**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

 

**FORM 10-K**

 

**x****                ****ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

 

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.**

 

**OR**

 

**o****                   ****TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

 

**Commission File Number of issuing entity: 333-170703-01**

 

**CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2011-A**

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

 

**Commission File Number of depositor: 333-****170703**

 

**CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES LLC**

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

 

**CNH CAPITAL AMERICA LLC**

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

**Delaware**

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of the issuing entity)

 

**36-7586003 (CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A)**

**39-1995297 (CNH Capital Receivables LLC)**

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

| **6900 Veterans Boulevard**              |       |       |
|------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
| **Burr Ridge, Illinois**                 | ** ** | **60527**  |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |       | (Zip Code) |

 

**(630) 887-2095**

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No

 

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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). o Yes o No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) 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, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Check one:

 

| Large accelerated filer o                     |   | Accelerated filer o         |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------|
|                                          |   |                        |
| Non-accelerated filer x                       |   | Smaller Reporting Company o |
| (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |   |                        |

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 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. **Registrant has no voting or non-voting common equity outstanding held by non-affiliates.**

 

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

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g., Part I, Part II, etc.) into which the document is incorporated: (1) Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3) Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933.  The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g., annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980).

 

**None.**

 

 

 

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**PART I**

 

CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A (the “Trust”) is a trust established under the laws of the State of Delaware by the Trust Agreement dated April 1, 2011 between CNH Capital Receivables LLC (the “Seller”), and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. New Holland Credit Company, LLC, (the “Servicer”), is the Servicer under a Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) dated as of April 1, 2011 among the Servicer, the Seller and the Trust. The Trust issued $1,000,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of asset-backed notes, Classes A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4 (collectively, the “Class A Notes”) and B (the “Class B Notes” and together with the Class A Notes, the “Notes”), pursuant to an Indenture dated as of April 1, 2011, between the Trust and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as indenture trustee. The Class A Notes and the Class B Notes were publicly offered.  The Seller initially retained ownership of the certificates representing the ownership interest in the Trust (the “Certificates”).

 

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 1B.****                              ****Unresolved Staff Comments.**Not Applicable.

 

**Item 4.****                                       ****Mine Safety Disclosures.**Not Applicable.

 

**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 Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and**

 

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**Financial Disclosure.**

 

**Item 9A.**                               **Controls and Procedures.**

 

**Item****9B****.****                              ****Other Information. **None.

 

**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.**

 

**PART IV**

 

**Item 15.****                                ****Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedules.**

 

(a)                                                               (1)                        Not applicable.

 

(2)                        Not applicable.

 

(3)                        The exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index.

 

(b)     Exhibits.

 
| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|----------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Exhibit 3.1:**     |       | Certificate   of Formation of CNH Capital Receivables LLC (Filed as Exhibit 3(a) to   registrant’s Form S-3 filed on November 19, 2010, and incorporated herein by   reference).            |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Exhibit 3.2:**     |       | Limited   Liability Company Agreement of CNH Capital Receivables LLC (Filed as Exhibit 3(b)   to registrant’s Form S-3 filed on November 19, 2010, and incorporated herein   by reference). |

 

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| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 4.1:**     |       | Indenture,   dated as of April 1, 2011, between CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A and Deutsche   Bank Trust Company Americas (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 of the Trust’s Current   Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by   reference).                                                                                                                                       |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 4.2:**     |       | Trust   Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among CNH Capital Receivables LLC and   Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Trust’s   Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2011, and incorporated herein by   reference).                                                                                                                                   |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 4.3:**     |       | Sale   and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among CNH Capital   Receivables LLC, New Holland Credit Company, LLC and CNH Equipment Trust   2011-A (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed   on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference).                                                                                              |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 4.4:**     |       | Purchase   Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, between CNH Capital Receivables LLC and   CNH Capital America LLC (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 of the Trust’s Current Report   on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference).                                                                                                                                            |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 4.5:**     |       | Administration   Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among New Holland Credit Company, LLC,   CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A, Wilmington Trust Company and Deutsche Bank Trust   Company Americas (Filed as Exhibit 4.4 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K   filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference).                                                               |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 4.6:**     |       | Backup   Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among CNH Capital Receivables   LLC, New Holland Credit Company, LLC, CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A and Deutsche   Bank Trust Company Americas, which was subsequently terminated on October 25,   2011 (Filed as Exhibit 4.5 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on   May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference). |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 10.1:**    |       | Underwriting   Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011, among CNH Capital America LLC, CNH   Capital Receivables LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated   and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the underwriters   (Filed as Exhibit 1.1 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9,   2011, and incorporated herein by reference).         |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 31.1:**    |       | Section   302 Certification.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **Exhibit 33.1:**    |       | Certification   Regarding Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (New Holland Credit   Company, LLC).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

 

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| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                     |
|----------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |       |                                                                                |
| **Exhibit 33.2:**    |       | Management’s   Assertion of Compliance (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas). |
|                 |       |                                                                                |
| **Exhibit 34.1:**    |       | Report   of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP).  |
|                 |       |                                                                                |
| **Exhibit 34.2:**    |       | Report   of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP).               |
|                 |       |                                                                                |
| **Exhibit 35.1:**    |       | Servicing   Compliance Statement of New Holland Credit Company, LLC.                |

 

(c)     Not applicable.

 

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

 

**Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligor Financial Information.**

 

No obligor relating to the pool assets held by the issuing entity is a “significant obligor” as that term is defined in Regulation AB.

 

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

 

Based on the standards set forth in Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB, no information is required in response to this Item.

 

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

 

Based on the standards set forth in Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB, no information is required in response to this Item.

 

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

 

The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings or material legal proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities against any of the parties or property for which Item 1117 of Regulation AB would require disclosure.

 

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

 

Information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119 because such information has been previously provided as permitted by the Instructions to Item 1119.

 

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

 

Each of New Holland Credit Company, LLC (“NHCC”) and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DB”) (each, a “Servicing Participant”) have been identified by the registrant as a party participating in the servicing function with respect to the pool assets held by the Trust. Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to such Servicing Participant (each, a “Report on Assessment”). The Report on Assessment provided by NHCC and the Report on Assessment provided by DB are dated as of March 28, 2012 and February 28, 2012, respectively, and as of and for a period consisting of the twelve months ended December 31, 2011. Each Report on Assessment is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

 

In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by an independent registered public accounting firm regarding its related Report on Assessment. Each Attestation Report is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.

 

None of the Reports on Assessment or the related Attestation Reports have identified any material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria identified in such Report on Assessment as applicable to the related Servicing Participant.  In addition, neither the Report on Assessment provided by NHCC nor the related Attestation Report have identified any material deficiency in NHCC’s policies and procedures to monitor vendor compliance.

 

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

 

A Servicer Compliance Statement from an officer of New Holland Credit Company, LLC is included as an exhibit to this Report.

 

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**SIGNATURES**

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
| March   29, 2012 | ** **                     |                                                             |
|------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ** **       | ** **                     |                                                             |
| ** **       | **CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2011-A** |
|             |                           |                                                             |
|             | By:                            | New   Holland Credit Company, LLC, as Servicer                   |
|             |                           |                                                             |
|             |                           |                                                             |
|             | By:                            | /s/   Steven C. Bierman                                          |
|             | Name:                          | Steven   C. Bierman                                              |
|             | Title:                         | President   (senior officer in charge of the servicing function) |

 

**SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.**

 

**No annual report or proxy materials have been sent to securityholders and the registrant does not intend to furnish such report or proxy materials to securityholders subsequent to the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.**

 

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**CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2011-A**

 

**EXHIBIT INDEX**

 
| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 3.1:**     |       | Certificate   of Formation of CNH Capital Receivables LLC (Filed as Exhibit 3(a) to   registrant’s Form S-3 filed on November 19, 2010, and incorporated herein by   reference).                                                                                                                                                |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 3.2:**     |       | Limited   Liability Company Agreement of CNH Capital Receivables LLC (Filed as Exhibit   3(b) to registrant’s Form S-3 filed on November 19, 2010, and incorporated   herein by reference).                                                                                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 4.1:**     |       | Indenture,   dated as of April 1, 2011, between CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A and Deutsche   Bank Trust Company Americas (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 of the Trust’s Current   Report on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by   reference).                                                                         |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 4.2:**     |       | Trust   Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among CNH Capital Receivables LLC and   Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Trust’s   Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 9, 2011, and incorporated herein by   reference).                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 4.3:**     |       | Sale   and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among CNH Capital   Receivables LLC, New Holland Credit Company, LLC and CNH Equipment Trust   2011-A (Filed as Exhibit 4.2 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed   on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference).                                |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 4.4:**     |       | Purchase   Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, between CNH Capital Receivables LLC and   CNH Capital America LLC (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 of the Trust’s Current Report   on Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference).                                                                              |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 4.5:**     |       | Administration   Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among New Holland Credit Company, LLC,   CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A, Wilmington Trust Company and Deutsche Bank Trust   Company Americas (Filed as Exhibit 4.4 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form   8-K filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference). |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Exhibit 4.6:**     |       | Backup   Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2011, among CNH Capital Receivables   LLC, New Holland Credit Company, LLC, CNH Equipment Trust 2011-A and Deutsche   Bank Trust Company Americas, which was subsequently                                                                                                         |

 

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| **Exhibit   Number** | ** ** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ** **           |       | terminated   on October 25, 2011 (Filed as Exhibit 4.5 of the Trust’s Current Report on   Form 8-K filed on May 12, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference).                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| ** **           |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 10.1:**    |       | Underwriting   Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2011, among CNH Capital America LLC, CNH   Capital Receivables LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith,   Incorporated and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the   underwriters (Filed as Exhibit 1.1 of the Trust’s Current Report on Form 8-K   filed on May 9, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference). |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 31.1:**    |       | Section   302 Certification.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 33.1:**    |       | Certification   Regarding Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (New Holland Credit   Company, LLC).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 33.2:**    |       | Assertion   of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria (Deutsche Bank Trust Company   Americas).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 34.1:**    |       | Report   of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 34.2:**    |       | Report   of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                 |       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Exhibit 35.1:**    |       | Servicing   Compliance Statement of New Holland Credit Company, LLC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

 

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