Trustee, in the name and for the benefit of the Trust, the Reserve Account as provided in Section 4.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. On each Distribution Date, upon receipt of instructions from the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.6(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw from the Reserve Account (up to the amount on deposit in the Reserve Account) and deposit in the Collection Account the amount, if any, by which the Required Payment Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the Available Collections for such Distribution Date.

(c) [RESERVED].

(d) On each Distribution Date, the Indenture Trustee shall apply or cause to be applied the amount on deposit in the Collection Account on such Distribution Date in accordance with Section 2.8(a).

(e) On or before the Closing Date, the Issuer shall cause the Servicer to establish and maintain, in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the exclusive benefit of the Noteholders, the Note Payment Account as provided in Section 4.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. On each Distribution Date, the Indenture Trustee shall apply or cause to be applied the amount on deposit in the Note Payment Account on such Distribution Date in accordance with Section 2.8(a) or (d), as applicable.

Section 8.3 General Provisions Regarding Accounts.

(a) So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all or a portion of the funds in the Trust Accounts shall be invested by the Indenture Trustee at the written direction of the Servicer in Permitted Investments as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, that, funds on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments meeting the requirements of 17 CFR Part 246.4(b)(2), as determined by the Servicer. All income or other gain (net of losses and investment expenses) from investments of monies deposited in the Trust Accounts shall be withdrawn by the Indenture Trustee from such accounts and distributed (but only under the circumstances set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement) as provided in Sections 4.1 and 4.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, that amounts released from the Reserve Account shall meet the requirements of 17 CFR Part 246.4(b)(3)(i), as determined by the Servicer. The Servicer shall not direct the Indenture Trustee to make any investment of any funds or to sell any investment held in any of the Trust Accounts unless the security interest granted and perfected in such account will continue to be perfected in such investment or the proceeds of such sale, in either case without any further action by any Person, and, in connection with any direction to the Indenture Trustee to make any such investment or sale, if requested by the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, to such effect.

 

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

(c) If (i) the Servicer shall have failed to give written investment directions for any funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts to the Indenture Trustee by 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) (or such other time as may be agreed upon by the Issuer and Indenture Trustee), on the Business Day preceding each Distribution Date, (ii) a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Notes but the Notes shall not have been declared immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 5.2 or (iii) the Notes shall have been declared immediately due and payable following an Event of Default, and amounts collected or receivable from the Trust Estate are being applied in accordance with Section 5.4(c) as if there had not been such a declaration, then the Indenture Trustee shall, to the fullest extent practicable, invest and reinvest funds in the Trust Accounts in one or more Permitted Investments in accordance with the standing instructions most recently given by the Servicer; provided, however, that if no standing instructions shall have been given to the Indenture Trustee, the funds shall remain uninvested.

Section 8.4 Release of Trust Estate.

(a) Subject to the payment of its fees and expenses pursuant to Section 6.7, the Indenture Trustee may, and when required by the provisions of this Indenture shall, execute instruments to release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the same, in a manner and under circumstances that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture. No party relying upon an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article VIII shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.

(b) The Indenture Trustee shall, at such time as there are no Notes Outstanding and all sums due the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 have been paid in full, release any remaining portion of the Trust Estate that secured the Notes from the lien of this Indenture and release to the Issuer or any other Person entitled thereto any funds then on deposit in the Trust Accounts; provided, that, any amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be distributable only to the Depositor following the final distribution to the Certificateholders. The Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture pursuant to this Section (b) only upon receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Issuer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Indenture Trustee and (if required by the TIA) Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1) meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.1.

 

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Section 8.5 Opinion of Counsel. The Indenture Trustee shall receive at least seven (7) days’ notice when requested by the Issuer to take any action pursuant to Section 8.4(a), accompanied by copies of any instruments involved, and the Indenture Trustee shall also require, except in connection with any action contemplated by Section 8.4(b), as a condition to such action, an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Indenture Trustee, stating the legal effect of any such action, outlining the steps required to complete such action, and concluding that all conditions precedent to the taking of such action have been complied with and such action will not materially and adversely impair the security for the Notes or the rights of the Noteholders in contravention of the provisions of this Indenture; provided, however, that such Opinion of Counsel shall not be required to express an opinion as to the fair value of the Trust Estate. Counsel rendering any such opinion may rely, without independent investigation, on the accuracy and validity of any certificate or other instrument delivered to the Indenture Trustee in connection with any such action.

ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.

(a) This Indenture may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, without the consent of any Noteholder or any other Person; provided, however, that (i) any such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Issuer delivered to the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Issuer notifies (or causes the Servicer to notify) the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.

(b) Any term or provision of this Indenture may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, for the purpose of conforming the terms of this Indenture to the description thereof in the Prospectus or, to the extent not contrary to the Prospectus, to the description thereof in an offering memorandum with respect to the Certificates without the consent of any Noteholder, or any other Person.

(c) Prior to the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to this Section 9.1, the Servicer shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

(d) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Indenture, the Seller shall furnish an executed copy of such amendment to each Rating Agency.

 

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Section 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders.

(a) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, may, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class and with prior notice to the Rating Agencies and the Administrator, by Act of such Holders delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, at any time and from time to time, enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture; provided, however, that (i) no such supplemental indenture may materially adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder without the consent of such Noteholder and (ii) no such supplemental indenture will be permitted unless an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the Indenture Trustee to the effect that such supplemental indenture will not cause the Issuer to be characterized for federal income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation or otherwise have any material adverse impact on the federal income taxation of any Notes Outstanding or any Noteholder; and, provided further, that no such supplemental indenture may, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected by such supplemental indenture:

 

  (i)

subject to the deemed effectiveness of any determination, decision or election made by the Issuer in connection with a Benchmark Transition Event or a Benchmark Replacement as contained in Section 2.16(c), change any Class Final Distribution Date or the date of payment of any installment of principal of or interest on any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof, the Note Rate applicable thereto or the Redemption Price with respect thereto, change the provisions of this Indenture relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, the Trust Estate to payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the interest thereon is payable;

 

  (ii)

impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of this Indenture requiring the application of available funds, as provided in Article V, to the payment of any amount due on the Notes on or after the respective due dates thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date);

 

  (iii)

reduce the percentage of the Note Balance or the Note Balance of the Controlling Class the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture or for any waiver of compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or of defaults hereunder and their consequences as provided in this Indenture;

 

  (iv)

modify or alter (A) the provisions of the second proviso to the definition of the term “Outstanding” or (B) the definition of the term “Note Balance” or the definition of the term “Controlling Class”;

 

  (v)

reduce the percentage of the Note Balance the consent of the Holders of which is required to direct the Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.4 if the proceeds of such sale would be insufficient to pay in full the principal amount of and accrued but unpaid interest on the Notes;

 

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reduce the percentage of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such supplemental indenture amending the provisions of this Indenture which specify the applicable percentage of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class the consent of which is required for such supplemental indenture or the amendment of any other Transaction Document;

 

  (vii)

affect the calculation of the amount of interest on or principal of the Notes payable on any Distribution Date, including the calculation of any of the individual components of such calculation;

 

  (viii)

modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in such a manner as to affect the rights of the Holders of the Notes to the benefit of any provisions for the mandatory redemption of the Notes; or

 

  (ix)

permit the creation of any Lien ranking prior to or on a parity with the lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the Trust Estate or, except as otherwise permitted or contemplated herein, terminate the lien of this Indenture on any such collateral at any time subject hereto or deprive the Holder of any Note of the security provided by the lien of this Indenture.

(b) It shall not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof. Promptly after the execution by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 9.2, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes to which such amendment or supplemental indenture relates a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of such supplemental indenture. Any failure of the Indenture Trustee to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture.

Section 9.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or permitting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article IX or the modification thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and, subject to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2, shall be fully protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture to the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, no supplemental indenture shall be effective without the prior written consent of the Owner Trustee or the Asset Representations Reviewer, respectively, if the supplemental indenture would adversely modify the amount or timing of distributions to be made to the Owner Trustee or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, under this Indenture.

 

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

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

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

ARTICLE X REDEMPTION OF NOTES

Section 10.1 Redemption.

(a) The Notes are subject to redemption in whole, but not in part, at the direction of the Servicer, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, on any Distribution Date on which the Servicer exercises its option to purchase the assets of the Issuer pursuant to such Section 9.1(a), and the amount paid by the Servicer shall be treated as collections in respect of the Receivables and applied to pay all amounts due to the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the unpaid principal amount of the Notes plus all accrued and unpaid interest (including any overdue interest) thereon. If the Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 10.1(a), the Issuer shall furnish or cause the Servicer to furnish notice of such redemption to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Rating Agencies and the Administrator not later than ten (10) days prior to the Redemption Date and the Issuer shall deposit the Redemption Price of the Notes to be redeemed in the Note Payment Account by 10:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the Redemption Date, whereupon all such Notes shall be due and payable on the Redemption Date.

 

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(b) In the event that the assets of the Issuer are purchased by the Servicer pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, all amounts on deposit in the Note Payment Account shall be paid to the Noteholders up to the unpaid principal amount of the Notes and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. If such amounts are to be paid to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 10.1(b), the Issuer shall, to the extent practicable, furnish or cause the Servicer to furnish notice of such event to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Administrator not later than ten (10) days prior to the Redemption Date, whereupon all such amounts shall be payable on the Redemption Date.

Section 10.2 Form of Redemption Notice.

(a) Notice of redemption of the Notes under Section 10.1(a) shall be given by the Indenture Trustee by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile mailed or transmitted promptly following receipt of notice from the Issuer or the Servicer pursuant to Section 10.1(a), but not later than ten (10) days prior to the applicable Redemption Date, to each Holder of the Notes as of the close of business on the second Record Date preceding the applicable Redemption Date, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number appearing in the Note Register.

(b) All notices of redemption shall state:

 

  (i)

the Redemption Date;

 

  (ii)

the Redemption Price; and

 

  (iii)

the place where the Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price (which shall be the office or agency of the Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2).

(c) Notice of redemption of the Notes shall be given by the Indenture Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Issuer. Any failure to give notice of redemption, or any defect therein, to any Holder of any Note shall not, however, impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any other Note.

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

 

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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.

(a) Upon any application or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee (i) an Issuer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with, (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with and (iii) (if required by the TIA) an Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public accountants meeting the applicable requirements of this Section 11.1, except that, in the case of any such application or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required by any provision of this Indenture, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

(b) Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

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

 

  (iv)

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

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

(d) Whenever the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Issuer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters described in Section 11.1(c), the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Independent Certificate as to the same matters if the fair value to the Issuer of the property or securities to be so deposited and of all other such property or securities made the basis of any such withdrawal or

 

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release since the commencement of the then-current fiscal year of the Issuer, as set forth in the certificates furnished pursuant to Section 11.1(c) and this Section 11.1(d), is 10% or more of the Note Balance, but such a certificate need not be furnished with respect to any property or securities so deposited if the fair value thereof to the Issuer as set forth in the related Issuer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the Note Balance.

(e) Whenever any property or securities are to be released from the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Issuer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of each person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within ninety (90) days of such release) of the property or securities proposed to be released and stating that in the opinion of such person the proposed release will not impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions hereof.

(f) Whenever the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Issuer’s Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters described in Section 11.1(e), the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Independent Certificate as to the same matters if the fair value of the property or securities and of all other property, other than property as contemplated by Section 11.1(g) or securities released from the lien of this Indenture since the commencement of the then-current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates required by Section 11.1(e) and this Section 11.1(f), is 10% or more of the Note Balance, but such a certificate need not be furnished in the case of any release of property or securities if the fair value thereof as set forth in the related Issuer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the Note Balance.

(g) Notwithstanding Section 2.10 or any other provisions of this Section 11.1, the Issuer may, without compliance with the requirements of the other provisions of this Section 11.1, (i) collect, liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of Receivables and Financed Vehicles as and to the extent permitted or required by the Transaction Documents and (ii) make cash payments out of the Trust Accounts as and to the extent permitted or required by the Transaction Documents.

Section 11.2 Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.

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

(b) Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which such officer’s certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate of an Authorized Officer or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, one or more officers of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer,

 

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the Administrator or the Issuer, stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator or the Issuer, unless such Authorized Officer or counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

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

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

Section 11.3 Acts of Noteholders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by the Noteholders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by the Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing, and except as herein otherwise expressly provided such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.3.

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

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

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

 

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Section 11.4 Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating Agencies.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, instruction, consent, waiver, Act of Noteholders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture shall be in writing and if such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, instruction, consent, waiver, Act of Noteholders or other document is to be made upon, given or furnished to or filed with:

 

  (i)

the Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office;

 

  (ii)

the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier to the Issuer addressed to: CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, in care of Wilmington Trust, National Association, at its Corporate Trust Office as defined in the Trust Agreement, with a copy to the Administrator, at 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department, or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by the Issuer or the Administrator;

 

  (iii)

the Depositor by the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or any Noteholder, it shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier to the Depositor addressed to CarMax Auto Funding LLC at 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasurer; or

 

  (iv)

the Administrator by the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Servicer, the Depositor or any Noteholder, shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if in writing and sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier to the Administrator addressed to CarMax Business Services, LLC at 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department.

(b) Notices required to be given to the Rating Agencies by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee shall be in writing, personally delivered, telecopied or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Administrator and the Issuer shall cause the Administrator to promptly provide such notices (i) in the case of Moody’s, at the following address: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department, 25th Floor, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10007 and (ii) in the case of S&P Global Ratings, at the following address: S&P Global Ratings, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Department, and via email to servicer_reports@spglobal.com. The Issuer shall promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall likewise promptly transmit any notice received by it from the Noteholders or Note Owners to the Issuer and, if such notice is a Repurchase Request, to the Depositor.

 

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Section 11.5 Notices to Noteholders; Waiver.

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

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

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

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

(e) If the Indenture Trustee receives a Repurchase Request and the Depositor or CarMax does not repurchase the Receivables related to such Repurchase Request within one hundred eighty (180) days of the receipt of such Repurchase Request, the Indenture Trustee, at the direction of the Administrator pursuant to Section 2(b)(viii) of the Administration Agreement, shall deliver a Repurchase Response Notice to the related Noteholder or Note Owner.

Section 11.6 Alternate Payment and Notice Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the Issuer may enter into any agreement with any Holder of a Note providing for a method of payment, or notice by the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent to such Holder, that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture for such payments or notices. The Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of each such agreement and the Indenture Trustee shall cause payments to be made and notices to be given in accordance with such agreements.

 

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Section 11.7 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to be included in this Indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, such required provision shall control. The provisions of TIA Sections 310 through 317 that impose duties on any Person (including the provisions automatically deemed included herein unless expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture, whether or not physically contained herein.

Section 11.8 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

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

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

Section 11.11 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, the Noteholders, any other party secured hereunder and any other Person with an ownership interest in any part of the Trust Estate, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

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

Section 11.13 GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.

(a) THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

(b) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INDENTURE OR ANY MATTER ARISING HEREUNDER.

 

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(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

  (i)

submits for itself and its property in any Proceeding relating to this Indenture or any documents executed and delivered in connection herewith, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the nonexclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

  (ii)

consents that any such Proceeding may be brought and maintained in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of such Proceeding in any such court or that such 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 Proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Person at its address determined in accordance with Section 11.4 of this Indenture; and

 

  (iv)

agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction.

Section 11.14 Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Each party agrees that this Indenture and any other documents to be delivered in connection herewith may be electronically signed, and that any electronic signatures appearing on this Indenture or such other documents shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

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

Section 11.16 Trust Obligation. No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent,

 

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officer, director, employee or agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, of any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual capacities), 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. For all purposes of this Indenture, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Article VI, Article VII and Article VIII of the Trust Agreement.

Section 11.17 No Petition. The Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder or Note Owner, by accepting a Note or beneficial interest in a Note, as the case may be, hereby covenant and agree that they will not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, or cooperate with or encourage others to institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

Section 11.18 Inspection. The Issuer shall, with reasonable prior notice, permit any representative of the Indenture Trustee, during the Issuer’s normal business hours, to examine the books of account, records, reports and other papers of the Issuer, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by Independent certified public accountants, and to discuss the Issuer’s affairs, finances and accounts with the Issuer’s officers, employees, and Independent certified public accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested. The Indenture Trustee shall and shall cause its representatives to hold in confidence all such information except to the extent disclosure may be required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) and except to the extent that the Indenture Trustee may reasonably determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations hereunder.

Section 11.19 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Indenture shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Owner Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Article XI, no other Person shall have any right or obligation hereunder.

Section 11.20 Limitation on Recourse to CarMax Funding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Depositor shall only be required to pay (i) any fees, expenses, indemnities or other liabilities that it may incur under the Transaction Documents from funds available pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable payment priorities set forth in the Transaction Documents and (ii) to the extent the Depositor has additional funds available (other than funds described in the preceding clause (i)) that would be in excess of amounts that would be necessary to pay the debt and other obligations of the Depositor in accordance with the Depositor’s certificate of formation, operating agreement and all financing documents to which

 

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the Depositor is a party. The agreement set forth in the preceding sentence shall constitute a subordination agreement for purposes of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. In addition, no amount owing by the Depositor under any Transaction Document in excess of liabilities that it is required to pay in accordance with the preceding sentence shall constitute a “claim” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) against it.

Section 11.21 Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification. With respect to any indemnification provisions in this Indenture providing that a party to this Indenture is required to indemnify another party to this Indenture for attorney’s fees and expenses, such fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

Section 11.22 Limitation of Liability of the Owner Trustee. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Indenture is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein of the Issuer, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, (d) Wilmington Trust, National Association has not verified and made no investigation as to the accuracy or completeness of any representations and warranties made by the Issuer in this Indenture and (e) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Indenture or any other related documents.

Section 11.23 PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with the Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements established under the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) and its implementing regulations (collectively, USA PATRIOT Act), the Indenture Trustee in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Indenture Trustee. Each party hereby agrees that it shall provide the Indenture Trustee with such information as the Indenture Trustee may request from time to time in order to comply with any applicable requirements of the Patriot Act.

Section 11.24 Beneficial Ownership. Pursuant to applicable law, the Indenture Trustee is required to obtain from the Issuer on or before closing, and from time to time thereafter, documentation to verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. For a non-individual person such as a business entity, a charity, a trust or legal entity, the Indenture Trustee will ask for documentation to verify the entity’s formation and existence, its financial statements, licenses, tax identification documents, identification and authorization

 

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documents from individuals claiming authority to represent the entity and other relevant documentation and information (including beneficial owners of such entities). To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected and indemnified in relying on, such information received. Failure to provide such information may result in an inability of the Indenture Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder, which, at the sole option of the Indenture Trustee, may result in the Indenture Trustee’s resignation in accordance with the terms hereof.

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

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Indenture (CAOT 2021-3)


APPENDIX A

Additional Representations and Warranties

 

  1.

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

 

  2.

With respect to each Receivable, the Issuer has taken all steps necessary to perfect its security interest against the related Obligor in the related Financed Vehicle.

 

  3.

The Receivables constitute “tangible chattel paper” or “electronic chattel paper” (each as defined in the Relevant UCC).

 

  4.

The Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to the Receivables free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person.

 

  5.

The Issuer has caused or will cause prior to the Closing Date the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law necessary to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture.

 

  6.

Other than the security interest granted to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables. The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller, the Depositor or the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than the financing statements relating to the security interests granted to the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee under the Transaction Documents or any financing statement that has been terminated. The Issuer is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the Seller, the Depositor or the Issuer.

 

  7.

All financing statements filed or to be filed against the Issuer in favor of the Indenture Trustee in connection herewith describing the Receivables contain a statement to the following effect: “A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Indenture Trustee.”


Exhibit A-1

Form of Class A-1 Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $296,000,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AA8

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

0.15788% CLASS A-1 ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                 ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                 ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class A-1 Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class A-1 Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the August 2022 Distribution Date (the “Class A-1 Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class A-1 Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class A-1 Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class A-1 Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date), subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Class A-1 Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the

 

Ex. A-2a-1


preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Distribution Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year. Interest on this Class A-1 Note on each Distribution Date shall equal the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above, (ii) the principal amount of this Class A-1 Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date) or, with respect to the initial Distribution Date, on the Closing Date, and (iii) the actual number of days in the applicable interest period divided by 360. The principal of and interest on this Class A-1 Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

The principal of and interest on this Class A-1 Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Class A-1 Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Class A-1 Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Class A-1 Note.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class A-1 Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class A-1 Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class A-1 Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class A-1 Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Owner Trustee
By:  

             

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-1 Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

             

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. A-2a-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS A-1 NOTE]

This Class A-1 Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class A-1 Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class A-1 Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class A-1 Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-1 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class A-1 Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class A-1 Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class A-1 Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class A-1 Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class A-1 Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class A-1 Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class A-1 Note and of any Class A-1 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-1

 

Ex. A-2a-4


Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class A-1 Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class A-1 Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class A-1 Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class A-1 Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class A-1 Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class A-1 Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. A-2a-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class A-1 Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class A-1 Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class A-1 Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class A-1 Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms

 

Ex. A-2a-6


and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class A-1 Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class A-1 Note and of any Class A-1 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class A-1 Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS A-1 NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Class A-1 Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class A-1 Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class A-1 Note.

 

Ex. A-2a-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/

Signature Guaranteed:

________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. A-2a-8


Exhibit A-2a

Form of Class A-2a Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED

   $506,670,000

NO. R-[__]

   CUSIP NO. 14317D AB6

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

0.29% CLASS A-2a ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                 ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                 ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class A-2a Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that principal of this Class A-2a Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class A-2a Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the September 2024 Distribution Date (the “Class A-2a Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class A-2a Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class A-2a Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class A-2a Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date), subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture.

 

Ex. A-2b-1


Interest on this Class A-2a Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the 15th day of the preceding month (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on this Class A-2a Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class A-2a Note outstanding as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date). The principal of and interest on this Class A-2a Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

The principal of and interest on this Class A-2a Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Class A-2a Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Class A-2a Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Class A-2a Note.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class A-2a Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class A-2a Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class A-2a Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. A-2b-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class A-2a Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Owner Trustee
By:  

             

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-2a Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

             

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. A-2b-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS A-2a NOTE]

This Class A-2a Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class A-2a Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class A-2a Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class A-2a Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class A-2a Notes and the Class A-2b Notes are pari passu to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class A-2a Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class A-2a Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-2a Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class A-2a Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class A-2a Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class A-2a Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class A-2a Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class A-2a Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class A-2a Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class A-2a Note and of any

 

Ex. A-2b-4


Class A-2a Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-2a Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class A-2a Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class A-2a Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class A-2a Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class A-2a Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class A-2a Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class A-2a Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. A-2b-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class A-2a Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class A-2a Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class A-2a Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class A-2a Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Ex. A-2b-6


The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class A-2a Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class A-2a Note and of any Class A-2a Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class A-2a Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS A-2A NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Class A-2a Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class A-2a Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class A-2a Note.

 

Ex. A-2b-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/
Signature Guaranteed:
________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. A-2b-8


Exhibit A-2b

Form of Class A-2b Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $100,000,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AH3

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

BENCHMARK + 0.11% CLASS A-2b ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class A-2b Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that principal of this Class A-2b Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class A-2b Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the September 2024 Distribution Date (the “Class A-2b Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class A-2b Note at a rate based on the Benchmark determined in accordance with the terms of the Indenture for the related Accrual Period plus 0.11% per annum on each Distribution Date (provided, that for any Accrual Period for which the sum of Benchmark + 0.11% is less than 0.00%, the interest rate shall be deemed to be 0.00%), until the principal of this Class A-2b Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class A-2b Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date), subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture.

 

Ex. A-3-1


Interest on this Class A-2b Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding such Distribution Date. Interest shall be computed on the basis of actual days elapsed and a 360-day year. Interest on this Class A-2b Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth of the product of (i) the rate per annum described above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class A-2b Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date) or, with respect to the initial Distribution Date, on the Closing Date and (iii) the actual number of days in the applicable interest period divided by 360. The principal of and interest on this Class A-2b Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

The principal of and interest on this Class A-2b Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Class A-2b Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Class A-2b Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Class A-2b Note.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class A-2b Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class A-2b Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class A-2b Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. A-3-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class A-2b Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-2b Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

             

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. A-3-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS A-2b NOTE]

This Class A-2b Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class A-2b Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class A-2b Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class A-2b Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class A-2b Notes and the Class A-2a Notes are pari passu to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class A-2b Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class A-2b Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-2b Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class A-2b Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class A-2b Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class A-2b Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class A-2b Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class A-2b Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class A-2b Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class A-2b Note and of any

 

Ex. A-3-4


Class A-2b Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-2b Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class A-2b Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class A-2b Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class A-2b Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class A-2b Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class A-2b Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class A-2b Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. A-3-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class A-2b Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class A-2b Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class A-2b Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class A-2b Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Ex. A-3-6


The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class A-2b Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class A-2b Note and of any Class A-2b Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class A-2b Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS A-2B NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Class A-2b Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class A-2b Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class A-2b Note.

 

Ex. A-3-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/
Signature Guaranteed:
________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. A-3-8


Exhibit A-3

Form of Class A-3 Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $606,670,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AC4

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

0.55% CLASS A-3 ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class A-3 Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that, except under certain limited circumstances described in the Indenture, principal of this Class A-3 Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, and the Class A-2b Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class A-3 Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the June 2026 Distribution Date (the “Class A-3 Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

 

Ex. A-4-1


The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class A-3 Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class A-3 Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class A-3 Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date), subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Class A-3 Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the 15th day of the preceding month (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on this Class A-3 Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class A-3 Note outstanding as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date). The principal of and interest on this Class A-3 Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

The principal of and interest on this Class A-3 Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Class A-3 Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Class A-3 Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Class A-3 Note.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class A-3 Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class A-3 Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class A-3 Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. A-4-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class A-3 Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Owner Trustee
By:  

                                  

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-3 Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

                          

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. A-4-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS A-3 NOTE]

This Class A-3 Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class A-3 Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class A-3 Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes and the Class A-2b Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class A-3 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class A-3 Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class A-3 Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-3 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class A-3 Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class A-3 Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class A-3 Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class A-3 Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class A-3 Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class A-3 Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class A-3 Note and of any Class A-3 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the

 

Ex. A-4-4


Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-3 Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class A-3 Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class A-3 Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class A-3 Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class A-3 Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class A-3 Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class A-3 Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. A-4-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class A-3 Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class A-3 Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class A-3 Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class A-3 Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Ex. A-4-6


The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class A-3 Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class A-3 Note and of any Class A-3 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class A-3 Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS A-3 NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Class A-3 Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class A-3 Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class A-3 Note.

 

Ex. A-4-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/
Signature Guaranteed:
________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. A-4-8


Exhibit A-4

Form of Class A-4 Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $143,290,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AD2

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

0.74% CLASS A-4 ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class A-4 Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that, except under certain limited circumstances described in the Indenture, principal of this Class A-4 Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes and the Class A-3 Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class A-4 Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the January 2027 Distribution Date (the “Class A-4 Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

 

Ex. B-1


The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class A-4 Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class A-4 Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class A-4 Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date), subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Class A-4 Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the 15th day of the preceding month (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on this Class A-4 Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class A-4 Note outstanding as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date). The principal of and interest on this Class A-4 Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

The principal of and interest on this Class A-4 Note are payable in such coin or currency of the United States as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made by the Issuer with respect to this Class A-4 Note shall be applied first to interest due and payable on this Class A-4 Note as provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Class A-4 Note.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class A-4 Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class A-4 Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class A-4 Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. B-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class A-4 Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Owner Trustee
By:  

                              

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Class A-4 Notes designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

                          

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. B-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS A-4 NOTE]

This Class A-4 Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class A-4 Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class A-4 Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes and the Class A-3 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class A-4 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class A-4 Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class A-4 Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-4 Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class A-4 Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class A-4 Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class A-4 Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class A-4 Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class A-4 Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class A-4 Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class A-4 Note and of any Class A-4 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the

 

Ex. B-4


Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-4 Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class A-4 Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class A-4 Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class A-4 Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class A-4 Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class A-4 Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class A-4 Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. B-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class A-4 Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class A-4 Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class A-4 Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class A-4 Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Ex. B-6


The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class A-4 Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class A-4 Note and of any Class A-4 Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class A-4 Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS A-4 NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

No reference herein to the Indenture, and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Class A-4 Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class A-4 Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class A-4 Note.

 

Ex. B-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/
Signature Guaranteed:
________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. B-8


Exhibit B

Form of Class B Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $27,190,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AE0

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

1.00% CLASS B ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class B Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that principal of this Class B Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class B Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the March 2027 Distribution Date (the “Class B Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class B Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class B Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class B Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date),

 

Ex. C-1


subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Class B Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the 15th day of the preceding month (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on this Class B Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class B Note outstanding as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date). The principal of and interest on this Class B Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

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

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class B Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class B Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class B Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. C-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class B Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

                              

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

                          

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. C-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS B NOTE]

This Class B Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class B Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class B Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class C Notes and the Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class B Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class B Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class B Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class B Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class B Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class B Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class B Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class B Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class B Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class B Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class B Note and of any Class B Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture,

 

Ex. C-4


for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class B Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class B Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class B Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class B Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class B Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class B Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class B Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. C-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class B Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class B Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class B Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class B Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Ex. C-6


The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class B Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class B Note and of any Class B Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class B Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS B NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

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

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class B Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class B Note.

 

Ex. C-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/
Signature Guaranteed:
________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. C-8


Exhibit C

Form of Class C Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $47,370,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AF7

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

1.25% CLASS C ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class C Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that principal of this Class C Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes and the Class B Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class C Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the May 2027 Distribution Date (the “Class C Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class C Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class C Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class C Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date),

 

Ex. D-1


subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Class C Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the 15th day of the preceding month (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on this Class C Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class C Note outstanding as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date). The principal of and interest on this Class C Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

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

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class C Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class C Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class C Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. D-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class C Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

                     

Name:  
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

                          

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. D-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS C NOTE]

This Class C Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes and the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class C Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class C Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes and the Class B Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class C Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class C Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class C Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class C Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class C Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class C Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class C Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class C Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class C Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class C Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class C Note and of any Class C Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture,

 

Ex. D-4


for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class C Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class C Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class C Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class C Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class C Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class C Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class C Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. D-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class C Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class C Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class C Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class C Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

Ex. D-6


The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class C Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class C Note and of any Class C Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class C Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS C NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

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

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class C Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class C Note.

 

Ex. D-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

________________________________________*/
Signature Guaranteed:
________________________________________*/

 

*/

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. D-8


Exhibit D

Form of Class D Note

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

THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE (AS DEFINED BELOW). THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

 

REGISTERED    $22,810,000
NO. R-[__]    CUSIP NO. 14317D AG5

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

1.50% CLASS D ASSET-BACKED NOTE

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a statutory trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [                 ], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [                 ] DOLLARS or such lesser amount payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Payment Account in respect of principal on the Class D Notes pursuant to Section 2.8 of the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”); provided, however, that principal of this Class D Note will not be due and payable until the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes have been paid in full; and, provided further, that, if not paid prior to such date, the unpaid principal amount of this Class D Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the January 2028 Distribution Date (the “Class D Final Distribution Date”) and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in Article I of the Indenture, which also contains rules as to construction that shall be applicable hereto.

 

Ex. E-1


The Issuer shall pay interest on this Class D Note at the rate per annum shown above on each Distribution Date, until the principal of this Class D Note is paid or made available for payment, on the principal amount of this Class D Note outstanding on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date), subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 of the Indenture. Interest on this Class D Note shall accrue for each Distribution Date from and including the 15th day of the preceding month (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date or if no interest has been paid, from and including the Closing Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Interest on this Class D Note on each Distribution Date shall equal one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (i) the rate per annum shown above and (ii) the principal amount of this Class D Note outstanding as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made on such preceding Distribution Date). The principal of and interest on this Class D Note shall be paid in the manner specified on the reverse hereof.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

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

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Class D Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if fully set forth on the face of this Class D Note.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by an authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Class D Note shall not entitle the Holder hereof to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid for any purpose.

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Ex. E-2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Class D Note to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:
Title:  

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Ex. E-3


[REVERSE OF CLASS D NOTE]

This Class D Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer, designated as its 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes, which, together with the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, the Benchmark + 0.11% Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes and the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”), are issued under the Indenture, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the Indenture.

The Class D Notes are and shall be equally and ratably secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the Indenture. The Class D Notes are subordinated to the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes to the extent set forth in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As described above, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Class D Note shall be due and payable on the earlier of the Class D Final Distribution Date and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the date of acceleration, shall be due and payable on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing if the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class have declared the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.2 of the Indenture. All principal payments on the Class D Notes shall be made pro rata to the Holders entitled thereto if the Notes have been declared immediately due and payable.

Payments of interest on this Class D Note due and payable on any Distribution Date, together with the installment of principal, if any, due and payable on such Distribution Date, to the extent not in full payment of this Class D Note, shall be made by check mailed to the Person whose name appears as the Holder of this Class D Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) on the Note Register as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated in writing to the Indenture Trustee by such Person at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, except that with respect to Class D Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payments will be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by such nominee. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address of such Person as it appears on the Note Register as of such Record Date without requiring that this Class D Note be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount of this Class D Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) effected by any payments made on any Distribution Date shall be binding upon all future Holders of this Class D Note and of any Class D Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds are expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full of the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class D

 

Ex. E-4


Note on a Distribution Date, then the Indenture Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer, shall notify the Person who was the Holder hereof as of the Record Date preceding such Distribution Date by notice mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to such Distribution Date, and the amount then due and payable shall be payable only upon presentation and surrender of this Class D Note at the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office or at the office of the Indenture Trustee’s agent appointed for such purposes located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the Class D Rate to the extent lawful.

As provided in the Indenture, the Notes may be redeemed, in whole but not in part, in the manner and to the extent described in the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations set forth therein, the transfer of this Class D Note may be registered on the Note Register upon surrender of this Class D Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar, and thereupon one or more new Class D Notes in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Class D Note, but the transferor may be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any such registration of transfer or exchange.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under the Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection therewith against (i) the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, (ii) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director or employee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity, or any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each 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 for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity.

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that such Noteholder or Note Owner shall not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Issuer, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

Ex. E-5


Each Noteholder or Note Owner (and its fiduciary, if applicable), by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, represents and warrants that either (a) it is not acquiring such Note (or an interest therein) with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; or (b) the acquisition and holding of such Note will not give rise to a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code

Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees to provide to the Indenture Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Issuer, upon its request, the Noteholder Tax Identification Information and, to the extent FATCA Withholding Tax is applicable, the Noteholder FATCA Information. In addition, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of this Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees that the Indenture Trustee has the right to withhold any amounts of interest (properly withholdable under law and without any corresponding gross-up) payable to a Noteholder or holder of an interest in a Note that fails to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.

The Issuer has entered into the Indenture and this Class D Note is issued with the intention that, for federal, State and local income, and franchise tax purposes, the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) will qualify as indebtedness of the Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, agrees to treat the Notes (other than any Retained Notes held by the Issuer or a Person treated as the same Person as the Issuer for federal income tax purposes) for federal, State and local income, single business and franchise tax purposes as indebtedness of the Issuer.

Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class D Note, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Class D Note (as of the day of determination or as of such other date as may be specified in the Indenture) is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Class D Note shall be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

The Indenture permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture without the consent of the Holders of the Notes. The Indenture also permits the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms

 

Ex. E-6


and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture also permits the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, on behalf of the Holders of all the Notes, to waive compliance by the Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holders of not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or the Holder of this Class D Note (or any one or more Predecessor Notes) shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Class D Note and of any Class D Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Class D Note.

The term “Issuer”, as used in this Note, includes any successor to the Issuer under the Indenture.

The Indenture permits the Issuer, under certain circumstances, to consolidate or merge with or into another Person, subject to the rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes under the Indenture.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Indenture, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

THIS CLASS D NOTE AND THE INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

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

Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, none of U.S. Bank National Association, in its individual capacity, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective owners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees or successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Class D Note or the performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or indemnifications contained in the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents, in the case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim resulting therefrom; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to, or enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities, obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Class D Note.

 

Ex. E-7


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

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 Note Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

 

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Signature Guaranteed:  

 

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NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Note in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Note Registrar.

 

Ex. E-8


Exhibit E

Form of Opinion of Counsel

 

A.

The provisions of the Purchase Agreement are effective under the New York UCC to create in favor of the Depositor a security interest in CarMax’s rights in the Receivables and in any identifiable proceeds thereof. (We note that a “security interest” as defined in Section 1-201(b)(35) of the New York UCC includes the interests of a buyer of accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles and promissory notes and we refer you to our other opinion of even date herewith with respect to whether the security interest of the Depositor should be characterized as an ownership interest or solely as a collateral interest held to secure a loan made to CarMax).

 

B.

The provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement are effective under the New York UCC to create in favor of the Issuer a security interest in the Depositor’s rights in the Receivables and in any identifiable proceeds thereof. We express no opinion as to whether the security interest of the Issuer would be characterized as an ownership interest or solely as a collateral interest held to secure a loan made to the Depositor.

 

C.

The provisions of the Indenture are effective under the New York UCC to create in favor of the Indenture Trustee a security interest in the Issuer’s rights in the Receivables and any identifiable proceeds thereof.

 

D.

Under the New York UCC (including the choice of laws provisions thereof), while a debtor is “located” in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs the perfection by the filing of a financing statement of a security interest in personal property that is accounts, chattel paper, payment intangibles or instruments. Under the New York UCC (including the choice of laws provisions thereof):

 

  1.

CarMax is “located” in Delaware and the local law of that state governs perfection of a nonpossessory security interest in CarMax’s rights in the Receivables by the filing of a financing statement.

 

  2.

The Depositor is “located” in Delaware and the local law of that state governs perfection of a nonpossessory security interest in the Depositor’s rights in the Receivables by the filing of a financing statement.

 

  3.

The Issuer is “located” in Delaware and the local law of that state governs perfection of a nonpossessory security interest in the Issuer’s rights in the Receivables by the filing of a financing statement.

 

E.

When the CarMax Financing Statement is filed (within the meaning of Section 9-516 of the Delaware UCC) in the Delaware Filing Office, under the provisions of the Delaware UCC, the Depositor’s security interest in CarMax’s rights in the Receivables and in identifiable cash proceeds thereof will be perfected.

 

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F.

When the Depositor Financing Statement is filed (within the meaning of Section 9-516 of the Delaware UCC) in the Delaware Filing Office, under the provisions of the Delaware UCC, the Issuer’s security interest in the Depositor’s rights in the Receivables and in identifiable cash proceeds thereof will be perfected.

 

G.

When the Issuer Financing Statement is filed (within the meaning of Section 9-516 of the Delaware UCC) in the Delaware Filing Office, under the provisions of the Delaware UCC, the Indenture Trustee’s security interest in the Issuer’s rights in the Receivables and in identifiable cash proceeds thereof will be perfected.

 

Ex. F-2


EXHIBIT F

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE

[DATE]

U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee

190 South LaSalle Street, 7th Floor

Mail Code: MK-IL-SL7C

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attention: CAOT 2021-3

with a copy to:

U.S. Bank National Association

111 Fillmore Avenue,

St. Paul, Minnesota 55107

Attn: Bondholder Services - CAOT 2021-3

CarMax Auto Funding, LLC

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Richmond, Virginia 23238

Attention: Treasurer

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3

c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association

Rodney Square North

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Re:     CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 Class ___ Notes

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our disposition of the above-referenced Class ___ Notes (the “Class ___ Notes”) we certify that (a) we understand that the Class ___ Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and are being transferred by us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Act and (b) we have not offered or sold any Class ___ Notes to, or solicited offers to buy any Class ___ Notes from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated with any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken any other action which would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act.

 

Ex. G-1


Very truly yours,
[NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
By:  

 

  Authorized Officer

 

Ex. G-2


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF INVESTMENT LETTER

U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee

190 S LaSalle St, Mail Code: MK-IL-SL7C

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attn: CAOT 2021-3

CarMax Auto Funding, LLC

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Richmond, Virginia 23238

Attention: Treasurer

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3

c/o Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration - 2021-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with our proposed purchase of Class ___ Notes (the “Class ___ Notes”) of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “Issuing Entity”), we confirm that:

1. We understand that the Class ___ Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and may not be sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We understand and agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, (x) that such Class ___ Notes are being offered only in a transaction not involving any public offering within the meaning of the 1933 Act and (y) that such Class ___ Notes may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to CarMax Auto Funding LLC (the “Depositor”), (ii) so long as such Class ___ Note is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144A”), to a person whom we reasonably believe after due inquiry is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A, acting for its own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are “qualified institutional buyers”) to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (iii) in a sale, pledge or other transfer made in a transaction otherwise exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act, in which case the Indenture Trustee shall require that both the prospective transferor and the prospective transferee certify to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor in writing the facts surrounding such transfer, which certification shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor. Except in the case of a transfer described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, the Indenture Trustee shall require that a written opinion of counsel (which will not be at the expense of the Depositor, any Affiliate of the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee), satisfactory to the

 

Ex. G-1


Indenture Trustee and the Depositor, be delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor to the effect that such transfer will not violate the 1933 Act, and will be effected in accordance with any applicable securities laws of each state of the United States. We will notify any purchaser of the Class ___ Notes from us of the above resale restrictions, if then applicable. We further understand that in connection with any transfer of the Class ___ Notes by us that the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor may request, and if so requested we will furnish, such certificates and other information as they may reasonably require to confirm that any such transfer complies with the foregoing restrictions.

2. [CHECK ONE]

☐ (a) We are an Accredited Investor acting for our own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are Accredited Investors unless we are a bank acting in its fiduciary capacity). We have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Class ___ Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or their investment for an indefinite period of time. We are acquiring the Class ___ Notes or investment and not with a view to, or for offer and sale in connection with, a public distribution.

☐ (b) We are a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined under Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and are acquiring the Class ___ Notes for our own account (and not for the account of others) or as a fiduciary or agent for others (which others also are “qualified institutional buyers”). We are familiar with Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and are aware that the seller of the Class ___ Notes and other parties intend to rely on the statements made herein and the exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act provided by Rule 144A.

3. Either (i) we are not acquiring the Class ___ Notes with the assets of any (A) “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (B) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (C) entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in the entity or (D) employee benefit plan or arrangement that is not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (ii) our acquisition and holding of the Class ___ Notes will not give rise to a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”). We hereby acknowledge that no transfer of any Class ___ Note shall be permitted to be made to any transferee unless either (i) such transferee is not acquiring the Class ___ Note with the assets of any Plan or (ii) the acquisition and holding of such Class ___ Note will not constitute or result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of Similar Law.

 

Ex. G-2


4. Unless counsel satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee shall have rendered an opinion to the effect that the Class ___ Notes to be transferred will be characterized as indebtedness for United States federal income tax purposes, we represent that we are a United States person (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code); and we acknowledge that unless the Indenture Trustee shall have received such an opinion, no transfer of any Class ___ Note shall be permitted to be made to any person who is not a United States person (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and any such purported transfer in violation of these restrictions shall be null and void.

5. We understand that the Issuing Entity, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor and others will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements, and we agree that if any of the acknowledgments, representations and warranties deemed to have been made by us by our purchase of the Class ___ Notes, for our own account or for one or more accounts as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion, are no longer accurate, we shall promptly notify the Depositor.

6. You are entitled to rely upon this letter and you are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Very truly yours,
[NAME OF PURCHASER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Date:

 

Ex. G-3


EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC,

as Depositor,

and

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Owner Trustee

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 1, 2021

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.1

     Definitions      1  

Section 1.2

     Other Definitional Provisions      1  
ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST      2  

Section 2.1

     Name      2  

Section 2.2

     Office      2  

Section 2.3

     Purposes and Powers      2  

Section 2.4

     Appointment of Owner Trustee      3  

Section 2.5

     Initial Capital Contribution of Owner Trust Estate      3  

Section 2.6

     Declaration of Trust      3  

Section 2.7

     Liability of Certificateholders      4  

Section 2.8

     Title to Trust Property      4  

Section 2.9

     Situs of Trust      4  

Section 2.10

     Representations and Warranties of the Depositor      4  

Section 2.11

     Federal Income Tax Matters      6  
ARTICLE III CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS      6  

Section 3.1

     Initial Ownership      6  

Section 3.2

     The Certificates      6  

Section 3.3

     Authentication of Certificates      7  

Section 3.4

     Registration of Certificates; Transfer and Exchange of Certificates      7  

Section 3.5

     Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates      10  

Section 3.6

     Persons Deemed Owners      11  

Section 3.7

     Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses      11  

Section 3.8

     Maintenance of Office or Agency      11  

Section 3.9

     Appointment of Paying Agent      12  

Section 3.10

     Restrictions on Note Acquisitions      12  
ARTICLE IV ACTIONS BY OWNER TRUSTEE      13  

Section 4.1

     Prior Notice to Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters      13  

Section 4.2

     Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters      13  

Section 4.3

     Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy      14  

Section 4.4

     Restrictions on Certificateholders’ Power      14  

Section 4.5

     Majority Control      14  

Section 4.6

     Certain Litigation Matters      14  
ARTICLE V APPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES      14  

Section 5.1

     Establishment of Certificate Payment Account      14  

Section 5.2

     Application of Trust Funds      14  

Section 5.3

     Method of Payment      15  

Section 5.4

     No Segregation of Monies; No Interest      15  

Section 5.5

     Accounting and Reports to the Noteholders, Certificateholders, the Internal Revenue Service and Others      16  

Section 5.6

     Signature on Returns; Partnership Representative      16  

 

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ARTICLE VI AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OWNER TRUSTEE      17  

Section 6.1

     General Authority      17  

Section 6.2

     General Duties      18  

Section 6.3

     Action upon Instruction      18  

Section 6.4

     No Duties Except as Specified in this Trust Agreement or in Instructions      19  

Section 6.5

     No Action Except Under Specified Documents or Instructions      19  

Section 6.6

     Restrictions      20  

Section 6.7

     Instructions by Electronic Methods      20  

Section 6.8

     Communications Regarding Demands to Repurchase Receivables      20  
ARTICLE VII REGARDING THE OWNER TRUSTEE      21  

Section 7.1

     Acceptance of Trusts and Duties      21  

Section 7.2

     Furnishing of Documents      23  

Section 7.3

     Representations and Warranties      23  

Section 7.4

     Reliance; Advice of Counsel      23  

Section 7.5

     Not Acting in Individual Capacity      24  

Section 7.6

     Owner Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Receivables      24  

Section 7.7

     Owner Trustee May Own Certificates and Notes      25  

Section 7.8

     Regulation AB      25  
ARTICLE VIII COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OWNER TRUSTEE      25  

Section 8.1

     Owner Trustee’s Fees and Expenses      25  

Section 8.2

     Indemnification      25  

Section 8.3

     Payments to the Owner Trustee      26  
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION      26  

Section 9.1

     Termination of Trust Agreement      26  
ARTICLE X SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES      27  

Section 10.1

     Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee      27  

Section 10.2

     Resignation or Removal of Owner Trustee      27  

Section 10.3

     Successor Owner Trustee      28  

Section 10.4

     Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee      29  

Section 10.5

     Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee      29  
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS      30  

Section 11.1

     Supplements and Amendments      30  

Section 11.2

     No Legal Title to Owner Trust Estate in Certificateholders      32  

Section 11.3

     Limitation on Rights of Others      32  

Section 11.4

     Notices      32  

Section 11.5

     Severability      33  

Section 11.6

     Separate Counterparts and Electronic Signature      33  

Section 11.7

     Successors and Assigns      33  

Section 11.8

     Covenants of the Depositor      33  

Section 11.9

     No Petition      33  

Section 11.10

     No Recourse      34  

 

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Section 11.11

     Headings      34  

Section 11.12

     Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial      34  

Section 11.13

     Depositor Payment Obligation      34  

Section 11.14

     Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid      34  

Section 11.15

     Ratification of Prior Actions      34  

Section 11.16

     Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification      34  

Section 11.17

     FinCEN Compliance      35  

EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A        Form of Certificate
EXHIBIT B    Form of Certificate of Trust

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), between CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor (the “Depositor”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as owner trustee and not in its individual capacity (in such capacity, the “Owner Trustee”).

WHEREAS, CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 was created on April 21, 2021 pursuant to (i) a Trust Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021 (the “Initial Trust Agreement”), between the Depositor and the Owner Trustee and (ii) the filing of a certificate of trust with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on April 21, 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Depositor and the Owner Trustee wish to amend and restate the Initial Trust Agreement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Depositor and the Owner Trustee hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, as issuer, the Depositor, and CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) All terms defined in this Trust 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 in this Trust Agreement and in any certificate or other documents made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings assigned to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Trust Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control.

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


(d) The definitions contained in this Trust Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

(e) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUST

Section 2.1 Name. The Trust shall be known as “CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3,” in which name the Owner Trustee may conduct the business of the Trust, make and execute contracts and other instruments on behalf of the Trust and sue and be sued on behalf of the Trust.

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

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

(i) to issue the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the Certificates pursuant to this Trust Agreement, and to sell the Notes upon the written order of the Depositor;

(ii) to establish or cause to be established the Reserve Account which the Depositor will initially fund on the Closing Date, to pay the organizational, start-up and transactional expenses of the Trust and to pay the balance to the Depositor pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement;

(iii) to pay interest on and principal of the Notes and to pay Excess Collections to the Certificateholders;

(iv) to assign, grant, transfer, pledge, mortgage and convey the Owner Trust Estate (other than the Certificate Payment Account and the proceeds thereof) to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture;

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

 

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(vi) subject to compliance with the Transaction Documents, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with conservation of the Owner Trust Estate and the making of distributions to the Noteholders and the Certificateholders;

(vii) to acquire, hold and manage the assets of the Trust, including the Receivables, and the proceeds of those assets; and

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

The Trust is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. The Trust shall not engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other than as required or authorized by the terms of this Trust Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 2.4 Appointment of Owner Trustee. The Depositor hereby appoints the Owner Trustee as trustee of the Trust effective as of the date hereof, to have all the rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the Statutory Trust Statute.

Section 2.5 Initial Capital Contribution of Owner Trust Estate. On the Closing Date, the Depositor will sell the Receivables and other related property to the Trust in exchange for the Notes and Certificates pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Depositor shall pay organizational expenses of the Trust as they may arise or shall, upon the request of the Owner Trustee, promptly reimburse the Owner Trustee for any such expenses paid by the Owner Trustee.

Section 2.6 Declaration of Trust. The Owner Trustee hereby declares that it will hold the Owner Trust Estate in trust upon and subject to the conditions set forth herein for the use and benefit of the Certificateholders, subject to the obligations of the Trust under the Transaction Documents. It is the intention of the parties hereto that (i) the Trust constitute a statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Statute and that this Trust Agreement constitute the governing instrument of such statutory trust and (ii) solely for income and franchise tax purposes, the Trust shall be treated (A) if it has one beneficial owner, as a non-entity and (B) if it has more than one beneficial owner, as a partnership, with the assets of the partnership being the Receivables and other assets held by the Trust, the partners of the partnership being the Certificateholders and the Notes constituting indebtedness of the partnership. Unless otherwise required by the appropriate tax authorities, the Trust shall file or cause to be filed annual or other necessary returns, reports and other forms consistent with the characterization of the Trust either as a nonentity or as a partnership for such tax purposes. Effective as of the date hereof, the Owner Trustee shall have all rights, powers and duties set forth herein and in the Statutory Trust Statute with respect to accomplishing the purposes of the Trust. The parties have caused the filing of the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State. If it is determined that, contrary to the intent of the parties hereto and the position of the Certificateholder, the Trust has “gross receipts” for purposes of the Margin Tax, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the Trust be treated as a “passive entity” for purposes of the Margin Tax, formed to hold assets to facilitate securitization transactions in a manner similar to grantor trusts and real estate mortgage

 

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investment conduits as defined by Section 860D of the Code. The Depositor, and the Certificateholders by acceptance of a Certificate, agree that if it is determined that, contrary to the intent of the parties hereto and the position of the Certificateholder, the Trust has “gross receipts” for purposes of the Margin Tax, they will, unless otherwise required by law, treat the Trust as a “passive entity” for purposes of the Margin Tax and will not, unless otherwise required by law, take any action to include the Trust as part of an affiliated group engaged in a unitary business (as such terms are used in the Margin Tax). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Trust Agreement should be read to imply that the Trust is doing business in Texas or has sufficient nexus with Texas in order for the Margin Tax to apply to the Trust.

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

Section 2.8 Title to Trust Property. Legal title to the entirety of the Owner Trust Estate shall be vested at all times in the Trust as a separate legal entity, except where applicable law in any jurisdiction requires title to any part of the Owner Trust Estate to be vested in a trustee or trustees, in which case title shall be deemed to be vested in the Owner Trustee, a co-trustee or a separate trustee, as the case may be; provided, that concurrently with or prior to title being deemed to be vested in a co-trustee or a separate trustee, such trustee must provide a written grant of a security interest in the Owner Trust Estate to the Indenture Trustee and must authorize the filing of a financing statement to perfect the Indenture Trustee’s security interest.

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

Section 2.10 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Owner Trustee that:

(i) the Depositor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the power, authority and legal right to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted, and has the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables;

(ii) the Depositor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Trust Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents to which the Depositor is a party, the Receivables, the Notes or the Certificates;

 

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(iii) the Depositor has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the Depositor has the power and authority to sell, assign, transfer and convey the property to be sold and transferred to and deposited with the Trust and has duly authorized such transfer and deposit by all necessary limited liability company action, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Trust Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Depositor is a party have been duly authorized by the Depositor by all necessary limited liability company action;

(iv) the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Trust Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Depositor is a party, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not conflict with, result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Depositor or any material indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which the Depositor is bound or to which any of its properties are subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument (other than pursuant to this Trust Agreement), or violate any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor or its properties of any federal or State regulatory body, court, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its properties;

(v) there are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened against the Depositor before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its properties (A) asserting the invalidity of this Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Notes or the Certificates, (B) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture or any of the other Transaction Documents, (C) seeking any determination or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Receivables, the Notes or the Certificates, or (D) that would adversely affect the federal tax attributes or Applicable Tax State franchise or income tax attributes of the Trust or of the Notes or the Certificates; and

(vi) the representations and warranties of the Depositor in Section 3.1 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct.

 

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Section 2.11 Federal Income Tax Matters. The Certificateholders acknowledge that it is their intent and that they understand it is the intent of the Depositor and the Servicer that, for purposes of federal income, State and local income and franchise tax and any other income taxes, the Trust will be treated either as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 (to the extent the Certificates are beneficially owned by one person) or as a partnership (to the extent the Certificates are owned by two or more persons), and that the Certificateholders will be treated as partners in that partnership. The Certificateholders by acceptance of a Certificate agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with such treatment. For each calendar quarter, other than periods in which there is only one Certificateholder:

(i) net income of the Trust for any calendar quarter as determined for federal income tax purposes (and each item of income, gain, credit, loss or deduction entering into the computation thereof) shall be allocated among the Certificateholders as of the first day following the end of such quarter in proportion to their Certificate Percentage Interest on such date; and

(ii) net losses of the Trust, if any, for any calendar quarter as determined for federal income tax purposes (and each item of income, gain, credit, loss or deduction entering into the computation thereof) shall be allocated among the Certificateholders as of the first day following the end of such quarter in proportion to their Certificate Percentage Interest on such date.

The Depositor is authorized to modify the allocations in this Section 2.11 if necessary or appropriate, in its sole discretion, for the allocations to reflect fairly the economic income, gain, credit, loss or deduction to the Certificateholders or as otherwise required by the Code.

ARTICLE III

CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFER OF INTERESTS

Section 3.1 Initial Ownership. Upon the formation of the Trust by the contribution by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.5 and until the issuance of the Certificates, the Depositor shall be the sole beneficiary of the Trust.

Section 3.2 The Certificates. The Certificates shall be issued in one or more registered, definitive, physical certificates, substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A. The Certificates may be in printed or typewritten form and shall be executed on behalf of the Trust by manual or facsimile signature of an Authorized Officer of the Owner Trustee. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time when such signatures shall have been affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trust, shall be validly issued and entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them shall have ceased to be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of authentication and delivery of such Certificates.

 

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If Transfer of the Certificates is permitted pursuant to this Section 3.2 and Section 3.4, a transferee of a Certificate shall become a Certificateholder, and shall be entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations of a Certificateholder hereunder upon such transferee’s acceptance of a Certificate duly registered in such transferee’s name pursuant to Section 3.4.

Section 3.3 Authentication of Certificates. Concurrently with the initial sale of the Receivables to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Owner Trustee shall cause the Certificates to be executed on behalf of the Trust, authenticated and delivered to or upon the written order of the Depositor, signed by its president, any vice president, any assistant vice president, its treasurer, any assistant treasurer, its secretary or any assistant secretary, without further limited liability company action by the Depositor. No Certificate shall entitle its Holder to any benefit under this Trust Agreement, or shall be valid for any purpose, unless there shall appear on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A executed by the Owner Trustee by manual signature, which authentication shall constitute conclusive evidence that such Certificate shall have been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication. Upon issuance, authentication and delivery pursuant to the terms hereof, the Certificates will be entitled to the benefits of this Trust Agreement.

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

(a) The Indenture Trustee initially shall be the registrar (the “Certificate Registrar”) for the purpose of registering Certificates and Transfers of Certificates as herein provided. The Certificate Registrar shall cause to be kept, at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 3.8, a register (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Registrar shall provide for the registration of Certificates and the registration of Transfers of Certificates. Upon any resignation of any Certificate Registrar, the Owner Trustee shall, upon receipt of written instructions from the Depositor, promptly appoint a successor.

(b) The Certificates may not be acquired with the plan assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, including individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each of (i) through (iv), a “Plan”), other than any Plan that is not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and whose acquisition of a Certificate would not constitute or result in a violation of any applicable law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”). Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such Certificateholder is either (i) not a Plan and is not a Person acting on behalf of a Plan or a Person using the assets of a Plan to effect the transfer of such Certificate, or (ii) a Plan that is not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and whose acquisition of a Certificate would not constitute or result in a violation under any Similar Law.

 

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Any person who is not an affiliate of the Seller and acquires more than 49.9% of the Certificates will be deemed to represent that it is not a “party in interest” (within the meaning of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code) with respect to any Plan, other than a Plan that it sponsors for the benefit of its employees, and that no Plan with respect to which it is a party in interest or disqualified person has or will acquire any interest in the Notes.

To the extent permitted under applicable law (including, but not limited to, ERISA), neither the Owner Trustee nor the Certificate Registrar shall be under any liability to any Person for any registration of transfer of any Certificate that is in fact not permitted or for taking any other action with respect to such Certificate under the provisions of this Trust Agreement so long as such transfer was registered by the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar in accordance with this Trust Agreement.

(c) Upon surrender for registration of Transfer of any Certificate at the office or agency of the Certificate Registrar to be maintained as provided in Section 3.8, and upon compliance with any provisions of this Trust Agreement relating to such Transfer, the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Trust and the Owner Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Certificateholder making such surrender, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in any authorized denomination evidencing the same aggregate interest in the Trust. Each Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer and accompanied by IRS Form W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI or W-9, as applicable, and such other documentation as may be reasonably required by the Owner Trustee in order to comply with Applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law, each in a form satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, duly executed by the Certificateholder or his attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange shall be canceled and subsequently disposed of by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with its customary practice. No service charge shall be made for any registration of Transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any Transfer or exchange of Certificates. Further, in the event of any subsequent transfer of a Certificate (or any interest therein), each owner of a beneficial interest shall comply with Section 1446(f) of the Code (including with respect to deducting and withholding from the purchase price paid in respect of such Certificate unless the transferee obtained a certificate providing for an exemption from such withholding).

(d) As a condition to the registration of any Transfer of any Certificate:

(i) the prospective transferee shall be required to represent in writing to the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar that it has neither acquired nor will it transfer any Certificate it purchases (or any interest therein) or cause any such Certificate (or any interest therein) to be marketed on or through an “established securities market” within the meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Code, including, without limitation, an over-the-counter-market or an interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations;

 

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(ii) the prospective transferee shall be required to represent in writing to the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar that it either (A) is not, and will not become, a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes or (B) is such an entity, but none of the direct or indirect beneficial owners of any of the interests in such transferee have allowed or caused, or will allow or cause, 50% or more (or such other percentage as the transferor may establish prior to the time of such proposed transfer) of the value of such interests to be attributable to such transferee’s ownership of Certificates;

(iii) the prospective transferee shall be required to represent in writing to the Owner Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar that it is either (i) not a Plan and is not a Person acting on behalf of a Plan or a Person using the assets of a Plan to effect the transfer of such Certificate, or (ii) a Plan that is not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and whose acquisition of a Certificate would not constitute or result in a violation under any Similar Law;

(iv) the Certificateholder provides to the Owner Trustee and the Depositor an opinion of independent counsel that such action will not cause the Issuer to be treated as an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes;

(v) such transferee or assignee agrees to take positions for tax purposes consistent with the tax positions agreed to be taken by the Certificateholder; and

(vi) in connection with any transfer of less than all of the interests in the Certificates, the transferor and transferee shall specify the respective interests in the Certificates to be held by the transferor and transferee, which interests may be determined by a formula or on any other basis agreed by the transferor and transferee. No Certificate (other than the Certificates issued to and held by the Depositor) may be subdivided upon transfer or exchange in a manner such that the resulting Certificate represents less than a 2.50% fractional undivided interest in the Issuer (or such other amount as the Depositor may determine in order to prevent the Issuer from being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code).

(e) No Certificateholder shall Transfer any Certificate initially held by it unless such Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in accordance with the requirements under the Securities Act and effective registration or qualification under applicable State securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a Transfer is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and under applicable State securities laws, (i) the Certificate Registrar may require an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor substantially to the effect that such Transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption from the Securities Act and applicable State securities laws and describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor or the Owner Trustee, and (ii) the Certificate Registrar may require the transferee to execute a certification acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor setting forth the facts surrounding such Transfer.

 

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(f) No Transfer of any Certificate shall be permitted, recognized or recorded unless the Depositor has consented in writing to such Transfer, which consent may be withheld in the sole discretion of the Depositor; provided, however, that no such consent of the Depositor shall be required where the proposed transferee is, and at the time of such Transfer will be, a Certificateholder.

(g) During the period described in 17 CFR Part 246.12(f)(1), no Certificateholder may Transfer any Certificate until the expiration of such period; provided, that, during such period, such Certificateholder may Transfer any Certificate to CarMax or any “majority-owned affiliate” (as such term is defined in 17 CFR Part 246.2) of CarMax in accordance with the restrictions contained in 17 CFR Part 246.12. Any purported transfer of a Certificate not in accordance with this Section 3.4(g) shall be null and void and shall not be given effect for any purpose whatsoever.

Section 3.5 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.

(a) If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar and the Owner Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and the Owner Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Trust, the Certificate Registrar or the Owner Trustee that such Certificate has been acquired by a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC), the Owner Trustee shall execute on behalf of the Trust and the Owner Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange for, or in lieu of, any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, as the case may be, a replacement Certificate, as the case may be, of like tenor and Certificate Percentage Interest. If, after the delivery of such replacement Certificate or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) of the original Certificate in lieu of which such replacement Certificate was issued presents for payment such original Certificate, the Trust and the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to recover such replacement Certificate (or such payment) from the Person to whom such replacement Certificate was delivered or any Person taking such replacement Certificate from such Person to whom such replacement Certificate was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC), and shall be entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by the Trust or the Owner Trustee in connection therewith.

(b) Upon the issuance of any replacement Certificate under this Section 3.5, the Trust may require the payment by the Holder of such Certificate of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with such issuance and any other reasonable expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee) related thereto.

 

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

(d) The provisions of this Section 3.5 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificates.

Section 3.6 Persons Deemed Owners. Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and any Paying Agent may treat the Person in whose name such Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (as of the day of determination) as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section 5.2 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.

Section 3.7 Access to List of Certificateholders Names and Addresses. The Certificate Registrar shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Servicer and the Depositor, or to the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a written request therefor from the Servicer, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, a list, in such form as the requesting party may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Record Date. If three or more Certificateholders or one or more Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest apply in writing to the Certificate Registrar, and such application states that the applicants desire to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under this Trust Agreement or under the Certificates and such application is accompanied by a copy of the communication that such applicants propose to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such application, afford such applicants access during normal business hours to the current list of Certificateholders. Each Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, shall be deemed to have agreed not to hold any of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar or the Owner Trustee accountable by reason of the disclosure of its name and address, regardless of the source from which such information was derived.

Section 3.8 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in St. Paul, Minnesota, an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of Transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and the Transaction Documents may be served. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Certificateholders of any change in the location of the Certificate Registrar or any such office or agency.

 

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Section 3.9 Appointment of Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall make distributions to Certificateholders from the Certificate Payment Account pursuant to Section 5.2 and shall report the amounts of such distributions to the Owner Trustee. Any Paying Agent shall have the revocable power to withdraw funds from the Certificate Payment Account for the purpose of making the distributions referred to above. The Owner Trustee may revoke such power and remove the Paying Agent if the Owner Trustee determines in its sole discretion that the Paying Agent shall have failed to perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement in any material respect. The Paying Agent shall initially be the Indenture Trustee and any co-paying agent chosen by the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee shall be permitted to resign as Paying Agent upon thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Depositor and the Owner Trustee. In the event that the Indenture Trustee shall no longer be the Paying Agent, the Owner Trustee, upon receipt of written instructions from the Depositor, shall appoint a successor to act as Paying Agent (which shall be a bank or trust company). The Owner Trustee shall direct such successor Paying Agent or any additional Paying Agent appointed by the Owner Trustee to execute and deliver to the Owner Trustee an instrument in which such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent shall agree with the Owner Trustee that as Paying Agent, such successor Paying Agent or additional Paying Agent will hold all sums, if any, held by it for payment to the Certificateholders in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Certificateholders. The Paying Agent shall return all unclaimed funds to the Owner Trustee and upon removal of a Paying Agent such Paying Agent shall also return all funds in its possession to the Owner Trustee. Any reference in this Trust Agreement to the Paying Agent shall include any co-paying agent unless the context requires otherwise.

Section 3.10 Restrictions on Note Acquisitions. No transfer of a Certificate (or interest therein) shall be permitted (nor shall a Certificate be so held) if (i) it causes the Issuer to be a Section 385 Controlled Partnership (i.e., 80 percent or more of the Issuer’s ownership interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more members of a Section 385 Expanded Group) that has an expanded group partner (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-3(g)(12)) which is a Domestic Corporation and (ii) either (x) a member of such Section 385 Expanded Group owns any Notes or (y) a Section 385 Controlled Partnership of such Section 385 Expanded Group owns any Notes (in the case of clause (x), unless such member, or in the case of clause (y), unless each member of the Section 385 Expanded Group that is a partner in the Section 385 Controlled Partnership, is a member of the consolidated group (as described in Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-1(h)) which includes such Domestic Corporation). No transfer of a Certificate (or interest therein) shall be permitted (nor shall a Certificate be so held) if (i) it results in the Issuer becoming an entity disregarded as separate from a Domestic Corporation for United States federal income tax purposes and (ii) either (x) a member of a Section 385 Expanded Group that includes such Domestic Corporation owns any Notes or (y) a Section 385 Controlled Partnership of such Section 385 Expanded Group owns any Notes (in the case of clause (x), unless such member, or in the case of clause (y), unless each member of the Section 385 Expanded Group that is a partner in the Section 385 Controlled Partnership, is a member of the consolidated group (as described in Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-1(h)) which includes such Domestic Corporation). For purposes of determining the Issuer’s ownership interests in this paragraph, any Retained Notes shall be taken into account either as debt interests or ownership interests based on whichever treatment, if any, would result in the Issuer as a Section 385 Controlled Partnership or a disregarded entity for purposes of applying this paragraph’s restriction (it being understood that if the Retained Notes are taken into account as ownership interests for this purpose then the Retained Notes are not also considered Notes for the Note ownership restriction of this paragraph).

 

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ARTICLE IV

ACTIONS BY OWNER TRUSTEE

Section 4.1 Prior Notice to Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters. With respect to the following matters, the Owner Trustee shall not take action unless (i) at least thirty (30) days before the taking of such action, the Owner Trustee shall have notified the Certificateholders, the Administrator and the Depositor (who shall promptly forward such notice to the Rating Agencies) in writing of the proposed action and (ii) the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest shall not have notified the Owner Trustee in writing prior to the 30th day after such notice is given that the Holders have withheld consent or provided alternative direction:

(i) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Trust (except claims or lawsuits brought by the Servicer in connection with the collection of the Receivables) and the settlement of any action, proceeding, investigation, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Trust (except with respect to the aforementioned claims or lawsuits for collection by the Servicer of the Receivables);

(ii) the election by the Trust to file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust (unless such amendment is required to be filed under the Statutory Trust Statute);

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

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

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

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

Section 4.2 Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Certain Matters. The Owner Trustee may not, except upon the occurrence of an Event of Servicing Termination subsequent to the payment in full of the Notes and in accordance with the written direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest, (i) remove the Servicer pursuant to Article VIII of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) appoint a successor Servicer pursuant to Article VIII of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, (iii) remove the Administrator pursuant to Section 9 of the Administration Agreement, (iv) appoint a successor Administrator pursuant to Section 9 of the Administration Agreement or (v) sell the Receivables after the termination of the Indenture, except as expressly provided in the Transaction Documents.

 

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Section 4.3 Action by Certificateholders with Respect to Bankruptcy. The Owner Trustee shall not have the power to commence a voluntary proceeding in bankruptcy relating to the Trust unless (i) the Notes have been paid in full and (ii) each Certificateholder approves of such commencement in writing in advance and delivers to the Owner Trustee a certificate certifying that such Person reasonably believes that the Trust is insolvent.

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

Section 4.5 Majority Control. Except as expressly provided herein, any action that may be taken by the Certificateholders under this Trust Agreement may be taken by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest. Except as expressly provided herein, any written notice of the Certificateholders delivered pursuant to this Trust Agreement shall be effective if signed by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest at the time of the delivery of such notice.

Section 4.6 Certain Litigation Matters. The Owner Trustee shall provide prompt written notice to the Depositor, the Seller and the Servicer of any action, proceeding or investigation known to the Owner Trustee that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Trust or the Owner Trust Estate.

ARTICLE V

APPLICATION OF TRUST FUNDS; CERTAIN DUTIES

Section 5.1 Establishment of Certificate Payment Account. Pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer has agreed to establish, on or before the Closing Date, and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee at an Eligible Institution (which shall initially be the Indenture Trustee) a segregated trust account designated as the “CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 Trust Account” (the “Certificate Payment Account”). The Certificate Payment Account shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Except as expressly provided in Section 3.9, the Certificate Payment Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee. All monies deposited from time to time in the Certificate Payment Account pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture shall be applied as provided in this Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture. The amounts on deposit in the Certificate Payment Account shall not be invested.

Section 5.2 Application of Trust Funds.

(a) On each Distribution Date, upon receipt of written instructions from the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Paying Agent shall distribute to the Certificateholders, in proportion to each Certificateholder’s Certificate Percentage Interest, amounts deposited in the Certificate Payment Account on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Section 2.8 of the Indenture with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

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(b) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall, or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Indenture Trustee shall direct the Paying Agent to, make available to each Certificateholder the statement provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.9 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to such Distribution Date.

(c) In the event that any withholding tax is imposed on any Trust payment (or any allocation of income) to a Certificateholder, such tax shall reduce the amount otherwise distributable to the Certificateholder in accordance with this Section 5.2. The Owner Trustee and each Paying Agent are hereby authorized and directed to retain from amounts otherwise distributable to the Certificateholders sufficient funds for the payment of any such withholding tax that is legally owed by the Trust (but such authorization shall not prevent the Owner Trustee from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The amount of any withholding tax imposed with respect to a Certificateholder shall be treated as cash distributed to such Certificateholder at the time it is withheld by the Trust and remitted to the appropriate taxing authority. If there is a possibility that withholding tax is payable with respect to a distribution (such as a distribution to a non-U.S. Certificateholder), the Owner Trustee or the Paying Agent may withhold such amounts in accordance with this Section 5.2. If a Certificateholder wishes to apply for a refund of any such withholding tax, the Owner Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with such Certificateholder in making such claim so long as such Certificateholder agrees to reimburse the Owner Trustee for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred.

Section 5.3 Method of Payment. Subject to Section 5.2(c), distributions required to be made to Certificateholders on any Distribution Date shall be made to each Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either by wire transfer, in immediately available funds, to the account of such Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided to the Certificate Registrar and the Paying Agent appropriate written instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date and such Certificateholder is the Depositor or, if not, by check mailed to such Certificateholder at the address of such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the final distribution in respect of any Certificate (whether on the Final Scheduled Maturity Date or otherwise) will be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the office or agency maintained for that purpose by the Certificate Registrar pursuant to Section 3.8.

Section 5.4 No Segregation of Monies; No Interest. Subject to Section 5.1 and Section 5.2, monies received by the Owner Trustee hereunder need not be segregated in any manner except to the extent required by law, the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement and may be deposited under such general conditions as may be prescribed by law, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any interest thereon.

 

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Section 5.5 Accounting and Reports to the Noteholders, Certificateholders, the Internal Revenue Service and Others. The Owner Trustee shall, based on information provided by the Seller, (i) maintain (or cause to be maintained) the books of the Trust on the basis of a fiscal year ending on the last day of February and based on the accrual method of accounting, (ii) deliver to each Certificateholder, as may be required by the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, such information as may be required (including Schedule K-1) to enable such Certificateholder to prepare its federal and State income tax returns, (iii) file such tax returns relating to the Trust (including a partnership information return, IRS Form 1065) and make such elections as may from time to time be required or appropriate under any applicable State or federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder so as to maintain the Trust’s characterization as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iv) cause such tax returns to be signed in the manner required by law and (v) collect or cause to be collected any withholding tax as described in and in accordance with Section 5.2(c) with respect to income or distributions to Certificateholders. The Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall elect under Section 1278 of the Code to include in income currently any market discount that accrues with respect to the Receivables. The Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, shall not make the election provided under Section 754 of the Code.

The Owner Trustee may satisfy its obligations with respect to this Section 5.5 by retaining, on behalf of the Trust, at the expense of the Seller, a firm of independent public accountants (the “Accountants”) selected by the Seller. The Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, may require the Accountants to provide to the Owner Trustee, on or before March 15, 2022, a letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee as to whether any federal tax withholding on Certificates is then required and, if required, the procedures to be followed with respect thereto to comply with the requirements of the Code. The Accountants shall be required to update such letter in each instance that any additional tax withholding is subsequently required or any previously required tax withholding shall no longer be required. The Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have discharged its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.5 upon its retention of the Accountants, and the Owner Trustee shall not have any liability with respect to the default or misconduct of the Accountants.

Section 5.6 Signature on Returns; Partnership Representative.

(a) The Owner Trustee shall sign, on behalf of the Trust, the tax returns of the Trust.

(b) If the Trust entity were classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, then the Depositor (or a U.S. Affiliate of the Depositor if the Depositor is ineligible) shall be designated the “partnership representative” of the Trust under Section 6223(a) of the Code and any corresponding provision of State law (and as the tax matters partner for any applicable State tax purposes) to the extent permitted under law. The Issuer shall (or the Depositor shall cause the Issuer to, or the Depositor shall instruct the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer to), to the extent eligible, make the election under Section 6221(b) of the Code (and any corresponding provision of State law) with respect to determinations of adjustments at the partnership level and take any other action such as disclosures and notifications necessary to effectuate such election (including working with the Depositor to designate any designated individual required under the law). If the election described in the preceding sentence is not

 

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available, to the extent applicable, the Issuer shall (or the Depositor shall cause the Issuer to, or the Depositor shall instruct the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer to) make the election under Section 6226(a) of the Code (and any corresponding provision of State law) with respect to the alternative to payment of imputed underpayment by partnership and take any other action such as filings, disclosures and notifications necessary to effectuate such election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer, Depositor and Administrator are each authorized, in its sole discretion, to make any available election related to Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code (and any corresponding provision of State law) and take any action it deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code and conduct the Issuer’s affairs under Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code (and any corresponding provision of State law). Each Certificateholder and, if different, each beneficial owner of a Certificate, shall promptly provide the Issuer, Depositor and Administrator any requested information, documentation or material to enable the Issuer to make any of the elections described in this clause (b) and otherwise comply with Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code (and any corresponding provision of State law). Each Certificate Owner and, if different, each beneficial owner of a Certificate shall hold the Issuer and its affiliates harmless for any expenses or losses (i) resulting from a beneficial owner of a Certificate not properly taking into account or paying its allocated adjustment or liability under Section 6226 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of State law) or (ii) suffered that are attributable to the management or defense of an audit under Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code or otherwise due to actions it takes with respect to and to comply with the rules under Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of State law).

ARTICLE VI

AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF OWNER TRUSTEE

Section 6.1 General Authority. The Owner Trustee is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Transaction Documents to which the Trust is to be a party and each certificate or other document attached as an exhibit to or contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which the Trust is to be a party, in each case in such form as the Depositor shall approve, as evidenced conclusively by the Owner Trustee’s execution thereof and the Depositor’s execution of this Trust Agreement, and to direct the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,750,000,000 (comprising $296,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class A-1 Notes, $506,670,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class A-2a Notes, $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class A-2b Notes, $606,670,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class A-3 Notes, $143,290,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class A-4 Notes, $27,190,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class B Notes, $47,370,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class C Notes and $22,810,000 in aggregate principal amount of Class D Notes). In addition to the foregoing, the Owner Trustee is authorized to take all actions required of the Trust pursuant to the Transaction Documents. The Owner Trustee is further authorized from time to time to take such action on behalf of the Trust as is permitted by the Transaction Documents and which the Certificateholders, the Servicer or the Administrator recommends in writing with respect to the Transaction Documents, except to the extent that this Trust Agreement expressly requires the consent of Certificateholders for such action.

 

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Section 6.2 General Duties. It shall be the duty of the Owner Trustee to discharge (or cause to be discharged) all of its responsibilities pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement and to administer the Trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, subject to the lien of the Indenture and in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to have discharged (or caused to be discharged) its duties and responsibilities hereunder to the extent the Administrator is required in the Administration Agreement to perform any act or to discharge such duty of the Owner Trustee or the Trust hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, and the Owner Trustee shall not be held liable for the default or failure of the Administrator to carry out its obligations under the Administration Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default unless either (i) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Event of Default or (ii) written notice of such Event of Default shall have been given to the Owner Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement.

Section 6.3 Action upon Instruction.

(a) Subject to Article IV, and in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents, the Certificateholders may, by written instruction, direct the Owner Trustee in the management of the Trust.

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

(c) Subject to Article IV, whenever the Owner Trustee is unable to decide between alternative courses of action permitted or required by the terms of this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Owner Trustee shall promptly give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the Certificateholders requesting instruction as to the course of action to be adopted, and to the extent the Owner Trustee acts in good faith in accordance with any written instruction of the Certificateholders received, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable on account of such action to any Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate written instruction within ten (10) days of such notice (or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such notice or may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action, not inconsistent with this Trust Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, and shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

(d) Subject to Article IV, in the event the Owner Trustee is unsure as to the application of any provision of this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any such provision is ambiguous as to its application, or is, or appears to be, in conflict with any other applicable provision, or in the event that this Trust Agreement permits any determination by the Owner Trustee or is silent or is incomplete as to the course of action that the Owner Trustee is required to take with respect to a particular set of facts, the Owner Trustee may give notice (in such form as shall be appropriate under the circumstances) to the Certificateholders

 

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requesting instruction and, to the extent that the Owner Trustee acts or refrains from acting in good faith in accordance with any such instruction received, the Owner Trustee shall not be liable, on account of such action or inaction, to any Person. If the Owner Trustee shall not have received appropriate written instruction within ten (10) days of such notice (or within such shorter period of time as reasonably may be specified in such notice or may be necessary under the circumstances) it may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking such action not inconsistent with this Trust Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and shall have no liability to any Person for such action or inaction.

Section 6.4 No Duties Except as Specified in this Trust Agreement or in Instructions. The Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to manage, make any payment with respect to, register, record, sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with the Owner Trust Estate, or to otherwise take or refrain from taking any action under, or in connection with, any document contemplated hereby to which the Owner Trustee or the Trust is a party, except as expressly provided by the terms of this Trust Agreement or in any document or written instruction received by the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 6.3, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document against the Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or otherwise to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to prepare or file any Commission filing for the Trust or to record this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Owner Trustee shall not have any duty to (1) monitor, determine, or verify the unavailability or cessation of LIBOR (or other applicable benchmark), or to determine whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of, any Benchmark Transition Event, (2) select, determine or designate any Benchmark Replacement, or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, (3) select, determine or designate any Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, or other modifier to any replacement or successor index, or (4) to determine whether or what Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. The Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any inability, failure or delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document as a result of the unavailability of LIBOR (or any other applicable benchmark) or the absence of a designated Benchmark Replacement, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of any other transaction party, in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document and reasonably required for the performance of such duties. The Owner Trustee shall, however, at its own cost and expense, promptly take all action as may be necessary to discharge any lien (other than the lien of the Indenture) on any part of the Owner Trust Estate that results from actions by, or claims against, the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity that are not related to the ownership or the administration of the Owner Trust Estate.

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

 

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Section 6.6 Restrictions. The Owner Trustee shall not take any action (i) that is inconsistent with the purposes of the Trust set forth in Section 2.3 or (ii) that, to the actual knowledge of the Owner Trustee, would (A) affect the treatment of the Notes as indebtedness for federal income or Virginia income or franchise tax purposes, (B) be deemed to cause a taxable exchange of the Notes for federal income or Virginia income or franchise tax purposes or (C) cause the Trust or any portion thereof to be taxable as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income or Virginia income or franchise tax purposes. The Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Administrator and the Servicer shall not direct the Owner Trustee to take action that would violate the provisions of this Section 6.6.

Section 6.7 Instructions by Electronic Methods. The Owner Trustee is hereby authorized to rely upon and comply with instructions and directions sent by e-mail, facsimile and other similar unsecured electronic methods (“Electronic Methods”) by persons believed by the Owner Trustee to be authorized to give instructions and directions on behalf of the Depositor. The Owner Trustee shall have no duty or obligation to verify or confirm that the person who sent such instructions or directions is, in fact, a person authorized to give instructions or directions on behalf of the Depositor (other than to verify that the signature on a facsimile is the signature of a person authorized to give instructions and directions on behalf of the Depositor), and the Owner Trustee shall have no liability for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by the Depositor as a result of such reliance upon or use of Electronic Methods to submit instructions and directions to the Owner Trustee, including the risk of the Owner Trustee taking unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 6.8 Communications Regarding Demands to Repurchase Receivables. The Owner Trustee shall provide notice to CarMax and the Depositor as soon as practicable of all demands communicated to a Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee for the repurchase or replacement of any Receivable for breach of the representations and warranties concerning such Receivable. Subject to this Section 6.8, the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation to take any other action with respect to a demand. However, the Owner Trustee shall, upon written request of either CarMax or the Depositor, provide notification to CarMax and the Depositor with respect to any actions taken by the Owner Trustee with respect to any such demand communicated to a Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee in respect of any Receivables, such notifications to be provided by the Owner Trustee as soon as practicable and in any event within five Business Days of such request or such other time frame as may be mutually agreed to by the Owner Trustee and CarMax or the Depositor, as applicable. The Owner Trustee acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of this Section 6.8 is to facilitate compliance by CarMax and the Depositor with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and Items 1104(e) and 1121(c) of Regulation AB (the “Repurchase Rules and Regulations”). The Owner Trustee acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of the Repurchase Rules and Regulations may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with reasonable requests made by CarMax and the Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of the Repurchase Rules and Regulations. The Owner Trustee shall cooperate

 

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fully with CarMax and the Depositor to deliver any and all records and any other information in its actual possession that are reasonably requested in writing by CarMax or the Depositor and necessary in the good faith determination of CarMax and the Depositor to permit them to comply with the provisions of the Repurchase Rules and Regulations. In no event shall the Owner Trustee have (i) any responsibility or liability in connection with any filing required to be made by a securitizer under the Exchange Act or Regulation AB or (ii) any duty or obligation to undertake any investigation or inquiry related to repurchase activity or otherwise to assume any additional duties or responsibilities except as expressly set forth in this Section 6.8.    

ARTICLE VII

REGARDING THE OWNER TRUSTEE

Section 7.1 Acceptance of Trusts and Duties. The Owner Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and agrees to perform its duties hereunder with respect to such trusts but only upon the terms of this Trust Agreement. The Owner Trustee also agrees to disburse all monies actually received by it constituting part of the Owner Trust Estate upon the terms of this Trust Agreement. The Owner Trustee shall not be answerable or accountable hereunder or under any other Transaction Document under any circumstances, except (i) for its own willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence or (ii) in the case of the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty contained in Section 7.3 expressly made by the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity. In particular, but not by way of limitation (and subject to the exceptions set forth in the preceding sentence):

(i) the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a responsible officer of the Owner Trustee unless it is proved that the Owner Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(ii) the Owner Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the provisions of this Trust Agreement at the instructions of any Certificateholder, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Administrator or the Servicer;

(iii) no provision of this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall require the Owner Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder or under any other Transaction Document if the Owner Trustee shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured or provided to it;

(iv) the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any indebtedness evidenced by or arising under any of the Transaction Documents, including the principal of and interest on the Notes or payments of Excess Collections to the Certificateholders;

 

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(v) the Owner Trustee shall not be responsible for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement or for the due execution hereof by the Depositor or for the form, character, genuineness, sufficiency, value or validity of any of the Owner Trust Estate or for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of the other Transaction Documents, other than the certificate of authentication on the Certificates, and the Owner Trustee shall in no event assume or incur any liability, duty, or obligation to any Noteholder or to any Certificateholder, other than as expressly provided for herein and in the other Transaction Documents;

(vi) the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the default or misconduct of the Servicer, the Administrator, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee under any of the Transaction Documents or otherwise, and the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation or liability to perform the obligations of the Trust under this Trust Agreement or the other Transaction Documents that are required to be performed by the Administrator under the Administration Agreement, the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture;

(vii) the Owner Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Trust Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation under this Trust Agreement or otherwise or in relation to this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document, at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, unless such Certificateholders have offered to the Owner Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by the Owner Trustee therein or thereby;

(viii) the right of the Owner Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall not be construed as a duty, and the Owner Trustee shall not be answerable other than for its willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of any such act;

(ix) in no event shall the Owner Trustee be responsible or liable (A) for special, indirect, punitive, consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including loss of profit), (B) for the acts or omissions of clearing agencies or securities depositories or any of their respective nominees or correspondents, (C) for acts or omissions of brokers or dealers or (D) for any losses due to forces beyond the control of the Owner Trustee, including strikes, work stoppages, acts of war or terrorism, insurrection, revolution, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services provided by third parties selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable care;

(x) the Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility for the accuracy of any information provided to Certificateholders or any other person that has been obtained from, or provided to the Owner Trustee by, any other Person;

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(xii) the Owner Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of any fact or event unless a Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of such fact or event is received by a Responsible Officer and such notice references the fact or event; and

(xiii) the Owner Trustee shall have no responsibility to monitor CarMax’s compliance with or be charged with knowledge of the risk retention rules of 17 CFR Part 246, nor shall it be liable to any investor, Holder, or any party whatsoever for violation of such rules or requirements or such similar provisions now or hereafter in effect.

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

Section 7.3 Representations and Warranties. The Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity, hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, that:

(a) it is a national banking association duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the United States and has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement;

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

(c) neither the execution nor the delivery by it of this Trust Agreement, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by it with any of the terms or provisions hereof will contravene any federal or New York law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust powers of the Owner Trustee or any judgment or order of any court, administrative agency or tribunal applicable to it, or conflict with or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute any default under its charter documents or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, bank credit agreement, contract, agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound; and

(d) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened against it in any court or before any governmental authority, agency or arbitration board or tribunal which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on its right, power and authority to enter into or perform its obligations under this Trust Agreement.

Section 7.4 Reliance; Advice of Counsel.

(a) The Owner Trustee may rely upon, shall be protected in relying upon, and shall incur no liability to anyone in acting upon any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties. The Owner Trustee may accept a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors or other governing body of any corporate party as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted

 

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by such body and that the same is in full force and effect. As to any fact or matter the method of the determination of which is not specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by the president or any vice president or by the treasurer or other authorized officers of the relevant party, as to such fact or matter and such certificate shall constitute full protection to the Owner Trustee for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in reliance thereon.

(b) In the exercise or administration of the trusts hereunder and in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Trust Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the Owner Trustee (i) may act directly or through its agents or attorneys pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the Owner Trustee shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents or attorneys if such agents or attorneys shall have been selected by the Owner Trustee with reasonable care and (ii) may consult with counsel, accountants and other skilled Persons to be selected with reasonable care and employed by it. The Owner Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the written opinion or advice of any such counsel, accountants or other such Persons and not contrary to this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document.

Section 7.5 Not Acting in Individual Capacity. Except as provided in Section 7.3, in accepting the trusts hereby created, Wilmington Trust, National Association acts solely as Owner Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity, and all Persons having any claim against the Owner Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall look only to the Owner Trust Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof.

Section 7.6 Owner Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Receivables. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and countersignature of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Owner Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Owner Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Agreement, any other Transaction Document, the Certificates (other than the signature and countersignature of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) or the Notes, or of any Receivable or related documents. The Owner Trustee shall at no time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, validity and enforceability of any Receivable, or the perfection and priority of any security interest created by any Receivable in any Financed Vehicle or the maintenance of any such perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Owner Trust Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to the Certificateholders under this Trust Agreement or to the Noteholders under the Indenture, including the existence, condition and ownership of any Financed Vehicle, the existence and enforceability of any insurance thereon, the existence and contents of any Receivable on any computer or other record thereof, the validity of the assignment of any Receivable to the Trust or any intervening assignment, the completeness of any Receivable, the performance or enforcement of any Receivable, the compliance by the Depositor or the Servicer with any warranty or representation made under any Transaction Document or in any related document, or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation or any action of the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator or the Servicer taken in the name of the Owner Trustee.

 

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Section 7.7 Owner Trustee May Own Certificates and Notes. The Owner Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates or Notes and may deal with the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee in banking transactions with the same rights as it would have if it were not Owner Trustee.

Section 7.8 Regulation AB. The Owner Trustee shall cooperate in good faith with the Depositor to ensure compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Owner Trustee acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel or otherwise. The Owner Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor (including any of its assignees or designees) upon request any and all reports, statements, certifications, records and other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Depositor to permit the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Owner Trustee and the Receivables, or the servicing of the Receivables, reasonably believed by the Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. The Depositor shall not request information or disclosures pursuant to this Section 7.8 other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

ARTICLE VIII

COMPENSATION AND INDEMNIFICATION OF OWNER TRUSTEE

Section 8.1 Owner Trustees Fees and Expenses. The Owner Trustee shall receive as compensation for its services hereunder such fees as have been separately agreed upon before the date hereof between the Servicer and such trustee, and the Owner Trustee shall be reimbursed by the Servicer for its other reasonable expenses hereunder, including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of such agents, representatives, experts and counsel as such trustee may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its duties hereunder.

Section 8.2 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Initial Servicer shall be liable as prime obligor for, and shall indemnify the Owner Trustee and its successors, assigns, agents and servants (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes, claims, actions and suits, and any and all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and expenses, including legal fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of their indemnification rights hereunder) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”) which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Owner Trustee or any other Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of this Trust Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, the Owner Trust Estate, the administration of the Owner Trust Estate or the action or inaction of the Owner Trustee hereunder; provided, however, that the Initial Servicer shall not be liable for or required to indemnify an Indemnified Party from and against Expenses arising or resulting from any of the matters described in the third sentence of Section 7.1. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.4(b) of the Indenture, in no event will the Initial

 

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Servicer or the Owner Trustee be entitled to make any claim upon the Owner Trust Estate for the payment or reimbursement of any Expenses. The indemnities contained in this Section 8.2 shall survive the resignation or termination of the Owner Trustee or the termination of this Trust Agreement. In the event of any claim, action or proceeding for which indemnity will be sought pursuant to this Section 8.2, the Owner Trustee’s choice of legal counsel shall be subject to the approval of the Initial Servicer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

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

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

Section 9.1 Termination of Trust Agreement.

(a) This Trust Agreement (other than the provisions of Article VIII) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect and the Trust shall dissolve upon the earlier of (i) the payment to the Servicer, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders of all amounts required to be paid to them pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and this Trust Agreement and (ii) the Distribution Date next succeeding the month which is one year after the maturity or other liquidation of the last Receivable and the disposition of any amounts received upon liquidation of any property remaining in the Trust. The bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Trust Agreement or the Trust, entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of all or any part of the Trust or Owner Trust Estate or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto.

(b) No Certificateholder shall be entitled to revoke or terminate the Trust.

(c) Notice of any termination of the Trust, specifying the Distribution Date upon which the Certificateholders shall surrender their Certificates to the Paying Agent for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given by the Owner Trustee by letter to Certificateholders mailed within five (5) Business Days of receipt of notice of such termination from the Servicer, stating (i) the Distribution Date upon or with respect to which final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Paying Agent therein specified, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Paying Agent therein specified. The Owner Trustee shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Owner Trustee) and the Paying Agent at the time such notice is given to Certificateholders. Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Paying Agent shall cause to be distributed to the Certificateholders, subject to Section 3808 of the Statutory Trust Statute, amounts distributable on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.2. In the event that all of the Certificateholders shall not surrender their Certificates for cancellation within six (6) months after the date specified in the above mentioned written notice,

 

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the Owner Trustee shall give a second written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all the Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Owner Trustee may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other assets that shall remain subject to this Trust Agreement. Subject to applicable escheat laws, any funds remaining in the Trust after exhaustion of such remedies shall be distributed by the Owner Trustee to the Certificateholders in proportion to each Certificateholder’s Certificate Percentage Interest.

(d) Upon the winding up of the Trust, in accordance with Section 3808 of the Statutory Trust Statute, and its termination, the Owner Trustee shall, at the written direction and expense of the Depositor, cause the Certificate of Trust to be canceled by filing a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Section 3810 of the Statutory Trust Statute.

ARTICLE X

SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES

Section 10.1 Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee shall at all times (i) be a corporation or banking association satisfying the provisions of Section 3807(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute, (ii) be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers, (iii) have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or State authorities and (iv) have (or have a parent that has) a long-term debt rating of investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies or otherwise be acceptable to each of the Rating Agencies. If such corporation or banking association shall publish reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purpose of this Section 10.1 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1, the Owner Trustee shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 10.2.

Section 10.2 Resignation or Removal of Owner Trustee. The Owner Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Administrator and the Depositor. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Administrator shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee (acceptable to the Depositor) by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Owner Trustee and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee. If no successor Owner Trustee shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Owner Trustee may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Owner Trustee.

 

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If at any time the Owner Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.1 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Administrator, or if at any time the Owner Trustee shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Owner Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Owner Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or the Owner Trustee shall otherwise become incapable of acting, then the Administrator shall remove the Owner Trustee. If the Administrator shall remove the Owner Trustee under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the Administrator shall promptly appoint a successor Owner Trustee (acceptable to the Depositor) by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the removed Owner Trustee and one copy to the successor Owner Trustee.

Any resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee and appointment of a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section 10.2 shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 10.3 and payment of all fees and expenses owed to the outgoing Owner Trustee. The Administrator shall provide notice of such resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee to the Depositor, the Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies.

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

No successor Owner Trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 10.3 unless, at the time of such acceptance, such successor Owner Trustee shall be eligible pursuant to Section 10.1.

Any successor Owner Trustee appointed pursuant to this Section 10.3 shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State reflecting the name and principal place of business of such successor in the State of Delaware.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to this Section 10.3, the Administrator shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies. If the Administrator shall fail to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor Owner Trustee, the successor Owner Trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Administrator.

 

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Section 10.4 Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee.

(a) If the Owner Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association, without any further act except the filing of an amendment to the Certificate of Trust, if required under the Statutory Trust Statute, shall be the successor Owner Trustee; provided, however, that such corporation or banking association must be otherwise qualified and eligible under Section 10.1. The Owner Trustee shall provide the Administrator (who shall promptly forward to the Rating Agencies) with prior written notice of any such transaction.

(b) If at the time such successor or successors by consolidation, merger or conversion to the Owner Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Trust Agreement any of the Certificates shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Owner Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee and deliver such Certificates so authenticated, and in case at that time any of the Certificates shall not have been authenticated, any such successor to the Owner Trustee may authenticate such Certificates either in the name of any predecessor trustee or in the name of the successor to the Owner Trustee. In all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which the Certificates or this Trust Agreement provide that the certificate of the Owner Trustee shall have.

Section 10.5 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.

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

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

(i) all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Owner Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee shall not be authorized to act separately without the Owner Trustee joining in such act), except to the extent that under any law of any

 

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jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed the Owner Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Owner Trust Estate or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Owner Trustee;

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

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

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

(d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Owner Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent permitted by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Trust Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Owner Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.1 Supplements and Amendments.

(a) This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, without the consent of any Noteholder, any Certificateholder or any other Person, including to further prevent or help avoid the application to the Notes of the Treasury Regulations (or other interpretive guidance) issued under Section 385 of the Code; provided, however, that (i) any such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Depositor delivered to the Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Servicer notifies the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.

 

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(b) This Trust Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance or, if the Notes have been paid in full, the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest, for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Trust Agreement or modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment may:

(i) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, or change the allocation or priority of, collections of payments on or in respect of the Receivables or distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, or change any Note Rate, without the consent of all Noteholders and Certificateholders adversely affected by such amendment;

(ii) reduce the percentage of the Note Balance or the percentage of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest the consent of the Holders of which is required for any amendment to this Trust Agreement without the consent of all the Noteholders and Certificateholders adversely affected by the amendment; or

(iii) adversely affect the rating assigned by any Rating Agency to any Class of Notes without the consent of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) of Notes evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such Class.

(c) Any term or provision of this Trust Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor and the Owner Trustee for the purpose of conforming the terms of this Trust Agreement to the description thereof in the Prospectus or, to the extent not contrary to the Prospectus, to the description thereof in an offering memorandum with respect to the Certificates without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, any Certificateholder, the Trust, or any other Person; provided, however, that the Depositor shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee and the Trust.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to Section 11.1, the Depositor shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

(e) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish an executed copy of such amendment or consent to each Certificateholder and the Depositor shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

(f) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholders or the Noteholders pursuant to Section 11.1(b) to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of Certificateholders provided for in this Trust Agreement or in any other Transaction Document) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee may prescribe.

 

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(g) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to the Certificate of Trust, the Owner Trustee shall file such amendment or cause such amendment to be filed with the Secretary of State.

(h) The Owner Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects the Owner Trustee’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Trust Agreement or otherwise.

(i) Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Trust Agreement or any amendment to any other agreement to which the Trust is a party, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon an Opinion of Counsel or an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Trust Agreement and that all conditions precedent in this Trust Agreement to the execution and delivery of such amendment have been satisfied.

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

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

Section 11.4 Notices. All demands, notices and other communications under this Trust Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered, sent by telecopier, email, overnight courier or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (i) in the case of the Owner Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office, (ii) in the case of the Depositor, at the following address: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasurer, (iii) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office, (iv) in the case of Moody’s, at the following address: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department, 25th Floor, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10007, (v) in the case of S&P Global Ratings, at the following address: S&P Global Ratings, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Department, and via email to servicer_reports@spglobal.com and (vi) in the case of the Administrator, at the following

 

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address: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Trust Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder shall receive such notice.

Section 11.5 Severability. If any provision of this Trust Agreement or the Certificates shall be held for any reason whatsoever invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Trust Agreement and the Certificates shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 11.6 Separate Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Trust Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and 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 shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

Section 11.7 Successors and Assigns. All covenants and agreements in this Trust Agreement and the Certificates shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and its successors and each Certificateholder and its successors and permitted assigns, all as herein provided. Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver or other instrument or action by a Certificateholder shall bind the successors and assigns of such Certificateholder.

Section 11.8 Covenants of the Depositor. The Depositor shall not at any time institute against the Trust, or join in any institution against the Trust 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 Certificates, the Notes, this Trust Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

Section 11.9 No Petition. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Owner Trustee (not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee), by entering into this Trust Agreement, each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, and the Indenture Trustee and each Noteholder, by accepting the benefits of this Trust Agreement, hereby covenant and agree that they will not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Trust, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, or cooperate with or encourage others to institute against the Depositor or the Trust, 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 Certificates, the Notes, this Trust Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

 

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Section 11.10 No Recourse. Each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, acknowledges that the Certificates represent beneficial interests in the Trust only and do not represent interests in or obligations of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or any Affiliate thereof, and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly set forth or contemplated in this Trust Agreement, the Certificates or the other Transaction Documents.

Section 11.11 Headings. The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 11.12 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

(a) This Trust Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties under this Trust Agreement shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

(b) The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Trust Agreement.

Section 11.13 Depositor Payment Obligation. The Depositor shall be responsible for payment of the Administrator’s compensation under the Administration Agreement and shall reimburse the Administrator for all expenses and liabilities of the Administrator incurred under the Administration Agreement.

Section 11.14 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. The Certificateholders shall not be personally liable for the obligations of the Trust. The interests represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any losses or expenses of the Trust or for any reason whatsoever, and, upon the authentication thereof by the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 3.3, Section 3.4 or Section 3.5, the Certificates are and shall be deemed fully paid.

Section 11.15 Ratification of Prior Actions. Any actions taken by the Owner Trustee or the Administrator, in each case for itself or on behalf of the Trust, in connection with the opening of bank accounts, deposit of monies into such accounts, obtaining of sales finance company licenses on behalf of the Trust and any actions related thereto are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects, and the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to the indemnity provided for in Section 8.2 with respect to such actions.

Section 11.16 Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification. With respect to any indemnification provisions in this Trust Agreement providing that a party to this Trust Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Trust Agreement for attorney’s fees and expenses, such fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

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Section 11.17 FinCEN Compliance. Pursuant to Applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law, the Owner Trustee is required to obtain on or before the Closing Date, and from time to time thereafter, reasonable documentation to verify and record information that identifies each Person who opens an account. For a non-individual Person, such as a business entity, a charity, a trust or other “legal entity customer” (as defined in the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Customer Due Diligence Requirements), the Owner Trustee may request and shall be entitled to receive from such Person reasonable documentation to verify the entity’s formation and existence, its financial statements, licenses, tax identification documents, identification and authorization documents from individuals claiming authority to represent the entity and other relevant documentation and information (including beneficial owners of such entities). To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law, the Owner Trustee may conclusively rely on, and shall be fully protected in relying on, any such information received. Failure to provide such information may result in an inability of the Owner Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder, which, at the sole option of the Owner Trustee, may result in the Owner Trustee’s resignation in accordance with, and subject to the requirements of, the terms of Section 10.2 hereof.

Further, the parties hereto agree that for purposes of Applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law, (a) each Certificateholder owning twenty five percent (25%) or more of the beneficial interest in the Trust is and shall be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the Trust for purposes of providing the information required under Applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law, and (b) each such Certificateholder is and shall deemed to be the parties with the power and authority to control the Trust.

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

 

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC,
as Depositor
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

Accepted and agreed:

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,

as Servicer

By:  

 

Name:
Title:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION acknowledges and accepts, as of the date first above written, its appointment as Paying Agent and Certificate Registrar in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Indenture Trustee, Paying Agent and Certificate Registrar.

 

By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

Trust Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


Exhibit A

Form of Certificate

THIS ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE NOTES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT, THE SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

REGISTERED    NO. R-[__]

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial interest in the property of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), which property includes a pool of retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used motor vehicles sold by CarMax Business Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), to CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”), and sold by the Depositor to the Trust. The property of the Trust (other than the Certificate Payment Account and the proceeds thereof) has been pledged by the Trust to U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”), pursuant to an Indenture dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Indenture”) between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee to secure the payment of the Notes issued thereunder.

This certifies that CarMax Auto Funding LLC is the registered owner of a 100% Certificate Percentage Interest nonassessable, fully paid, beneficial interest in the Trust. The Trust was created pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of April 21, 2021 between the Depositor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee (in such capacity, the “Owner Trustee”), as amended and restated by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Trust Agreement”) among the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement or in the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) among the Trust, the Depositor, and CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”).

This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust Agreement, to which Trust Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound. The property of the Trust includes: (i) a pool of retail installment sale contracts originated in connection with the sale of new or used motor vehicles (the “Receivables”); (ii) all amounts received on or in respect of the Receivables after the Cutoff Date; (iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted

 

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by the Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the Seller or the Depositor in such Financed Vehicles; (iv) all proceeds from claims on or refunds of premiums with respect to physical damage, theft, GAP, credit life or credit disability insurance policies relating to the Financed Vehicles or the Obligors; (v) the Receivable Files; (vi) the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account and the Reserve Account and the Trust’s right, title and interest in all amounts, securities, financial assets, investments and other property deposited in or credited to any of the foregoing and all proceeds thereof; (vii) all rights of the Depositor under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the right to require the Seller to repurchase Receivables from the Depositor; (viii) all rights of the Trust under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, including the right to require the Servicer to purchase Receivables from the Trust; (ix) the right to realize upon any property (including the right to receive future Liquidation Proceeds) that shall have secured a Receivable and have been repossessed by or on behalf of the Trust; and (x) all present and future claims, demands, causes of action and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations and all other property which at any time constitutes all or part of or is included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

THE RIGHTS OF THE TRUST IN THE FOREGOING PROPERTY OF THE TRUST (OTHER THAN THE CERTIFICATE PAYMENT ACCOUNT AND THE PROCEEDS THEREOF) HAVE BEEN PLEDGED TO THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF THE NOTES.

Pursuant to the Trust Agreement, there will be distributed on each Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date such Certificateholder’s Certificate Percentage Interest in the amount to be distributed to Certificateholders on such Distribution Date.

Distribution Date” means the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ITS RIGHTS TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBORDINATED TO THE RIGHTS OF THE NOTEHOLDERS AS DESCRIBED IN THE TRUST AGREEMENT, THE SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND THE INDENTURE.

It is the intent of the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer and the Certificateholders that, for purposes of federal income taxes, State and local income taxes and any other income taxes, the Trust will be treated either as a disregarded entity under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 or as a partnership, and that the Certificateholders (including the Depositor) will be treated as partners in that partnership. The Certificateholders, by acceptance of a Certificate, agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with such treatment.

 

Ex. A-2


Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate, covenants and agrees that such Certificateholder will not at any time institute against the Depositor or the Trust, or join in any institution against the Depositor or the Trust of, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, the Certificates, the Trust Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents.

Distributions on this Certificate will be made as provided in the Trust Agreement by the Paying Agent by wire transfer or check mailed to the Certificateholder of record in the Certificate Register without the presentation or surrender of this Certificate or the making of any notation hereon. Except as otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement and notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Owner Trustee of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency of the Certificate Registrar maintained for that purpose in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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

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

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Ex. A-3


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and not in its individual capacity, has caused this Certificate to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

OWNER TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated: July 28, 2021

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

Ex. A-4


[REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE]

This Certificate does not represent an obligation of, or an interest in, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee or any Affiliates of any of them, and no recourse may be had against such parties or their assets, except as may be expressly set forth or contemplated herein, in the Trust Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents. In addition, this Certificate is not guaranteed by any governmental agency or instrumentality and is limited in right of payment to certain collections with respect to the Receivables (and certain other amounts), all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Trust Agreement permits the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, with certain exceptions therein provided, to amend or waive from time to time certain terms and conditions set forth in the Trust Agreement without the consent of the Holders of the Certificates. The Trust Agreement also permits the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, with certain exceptions as therein provided, to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the Trust Agreement with the consent of the Holders of the Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance or, if the Notes have been paid in full, the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and on all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Certificate.

As provided in the Trust Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Transfer of this Certificate may be registered in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of Transfer at the office or agency of the Certificate Registrar maintained for that purpose in St. Paul, Minnesota and a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates in any authorized denomination and in the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge shall be made for any registration of Transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Owner Trustee or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith. The initial Certificate Registrar appointed under the Trust Agreement is the Indenture Trustee.

Each Certificateholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such Certificateholder is not acquiring the Certificate with the assets of any (i) “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), including individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, that is subject to the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code (iii) entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity or (iv) employee benefit plan or arrangement not subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code whose acquisition of a Certificate would constitute or result in a violation of any applicable law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

 

Ex. A-5


Any person who is not an affiliate of the Seller and acquires more than 49.9% of the Certificates will be deemed to represent that it is not a party in interest (within the meaning of ERISA) or a disqualified person (within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code) with respect to any “employee benefit plan” (as defined under Section 3(3) of ERISA) or any “plan” (as described under Section 4975 of the Code), other than a plan that it sponsors for the benefit of its employees, and that no plan with respect to which it is a party in interest or disqualified person has or will acquire any interest in the Notes.

The Certificates are issuable only in registered form in denominations as provided in the Trust Agreement, subject to certain limitations therein set forth.

The Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and any Paying Agent may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (as of the day of determination) as the owner of this Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to the Trust Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Owner Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.

The Trust Agreement, with certain exceptions therein provided, and the Trust shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of (i) the payment to the Servicer, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders of all amounts required to be paid to them pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement and (ii) the Distribution Date next succeeding the month which is one year after the maturity or other liquidation of the last Receivable and the disposition of any amounts received upon liquidation of any property remaining in the Trust.

THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

 

Ex. A-6


ASSIGNMENT

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE: ________________

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

 

 

(name and address of assignee)

the within Certificate and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints ________________________, attorney, to transfer said Certificate on the Certificate Register, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:

 

    ________________________________________*/
                 Signature Guaranteed:
    ________________________________________*/
               */   NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within Certificate in every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever. Such signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Certificate Registrar.

 

 

Ex. A-7


Exhibit B

Form of Certificate of Trust

Certificate of Trust of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3

This Certificate of Trust of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “Trust”) is being duly executed and filed by Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), to form a statutory trust under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12 Del. Code, § 3801 et seq.) (the “Act”).

1. Name. The name of the statutory trust formed hereby is CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3.

2. Delaware Trustee. The name and business address of a trustee of the Trust having its principal place of business in the State of Delaware is Wilmington Trust, National Association, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attn: Corporate Trust Administration.

3. Effective Date. This Certificate of Trust shall be effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Trust in accordance with Section 3811(a)(1) of the Act.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

Ex. B


EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

Mayer Brown LLP

71 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

United States of America

 

July 23, 2021        

T: +1 312 782 0600

F: +1 312 701 7711

mayerbrown.com

CarMax Auto Funding LLC

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Suite 400

Richmond, VA 23238-1115    

 

Re:

CarMax Auto Funding LLC

Registration Statement on Form SF-3

Registration No. 333-228379

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with the above-captioned registration statement (such registration statement, together with the exhibits and any amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the offering of the Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, Class B Asset-backed Notes, Class C Asset-backed Notes and Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) described in the final prospectus dated July 21, 2021 (the “Prospectus”), which has been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Act. As described in the Prospectus, the Notes will be issued by CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “Trust”), which was formed by the Company pursuant to a trust agreement between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as owner trustee. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus.

In that regard, we generally are familiar with the proceedings taken or required to be taken in connection with the proposed authorization, issuance and sale of the Notes and have examined and relied upon copies of such statutes, documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including the Prospectus and the forms of the Trust Agreement and the Indenture and other documents prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes (collectively, the “Operative Documents”).

Mayer Brown is a global services provider comprising an association of legal practices that are separate entities including Mayer Brown LLP

(Illinois, USA), Mayer Brown International LLP (England), Mayer Brown (a Hong Kong partnership) and Tauil & Chequer Advogados

(a Brazilian partnership).


Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, with respect to the Notes, when (a) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (b) the Notes have been duly executed and issued by the Trust and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee and (c) payment of the agreed consideration for the Notes has been received by the Trust, the Notes will have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Trust and will be legally issued and binding obligations of the Trust and entitled to the benefits afforded by the Indenture, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally (including, without limitation, fraudulent conveyance laws), and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such matters are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Our opinions expressed herein are limited to the federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of New York and the Delaware Statutory Trust Act. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1 to a Form 8-K filed in connection with the Prospectus and to the use of our name therein without admitting we are “experts” within the meaning of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Mayer Brown LLP
MAYER BROWN LLP

EX-8.1

Exhibit 8.1

 

LOGO

Mayer Brown LLP

71 South Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

United States of America

 

July 23, 2021       

T: +1 312 782 0600

F: +1 312 701 7711

mayerbrown.com

CarMax Auto Funding LLC

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Suite 400

Richmond, VA 23238-1115    

 

Re:

CarMax Auto Funding LLC

Registration Statement on Form SF-3

Registration No. 333-228379

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special federal tax counsel to CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with the above-captioned registration statement (such registration statement, together with the exhibits and any amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the offering of the Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes, Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, Class B Asset-backed Notes, Class C Asset-backed Notes and Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) described in the final prospectus dated July 21, 2021 (the “Prospectus”), which has been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Act. As described in the Prospectus, the Notes will be issued by CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “Trust”), which was formed by the Company pursuant to a trust agreement between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee. The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture between the Trust and U.S. Bank National Association, as indenture trustee. Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus.

In that regard, we generally are familiar with the proceedings required to be taken in connection with the proposed authorization, issuance and sale of the Notes and have examined copies of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion, including the Prospectus and the forms of the Trust Agreement and the Indenture and other documents prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes (collectively, the “Operative Documents”).

Mayer Brown is a global services provider comprising an association of legal practices that are separate entities including Mayer Brown LLP

(Illinois, USA), Mayer Brown International LLP (England), Mayer Brown (a Hong Kong partnership) and Tauil & Chequer Advogados

(a Brazilian partnership).


Mayer Brown LLP

CarMax Auto Funding LLC    

Page 2    

 

The opinion set forth herein is based upon the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury regulations promulgated and proposed thereunder, current positions of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) contained in published Revenue Rulings and Revenue Procedures, current administrative positions of the IRS and existing judicial decisions. No tax rulings will be sought from the IRS with respect to any of the matters discussed herein. The statutory provisions, regulations and interpretations on which our opinions are based are subject to change, which changes could apply retroactively. In addition, there can be no assurance that positions contrary to those stated in our opinion may not be taken by the IRS.

Based on the foregoing and assuming that the Operative Documents are executed and delivered in substantially the form we have examined and that the transactions contemplated to occur under the Operative Documents in fact occur in accordance with the terms thereof, we are of the opinion that the statements, to the extent that they constitute matters of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto relating to United States federal income tax matters, set forth in the Prospectus under the headings “Summary of the Notes and the Transaction Structure—Tax Status” and “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences”, to the extent such statements expressly state our opinions or state that our opinion has been or will be provided as to the Notes, we hereby confirm and adopt the opinions set forth therein.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 8.1 to a Form 8-K filed in connection with the Prospectus and to the use of our name therein without admitting we are “experts” within the meaning of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown LLP

EX-36.1

Exhibit 36.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Enrique Mayor-Mora, certify as of July 21, 2021 that:

I have reviewed the prospectus relating to the Class A-1, Class A-2a, Class A-2b, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class B, Class C and Class D Notes of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 (the “securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, the following: the characteristics of the securitized assets underlying the offering (the “securitized assets”), the structure of the securitization, and all material underlying transaction agreements as described in the prospectus;

Based on my knowledge, the prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading;

Based on my knowledge, the prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it is a part fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization and the risks of ownership of the securities, including the risks relating to the securitized assets that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the securities in accordance with their terms; and

Based on my knowledge, taking into account all material aspects of the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization, and the related risks as described in the prospectus, there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the securitization is structured to produce, but is not guaranteed by this certification to produce, expected cash flows at times and in amounts to service scheduled payments of interest and the ultimate repayment of principal on the securities (or other scheduled or required distributions on the securities, however denominated) in accordance with their terms as described in the prospectus.

The foregoing certifications are given subject to any and all defenses available to me under the federal securities laws, including any and all defenses available to an executive officer that signed the registration statement of which the prospectus referred to in this certification is part.

Date: July 21, 2021

 

/s/ Enrique Mayor-Mora    

Enrique Mayor-Mora

President (chief executive officer) of

CarMax Auto Funding LLC


EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3,

as Issuer,

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC,

as Depositor,

and

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,

as Servicer

 

 

SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 1, 2021

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

 

1.1  

Definitions and Other Definitional Provisions

     1  
ARTICLE II TRUST PROPERTY

 

2.1  

Conveyance of Trust Property

     2  
2.2  

Representations and Warranties from Receivables Purchase Agreement

     3  
2.3  

Representations and Warranties of the Depositor as to the Receivables and the Pool of Receivables

     4  
2.4  

Repurchase by Depositor upon Breach; Dispute Resolution

     6  
2.5  

Custody of Receivable Files

     10  
2.6  

Duties of Servicer as Custodian

     11  
2.7  

Instructions; Authority to Act

     12  
2.8  

Indemnification by the Custodian

     12  
2.9  

Effective Period and Termination

     12  
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES AND

 

OTHER TRUST PROPERTY

 

3.1  

Duties of Servicer

     13  
3.2  

Collection and Allocation of Receivable Payments

     14  
3.3  

Realization upon Receivables

     14  
3.4  

Physical Damage Insurance

     15  
3.5  

Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles

     15  
3.6  

Amendment of Receivable Terms

     15  
3.7  

Purchase by Servicer upon Breach

     15  
3.8  

Servicing Compensation and Reimbursement

     16  
3.9  

Monthly Servicer’s Certificate

     16  
3.10  

Annual Servicing Report; Annual Compliance Statement; Notice of Event of Servicing Termination

     17  
3.11  

Annual Public Accounting Firm Report

     18  
3.12  

Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables

     18  
3.13  

Reports to the Commission

     18  
3.14  

Reports to Rating Agencies

     19  
3.15  

Communications Between Noteholders

     19  
3.16  

Benchmark Replacement; Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes

     19  
ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTIONS; RESERVE ACCOUNT; STATEMENTS TO

 

NOTEHOLDERS AND CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

4.1  

Accounts

     19  
4.2  

Collections

     21  
4.3  

Application of Collections

     22  
4.4  

Simple Interest Advances and Unreimbursed Servicer Advances

     22  
4.5  

Additional Deposits

     23  
4.6  

Determination Date Calculations; Application of Available Funds

     23  

 

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4.7   Reserve Account      25  
4.8   Net Deposits      27  
4.9   Statements to Noteholders and Certificateholders      27  
4.10   Control of Securities Accounts      29  
ARTICLE V [RESERVED]

 

 

ARTICLE VI THE DEPOSITOR

 

6.1   Representations and Warranties of Depositor      29  
6.2   Liability of Depositor; Indemnities      31  
6.3   Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Depositor      32  
6.4   Limitation on Liability of Depositor and Others      33  
6.5   Depositor May Own Notes or Certificates      33  
6.6   Covenant With Respect To the Asset Representations Reviewer      33  
6.7   Certain Limitations      33  
ARTICLE VII THE SERVICER

 

7.1   Representations and Warranties of Servicer      35  
7.2   Liability of Servicer; Indemnities      37  
7.3   Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Servicer      38  
7.4   Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others      38  
7.5   Delegation of Duties      39  
7.6   Servicer Not to Resign      39  
7.7   Servicer May Own Notes or Certificates      40  
ARTICLE VIII SERVICING TERMINATION

 

8.1   Events of Servicing Termination      40  
8.2   Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Servicer      42  
8.3   Effect of Servicing Transfer      43  
8.4   Notification to Noteholders, Certificateholders and Rating Agencies      44  
8.5   Waiver of Past Events of Servicing Termination      44  
8.6   Repayment of Advances      44  
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION

 

9.1   Optional Purchase of All Receivables      44  
9.2   Termination of the Obligations      45  
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

10.1   Amendment      46  
10.2   Protection of Title to Trust      47  
10.3   GOVERNING LAW      49  
10.4   Notices      50  
10.5   Severability of Provisions      50  
10.6   Assignment      50  
10.7   Further Assurances      50  
10.8   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      50  
10.9   Third-Party Beneficiaries      51  

 

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10.10   Actions by Noteholder or Certificateholders      51  
10.11   Counterparts and Electronic Signature      51  
10.12   No Bankruptcy Petition      51  
10.13   Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee      51  
10.14   Regulation AB      52  
10.15   Communications Regarding Demands to Repurchase Receivables      53  
10.16   Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification      53  
10.17   Responsible Officer      53  

SCHEDULES

 

SCHEDULE 1    Receivable Schedule
SCHEDULE 2    Location of Receivable Files

EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT A    Form of Servicer’s Certificate
EXHIBIT B    Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance

APPENDICES

 

APPENDIX A    Definitions

 

 

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SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), among CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust” or the “Issuer”), CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”), and CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CarMax”), as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”).

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to purchase certain motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts originated or acquired by CarMax in the ordinary course of business and sold to the Depositor as of the date hereof;

WHEREAS, the Depositor is willing to sell such contracts to the Trust as of the date hereof; and

WHEREAS, the Servicer is willing to service such contracts on behalf of the Trust;

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions and Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A to this Agreement.

(b) 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.

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

(d) 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. Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The term “proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in the Relevant UCC (unless otherwise defined herein). The term “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”


(e) The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

(f) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

ARTICLE II

TRUST PROPERTY

2.1 Conveyance of Trust Property.

(a) In consideration of the Trust’s delivery to, or upon the written order of, the Depositor of authenticated Notes, in authorized denominations in aggregate principal amounts equal to the Initial Note Balance, and authenticated Certificates, the Depositor hereby irrevocably sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Trust, without recourse (subject to the obligations herein), all right, title and interest of the Depositor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the following:

(i) the Receivables;

(ii) all amounts received on or in respect of the Receivables after the Cutoff Date;

(iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by the Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the Depositor in such Financed Vehicles;

(iv) all proceeds from claims on or refunds of premiums with respect to physical damage, theft, GAP, credit life or credit disability insurance policies relating to the Financed Vehicles or the Obligors;

(v) the Receivable Files;

(vi) the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account and the Reserve Account and all amounts, securities, financial assets, investments and other property deposited in or credited to the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account and the Certificate Payment Account and all proceeds thereof;

(vii) all rights of the Depositor under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the right to require the Seller to repurchase Receivables from the Depositor;

 

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(viii) the right to realize upon any property (including the right to receive future Liquidation Proceeds) that shall have secured a Receivable and have been repossessed by or on behalf of the Trust; and

(ix) all present and future claims, demands, causes of action and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property; all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations; and all other property which at any time constitutes all or part of or is included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

(b) The Depositor and the Trust intend that the transfer of the Trust Property contemplated by Section 2.1(a) constitute a sale of the Trust Property, conveying good title to the Trust Property, from the Depositor to the Trust. If such transfer is deemed to be a pledge to secure the payment of the Notes, however, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trust a first priority security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Trust Property, and all proceeds thereof, to secure the payment of the Notes, and in such event, this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

(c) The sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Trust Property made under Section 2.1(a) shall not constitute and is not intended to result in an assumption by the Trust of any obligation of the Depositor or the Seller to the Obligors or any other Person in connection with the Receivables and the other Trust Property or any obligation of the Depositor or the Seller under any agreement, document or instrument related thereto.

2.2 Representations and Warranties from Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Seller has made to the Depositor the representations and warranties as to the Receivables and the pool of Receivables set forth in Sections 3.3 and 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Trust shall be deemed to have relied on such representations and warranties in accepting the Receivables. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.3 and 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided, but shall survive the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Receivables to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge of the Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. Pursuant to Section 2.1, the Depositor has sold, transferred, assigned, set over and otherwise conveyed to the Trust, as part of the Trust Property, its rights under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including its right to require the Seller to repurchase Receivables in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement upon a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

 

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2.3 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor as to the Receivables and the Pool of Receivables.

(a) Representations and Warranties as to the Pool of Receivables. The Depositor makes the following representations and warranties as to the pool of Receivables on which the Trust shall be deemed to have relied in accepting the pool of Receivables. The representations and warranties speak as of the Closing Date, except to the extent otherwise provided, but shall survive the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the pool of Receivables to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge of the Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:

(i) Receivable Schedule. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.3(a) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, except to the extent otherwise provided therein.

(ii) Security Interest Matters. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing “security interest” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) in the Receivables in favor of the Trust, which security interest is prior to all other Liens and is enforceable as such as against creditors of and purchasers from the Depositor. The Receivables constitute “tangible chattel paper” or “electronic chattel paper” (each as defined in the Relevant UCC). The Depositor owns and has good and marketable title to the Receivables free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person. The Depositor has caused or will cause prior to the Closing Date the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing offices in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law necessary to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Trust under this Agreement. Other than the security interest granted to the Trust under this Agreement, the Depositor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables. The Depositor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Depositor that include a description of collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Trust under this Agreement or that has been terminated. The Depositor is not aware of any material judgment or tax lien filings against the Depositor. The security interest of the Seller in each Financed Vehicle has been validly assigned by the Depositor to the Trust. Neither the Depositor nor a custodian or vaulting agent thereof has communicated, nor will they communicate, an “authoritative copy” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) of any Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer, the Trust or the Indenture Trustee.

(iii) Financing Statements. All financing statements filed or to be filed against the Depositor in favor of the Indenture Trustee (as assignee of the Trust) contain a statement substantially to the following effect: “A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Indenture Trustee.”

(b) Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables. The Depositor makes the following representations and warranties as to the Receivables on which the Trust shall be deemed to have relied in accepting the pool of Receivables. The representations and warranties speak as of the Closing Date, except to the extent otherwise provided, but shall survive the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the pool of Receivables to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge of the Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:

 

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(i) Characteristics of Receivables. The representations and warranties as to the Receivables set forth in Sections 3.4(a) through (d), (f), (h), (j), and (m) through (t) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date, except to the extent otherwise provided therein.

(ii) Security Interest in Financed Vehicles. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables by the Depositor to the Trust, each Receivable was secured by a valid, binding and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Seller in the related Financed Vehicle, or all necessary and appropriate actions shall have been commenced that would result in the valid perfection of a first priority security interest in favor of the Seller in the Financed Vehicle, which security interest has been validly assigned by the Seller to the Depositor pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement and by the Depositor to the Trust hereunder.

(iii) No Waiver. No provision of any Receivable has been waived in such a manner that such Receivable fails to meet all of the representations and warranties made by the Depositor in this Section 2.3(b) with respect thereto.

(iv) No Liens. The Depositor has no knowledge of any liens or claims that have been filed, including liens for work, labor or materials or for unpaid State or federal taxes, relating to any Financed Vehicle that are prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the security interest in such Financed Vehicle created by the related Receivable.

(v) Title. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables contemplated by Section 2.1(a), the Depositor had good and marketable title to the Receivables free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person and, immediately upon such transfer, the Trust shall have good and marketable title to the Receivables free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person, other than the Depositor pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The Depositor has not sold, transferred, assigned or pledged any Receivable to any Person other than the Trust. The Depositor has not created, incurred or suffered to exist any Lien, encumbrance or security interest on any Receivable except for the Lien of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, this Agreement and the Indenture.

(vi) Valid Assignment. The Depositor has not entered into any agreement with any account debtor that prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment of the Receivables.

 

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2.4 Repurchase by Depositor upon Breach; Dispute Resolution.

(a) Investigation of Breach. If the Depositor (i) has knowledge of a breach of a representation or warranty made in Section 2.3(b), (ii) receives notice from the Trust, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee of a breach of a representation or warranty made in Section 2.3(b), (iii) receives a written request to repurchase a Receivable due to an alleged breach of a representation and warranty in Section 2.3(b) from the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, any Verified Note Owner or any Noteholder (which repurchase request shall provide sufficient detail so as to allow the Seller or the Depositor to reasonably investigate the alleged breach of the representations and warranties in Section 2.3(b); provided, that with respect to a repurchase request from a Noteholder or a Verified Note Owner, such repurchase request shall initially be provided to the Indenture Trustee) for a Receivable (each, a “Repurchase Request”) or (iv) receives a final report from the Asset Representations Reviewer that indicates that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined that a test procedure under the Asset Representations Review Agreement has not been satisfied with respect to a representation or warranty set forth in Section 2.3(b) hereof or Section 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement for a Receivable, then, in each case, the Depositor will investigate the Receivable to confirm the breach and determine if the breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Issuer or the Noteholders in any Receivable. None of the Servicer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Administrator will have an obligation to investigate whether a breach of any representation or warranty has occurred or whether any Receivable is required to be repurchased under Section 2.4(b).

(b) Repurchase of Receivables. The Depositor, the Servicer or the Administrator (on behalf of the Trust), as the case may be, shall inform the other parties to this Agreement, the Seller and the Indenture Trustee promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach or failure to be true of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.3(b). If such breach or failure shall not have been cured by the close of business on the last day of the Collection Period which includes the 60th day after the date on which the Depositor becomes aware of such breach or failure, and the Depositor determines that such breach or failure materially and adversely affects the interest of the Trust or the Noteholders in a Receivable, the Depositor shall repurchase such Receivable from the Trust on the Distribution Date immediately following such Collection Period. Any such breach or failure will be deemed not to have a material and adverse effect if such breach or failure has not affected the ability of the Issuer to receive and retain payment in full on such Receivable. In consideration of the repurchase of a Receivable hereunder, the Depositor shall remit the Purchase Amount of such Receivable in the manner specified in Section 4.5. Upon any such repurchase, the Trust shall, without further action, be deemed to transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to the Depositor, without recourse, representation or warranty, all of the right, title and interest of the Trust in, to and under such repurchased Receivable and all other related assets described in Section 2.1(a). The Trust shall execute such documents and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Depositor to effect the conveyance of such Receivable pursuant to this Section 2.4(b). The sole remedy of the Trust with respect to a breach of the Depositor’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.3(b) shall be to require the Depositor to repurchase Receivables pursuant to this Section 2.4(b).

(c) Unfulfilled Repurchase Demands. In the event the Depositor fails to repurchase a Receivable pursuant to Section 2.4(b), or fails to cause the Seller to repurchase a Receivable pursuant to Section 3.5(c) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, within 180 days of the delivery of a Repurchase Request and such Repurchase Request has not been resolved, the alleged breach has not otherwise been cured or the related Receivable has not otherwise been repurchased, paid-off or otherwise satisfied, the party that provided the Repurchase Request

 

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pursuant to Section 2.4(a) (the “Requesting Party”) may refer the Repurchase Request to an ADR Proceeding, at its discretion, pursuant to Section 2.4(d) by filing in accordance with ADR Rules and providing a notice to the Depositor and the Seller; provided, however, that any such referral of a Repurchase Request shall be made (i) within the applicable statute of limitations period and (ii) within 30 days of the delivery of the Repurchase Response Notice indicating that the related Repurchase Request has not been resolved. The Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation to pursue or otherwise be involved in resolving any Repurchase Request, including any such request that is the subject of an ADR Proceeding, unless it is directed to do so by Noteholders or Note Owners of at least 5% of the Controlling Class, and such Noteholders or Note Owners shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the reasonable costs, expenses, disbursements, advances and liabilities that might be incurred by it, its agents and its counsel in compliance with such direction. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Indenture Trustee does not agree to pursue or otherwise be involved in resolving any Repurchase Request, the related Noteholder or Verified Note Owner may independently pursue dispute resolution in respect of such Repurchase Request in accordance with Section 2.4(d). The Indenture Trustee shall be under no obligation to monitor repurchase activity or to independently determine which Repurchase Requests remain unresolved after 180 days.

(d) Dispute Resolution.

(i) General. If a Requesting Party provides notice of a referral of a Repurchase Request to an ADR Proceeding, the Depositor shall have at least 30 days to respond to such notice. Each ADR Proceeding shall take place in New York, New York. Under no circumstances will the Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity, be liable for any costs, expenses and/or liabilities that could be allocated to the Requesting Party in any ADR Proceeding.

(ii) Confidentiality. Neither the Depositor nor the Seller will be required to produce personally identifiable customer information for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. The existence and details of any unresolved Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings, the nature and amount of any relief sought or granted, any offers or statements made and any discovery taken in the proceeding will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose in any other mediation, arbitration, litigation or other proceeding. The parties will keep this information confidential and will not disclose or discuss it with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other advisors, as reasonably required in connection with the mediation or arbitration proceeding under this Section 2.4(d)), except as required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If a party to a mediation or arbitration proceeding receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for confidential information of the other party to the mediation or arbitration proceeding, the recipient will promptly notify the other party and will provide the other party with the opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information. Nothing in this Section 2.4(d)(ii) shall prevent the Noteholders or Note Owners from exercising their rights under Section 7.5(b) of the Indenture or the Servicer or the Depositor from complying with its disclosure requirements under Item 1121 of Regulation AB.

 

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(iii) Mediation. If the Requesting Party chooses to refer the Repurchase Request to Mediation, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) The Depositor and the Requesting Party shall agree on a neutral mediator within 15 days of the acknowledgement of the notice set forth in Section 2.4(d)(i); provided, that the mediator shall satisfy each of the following conditions:

a. the mediator shall be selected from a list of neutral mediators maintained by the ADR Facilitator;

b. the mediator shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of New York; and

c. the mediator shall be an attorney specializing in commercial litigation with at least 15 years of experience;

provided, however, that if the Depositor and the Requesting Party do not agree on a mediator, a mediator shall be selected by the ADR Facilitator in accordance with ADR Rules for appointment of a mediator.

(2) The Mediation shall commence no later than 15 Business Days following selection of a mediator, and shall conclude within 30 days of the start of Mediation.

(3) The Depositor and the Requesting Party shall mutually agree upon the allocation of the expenses incurred in connection with the Mediation; provided, however, that if the Depositor and the Requesting Party do not agree on the allocation of expenses, the expenses shall be determined in accordance with ADR Rules.

(4) If the Depositor and the Requesting Party fail to agree at the completion of the Mediation, the Requesting Party may submit the Repurchase Request to Arbitration in accordance with Section 2.4(d)(iv) or may seek adjudication of the Repurchase Request in court.

(iv) Arbitration. If the Requesting Party refers the Repurchase Request to Arbitration, the following provisions shall apply:

(1) The Depositor shall provide a notice of the commencement of such Arbitration and instructions for other Noteholders or Note Owners to participate in such Arbitration to the Servicer for inclusion in the Form 10-D related to the monthly period in which the arbitration proceeding commences.

 

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(2) The Repurchase Request shall be referred to a panel of three arbitrators (the “Panel”) to be selected in accordance with the ADR Rules; provided, that each arbitrator shall satisfy each of the following conditions: (i) the arbitrator shall be selected from a list of neutral arbitrators maintained by the ADR Facilitator, (ii) the arbitrator shall be an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of New York; and (iii) the arbitrator shall be an attorney specializing in commercial litigation with at least 15 years of experience.

(3) The following procedural time limits shall apply to the Arbitration:

a. discovery shall be completed within 30 days of appointment of the third arbitrator;

b. the evidentiary hearing on the merits shall commence no later than 60 days following the appointment of the third arbitrator, and shall proceed for no more than 10 consecutive business days with equal time allotted to each side for the presentation of direct evidence and cross examination; and

c. the Panel shall render its decision on the Repurchase Request within 90 days of the selection of the panel;

provided, that in each case, the Panel may modify such limits if, based on the facts and circumstances of the particular dispute, good cause exists, there is an unavoidable delay or with the consent of all of the parties.

(4) The following limitations on the Arbitration proceeding shall apply:

a. each party shall be limited to two witness depositions not to exceed five hours;

b. each party shall be limited to two interrogatories;

c. each party shall be limited to one document request; and

d. each party shall be limited to one request for admissions;

provided, that in each case, the Panel may modify such time limits if, based on the facts and circumstances of the particular dispute, good cause exists, there is an unavoidable delay or with the consent of all of the parties.

 

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(5) Any briefs submitted in the Arbitration shall be no more than 10 pages each and shall be limited to (i) initial statements of the case, (ii) discovery motions and (iii) a pre-hearing brief.

(6) The Panel shall decide the Repurchase Request in accordance with this Agreement and the Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the provisions set forth in Section 10.3, including choice-of-law provisions, and may not modify or change the Transaction Documents in any way or award remedies not consistent with the Transaction Documents.

(7) The Panel shall not be permitted to award punitive or special damages.

(8) The Panel shall determine the allocation of the expenses of the Arbitration, including attorneys’ fees, between the Depositor and the Requesting Party.

(9) Judgment on the award will be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

(10) Once the Panel makes a decision with respect to a Receivable, such decision shall be binding on the Trust and each other party identified or described in the Receivables Purchase Agreement or the other Transaction Documents as having an interest as owner, trustee, secured party or holder of the Receivables, Notes or Certificates as to such Receivable, and such Receivable may not be subject to an additional ADR Proceeding. By selecting Arbitration, the Requesting Party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

2.5 Custody of Receivable Files. To assure uniform quality in servicing the Receivables and to reduce administrative costs, the Trust, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, hereby revocably appoints the Servicer as its agent, and the Servicer hereby accepts such appointment, to act as custodian on behalf of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee of the following documents or instruments, which are hereby constructively delivered to the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Trust pursuant to the Indenture with respect to each Receivable (collectively, a “Receivable File”):

(i) the original, executed copy of such Receivable, or a single “authoritative copy” (as defined in the Relevant UCC), as applicable;

(ii) the original credit application with respect to such Receivable fully executed by the related Obligor or a photocopy thereof or a record thereof on a computer file or disc or on microfiche;

(iii) the original certificate of title for the related Financed Vehicle or such other documents that the Seller or the Servicer shall keep on file, in accordance with its customary practices and procedures, evidencing the security interest of the Seller in such Financed Vehicle;

 

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(iv) documents evidencing the commitment of the related Obligor to maintain physical damage insurance covering the related Financed Vehicle; and

(v) any and all other documents (including any computer file or disc or microfiche) that the Seller or the Servicer shall keep on file, in accordance with its customary practices and procedures, relating to such Receivable, the related Obligor or the related Financed Vehicle.

The Servicer hereby acknowledges receipt, on behalf of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, of all the documents and instruments necessary for the Servicer to act as the agent of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee for the purposes set forth in this Section 2.5, including the documents referred to herein.

2.6 Duties of Servicer as Custodian.

(a) Safekeeping. The Servicer, in its capacity as custodian, shall hold, or maintain, as applicable, the Receivable Files for the benefit of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee and maintain such accurate and complete accounts, records and computer systems pertaining to each Receivable File as shall enable the Servicer and the Trust to comply with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee to comply with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and the Asset Representations Reviewer to comply with the terms and conditions of the Asset Representations Review Agreement. In performing its duties as custodian, the Servicer shall act in accordance with its customary servicing practices, using the degree of skill and attention that the Servicer exercises with respect to the files relating to comparable motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that the Servicer services for itself or others. The Servicer shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, in accordance with its customary practices and procedures, periodic audits of the Receivable Files held by it under this Agreement, and of the related accounts, records and computer systems, in such a manner as shall enable the Trust or the Indenture Trustee to verify the accuracy of the Servicer’s record keeping. The Servicer shall promptly report to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee any failure on its part to hold the Receivable Files and maintain its accounts, records and computer systems as herein provided and promptly take appropriate action to remedy any such failure. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require an initial review or any periodic review by the Trust, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee of the Receivable Files, and none of the Trust, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee shall be liable or responsible for any action or failure to act by the Servicer in its capacity as custodian hereunder.

(b) Maintenance of and Access to Records. The Servicer shall maintain each Receivable File at one of the locations listed in Schedule 2 or at such other location as shall be specified to the Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee by written notice not later than ninety (90) days after any change in location. The Servicer shall make available to the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and, to the extent the Servicer shall have received an Asset Representations Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer, or its duly authorized representatives, attorneys or auditors, a list of locations of the Receivable Files, the Receivable Files, and the related accounts, records, and computer systems maintained by the Servicer, at such times as the Trust or the Indenture Trustee shall instruct.

 

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(c) Release of Documents. As soon as practicable after receiving written instructions from the Indenture Trustee or, to the extent the Servicer shall have received an Asset Representations Review Notice, from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Servicer shall release any document in the Receivable Files to the Indenture Trustee or the Asset Representations Reviewer or such Person’s agent or designee, as the case may be, at such place as the Indenture Trustee or the Asset Representations Reviewer may reasonably designate.

(d) Title to Receivables. The Servicer shall not at any time have or in any way attempt to assert any interest in any Receivable held by it as custodian hereunder or in the related Receivable File other than for collecting or enforcing such Receivable for the benefit of the Trust. The entire equitable interest in such Receivable and the related Receivable File shall at all times be vested in the Trust.

2.7 Instructions; Authority to Act. The Servicer shall be deemed to have received proper instructions with respect to the Receivable Files upon its receipt of written instructions signed by an Authorized Officer. A certified copy of excerpts of authorizing resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Indenture Trustee shall constitute conclusive evidence of the authority of any such Authorized Officer to act and shall be considered in full force and effect until receipt by the Servicer of written notice to the contrary given by the Indenture Trustee.

2.8 Indemnification by the Custodian. The Servicer, in its capacity as custodian, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, compensatory damages, payments, claims, actions, suits, costs or expenses (including legal fees if any) of any kind whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred or asserted against the Trust, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents as the result of any act or omission by the Servicer relating to the maintenance and custody of the Receivable Files, including those incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Indenture Trustee’s right to indemnification; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be liable hereunder to the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, compensatory damages, payments, claims, actions, suits, costs or expenses result from the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable.

2.9 Effective Period and Termination. The Servicer’s appointment as custodian shall become effective as of the Cutoff Date and shall continue in full force and effect until terminated pursuant to this Section 2.9. If the Servicer shall resign as Servicer under Section 7.6, or if all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer shall have been terminated under Section 8.1, the appointment of the Servicer as custodian hereunder may be terminated (i) by the Trust, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, (ii) by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or, if the Notes have been paid in full, by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Certificate

 

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Percentage Interest or (iii) by the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, in each case by notice then given in writing to the Depositor and the Servicer (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee if given by the Noteholders or the Certificateholders). As soon as practicable after any termination of such appointment, the Servicer shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Receivable Files and the related accounts and records maintained by the Servicer to the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee’s agent or the Indenture Trustee’s designee, as the case may be, at such place as the Indenture Trustee may reasonably designate or, if the Notes have been paid in full, at such place as the Owner Trustee may reasonably designate.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF RECEIVABLES AND

OTHER TRUST PROPERTY

3.1 Duties of Servicer. The Servicer shall administer the Receivables with reasonable care. The Servicer’s duties shall include, but not be limited to, the collection and posting of all payments, responding to inquiries by Obligors on the Receivables, or by federal, State or local governmental authorities, investigating delinquencies, reporting federal income tax information to Obligors, furnishing monthly and annual statements to the Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee with respect to distributions and providing collection and repossession services in the event of Obligor default. In performing its duties as Servicer hereunder, the Servicer shall service the Receivables in accordance with its customary servicing practices, using the degree of skill and attention that the Servicer exercises with respect to all comparable motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that it services for itself or others. The Servicer will have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection with managing, servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables that it may deem necessary or desirable. Subject to the foregoing and to Section 3.2, the Servicer shall follow its customary standards, policies, practices and procedures in performing its duties hereunder as Servicer. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself, the Depositor, the Trust, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders, the Noteholders or any one or more of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Receivables or the Financed Vehicles, all in accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not, except pursuant to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, release an Obligor from payment of any unpaid amount under any Receivable or waive the right to collect the unpaid balance (including accrued interest) of any Receivable from the related Obligor, except in connection with a de minimis deficiency which the Servicer would not attempt to collect in accordance with its customary procedures, in which event the Servicer shall indemnify the Trust for such deficiency. If the Servicer shall commence a legal proceeding to enforce a Receivable, the Trust shall thereupon be deemed to have automatically assigned such Receivable to the Servicer, which assignment shall be solely for purposes of collection. If in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding it shall be held that the Servicer may not enforce a Receivable on the ground that it shall not be a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce such Receivable, the Trust shall (or the Administrator on behalf of the Trust shall), at the Servicer’s expense and written direction, take steps to enforce such Receivable, including bringing suit in its name or the names of the Indenture Trustee, the

 

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Certificateholders, the Noteholders or any of them. The Trust shall execute and deliver to the Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents as shall be prepared by the Servicer and reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. The Servicer, at its expense, shall obtain on behalf of the Trust all licenses, if any, required by the laws of any jurisdiction to be held by the Trust in connection with ownership of the Receivables and shall make all filings and pay all fees as may be required in connection therewith during the term hereof. If the Servicer fails to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture Trustee or any other successor Servicer is appointed as Servicer in accordance with Section 8.2, such successor Servicer shall be responsible for the Servicer’s duties under this Agreement except as specified in Section 8.2; provided, however, that such successor Servicer shall not be liable for the terminated Servicer’s failure to perform such obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Servicer shall not be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations or the taking of any action hereunder or under any other Transaction Document (and such failure or delay shall not constitute a breach of any Transaction Document or an Event of Servicing Termination) if such failure or delay arises from compliance by the Servicer with any law or court order, the direction of a regulatory authority or regulatory guidance.

3.2 Collection and Allocation of Receivable Payments. The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Receivables as and when the same shall become due in accordance with the standard of care required by Section 3.1. The Servicer shall allocate collections on or in respect of the Receivables between principal and interest in accordance with the customary servicing practices and procedures it follows with respect to all comparable motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that it services for itself or others. The Servicer may grant extensions, rebates, deferrals, amendments, modifications, temporary reductions in payments or adjustments with respect to any Receivable in accordance with its customary servicing practices; provided, however, that if the Servicer (i) extends the date for final payment by the Obligor of any Receivable beyond the last day of the Collection Period immediately prior to the Final Scheduled Maturity Date or (ii) reduces the APR or unpaid principal balance with respect to any Receivable, other than as required by applicable law (including, without limitation, by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) or court order or at the direction of a regulatory authority or in accordance with regulatory guidance, it will promptly purchase such Receivable in the manner provided in Section 3.7. The Servicer may, in its discretion (but only in accordance with its customary standards, policies, practices and procedures), waive any late payment charge or any other fee that may be collected in the ordinary course of servicing a Receivable.

3.3 Realization upon Receivables. The Servicer shall use reasonable efforts on behalf of the Trust, in accordance with the standard of care required under Section 3.1, to repossess or otherwise convert the ownership of each Financed Vehicle securing a Defaulted Receivable; provided, however, that the Servicer may elect not to repossess a Financed Vehicle if in its sole discretion it determines that repossession will not increase the aggregate Liquidation Proceeds or that the proceeds ultimately recoverable with respect to such Receivable would be increased by forbearance or that repossessing such Financed Vehicle would otherwise not be consistent with the Servicer’s customary servicing practices. In taking such action, the Servicer shall follow such customary practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable in

 

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its servicing of comparable motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and as are otherwise consistent with the standard of care required under Section 3.1. The Servicer shall be entitled to recover all reasonable expenses, including external costs of collection, incurred by it in connection with collection of any Defaulted Receivables and in the course of repossessing and liquidating a Financed Vehicle into cash proceeds, but only out of the cash proceeds of such Financed Vehicle and any deficiency obtained from the related Obligor. If a Financed Vehicle shall have suffered damage, the Servicer shall not expend funds in connection with the repair or the repossession of such Financed Vehicle unless it shall determine in its discretion that such repair and/or repossession will increase the Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the related Receivable.

3.4 Physical Damage Insurance. The Servicer shall follow its customary practices and procedures to determine whether or not each Obligor shall have maintained physical damage insurance covering the related Financed Vehicle.

3.5 Maintenance of Security Interests in Financed Vehicles. The Servicer shall take such steps, in accordance with the standard of care required under Section 3.1, as are necessary to maintain perfection of the security interest created by each Receivable in the related Financed Vehicle at all times. The Trust hereby authorizes the Servicer, and the Servicer hereby agrees, to take such steps as are necessary to re-perfect such security interest on behalf of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee in the event the Servicer receives notice of, or otherwise has actual knowledge of, the fact that such security interest is not perfected as a result of the relocation of a Financed Vehicle or for any other reason. The Servicer shall not release, in whole or in part, any security interest in a Financed Vehicle created by the related Receivable except as permitted herein or in accordance with its customary standards, policies, practices and procedures.

3.6 Amendment of Receivable Terms. The Servicer shall not impair in any material respect the rights of the Depositor, the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders in the Receivables or, except as permitted under Section 3.2, otherwise amend or alter the terms of the Receivables if, as a result of such amendment or alteration, the interests of the Depositor, the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders hereunder would be materially adversely affected.

3.7 Purchase by Servicer upon Breach. The Depositor, the Servicer or the Administrator (on behalf of the Trust), as the case may be, shall inform the other parties to this Agreement, the Seller and the Indenture Trustee promptly, in writing, upon the discovery of any breach of Sections 3.2, 3.5 or 3.6. If such breach shall not have been cured by the close of business on the last day of the Collection Period which includes the 60th day after the date on which the Servicer becomes aware of, or receives written notice from the Depositor or the Administrator (on behalf of the Trust) of, such breach, and such breach materially and adversely affects the interest of the Trust in a Receivable, the Servicer shall purchase such Receivable from the Trust on the Distribution Date following such Collection Period; provided, however, that with respect to a breach of Section 3.2, the Servicer shall purchase the affected Receivable from the Trust at the end of the Collection Period in which such breach occurs. Any such breach or failure will be deemed not to have a material and adverse effect if such breach or failure has not

 

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affected the ability of the Issuer to receive and retain payment in full on such Receivable. In consideration of the purchase of a Receivable hereunder, the Servicer shall remit the Purchase Amount of such Receivable in the manner specified in Section 4.5. The sole remedy of the Trust, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders with respect to a breach of Sections 3.2, 3.5 or 3.6 shall be to require the Servicer to purchase Receivables pursuant to this Section 3.7. None of the Administrator, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee shall have any duty to conduct an affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the purchase of any Receivable pursuant to this Section 3.7.

3.8 Servicing Compensation and Reimbursement.

(a) Servicing Fee. The Servicer shall receive the Monthly Servicing Fee for servicing the Receivables. The Monthly Servicing Fee for any Collection Period shall equal the product of one-twelfth (1/12) of the Servicing Rate and the Pool Balance as of the first day of such Collection Period (or, in the case of the initial Collection Period, as of the Cutoff Date); provided, however, that the Monthly Servicing Fee payable to a successor Servicer other than the Indenture Trustee may equal such other amount as may be determined in accordance with Section 8.2(a). The Servicer shall also be entitled to all Supplemental Servicing Fees collected (from whatever source) on the Receivables. The Servicer shall pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder (including the fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee, including reasonable fees and expenses of its attorneys and any custodian appointed by the Owner Trustee, the fees and expenses of independent accountants, agents and other experts as such trustee may employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its rights and its duties under the Transaction Documents, taxes imposed on the Servicer, expenses incurred in connection with distributions and reports to the Certificateholders and the Noteholders, and the fees, expenses and other amounts owing to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement), except expenses incurred in connection with realizing upon Receivables under Section 3.3.

(b) Reimbursement. On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall remit to the Servicer an amount equal to any funds deposited in the Collection Account during any preceding Collection Period (and not previously included in any amounts paid to the Servicer under this Section 3.8(b)) that constitute Unrelated Amounts. Unrelated Amounts to be reimbursed hereunder shall be paid to the Servicer on the related Payment Date pursuant to Section 2.8(a) and Section 5.4(b) of the Indenture upon certification by the Servicer of such amounts and the provision of such information to the Indenture Trustee. The Servicer may deduct from Available Collections all Unrelated Amounts to the extent such Unrelated Amounts have not been previously reimbursed to the Servicer.

3.9 Monthly Servicers Certificate. On or before the Determination Date immediately preceding each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Seller, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and each Paying Agent, with a copy to the Rating Agencies, a certificate of a Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit A (a “Servicers Certificate”) and attached to a Servicer’s report containing all information necessary to make the transfers and distributions pursuant to Sections 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7, together with the written statements to be furnished by the Indenture Trustee to the Certificateholders pursuant to

 

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Section 4.9 and by the Indenture Trustee to the Noteholders pursuant to Section 4.9 and pursuant to Section 6.6 of the Indenture. The Servicer shall separately identify (by account number) in a written notice to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee the Receivables to be repurchased by the Depositor or to be purchased by the Servicer, as the case may be, on the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, and, upon request of one of the foregoing parties, each Receivable which became a Defaulted Receivable during the related Collection Period. The Servicer shall deliver to the Rating Agencies any information, to the extent it is available to the Servicer, that the Rating Agencies reasonably request (and the initial Servicer shall specify in writing to the successor Servicer any such requests that remain unsatisfied during the servicing transition to the successor Servicer) in order to monitor the Trust.

3.10 Annual Servicing Report; Annual Compliance Statement; Notice of Event of Servicing Termination.

(a) On or before May 31 of each year (commencing with the year 2022), the Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a report regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB as of the end of and for the preceding Trust Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the report to be delivered in the year 2022, as of the end of and for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of February 2022) that satisfies the requirements of Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. A copy of such report may be obtained by any Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Owner Trustee, addressed to the applicable Corporate Trust Office, or by any Noteholder or Person certifying that it is a Note Owner by accessing the Indenture Trustee’s website at https://pivot.usbank.com.

(b) On or before May 31 of each year (commencing with the year 2022), the Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the officer signing such Officer’s Certificate, that:

(i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding Trust Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Officer’s Certificate to be delivered in the year 2022, during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of February 2022) and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision; and

(ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such Trust Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Officer’s Certificate to be delivered in the year 2022, throughout the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of February 2022) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.

A copy of such certificate may be obtained by any Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Owner Trustee, or by any Noteholder or Person certifying that it is a Note Owner by a request in writing to the Indenture Trustee, in either case addressed to the applicable Corporate Trust Office.

 

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(c) The Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies, promptly after having obtained knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter, an Officer’s Certificate specifying any event which constitutes or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Servicing Termination.

3.11 Annual Public Accounting Firm Report. On or before May 31 of each year (commencing with the year 2022), the Servicer shall cause a registered public accounting firm to deliver to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee a report addressed to the Board of Directors of the Servicer that attests to, and reports on, the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the preceding Trust Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the report to be delivered in the year 2022, with respect to the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of February 2022) and that otherwise satisfies the requirements of Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. A copy of such report may be obtained by any Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Owner Trustee, or by any Noteholder or Person certifying that it is a Note Owner by a request in writing to the Indenture Trustee, in either case addressed to the applicable Corporate Trust Office.

3.12 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding Receivables. The Servicer shall provide the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, to the extent the Servicer shall have received an Asset Representations Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificateholders and the Noteholders with access to the Receivable Files in the cases where the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificateholders or the Noteholders shall be required by applicable statutes, regulations or the provisions of any Transaction Document to have access to such documentation. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer. Nothing in this Section 3.12 shall affect the obligation of the Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access to information as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12. Each Certificateholder or Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Certificate or a Note, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have agreed to keep any information obtained by it pursuant to this Section 3.12 confidential, except as may be required by applicable law.

3.13 Reports to the Commission. The Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trust, cause to be filed with the Commission any periodic reports and any asset-level data file and asset-related document on Form ABS-EE required to be filed under the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The Servicer shall, or shall cause the Administrator to, prepare, execute and deliver all certificates and other documents required to be delivered by the Trust pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Depositor shall, at its expense, cooperate in any reasonable request made by the Servicer in connection with such filings. The Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Depositor copies of all documents filed by the Servicer after the Closing Date with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act or the Exchange Act that relate specifically to the Trust, the Notes or the Certificates.

 

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3.14 Reports to Rating Agencies. The Servicer shall deliver to each Rating Agency, at such address as such Rating Agency may request, a copy of all reports or notices furnished or delivered pursuant to this Article III and a copy of any amendments, supplements or modifications to this Agreement and any other information reasonably requested by such Rating Agency to monitor this transaction. If CarMax is no longer the Servicer, the successor Servicer shall provide any required Rating Agency notices, reports or other communications to the Depositor, who promptly shall provide such notices, reports or communications to the Rating Agencies.

3.15 Communications Between Noteholders. The Servicer will comply with its obligations under Section 7.5(b) of the Indenture to include in the Form 10-D filed by the Issuer with the Commission for the Collection Period the information described in such Section.

3.16 Benchmark Replacement; Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Upon receipt of notice from the Trust of the determination of a Benchmark Replacement and/or the making of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, the Servicer will include in the Servicer’s Certificate any information regarding the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment and any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes provided by the Trust.

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS; RESERVE ACCOUNT; STATEMENTS TO

NOTEHOLDERS AND CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

4.1 Accounts.

(a) The Servicer shall establish, on or before the Closing Date, and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee at an Eligible Institution (which shall initially be the Indenture Trustee) a segregated trust account designated as the Collection Account (the “Collection Account”). The Collection Account shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders, and the Certificateholders. The Collection Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that the Servicer may make deposits to and direct the Indenture Trustee in writing to make withdrawals from the Collection Account in accordance with this Agreement, the Indenture and the Trust Agreement. All monies deposited from time to time in the Collection Account pursuant to this Agreement shall be held by the Indenture Trustee as part of the Trust Property and shall be applied as provided in this Agreement. All deposits to and withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made only upon the terms and conditions of the Transaction Documents.

If the Servicer is required to remit collections on a daily basis pursuant to the first sentence of Section 4.2, all amounts held in the Collection Account shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, rules and regulations, be invested, as directed in writing by the Servicer, by the bank or trust company then maintaining the Collection Account in Permitted Investments that mature not later than the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date following the Collection Period during which such investment is made. Each of the Permitted Investments may be purchased by the Indenture Trustee or through an Affiliate of the Indenture Trustee. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity. If the Collection Account is no longer to be

 

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maintained at the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall, with the Indenture Trustee’s assistance as necessary, promptly (and in any case within ten (10) calendar days or such longer period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days as to which each Rating Agency shall consent) cause the Collection Account to be moved to an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee of any change in the account number or location of the Collection Account.

(b) The Servicer shall establish, on or before the Closing Date, and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee at an Eligible Institution (which shall initially be the Indenture Trustee) a segregated trust account designated as the Note Payment Account (the “Note Payment Account”). The Note Payment Account shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders. The Note Payment Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that the Servicer may make deposits to and direct the Indenture Trustee in writing to make withdrawals from the Note Payment Account in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture. All monies deposited from time to time in the Note Payment Account pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture shall be held by the Indenture Trustee as part of the Trust Property and shall be applied as provided in this Agreement and the Indenture. The amounts on deposit in the Note Payment Account shall not be invested. If the Note Payment Account is no longer to be maintained at the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall, with the Indenture Trustee’s assistance as necessary, promptly (and in any case within ten (10) calendar days or such longer period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days as to which each Rating Agency may consent) cause the Note Payment Account to be moved to an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee of any change in the account number or location of the Note Payment Account.

(c) The Servicer shall establish, on or before the Closing Date, and maintain in the name of the Indenture Trustee at an Eligible Institution (which shall initially be the Indenture Trustee) a segregated trust account designated as the “CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 Trust Account” (the “Certificate Payment Account”). The Certificate Payment Account shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Certificate Payment Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that the Servicer may direct the Indenture Trustee in writing to make deposits to the Certificate Payment Account in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture and may direct the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals from the Certificate Payment Account in accordance with this Agreement and the Trust Agreement. All monies deposited from time to time in the Certificate Payment Account pursuant to this Agreement and the Indenture shall be held by the Indenture Trustee as part of the Trust Property and shall be applied as provided in this Agreement and the Trust Agreement. The amounts on deposit in the Certificate Payment Account shall not be invested. If the Certificate Payment Account is no longer to be maintained at the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall, with the Indenture Trustee’s assistance as necessary, promptly (and in any case within ten (10) calendar days or such longer period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days as to which each Rating Agency may consent) cause the Certificate Payment Account to be moved to an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee in writing of any change in the account number or location of the Certificate Payment Account.

 

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(d) If, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount on deposit in the Collection Account and the Reserve Account equals or exceeds the sum of (i) the Note Balance as of the day preceding such Distribution Date, (ii) the Total Note Interest for each Class of Notes for such Distribution Date, (iii) the Total Servicing Fee for the preceding Collection Period, any Unreimbursed Servicer Advances and any Unrelated Amounts for the preceding Collection Period and (iv) all amounts due to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement not previously paid by the Servicer, then the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to (A) transfer all amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date from the Reserve Account to the Collection Account and (B) include such amounts in Available Funds for purposes of application pursuant to Section 2.8(a) of the Indenture on such Distribution Date (except that (i) no distribution will be made to the Reserve Account pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(xi) of the Indenture, (ii) for purposes of Section 2.8(a)(xii) of the Indenture, the “Regular Principal Distributable Amount” for such Distribution Date shall be equal to the amount necessary to pay the principal amount of the Notes in full and (iii) amounts withdrawn from the Reserve Account will not be used to reimburse any Unreimbursed Servicer Advances, Unrelated Amounts or be paid to CarMax or any of its Affiliates in respect of the Total Servicing Fee owing to the Servicer to the extent that CarMax or any of its affiliates is the Servicer).

(e) On or before the Closing Date, the Servicer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to establish and maintain, in the name of the Indenture Trustee, a settlement account which will be used to facilitate the wire transfer of the offering proceeds of the Notes on the Closing Date. The Indenture Trustee shall deposit and distribute amounts in such settlement account on or before the Closing Date in accordance with the written direction by or on behalf of the Servicer. Such settlement account will be closed by the Indenture Trustee not later than thirty (30) days following the Closing Date.

(f) The Servicer shall have the power, revocable by the Indenture Trustee or by the Trust with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, in each case at the written direction of the Holders of the Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, to instruct the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals and payments from the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Reserve Account and the Certificate Payment Account for the purpose of permitting the Servicer or the Owner Trustee to carry out its respective duties hereunder or under the Trust Agreement or permitting the Indenture Trustee to carry out its duties under the Indenture.

4.2 Collections. The Servicer shall remit to the Collection Account all amounts (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Supplemental Servicing Fees) received by the Servicer on or in respect of the Receivables (including Liquidation Proceeds and all amounts received by the Servicer in connection with the repossession and sale of a Financed Vehicle (whether or not the related Receivable has been classified as a Defaulted Receivable)) but excluding payments with respect to Purchased Receivables) as soon as practicable and in no event after the close of business on the second Business Day after such receipt; provided, however, that for so long as (i) CarMax is the Servicer, (ii) no Event of Servicing Termination shall have occurred and be continuing and (iii) CarMax’s short-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A-1” by S&P Global Ratings and “P-1” by Moody’s (the “Monthly Remittance Condition”), the Servicer may remit any such amounts received during any Collection Period to

 

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the Collection Account in immediately available funds on the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date following such Collection Period (it being understood that the Monthly Remittance Condition has not been satisfied as of the Closing Date); provided further, that if any such amounts (including Liquidation Proceeds and all amounts received by the Servicer in connection with the repossession and sale of a Financed Vehicle (whether or not the related Receivable has been classified as a Defaulted Receivable)) are received in respect of a Receivable as to which there is an unreimbursed Simple Interest Advance, the Servicer shall retain such amounts to the extent of such unreimbursed Simple Interest Advance (and shall apply the amount retained to reimburse itself for such unreimbursed Simple Interest Advance) and shall remit the balance of such amounts to the Collection Account; and, provided further, that the Servicer shall, if it determines that it has made an Unreimbursed Servicer Advance, retain amounts received on or in respect of the Receivables to the extent set forth in Section 4.4(b). The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any event or circumstance under clauses (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Monthly Remittance Condition that would require daily remittance by the Servicer to the Collection Account unless the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, has received notice of such event or circumstance at its Corporate Trust Office from the Depositor or the Servicer in an Officer’s Certificate or written notice of such event or circumstance from the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or unless a Responsible Officer of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, has actual knowledge of such event or circumstance. The Servicer shall remit to the Collection Account on the Closing Date all amounts received by the Servicer on or in respect of the Receivables (including Liquidation Proceeds and all amounts received by the Servicer in connection with the repossession and sale of a Financed Vehicle (whether or not the related Receivable has been classified as a Defaulted Receivable)) during the period from but excluding the Cutoff Date to and including the second Business Day preceding the Closing Date.

4.3 Application of Collections. For purposes of this Agreement, all amounts (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Supplemental Servicing Fees) received on or in respect of a Receivable during any Collection Period (including Liquidation Proceeds and all amounts received by the Servicer in connection with the repossession and sale of a Financed Vehicle (whether or not the related Receivable has been classified as a Defaulted Receivable) but excluding payments with respect to Purchased Receivables) shall be applied by the Servicer, as of the last day of such Collection Period, to interest and principal on such Receivable in accordance with the Simple Interest Method.

4.4 Simple Interest Advances and Unreimbursed Servicer Advances.

(a) If, as of the end of any Collection Period, one or more payments of Monthly P&I due under any Receivable (other than a Defaulted Receivable) outstanding at the end of such Collection Period shall not have been received by the Servicer and remitted to the Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.2, the Servicer may, at its option, make, on the Business Day preceding the Distribution Date immediately following such Collection Period, a Simple Interest Advance with respect to such Receivable, to the extent that the Servicer determines that such advances will be recoverable from subsequent collections or recoveries on the Receivables, by depositing in or crediting to the Collection Account the amount of Monthly P&I allocable to interest scheduled to have been paid during such Collection Period, assuming that such Receivable was paid on its due date, minus the amount of Monthly P&I actually received and allocated to interest, if any, with respect to such Receivable during such Collection Period.

 

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(b) If the Servicer determines that it has made an Unreimbursed Servicer Advance, the Servicer shall reimburse itself for such Unreimbursed Servicer Advance from unrelated amounts received by the Servicer on or in respect of the Receivables (including Liquidation Proceeds and all amounts received by the Servicer in connection with the repossession and sale of a Financed Vehicle (whether or not the related Receivable has been classified as a Defaulted Receivable)); provided, however, that the Servicer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, on or before the Distribution Date following the Collection Period during which such reimbursement is taken, a certificate of a Servicing Officer setting forth the basis for such determination, the amount of such Unreimbursed Servicer Advance, the Receivable with respect to which such Unreimbursed Servicer Advance was made and the installments or other proceeds with respect to which such reimbursement was taken.

4.5 Additional Deposits. The Depositor and the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account the aggregate Purchase Amount with respect to Purchased Receivables pursuant to Sections 2.4, 3.7 or 9.1. All such deposits described above with respect to a Collection Period shall be made in immediately available funds no later than noon, New York City time, on the Distribution Date following such Collection Period.

4.6 Determination Date Calculations; Application of Available Funds.

(a) On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall calculate the following amounts:

(i) the Available Collections for the following Distribution Date;

(ii) the Total Servicing Fee, any Unreimbursed Servicer Advances and any Unrelated Amounts for the preceding Collection Period;

(iii) any payments pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(ii) of the Indenture, including any amounts due to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement (to the extent not previously paid by the Servicer) pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(ii)(b) of the Indenture;

(iv) the Total Note Interest for each Class of Class A Notes for the following Distribution Date;

(v) the Priority Principal Distributable Amount for the following Distribution Date;

(vi) the Total Note Interest for the Class B Notes for the following Distribution Date;

(vii) the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount for the following Distribution Date;

 

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(viii) the Total Note Interest for the Class C Notes for the following Distribution Date;

(ix) the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount for the following Distribution Date;

(x) the Total Note Interest for the Class D Notes for the following Distribution Date;

(xi) the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount for the following Distribution Date;

(xii) the sum of the amounts described in clauses (ii) through (xi) above (the “Required Payment Amount”);

(xiii) the Regular Principal Distributable Amount for the following Distribution Date;

(xiv) any payments pursuant to Section 2.8(xiii) of the Indenture; and

(xv) whether a Delinquency Trigger Event has occurred.

(b) On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall calculate the following amounts:

(i) the lesser of (A) the amount, if any, by which the Required Payment Amount for the following Distribution Date exceeds the Available Collections for such Distribution Date and (B) the Reserve Account Amount for such Distribution Date (before giving effect to any deposits to or withdrawals from the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date) (such lesser amount, the “Reserve Account Draw Amount”); provided, that, the Reserve Account Draw Amount will be reduced by any Unreimbursed Servicer Advance and any amounts owing to CarMax or any Affiliate of CarMax to the extent such Person is the Servicer; provided, however, that (i) if on the last day of the preceding Collection Period the Pool Balance is zero, the Reserve Account Draw Amount for such Distribution Date shall equal the Reserve Account Amount for such Distribution Date or (ii) if an Event of Default has occurred and the Notes have been declared due and payable (and such declaration has not been rescinded or annulled), the Reserve Account Draw Amount for the related Distribution Date shall equal the Reserve Account Amount for such Distribution Date;

(ii) the Reserve Account Amount for the following Distribution Date (after giving effect to the withdrawal of the Reserve Account Draw Amount for such Distribution Date); and

(iii) the amount, if any, by which the Required Reserve Account Amount for the following Distribution Date exceeds the Reserve Account Amount for such Distribution Date (after giving effect to the withdrawal of the Reserve Account Draw Amount for such Distribution Date) (such excess, the “Reserve Account Deficiency”).

 

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On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee to transfer the Reserve Account Draw Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date from the Reserve Account to the Collection Account.

(c) [RESERVED].

(d) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee (or, if the Indenture Trustee is not the Paying Agent, the Paying Agent) in writing to apply the Available Funds for such Distribution Date to make the payments and deposits set forth in Sections 2.8(a) or 5.4(b) of the Indenture, as applicable.

4.7 Reserve Account.

(a) The Servicer shall establish, on or before the Closing Date, and maintain with the Indenture Trustee in the name and for the benefit of the Trust at an Eligible Institution (which shall initially be the Indenture Trustee) a segregated trust account designated as the Reserve Account (the “Reserve Account”). The Reserve Account shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Depositor. The Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that the Servicer may make deposits to and direct the Indenture Trustee in writing to make withdrawals from the Reserve Account in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture. On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit the Initial Reserve Account Deposit into the Reserve Account. All of the Depositor’s right, title and interest to the Reserve Account has been conveyed by the Depositor to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.1 and all amounts, securities, investments, financial assets and other property deposited in or credited to the Reserve Account shall be pledged by the Depositor to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders (the “Reserve Account Property”). Pursuant to the Indenture, the Trust will pledge all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Reserve Account and the Reserve Account Property to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders to secure its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture. The Depositor hereby grants to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date, as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, the Reserve Account and the Reserve Account Property and all proceeds thereof.

(b) The Reserve Account Property shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, rules and regulations, be invested, as directed in writing by the Servicer, by the bank or trust company then maintaining the Reserve Account in Permitted Investments (provided, that funds on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments meeting the requirements of 17 CFR Part 246.4(b)(2), as determined by the Servicer) that mature not later than the Business Day preceding the next Distribution Date. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity. The Servicer acknowledges that upon its written request and at no additional cost, it has the right to receive notification after the completion of each such investment or the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of a broker’s confirmation. The Servicer agrees that such notifications shall not be provided by the Indenture Trustee hereunder, and the Indenture

 

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Trustee shall make available, upon request and in lieu of notifications, periodic account statements that reflect such investment activity. No statement need be made available if no activity has occurred in the Reserve Account during such period. On any Distribution Date, all interest and other income (net of losses and investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Reserve Account, to the extent that funds on deposit therein, as certified by the Servicer, exceed the Required Reserve Account Amount, shall, at the written direction of the Servicer, (i) first, be deposited into the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section 2.8(d) of the Indenture, to the extent of any unfunded Regular Principal Distributable Amount, if any, on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to the application of Available Funds on such Distribution Date), (ii) second, be paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Indenture Trustee or any other successor Servicer (to the extent such successor Servicer is not an Affiliate of CarMax), as applicable, to the extent of any unfunded amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(xiii) of the Indenture, if any, on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to the application of Available Funds on such Distribution Date) and (iii) third, be distributed to the Depositor. If the Reserve Account is no longer to be maintained at the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer shall, with the Indenture Trustee’s assistance as necessary, promptly (and in any case within ten (10) calendar days or such longer period not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days as to which each Rating Agency may consent) cause the Reserve Account to be moved to an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee in writing of any change in the account number or location of the Reserve Account.

(c) With respect to any Reserve Account Property:

(i) any Reserve Account Property that is a “financial asset” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the Relevant UCC) shall be physically delivered to, or credited to an account in the name of, the Eligible Institution maintaining the Reserve Account, in accordance with such institution’s customary procedures such that such institution establishes a “securities entitlement” in favor of the Indenture Trustee with respect thereto;

(ii) any Reserve Account Property that is held in deposit accounts shall be held solely in the name of the Indenture Trustee at one or more depository institutions having the Required Rating and each such deposit account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control of the Indenture Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall have sole signature authority with respect thereto; and

(iii) except for any deposit accounts specified in clause (ii) above, the Reserve Account shall only be invested in securities or in other assets which the Eligible Institution maintaining the Reserve Account agrees to treat as “financial assets” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the Relevant UCC).

(d) If the Reserve Account Amount for any Distribution Date (after giving effect to the withdrawal of the Reserve Account Draw Amount for such Distribution Date) exceeds the Required Reserve Account Amount for such Distribution Date, the Servicer shall instruct the Indenture Trustee in writing to distribute the amount of such excess (i) first, to the Note Payment Account, for payment of principal of the Notes in the priority set forth in Section

 

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2.8(d) of the Indenture, to the extent of any unfunded Regular Principal Distributable Amount, if any, on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to the application of Available Funds on such Distribution Date), (ii) second, to be paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Indenture Trustee or any other successor Servicer (to the extent such successor Servicer is not an Affiliate of CarMax), as applicable, to the extent of any unfunded amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(xiii) of the Indenture, if any, on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to the application of Available Funds on such Distribution Date) and (iii) third, to the Depositor. The Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee hereby release, on each Distribution Date, their security interest in, to and under Reserve Account Property distributed to the Depositor.

(e) If the Note Balance, and all other amounts owing or to be distributed hereunder or under the Indenture or the Trust Agreement to the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, have been paid in full and the Trust has been terminated, any remaining Reserve Account Property shall be distributed to the Depositor.

4.8 Net Deposits. As an administrative convenience, unless the Servicer is required to remit collections on a daily basis pursuant to the first sentence of Section 4.2, the Depositor and the Servicer may make any remittance pursuant to this Article IV with respect to a Collection Period net of distributions or reimbursements to be made to the Depositor or the Servicer with respect to such Collection Period; provided, however, that such obligations shall remain separate obligations, no party shall have a right of offset and each such party shall account for all of the above described remittances and distributions as if the amounts were deposited and/or transferred separately.

4.9 Statements to Noteholders and Certificateholders. On or prior to each Determination Date, the Servicer shall provide to the Indenture Trustee (with copies to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies and each Paying Agent), for the Indenture Trustee to make available to each Note Owner as described below, and to the Indenture Trustee (with copies to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies and each Paying Agent), for the Indenture Trustee to make available to each Certificateholder of record as of the most recent Record Date, the Servicer’s Certificate. Each such statement shall set forth at least the following information as to the Notes and the Certificates (to the extent applicable) with respect to the distribution to be made on such Distribution Date:

(i) the amount of such distribution allocable to principal for each Class of Notes;

(ii) the Priority Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date;

(iii) the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date;

(iv) the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date;

(v) the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date;

 

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(vi) the Regular Principal Distributable Amount for such Distribution Date;

(vii) the amount of such distribution allocable to current and overdue interest (including any interest on overdue interest) for each Class of Notes;

(viii) the Total Servicing Fee for the preceding Collection Period;

(ix) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of each Class of Notes and the Note Pool Factor with respect to each Class of Notes (in each case after giving effect to payments allocated to principal reported under clause (i) above);

(x) the Pool Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding Collection Period;

(xi) the Reserve Account Amount on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to all deposits to or withdrawals from the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date);

(xii) the Reserve Account Draw Amount for such Distribution Date;

(xiii) the aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables repurchased by the Depositor or purchased by the Servicer, if any, with respect to the preceding Collection Period;

(xiv) the number and aggregate Principal Balance of Receivables that were 31-60 days, 61-90 days, 91-120 days or 121 days or more past due as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period in accordance with the Servicer’s customary practices;

(xv) the number of Receivables that were outstanding as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period;

(xvi) the Net Losses with respect to the preceding Collection Period;

(xvii) the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date and the amount by which the Pool Balance exceeds the Note Balance as of such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any payments made to the Holders of the Notes on such Distribution Date);

(xviii) the amount of Available Collections for the preceding Collection Period;

(xix) the amount of Excess Collections with respect to such Distribution Date;

(xx) the Note Rate applicable to the Class A-2b Notes with respect to the Accrual Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date; and

 

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(xxi) the Benchmark rate applicable to the Accrual Period ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date.

The Indenture Trustee will make available each month to each Note Owner the statements referred to above (and certain other documents, reports and information regarding the Receivables provided by the Servicer from time to time), The Indenture Trustee’s internet website shall be initially located at https://pivot.usbank.com or at such other address as shall be specified by the Indenture Trustee from time to time in writing to the Noteholders, the Owner Trustee, the Servicer, the Issuer, the Certificate Registrar or any Paying Agent. In connection with providing access to the Indenture Trustee’s internet website, the Indenture Trustee may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall notify the Noteholders in writing of any changes in the address or means of access to the Internet website where the reports are accessible. The Indenture Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such documents and will assume no responsibility therefor. For assistance with regard to this service, Note Owners can call the Indenture Trustee’s Bondholder Services Group at (800) 934-6802. The Indenture Trustee shall have the right to change the way the statements referred to above are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the parties entitled to receive such statements so long as such statements are only provided to the then-current Note Owners. The Indenture Trustee shall provide notification of any such change to all parties entitled to receive such statements in the manner described in Section 10.4, Section 11.4 of the Indenture or Section 11.5 of the Indenture, as appropriate.

4.10 Control of Securities Accounts. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Trust agrees that each of the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account and the Reserve Account will only be established at an Eligible Institution that agrees substantially as follows: (i) it will comply with “entitlement orders” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the Relevant UCC) relating to such accounts issued by the Indenture Trustee without further consent by the Trust; (ii) until the termination of the Indenture, it will not enter into any other agreement relating to any such account pursuant to which it agrees to comply with entitlement orders of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee; and (iii) all assets delivered or credited to it in connection with such accounts and all investments thereof will be promptly credited to such accounts.

ARTICLE V

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE VI

THE DEPOSITOR

6.1 Representations and Warranties of Depositor. The Depositor makes the following representations and warranties on which the Trust shall be deemed to have relied in accepting the Trust Property. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall survive the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Trust Property to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge of the Trust Property to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture:

 

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(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Depositor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the power, authority and legal right to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted, and has the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables.

(b) Due Qualification. The Depositor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property, the conduct of its business or the entering into, or the performance, of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party requires such qualification.

(c) Power and Authority. The Depositor has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Depositor has the power and authority to sell, assign, transfer and convey the property to be transferred to and deposited with the Trust and has duly authorized such transfer and deposit by all necessary limited liability company action, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Depositor by all necessary limited liability company action.

(d) Valid Transfer; Binding Obligation. This Agreement effects a valid sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance to the Trust of the Receivables and the other Trust Property enforceable against all creditors of and purchasers from the Depositor. This Agreement constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws and to general equitable principles.

(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with, result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Depositor or any material indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which the Depositor is bound or to which any of its properties are subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument (other than pursuant to this Agreement), or violate any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Depositor or its properties of any federal or State regulatory body, court, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its properties.

(f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened against the Depositor before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Notes or the Certificates, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or the Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement or any of the

 

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other Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Depositor, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Receivables, the Notes or the Certificates, or (iv) that, in the reasonable judgment of the Depositor, would adversely affect the federal or Applicable Tax State income, excise, franchise or similar tax attributes of the Trust or of the Notes or the Certificates.

6.2 Liability of Depositor; Indemnities.

(a) The Depositor shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Depositor under this Agreement.

(b) The Depositor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (in such role and as successor Servicer) from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to, and as of the date of, the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust or the issuance and original sale of the Notes or the Certificates, including any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (but, in the case of the Trust, not including any taxes asserted with respect to ownership of the Receivables or federal or other Applicable Tax State income taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents), and all costs and expenses in defending against such taxes.

(c) The Depositor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee (in such role and as successor Servicer), the Noteholders and the Certificateholders from and against any loss, liability, claim, action, suit, costs or expense incurred by reason of (i) the Depositor’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or by reason of a reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and (ii) the Depositor’s violation of federal or State securities laws in connection with the registration or the sale of the Notes.

(d) The Depositor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (in such role and as successor Servicer) and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, actions, suits, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with the acceptance or performance of the trusts and duties contained herein and in the Trust Agreement, in the case of the Owner Trustee, and in the Indenture, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, except to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability (i) shall be due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, (ii) in the case of the Owner Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Owner Trustee of any of its representations or warranties set forth in the Trust Agreement, (iii) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Indenture Trustee of any of its representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture or (iv) relates to any tax other than the taxes with respect to which either the Depositor or the Servicer shall be required to indemnify the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable.

 

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(e) The Depositor shall pay any and all taxes levied or assessed upon all or any part of the Owner Trust Estate.

Indemnification under this Section 6.2 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee (in such role and as successor Servicer) and the termination of this Agreement and shall include reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation including those incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Indenture Trustee’s right to indemnification. If the Depositor shall have made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 6.2 and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made thereafter shall collect any of such amounts from others, such Person shall promptly repay such amounts to the Depositor, without interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Depositor shall only be required to pay (i) any fees, expenses, indemnities or other liabilities that it may incur under the Transaction Documents from funds available pursuant to, and in accordance with, the payment priorities set forth in this Agreement and (ii) to the extent the Depositor has additional funds available (other than funds described in the preceding clause (i)) that would be in excess of amounts that would be necessary to pay the debt and other obligations of the Depositor in accordance with the Depositor’s certificate of formation, operating agreement and all financing documents to which the Depositor is a party. The agreement set forth in the preceding sentence shall constitute a subordination agreement for purposes of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. In addition, no amount owing by the Depositor hereunder in excess of liabilities that it is required to pay in accordance with the preceding sentence shall constitute a “claim” (as defined in Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code) against it.

6.3 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Depositor. Any Person (i) into which the Depositor shall be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Depositor shall be a party or (iii) that shall succeed by purchase and assumption to all or substantially all of the business of the Depositor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Depositor under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Depositor under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any other document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (x) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 6.3, (y) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been authorized and filed that are necessary to fully preserve and protect the interest of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to fully preserve and protect such interest and (z) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (x), (y) and (z) above shall be conditions to the consummation of the transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above.

 

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6.4 Limitation on Liability of Depositor and Others.

(a) Neither the Depositor nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor or any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance or bad faith in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by reason of gross negligence in the performance of duties under this Agreement (except for errors in judgment). The Depositor, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person in respect of any matters arising under this Agreement.

(b) The Depositor shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its obligations under this Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability.

6.5 Depositor May Own Notes or Certificates. The Depositor, and any Affiliate of the Depositor, may, in its individual or any other capacity, become the owner or pledgee of Notes or Certificates with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including in the definition of “Note Balance”) or in the other Transaction Documents. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including the definition of “Note Balance”) or in the other Transaction Documents, Notes and Certificates so owned by or pledged to the Depositor or such Affiliate shall have an equal and proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, without preference, priority or distinction as among the Notes and the Certificates.

6.6 Covenant With Respect To the Asset Representations Reviewer(a) . The Depositor shall promptly deliver to the Seller any Asset Representations Review Notice. Each of the Depositor and the Trust agrees to cooperate with the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Servicer and the Seller with respect to any Asset Representation Review commenced in accordance with Section 7.6 of the Indenture.

6.7 Certain Limitations.

(a) The purpose of the Depositor shall be limited to the conduct or promotion of the following activities: (i) to acquire, lease, own, hold, sell, transfer, convey, dispose of, pledge, assign, borrow money against, grant a security interest in, finance, refinance or otherwise deal with, publicly or privately and whether with unrelated third parties or with affiliated entities, automotive installment sale contracts and service contracts originated or acquired by CarMax or its Affiliates or interests therein, the related motor vehicles or interests therein and the related documentation and monies due or to become due thereunder, proceeds from claims on insurance policies related thereto and all related rights and the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Assets”), (ii) to perform its obligations under the Basic Documents (as defined in the limited liability company agreement of the Depositor (the “LLC Agreement”)),

 

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(iii) to act as settlor or grantor of one or more trusts or special purpose entities (each, a “Securitization Trust”) formed pursuant to a trust agreement or other agreement, which Securitization Trust may issue one or more series or classes of certificates, bonds, notes or other evidences of interest or indebtedness (collectively, “Securities”) secured by or representing beneficial interests in the Assets, (iv) to acquire Securities or other property of a Securitization Trust (including remainder interests in collateral or reserve accounts) or any interest in any of the foregoing, (v) to cause the issuance of, authorize, sell and deliver Securities or other instruments secured or collateralized by Securities, (vi) to own equity interests in other limited liability companies or partnerships whose purposes are substantially restricted to those described in clauses (i) through (v) above, (vii) to borrow money other than pursuant to clause (i) above, but only to the extent that such borrowing is permitted by the terms of the transactions contemplated by clauses (i) through (vi) above, (viii) to loan or otherwise invest funds received as a result of the Depositor’s interest in any Securitization Trust or Securities and any other income, as determined by the Member (as defined in the LLC Agreement) of the Depositor from time to time, and (ix) to (A) negotiate, authorize, execute, deliver or assume or perform the obligations under any agreement, instrument or document relating to the activities set forth in clauses (i) through (viii) above, including the Basic Documents (as defined in the LLC Agreement) and (B) engage in any lawful act or activity and to exercise any powers permitted to limited liability companies organized under the laws of the State of Delaware that are incidental to and necessary, convenient or advisable for the accomplishment of the above-mentioned purposes, including the entering into of (x) interest rate or basis swap, cap, floor or collar agreements, currency exchange agreements or similar hedging transactions, (y) any agreement providing for the funding of any amount due under any of the Securities through direct borrowings, letters of credit, insurance or otherwise and (z) referral, management, servicing and administration agreements. Capitalized terms used in the following sentence, other than the terms “Depositor” and “LLC Agreement”, have the respective meanings assigned to them in the LLC Agreement. So long as any Obligation is outstanding, the Depositor shall not (i) except as contemplated in the Basic Documents, guarantee any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate, (ii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than the activities required or permitted to be performed under Article Three of the LLC Agreement, the Basic Documents or Section 4.10 of the LLC Agreement, (iii) incur, create or assume any indebtedness other than as expressly permitted under Article Three of the LLC Agreement, the Basic Documents or Section 4.10 of the LLC Agreement, (iv) make or permit to remain outstanding any loan or advance to, or own or acquire any stock or securities of, any Person, except that the Depositor may invest in those investments permitted under Article Three of the LLC Agreement, the Basic Documents or Section 4.10 of the LLC Agreement and may make any advance required or expressly permitted to be made pursuant to any provision of Article Three of the LLC Agreement, the Basic Documents or Section 4.10 of the LLC Agreement and permit the same to remain outstanding in accordance with such provisions, (v) to the fullest extent permitted by law, engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger, asset sale or transfer of ownership interests other than such activities as are expressly permitted pursuant to any provision of Article Three of the LLC Agreement, the Basic Documents or Section 4.10 of the LLC Agreement or (vi) except as contemplated by Article Three of the LLC Agreement or the Basic Documents, form, acquire or hold any subsidiary (whether a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity).

 

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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 6.7 and any provision of law, the Depositor shall not do any of the following:

(i) engage in any business or activity other than as set forth in clause (a) above; or

(ii) without the unanimous written consent of the members of the Depositor and the members of the Board of Directors of the Depositor (including all independent directors of the Depositor), (A) consolidate or merge the Depositor with or into any Person or sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Depositor, (B) institute proceedings to have the Depositor be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Depositor, (C) file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the Depositor under any applicable federal or State law relating to bankruptcy, (D) consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Depositor or a substantial part of its property, (E) make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of the Depositor, (F) admit in writing the Depositor’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, (G) take any action in furtherance of any action set forth in clauses (A) through (F) above or (H) to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve or liquidate the Depositor.

(c) The Depositor shall not amend its organizational documents except in accordance with the provisions thereof.

ARTICLE VII

THE SERVICER

7.1 Representations and Warranties of Servicer. The Servicer makes the following representations and warranties on which the Trust shall be deemed to have relied in accepting the Trust Property. The representations and warranties speak as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and shall survive the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Trust Property to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement and the pledge of the Trust Property to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture.

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, has the power, authority and legal right to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is currently conducted and has the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own, sell and service the Receivables and to hold the Receivable Files as custodian on behalf of the Trust.

(b) Due Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents, the Receivables, the Notes or the Certificates.

 

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(c) Power and Authority. The Servicer has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party have been duly authorized by the Servicer by all necessary action.

(d) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws and to general equitable principles.

(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not conflict with, result in a breach of any of the terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Servicer or any material indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which the Servicer is bound or to which any of its properties are subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation applicable to the Servicer or its properties of any federal or State regulatory body, court, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Servicer or any of its properties.

(f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened, against the Servicer before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Servicer or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or the Receivables.

(g) Security Interest Matters. The Servicer has in its possession or control all original copies or authoritative copies, as applicable, of the motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that constitute or evidence the Receivables. The motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that constitute or evidence the Receivables do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Depositor, the Trust or the Indenture Trustee.

 

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7.2 Liability of Servicer; Indemnities.

(a) The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Servicer under this Agreement.

(b) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Depositor from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, actions, suits, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with the use, ownership or operation by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer of a Financed Vehicle.

(c) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, including any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (including any tax imposed under HB3 but, in the case of the Trust, not including any taxes asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust or the issuance and original sale of the Notes or the Certificates or asserted with respect to ownership of the Receivables or federal or other Applicable Tax State income taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents), and all costs and expenses in defending against such taxes.

(d) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Depositor from and against any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or by reason of a reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.

(e) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, actions, suits, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with the acceptance or performance of the trusts and duties contained herein and in the Trust Agreement, in the case of the Owner Trustee, and in the Indenture, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, except to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability (i) shall be due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence (except for errors in judgment) of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, (ii) in the case of the Owner Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Owner Trustee of any of its representations or warranties set forth in the Trust Agreement, (iii) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Indenture Trustee of any of its representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture or (iv) relates to any tax other than the taxes with respect to which either the Depositor or the Servicer shall be required to indemnify the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable.

 

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(f) For purposes of this Section 7.2, in the event of a termination of the rights and obligations of CarMax (or any successor Servicer, as applicable) as Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1 or a resignation by CarMax (or any successor Servicer, as applicable) as Servicer pursuant to Section 7.6, CarMax (or the successor Servicer, as applicable) shall be deemed to be the Servicer pending appointment of a successor Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2. Indemnification under this Section 7.2 by CarMax (or the successor Servicer, as applicable) as Servicer, with respect to the period such Person was (or was deemed to be) the Servicer, shall survive the termination of such Person as Servicer or a resignation by such Person as Servicer as well as the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee and the termination of this Agreement and shall include the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation (including those incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Indenture Trustee’s right to indemnification) and the fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee. If the Servicer shall have made any indemnity payments pursuant to this Section 7.2 and the Person to or on behalf of whom such payments are made thereafter shall collect any of such amounts from others, such Person shall promptly repay such amounts to the Servicer, without interest.

7.3 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Servicer. Any Person (i) into which the Servicer shall be merged or consolidated, (ii) resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party or (iii) that shall succeed by purchase and assumption to all or substantially all of the business of the Servicer, which Person in any of the foregoing cases is an Eligible Servicer and executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Servicer under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any other document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (x) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such merger, conversion, consolidation or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 7.3 and (y) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been authorized and filed that are necessary to fully preserve and protect the interest of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to fully preserve and protect such interest. The Servicer shall provide prior written notice of any merger, conversion, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section 7.3 to the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (x) and (y) above shall be conditions to the consummation of the transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above.

7.4 Limitation on Liability of Servicer and Others.

(a) Neither the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or

 

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any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance or bad faith in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement, or by reason of negligence in the performance of duties under this Agreement (except for errors in judgment). The Servicer and its directors, officers, employees and agents may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person in respect of any matters arising under this Agreement.

(b) The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that shall not be incidental to its duties to service the Receivables in accordance with this Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Servicer may undertake any reasonable action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties to this Agreement and the interests of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders under this Agreement. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Servicer.

(c) The parties expressly acknowledge and consent to U.S. Bank National Association, acting in the capacity of Indenture Trustee and in the possible dual capacity of successor Servicer and Indenture Trustee. U.S. Bank National Association, may, in such dual or other capacity, discharge its separate functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles, duty of loyalty principles or other breach of fiduciary duties to the extent that any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by U.S. Bank National Association, of express duties set forth in this Agreement in any of such capacities, all of which defenses, claims or assertions are hereby expressly waived by the other parties hereto and the Noteholders except in the case of gross negligence and willful misconduct by U.S. Bank National Association.

7.5 Delegation of Duties. The Servicer may at any time delegate its duties as servicer under this Agreement to third parties; provided, however, that no such delegation shall relieve the Servicer of its responsibilities with respect to such duties and the Servicer shall be solely responsible for the fees of any such third party.

7.6 Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.3, the Servicer shall not resign from its obligations and duties under this Agreement except (i) upon a determination that the performance of its duties is no longer permissible under applicable law or (ii) upon the appointment of a successor Servicer and satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to such resignation and appointment. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until the Indenture Trustee or another successor Servicer shall have (i) assumed the obligations and duties of the Servicer in accordance with Section 8.2 and (ii) become the Administrator under the Administration Agreement pursuant to Section 20 thereof.

 

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7.7 Servicer May Own Notes or Certificates. The Servicer, and any Affiliate of the Servicer, may, in its individual or any other capacity, become the owner or pledgee of Notes or Certificates with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Servicer or an Affiliate of the Servicer, except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including in the definition of “Note Balance”) or in the other Transaction Documents. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein (including in the definition of “Note Balance”) or in the other Transaction Documents, Notes and Certificates so owned by or pledged to the Servicer or such Affiliate shall have an equal and proportionate benefit under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, without preference, priority or distinction as among the Notes and the Certificates.

ARTICLE VIII

SERVICING TERMINATION

8.1 Events of Servicing Termination.

(a) The occurrence of any one of the following events shall constitute an event of servicing termination hereunder (each, an “Event of Servicing Termination”):

(i) any failure by the Servicer to deliver to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller, each Paying Agent or the Rating Agencies the Servicer’s Certificate for any Collection Period, which failure shall continue unremedied beyond three (3) Business Days following the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, or any failure by the Servicer to make any required payment or deposit under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied beyond five (5) Business Days following the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class; or

(ii) any failure by the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other covenant or agreement in this Agreement, which failure shall materially and adversely affect the rights of the Depositor or the Noteholders and shall continue unremedied for a period of sixty (60) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class; or

(iii) any representation or warranty of the Servicer made in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith, other than any representation and warranty relating to a Receivable that has been purchased by the Servicer, proving to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the time when the same shall have been made, and the circumstance or condition in respect of which such representation or warranty was incorrect shall not have been eliminated or otherwise

 

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cured for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such circumstance or condition, requiring the same to be eliminated or cured, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class; or

(iv) the entry of a decree or order by a court or agency or supervisory authority of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator or trustee for the Servicer in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, which decree or order continues unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

(v) the consent by the Servicer to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator or trustee in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding of or relating to the Servicer or relating to substantially all of its property, the admission in writing by the Servicer of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, the filing by the Servicer of a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, the making by the Servicer of an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or the voluntary suspension by the Servicer of payment of its obligations.

If an Event of Servicing Termination shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, in each case by notice then given in writing to the Depositor, the Administrator and the Servicer (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee if given by the Noteholders), may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnification obligations of the Servicer under Section 7.2 shall survive such termination. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Notes, the Certificates, the Trust Property or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Indenture Trustee or other successor Servicer appointed under Section 8.2; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee or such other successor Servicer shall have no liability with respect to any obligation that was required to be performed by the terminated Servicer prior to the appointment of the Indenture Trustee or such other successor Servicer or any claim of any third party based on any alleged action or inaction of the terminated Servicer.

(b) The Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee shall have no obligation to notify the Noteholders, the Certificateholders or any other Person of the occurrence of any event specified in Section 8.1(a) prior to the continuance of such event through the end of any cure period specified in Section 8.1(a).

 

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8.2 Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Servicer.

(a) Upon the resignation of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.6 or the termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1, the Indenture Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the obligations and duties placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Indenture Trustee, as successor Servicer, shall not, in any event, make any Simple Interest Advances pursuant to Section 4.4, shall have no obligations pursuant to Section 3.7 with respect to the repurchase of Receivables and shall have no obligations pursuant to Section 3.8 with respect to the fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee, the fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee’s attorneys, the fees and expenses of any custodian appointed by the Owner Trustee, the fees and expenses of independent accountants or expenses incurred in connection with distributions and reports to the Certificateholders or the Noteholders and the fees, expenses and other amounts owing to the Asset Representations Reviewer or pay any indemnities owed pursuant to Sections 2.8, 7.2(b), 7.2(d) or 7.2(e). As compensation therefor, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation (whether payable out of the Collection Account or otherwise) as the Servicer would have been entitled to under this Agreement if no such resignation or termination had occurred, except that all collections on or in respect of the Receivables shall be deposited in the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt and shall not be retained by the successor Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indenture Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to act, or shall, if it is legally unable so to act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, an Eligible Servicer as the successor to the terminated Servicer under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment, the Indenture Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor Servicer out of collections on or in respect of the Receivables as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that such compensation shall not be greater than that payable to CarMax as Servicer hereunder without the prior consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing at least 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class. The Indenture Trustee and such successor Servicer shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. The Indenture Trustee shall not be relieved of its duties as successor Servicer under this Section 8.2 until a newly appointed Servicer shall have assumed the obligations and duties of the terminated Servicer under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee be liable for any servicing fee or for any differential in the amount of the servicing fee paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any successor Servicer to act as successor Servicer hereunder.

(b) The successor Servicer is authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the outgoing Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the transfer of servicing to the successor Servicer, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of the Receivable Files or the certificates of title to the Financed Vehicles or otherwise. The outgoing Servicer shall cooperate with the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and such successor Servicer in effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights as Servicer under this Agreement, including the transfer to the successor Servicer for administration of all cash amounts that are at the time held by the outgoing Servicer for deposit or thereafter shall be received with respect to a Receivable, all Receivable Files and all information or documents that the successor Servicer may require. In addition, the outgoing Servicer shall transfer its electronic records relating to the Receivables to the successor Servicer in such electronic form as the successor Servicer may reasonably request. In no event shall the successor Servicer be liable if it cannot perform its duties hereunder because the outgoing

 

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Servicer has breached the foregoing obligation to deliver such information or documents that the successor Servicer may require. All reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred or payable by the successor Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing (whether due to termination, resignation or otherwise), including allowable compensation of employees and overhead costs incurred or payable in connection with the transfer of the Receivable Files or any amendment to this Agreement required in connection with the transfer of servicing (the “Transition Costs”), shall be paid by any applicable then outgoing Servicer upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. Any such Transition Costs not paid by the outgoing Servicer shall be paid solely from the application of Available Funds pursuant to Sections 2.8(a)(ii) and (xiii) or Section 5.4(b)(ii) of the Indenture, as applicable.

(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the successor Servicer is authorized to accept and rely on all of the accounting records (including computer records) and work of the prior Servicer relating to the Receivables (collectively, the “Predecessor Servicer Work Product”) without any audit or other examination thereof, and the successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for the acts and omissions of the prior Servicer. If any error, inaccuracy, omission or incorrect or non-standard practice or procedure (collectively, “Errors”) exists in any Predecessor Servicer Work Product and such Error makes it materially more difficult to service or should cause or materially contribute to the successor Servicer making or continuing any Error (collectively, “Continuing Errors”), the successor Servicer shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for such Continuing Errors; provided, however, that the successor Servicer agrees to use its best efforts to prevent further Continuing Errors. If the successor Servicer becomes aware of Errors or Continuing Errors, it shall, with the prior consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing at least 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, use its best efforts to reconstruct and reconcile such data as is commercially reasonable to correct such Errors and Continuing Errors and to prevent future Continuing Errors. The successor Servicer shall be entitled to recover its costs expended in connection with such efforts in accordance with Sections 2.8(a)(ii) and (xiii) of the Indenture, as applicable.

8.3 Effect of Servicing Transfer.

(a) After a transfer of servicing hereunder, the successor Servicer shall notify the Obligors to make directly to the successor Servicer payments that are due under the Receivables after the effective date of such transfer.

(b) Except as provided in Section 8.2, after a transfer of servicing hereunder, the outgoing Servicer shall have no further obligations with respect to the administration, servicing, custody or collection of the Receivables and the successor Servicer shall have all of such obligations, except that the outgoing Servicer will transmit or cause to be transmitted directly to the successor Servicer for its own account, promptly on receipt and in the same form in which received, any amounts or items held by the outgoing Servicer (properly endorsed where required for the successor Servicer to collect any such items) received as payments upon or otherwise in connection with the Receivables.

 

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(c) Any successor Servicer shall provide the Depositor with access to the Receivable Files and to the successor Servicer’s records (whether written or automated) with respect to the Receivable Files. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the successor Servicer. Nothing in this Section 8.3 shall affect the obligation of the successor Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Obligors, and the failure of the Servicer to provide access to information as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 8.3.

(d) Any transfer of servicing hereunder shall not constitute an assumption by the related successor Servicer of any liability of the related outgoing Servicer arising out of any breach by such outgoing Servicer of such outgoing Servicer’s duties hereunder prior to such transfer of servicing.

8.4 Notification to Noteholders, Certificateholders and Rating Agencies. Upon any notice of an Event of Servicing Termination or upon any termination of, or any appointment of a successor to, the Servicer pursuant to this Article VIII, the Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Noteholders and the Owner Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders, the Administrator and the Depositor (who shall promptly give such notice to the Rating Agencies).

8.5 Waiver of Past Events of Servicing Termination. The Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class may, on behalf of all Noteholders, waive any Event of Servicing Termination and its consequences, except an event resulting from the failure to make any required deposits to or payments from the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account or the Reserve Account in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of an Event of Servicing Termination, such event shall cease to exist, and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other event or impair any right arising therefrom, except to the extent expressly so waived.

8.6 Repayment of Advances. If the identity of the Servicer shall change, the predecessor Servicer shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for outstanding and unreimbursed Simple Interest Advances made pursuant to Section 4.4 by the predecessor Servicer.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

9.1 Optional Purchase of All Receivables.

(a) If, as of the last day of any Collection Period, the Pool Balance shall be less than or equal to 10% of the Pool Balance as of the Cutoff Date, the Servicer shall have the option to purchase on the following Distribution Date the Owner Trust Estate, other than the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account and the Reserve Account. To exercise such option, the Servicer shall notify the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies no later than ten (10) days prior to the

 

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Distribution Date on which such repurchase is to be effected and shall deposit into the Collection Account on the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Amount for the Receivables, plus the appraised value of any other Trust Property, if necessary, other than the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account or the Reserve Account, such value to be determined by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be permitted to exercise such option unless the amount to be deposited in the Collection Account plus Available Funds for such Distribution Date pursuant to this Section (a) is at least equal to the sum of all amounts due to the Servicer under this Agreement plus the Note Balance plus all accrued but unpaid interest (including any overdue interest) on the Notes plus all amounts due to the Servicer for any outstanding and unreimbursed Simple Interest Advances, any outstanding and unreimbursed Unreimbursed Servicer Advances and any outstanding and unreimbursed Unrelated Amounts. Upon such payment, the Servicer shall succeed to and own all interests in and to the Trust. The aggregate Purchase Amount for such Distribution Date, shall be used to make payments in full to the Noteholders in the manner set forth in Article IV.

(b) [RESERVED].

(c) Following the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the payment in full of the principal of and interest on the Notes, the Certificateholders shall succeed to the rights of the Noteholders hereunder and the Indenture Trustee shall continue to carry out its obligations hereunder with respect to the Certificateholders, including making distributions from the Collection Account in accordance with Section 4.6(d) and making withdrawals from the Reserve Account in accordance with Sections 4.6(b) and 4.7.

9.2 Termination of the Obligations. The obligations of the Servicer, the Seller and the Owner Trustee under this Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of the maturity or other liquidation of the last outstanding Receivable and the disposition of any amounts received upon liquidation of any remaining Receivables and the payment to the Noteholders and distribution to the Certificateholders by the Trust of all amounts required to be paid or distributed to them under the Indenture and the Trust Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

10.1 Amendment.

(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trust, without the consent of any Noteholder or any other Person; provided, however, that (i) any such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Servicer delivered to the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Servicer notifies the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.

(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trust, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee and the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing at least 66 2/3% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement, or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders; provided, however, that no such amendment may:

(i) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, or change the allocation or priority of, collections of payments on or in respect of the Receivables or distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders, or change any Note Rate, without the consent of all Noteholders adversely affected by such amendment;

(ii) reduce the percentage of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class the consent of the Holders of which is required for any amendment to this Agreement without the consent of all the Noteholders adversely affected by such amendment; or

(iii) modify or alter the definition of the term “Required Reserve Account Amount” without the consent of all the Noteholders adversely affected by such amendment.

(c) Any term or provision of this Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trust for the purpose of conforming the terms of this Agreement to the description thereof in the Prospectus or, to the extent not contrary to the Prospectus, to the description thereof in an offering memorandum with respect to the Certificates without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Trust, the Owner Trustee or any other Person; provided, however, that the Seller and the Depositor shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee, the Trust and the Owner Trustee.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to Section 10.1, the Servicer shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

 

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(e) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Seller shall furnish an executed copy of such amendment to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

(f) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders pursuant to Section 10.1(b) to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of the Noteholders provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by the Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.

(g) Prior to the execution of any amendment pursuant to Section 10.1, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel or an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement to the execution of such amendment have been complied with. The Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects such Owner Trustee’s or Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise and any such amendment shall require the written consent of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable.

10.2 Protection of Title to Trust.

(a) The Depositor or the Servicer, or both, shall authorize and file such financing statements and cause to be authorized and filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof. The Depositor or the Servicer, or both, shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above as soon as available following such filing.

(b) Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer shall change its name, identity or organizational structure in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Depositor or the Servicer in accordance with Section 10.2(a) seriously misleading within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the Relevant UCC, unless it shall have given the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice thereof and shall have promptly filed such amendments to previously filed financing statements or continuation statements or such new financing statements as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the interest of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof.

(c) Each of the Depositor and the Servicer shall give the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of any change in its name, identity, organizational structure or jurisdiction of organization or any relocation of its principal place of business or chief executive office if, as a result of such change or relocation, the applicable provisions of the Relevant UCC would require the filing of any amendment to any

 

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previously filed financing statement or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and shall promptly file any such amendment, continuation statement or new financing statement. The Depositor shall at all times maintain its jurisdiction of organization, its principal place of business and its chief executive office within the United States. The Servicer shall at all times maintain each office from which it shall service Receivables and each office at which the Receivable Files are located within the United States.

(d) The Servicer shall maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Receivable and the amounts from time to time deposited in the Collection Account and the Reserve Account in respect of such Receivable.

(e) The Servicer shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer’s master computer records (including any back-up archives) that refer to a Receivable shall indicate clearly and unambiguously the interest of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee in such Receivable and that such Receivable is owned by the Trust and has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. Indication of the Trust’s and the Indenture Trustee’s interest in a Receivable shall be deleted from or modified on the Servicer’s computer systems when, and only when, such Receivable shall have been paid in full or repurchased by the Depositor or purchased by the Servicer.

(f) If at any time the Depositor or the Servicer shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any interest in any motor vehicle retail installment sale contract to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Servicer shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, compact disks, records or print-outs (including any restored from back-up archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly and unambiguously that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Trust and has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee (unless such Receivable has been paid in full or repurchased by the Depositor or purchased by the Servicer).

(g) The Servicer shall permit the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and, to the extent the Servicer shall have received an Asset Representations Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer, and their respective agents at any time during normal business hours to inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the Servicer’s records regarding any Receivable.

(h) If the Depositor has repurchased one or more Receivables from the Trust pursuant to Section 2.4 or the Servicer has purchased one or more Receivables from the Trust pursuant to Section 3.7, the Servicer shall, upon request, furnish to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and, to the extent the Servicer shall have received an Asset Representations Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days, a list of all Receivables (by contract number and name of Obligor) then held as part of the Trust, together with a reconciliation of such list to the Receivable Schedule and to each of the Servicer’s Certificates furnished before such request indicating removal of Receivables from the Trust.

 

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(i) The Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor and the Depositor shall deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee:

(1) promptly after the authorization and delivery of each amendment to any financing statement, an Opinion of Counsel either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been authorized and filed that are necessary to fully preserve and protect the interest of the Depositor (in the case of an opinion delivered by the Servicer) or the Trust and the Indenture Trustee (in the case of an opinion delivered by the Depositor) in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest; and

(2) within ninety (90) days after the beginning of each calendar year (beginning with the year 2022), an Opinion of Counsel, dated as of a date during such 90-day period, either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all financing statements and continuation statements have been authorized and filed that are necessary to fully preserve and protect the interest of the Depositor (in the case of an opinion delivered by the Servicer) or the Trust and the Indenture Trustee (in the case of an opinion delivered by the Depositor) in the Receivables, and reciting the details of such filings or referring to prior Opinions of Counsel in which such details are given, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest.

Each Opinion of Counsel referred to in clauses (i)(1) or (i)(2) above shall specify any action necessary (as of the date of such opinion) to be taken on or before March 31 of the following year to preserve and protect such interest.

(j) The Depositor shall, to the extent required by applicable law, cause the Notes to be registered with the Commission pursuant to Sections 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act within the time periods specified in such sections.

10.3 GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

(b) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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10.4 Notices. All demands, notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered, sent by telecopier, email, overnight courier or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (i) in the case of the Depositor, at the following address: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasurer, (ii) in the case of the Seller, the Servicer or the Administrator, at the following address: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department, (iii) in the case of the Trust or the Owner Trustee, at the related Corporate Trust Office, (iv) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, at the related Corporate Trust Office, (v) in the case of Moody’s, at the following address: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department, 25th Floor, 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10007 and (vi) in the case of S&P Global Ratings, at the following address: S&P Global Ratings, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Department, and via email to servicer_reports@spglobal.com.

10.5 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, or of the Notes or the Certificates, or the rights of the Holders thereof.

10.6 Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Sections 7.2 and 8.2 and as provided in the provisions of this Agreement concerning the resignation of the Servicer, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Depositor or the Servicer without the prior written consent of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 66 2/3% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class.

10.7 Further Assurances. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Trust agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to authorize and/or execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement, including the authorization of any financing statements or continuation statements relating to the Receivables for filing under the provisions of the Relevant UCC of any applicable jurisdiction.

10.8 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

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10.9 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Article X, no other Person shall have any right or obligation hereunder. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and consent to the pledge of this Agreement by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders pursuant to the Indenture.

10.10 Actions by Noteholder or Certificateholders.

(a) Wherever in this Agreement a provision is made that an action may be taken or a notice, demand or instruction given by the Noteholders or the Certificateholders, such action, notice or instruction may be taken or given by any Noteholder or any Certificateholder, as applicable, unless such provision requires a specific percentage of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders.

(b) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other act by a Noteholder or a Certificateholder shall bind such Noteholder or Certificateholder and every subsequent Holder of such Note or Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note or Certificate.

10.11 Counterparts and Electronic Signature. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Agreement and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 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 shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

10.12 No Bankruptcy Petition. The Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Trust and the Servicer each covenants and agrees that it will not at any time institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Depositor or the Trust any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law. This Section 10.12 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement and the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture and shall survive the termination of the Trust Agreement and the Indenture.

10.13 Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee.

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Trust, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or

 

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personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein of the Trust, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, (d) Wilmington Trust, National Association has not verified and made no investigation as to the accuracy or completeness of any representations and warranties made by the Trust in this Agreement and (e) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Trust or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under this Agreement or any other related documents.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement has been accepted by the Indenture Trustee not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, and in no event shall the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Trust hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Trust.

10.14 Regulation AB. The Servicer and the Indenture Trustee shall cooperate in good faith with the Depositor to ensure compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Servicer and the Indenture Trustee acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel or otherwise. The Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor (including any of its assignees or designees) upon request any and all reports, statements, certifications, records or other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Depositor to permit the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer and the Receivables, or the servicing of the Receivables, reasonably believed by the Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. The Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor (including any of its assignees or designees) (i) any information required under Items 1109(a), 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB to enable the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year of the Depositor, a report regarding the Indenture Trustee’s assessment of compliance with Regulation AB, including disclosure of any material instance of non-compliance identified by the Indenture Trustee (provided, that to the extent the Indenture Trustee identifies any material instance of non-compliance, the Indenture Trustee shall disclose (whether in such report or separately) whether such material instance of non-compliance relates to the Receivables or the Notes and whether and to what extent the Indenture Trustee has instituted steps to remediate such material instance of non-compliance), during the Depositor’s immediately preceding fiscal year, as required under Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Rules 15d-18 and 13a-18 of the Exchange Act, which report shall address each of the specified criteria in Exhibit B or such other criteria as mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee, together with such disclosures relating to the Indenture Trustee and the Receivables, or the servicing of the Receivables, reasonably believed by the Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. The Depositor shall not request information or disclosures pursuant to this Section 10.14 other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

 

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10.15 Communications Regarding Demands to Repurchase Receivables. The Servicer (if CarMax is no longer the Servicer) agrees to cooperate in good faith with any reasonable request by the Depositor for information regarding the Servicer which is required in order to enable the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Items 1104(e) and 1121(c) of Regulation AB and Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act as it relates to the Servicer or to the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement. The Servicer (if CarMax is no longer the Servicer) shall provide the Depositor with notification, as soon as practicable and in any event within five Business Days, of all demands communicated to the Servicer for the repurchase or replacement of any Receivable.

10.16 Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification. With respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that a party to this Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Agreement for attorney’s fees and expenses, such fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

10.17 Responsible Officer. The Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of a Servicing Termination Event, of any breach of a representation or warranty of any other party to the Transaction Documents or of any other event unless either (i) a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge of such breach of a representation or warranty or other event or (ii) written notice of such breach of a representation or warranty or other event shall have been given to a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Owner Trustee
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC,

as Depositor
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,

as Servicer
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

Sale and Servicing Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


Accepted and agreed:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

 

Sale and Servicing Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


Schedule 1

Receivable Schedule

On file with the Servicer at:

CarMax Business Services, LLC

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Richmond, Virginia 23238

 

Sch. 1


Schedule 2

Location of Receivable Files

5785A Brook Hollow

Norcross, GA 30071

6751 Discovery Blvd

Mableton, GA 30126

1846 Montreal Road

Tucker, GA 30084

5405 Buford Highway

Norcross, GA 30071

799 Georgia Ave

Gainesville, GA 30501

960 Six Flags Rd

Austell, GA 30168

351 W. Camden Street

Suite 800

Baltimore, MD 21201

 

Sch. 2


Exhibit A

Form of Servicer’s Certificate

MONTHLY SERVICER’S CERTIFICATE

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC

 

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST

SERIES 2021-3

 

 

Collection Period    

Determination Date    

Distribution Date    

Additional information, including defined terms, can be found in the prospectus on the SEC’s EDGAR system (http://www.sec.gov) under File No. 333-228379-11.

Pool Balance

 

1.  Pool Balance on the close of the last day of the preceding Collection Period

   $                    

2.  Collections allocable to Principal

   $

3.  Purchase Amount allocable to Principal

   $

4.  Defaulted Receivables

   $

5.  Pool Balance on the close of the last day of the related Collection Period

        (Ln 1- Ln2 - Ln3 - Ln4)

   $
  

 

6.  Total number of Receivables outstanding on the close of the last day of the related Collection Period

  

7.  Initial Pool Balance

   $

 

     Beginning
of Period
     End
of Period
 

8.  Note Balances

     

a.   Class A-1 Note Balance

     $                            $                      

b.  Class A-2a Note Balance

     $        $  

c.   Class A-2b Floating Rate Note Balance

     $        $  

d.  Class A-3 Note Balance

     $        $  

e.   Class A-4 Note Balance

     $        $  

f.   Class B Note Balance

     $        $  

g.  Class C Note Balance

     $        $  

h.  Class D Note Balance

     $        $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

i.   Note Balance (sum a – h)

     $        $  

9.  Pool Factors

     

a.   Class A-1 Note Pool Factor

     

b.  Class A-2a Note Pool Factor

     

c.   Class A-2b Floating Rate Pool Factor

     

d.  Class A-3 Note Pool Factor

     

e.   Class A-4 Note Pool Factor

     

f.   Class B Note Pool Factor

     

g.  Class C Note Pool Factor

     

h.  Class D Note Pool Factor

     

i.   Note Pool Factor

     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

10.  Overcollateralization Target Amount

     $                                                  

11.  Current overcollateralization amount (Pool Balance - Note Balance)

     $     

12.  Weighted Average Coupon

     

13.  Weighted Average Original Term

     months     

14.  Weighted Average Remaining Term

     months     

15.  1-Month LIBOR for the accrual period ending

     

16.  Note Rate applicable to the Class A-2b notes for the accrual period ending

     
Collections              

17.  Finance Charges:

     

a.   Collections allocable to Finance Charge

     $     

b.  Liquidation Proceeds allocable to Finance Charge

     $     

c.   Purchase Amount allocable to Finance Charge

     $                                  

d.  Available Finance Charge Collections (sum a - c)

     $     

 

EX. A-1


18.  Principal:

  

a.   Collections allocable to Principal

       $

b.  $Liquidation Proceeds allocable to Principal

       $

c.   Purchase Amount allocable to Principal

       $

d.  Available Principal Collections (sum a - c)

       $

19.  Total Finance Charge and Principal Collections (17d+18d)

       $

20.  Interest Income from Collection Account

       $

21.  Simple Interest Advances

       $

22.  Available Collections (Ln19+20+21)

       $
AvailableFunds   

 

23.  Available Collections

   $

24.  Reserve Account Draw Amount

   $________________________

25.  Available Funds

   $
Applicationof Available Funds   

 

26.  Servicing Fee a. Monthly Servicing Fee

   $

b.  Amount Unpaid from Prior Months

   $

c.   Amount Paid

   $________________________

d.  Shortfall Amount (a + b – c)

   $

27.  Unreimbursed Servicer Advances

   $

28.  Successor Servicer and Asset Representations Reviewer Unpaid Expenses and Indemnity Amounts

  

a.   Successor Servicer Unpaid Transition Expenses and Indemnity Amounts (Capped at $175,000 annually)

   $

b.  Successor Servicer Amount Paid

   $________________________

c.   Successor Servicer Shortfall Amount (a - b)

   $

d.  Asset Representations Reviewer Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Amounts (Capped at $175,000 annually)

   $

e.   Asset Representations Reviewer Amount Paid

   $

f.   Asset Representations Reviewer Shortfall Amount (d - e)

   $

29.  Class A Noteholder Interest Amounts a. Class A-1 Monthly Interest

   $

b.  Additional Note Interest related to Class A-1 Monthly Interest

   $

c.   Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class A-1 Monthly Interest

   $________________________

d.  Total Class A-1 Note Interest (sum a - c)

   $

e.   Class A-2a Monthly Interest

   $

f.   Additional Note Interest related to Class A-2a Monthly Interest

   $

g.  Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class A-2a Monthly Interest

   $________________________

h.  Total Class A-2a Note Interest (sum e - g)

   $

i.   Class A-2b Monthly Interest

   $

j.   Additional Note Interest related to Class A-2b Monthly Interest

   $

k.  Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class A-2b Monthly Interest

   $________________________

l.   Total Class A-2b Note Interest (sum i - k)

   $

m.   Class A-3 Monthly Interest

   $

n.  Additional Note Interest related to Class A-3 Monthly Interest

   $

o.  Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class A-3 Monthly Interest

   $________________________

p.  Total Class A-3 Note Interest (sum m - o)

   $

q.  Class A-4 Monthly Interest

  

r.   Additional Note Interest related to Class A-4 Monthly Interest

   $

s.   Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class A-4 Monthly Interest

   $________________________

t.   Total Class A-4 Note Interest (sum q - s)

   $

30.  Priority Principal Distributable Amount $

  

31.  Class B Noteholder Interest Amount a. Class B Monthly Interest

   $

b.  Additional Note Interest related to Class B Monthly Interest

   $

c.   Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class B Monthly Interest

   $________________________

d.  Total Class B Note Interest (sum a - c)

   $

32.  Secondary Principal Distributable Amount

   $

33.  Class C Noteholder Interest Amount a. Class C Monthly Interest

   $

b.  Additional Note Interest related to Class C Monthly Interest

   $

 

EX. A-2


c.   Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class C Monthly Interest

   $________________________

d.  Total Class C Note Interest (sum a - c)

   $

34.  Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount

   $

35.  Class D Noteholder Interest Amount

  

a.   Class D Monthly Interest

   $

b.  Additional Note Interest related to Class D Monthly Interest

   $

c.   Interest Due on Additional Note Interest related to Class D Monthly Interest

   $________________________

d.  Total Class D Note Interest (sum a - c)

   $

36.  Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount

   $

37.  Required Payment Amount (Ln 26 + Ln 28 + (sum of Ln 29 through Ln 36))

   $

38.  Reserve Account Deficiency

   $

39.  Regular Principal Distributable Amount

   $

40.  Remaining Unpaid Servicer Transition Expenses and Additional Servicing Fees, if any

   $

41.  Remaining Unpaid Trustee and Asset Representations Reviewer Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Amounts, if any

  

a.   Remaining Unpaid Trustee Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Amounts

   $

b.  Remaining Unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fees, Expenses and Indemnity Amounts

   $

42.  Remaining Unpaid Successor Servicer Indemnity Amounts, if any

   $
CollectionAccount Activity     

43.  Deposits

  

a.   Total Daily Deposits of Finance Charge Collections

   $

b.  Total Daily Deposits of Principal Collections

   $

c.   Withdrawal from Reserve Account

   $

d.  Interest Income

   $________________________

e.   Total Deposits to Collection Account (sum a - d)

   $

44.  Withdrawals

  

a.   Servicing Fee and Unreimbursed Servicer Advances

   $

b.  Successor Servicer Transition Expenses and Indemnity Amounts

   $

c.   Deposit to Note Payment Account for Monthly Note Interest/Principal

   $

d.  Deposit to Reserve Account

   $

e.   Excess Collections (Deposit to Certificate Payment Account for payment to Certificateholder)

   $________________________

f.   Total Withdrawals from Collection Account (sum a - e)

   $
NotePayment Account Activity     

45.  Deposits

  

a.   Class A-1 Interest Distribution

   $

b.  Class A-2a Interest Distribution

   $

c.   Class A-2b Interest Distribution

   $

d.  Class A-3 Interest Distribution

   $

e.   Class A-4 Interest Distribution

   $

f.   Class B Interest Distribution

   $

g.  Class C Interest Distribution

   $

h.  Class D Interest Distribution

   $

i.   Class A-1 Principal Distribution

   $

j.   Class A-2a Principal Distribution

   $

k.  Class A-2b Principal Distribution

   $

l.   Class A-3 Principal Distribution

   $

m.   Class A-4 Principal Distribution

   $

n.  Class B Principal Distribution

   $

o.  Class C Principal Distribution

   $

p.  Class D Principal Distribution

   $________________________

q.  Total Deposits to Note Payment Account (sum a - p)

   $

46.  Withdrawals

  

a.   Class A-1 Distribution

   $

b.  Class A-2a Distribution

   $

c.   Class A-2b Distribution

   $

d.  Class A-3 Distribution

   $

e.   Class A-4 Distribution

   $

f.   Class B Distribution

   $

g.  Class C Distribution

   $

h.  Class D Distribution

   $________________________

 

EX. A-3


i.   Total Withdrawals from Note Payment Account (sum a -h)

     $
Certificate Payment Account Activity         

47.  Deposits to Certificate Payment Account from Excess Collections

     $

48.  Withdrawals from Certificate Payment Account for Certificateholder Distribution

     $
Required Reserve Account Amount         

49.  Required Reserve Account Amount (0.50% of Initial Pool Balance)

     $
Reserve Account Reconciliation         

50.  Beginning Balance (as of end of preceding Distribution Date)

     $

51.  Investment Earnings

     $                    

52.  Reserve Account Draw Amount

     $

53.  Reserve Account Amount (Ln 50 + Ln 51 – Ln 52)

     $

54.  Deposit from Available Funds (Ln 44d)

     $

55.  If Reserve Account Balance exceeds Required Reserve Account Amount, payment to

  

a.   the Note Payment Account for the payment of principal to the extent of any unfunded Regular Principal Distribution Amount; and

   $

b.  any Successor Servicer for the payment of any unfunded Transition Costs and Additional Servicing Fee

   $

56.  Payment to Depositor if Reserve Account Balance exceeds Required Reserve Account Amount and to the extent no unfunded amounts described in Ln 55 exist

     $                    

57.  Ending Balance (Ln53 + Ln54 – Ln55 – Ln56)

     $

58.  Reserve Account Deficiency (Ln50 – Ln57)

     $

Instructions to the Trustee

    

59.  Amount to be deposited from the Reserve Account into the Collection Account

  $   

60.  Amount to be paid to Servicer from the Collection Account

  $   

61.  Amount to be deposited from the Collection Account into the Note Payment Account

  $   

62.  Amount to be deposited from the Collection Account into the Certificate Payment Account

  $   

63.  Amount to be deposited from the Collection Account into the Reserve Account

  $   

64.  Amount to be deposited from the Reserve Account, if Reserve Account Balance exceeds

    

Required Reserve Account Amount, to

    

a.   the Note Payment Account for any unfunded Regular Principal Distributable Amount

  $   

b.  the Depositor, if no unfunded Regular Principal distributable amount exists

  $   

65.  Amount to be paid to Class A-1 Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

66.  Amount to be paid to Class A-2a Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

67.  Amount to be paid to Class A-2b Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

68.  Amount to be paid to Class A-3 Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

69.  Amount to be paid to Class A-4 Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

70.  Amount to be paid to Class B Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

71.  Amount to be paid to Class C Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

72.  Amount to be paid to Class D Noteholders from the Note Payment Account

  $   

73.  Amount to be paid to Certificateholders from the Certificate Payment Account with respect to Excess Collections

  $   

Delinquency Activity

 

   

Number

of Loans

   Principal
Balance
        

74.  Delinquency Analysis

       

a.   31 to 60 days past due

       $     

b.  61 to 90 days past due

       $     

c.   91 to 120 days past due

       $     

d.  121 or more days past due

       $     

e.   Total Past Due (sum a-d)

  $_______________      $_______________     

f.   Delinquent Loans as a percentage of end of period Pool Balance (Ln 74e / Ln 5)

       $     

75.  Has a Delinquency Trigger Event occurred?

       No     

Loss Activity

    
   

Number

of Loans

   Principal
Balance
        

76.  Defaulted Receivables (charge-offs)

       $     

77.  Recoveries

       $_______________     

78.  Net Losses (Ln 76 - Ln 77)

       $     

79.  Ratio of Net Losses to Beginning of Period Pool Balance (Ln 78 / Ln 1)

       

 

EX. A-4


Cumulative Loss Activity

 

   

Number

of Loans

   Principal
Balance
    

80.  Defaulted Receivables (charge-offs)

     $   

81.  Recoveries

     $                       

82.  Cumulative Net Losses (Ln 80 - Ln 81)

     $   

83.  Ratio of Cumulative Net Losses to Initial Pool Balance (Ln 82 / Ln 7)

       

84.  Average Net Loss on Defaulted Receivables

     $   

 

EX. A-5


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

 

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC

 

As Servicer

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Ex. A-6


Exhibit B

SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Indenture Trustee shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria”:

 

Servicing Criteria

   Applicable
Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

    
   General Servicing Considerations   
1122(d)(1)(i)    Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(1)(ii)    If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.    X
1122(d)(1)(iii)    Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the receivables are maintained.   
1122(d)(1)(iv)    A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(1)(v)    Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.   
   Cash Collection and Administration   
1122(d)(2)(i)    Payments on receivables are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(2)(ii)    Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.    X

 

Ex. B-1


Servicing Criteria

   Applicable
Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

    
1122(d)(2)(iii)    Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(2)(iv)    The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.    X
1122(d)(2)(v)    Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.    X
1122(d)(2)(vi)    Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.   
1122(d)(2)(vii)    Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   
   Investor Remittances and Reporting   
1122(d)(3)(i)    Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of receivables serviced by the Servicer.   

 

Ex. B-2


Servicing Criteria

   Applicable
Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

    
1122(d)(3)(ii)    Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.    X
1122(d)(3)(iii)    Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.    X
1122(d)(3)(iv)    Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.    X
   Pool Asset Administration   
1122(d)(4)(i)    Collateral or security on receivables is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related receivable loan documents.   
1122(d)(4)(ii)    Receivable loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(4)(iii)    Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(4)(iv)    Payments on receivables, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related receivable loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related receivable loan documents.   
1122(d)(4)(v)    The Servicer’s records regarding the receivables agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.   

 

Ex. B-3


Servicing Criteria

   Applicable
Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

    
1122(d)(4)(vi)    Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s receivables (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.   
1122(d)(4)(vii)    Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(4)(viii)    Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a receivable is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent receivables including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).   
1122(d)(4)(ix)    Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for receivable loans with variable rates are computed based on the related receivable loan documents.   
1122(d)(4)(x)    Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s receivable loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable receivable loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related receivable, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(4)(xi)    Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   

 

Ex. B-4


Servicing Criteria

   Applicable
Servicing
Criteria

Reference

  

Criteria

    
1122(d)(4)(xii)    Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.   
1122(d)(4)(xiii)    Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(4)(xiv)    Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.   
1122(d)(4)(xv)    Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.   

 

Ex. B-5


APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

The following terms have the meanings set forth, or referred to, below:

Accountants” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.5 of the Trust Agreement.

Accrual Period” shall mean (i) in the case of the Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2b Notes, each period from and including a Distribution Date to but excluding the following Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Accrual Period, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the initial Distribution Date) and (ii) in the case of the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes, each period from and including the 15th day of a month (or from and including the Closing Date in the case of the first Distribution Date) to but excluding the 15th day of the following month.

Act” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.3(a) of the Indenture.

Additional Note Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date and any Class of Notes, the sum of (i) all accrued but unpaid Monthly Note Interest for previous Distribution Dates for such Class plus (ii) to the extent permitted by law, interest on such accrued but unpaid Monthly Note Interest at the Note Rate applicable to such Class.

Additional Servicing Fee” shall mean, for any Collection Period, if a successor Servicer has been appointed pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the amount, if any, by which (i) the compensation payable to such successor Servicer for such Collection Period exceeds (ii) the Monthly Servicing Fee for such Collection Period.

Administration Agreement” shall mean the Administration Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, among the Administrator, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.

Administrator” shall mean CarMax, or any successor Administrator under the Administration Agreement.

ADR Facilitator” shall mean The American Arbitration Association.

ADR Proceeding” shall mean either an Arbitration or a Mediation.

ADR Rules” shall mean the ADR Facilitator’s governing rules and procedures, as applicable, or any successor rules or procedures.

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Appendix A-1


Amount Financed” shall mean, with respect to any Receivable, the aggregate amount advanced under such Receivable toward the purchase price of the related Financed Vehicle and any related costs, including accessories, extended service plan contracts, insurance premiums and other items customarily financed as part of a motor vehicle retail installment sale contract.

Applicable Anti-Money Laundering Law” shall mean the Customer Identification Program requirements established under the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) and its implementing regulations (collectively, USA PATRIOT Act), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Customer Due Diligence Requirements and such other laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to the Owner Trustee.

Applicable Tax State” shall mean, as of any date, (i) any State in which the Owner Trustee maintains the Corporate Trust Office, (ii) any State in which the Owner Trustee maintains its principal executive offices and (iii) any State in which the Servicer regularly conducts servicing and collection activities (other than purely ministerial activities) with respect to a material portion of the Receivables.

APR” shall mean, with respect to any Receivable, the annual percentage rate of interest stated in such Receivable.

Arbitration” shall mean a binding arbitration proceeding with the ADR Facilitator conducted pursuant to the rules set forth in the ADR Rules.

Asset Representations Review” shall mean a review by the Asset Representations Reviewer as specified in the Asset Representations Review Agreement of all Delinquent Receivables that have been Delinquent Receivables for 60 days or more as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period to determine whether such Delinquent Receivables satisfy the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and Section 2.3(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, each as of the Closing Date or such other date as specified in Section 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and Section 2.3(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Asset Representations Review Agreement” shall mean the Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, among the Issuer, the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Asset Representations Review Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.6(d) of the Indenture.

Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, and its successors (including any successor Asset Representations Reviewer named under the Asset Representations Review Agreement).

 

Appendix A-2


Authenticating Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) of the Indenture.

Authorized Officer” shall mean, as applicable, (i) with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, secretary or assistant secretary, or any financial services officer of the Indenture Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers with direct responsibility for the administration of the Trust and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer of the Indenture Trustee to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, (ii) with respect to the Owner Trustee, any officer of the Owner Trustee who is authorized to act for or on behalf of the Owner Trustee in matters relating to the Issuer and who is identified on the list of Authorized Officers or authorized signatories delivered by the Owner Trustee to the Servicer on the Closing Date (as such list may be modified or supplemented from time to time thereafter) or (iii) with respect to the Issuer, (a) an Authorized Officer of the Owner Trustee as described in this definition or (b) for so long as the Administration Agreement is in full force and effect, any officer of the Administrator who is authorized to act for the Administrator in matters relating to the Issuer and to be acted upon by the Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement.

Available Collections” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, (i) all Obligor payments received with respect to the Receivables during the preceding Collection Period, (ii) all Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Receivables during the preceding Collection Period, (iii) all interest earned on funds on deposit in the Collection Account during the preceding Collection Period, (iv) the aggregate Purchase Amount deposited in the Collection Account on the preceding Distribution Date, (v) all prepayments received with respect to the Receivables during the preceding Collection Period attributable to any refunded item included in the Amount Financed (including amounts received as a result of rebates of extended service plan contract costs and insurance premiums and proceeds received under physical damage, theft, GAP, credit life and credit disability insurance policies), and (vi) all Simple Interest Advances deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer on the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date; provided, however, that Available Collections for any Distribution Date shall not include any payments or other amounts (including Liquidation Proceeds) received with respect to any Purchased Receivable for the Collection Period during which the related Purchase Amount was deposited by the Seller into the Collection Account; provided further, that Available Collections for any Distribution Date shall not include any payments or other amounts (including Liquidation Proceeds) received with respect to any Receivable to the extent that the Servicer has made an unreimbursed Simple Interest Advance with respect to such Receivable and is entitled to reimbursement from such payments or other amounts pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and, provided further, that Available Collections for any Distribution Date shall not include any payments or other amounts (including Liquidation Proceeds) received with respect to the Receivables that are retained by the Servicer as reimbursement for Unreimbursed Servicer Advances pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, further, however, that Available Collections for any Distribution Date will exclude any Supplemental Servicing Fees.

 

Appendix A-3


Available Funds” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Available Collections for such Distribution Date plus (ii) the Reserve Account Draw Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date (to the extent deposited in the Collection Account); provided, that amounts withdrawn from the Reserve Account may not be used to pay amounts due and payable to the Servicer for as long as CarMax or an Affiliate of CarMax is the Servicer.

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended.

Benchmark” means (a) initially, LIBOR and (b) if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, the applicable Benchmark Replacement.

Benchmark Determination Date” means (a) if the Benchmark is LIBOR, the LIBOR Determination Date, (b) if the Benchmark is Term SOFR, the date that is two Business Days before the first day of the applicable Accrual Period, (c) if the Benchmark is Compounded SOFR, the date that is five Business Days before the last day of the applicable Accrual Period and (d) if the Benchmark is any other rate, the date determined by the Trust according to Section 2.16 of the Indenture.

Benchmark Replacement” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Trust as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:

(a) the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

(b) the sum of (a) Compounded SOFR and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;

(c) the sum of (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; and

(d) the sum of (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by the Trust in its reasonable discretion as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Trust as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:

(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement; and

(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Issuer in its reasonable discretion for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement.

 

Appendix A-4


Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definitions of “Benchmark Determination Date,” “Accrual Period,” and “Reference Time,” the timing and frequency of determining rates, the process of making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Issuer decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption of such Benchmark Replacement in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Trust decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Trust determines that no market practice for use of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner as the Trust determines is reasonably necessary).

Benchmark Replacement Date” means:

(a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Benchmark; or

(b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

For the avoidance of doubt, if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on a Benchmark Determination Date, but earlier than the Reference Time for that Benchmark Determination Date, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination.

Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then current Benchmark:

(a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely; provided, that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark;

(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark, the central bank for the currency of the Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Benchmark, which states that the administrator of the Benchmark has ceased or will cease to provide the Benchmark permanently or indefinitely; provided, that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Benchmark; or

 

Appendix A-5


(c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Benchmark announcing that the Benchmark is no longer representative of the underlying market or economic reality or may no longer be used.

Benefit Plan Investor” shall mean (i) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to the fiduciary requirements of ERISA, (ii) a “plan” described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or (iii) an entity whose underlying assets include “plan assets” within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation by reason of an employee benefit plan’s or plan’s investment in such entity.

Bill of Sale” shall mean the Bill of Sale and Assignment, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

Book-Entry Notes” shall mean a beneficial interest in the Notes, ownership and transfers of which shall be made through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 2.11 of the Indenture.

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Wilmington, Delaware, St. Paul, Minnesota, Richmond, Virginia or the city in which any Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to remain closed.

Calculation Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.16 of the Indenture.

CarMax” shall mean CarMax Business Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

CarMax Auto” shall mean CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., a Virginia corporation.

CarMax, Inc.” shall mean CarMax, Inc., a Virginia corporation.

CarMax Funding” shall mean CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

CarMax Funding II” shall mean CarMax Funding II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors.

CarMax Funding III” shall mean CarMax Funding III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors.

Certificate” shall mean a physical certificate evidencing the beneficial interest of a Certificateholder in the Owner Trust Estate, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Trust Agreement. Such certificate shall entitle the Holder thereof to distributions pursuant to the Trust Agreement from collections and other proceeds in respect of the Owner Trust Estate; provided, however, that the Owner Trust Estate has been pledged to the Indenture Trustee to secure payment of the Notes and that the rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions on the Certificates are subordinated to the rights of the Noteholders as described in the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Indenture.

 

Appendix A-6


Certificate of Trust” shall mean the Certificate of Trust substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Trust Agreement filed for the Trust pursuant to Section 3810(a) of the Statutory Trust Statute.

Certificate Payment Account” shall mean the trust account established and maintained as such pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Certificate Percentage Interest” shall mean, with respect to a Certificate, the percentage specified on such Certificate as the Certificate Percentage Interest, which percentage represents the beneficial interest of such Certificate in the Trust. The initial Certificate Percentage Interest held by the Depositor shall be 100%.

Certificate Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.4 of the Trust Agreement.

Certificate Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.4 of the Trust Agreement.

Certificateholder” shall mean a Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.

Class” shall mean a class of Notes, which may be the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes or the Class D Notes.

Class A Noteholders” shall mean, collectively, the Class A-1 Noteholders, the Class A-2a Noteholders, the Class A-2b Noteholders, the Class A-3 Noteholders and the Class A-4 Noteholders.

Class A Notes” shall mean the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes.

Class A-1 Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-1 Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-1 Final Distribution Date” shall mean the August 2022 Distribution Date.

Class A-1 Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the product of (A) the actual number of days elapsed during the period from and including the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or from and including the preceding Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution Date divided by 360, (B) the Class A-1 Rate and (C) the outstanding principal balance of the Class A-1 Notes as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class A-1 Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

 

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Class A-1 Notes” shall mean the 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $296,000,000.

Class A-1 Rate” shall mean 0.15788% per annum.

Class A-2a Final Distribution Date” shall mean the September 2024 Distribution Date.

Class A-2a Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (A) the Class A-2a Rate and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Class A-2a Notes as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class A-2a Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class A-2a Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-2a Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-2a Notes” shall mean the 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $506,670,000.

Class A-2a Rate” shall mean 0.29% per annum.

Class A-2b Final Distribution Date” shall mean the September 2024 Distribution Date.

Class A-2b Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the product of (A) the actual number of days elapsed during the period from and including the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or from and including the preceding Distribution Date to but excluding such Distribution Date divided by 360, (B) the Class A-2b Rate for the Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date and (C) the outstanding principal balance of the Class A-2b Notes as of the Closing Date (in the case of the first Distribution Date) or as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class A-2b Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class A-2b Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-2b Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-2b Notes” shall mean the Floating Rate Class A-2b Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000.

 

Appendix A-8


Class A-2b Rate” shall mean, for any Distribution Date and the related Accrual Period, the Benchmark for the related Accrual Period plus 0.11% per annum (subject to any related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment); provided, however, that for any Accrual Period for which the sum of the Benchmark for that Accrual Period plus such applicable spread is less than 0.00%, the Class A-2b Rate for that Accrual Period shall be deemed to be 0.00%.

Class A-3 Final Distribution Date” shall mean the June 2026 Distribution Date.

Class A-3 Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (A) the Class A-3 Rate and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Class A-3 Notes as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class A-3 Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class A-3 Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-3 Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-3 Notes” shall mean the 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $606,670,000.

Class A-3 Rate” shall mean 0.55% per annum.

Class A-4 Final Distribution Date” shall mean the January 2027 Distribution Date.

Class A-4 Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (A) the Class A-4 Rate and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Class A-4 Notes as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class A-4 Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class A-4 Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class A-4 Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class A-4 Notes” shall mean the 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $143,290,000.

Class A-4 Rate” shall mean 0.74% per annum.

Class B Final Distribution Date” shall mean the March 2027 Distribution Date.

 

Appendix A-9


Class B Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (A) the Class B Rate and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Class B Notes as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class B Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class B Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class B Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class B Notes” shall mean the 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $27,190,000.

Class B Rate” shall mean 1.00% per annum.

Class C Final Distribution Date” shall mean the May 2027 Distribution Date.

Class C Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (A) the Class C Rate and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Class C Notes as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class C Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class C Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class C Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class C Notes” shall mean the 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $47,370,000.

Class C Rate” shall mean 1.25% per annum.

Class D Final Distribution Date” shall mean the January 2028 Distribution Date.

Class D Monthly Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, one-twelfth (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the number of days from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, assuming each month has 30 days, divided by 360) of the product of (A) the Class D Rate and (B) the outstanding principal balance of the Class D Notes as of the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Holders of the Class D Notes on or before such preceding Distribution Date).

Class D Noteholder” shall mean the Person in whose name a Class D Note is registered on the Note Register.

Class D Notes” shall mean the 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes issued by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture in the initial aggregate principal amount of $22,810,000.

 

Appendix A-10


Class D Rate” shall mean 1.50% per annum.

Class Final Distribution Date” shall mean, as applicable, the Class A-1 Final Distribution Date, the Class A-2a Final Distribution Date, the Class A-2b Final Distribution Date, the Class A-3 Final Distribution Date, the Class A-4 Final Distribution Date, the Class B Final Distribution Date, the Class C Final Distribution Date or the Class D Final Distribution Date, as the context requires.

Clearing Agency” shall mean an organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

Clearing Agency Participant” shall mean a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.

Closing Date” shall mean July 28, 2021.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

Collateral” shall have the meaning specified in the Granting Clause of the Indenture.

Collection Account” shall mean the trust account established and maintained as such pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Collection Period” shall mean each calendar month during the term of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or, in the case of the initial Collection Period, the period from but excluding the Cutoff Date to and including July 31, 2021.

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Compounded SOFR” means, for any Accrual Period, the compounded average, in arrears, of the SOFRs for each day of such Accrual Period, as determined on the Benchmark Determination Date for such Accrual Period, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which will include a five Business Day suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Accrual Period, such that the SOFR on the Benchmark Determination Date will apply for each day in the Accrual Period following the Benchmark Determination Date) being established by the Trust in accordance with:

(a) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining Compounded SOFR; or

(b) if, and to the extent that, the Trust determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (a) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that have been selected by the Trust in its reasonable discretion.

 

Appendix A-11


Continuing Errors” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Controlling Class” shall mean (i) the Class A Notes so long as any Class A Notes are Outstanding, (ii) thereafter the Class B Notes so long as any Class B Notes are Outstanding, (iii) thereafter the Class C Notes so long as any Class C Notes are Outstanding and (iv) thereafter the Class D Notes.

Corporate Trust Office” shall mean, as applicable, (i) the principal office of the Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of the Sale and Servicing Agreement is located at 190 South LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Mail Code: MK-IL-SL7C Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention: CAOT 2021-3, and for Note transfer services, at 111 Fillmore Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55107, Attention: Bondholder Services–CAOT 2021-3, or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller and the Servicer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Indenture Trustee at the address designated by such successor Indenture Trustee by notice to the Noteholders, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller and the Servicer or (ii) the corporate trust office of the Owner Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of the Sale and Servicing Agreement is located at Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or at such other address as the Owner Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller and the Servicer, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Owner Trustee at the address designated by such successor Owner Trustee by notice to the Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor, the Seller and the Servicer.

Corresponding Tenor” means, with respect to a Benchmark Replacement, a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding any business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the then-current Benchmark.

Cutoff Date” shall mean the close of business on June 30, 2021.

Default” shall mean any event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default.

Defaulted Receivable” shall mean a Receivable as to which (i) any payment, or any part of any payment, due under such Receivable is 120 days or more past due as of the last day of any Collection Period in accordance with the Servicer’s customary practices (whether or not the Servicer has repossessed the related Financed Vehicle), (ii) the Servicer has repossessed and sold the related Financed Vehicle or (iii) the Servicer has determined in accordance with its customary practices that such Receivable is uncollectible; provided, however, that a Receivable shall not be classified as a Defaulted Receivable until the last day of the Collection Period during which one of the foregoing events first occurs; and, provided further, that a Purchased Receivable shall not be deemed to be a Defaulted Receivable.

 

Appendix A-12


Definitive Notes” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.11 of the Indenture.

Delinquency Trigger Event” means, for any Collection Period, the aggregate Principal Balance of Delinquent Receivables that have been Delinquent Receivables for 61 days or more as a percentage of the Pool Balance as of the last day of the Collection Period exceeding or being equal to 6.62%.

Delinquent Receivable” shall mean, as of any date of determination, a Receivable that is past due as of such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a Collection Period, as of the last day of the Collection Period immediately preceding such date), as determined in accordance with the Servicer’s customary practices. A Receivable that has been repurchased by the Seller or charged off by the Servicer is not considered a Delinquent Receivable.

Depositor” shall mean CarMax Funding, in its capacity as Depositor, and its successors in such capacity.

Designated LIBOR Page” means the display on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or any successor service or any page as may replace the designated page on that service or any successor service that displays the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or such other Person that takes over the administration of such rate).

Determination Date” shall mean the ninth day of each month or, if such ninth day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing in August 2021.

Distribution Date” shall mean the 15th day of each month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day, commencing on August 16, 2021.

Domestic Corporation” shall mean an entity that is treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes and is a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Electronic Methods” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.7 of the Trust Agreement.

Eligible Institution” shall mean (i) the corporate trust department of the Indenture Trustee or (ii) any other depository institution organized under the laws of the United States or any State or incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction with a branch or agency located in the United States or any State qualified to take deposits and subject to supervision and examination by federal or State banking authorities which at all times has either a long term unsecured debt rating of at least “Baa3” from Moody’s or a long-term unsecured debt rating, a short-term unsecured debt rating or a certificate of deposit rating acceptable to Moody’s and whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

 

Appendix A-13


provided, however, that, in each case, (A) the commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other short-term deposits of the depository institution described in either case above must be rated at least “ A-1+” by S&P Global Ratings and at least “Prime-1” by Moody’s or (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the depository institution described in either case above must be rated at least “A” by S&P Global Ratings.

Eligible Servicer” shall mean a Person which, at the time of its appointment as Servicer, (i) has a net worth of not less than $50,000,000, (ii) is servicing a portfolio of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or motor vehicle loans, (iii) is legally qualified, and has the capacity, to service the Receivables, (iv) has demonstrated the ability to service a portfolio of motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts and/or motor vehicle loans similar to the Receivables professionally and competently in accordance with standards of skill and care that are consistent with prudent industry standards and (v) is qualified and entitled to use pursuant to a license or other written agreement, and agrees to maintain the confidentiality of, the software which the Servicer uses in connection with performing its duties and responsibilities under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or obtains rights to use, or develops at its own expense, software which is adequate to perform its duties and responsibilities under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Errors” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.1 of the Indenture.

Event of Servicing Termination” shall mean an event specified in Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Excess Collections” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.8(a)(xv) of the Indenture.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Executive Officer” shall mean, with respect to any corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer of such corporation, depository institution or limited liability company, and, with respect to any partnership, any general partner of such partnership.

Expenses” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2 of the Trust Agreement.

 

Appendix A-14


FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor provisions that are substantially similar), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereunder or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any published intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices adopted pursuant to such published intergovernmental agreement.

FATCA Withholding Tax” shall mean any withholding or deduction pursuant to an agreement described in Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

Final Scheduled Maturity Date” shall mean the January 2028 Distribution Date.

Financed Vehicle” shall mean a new or used motor vehicle, together with all accessions thereto, securing an Obligor’s indebtedness under a Receivable.

Fiscal Year” shall mean the 12-month period ending on the last day in February in each year.

Grant” shall mean to mortgage, pledge, bargain, sell, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey, assign, transfer, create, and to grant a lien upon and a security interest in and right of set-off against, and to deposit, set over and confirm pursuant to the Indenture. A Grant of the Collateral or of any other agreement or instrument shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including the immediate and continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and give receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of the Collateral and all other monies payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring Proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.

Holder” shall mean a Noteholder or a Certificateholder, as the case may be.

Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2 of the Trust Agreement.

Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2021, between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Indenture Trustee” shall mean U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, and any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture.

 

Appendix A-15


Independent” shall mean, when used with respect to any specified Person, that such Person (i) is in fact independent of the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons, (ii) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Issuer, any such other obligor, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons and (iii) is not connected with the Issuer, any such other obligor, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

Independent Certificate” shall mean a certificate or opinion to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee under the circumstances described in, and otherwise complying with, the applicable requirements of Section 11.1 of the Indenture, made by an Independent appraiser or other expert appointed by an Issuer Order and approved by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of reasonable care, and such opinion or certificate shall state that the signer has read the definition of “Independent” in the Indenture and that the signer is Independent within the meaning thereof.

Initial Note Balance” shall mean, as the context may require, (i) with respect to all of the Notes, $1,750,000,000, or (ii) with respect to any Note, an amount equal to the initial denomination of such Note.

Initial Reserve Account Deposit” shall mean an amount equal to at least $4,385,964.99.

Initial Servicer” shall mean CarMax.

Insolvency Event” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) the making by such Person of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) the filing by such Person of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, (iii) such Person being adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or having had entered against such Person an order for relief in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, (iv) the filing by such Person of a petition or answer seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, (v) the filing by such Person of an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against such Person in any proceeding specified in clause (vii) below, (vi) seeking, consenting to or acquiescing in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of the assets of such Person or (vii) the failure to obtain dismissal within 60 days of the commencement of any proceeding against such Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, or the entry of any order appointing a trustee, liquidator or receiver of such Person of all or any substantial portion of the assets of such Person.

Investment Letter” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) of the Indenture.

IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.

Issuer” shall mean CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 or any successor to CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 and, for purposes of any provision contained in the Indenture and required by the TIA, each other obligor on the Notes.

 

Appendix A-16


Issuer Order” shall mean a written order signed in the name of the Issuer by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee by the Administrator, if signed by an officer of the Administrator, or at the written direction of the Depositor, if signed by an officer of the Owner Trustee.

Issuer Request” shall mean a written request signed in the name of the Issuer by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee by the Administrator, if signed by an officer of the Administrator, or at the written direction of the Depositor, if signed by an officer of the Owner Trustee.

Issuer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Issuer and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, which certificate shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 11.1 of the Indenture.

LIBOR” shall mean, for any Distribution Date and related Accrual Period, the rate per annum for deposits in United States dollars having a one-month maturity that appears on the Designated LIBOR Page (or any successor service or any page as may replace the designated page on that service or any successor service that displays the London interbank rates of major banks for United States dollars) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the applicable LIBOR Determination Date; provided, however, that for the first Accrual Period, LIBOR shall mean [•]%1, which is an interpolated rate for deposits based on London interbank offered rates for deposits in United States dollars for a period that corresponds to the actual number of days in the first Accrual Period; and, provided further, that, in the event that such rate does not appear on the Designated LIBOR Page on the applicable LIBOR Determination Date, then LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards to the nearest one-sixteenth of 1%) of the rates at which one-month United States dollar deposits are offered to prime banks in the London interbank market by four major banks in that market selected by the Calculation Agent, who may consult with the Servicer, as of the LIBOR Determination Date and time specified above and in an amount that is representative of a single transaction in such market at such time. If at least two such quotations are provided by such banks, LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided by such banks, then LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards to the nearest one-sixteenth of 1%) of the rates at which one-month loans in United States dollars are offered to leading European banks by three major banks in The City of New York selected by the Calculation Agent, who may consult with the Servicer, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable LIBOR Determination Date and in an amount that is representative of a single transaction in such market at such time. If no such quotation can be obtained, LIBOR for such Distribution Date and related Accrual Period will be LIBOR for the prior Distribution Date and related Accrual Period. The determination of LIBOR for each Distribution Date and related Accrual Period by the Calculation Agent will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error.

LIBOR Determination Date” shall mean, for any Distribution Date and related Accrual Period, two London Business Days prior to the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, two London Business Days prior to the Closing Date).

 

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LIBOR for the first Accrual Period for the Class A-2b Notes will be determined two London Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The interest amount will be included in the final, executed Sale and Servicing Agreement to be filed with the Commission on or about the Closing Date.

 

Appendix A-17


Lien” shall mean a security interest, lien, charge, pledge, equity or encumbrance of any kind, other than tax liens, mechanics’ or materialmen’s liens, judicial liens and any liens that may attach to a Financed Vehicle by operation of law.

Liquidation Proceeds” shall mean all amounts received by the Servicer, from whatever source, with respect to any Defaulted Receivable, net of the sum of (i) any expenses deducted by the Servicer in connection with collection of such Receivable and the repossession and disposition of the related Financed Vehicle (to the extent determinable by the Servicer and not previously reimbursed) and (ii) any amounts required by law to be remitted to the related Obligor.

London Business Day” shall mean, for the purpose of determining LIBOR, a day on which banking institutions in the City of London, England are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits).

Margin Tax” shall mean the Texas Franchise Tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 171, Subtitle F, Title 2 of the Texas Tax Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Maryland Code” shall mean Maryland Code Annotated, Financial Institutions §11-401 et seq.

Mediation” shall mean a mediation or non-binding arbitration proceeding with the ADR Facilitator conducted pursuant to the rules set forth in the ADR Rules.

Monthly Note Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the sum of the Class A-1 Monthly Interest, the Class A-2a Monthly Interest, the Class A-2b Monthly Interest, the Class A-3 Monthly Interest, the Class A-4 Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest, the Class C Monthly Interest and the Class D Monthly Interest, in each case for such Distribution Date.

Monthly P&I” shall mean, with respect to any Receivable, the amount of each monthly installment of principal and interest payable with respect to such Receivable in accordance with the terms thereof, exclusive of any charges allocable to the financing of any insurance premium and charges which represent late payment charges or extension fees.

Monthly Remittance Condition” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Monthly Servicing Fee” shall mean, for any Collection Period, the fee payable to the Servicer on the following Distribution Date for services rendered during such Collection Period as determined pursuant to Section 3.8 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

Appendix A-18


Net Losses” shall mean, with respect to any Collection Period, the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate Principal Balance of all Receivables that became Defaulted Receivables during such Collection Period over (ii) the aggregate Liquidation Proceeds received by the Servicer during such Collection Period.

Note Balance” shall mean, at any time, as the context may require, (i) with respect to all of the Notes, an amount equal to, initially, the Initial Note Balance and, thereafter, an amount equal to the Initial Note Balance as reduced from time to time by all amounts allocable to principal previously distributed to the Noteholders or (ii) with respect to any Note, an amount equal to, initially, the initial denomination of such Note and, thereafter, an amount equal to such initial denomination as reduced from time to time by all amounts allocable to principal previously distributed in respect of such Note; provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of Notes evidencing the requisite percentage of the Note Balance have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, Notes owned by the Trust, any other obligor upon the Notes, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons shall be disregarded and deemed to be excluded from the Note Balance (unless such Persons own 100% of the Note Balance), except that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded; and, provided further, that Notes that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as included in the Note Balance if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, as applicable, the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Trust, any other obligor upon the Notes, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons.

Note Depository Agreement” shall mean the Letter of Representations, dated as of the Closing Date, by the Issuer and delivered to The Depository Trust Company, as the initial Clearing Agency, relating to the Notes.

Note Owner” shall mean, with respect to any Book-Entry Note, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Note as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly as a Clearing Agency Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Clearing Agency).

Note Payment Account” shall mean the trust account established and maintained as such pursuant to Section 4.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Note Pool Factor” shall mean, with respect to any Class of Notes as of any Distribution Date, a seven-digit decimal figure equal to the outstanding principal balance of such Class as of such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any reductions of such outstanding principal balance to be made on such Distribution Date) divided by the original outstanding principal balance of such Class.

 

Appendix A-19


Note Rate” shall mean, in the case of the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-1 Rate; in the case of the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2a Rate; in the case of the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-2b Rate; in the case of the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-3 Rate; in the case of the Class A-4 Notes, the Class A-4 Rate; in the case of the Class B Notes, the Class B Rate; in the case of the Class C Notes, the Class C Rate; and in the case of the Class D Notes, the Class D Rate.

Note Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.5 of the Indenture.

Note Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.5 of the Indenture.

Noteholder FATCA Information” means, with respect to any Noteholder or Note Owner, information sufficient to eliminate the imposition of, or determine the amount of, U.S. withholding tax under FATCA.

Noteholder Tax Identification Information” means, with respect to any Noteholder or Note Owner, properly completed and signed tax certifications (generally, in the case of U.S. federal income tax, IRS Form W-9 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 (or applicable successor form) in the case of a person that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

Noteholders” shall mean the Class A-1 Noteholders, the Class A-2a Noteholders, the Class A-2b Noteholders, the Class A-3 Noteholders, the Class A-4 Noteholders, the Class B Noteholders, the Class C Noteholders and the Class D Noteholders.

Notes” shall mean the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2a Notes, the Class A-2b Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes.

Obligor” shall mean the purchaser or co-purchasers of a Financed Vehicle purchased in whole or in part by the execution and delivery of a Receivable or any other Person who owes or may be liable for payments under a Receivable.

Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by the chairman, the president, any executive vice president, any senior vice president, any vice president or the treasurer of the Depositor or the Servicer, as the case may be, and delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.

Opinion of Counsel” shall mean one or more written opinions of counsel who may, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Indenture, as applicable, be an employee of, or outside counsel to, the Issuer, the Depositor, the Seller or the Servicer and who shall be acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Rating Agencies, as applicable.

 

Appendix A-20


Outstanding” shall mean, as of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under the Indenture except:

 

  (i)

Notes theretofore canceled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note Registrar for cancellation;

 

  (ii)

Notes or portions thereof the payment for which money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the Holders of such Notes; provided, however, that if such Notes are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption must have been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or provision for such notice must have been made in a manner satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee; and

 

  (iii)

Notes in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by a “protected purchaser” (as defined in the Relevant UCC);

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Notes Outstanding have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or under any Transaction Document, Notes owned by the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Notes, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes that a Responsible Officer knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Issuer, any other obligor upon the Notes, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing Persons.

Overcollateralization Target Amount” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to 0.25% of the Pool Balance as of the Cutoff Date.

Owner Trust Estate” shall mean all right, title and interest of the Trust in, to and under the property and rights assigned to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Owner Trustee” shall mean Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, and any successor Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement.

 

Appendix A-21


Panel” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.4(d)(iv)(1) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Paying Agent” shall mean, as applicable, (i) the Indenture Trustee or any other Person that meets the eligibility standards for the Indenture Trustee specified in Section 6.11 of the Indenture and is authorized by the Issuer to make payments to and distributions from the Collection Account and the Note Payment Account, including payment of principal of and interest on the Notes, on behalf of the Issuer or (ii) the Indenture Trustee or any successor paying agent or co-paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Trust Agreement who is authorized by the Owner Trustee to make distributions from the Certificate Payment Account on behalf of the Trust.

Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company Act” shall mean 69 P.S. §601 et seq.

Permitted Investments” shall mean, on any date of determination, book-entry securities, negotiable instruments or securities represented by instruments in bearer or registered form which evidence:

(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(ii) demand deposits, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances or certificates of deposit of any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank) and subject to supervision and examination by federal or State banking or depository institution authorities; provided, however, that such investment shall not have an “r” highlighter affixed to its rating and its terms shall have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; and, provided further, that, at the time of the investment, the commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such depository institution or trust company) of such depository institution or trust company shall have at least the Required Rating;

(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security that is a direct obligation of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

(iv) short-term corporate securities bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof; provided, however, that such investment shall not have an “r” highlighter affixed to its rating and its terms shall have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; and, provided further, that, at the time of the investment, the short-term unsecured debt obligations (other than such obligations the rating of which is based on the credit of a Person other than such corporation) of such corporation shall have the highest rating category from each Rating Agency;

 

Appendix A-22


(v) commercial paper having, at the time of the investment, at least the Required Rating; provided, however, that such investment shall not have an “r” highlighter affixed to its rating and its terms shall have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change;

(vi) guaranteed investment contracts issued by an insurance company or other corporation as to which the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied;

(vii) investments in money market mutual funds, including, without limitation, those of the Indenture Trustee, or any other funds which invest only in other Permitted Investments, having a rating, at the time of such investment, of no less than the highest rating category from each Rating Agency, including, any fund for which the Indenture Trustee or an affiliate thereof serves as an investment advisor, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (i) the Indenture Trustee, or an affiliate thereof, charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services rendered, (ii) the Indenture Trustee, or an affiliate thereof, charges and collects fees and expenses for services rendered under the Transaction Documents and (iii) services performed for such funds pursuant to the Transaction documents may converge at any time; and

(viii) any other investment as to which the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied;

provided, that funds on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments meeting the requirements of 17 CFR Part 246.4(b)(2), as determined by the Servicer.

Person” shall mean a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity of whatever nature.

Plan” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.4 of the Trust Agreement.

Plan Asset Regulation” shall mean the United States Department of Labor Regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA.

Pool Balance” shall mean, as of the last day of any Collection Period, the aggregate Principal Balance of the Receivables as of such last day; provided, however, that if the Receivables are purchased by the Servicer pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or are sold or otherwise liquidated by the Indenture Trustee following an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5.4(a) of the Indenture, the Pool Balance shall be deemed to be zero as of the last day of the Collection Period during which such purchase, sale or other liquidation occurs.

 

Appendix A-23


Predecessor Note” shall mean, with respect to any particular Note, every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note. Any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.6 of the Indenture in lieu of a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed, for purposes of this definition, to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note.

Predecessor Servicer Work Product” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Principal Balance” shall mean, as of any time, for any Receivable, the outstanding principal balance of such Receivable determined in accordance with the Servicer’s customary practices; provided, however, that (i) the Principal Balance of a Defaulted Receivable shall be zero as of the last day of the Collection Period during which it became a Defaulted Receivable and (ii) the Principal Balance of a Purchased Receivable shall be zero as of the last day of the Collection Period during which it became a Purchased Receivable.

Priority Principal Distributable Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Note Balance of the Class A Notes as of the day preceding such Distribution Date over the Pool Balance as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period; provided, however, that the Priority Principal Distributable Amount for each Distribution Date on and after the Class Final Distribution Date for any Class of Class A Notes shall equal the greater of (i) the amount otherwise calculated pursuant to this definition and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Class A Notes of such Class as of the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Proceeding” shall mean any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus, dated July 21, 2021, of the Purchaser relating to the public offering by the Purchaser of the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes.

Public Notes” shall mean the Notes that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. As of the Closing Date, the Public Notes include the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes, the Class C Notes and the Class D Notes, other than any Notes held by the Depositor (or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes).

Purchase Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date and any Receivable to be repurchased by the Depositor or purchased by the Servicer on such Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Principal Balance of such Receivable plus (ii) the amount of accrued but unpaid interest on such Principal Balance at the related APR to but excluding such Distribution Date.

Purchased Receivable” shall mean a Receivable as to which payment of the Purchase Amount has been made by the Depositor pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Servicer pursuant to Sections 3.7 or 9.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

Appendix A-24


Purchaser” shall mean CarMax Funding, in its capacity as purchaser of the Receivables under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.

Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, (i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Note Balance of the Class A Notes, the Note Balance of the Class B Notes, the Note Balance of the Class C Notes and the Note Balance of the Class D Notes, in each case as of the day preceding such Distribution Date, over the Pool Balance as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period minus (ii) the sum of the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date, the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date and the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount for each Distribution Date on and after the Class D Final Distribution Date shall equal the greater of (i) the amount otherwise calculated pursuant to this definition and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Class D Notes as of the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Rating Agencies” shall mean Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings and their respective successors; provided, however, that if no such organization or successor is any longer in existence, Rating Agency shall mean a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or other comparable Person designated by the Trust, notice of which designation shall have been given to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, and the Servicer.

Rating Agency Condition” shall mean, with respect to any action, a condition that is satisfied if the person requesting such action (i) delivers a letter from each Rating Agency to the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee to the effect that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then-current rating assigned by such Rating Agency to any Class of Notes or (ii) provides ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of such action to each Rating Agency and such Rating Agency has not notified the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee in writing that such action will result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then-current rating assigned by such Rating Agency to any Class of Notes.

Receivable” shall mean a motor vehicle retail installment sale contract sold by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement and identified on the Receivable Schedule (as such contract may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time).

Receivable File” shall mean, with respect to any Receivable, the electronic entries, documents, instruments and writings with respect to such Receivable specified in Section 2.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Receivable Schedule” shall mean the list identifying the Receivables attached as Schedule 1 to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and as Schedule A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement (which list may be in an electronic format).

 

Appendix A-25


Receivables Purchase Agreement” shall mean the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, between the Seller and the Depositor, and all amendments thereof and supplements thereto.

Receivables Purchase Price” shall mean $1,754,385,994.70.

Record Date” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date or Redemption Date, the close of business on the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date or Redemption Date; provided, however, that if Definitive Notes have been issued pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Indenture, Record Date for such Definitive Notes shall be, with respect to any Distribution Date or Redemption Date, the last day of the preceding Collection Period.

Redemption Date” shall mean the Distribution Date specified by the Servicer pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture on which date the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw any amounts remaining in the Reserve Account and deposit the portion of such amounts payable to the Noteholders in the Note Payment Account.

Redemption Price” shall mean, in the case of a redemption of Notes pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture, an amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

Reference Time” means, for an Accrual Period, (a) if the Benchmark is LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Benchmark Determination Date, and (b) if the Benchmark is a rate other than LIBOR, the time on the Benchmark Determination Date determined by the Trust according to Section 2.16 of the Indenture.

Regular Principal Distributable Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i) the Note Balance as of the day preceding such Distribution Date and (ii) (A) the excess, if any, of (x) the sum of the Note Balance as of the day preceding such Distribution Date and the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date over (y) the Pool Balance as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period minus (B) the sum of the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, if any, the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, and the Quaternary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, in each case for such Distribution Date.

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such regulation may be amended, clarified or interpreted from time to time by the Commission or its staff.

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

Relevant UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in any relevant jurisdiction.

Representative” shall mean RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representative of the Underwriters.

 

Appendix A-26


Repurchase Request” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Repurchase Response Notice” shall mean a notice delivered by the Indenture Trustee at the direction of the Administrator to a Noteholder or Note Owner indicating that a Repurchase Request is unresolved.

Repurchase Rules and Regulations” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.8 of the Trust Agreement.

Requesting Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.4(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Required Payment Amount” shall have, for any Distribution Date, the meaning specified for such Distribution Date in Section 4.6(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Required Rating” shall mean a short-term unsecured debt rating of “A-1+” by S&P Global Ratings and “Prime-1” by Moody’s.

Required Reserve Account Amount” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to at least $4,385,964.99; provided, however, that the Required Reserve Account Amount for any Distribution Date after the final distribution to the Certificateholders has been made shall not exceed the Note Balance as of such Distribution Date (after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the Noteholders on such Distribution Date); and, provided further, that, if the Pool Balance as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period is zero and the final distribution to the Certificateholders has been made, the Required Reserve Account Amount for the related Distribution Date shall be $0; and, provided further, that, if, pursuant to Section 4.1(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, all amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date are transferred from the Reserve Account to the Collection Account and included in Available Funds for purposes of application pursuant to Section 2.8(a) of the Indenture on such Distribution Date and the final distribution to the Certificateholders is also made on such Distribution Date, the Required Reserve Account Amount for such Distribution Date shall be $0.

Reserve Account” shall mean the trust account established and maintained as such pursuant to Section 4.7(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Reserve Account Amount” shall mean, for any Distribution Date, the amount on deposit in and available for withdrawal from the Reserve Account on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to all deposits to and withdrawals from the Reserve Account on the preceding Distribution Date, or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, the Closing Date), including all interest and other income (net of losses and investment expenses) earned on such amount during the preceding Collection Period.

Reserve Account Deficiency” shall have, for any Distribution Date, the meaning specified for such Distribution Date in Section 4.6(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

Appendix A-27


Reserve Account Draw Amount” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.6(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Reserve Account Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.7(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Responsible Officer” shall mean (i) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, any managing director, principal, vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer or trust officer of the Indenture Trustee or any other officer of the Indenture Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and with direct responsibility for the administration of the Trust and, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer of the Indenture Trustee to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) in the case of the Owner Trustee, any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, senior associate, trust officer or financial services officer of the Owner Trustee or any other officer of the Owner Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and with direct responsibility for the administration of the Trust and, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer of the Owner Trustee to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Retained Note” shall mean any Notes held by the Depositor (or any other entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes) until such time as such Notes are the subject of an opinion specified in Section 2.15 of the Indenture regarding treatment of such Notes as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, which opinion shall have been received by the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee. For the avoidance of doubt, the Depositor holds the following Retained Notes, in the form of Definitive Notes, as of the Closing Date: $0 initial principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes, $0 initial principal amount of the Class A-2a Notes, $0 initial principal amount of the Class A-2b Notes, $0 initial principal amount of the Class A-3 Notes, $0 initial principal amount of the Class A-4 Notes, $0 initial principal amount of the Class B Notes, $0 initial principal amount of the Class C Notes and $0 initial principal amount of the Class D Notes.

Sale and Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, among the Issuer, the Depositor and the Servicer.

Scheduled Payment” shall mean, for any Receivable, each payment required to be made by the related Obligor in accordance with the terms of such Receivable (after giving effect to any deferral of payments pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or any rescheduling of payments as a result of any Insolvency Event with respect to such Obligor).

Secondary Principal Distributable Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, (i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Note Balance of the Class A Notes and the Note Balance of the Class B Notes, in each case as of the day preceding such Distribution Date, over the Pool Balance as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period minus (ii) the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date; provided, however,

 

Appendix A-28


that the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount for each Distribution Date on and after the Class B Final Distribution Date shall equal the greater of (i) the amount otherwise calculated pursuant to this definition and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Class B Notes as of the day preceding such Distribution Date.

Section 385 Controlled Partnership” shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-1(c)(1) for a “controlled partnership”.

Section 385 Expanded Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.385-1(c)(4) for an “expanded group”.

Secretary of State” shall mean the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Securities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.7(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Securitization Trust” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.7(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Seller” shall mean CarMax, in its capacity as seller of the Receivables under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.

Servicer” shall mean CarMax, in its capacity as servicer of the Receivables under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and its successors in such capacity (including the Indenture Trustee if the Indenture Trustee is appointed successor Servicer pursuant to Section 8.2(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement).

Servicer’s Certificate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.9 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Officer” shall mean any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Receivables whose name appears on a list of servicing officers attached to an Officer’s Certificate furnished on the Closing Date to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer, as such list may be amended from time to time by the Servicer in writing.

Servicing Rate” shall mean 1.00% per annum.

Similar Law” shall mean any federal, state, local or other law that is substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Simple Interest Advance” shall mean, with respect to a Simple Interest Receivable, the amount, as of the last day of a Collection Period, which is advanced with respect to such Simple Interest Receivable by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.4(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

 

Appendix A-29


Simple Interest Method” shall mean the method of allocating a fixed level payment between principal and interest, pursuant to which such payment is allocated, first, to interest in an amount equal to the product of the APR of the related Receivable multiplied by the unpaid Principal Balance of such Receivable multiplied by the period of time (expressed as a fraction of a year, based on the actual number of days in the applicable calendar month and a 365-day year) elapsed since the preceding payment was made, then to any applicable late charges, then to principal due on the date of payment, then to any other fees due under the related Receivable that are not included in the related Amount Financed and then to reduce further the principal balance of such Receivable.

Simple Interest Receivable” shall mean any Receivable under which each payment is allocated in accordance with the Simple Interest Method.

SOFR” means, with respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

S&P Global Ratings” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global.

State” shall mean any of the 50 states of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Statutory Trust Statute” shall mean Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Del. Code Section 3801 et seq.

Successor Servicer” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.7(e) of the Indenture.

Supplemental Servicing Fees” shall mean any late, prepayment and other administrative fees and expenses collected during a Collection Period.

Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for the applicable Corresponding Tenor based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, (i) the excess, if any, of the sum of the Note Balance of the Class A Notes, the Note Balance of the Class B Notes and the Note Balance of the Class C Notes, in each case as of the day preceding such Distribution Date, over the Pool Balance as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period minus (ii) the sum of the Priority Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date and the Secondary Principal Distributable Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Tertiary Principal Distributable Amount for each Distribution Date on and after the Class C Final Distribution Date shall equal the greater of (i) the amount otherwise calculated pursuant to this definition and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Class C Notes as of the day preceding such Distribution Date.

 

Appendix A-30


Third Party Due Diligence Provider” shall mean any Person hired by an underwriter party to the Underwriting Agreement or CarMax to perform due diligence on the Receivables prior to the Closing Date.

Total Note Interest” shall mean, for any Distribution Date and any Class of Notes, the sum of (i) the Monthly Note Interest for such Distribution Date for such Class plus (ii) the Additional Note Interest for such Distribution Date for such Class.

Total Servicing Fee” shall mean, for any Collection Period, the sum of (i) the Monthly Servicing Fee for such Collection Period plus (ii) all accrued but unpaid Monthly Servicing Fees for previous Collection Periods.

Transaction Documents” shall mean the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, the Indenture, the Administration Agreement, the Asset Representations Review Agreement, the Note Depository Agreement and the other documents and certificates delivered in connection therewith, in each case as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Transfer” shall mean a sale, transfer, assignment, participation, pledge or other disposition of a Certificate.

Transferor Certificate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.15(a) of the Indenture.

Transition Costs” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Treasury Regulations” shall mean regulations, including proposed or temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code. All references herein to specific provisions of proposed or temporary Treasury Regulations shall include analogous provisions of final Treasury Regulations or other successor Treasury Regulations.

Trust” shall mean the CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 created as a Delaware statutory trust pursuant to the Trust Agreement and the filing of the Certificate of Trust.

Trust Accounts” shall mean the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, the Certificate Payment Account and the Reserve Account.

Trust Agreement” shall mean the Trust Agreement, dated as of April 21, 2021, between CarMax Funding and the Owner Trustee, as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, between CarMax Funding and the Owner Trustee as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

Trust Estate” shall mean all money, instruments, rights and other property that are subject or intended to be subject to the lien and security interest of the Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders (including all property and interests Granted to the Indenture Trustee), including all proceeds thereof.

 

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Trust Fiscal Year” shall mean the period commencing on March 1 of any year and ending on February 28 (or February 29, if applicable) of the following year.

Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trust Property” shall mean the Receivables and the other related property sold, transferred, assigned and otherwise conveyed by the Depositor to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

Trustee” shall mean either the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the context requires.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.

Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

Underwriters” shall mean the underwriters named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement” shall mean the Underwriting Agreement, dated July 21, 2021, among CarMax Funding, CarMax and the Representative, relating to the purchase of the Notes by the Underwriters from CarMax Funding.

United States” shall mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Servicer Advance” shall mean a Simple Interest Advance which the Servicer determines in its sole discretion is unrecoverable.

Unrelated Amounts” means (a) amounts deposited by the Servicer into the Collection Account but later determined by the Servicer to be mistaken or returned deposits or postings, (b) amounts deposited by the Servicer into the Collection Account as Available Collections but which were later determined by the Servicer to not constitute Available Collections with respect to the Receivables and (c) amounts received by the Servicer with respect to a Receivable that the Servicer is prohibited from depositing into the Collection Account or otherwise remitting to the Issuer by law or court order, the direction of a regulatory authority or regulatory guidance.

Verified Note Owner” shall mean a Note Owner that has provided the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer, as applicable, with each of (i) a written certification that it is a beneficial owner of a specified principal amount of Outstanding Notes and (ii) a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker or dealer or other similar document showing that such Note Owner is a beneficial owner of such principal amount of Outstanding Notes.

 

Appendix A-32


EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,

as Seller,

and

CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC,

as Purchaser

 

 

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 1, 2021

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.1   Definitions and Other Definitional Provisions      1  
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES

 

SECTION 2.1   Sale and Conveyance of Receivables      2  
SECTION 2.2   Receivables Purchase Price; Payments on the Receivables      3  
SECTION 2.3   Transfer of Receivables      4  
SECTION 2.4   Examination of Receivable Files      4  
SECTION 2.5   Expenses      4  
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 3.1   Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser      4  
SECTION 3.2   Representations and Warranties of the Seller      5  
SECTION 3.3   Representations and Warranties as to the Pool of Receivables      6  
SECTION 3.4   Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables      7  
SECTION 3.5   Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables      9  
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS

 

SECTION 4.1   Conditions to Obligation of the Purchaser      11  
SECTION 4.2   Conditions to Obligation of the Seller      12  
ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

 

SECTION 5.1   Protection of Right, Title and Interest in, to and Under the Receivables      12  
SECTION 5.2   Security Interests      13  
SECTION 5.3   Delivery of Payments      14  
SECTION 5.4   No Impairment      14  
SECTION 5.5   Costs and Expenses      14  
SECTION 5.6   Hold Harmless      14  
SECTION 5.7   Asset Representations Review      14  
SECTION 5.8   Credit Risk Retention      14  
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 6.1   Amendment      15  
SECTION 6.2   Termination      16  
SECTION 6.3   Governing Law      16  
SECTION 6.4   Notices      16  

 

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SECTION 6.5   Severability of Provisions      16  
SECTION 6.6   Further Assurances      16  
SECTION 6.7   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies      16  
SECTION 6.8   Counterparts and Electronic Signature      16  
SECTION 6.9   Third-Party Beneficiaries      17  
SECTION 6.10   Headings and Table of Contents      17  
SECTION 6.11   Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive      17  
SECTION 6.12   No Proceedings      17  
SECTION 6.13   Obligations of Purchaser      17  
SECTION 6.14   Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification      17  

SCHEDULES

Schedule A    Receivable Schedule

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A       Bill of Sale and Assignment

 

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Exhibit 99.2

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, is between CarMax Business Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CarMax”), as seller (the “Seller”), and CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CarMax Funding”), as purchaser (the “Purchaser”).

WHEREAS, in the regular course of business, CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“CarMax Auto”), and certain affiliates of CarMax Auto originate motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used motor vehicles;

WHEREAS, the Seller intends to convey all of its right, title and interest in and to contracts having an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $1,754,385,994.70 as of the close of business on June 30, 2021 (the “Receivables”) to the Purchaser and, concurrently with its purchase of the Receivables, the Purchaser intends to convey all of its right, title and interest in and to the Receivables to CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, as issuer (the “Issuer”), pursuant to a Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021, by and among the Issuer, CarMax Funding, as depositor, and CarMax, as servicer; and

WHEREAS, the Seller and the Purchaser wish to set forth the terms pursuant to which the Receivables are to be sold by the Seller to the Purchaser;

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

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions and Other Definitional Provisions.

(a) Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Issuer, CarMax Funding, as depositor, and CarMax, as servicer.

(b) All terms defined in this Receivables Purchase Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(c) As used in this Receivables Purchase Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Receivables Purchase Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Receivables Purchase Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings assigned to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Receivables Purchase Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Receivables Purchase Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control.


(d) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Receivables Purchase Agreement shall refer to this Receivables Purchase Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Receivables Purchase Agreement; Article, Section, subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this Receivables Purchase Agreement are references to Articles, Sections, subsections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Receivables Purchase Agreement unless otherwise specified. The term “proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in the Relevant UCC (unless otherwise defined herein). The term “including” shall mean “including without limitation.”

(e) The definitions contained in this Receivables Purchase Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

(f) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF RECEIVABLES

SECTION 2.1 Sale and Conveyance of Receivables.

(a) On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller hereby agrees to sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Seller, without recourse (subject to the Seller’s obligations hereunder and the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.1), all of the right, title and interest of the Seller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under the following:

(i) the Receivables;

(ii) all amounts received on or in respect of the Receivables after the Cutoff Date;

(iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by the Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the Seller in such Financed Vehicles;

(iv) all proceeds from claims on or refunds of premiums with respect to physical damage, theft, GAP, credit life or credit disability insurance policies relating to the Financed Vehicles or the Obligors;

 

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(v) the Receivable Files;

(vi) the right to realize upon any property (including the right to receive future Liquidation Proceeds) that shall have secured a Receivable and have been repossessed by or on behalf of the Issuer; and

(vii) all present and future claims, demands, causes of action and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property; all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations; and all other property which at any time constitutes all or part of or is included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

(b) The parties hereto intend that the conveyance of the Receivables and related property hereunder be a sale and not a loan. In the event that the conveyance hereunder is not for any reason considered a sale, the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a first priority perfected security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and all other property conveyed hereunder and listed in this Section 2.1 and all proceeds of any of the foregoing. The parties intend that this Receivables Purchase Agreement constitute a security agreement under applicable law. Such grant is made to secure the payment of all amounts payable hereunder, including the Receivables Purchase Price. If such conveyance is for any reason considered to be a loan and not a sale, the Seller consents to the Purchaser transferring such security interest in favor of the Indenture Trustee and transferring the obligations secured thereby to the Indenture Trustee.

(c) The Seller agrees to treat the transfer of the Receivables and the related property contemplated by this Section 2.1 for all purposes as an absolute transfer on all relevant books, records and other applicable documents.

SECTION 2.2 Receivables Purchase Price; Payments on the Receivables.

(a) On the Closing Date, in exchange for the Receivables and other assets described in Section 2.1, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller the Receivables Purchase Price. An amount equal to $1,742,112,648.71 of the Receivables Purchase Price shall be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller in cash or immediately available funds. The remainder of the Receivables Purchase Price shall be paid by crediting the Seller with a contribution to the capital of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall deposit an amount equal to the Initial Reserve Account Deposit into the Reserve Account, which account shall be an asset of the Issuer.

(b) The Purchaser shall be entitled to, and shall convey such right to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, all payments of principal and interest on or in respect of the Receivables received after the Cutoff Date.

 

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SECTION 2.3 Transfer of Receivables. Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Purchaser will assign all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and other assets described in Section 2.1 to the Issuer. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Issuer will pledge its rights in, to and under the Receivables and other assets described in Section 2.1 to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. The Purchaser has the right to assign its interest under this Receivables Purchase Agreement as may be required to effect the purposes of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of the Seller, and the Owner Trustee as assignee shall succeed to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser.

SECTION 2.4 Examination of Receivable Files. The Seller will make the Receivable Files available to the Purchaser or its agent for examination during normal business hours at the Seller’s offices or such other location as otherwise shall be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the Seller.

SECTION 2.5 Expenses. The Seller will reimburse the Purchaser for expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the sale of the Notes, including expenses which are reimbursable to the Underwriters by the Purchaser pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Seller as of the date of this Receivables Purchase Agreement and as of the Closing Date:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and shall have, power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables.

(b) Power and Authority; Binding Obligation. The Purchaser has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Receivables Purchase Agreement and to carry out its terms; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Receivables Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized by the Purchaser by all necessary action. This Receivables Purchase Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws and to general equitable principles.

(c) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Receivables Purchase Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof shall not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the limited liability company agreement or certificate of formation of the Purchaser, or conflict with or breach any of the material terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it may be bound.

 

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(d) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened, against the Purchaser before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Receivables Purchase Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Receivables Purchase Agreement or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Receivables Purchase Agreement or the Receivables.

SECTION 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The Seller hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date of this Receivables Purchase Agreement and as of the Closing Date:

(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted, and had at all relevant times, and shall have, power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and sell the Receivables.

(b) Power and Authority; Binding Obligation. The Seller has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Receivables Purchase Agreement and to carry out its terms; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Receivables Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary action. This Receivables Purchase Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, conservatorship, receivership, liquidation and other similar laws and to general equitable principles.

(c) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Receivables Purchase Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof shall not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, nor constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Seller, or conflict with or breach any of the material terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it may be bound.

(d) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened, against the Seller before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Receivables Purchase Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Receivables Purchase Agreement or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of the Seller, would materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Receivables Purchase Agreement or the Receivables.

 

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SECTION 3.3 Representations and Warranties as to the Pool of Receivables. The Seller hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date of this Receivables Purchase Agreement and as of the Closing Date, which representations and warranties shall remain operative and in full force and effect, shall survive the transfer and conveyance of the Receivables and other assets described in Section 2.1 by the Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, the Trustees and the Noteholders:

(a) Receivable Schedule. The information set forth in the Receivable Schedule was true and correct in all material respects as of the close of business on the Cutoff Date, and no selection procedures believed to be adverse to the Depositor and/or the Noteholders were utilized in selecting the Receivables from those retail installment sale contracts which met the criteria contained in this Receivables Purchase Agreement. The information set forth in the data tape or other listing regarding the Receivables made available to the Depositor and its assigns was true and correct in all material respects as of the close of business on the Cutoff Date.

(b) Security Interest Matters. This Receivables Purchase Agreement creates a valid and continuing “security interest” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) in the Receivables in favor of the Depositor, which security interest is prior to all other Liens and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller. The Receivables constitute “tangible chattel paper” or “electronic chattel paper” (each as defined in the Relevant UCC). The Seller has caused or will cause prior to the Closing Date the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing offices in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law necessary to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Depositor under this Receivables Purchase Agreement. Other than the security interest granted to the Depositor under this Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables (except for security interests that will be released contemporaneously with the transfer of the Receivables from the Seller to the Purchaser). The Seller has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller that include a description of, collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Depositor under this Receivables Purchase Agreement or that has been terminated. The motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that constitute or evidence the Receivables do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment or tax lien filings against the Seller. The Seller has not communicated, and will not communicate, an “authoritative copy” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) of any Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer, the Trust or the Indenture Trustee.

(c) Financing Statements. All financing statements filed or to be filed against the Seller in favor of the Indenture Trustee (as assignee of the Depositor and the Issuer) contain a statement substantially to the following effect: “A purchase of or security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will violate the rights of the Secured Party.”

 

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SECTION 3.4 Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables. The Seller hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of the date of this Receivables Purchase Agreement and as of the Closing Date, which representations and warranties shall remain operative and in full force and effect, shall survive the transfer and conveyance of the Receivables and other assets described in Section 2.1 by the Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, the Trustees and the Noteholders:

(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable:

(i) has been originated by CarMax Auto or an Affiliate of CarMax Auto in the United States in the ordinary course of business in connection with the sale of a new or used motor vehicle and has been fully and properly executed by the parties thereto;

(ii) contains customary and enforceable provisions such that the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization against the collateral of the benefits of the security;

(iii) provides for level monthly payments that fully amortize the Amount Financed by maturity (except that the period between the date of such Receivable and the date of the first Scheduled Payment may be less than or greater than one month and the amount of the first and last Scheduled Payments may be less than or greater than the level payments) and yields interest at the related APR;

(iv) provides for, in the event that such Receivable is prepaid, a prepayment that fully pays the Principal Balance of such Receivable with interest at the related APR through the date of payment;

(v) is secured by a new or used motor vehicle that had not been repossessed as of the Cutoff Date;

(vi) is a Simple Interest Receivable;

(vii) relates to an Obligor who has made at least one payment under such Receivable as of the Cutoff Date; and

(viii) relates to an Obligor whose mailing address is located in any State.

(b) Compliance with Law. Each Receivable and the sale of the related Financed Vehicle complied, at the time such Receivable was originated and complies, as of the Closing Date, in all material respects with all requirements of applicable federal, State and local laws, and regulations thereunder.

 

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(c) Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the related Obligor, enforceable by the holder thereof in all material respects in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, any state or federal consumer protection laws or regulations or by general principles of equity.

(d) No Government Obligor. No Receivable is due from the United States or any State or from any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or any State.

(e) Security Interest in Financed Vehicles. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables by the Seller to the Depositor, each Receivable was secured by a valid, binding and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Seller in the related Financed Vehicle, or all necessary and appropriate actions shall have been commenced that would result in the valid perfection of a first priority security interest in favor of the Seller in the Financed Vehicle, which security interest has been validly assigned by the Seller to the Depositor.

(f) Receivables in Force. As of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded, nor has the related Financed Vehicle been released in whole or in part from the Lien granted by such Receivable.

(g) No Waiver. No provision of any Receivable has been waived in such a manner that such Receivable fails to meet all of the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.4 with respect thereto.

(h) No Defenses. There is no right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense being asserted or threatened with respect to any Receivable as indicated in the Seller’s computer files or the Receivable File for any such Receivable.

(i) No Liens. The Seller has no knowledge of any liens or claims that have been filed, including liens for work, labor or materials or for unpaid State or federal taxes, relating to any Financed Vehicle that are prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the security interest in such Financed Vehicle created by the related Receivable.

(j) No Default. Except for payment defaults continuing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days as of the Cutoff Date, the Seller has no knowledge that any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable existed as of the Cutoff Date or that any continuing condition that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable had arisen as of the Cutoff Date, and the Seller has not waived any such event or condition.

(k) Title. The Seller has not sold, transferred, assigned or pledged any Receivable to any Person other than the Depositor. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables contemplated by Section 2.1, the Seller had good and marketable title to each Receivable free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person and, immediately upon such transfer, the Depositor shall have good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person.

 

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(l) Valid Assignment. No Receivable has been originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of such Receivable under this Receivables Purchase Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the pledge of such Receivable under the Indenture is unlawful, void or voidable or under which such Receivable would be rendered void or voidable as a result of any such sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or pledge. The Seller has not entered into any agreement with any account debtor that prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment of the Receivables.

(m) One Original. There is only one original executed copy, or “authoritative copy” (as defined in the Relevant UCC), of each Receivable.

(n) Principal Balance. Each Receivable had a remaining Principal Balance as of the Cutoff Date of not less than $500.

(o) No Bankrupt Obligors. As of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable was due from an Obligor that was the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States.

(p) Origination. Each Receivable was originated after May 26, 2015.

(q) Term to Maturity. Each Receivable had an original term to maturity of not more than seventy-two (72) monthly payments and not less than twelve (12) monthly payments and a remaining term to maturity as of the Cutoff Date of not more than seventy-one (71) monthly payments and not less than three (3) monthly payments.

(r) Annual Percentage Rate. Each Receivable has an APR of not more than 25.00%.

(s) No Delinquent Receivables. As of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable has a payment for which more than $50 of a Scheduled Payment is more than thirty (30) days past due.

(t) Insurance. Each Receivable requires the related Obligor to obtain physical damage insurance covering the related Financed Vehicle in accordance with the Seller’s normal requirements.

SECTION 3.5 Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Representations and Warranties as to the Receivables.

(a) Notice of Breach. The Purchaser or the Seller, as the case may be, shall inform the other parties promptly, in writing, upon discovery of any breach of the Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser, the Issuer or the Noteholders in any Receivable.

(b) Investigation of Breach. If the Seller (i) has knowledge of a breach of a representation or warranty made in Section 3.4, (ii) receives notice from the Depositor, the Trust, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee of a breach of a representation or warranty made in Section 3.4, (iii) receives a written request to repurchase a Receivable due to an alleged breach of a representation and warranty in Section 3.4 from the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, any

 

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Verified Note Owner or any Noteholder (which repurchase request shall provide sufficient detail so as to allow the Seller to reasonably investigate the alleged breach of the representations and warranties in Section 3.4; provided, that with respect to a repurchase request from a Noteholder or a Verified Note Owner, such repurchase request shall initially be provided to the Indenture Trustee) for a Receivable (each, a “Repurchase Request”) or (iv) receives a final report from the Asset Representations Reviewer that indicates that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined that a test procedure under the Asset Representations Review Agreement has not been satisfied with respect to a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.4 for a Receivable, then, in each case, the Seller will investigate the Receivable to confirm the breach and determine if the breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser, the Issuer or the Noteholders in any Receivable. None of the Servicer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Administrator will have an obligation to investigate whether a breach of any representation or warranty has occurred or whether any Receivable is required to be repurchased under this Section 3.5.

(c) Repurchase of Receivables. If a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.4 which the Seller has determined materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser, the Issuer or the Noteholders in any Receivable shall not have been cured by the close of business on the last day of the Collection Period which includes the sixtieth (60th) day after the date on which the Seller becomes aware of such breach or failure as described in Section 3.5(b), the Seller shall repurchase such Receivable from the Purchaser on the Distribution Date following such Collection Period. Any such breach or failure will be deemed not to have a material and adverse effect if such breach or failure has not affected the ability of the Issuer to receive and retain payment in full on such Receivable. In consideration for the repurchase of any such Receivable, the Seller shall remit the Purchase Amount of such Receivable to the Purchaser. Upon any such repurchase, the Purchaser shall, without further action, be deemed to transfer, assign, set-over and otherwise convey to the Seller, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under such repurchased Receivable and all other related assets described in Section 2.1(a). The Purchaser shall execute such documents and instruments of transfer or assignment and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Seller to effect the conveyance of such Receivable pursuant to this Section 3.5(c). The sole remedy of the Purchaser with respect to a breach of the Seller’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4 shall be to require the Seller to repurchase the related Receivables pursuant to this Section 3.5(c).

(d) Repurchase Dispute Resolution. The Seller hereby agrees to cooperate with the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in any ADR Proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 2.4(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Purchaser hereby agrees to provide the Seller with the opportunity to exercise any rights of the Purchaser pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to an ADR Proceeding to the extent a dispute relates to the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 3.4.

 

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ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS

SECTION 4.1 Conditions to Obligation of the Purchaser. The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Receivables from the Seller on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties True. The representations and warranties of the Seller contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date, and the Seller shall have performed all obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date.

(b) Computer Files Marked. The Seller shall, at its own expense, on or before the Closing Date, indicate in its computer files that the Receivables have been sold to the Purchaser pursuant to this Receivables Purchase Agreement and deliver to the Purchaser the Receivable Schedule, certified by an officer of the Seller to be true, correct and complete.

(c) Release of Lenders. The Seller shall obtain executed release agreements and UCC partial releases with respect to the Receivables from (i) CarMax Funding II and the agent on behalf of the lenders or purchasers party to any warehouse financing document related thereto and (ii) CarMax Funding III and the agent on behalf of the lenders or purchasers party to any warehouse financing document related thereto, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser.

(d) Documents to be Delivered. The Purchaser shall have received the following, all of which shall be dated as of the Closing Date or such other date as specified:

(i) the Receivable Schedule;

(ii) a financing statement to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State naming the Seller, as seller/debtor, the Purchaser, as purchaser/assignor secured party, and the Indenture Trustee, as secured party/total assignee, naming the Receivables and the related property described in Section 2.1 as collateral and meeting the requirements of the laws of Delaware and in such manner as is necessary to perfect the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Receivables to the Purchaser;

(iii) the Bill of Sale; and

(iv) such other documents, certificates and opinions as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser or its counsel.

(e) Execution of Transaction Documents. The Transaction Documents shall have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto.

(f) Other Transactions. The transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the Underwriting Agreement shall be consummated on the Closing Date.

 

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SECTION 4.2 Conditions to Obligation of the Seller. The obligation of the Seller to sell the Receivables to the Purchaser on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) Representations and Warranties True. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same effect as if then made, and the Purchaser shall have performed all obligations to be performed by it hereunder on or before the Closing Date.

(b) Payment of Receivables Purchase Price. In consideration of the sale of the Receivables from the Seller to the Purchaser as provided in Section 2.1, on the Closing Date the Purchaser shall have paid to the Seller the Receivables Purchase Price.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

SECTION 5.1 Protection of Right, Title and Interest in, to and Under the Receivables.

(a) The Seller, at its expense, shall cause all financing statements and continuation statements and any other necessary documents covering the Purchaser’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and other property conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder to be promptly authorized, recorded, registered and filed, and at all times to be kept recorded, registered and filed, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law to fully preserve and protect the right, title and interest of the Purchaser hereunder to the Receivables and such other property. The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing. The Purchaser shall cooperate fully with the Seller in connection with the obligations set forth above and will execute any and all documents reasonably required to fulfill the intent of this subsection.

(b) Within five (5) days after the Seller makes any change in its name, identity or organizational structure which would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed in accordance with Section 4.1(d) seriously misleading within the meaning of the Relevant UCC, the Seller shall give the Purchaser notice of any such change and, within thirty (30) days after such change, shall authorize and file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the Purchaser’s security interest in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof.

(c) The Seller shall give the Purchaser written notice within five (5) days of any relocation of the State of organization of the Seller or any office in which the Seller keeps records concerning the Receivables and whether, as a result of such relocation, the applicable provisions of the Relevant UCC would require the filing of any amendment of any previously filed financing or continuation statement or of any new financing statement and, within thirty (30) days after such relocation, shall authorize and file such financing statements or amendments as may be necessary to continue the perfection of the interest of the Purchaser in the Receivables and the proceeds thereof. The Seller shall at all times maintain its State of organization, its principal place of business, its chief executive office and the location of the office where the Receivable Files and any accounts and records relating to the Receivables are kept within the United States.

 

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(d) The Seller shall maintain accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time the status of such Receivable, including payments and recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii) reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each Receivable.

(e) The Seller shall maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of the transfer of the Receivables to the Purchaser pursuant to this Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller’s master computer records (including any back-up archives) that refer to a Receivable shall indicate clearly and unambiguously that such Receivable is owned by the Purchaser (or, upon transfer of the Receivables to the Issuer, by the Issuer). Indication of the Purchaser’s ownership of a Receivable shall be deleted from or modified on the Seller’s computer systems when, and only when, such Receivable shall have been paid in full or repurchased by the Seller.

(f) If at any time the Seller shall propose to sell, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any interest in any motor vehicle retail installment sale contract to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the Seller shall give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee computer tapes, compact disks, records or print-outs (including any restored from back-up archives) that, if they shall refer in any manner whatsoever to any Receivable, shall indicate clearly and unambiguously that such Receivable has been sold and is owned by the Purchaser (or, upon transfer of the Receivables to the Issuer, the Issuer), unless such Receivable has been paid in full or repurchased by the Seller.

(g) The Seller shall permit the Purchaser and its agents at any time during normal business hours to inspect, audit and make copies of and abstracts from the Seller’s records regarding any Receivable.

(h) If the Seller has repurchased one or more Receivables from the Purchaser or the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.5, the Seller shall, upon request, furnish to the Purchaser, within ten (10) days, a list of all Receivables (by receivable number and name of Obligor) then owned by the Purchaser, together with a reconciliation of such list to the Receivable Schedule.

SECTION 5.2 Security Interests. Except for the conveyances hereunder, the Seller covenants that it will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any Receivable, whether now existing or hereafter created, or any interest therein, except for Liens that will be released contemporaneously with the transfer of the Receivables from the Seller to the Purchaser. The Seller will immediately notify the Purchaser of the existence of any Lien on any Receivable (other than a Lien created pursuant to the Transaction Documents), and the Seller shall defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under the Receivables, whether now existing or hereafter created, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller.

 

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SECTION 5.3 Delivery of Payments. The Seller covenants and agrees to deliver in kind upon receipt to the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement all payments received by the Seller in respect of the Receivables as soon as practicable after receipt thereof by the Seller.

SECTION 5.4 No Impairment. The Seller covenants that it shall take no action, nor omit to take any action, which would impair the rights of the Purchaser in any Receivable, nor shall it, except as otherwise provided in this Receivables Purchase Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, reschedule, revise or defer payments due on any Receivable.

SECTION 5.5 Costs and Expenses. The Seller shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the perfection of the Purchaser’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables.

SECTION 5.6 Hold Harmless. The Seller shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold the Purchaser and the Issuer and their respective assigns and their attorneys, accountants, employees, officers and directors harmless from and against all losses, costs, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of every kind and character, as incurred, resulting from or relating to or arising out of (i) the inaccuracy, nonfulfillment or breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Seller in this Receivables Purchase Agreement, (ii) any legal action, including any counterclaim, that has either been settled by the litigants (which settlement, if the Seller is not a party thereto, shall be with the consent of the Seller) or has proceeded to judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, in either case to the extent it is based upon alleged facts that, if true, would constitute a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Seller in this Receivables Purchase Agreement, (iii) any actions or omissions of the Seller or any employee or agent of the Seller occurring prior to the Closing Date with respect to any Receivable or Financed Vehicle or (iv) any failure of a Receivable to be originated in compliance with all requirements of law. These indemnity obligations shall be in addition to any obligation that the Seller may otherwise have.

SECTION 5.7 Asset Representations Review. The Seller shall (i) at all times while any Public Notes remain Outstanding, ensure that an Asset Representations Reviewer is appointed, (ii) provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with the Asset Representations Review Notice (to the extent a copy is received by the Seller) to the notices address set forth in the Asset Representations Review Agreement, and (iii) provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with reasonable access to the Seller’s offices and information databases upon the initiation of an Asset Representations Review as set forth in Section 7.6 of the Indenture.

SECTION 5.8 Credit Risk Retention. The Seller shall retain, either directly or through a “majority-owned affiliate” (as such term is defined in 17 CFR Part 246.2) of the Seller, an economic interest in the Receivables in accordance with 17 CFR Part 246.4, and shall not, and shall cause any such majority-owned affiliate to not, sell, pledge or hedge such interest except as is permissible under 17 CFR Part 246.12.

 

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ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 6.1 Amendment.

(a) This Receivables Purchase Agreement may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and the Seller, without the consent of any Noteholder or any other Person; provided, however, that (i) any such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Seller delivered to the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Seller or the Purchaser notifies the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.

(b) This Receivables Purchase Agreement may also be amended from time to time for any other purpose by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Seller and by the Purchaser; provided, however, that any such amendment that materially adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders under the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Trust Agreement must be consented to by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class.

(c) Any term or provision of this Receivables Purchase Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Seller and the Purchaser for the purpose of conforming the terms of this Receivables Purchase Agreement to the description thereof in the Prospectus or, to the extent not contrary to the Prospectus, to the description thereof in an offering memorandum with respect to the Certificates without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Trust, the Owner Trustee or any other Person; provided, however, that the Seller and the Purchaser shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee, the Trust and the Owner Trustee.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to Section 6.1, the Servicer shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

(e) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller shall furnish an executed copy of such amendment to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

(f) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders pursuant to Section 6.1(b) to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of the Noteholders provided for in this Receivables Purchase Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by the Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.

 

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SECTION 6.2 Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller and the Purchaser created hereby shall terminate, except for the indemnity obligations of the Seller as provided herein, upon the termination of the Issuer as provided in the Trust Agreement.

SECTION 6.3 Governing Law. THIS RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT SHALL BE 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), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

SECTION 6.4 Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or sent by telecopier, overnight courier or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, in the case of (i) the Purchaser, to CarMax Auto Funding LLC, 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasurer, and (ii) the Seller, to CarMax Business Services, LLC, 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department; or, as to either of such Persons, at such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other Person.

SECTION 6.5 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Receivables Purchase Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions and terms of this Receivables Purchase Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other covenants, agreements, provisions and terms of this Receivables Purchase Agreement or any amendment or supplement hereto.

SECTION 6.6 Further Assurances. The Seller and the Purchaser agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments required or reasonably requested by the other party hereto or by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee more fully to effect the purposes of this Receivables Purchase Agreement, including the execution of any financing statements, amendments, continuation statements or releases relating to the Receivables for filing under the provisions of the Relevant UCC or other law of any applicable jurisdiction.

SECTION 6.7 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Purchaser, the Issuer or the Seller, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

SECTION 6.8 Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Receivables Purchase Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 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 shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

 

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SECTION 6.9 Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Receivables Purchase Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, who shall be considered to be third-party beneficiaries hereof. Except as otherwise provided in this Receivables Purchase Agreement, no other Person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

SECTION 6.10 Headings and Table of Contents. The Table of Contents and headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.

SECTION 6.11 Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive. The respective agreements, representations, warranties and other statements by the Seller and by the Purchaser set forth in or made pursuant to this Receivables Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and will survive the closing hereunder of the transfers and assignments by the Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Issuer and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, the Trustees and the Noteholders.

SECTION 6.12 No Proceedings. The Seller covenants and agrees that so long as this Receivables Purchase Agreement is in effect, and for one year plus one day following its termination, it will not file any involuntary petition or otherwise institute, or cooperate with or encourage others to institute, any bankruptcy, reorganization arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other proceedings under any federal or State bankruptcy law or similar law against the Issuer or the Owner Trustee.

SECTION 6.13 Obligations of Purchaser. The obligations of the Purchaser under this Receivables Purchase Agreement shall not be affected by reason of any invalidity, illegality or irregularity of any Receivable.

SECTION 6.14 Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification. With respect to any indemnification provisions in this Receivables Purchase Agreement providing that a party to this Receivables Purchase Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Receivables Purchase Agreement for attorney’s fees and expenses, such fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

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

 

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,
as Seller
By:  

 

Name:
Title:
CARMAX AUTO FUNDING LLC,
as Purchaser
By:  

     

Name:
Title:

 

Receivables Purchase Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


SCHEDULE A

RECEIVABLE SCHEDULE

On file with the Servicer at:

CarMax Business Services, LLC

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway

Richmond, Virginia 23238

 

Sch. A


EXHIBIT A

BILL OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT

For value received, in accordance with the receivables purchase agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned and CarMax Auto Funding LLC (the “Purchaser”), the undersigned does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey unto the Purchaser, without recourse, all right, title and interest of the undersigned, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under (i) the Receivables listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Receivables”); (ii) all amounts received on or in respect of the Receivables after the Cutoff Date; (iii) the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by the Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other interest of the undersigned in such Financed Vehicles; (iv) all proceeds from claims on or refunds of premiums with respect to physical damage, theft, GAP, credit life or credit disability insurance policies relating to the Financed Vehicles or the Obligors; (v) the Receivable Files; (vi) the right to realize upon any property (including the right to receive future Liquidation Proceeds) that shall have secured a Receivable and have been repossessed by or on behalf of the Issuer; and (vii) all present and future claims, demands, causes of action and choses in action in respect of any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all proceeds of the conversion thereof, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, investment property, deposit accounts, letters of credit, letter-of-credit rights, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations, and all other property which at any time constitutes all or part of or is included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

This Bill of Sale and Assignment is made pursuant to and upon the representations, warranties and agreements on the part of the undersigned contained in the Receivables Purchase Agreement and is to be governed by the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Bill of Sale and Assignment to be duly executed as of July 28, 2021.

 

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

 

Ex. A


EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3,

as Issuer,

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,

as Administrator,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Indenture Trustee

 

 

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 1, 2021

 

 

 


ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this “Agreement”), by and among CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer is issuing 0.15788% Class A-1 Asset-backed Notes, 0.29% Class A-2a Asset-backed Notes, Class A-2b Floating Rate Asset-backed Notes, 0.55% Class A-3 Asset-backed Notes, 0.74% Class A-4 Asset-backed Notes, 1.00% Class B Asset-backed Notes, 1.25% Class C Asset-backed Notes and 1.50% Class D Asset-backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee;

WHEREAS, the Issuer has entered into certain agreements in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the issuance of certain beneficial interests in the Issuer, including (i) a Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, CarMax Auto Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor, and CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, (ii) a Letter of Representations, dated July 28, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Note Depository Agreement”), by the Issuer and delivered to The Depository Trust Company, as the initial Clearing Agency, relating to the Notes, (iii) the Indenture and (iv) an Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer (collectively with the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Note Depository Agreement and the Indenture, the “Related Agreements”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Related Agreements, the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee (in such capacity, the “Owner Trustee”), are required to perform certain duties in connection with (i) the Notes and the collateral pledged to secure the Notes pursuant to the Indenture (the “Collateral”) and (ii) the beneficial interests in the Issuer;

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee desire to have the Administrator perform certain of the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee referred to in the preceding clause and to provide such additional services consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Related Agreements as the Issuer and the Owner Trustee may from time to time request; and

WHEREAS, the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services required hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein;


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

SECTION 1. Definitions.

(a) Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3, as issuer, CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as depositor, and CarMax Business Services, LLC, as servicer, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.

(b) All terms defined in this Administration Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(c) As used in this Administration Agreement and in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in this Administration Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting terms partly defined in this Administration Agreement or in any such certificate or other document to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings assigned to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Administration Agreement or in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings of such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions contained in this Administration Agreement or in any such certificate or other document shall control.

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

(e) The definitions contained in this Administration Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such terms.

(f) Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

 

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SECTION 2. Duties of the Administrator.

(a) Duties with Respect to the Related Agreements and the Transaction Documents.

(i) The Administrator shall perform all its duties as Administrator under the Note Depository Agreement. In addition, the Administrator shall consult with the Owner Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee under the Related Agreements. The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to comply with the Issuer’s or the Owner Trustee’s duties under the Related Agreements. The Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of, all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Agreements. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator shall take all appropriate action that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is obligated to take (other than any obligation to make any payment required to be made by the Issuer under any Related Agreements) pursuant to the Indenture and the Asset Representations Review Agreement, including, without limitation, such of the foregoing as are required with respect to the following matters under the Indenture (references are to sections of the Indenture):

(A) the duty to cause the Note Register to be kept and to give the Indenture Trustee notice of any appointment of a new Note Registrar and the location, or change in location, of the Note Register (Section 2.5);

(B) the notification of Noteholders of the final principal payment on their Notes (Section 2.8(g));

(C) the preparation of or obtaining of the documents and instruments required for authentication of the Notes and delivery of the same to the Indenture Trustee (Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.6 and 2.13);

(D) the preparation of Definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the Clearing Agency (Section 2.13);

(E) the preparation, obtaining or filing of the instruments, opinions, certificates and other documents required for the release of collateral (Section 2.10);

(F) the determination of a Benchmark Transition Event, Benchmark, its related Benchmark Replacement Date and any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes (Section 2.16);

(G) the maintenance of an office or agency in St Paul, Minnesota, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange (Section 3.2);

 

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(H) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying Agents, if any, to deliver to the Indenture Trustee the instrument specified in the Indenture regarding funds held in trust (Section 3.3);

(I) the direction to the Indenture Trustee to deposit monies with Paying Agents, if any, other than the Indenture Trustee (Section 3.3);

(J) the obtaining and preservation of the Issuer’s existence and qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate (Section 3.4);

(K) the preparation of all supplements and amendments to the Indenture and all financing statements, continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments and the taking of such other action as is necessary or advisable to protect the Trust Estate (Section 3.5);

(L) the duty to use best efforts not to permit any action to be taken by others that would release any Person from any of such Person’s material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate or that would result in the amendment, hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as expressly provided in the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents (Section 3.7(a));

(M) the delivery of the Opinion of Counsel on the Closing Date and the annual delivery of Opinions of Counsel as to the Trust Estate, and the annual delivery of the Officer’s Certificate and certain other statements as to compliance with the Indenture (Sections 3.6 and 3.9);

(N) the identification to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate of a Person with whom the Issuer has contracted to perform its duties under the Indenture (Section 3.7(b));

(O) the preparation and delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies of an Event of Servicing Termination under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and, if such Event of Servicing Termination arises from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Receivables, the taking of all reasonable steps available to remedy such failure (Section 3.7(d));

(P) the preparation and delivery of written notice to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of any termination of the Servicer’s rights and powers under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the preparation and delivery of written notice to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of any appointment of a Successor Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section 3.7(f));

 

 

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(Q) the duty to cause the Servicer to comply with Sections 3.7, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13 and 3.14 and Article VII of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section 3.14);

(R) the preparation and obtaining of documents and instruments required for the consolidation or merger of the Issuer (Section 3.10(a)(vi)) or the conveyance or transfer by the Issuer of its properties or assets (Section 3.10(b));

(S) the preparation and delivery of written notice to the Indenture Trustee, the Depositor and the Rating Agencies of each Event of Default under the Indenture, each default by the Depositor or the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and each default by the Seller or the Depositor under the Receivables Purchase Agreement (Section 3.18);

(T) upon the request of the Indenture Trustee, the duty to execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of the Indenture (Section 3.20);

(U) the monitoring of the Issuer’s obligations as to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and the preparation of an Officer’s Certificate and the obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel and the Independent Certificate (if required) relating thereto (Section 4.1);

(V) the compliance with any written directive of the Indenture Trustee with respect to the sale of the Trust Estate at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted by law if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture (Section 5.4);

(W) the duty to take various lawful actions upon the request of the Indenture Trustee in connection with compelling or securing the performance and observance by the Depositor and the Servicer of their respective obligations to the Issuer under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Seller of its obligations under or in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement (Section 5.16);

(X) the preparation and delivery of written notice to the Noteholders of the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee (Section 6.8);

(Y) the preparation of any written instruments required to confirm more fully the authority of any co-trustee or separate trustee and any written instruments necessary in connection with the resignation or removal of any co-trustee or separate trustee (Section 6.10);

 

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(Z) the maintenance of the effectiveness of the sales finance company licenses required under the Maryland Code and the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Company Act (Section 3.21);

(AA) the furnishing or causing to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee of the names and addresses of Noteholders during any period when the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar (Section 7.1);

(BB) the preparation and, after execution by the Issuer, filing with the Commission, any applicable state agencies and the Indenture Trustee of documents required to be filed on a periodic basis with, and summaries thereof as may be required by the rules and regulations of, the Commission and any applicable state agencies and the transmission of such summaries, as necessary, to the Noteholders (Section 7.3);

(CC) the duty to send to the Servicer any request of a Note Owner to communicate with other Noteholders or Note Owners about a possible exercise of rights under the Transaction Documents (Section 7.5(b));

(DD) the duty to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer or appoint a replacement Asset Representations Reviewer (which costs associated with the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and the appointment of a successor shall be borne by the Administrator) and cause the retiring Asset Representations Reviewer to provide the successor Asset Representations Reviewer with any information relating to an ongoing Asset Representations Review and providing a copy of any Asset Representations Review Notice to the Seller, the Depositor and the Servicer (Section 7.6);

(EE) the opening of one or more trust accounts in the Indenture Trustee’s name, the preparation and delivery of Issuer Orders, Officer’s Certificates and Opinions of Counsel and all other actions necessary with respect to the investment and reinvestment of funds in the Collection Account and the Reserve Account (Sections 8.2 and 8.3);

(FF) the preparation and delivery of an Issuer Request and Officer’s Certificate and the obtaining of an Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of the Trust Estate (Sections 8.4 and 8.5);

(GG) the preparation and delivery of Issuer Orders and the obtaining of an Opinion of Counsel with respect to the execution of supplemental indentures and the mailing to the Noteholders and the Rating Agencies, as applicable, of notices with respect to such supplemental indentures (Sections 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3);

(HH) the execution and delivery of new Notes conforming to any supplemental indenture (Section 9.6);

 

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(II) the duty to notify Noteholders of redemption of the Notes or to cause the Indenture Trustee to provide such notification (Section 10.2);

(JJ) the preparation and delivery of Officer’s Certificates and the obtaining of an Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if necessary, with respect to any requests by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (Sections 11.1(a), (c), (d) and (e));

(KK) the preparation and delivery of Officer’s Certificates and the obtaining of Opinions of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of property from the lien of the Indenture (Section 11.1(e));

(LL) the preparation and delivery of written notice to the Rating Agencies, upon the failure of the Indenture Trustee to give such notification, of the information required pursuant to the Indenture (Section 11.4);

(MM) the preparation and delivery to the Indenture Trustee of any agreements with respect to alternate payment and notice provisions (Section 11.6); and

(NN) the recording of the Indenture, if applicable (Section 11.15).

(ii) The Administrator (but not the Indenture Trustee if it is then acting as the successor Administrator) shall:

(A) pay the Indenture Trustee from time to time such compensation and fees for all services rendered by the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture as have been agreed to in a separate fee schedule between the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(B) except as otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, reimburse the Indenture Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with any provision of the Indenture (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith;

(C) indemnify the Indenture Trustee and its agents for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the transactions contemplated by the Indenture, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties under the Indenture; and

 

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(D) indemnify the Owner Trustee and its agents for, and hold them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on their part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of their powers or duties under the Trust Agreement.

(b) Additional Duties.

(i) In addition to the duties of the Administrator set forth above, the Administrator (A) shall perform such calculations and shall prepare or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of, and shall execute on behalf of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is obligated to prepare pursuant to the Related Agreements or Sections 5.5(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the Trust Agreement and (B) shall take all appropriate action that the Issuer or the Owner Trustee is obligated to take pursuant to the Related Agreements. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Owner Trustee shall, on behalf of itself and the Issuer, execute and deliver to the Administrator and to each successor Administrator appointed pursuant to the terms hereof, one or more powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, appointing the Administrator the attorney-in-fact of the Owner Trustee and the Issuer for the purpose of executing on behalf of the Owner Trustee and the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions. Subject to Section 6 of this Agreement, the Administrator shall administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Collateral (including the Related Agreements) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and are reasonably within the capability of the Administrator.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Related Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee and the Paying Agent in the event that any withholding tax is imposed on the Issuer’s payments (or allocations of income) to a registered holder of the beneficial interests in the Issuer as contemplated in Section 5.2(c) of the Trust Agreement. Any such notice shall specify the amount of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee or the Paying Agent pursuant to such provision.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for performance of the duties of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee set forth in Sections 5.5(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and 5.6(a) of the Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things, accounting and reports to the beneficial owners of the interests in the Issuer.

(iv) To the extent that any tax withholding is required as contemplated in Section 5.2(c) of the Trust Agreement, the Administrator shall deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, on or before February 15, 2022, a certificate of an Authorized Officer in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the

 

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Paying Agent as to such tax withholding and the procedures to be followed with respect thereto to comply with the requirements of the Code. The Administrator shall update such certificate if any additional tax withholding is subsequently required or any previously required tax withholding shall no longer be required.

(v) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the Administrator specified in Section 10.2 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner Trustee, and any other duties expressly required to be performed by the Administrator under the Trust Agreement or any other Related Agreement.

(vi) In carrying out the foregoing duties or any of its other obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter into transactions or otherwise deal with any of its affiliates; provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or dealings shall be in accordance with any directions received from the Issuer and shall be, in the Administrator’s opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated parties.

(vii) The Administrator shall give notice to each Rating Agency of: (A) any merger or consolidation of the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 10.4 of the Trust Agreement; (B) any merger or consolidation of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.9 of the Indenture; (C) any resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.8 of the Indenture; (D) the termination of, and/or appointment of a successor to, the Servicer pursuant to Sections 8.1 or 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; (E) any declaration of acceleration of the Notes or rescission and annulment thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Indenture; (F) any redemption of the Notes pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Indenture; (G) any proposed action pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Trust Agreement; and (H) any amendment or supplement to the Trust Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Trust Agreement; in the case of each of (A) through (H), promptly upon the Administrator being notified thereof by the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the Noteholders, as applicable.

(viii) To the extent a Repurchase Request received from a Noteholder or Verified Note Owner has not been resolved, the alleged breach has not otherwise been cured or the related Receivable has not otherwise been repurchased, paid-off or otherwise satisfied, within 180 days of the receipt of notice of the Repurchase Request by the Depositor, the Administrator shall direct the Indenture Trustee to notify such Requesting Party that the Repurchase Request remains unresolved in connection with Section 2.4(c) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

(c) Non-Ministerial Matters.

(i) The Administrator shall not take any action with respect to matters that, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrator, are non-ministerial 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, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or provided an alternative direction. For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “non-ministerial” matters shall include, without limitation:

 

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(A) the amendment of or any supplement to the Indenture;

(B) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer or the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer (other than in connection with the collection of the Receivables or Permitted Investments);

(C) the amendment, change or modification of the Related Agreements;

(D) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor Paying Agents or successor Indenture Trustees pursuant to the Indenture, the appointment of 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;

(E) the removal of the Indenture Trustee; and

(F) the removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not, (A) make any payments to the Noteholders under the Related Agreements or (B) take any other action that the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf.

SECTION 3. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate books of account and records relating to services performed hereunder, which books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer and the Company at any time during normal business hours.

SECTION 4. Compensation. 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 $500 per month, which compensation shall be solely an obligation of the Servicer.

SECTION 5. Additional Information to be Furnished to the Issuer. The Administrator shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer may reasonably request.

SECTION 6. 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 or the Owner Trustee 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 represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee.

 

 

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SECTION 7. No Joint Venture. Nothing contained in this Agreement (i) shall constitute the Administrator and either the Issuer or the Owner Trustee 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.

SECTION 8. Other Activities of Administrator. Nothing contained in this Agreement 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 or entity even though such person or entity may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee.

SECTION 9. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator.

(a) This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until the dissolution of the Issuer, upon which event this Agreement shall automatically terminate.

(b) Subject to Sections 9(e) and 9(f), the Administrator may resign its duties hereunder by providing the Issuer with at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice.

(c) Subject to Sections 9(e) and 9(f), the Issuer may remove the Administrator without cause by providing the Administrator with at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice; provided, however, that in the event the Servicer is removed as the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement following the occurrence of an Event of Servicing Termination, the Servicer shall be simultaneously removed as Administrator hereunder.

(d) Subject to Sections 9(e) and 9(f), at the sole option of the Issuer, the Issuer may remove the Administrator immediately upon written notice of termination from the Issuer to the Administrator if any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:

(i) the Administrator shall default in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement and, after notice of such default, shall not cure such default within ten (10) days (or, if such default cannot be cured in such time, shall not give within ten (10) days such assurance of cure as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer);

(ii) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief, and such decree or order shall not have been vacated within sixty (60) days, in respect of the Administrator in any involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official for the Administrator or any substantial part of its property or order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; or

 

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(iii) the Administrator shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official for the Administrator or any substantial part of its property, shall consent to the taking of possession by any such official of any substantial part of its property, shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due.

If any of the events specified in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this Section 9(d) shall occur, the Administrator shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee within seven (7) days after the occurrence of such event.

(e) No resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to Section 9(d) shall be effective until (i) a successor Administrator shall have been appointed by the Issuer and (ii) such successor Administrator shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. In the event that the Indenture Trustee is the successor Administrator, CarMax’s payment obligations pursuant to Sections 5.16(a) and 6.7(a) of the Indenture shall survive any termination, resignation or removal of CarMax as Administrator.

(f) The appointment of any successor Administrator shall be effective only after satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to such appointment.

(g) Subject to Sections 9(e), 9(f) and 20, the Administrator acknowledges that upon the appointment of a Successor Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement the Administrator shall immediately resign and such Successor Servicer shall automatically become the Administrator under this Agreement.

SECTION 10. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal. Promptly upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9(a), the resignation of the Administrator pursuant to Section 9(b) or the removal of the Administrator pursuant to Sections 9(c) or (d), the Administrator shall be entitled to be paid all fees and reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the date of such termination, resignation or removal. The Administrator shall forthwith upon such termination pursuant to Section 9(a) deliver to the Issuer all property and documents of or relating to the Collateral then in the custody of the Administrator. In the event of the resignation of the Administrator pursuant to Section 9(b) or the removal of the Administrator pursuant to Sections 9(c) or (d), the Administrator shall cooperate with the Issuer and take all reasonable steps requested by the Issuer to assist the Issuer in making an orderly transfer of the duties of the Administrator.

SECTION 11. Notices. All demands, notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing, personally delivered, sent by telecopier, overnight courier or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt (i) in the case of the Issuer, to CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-3 c/o the Owner Trustee at the following address: Rodney Square North, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, (ii) in the case of

 

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the Administrator, at the following address: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department, and (iii) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, at the following address: 190 South LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Mail Code: MK-IL-SL7C Chicago, Illinois 60603, Attention: CAOT 2021-3, or, in each case, to such other address as any party shall have provided to the other parties in writing. If CarMax is no longer the Administrator, the successor Administrator shall provide any notices required to be given to the Rating Agencies to the Depositor, who shall promptly provide such notices to the Rating Agencies.

SECTION 12. Amendments.

(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, without the consent of any Noteholder or any other Person; provided, however, that (i) any such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Seller delivered to the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Administrator notifies the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.

(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class or, if the Notes have been paid in full, the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 51% of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest, for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Agreement or modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided, however, that no such amendment may:

(i) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on or in respect of the Receivables or distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders without the consent of all Noteholders and Certificateholders adversely affected by such amendment; or

(ii) reduce the percentage of the Note Balance or the percentage of the aggregate Certificate Percentage Interest the consent of the Holders of which is required for any amendment to this Agreement without the consent of all the Noteholders and Certificateholders adversely affected by such amendment.

(c) Any term or provision of this Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee for the purpose of conforming the terms of this Agreement to the description thereof in the Prospectus or, to the extent not contrary to the Prospectus, to the description thereof in an offering memorandum with respect to the Certificates without the consent of any Noteholder, the Trust, the Owner Trustee or any other Person; provided, however, that the Administrator shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to the Owner Trustee.

 

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(i) Prior to the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to Section 12, the Administrator shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

(ii) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Administrator shall furnish an executed copy of such amendment to the Owner Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

(iii) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders or Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12(b) to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of the Noteholders or Certificateholders provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by the Noteholders or Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.

(iv) Prior to the execution of any amendment pursuant to Section 12, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel or an Officer’s Certificate of the Administrator stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Agreement to the execution of such amendment have been complied with. The Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects such Owner Trustee’s or Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise and any such amendment shall require the consent of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable.

SECTION 13. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Administrator unless such assignment is previously consented to in writing by the Issuer and the Owner Trustee and the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such assignment. An assignment with such consent and satisfaction, if accepted by the assignee, shall bind the assignee hereunder in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned by the Administrator without the consent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to a corporation or other organization that is a successor (by merger, consolidation or purchase of assets) to the Administrator; provided, however, that such successor organization executes and delivers to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an agreement in which such corporation or other organization agrees to be bound hereunder by the terms of such assignment in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind any successors or assigns of the parties hereto.

 

 

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SECTION 14. GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF WHICH MAY REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

(b) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 15. Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute 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 shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

SECTION 16. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 17. Not Applicable to CarMax in Other Capacities. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any obligation CarMax may have in any other capacity.

SECTION 18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee.

(a) It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein of the Issuer, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, (d) Wilmington Trust, National Association has not verified and made no investigation as to the accuracy or completeness of any representations and warranties made by the Issuer in this Agreement and (e) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or any other related documents.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been countersigned by the Indenture Trustee not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, and in no event shall the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.

SECTION 19. Third-Party Beneficiary. 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.

SECTION 20. Successor Servicer and Administrator. The Administrator shall undertake, as promptly as possible after the giving of notice of termination to the Servicer of the Servicer’s rights and powers pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to enforce the provisions of such Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, with respect to the appointment of a Successor Servicer. Such Successor Servicer shall, upon compliance with the last sentence of Section 8.2(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, become the successor Administrator hereunder; provided, however, that if the Indenture Trustee shall become such successor Administrator, the Indenture Trustee shall not be required to perform any obligations or duties or conduct any activities as the successor Administrator that would be prohibited by law and not within the banking and trust powers of the Indenture Trustee; and, provided, further, that the Indenture Trustee as the successor Administrator shall not assume any of the obligations specified in Section 2(a)(ii). In such event, the Indenture Trustee may appoint a sub-administrator to perform such obligations and duties. Any transfer of servicing pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and related succession as Administrator hereunder shall not constitute an assumption by the related successor Administrator of any liability of the related outgoing Administrator arising out of any breach by such outgoing Administrator of such outgoing Administrator’s duties hereunder prior to such transfer.

SECTION 21. Nonpetition Covenants.

(a) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Depositor, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall not at any time acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke, or cooperate with or encourage others to acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke, or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer.

(b) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Issuer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall not at any time acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke, or cooperate with or encourage others to acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke, or cause the Depositor to invoke the process of any court or government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Depositor under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Depositor or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Depositor.

 

 

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SECTION 22. Regulation AB. The Administrator shall cooperate in good faith with the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor to ensure compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB. The Administrator acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel or otherwise. The Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor (including any of its assignees or designees) upon request any and all reports, statements, certifications, records and other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Depositor to permit the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Administrator and the Receivables, or the performance of the Administrator’s duties pursuant to this Agreement, reasonably believed by the Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. None of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Depositor shall request information or disclosures pursuant to this Section 22 other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

SECTION 23. Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification. With respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that a party to this Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Agreement for attorney’s fees and expenses, such fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

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

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3
By: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Owner Trustee
By:  

         

Name:
Title:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Indenture Trustee
By:  

         

Name:
Title:  
CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,
as Administrator
By:  

         

Name:
Title:  

 

 

Administration Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


EXHIBIT A

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

STATE OF _____________    )   
   )   
COUNTY OF ___________    )   

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”) for CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as administrator (the “Administrator”) under the Administration Agreement dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Administration Agreement”), among the Issuer, the Administrator and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time, and its agents and attorneys, as attorneys-in-fact to execute on behalf of the Owner Trustee or the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as the Owner Trustee or the Issuer is obligated to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Agreements or pursuant to Sections 5.5(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the Trust Agreement, including, without limitation, to appear for and represent the Owner Trustee and the Issuer in connection with the preparation, filing and audit of federal, state and local tax returns pertaining to the Issuer, and with full power to perform any and all acts associated with such returns and audits that the Owner Trustee could perform, including without limitation, the right to distribute and receive confidential information, defend and assert positions in response to audits, initiate and defend litigation, and to execute waivers of restrictions on assessments of deficiencies, consents to the extension of any statutory or regulatory time limit and settlements. All powers of attorney for this purpose heretofore filed or executed by the Owner Trustee are hereby revoked. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this power of attorney shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Administration Agreement.

It is expressly understood and agreed by the attorneys-in-fact and any person relying on this Power of Attorney that (a) the Administration Agreement and this Power of Attorney is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally, but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements made in the Administration Agreement or in this Power of Attorney on the part of the Issuer or Owner Trustee is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing in the Administration Agreement or herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained in the Administration Agreement or herein of the Owner Trustee or the Issuer, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the attorneys-in-fact and any person relying on this Power of Attorney and by any person claiming by, through or under the attorneys-in-fact or such person, (d) Wilmington Trust, National Association has made no investigation as to the accuracy or completeness of any representations and warranties made in the Administration Agreement or herein and (e) under no

 

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circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Owner Trustee or Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Owner Trustee or Issuer under the Administration Agreement, this Power of Attorney or any other related documents.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Power of Attorney does not, and is not intended to, and will not be construed to, grant any authority to the attorneys-in-fact to (i) expand, increase, incur, or otherwise impose any duties, liabilities or obligations of or on the Owner Trustee, as trustee or in its individual capacity, or (ii) provide any guaranty, indemnity or property of the Owner Trustee, as trustee or in its individual capacity, for any reason whatsoever.

 

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EXECUTED this ____ day of July, 2021.

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner

Trustee

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

STATE OF _____________    )   
   ) ss:   
COUNTY OF ___________    )   

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, on this day personally appeared ____________________, known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, and that said person executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacities therein stated.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, this ____ day of July, 2021.

 

 

Notary Public in and for
the State of __________

[SEAL]

My commission expires: ____________

 

Ex. A-3


EX-99.4

Exhibit 99.4

 

 

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW AGREEMENT

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3,

as Issuer,

and

CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,

as Servicer,

and

CLAYTON FIXED INCOME SERVICES LLC,

as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

 

Dated as of July 1, 2021

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I. USAGE AND DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.01

 

Usage and Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

 

Definitions

     1  

ARTICLE II. ENGAGEMENT; ACCEPTANCE

     2  

Section 2.01

 

Engagement; Acceptance

     2  

Section 2.02

 

Confirmation of Status

     2  

Section 2.03

 

Consent to Filing

     2  

ARTICLE III. ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW PROCESS

     3  

Section 3.01

 

Asset Representations Review Notices and Identification of Review Receivables

     3  

Section 3.02

 

Review Materials

     3  

Section 3.03

 

Performance of Reviews

     4  

Section 3.04

 

Review Report

     5  

Section 3.05

 

Review Representatives

     5  

Section 3.06

 

Dispute Resolution

     5  

Section 3.07

 

Limitations on Review Obligations

     6  

ARTICLE IV. ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

     6  

Section 4.01

 

Representations and Warranties of the Asset Representations Reviewer

     6  

Section 4.02

 

Fees and Expenses

     7  

Section 4.03

 

Limitation on Liability

     9  

Section 4.04

 

Indemnification by Asset Representations Reviewer

     9  

Section 4.05

 

Indemnification of Asset Representations Reviewer

     9  

Section 4.06

 

Inspections of Asset Representations Reviewer

     10  

Section 4.07

 

Delegation of Obligations

     10  

Section 4.08

 

Confidential Information

     10  

Section 4.09

 

Personally Identifiable Information

     12  

ARTICLE V. REMOVAL, RESIGNATION

     14  

Section 5.01

 

Eligibility of the Asset Representations Reviewer

     14  

Section 5.02

 

Resignation and Removal of Asset Representations Reviewer

     14  

Section 5.03

 

Successor Asset Representations Reviewer

     15  

Section 5.04

 

Merger, Consolidation or Succession

     15  

ARTICLE VI. OTHER AGREEMENTS

     16  

Section 6.01

 

Independence of the Asset Representations Reviewer

     16  

Section 6.02

 

No Petition

     16  

Section 6.03

 

Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee

     16  

Section 6.04

 

Termination of Agreement

     16  

 

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ARTICLE VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     17  

Section 7.01

 

Amendments

     17  

Section 7.02

 

Assignment; Benefit of Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries

     18  

Section 7.03

 

Notices

     18  

Section 7.04

 

GOVERNING LAW

     19  

Section 7.05

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     19  

Section 7.06

 

No Waiver; Remedies

     19  

Section 7.07

 

Severability

     19  

Section 7.08

 

Headings

     19  

Section 7.09

 

Counterparts and Electronic Signature

     19  

Section 7.10

 

Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification

     19  

Schedule A – Review Materials

Schedule B – Representations, Warranties and Tests

 

 

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This ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of July 1, 2021, by and among CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Servicer”), and CLAYTON FIXED INCOME SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”).

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to engage the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform reviews of certain Receivables for compliance with certain representations and warranties made with respect thereto; and

WHEREAS, the Asset Representations Reviewer desires to perform such reviews of Receivables in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

USAGE AND DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Usage and Definitions.

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2021 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Issuer, CarMax Auto Funding LLC, as depositor, and the Servicer.

Section 1.02 Definitions.

Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

Annual Fee” has the meaning stated in Section 4.02(a).

Confidential Information” has the meaning stated in Section 4.08(b).

Eligible Representations” shall mean those representations identified within the “Tests” included in Schedule B.

Information Recipients” has the meaning stated in Section 4.08(a).

Indemnified Person” has the meaning stated in Section 4.05(a).

Issuer PII” has the meaning stated in Section 4.09(a).

PII” has the meaning stated in Section 4.09(a).

Review Fee” has the meaning stated in Section 4.02(b).


Review Materials” means the documents, data, and other information required for each “Test” in Schedule A.

Review Receivables” means those Delinquent Receivables that have been Delinquent Receivables for 60 days or more as of the last day of the preceding Collection Period identified by the Servicer as requiring an Asset Representations Review by the Asset Representations Reviewer following receipt of an Asset Representations Review Notice according to Section 3.01.

Review Report” has the meaning stated in Section 3.04.

Tests” means the procedures listed in Schedule B as applied to the process described in Section 3.03.

Test Complete” has the meeting stated in Section 3.03(c).

Test Fail” has the meaning stated in Section 3.03(a).

Test Pass” has the meaning stated in Section 3.03(a).

ARTICLE II.

ENGAGEMENT; ACCEPTANCE

Section 2.01 Engagement; Acceptance.

The Issuer hereby engages Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC to act as the Asset Representations Reviewer for the Issuer. Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC accepts the engagement and agrees to perform the obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer on the terms stated in this Agreement.

Section 2.02 Confirmation of Status.

The parties confirm that the Asset Representations Reviewer is not responsible for (a) reviewing the Receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties under the Transaction Documents, except as described in this Agreement, or (b) determining whether noncompliance with the representations or warranties constitutes a breach of the Transaction Documents.

Section 2.03 Consent to Filing. The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby consents to the filing of this Agreement, including the schedules hereto, with the Commission.

 

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ARTICLE III.

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW PROCESS

Section 3.01 Asset Representations Review Notices and Identification of Review Receivables.

On receipt of an Asset Representations Review Notice from the Seller according to Section 5.7 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Asset Representations Reviewer will start an Asset Representations Review. The Servicer will provide the list of Review Receivables to the Asset Representations Reviewer promptly upon receipt of the Asset Representations Review Notice.

The Asset Representations Reviewer will not be obligated to start, and will not start, an Asset Representations Review until an Asset Representations Review Notice and the related list of Review Receivables is received. The Asset Representations Reviewer is not obligated to verify (i) whether the conditions to the initiation of the Asset Representations Review and the issuance of an Asset Representations Review Notice described in Section 7.6 of the Indenture were satisfied or (ii) the accuracy or completeness of the list of Review Receivables provided by the Servicer.

Section 3.02 Review Materials.

(a) Access to Review Materials. Within 60 days of the Noteholder vote approving the Asset Representations Review pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Indenture, the Servicer will provide the Asset Representations Reviewer with access to the Review Materials for all Review Receivables in one or more of the following ways, at its option: (i) by providing access to the Servicer’s systems, either remotely or at an office of the Servicer, (ii) by electronic posting to a password-protected website to which the Asset Representations Reviewer has access, (iii) by providing originals or photocopies at an office of the Servicer or (iv) in another manner agreed by the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Servicer may redact or remove Personally Identifiable Information from the Review Materials without changing the meaning or usefulness of the Review Materials. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to rely in good faith, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects, and not misleading in any material respect.

(b) Missing or Insufficient Review Materials. Upon receipt of the Review Materials, the Asset Representations Reviewer will review the Review Materials to determine if any Review Materials are missing or insufficient for the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform any Test. If the Asset Representations Reviewer determines any missing or insufficient Review Materials, the Asset Representations Reviewer will notify the Servicer promptly, and in any event no less than 20 calendar days before completing the Asset Representations Review. The Servicer will have 15 calendar days to give the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the missing Review Materials or other documents or information to correct the insufficiency. If the missing Review Materials or other documents have not been provided by the Servicer within 15 calendar days, the related Review Report will report a Test Fail for each Test that requires use of the missing or insufficient Review Materials.

 

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Section 3.03 Performance of Reviews.

(a) Test Procedures. For an Asset Representations Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer will perform, for each Review Receivable, the Tests for each Eligible Representation. In the course of its review, the Asset Representations Reviewer will use the Review Materials listed in Schedule A as specified in the description of each Test under Schedule B. For each Test and Review Receivable, the Asset Representations Reviewer will determine if the Test has been satisfied (a “Test Pass”) or if the Test has not been satisfied (a “Test Fail”). During the course of its review, the Asset Representations Reviewer will provide the Issuer and the Servicer with a preliminary list of any Test Fail and the issues identified and, at that time, the Servicer has the option of electing to provide additional Review Materials or information which the Asset Representations Reviewer will analyze and consider in preparing the Review Report.

(b) Review Period. The Asset Representations Reviewer will complete the Asset Representations Review within 60 days of receiving access to the Review Materials. However, if missing or additional Review Materials are provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer as described in Sections 3.02(b) or 3.03(a), the Asset Representations Review period will be extended for an additional 30 days.

(c) Completion of Review for Certain Review Receivables. Following the delivery of the list of the Review Receivables and before the delivery of the Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Servicer may notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a Review Receivable is paid in full by the Obligor or otherwise satisfied or repurchased from the Issuer in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or Sections 2.4 or 3.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. On receipt of such notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will immediately terminate all Tests of the related Review Receivable, and the Asset Representations Review of such Review Receivable will be considered complete (a “Test Complete”). In this case, the related Review Report will indicate a Test Complete for such Review Receivable and the related reason.

(d) Previously Reviewed Receivables; Duplicative Tests. If any Review Receivable was included in a prior Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer will not conduct additional Tests on such Review Receivable, but will include the previously reported Test results in the Review Report for the current Review. If the same Test is required for more than one Eligible Representation, the Asset Representations Reviewer will only perform the Test once for each Review Receivable, but will report the results of the Test for each applicable Eligible Representation on the Review Report.

(e) Termination of Review. If an Asset Representations Review is in process and the Notes will be paid in full on the next Distribution Date, the Issuer or the Servicer will notify the Asset Representations Reviewer no less than 10 days before that Distribution Date. On receipt of such notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will terminate the Asset Representations Review immediately and will not be obligated to deliver a Review Report.

 

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(f) Review Systems; Personnel. The Asset Representations Reviewer will maintain business process management and/or other systems necessary to ensure that it can perform each Test and, on execution of this Agreement, will load each Test into these systems. The Asset Representations Reviewer will ensure that these systems allow for each Review Receivable and the related Review Materials to be individually tracked and stored as contemplated by this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer will maintain adequate staff who are properly trained to conduct Reviews as required by this Agreement.

Section 3.04 Review Report.

Within 5 Business Days after the end of the applicable Asset Representations Review period under Section 3.03(b), the Asset Representations Reviewer will deliver to the Issuer, the Administrator, the Servicer, the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee a report indicating for each Review Receivable whether there was a Test Pass, Test Fail or Test Complete for each related Test (a “Review Report”). For each Test Fail or Test Complete, the Review Report will indicate the related reason, including (for example) whether the Review Receivable was a Test Fail as a result of missing or incomplete Review Materials. The Review Report will contain a summary of the Asset Representations Review results to be included in the Issuer’s Form 10-D report for the Collection Period in which the Review Report is received. The Asset Representations Reviewer will ensure that the Review Report does not contain any PII. On reasonable request of the Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer will provide additional details on the Test results.

Section 3.05 Review Representatives.

(a) Servicer Representative. The Servicer will designate one or more representatives who will be available to assist the Asset Representations Reviewer in performing the Asset Representations Review, including responding to requests and answering questions from the Asset Representations Reviewer about access to Review Materials on the Servicer’s or Seller’s originations, receivables or other systems, obtaining missing or insufficient Review Materials and/or providing clarification of any Review Materials or Tests.

(b) Asset Representations Review Representative. The Asset Representations Reviewer will designate one or more representatives who will be available to the Issuer and the Servicer during the performance of an Asset Representations Review.

(c) Questions About Review. The Asset Representations Reviewer will make appropriate personnel available to respond in writing to written questions or requests for clarification of any Review Report from the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer until the earlier of (i) the payment in full of the Notes and (ii) one year after the delivery of such Review Report. The Asset Representations Reviewer will not be obligated to respond to questions or requests for clarification from Noteholders or any other Person and will direct such Persons to submit written questions or requests to the Servicer.

Section 3.06 Dispute Resolution.

If a Review Receivable that was the subject of an Asset Representations Review becomes the subject of a dispute resolution proceeding under Section 2.4(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Asset Representations Reviewer will participate in the dispute resolution proceeding on request of a party to the proceeding. The reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Asset Representations Reviewer for its participation in any dispute resolution proceeding will

 

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be considered expenses of the requesting party for the dispute resolution and will be paid by a party to the dispute resolution as determined by the mediator or arbitrator for the dispute resolution according to Section 2.4(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. If not paid by a party to the dispute resolution, the expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with Section 4.02(d).

Section 3.07 Limitations on Review Obligations.

(a) Review Process Limitations. The Asset Representations Reviewer will have no obligation (i) to determine whether a Delinquency Trigger Event has occurred or whether the required percentage of Noteholders has voted to direct an Asset Representations Review under the Indenture, (ii) to determine which Receivables are subject to an Asset Representations Review, (iii) to obtain or confirm the validity of the Review Materials, (iv) to obtain missing or insufficient Review Materials except as specifically described herein, (v) to take any action or cause any other party to take any action under any of the Transaction Documents to enforce any remedies for breaches of representations or warranties about the Eligible Representations, (vi) to determine the reason for the delinquency of any Review Receivable, the creditworthiness of any Obligor, the overall quality of any Review Receivable or the compliance by the Servicer with its covenants with respect to the servicing of such Review Receivable, or (vii) to establish cause, materiality or recourse for any failed Test as described in Section 3.03.

(b) Testing Procedure Limitations. The Asset Representations Reviewer will only be required to perform the Tests, and will not be obligated to perform additional procedures on any Review Receivable or to provide any information other than a Review Report. However, the Asset Representations Reviewer may provide additional information in a Review Report about any Review Receivable that it determines in good faith to be material to the Asset Representations Review.

(c) Maintenance of Review Materials. The Asset Representations Reviewer will maintain copies of any Review Materials, Review Reports and other documents relating to an Asset Representations Review, including internal correspondence and work papers, until the earlier of (i) payment in full of the Notes and (ii) one year after the delivery of the applicable Review Report. At the expiration of such period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall return Review Materials to the Servicer.

ARTICLE IV.

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby makes the following representations and warranties as of the Closing Date:

 

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(a) Organization and Qualification. The Asset Representations Reviewer is duly organized and validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Asset Representations Reviewer is qualified as a foreign limited liability company in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its properties or the conduct of its activities requires the qualification, license or approval, unless the failure to obtain the qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Asset Representations Reviewer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Power, Authority and Enforceability. The Asset Representations Reviewer has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer, except as may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equitable principles.

(c) No Conflicts and No Violation. The completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the performance of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement will not (i) conflict with, or be a breach or default under, any indenture, loan agreement, guarantee or similar document under which the Asset Representations Reviewer is a debtor or guarantor, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on the properties or assets of the Asset Representations Reviewer under the terms of any indenture, loan agreement, guarantee or similar document, (iii) violate the organizational documents of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (iv) violate a law or, to the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, an order, rule or regulation of a federal or State court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property that applies to the Asset Representations Reviewer, which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Asset Representations Reviewer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(d) No Proceedings. To the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing before a federal or State court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Asset Representations Reviewer or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Asset Representations Reviewer’s ability to perform its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.

(e) Eligibility. The Asset Representations Reviewer meets the eligibility requirements in Section 5.01, and will notify the Issuer and the Servicer promptly if it no longer meets, or reasonably expects that it will no longer meet, the eligibility requirements in Section 5.01.

 

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Section 4.02 Fees and Expenses.

(a) Annual Fee. As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to receive an annual fee (the “Annual Fee”) with respect to each annual period prior to the termination of the Issuer, in an amount equal to $5,000; provided, that the Asset Representations Reviewer will return to the Servicer or the Issuer, as applicable, the pro rata portion of the Annual Fee to the extent the Issuer is terminated prior to the end of an annual period for which an Annual Fee has been paid. The Annual Fee will be paid by the Servicer on the Closing Date and on each anniversary of the Closing Date until this Agreement is terminated.

(b) Review Fee. Following the completion of an Asset Representations Review and the delivery of the related Review Report pursuant to Section 3.04, or the termination of an Asset Representations Review according to Section 3.03(e), and the delivery to the Issuer and the Servicer of a detailed invoice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be entitled to a fee payable by the Servicer of $200 for each Review Receivable for which the Asset Representations Review was started (the “Review Fee”). However, no Review Fee will be charged for any Review Receivable (i) which was included in a prior Review, (ii) for which no Tests were completed prior to the Asset Representations Reviewer being notified of a termination of the Asset Representations Review according to Section 3.03(e), (iii) for which no Tests were completed prior to the Asset Representations Reviewer being notified of the Review Receivable being paid in full by the Obligor, otherwise satisfied or repurchased by the Depositor or the Seller as described in Section 3.03(c), or (iv) due to missing or insufficient Review Materials under Section 3.02(b). However, if an Asset Representations Review is terminated according to Section 3.03(e), the Asset Representations Reviewer must submit its invoice to the Issuer and the Servicer for the Review Fee for the terminated Review no later than ten (10) Business Days before the final Distribution Date to be reimbursed on such final Distribution Date.

(c) Reimbursement of Travel Expenses. If the Servicer provides access to the Review Materials at one of its properties, the Servicer will reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer for its reasonable (in accordance with the Servicer’s vendor travel policy) out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred in connection with the Asset Representations Review promptly following receipt of a detailed invoice.

(d) Dispute Resolution Expenses. If the Asset Representations Reviewer participates in a dispute resolution proceeding under Section 3.06 of this Agreement and its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for participating in the proceeding are not paid by a party to the dispute resolution within ninety (90) days after the end of the proceeding, the Servicer will reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer for such expenses promptly following receipt of a detailed invoice.

(e) Payment of Invoices. When applicable pursuant to this Section 4.02, for fees and expenses of the Asset Representations Reviewer that are not paid by the Servicer within thirty (30) days following the receipt of an invoice by the Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer will issue invoices to the Issuer at the notices address set forth in Section 10.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Issuer shall pay all invoices submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer via the priority of payments described in Sections 2.8 or 5.4(b) of the Indenture, as applicable, on the Distribution Date following the month in which the invoice was received by the Issuer.

 

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Section 4.03 Limitation on Liability.

The Asset Representations Reviewer will not be liable to any Person for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith under this Agreement or for errors in judgment. However, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be liable for its willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in performing its obligations under this Agreement. In no event will the Asset Representations Reviewer be liable for special, indirect or consequential losses or damages (including lost profit), even if the Asset Representations Reviewer has been advised of the likelihood of the loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

Section 4.04 Indemnification by Asset Representations Reviewer.

The Asset Representations Reviewer will indemnify each of the Issuer, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents for all fees, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities resulting from (a) the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer in performing its obligations under this Agreement, (b) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s breach of any of its representations or warranties in this Agreement or (c) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s breach of any of its obligations in Sections 4.08 and 4.09 of this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Section 4.04 will survive the termination of this Agreement, the termination of the Issuer and the resignation or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

Section 4.05 Indemnification of Asset Representations Reviewer.

(a) Indemnification. The Issuer will, or will cause the Servicer to, indemnify the Asset Representations Reviewer and its officers, directors, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”), for all costs, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities resulting from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement (including the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of defending itself against any loss, damage or liability), but excluding any cost, expense, loss, damage or liability resulting from (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence, (ii) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s breach of any of its representations or warranties in this Agreement or (iii) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s breach of any of its obligations in Section 4.08 and 4.09 of this Agreement.

(b) Proceedings. Promptly on receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of a Proceeding against it, the Indemnified Person will, if a claim is to be made under Section 4.05(a), notify the Issuer and the Servicer of the Proceeding. The Issuer or the Servicer may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of a Proceeding at its expense. If the Issuer or the Servicer notifies the Indemnified Person of its intention to assume the defense of the Proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, and so long as the Issuer or the Servicer assumes the defense of the Proceeding in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, the Issuer and the Servicer will not be liable for fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Person unless there is a conflict between the interests of the Issuer or the Servicer, as applicable, and the Indemnified Person. If there is a conflict, the Issuer or the Servicer will pay for the reasonable fees and expenses of separate counsel to the Indemnified Person. No settlement of a Proceeding may be made without the approval of the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indemnified Person, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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(c) Survival of Obligations. The Issuer’s and the Servicer’s obligations under this Section 4.05 will survive the resignation or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer and the termination of this Agreement.

If all or a portion of indemnities due to the Asset Representations Reviewer is not paid by the Servicer to the Asset Representations Reviewer within 30 days of receipt of an invoice, then the unpaid portion of such indemnities then due and payable shall be paid by the Issuer pursuant to the priority of payments described in Sections 2.8 or 5.4(b) of the Indenture, as applicable, on the Distribution Date following the month in which the invoice was received by the Issuer.

(d) Repayment. If the Issuer or the Servicer makes any payment under this Section 4.05 and the Indemnified Parties later collects any of the amounts for which the payments were made to it from others, the Indemnified Person will promptly repay the amount to the Issuer or the Servicer, as applicable.

Section 4.06 Inspections of Asset Representations Reviewer.

The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees that, with reasonable advance notice not more than once during any year, it will permit authorized representatives of the Issuer, the Servicer or the Administrator, during the Asset Representations Reviewer’s normal business hours, to examine and review the books of account, records, reports and other documents and materials of the Asset Representations Reviewer relating to (a) the performance of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement, (b) payments of fees and expenses of the Asset Representations Reviewer for its performance and (c) a claim made by the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement. In addition, the Asset Representations Reviewer will permit the Issuer’s, the Servicer’s or the Administrator’s representatives to make copies and extracts of any of those documents and to discuss them with the Asset Representations Reviewer’s officers and employees. Each of the Issuer, the Servicer and the Administrator will, and will cause its authorized representatives to, hold in confidence the information except if disclosure may be required by law or if the Issuer, the Servicer or the Administrator reasonably determines that it is required to make the disclosure under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. The Asset Representations Reviewer will maintain all relevant books, records, reports and other documents and materials for a period of at least two years after the termination of its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 4.07 Delegation of Obligations. The Asset Representations Reviewer may not delegate or subcontract its obligations under this Agreement to any Person without the consent of the Issuer and the Servicer, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Section 4.08 Confidential Information.

(a) Treatment. The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to hold and treat Confidential Information given to it under this Agreement in confidence and under the terms and conditions of this Section 4.08, and will implement and maintain safeguards to further assure the confidentiality of the Confidential Information. The Confidential Information will not, without

 

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the prior consent of the Issuer and the Servicer, be disclosed or used by the Asset Representations Reviewer, or its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives or affiliates, including legal counsel (collectively, the “Information Recipients”) other than for the purposes of performing Reviews of Review Receivables or performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees that it will not, and will cause its Affiliates to not (i) purchase or sell securities issued by the Seller or its Affiliates or special purpose entities on the basis of Confidential Information or (ii) use the Confidential Information for the preparation of research reports, newsletters or other publications or similar communications.

(b) Definition. “Confidential Information” means oral, written and electronic materials (irrespective of its source or form of communication) furnished before, on or after the date of this Agreement to the Asset Representations Reviewer for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement, including:

(i) lists of Review Receivables and any related Review Materials;

(ii) origination and servicing guidelines, policies and procedures, and form contracts; and

(iii) notes, analyses, compilations, studies or other documents or records prepared by the Servicer, which contain information supplied by or on behalf of the Servicer or its representatives.

However, Confidential Information will not include information that (A) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the Information Recipients, (B) was available to, or becomes available to, the Information Recipients on a non-confidential basis from a Person or entity other than the Issuer or the Servicer before its disclosure to the Information Recipients who, to the knowledge of the Information Recipients, is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Issuer or the Servicer and is not prohibited from transmitting the information to the Information Recipients, (C) is independently developed by the Information Recipients without the use of the Confidential Information, as shown by the Information Recipients’ files and records or other evidence in the Information Recipients’ possession or (D) the Issuer or the Servicer provides permission to the applicable Information Recipients to release.

(c) Protection. The Asset Representations Reviewer will take reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of and avoid disclosure and unauthorized use of Confidential Information, including those measures that it takes to protect its own confidential information and not less than a reasonable standard of care. The Asset Representations Reviewer acknowledges that Personally Identifiable Information is also subject to the additional requirements in Section 4.09.

(d) Disclosure. If the Asset Representations Reviewer is required by applicable law, regulation, rule or order issued by an administrative, governmental, regulatory or judicial authority to disclose part of the Confidential Information, it may disclose the Confidential Information. However, before a required disclosure, the Asset Representations Reviewer, if permitted by law, regulation, rule or order, will use its reasonable efforts to provide the Issuer

 

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and the Servicer with notice of the requirement and will cooperate, at the Servicer’s expense, in the Issuer’s and the Servicer’s pursuit of a proper protective order or other relief for the disclosure of the Confidential Information. If the Issuer or the Servicer is unable to obtain a protective order or other proper remedy by the date that the information is required to be disclosed, the Asset Representations Reviewer will disclose only that part of the Confidential Information that it is advised by its legal counsel it is legally required to disclose.

(e) Responsibility for Information Recipients. The Asset Representations Reviewer will be responsible for a breach of this Section 4.08 by its Information Recipients.

(f) Violation. The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees that a violation of this Agreement may cause irreparable injury to the Issuer and the Servicer and the Issuer and the Servicer may seek injunctive relief in addition to legal remedies. If an action is initiated by the Issuer or the Servicer to enforce this Section 4.08, the prevailing party will be reimbursed for its fees and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred for the enforcement.

Section 4.09 Personally Identifiable Information.

(a) Definitions. “Personally Identifiable Information” or “PII” means information in any format about an identifiable individual, including, name, address, phone number, e-mail address, account number(s), identification number(s), any other actual or assigned attribute associated with or identifiable to an individual and any information that when used separately or in combination with other information could identify an individual. “Issuer PII” means PII furnished by the Issuer, the Servicer or their Affiliates to the Asset Representations Reviewer and PII developed or otherwise collected or acquired by the Asset Representations Reviewer in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Use of Issuer PII. The Issuer does not grant the Asset Representations Reviewer any rights to Issuer PII except as provided in this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer will use Issuer PII only to perform its obligations under this Agreement or as specifically directed in writing by the Issuer and will only reproduce Issuer PII to the extent necessary for these purposes. The Asset Representations Reviewer must comply with all laws applicable to PII, Issuer PII and the Asset Representations Reviewer’s business, including any legally required codes of conduct, including those relating to privacy, security and data protection. The Asset Representations Reviewer will protect and secure Issuer PII. The Asset Representations Reviewer will implement privacy or data protection policies and procedures that comply with applicable law and this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer will implement and maintain reasonable and appropriate practices, procedures and systems, including administrative, technical and physical safeguards to (i) protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Issuer PII, (ii) ensure against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of Issuer PII, (iii) protect against unauthorized access to or use of Issuer PII and (iv) otherwise comply with its obligations under this Agreement. These safeguards include a written data security plan, employee training, information access controls, restricted disclosures, systems protections (e.g., intrusion protection, data storage protection and data transmission protection) and physical security measures.

 

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(c) Additional Limitations. In addition to the use and protection requirements described in Section 4.09(b), the Asset Representations Reviewer’s disclosure of Issuer PII is also subject to the following requirements:

(i) The Asset Representations Reviewer will not disclose Issuer PII to its personnel or allow its personnel access to Issuer PII except (A) for the Asset Representations Reviewer personnel who require Issuer PII to perform an Asset Representations Review, (B) with the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Servicer or (C) as required by applicable law. When permitted, the disclosure of or access to Issuer PII will be limited to the specific information necessary for the individual to complete the assigned task. The Asset Representations Reviewer will inform personnel with access to Issuer PII of the confidentiality requirements in this Agreement and train its personnel with access to Issuer PII on the proper use and protection of Issuer PII.

(ii) The Asset Representations Reviewer will not sell, disclose, provide or exchange Issuer PII with or to any third party without the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Servicer.

(d) Notice of Breach. The Asset Representations Reviewer will notify the Issuer and the Servicer promptly in the event of an actual or reasonably suspected security breach, unauthorized access, misappropriation or other compromise of the security, confidentiality or integrity of Issuer PII and, where applicable, immediately take action to prevent any further breach.

(e) Return or Disposal of Issuer PII. Except where return or disposal is prohibited by applicable law, promptly on the earlier of the completion of the Asset Representations Review or the request of the Issuer or the Servicer, all Issuer PII in any medium in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s possession or under its control will be (i) destroyed in a manner that prevents its recovery or restoration or (ii) if so directed by the Issuer or the Servicer, returned to the Issuer or the Servicer, as applicable, without the Asset Representations Reviewer retaining any actual or recoverable copies, in both cases, without charge to the Issuer or the Servicer. Where the Asset Representations Reviewer retains Issuer PII, the Asset Representations Reviewer will limit the Asset Representations Reviewer’s further use or disclosure of Issuer PII to that required by applicable law.

(f) Compliance; Modification. The Asset Representations Reviewer will cooperate with and provide information to the Issuer regarding the Asset Representations Reviewer’s compliance with this Section 4.09. The Asset Representations Reviewer and the Issuer agree to modify this Section 4.09 as necessary for either party to comply with applicable law.

(g) Audit of Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will permit the Issuer and the Servicer and each of their authorized representatives to audit the Asset Representations Reviewer’s compliance with this Section 4.09 during the Asset Representations Reviewer’s normal business hours on reasonable advance notice to the Asset Representations Reviewer, and not more than once during any year unless circumstances necessitate additional audits. Each of the Issuer and the Servicer agrees to make reasonable efforts to schedule any audit described in this Section 4.09 with the inspections described in

 

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Section 4.06. The Asset Representations Reviewer will also permit the Issuer and the Servicer during normal business hours on reasonable advance notice to audit any service providers used by the Asset Representations Reviewer to fulfill the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall cause such service providers to permit the Issuer and the Servicer to conduct such audit.

(h) Affiliates and Third Parties. If the Asset Representations Reviewer processes the PII of the Issuer’s Affiliates or a third party when performing an Asset Representations Review, and if such Affiliate or third party is identified to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such Affiliate or third party is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 4.09, and this Agreement is intended to benefit the Affiliate or third party. The Affiliate or third party may enforce the PII related terms of this Section 4.09 against the Asset Representations Reviewer as if each were a signatory to this Agreement.

ARTICLE V.

REMOVAL, RESIGNATION

Section 5.01 Eligibility of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

The Asset Representations Reviewer must be a Person who (a) is not Affiliated with the Seller, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any of their Affiliates and (b) was not, and is not Affiliated with a Person that was, engaged by the Seller or any underwriter to perform any due diligence on the Receivables prior to the Closing Date.

Section 5.02 Resignation and Removal of Asset Representations Reviewer.

(a) No Resignation. The Asset Representations Reviewer will not resign as Asset Representations Reviewer unless it determines it is legally unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement and there is no reasonable action that it could take to make the performance of its obligations under this Agreement permitted under applicable law. In such event, the Asset Representations Reviewer will deliver a notice of its resignation to the Issuer and the Servicer, together with an opinion of counsel supporting its determination.

(b) Removal. If any of the following events occur, the Issuer, by notice to the Asset Representations Reviewer, may remove the Asset Representations Reviewer and terminate its rights and obligations under this Agreement:

(i) the Asset Representations Reviewer no longer meets the eligibility requirements in Section 5.01;

(ii) the Asset Representations Reviewer breaches of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or obligations in this Agreement; or

(iii) an Insolvency Event of the Asset Representations Reviewer occurs.

 

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(c) Notice of Resignation or Removal. The Issuer will notify the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee of any resignation or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

(d) Continue to Perform After Resignation or Removal. No resignation or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer will be effective, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement, until a successor Asset Representations Reviewer has accepted its engagement according to Section 5.03(b).

Section 5.03 Successor Asset Representations Reviewer.

(a) Engagement of Successor Asset Representations Reviewer. Following the resignation or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Issuer will engage a successor Asset Representations Reviewer who meets the eligibility requirements of Section 5.01.

(b) Effectiveness of Resignation or Removal. No resignation or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer will be effective until the successor Asset Representations Reviewer has executed and delivered to the Issuer and the Servicer an agreement accepting its engagement and agreeing to perform the obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement or entering into a new agreement with the Issuer on substantially the same terms as this Agreement.

(c) Transition and Expenses. If the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns or is removed, the Asset Representations Reviewer will cooperate with the Issuer and the Servicer and take all actions reasonably requested to assist the Issuer in making an orderly transition of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement to the successor Asset Representations Reviewer. The outgoing Asset Representations Reviewer will pay the reasonable expenses of transitioning the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement and preparing the successor Asset Representations Reviewer to take on the obligations on receipt of an invoice with reasonable detail of the expenses from the Issuer and the Servicer or the successor Asset Representations Reviewer.

Section 5.04 Merger, Consolidation or Succession. Any Person (a) into which the Asset Representations Reviewer is merged or consolidated, (b) resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Asset Representations Reviewer is a party or (c) succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, if that Person meets the eligibility requirements in Section 5.01, will be the successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement. Such Person will execute and deliver to the Issuer, the Servicer and the Administrator an agreement to assume the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement (unless the assumption happens by operation of law).

 

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ARTICLE VI.

OTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 6.01 Independence of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

The Asset Representations Reviewer will be an independent contractor and will not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer for the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, the Asset Representations Reviewer will have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer and will not be considered an agent of the Issuer. Nothing in this Agreement will make the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Issuer members of any partnership, joint venture or other separate entity or impose any liability as such on any of them.

Section 6.02 No Petition.

Each of the parties agrees that, before the date that is one year and one day (or, if longer, any applicable preference period) after payment in full of all securities issued by the Depositor, the Issuer or by a trust for which the Depositor was a depositor, it will not start or pursue against, or join any other Person in starting or pursuing against the Depositor or the Issuer, any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law. This Section 6.02 will survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 6.03 Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee.

It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust, National Association, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein of the Issuer, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, (d) Wilmington Trust, National Association has not verified and has made no investigation as to the accuracy or completeness of any representations and warranties made by the Issuer in this Agreement and (e) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or any other related documents.

Section 6.04 Termination of Agreement.

This Agreement will terminate, except for the obligations under Section 4.04 and the other obligations of the Trust, the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer specified as surviving the termination of this Agreement, on the earlier of (a) the payment in full of all outstanding Notes and the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, (b) the date the Issuer is terminated under the Trust Agreement and (c) the removal or resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 7.01 Amendments.

(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Issuer, the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer, without the consent of any Noteholder or any other Person; provided, however, that (i) any such amendment shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Servicer delivered to the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Noteholders or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment and the Servicer notifies the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to such amendment.

(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time for any other purpose by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the Issuer, the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer; provided, however, that any such amendment that materially adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders under the Indenture, the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the Trust Agreement must be consented to by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 51% of the Note Balance of the Controlling Class and any amendment that materially adversely affects the interests of the Indenture Trustee must be consented to by the Indenture Trustee.

(c) Any term or provision of this Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer, the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer for the purpose of conforming the terms of this Agreement to the description thereof in the Prospectus or, to the extent not contrary to the Prospectus, to the description thereof in an offering memorandum with respect to the Certificates without the consent of the Indenture Trustee, any Noteholder, the Owner Trustee or any other Person, provided, however, that the Issuer and the Servicer shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee.

(d) Prior to the execution of any amendment or consent pursuant to Section 7.01, the Servicer shall provide written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

(e) Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Servicer shall furnish an executed copy of such amendment to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies.

 

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(f) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders pursuant to Section 7.01(b) to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of the Noteholders provided for in this Agreement) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by the Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may prescribe.

Section 7.02 Assignment; Benefit of Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries.

(a) Assignment. Except as stated in Section 5.04, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Asset Representations Reviewer without the consent of the Issuer and the Servicer.

(b) Benefit of Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is for the benefit of and will be binding on the parties and their permitted successors and assigns. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, will be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and may enforce this Agreement against the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Servicer. No other Person will have any right or obligation under this Agreement.

Section 7.03 Notices.

(a) Notices to Parties. All notices, requests, demands, consents, waivers or other communications to or from the parties must be in writing and will be considered given:

(i) for overnight mail, on delivery or, for registered first class mail, postage prepaid, three (3) days after deposit in the mail;

(ii) for a fax, when receipt is confirmed by telephone, reply email or reply fax from the recipient;

(iii) for an email, when receipt is confirmed by telephone or reply email from the recipient; and

(iv) for an electronic posting to a password-protected website to which the recipient has access, on delivery of an email (without the requirement of confirmation of receipt) stating that the electronic posting has occurred.

(b) Notice Addresses. Any notice, request, demand, consent, waiver or other communication will be addressed as follows: (i) in the case of the Issuer, to the Corporate Trust Office of the Owner Trustee with a copy to the Servicer; (ii) in the case of the Servicer, at the following address: 12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23238, Attention: Treasury Department; (iii) in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, at the following address: via electronic mail to ARRNotices@clayton.com and to Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, 2638 South Falkenburg Road, Riverview, FL 33578, Attn: SVP, with a copy to Covius Services, LLC, 720 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 200, Glendale, CO 80246, Attn: Legal Department; and (iv) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, to the relevant Corporate Trust Office; or, in each case, to another address as a party may give by notice to the other parties.

 

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Section 7.04 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 7.05 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN LEGAL PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 7.06 No Waiver; Remedies. No party’s failure or delay in exercising a power, right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver. No single or partial exercise of a power, right or remedy will preclude any other or further exercise of the power, right or remedy or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The powers, rights and remedies under this Agreement are in addition to any powers, rights and remedies under law.

Section 7.07 Severability. If a part of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then it will be deemed severable from the remaining Agreement and will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining Agreement.

Section 7.08 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are included for convenience and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 7.09 Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts. Each counterpart will be an original and all counterparts will together be one document. 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 shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility.

Section 7.10 Legal Fees Associated with Indemnification. With respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that a party to this Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Agreement for attorney’s fees and expenses, such fees and expenses are intended to include attorney’s fees and expenses relating to the enforcement of such indemnity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer, the Servicer, the Administrator and the Asset Representations Reviewer have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

CARMAX AUTO OWNER TRUST 2021-3, as Issuer
By:   WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:
CARMAX BUSINESS SERVICES, LLC,
    as Servicer
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:
CLAYTON FIXED INCOME SERVICES LLC,
    as Asset Representations Reviewer
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

Asset Representations Review Agreement (CAOT 2021-3)


Schedule A

Review Materials

 

1.

A copy of the Receivable File which includes the following documents, if applicable:

 

  a.

The retail installment sale contract (the “Contract”) which evidences the Receivable

 

  b.

Additional documents which amend the Contract

 

  i.

Any correction notices to the Contract prior to the Cutoff Date

 

  ii.

Any modification agreements between the parties to the Contract prior to the Cutoff Date

 

  c.

Documents which evidence security interest in the Financed Vehicle (the “Title Documents”), which can include:

 

  i.

Certificate of Title

 

  ii.

Motor Vehicle Lien Statement

 

  iii.

Application for Title

 

  iv.

Electronic Title Statements

 

2.

A copy of any separate assignment agreement, if not included within the Contract

 

3.

CarMax’s list of approved contract forms as of the date of the Contract (the “List of Approved Contract Forms”)

 

4.

Any data tape and applicable screen prints from CarMax’s receivables systems

 

Sch. A


Schedule B

Representations, Warranties and Tests

 

CarMax Representation

  

Agreed Upon Procedures

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(i) has been originated by CarMax Auto or an Affiliate of CarMax Auto in the United States in the ordinary course of business in connection with the sale of a new or used motor vehicle and has been fully and properly executed by the parties thereto;

  

1: Confirm the seller’s address on the Contract is located within the United States

 

2: Confirm the Financed Vehicle is marked new or used on the Contract

 

3: Confirm the buyer, co-buyer (if applicable) and seller have signed the Contract

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(ii) contains customary and enforceable provisions such that the rights and remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization against the collateral of the benefits of the security;

  

1: Confirm the seller’s address on the Contract is located within the United States

 

2: Confirm the Contract form number and revision date are on the List of Approved Contract Forms

 

3: Confirm the buyer and co-buyer (if applicable) signed the Contract

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(iii) provides for level monthly payments that fully amortize the Amount Financed by maturity (except that the period between the date of such Receivable and the date of the first Scheduled Payment may be less than or greater than one month and the amount of the first and last Scheduled Payments may be less than or greater than the level payments) and yields interest at the related APR;

  

1: Confirm all payments are equivalent with the possible exception of the first and last schedule payments which may be less than or greater than the level payments

 

2: Calculate the product of the number of payments and the amount of payments, together with any first and last scheduled payments (if applicable), and confirm this amount equals the sum of the finance charge and the amount financed as stated within the “Truth in Lending” section of the Contract

 

3: Confirm the finance charge amount is based on the APR as stated on the Contract

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(iv) provides for, in the event that such Receivable is prepaid, a prepayment that fully pays the Principal Balance of such Receivable with interest at the related APR through the date of payment;

   1: Confirm the Contract provides a prepayment disclosure that does not require a penalty

 

Sch. B-1


RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(v) is secured by a new or used motor vehicle that had not been repossessed as of the Cutoff Date;

  

1: Confirm the Financed Vehicle is marked new or used on the Contract

 

2: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File that the Financed Vehicle has been repossessed as of the Cutoff Date

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(vi) is a Simple Interest Receivable;

  

1: Confirm the Contract is a simple interest retail installment sale contract

 

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(vii) relates to an Obligor who has made at least one payment under such Receivable as of the Cutoff Date; and

   1: Confirm the Receivable File indicates the Obligor has advanced the due date beyond the first scheduled payment date as stated on the Contract

RPA 3.4(a) Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable: ...

(viii) relates to an Obligor whose mailing address is located in any State.

   1: Confirm the buyer’s address as of the Cutoff Date is located within the United States
RPA 3.4(b) Compliance with Law. Each Receivable and the sale of the related Financed Vehicle complied, at the time such Receivable was originated and complies, as of the Closing Date, in all material respects with all requirements of applicable federal, State and local laws, and regulations thereunder.    1: Confirm the Contract form number and revision date are on the List of Approved Contract Forms
RPA 3.4(c) Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal, valid and binding payment obligation in writing of the related Obligor, enforceable by the holder thereof in all material respects in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, any state or federal consumer protection laws or regulations or by general principles of equity.   

1: Confirm the Contract form number and revision date are on the List of Approved Contract Forms

 

2: Confirm the borrower and co-borrower (if applicable) signed the Contract

RPA 3.4(d) No Government Obligor. No Receivable is due from the United States or any State or from any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or any State.   

1: Confirm the buyer section of the Contract reports a natural person’s name

 

2: If the buyer section of the Contract does not report a person’s name, confirm internet search results do not indicate the buyer is the United States or any State or any agency, department or instrumentality of the United States or any State

 

Sch. B-2


RPA 3.4(e) Security Interest in Financed Vehicles. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables by the Seller to the Depositor, each Receivable was secured by a valid, binding and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in favor of the Seller in the related Financed Vehicle, or all necessary and appropriate actions shall have been commenced that would result in the valid perfection of a first priority security interest in favor of the Seller in the Financed Vehicle, which security interest has been validly assigned by the Seller to the Depositor.   

1: Confirm the Title Documents report CarMax, or an acceptable variation of the name, as the first lien holder

 

2: Confirm the buyer’s name as stated on the Contract matches the name on the Title Documents

 

3: Confirm the vehicle identification number (VIN) on the Contract matches the VIN number as reported on the Title Documents

RPA 3.4(f) Receivables in Force. As of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded, nor has the related Financed Vehicle been released in whole or in part from the Lien granted by the related Receivable.   

1: Confirm the Receivable is listed as an active account as of the Cutoff Date

 

2: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File that the Receivable was satisfied prior to the Cutoff Date

 

3: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File that the Receivable was subordinated or rescinded prior to the Cutoff Date

 

4: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File that the Financed Vehicle has been released from the Lien in whole or in part prior to the Cutoff Date

RPA 3.4(g) No Waiver. No provision of any Receivable has been waived in such a manner that such Receivable fails to meet all of the representations and warranties made by the Seller in this Section 3.4 with respect thereto.    1: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File that any provision of the Receivable has been waived, altered or modified, except by instruments or documents identified within the receivable file
RPA 3.4(h) No Defenses. There is no right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense being asserted or threatened with respect to any Receivable as indicated in the Seller’s computer files or the Receivable File for any such Receivable.   

1: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File that the Receivable is subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or defense that could cause the Receivable to become invalid

 

2: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File of litigation or other attorney involvement as of the Cutoff Date

 

Sch. B-3


RPA 3.4(i) No Liens. The Seller has no knowledge of any liens or claims that have been filed, including liens for work, labor or materials or for unpaid State or federal taxes, related to any Financed Vehicle that are prior to, equal or coordinate with, the security interest in such Financed Vehicle created by the related Receivable.   

1: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File of a Lien or a claim filed for work, labor or materials that is prior to or equal to the security interest in the Financed Vehicle created by the Receivable

 

2: Confirm there is no evidence within the Receivable File of a tax lien that is prior to or equal to the security interest in the Financed Vehicle created by the Receivable

RPA 3.4(j) No Default. Except for payment defaults continuing for a period of not more than thirty (30) days as of the Cutoff Date, the Seller has no knowledge that any default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable existed as of the Cutoff Date or that any continuing condition that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable had arisen as of the Cutoff Date, and the Seller has not waived any such event or condition.   

1: Confirm the Receivable was not more than 30 days delinquent as of the Cutoff Date

 

2: Confirm there is no evidence of a continuing condition within the Receivable File which would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of the Receivable

RPA 3.4(k) Title. The Seller has not sold, transferred, assigned or pledged any Receivable to any Person other than the Depositor. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Receivables contemplated by Section 2.1, the Seller had good and marketable title to each Receivable free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person and, immediately upon such transfer, the Depositor shall have good and marketable title to such Receivable free and clear of any Lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person.   

1: Confirm there is no indication within the Receivable File that the Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged to any Person or entity other than CarMax

 

2: Confirm the Title Documents designate CarMax, or an acceptable variation of the name, as the sole lien holder and no other lien holder is listed

 

Sch. B-4


RPA 3.4(l) Valid Assignment. No Receivable has been originated in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction under which the sale, transfer, assignment and conveyance of such Receivable under this Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement or the pledge of such Receivable under the Indenture is unlawful, void or voidable or under which such Receivable would be rendered void or voidable as a result of any such sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or pledge. The Seller has not entered into any agreement with any account debtor that prohibits, restricts or conditions the assignment of the Receivables.   

1: Confirm the Contract form number and revision date are on the List of Approved Contracts

 

2: Confirm the Contract does not contain language preventing the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance or pledge of the Receivable without the consent of the owner

RPA 3.4(m) One Original. There is only one original executed copy, or authoritative copy (as defined in the Relevant UCC) of each Receivable.   

1: If the Receivable constitutes “tangible chattel paper,” confirm the Contract is marked as “original” copy

 

2: If the Receivable constitutes “electronic chattel paper,” confirm the Contract is marked as “authoritative” copy

 

3: Confirm the Contract was signed by the buyer, co-buyer (if applicable) and seller

RPA 3.4(n) Principal Balance. Each Receivable had a remaining Principal Balance as of the Cutoff Date of not less than $500.    1: Confirm the unpaid balance of the Receivable as of the Cutoff Date is not below the minimum allowable dollar amount
RPA 3.4(o) No Bankrupt Obligors. As of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable was due from an Obligor that was the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or was bankrupt.    1: Confirm the receivable file does not contain evidence that the Receivable was the subject of any bankruptcy proceeding or insolvency proceeding as of the Cutoff Date
RPA 3.4(p) Origination. Each Receivable was originated after May 26, 2015.    1: Confirm the Contract was originated after the oldest allowable contract date.
RPA 3.4(q) Term to Maturity. Each Receivable had an original term to maturity of not more than seventy-two (72) monthly payments and not less than twelve (12) monthly payments and a remaining term to maturity as of the Cutoff Date of not more than seventy-one (71) monthly payments and not less than three (3) monthly payments.   

1: Confirm the sum of the number of payments together with any first and last scheduled monthly payments (if applicable) is within the allowable number of payments to maturity

 

2: Confirm the remaining terms to maturity as stated within the data tape or servicing system is within the allowable number of payments to maturity

RPA 3.4(r) Annual Percentage Rate. Each Receivable has an APR of not more than 25.00%.    1: Confirm the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) as stated within the “Truth in Lending” section of the Contract does not exceed the maximum allowable APR

 

Sch. B-5


RPA 3.4(s) No Delinquent Receivables. As of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable has a payment for which more than $50 of a Scheduled Payment is more than thirty (30) days past due.    1: Confirm the next payment due date as stated within the data tape or servicing system for the Receivable is not more than 30 days prior to the Cutoff Date
RPA 3.4(t) Insurance. Each Receivable requires the related Obligor to obtain physical damage insurance covering the related Financed Vehicle in accordance with the Seller’s normal requirements.    1: Confirm the Contract contains language that required the Obligor to obtain and maintain insurance against loss of or risk to the Financed Vehicle

 

Sch. B-6