**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

 

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**FORM 10-K**

 

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**(Mark one)**

 

| **x** | **ANNUAL   REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE   ACT OF 1934** |
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**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012**

 

**or**

 

| **o** | **TRANSITION   REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE   ACT OF 1934** |
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**For the transition period from                      to                     **

 

**Commission file number of issuing entity:****333-180185-01**

 

**Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2012-1**

 (Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)

 

**Commission file number of depositor:****333-180185**

 

**Harley-Davidson Customer Funding Corp.**

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

 

**Harley-Davidson Credit Corp.**

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

| **Delaware**                                                   | ** ** | **38-****7047244**                   |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |       | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

 

| **c/o Wilmington Trust Company   1100 North Market Street   Wilmington, Delaware** | ** ** | **19890-****1605** |
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| (Address of principal executive offices)                                           |       | (Zip Code)         |

 

Issuing entity’s telephone number, including area code:**  (302) 636-6000**

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: **NONE**

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: **NONE**

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o  No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o  No x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one).

 

| Large Accelerated Filer o |   | Accelerated Filer o         |
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| Non-Accelerated Filer x   |   | Smaller Reporting Company o |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes o  No x

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Not applicable.

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Not applicable.

 

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

 

None.

 

 

 

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**PART I**

 

**The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:**

 

Item 1. Business.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Item 2. Properties.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

 

**Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments**

 

Not Applicable.

 

**Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:**

 

**Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).**

 

Not Applicable.

 

**Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).**

 

Not Applicable.

 

**Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).**

 

Not Applicable.

 

**Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.**

 

There are no legal proceedings pending, or any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the servicer, sponsor, the depositor or the issuing entity that are material to the holders of notes.  To the knowledge of the issuing entity, there are no legal proceedings pending, or any proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against Wilmington Trust Company (the “Owner Trustee”) or The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”) that are material to the holders of notes.

 

**PART II**

 

**The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:**

 

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreement with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

 

**Item 9B. Other Information.**

 

None.

 

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**PART III**

 

**The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:**

 

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

**Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:**

 

**Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.**

 

Harley-Davidson Credit Corp. (“HDCC”), the seller, servicer and sponsor, is a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. (“HDFS”).  HDFS, a Delaware corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the financing division of Harley-Davidson, Inc.  HDCC and its affiliates provide retail financial services to consumers in the United States and Canada and wholesale financial services primarily to Harley-Davidson® motorcycle dealers in the United States and Canada.  Harley-Davidson Customer Funding Corp. (“CFC”), the depositor, is a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned special-purpose finance subsidiary of HDCC.  All of the officers and directors of CFC are also employed by HDCC or HDFS, except that at least two directors of CFC will at all times be independent of HDCC, HDFS and Harley-Davidson, Inc.  CFC’s business is limited to, among other things, (i) purchasing the contracts and related property (and other similar retail motorcycle installment conditional sales contracts and similar promissory note and security agreements) from HDCC (in its capacity as seller), (ii) acting as the beneficial owner of the issuing entity - Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2012-1 (the “Trust”) - and other similar trusts and (iii) performing its obligations under the transfer and servicing agreements to which it is a party (including similar agreements entered into in connection with the formation of similar trusts).

 

Annual losses on HDCC’s managed retail motorcycle loans were 0.79% during 2012 compared to 1.20% in 2011.  The decrease in credit losses from 2011 resulted from changes in underwriting and collections, as well a lower frequency of loss.  The 30-day delinquency rate for managed retail motorcycle loans at December 31, 2012 increased to 3.94% from 3.85% at December 31, 2011.  HDCC expects changing consumer behavior, the funding of additional prudently structured loans in the near-prime and subprime segments and lower recoveries resulting from lower charge-offs in prior periods to result in modestly higher delinquencies and credit losses in 2013 as compared to 2012.  Managed retail motorcycle loans include loans held by HDCC as well as those sold through asset-backed securitization transactions.  The assets owned by the Trust may experience credit losses that are the same as, greater than or less than those of managed retail motorcycle loans as a whole.

 

**Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.**

 

Each of HDCC and the Indenture Trustee (each, a “Servicing Participant”) has been identified by the Trust as a party participating in the servicing function during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by the Trust. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to such Servicing Participant (each, a “Report on Assessment”) during the Trust’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by a registered independent public accounting firm regarding its related Report on Assessment. Each Attestation Report is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. No Report on Assessment or the related Attestation Report has identified any material instance of noncompliance with the servicing criteria identified in such Report on Assessment as applicable to the related Servicing Participant.

 

The Indenture Trustee’s Report on Assessment and related Attestation Report have identified material

 

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noncompliance with two servicing criteria applicable to the Indenture Trustee’s platform.  Specifically, with regard to servicing criterion 1122(d)(3)(i) (which contemplates that reports to investors are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements), during the reporting period, certain reports to investors contained information that was not calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements.  With regard to servicing criterion 1122(d)(3)(ii) (which contemplates that amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with time frames, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements), with respect to certain remittances during the reporting period, amounts due to investors were not allocated and remitted in accordance with the distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.

 

The Indenture Trustee further indicates in its Report on Assessment that remediation steps are identified.  We have not independently verified the accuracy of the Indenture Trustee’s assertions or the adequacy of its remediation efforts; however, based on the above and information from the Indenture Trustee, the registrant does not believe these errors had a material impact or effect on the holders of notes.

 

**Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.**

 

HDCC has been identified by the Trust as a servicer during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by the Trust.  HDCC has provided a Compliance Statement, signed by an authorized officer, and such Compliance Statement is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

 

**PART IV**

 

**Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.**

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(a)    List of Documents Filed as Part of this Report

 

(1)           Not Applicable.

 

(2)           Not Applicable.

 

(3)           See Item 15(b).

 

(b)    Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

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| **Exhibit   No.** |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3.1               |   | Articles   of Incorporation of Harley-Davidson Customer Funding Corp. (“CFC”),   incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CFC’s Registration Statement   on Form S-3 (File Number 333-37550), filed on May 22, 2000.                                                                                                       |
|              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3.2               |   | Bylaws   of CFC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to CFC’s Registration   Statement on Form S-3 (File Number 333-37550), filed on May 22,   2000.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4.1               |   | Trust   Agreement dated as of July 10, 2012 between CFC and Wilmington Trust   Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s   Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01),   filed on July 23, 2012.                                                                                                                 |
|              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4.2               |   | Indenture   dated as of July 1, 2012 between Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2012-1   (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the   “Indenture Trustee”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to   Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on July 26, 2012. |
|              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.1              |   | Transfer   and Sale Agreement dated as of July 1, 2012 between Harley-Davidson   Credit Corp. (“HDCC”) and CFC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1   to Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on July 26, 2012.                                                                                |
|              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.2              |   | Sale   and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2012 among the Trust, CFC,   HDCC and the Indenture Trustee, incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on   July 26, 2012.                                                                                        |

 

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| 10.3   |   | Administration   Agreement dated as of July 1, 2012 among the Trust, HDCC, CFC and the   Indenture Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to   Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on July 26, 2012.                                           |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 10.4   |   | Underwriting   Agreement dated as of July 17, 2012 among CFC, HDCC and J.P. Morgan   Securities LLC, as representative for the several underwriters, incorporated   by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on   July 23, 2012. |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 31.1   |   | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification   of the senior officer in charge of servicing function of HDCC.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 33.1   |   | Report   on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing   activities of HDCC for the year ended December 31, 2012.                                                                                                                                                        |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 33.2   |   | Report   on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing   activities of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. for the year   ended December 31, 2012.                                                                                                           |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34.1   |   | Attestation   Report of Ernst & Young LLP on Assessment of Compliance with   Servicing Criteria relating to HDCC.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 34.2   |   | Attestation   Report of KPMG LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria   relating to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.                                                                                                                                                       |
|   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 35.1   |   | Servicer   Compliance Statement of HDCC for the period from July 25, 2012 through   December 31, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                         |

 

(c)    Not Applicable.

 

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**SIGNATURE**

 

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

 
|                | HARLEY-DAVIDSON   MOTORCYCLE TRUST 2012-1 |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|                |                                      |
|                |                                      | By: | Harley-Davidson   Credit Corp., |
|                |                                      |   | as   Servicer |
|                |                                      |
|                |                                      | By: | /s/   James Darrell Thomas |
|                |                                      | James   Darrell Thomas |
|                |                                      | Vice   President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary   (senior officer in charge of the servicing function) |
|                |                                      |
|                |                                      |
| March 27, 2013 |                                      |

 

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**EXHIBIT INDEX**

 
| **Exhibit** |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 3.1         |   | Articles   of Incorporation of Harley-Davidson Customer Funding Corp. (“CFC”),   incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to CFC’s Registration Statement   on Form S-3 (File Number 333-37550), filed on May 22, 2000.                                                                                                       |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 3.2         |   | Bylaws   of CFC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to CFC’s Registration   Statement on Form S-3 (File Number 333-37550), filed on May 22,   2000.                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4.1         |   | Trust   Agreement dated as of July 10, 2012 between CFC and Wilmington Trust   Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registrant’s   Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01),   filed on July 23, 2012.                                                                                                                 |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 4.2         |   | Indenture   dated as of July 1, 2012 between Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2012-1   (the “Trust”) and The Bank of New Mellon York Trust Company, N.A. (the   “Indenture Trustee”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to   Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on July 26, 2012. |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.1        |   | Transfer   and Sale Agreement dated as of July 1, 2012 between Harley-Davidson   Credit Corp. (“HDCC”) and CFC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1   to Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on July 26, 2012.                                                                                |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.2        |   | Sale   and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 1, 2012 among the Trust, CFC,   HDCC and the Indenture Trustee, incorporated by reference to   Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on   July 26, 2012.                                                                                        |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.3        |   | Administration   Agreement dated as of July 1, 2012 among the Trust, HDCC, CFC and the   Indenture Trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to   Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on July 26, 2012.                                                                                              |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10.4        |   | Underwriting   Agreement dated as of July 17, 2012 among CFC, HDCC and J.P. Morgan   Securities LLC, as representative for the several underwriters, incorporated   by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Registrant’s Form 8-K (File Number 333-180185-01), filed on   July 23, 2012.                                                    |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 31.1        |   | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification   of the senior officer in charge of servicing function of HDCC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 33.1        |   | Report   on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing   activities of HDCC for the year ended December 31, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 33.2        |   | Report   on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria concerning servicing   activities of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. for the year   ended December 31, 2012.                                                                                                                                                              |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 34.1        |   | Attestation   Report of Ernst & Young LLP on Assessment of Compliance with   Servicing Criteria relating to HDCC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 34.2        |   | Attestation   Report of KPMG LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria   relating to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 35.1        |   | Servicer   Compliance Statement of HDCC for the period from July 25, 2012 through   December 31, 2012.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

 

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