Document:

EX-10.6

 Exhibit 10.6 
  

 
  

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW AGREEMENT 

among 
 GM FINANCIAL CONSUMER
AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2022-4, 
 Issuer 

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 

D/B/A GM FINANCIAL, 
 Servicer 

and 
 CLAYTON FIXED INCOME
SERVICES LLC, 
 Asset Representations Reviewer 

Dated as of October 12, 2022 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

							
	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS	  	 	1	 
	 Section 1.1.
	 	Definitions	  	 	1	 
	 Section 1.2.
	 	Additional Definitions	  	 	1	 
	ARTICLE II ENGAGEMENT OF ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER	  	 	2	 
	 Section 2.1.
	 	Engagement; Acceptance	  	 	2	 
	 Section 2.2.
	 	Confirmation of Status	  	 	3	 
	ARTICLE III ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW PROCESS	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.1.
	 	Asset Review Notices	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.2.
	 	Identification of Asset Review Receivables	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.3.
	 	Asset Review Materials	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.4.
	 	Performance of Asset Reviews	  	 	3	 
	 Section 3.5.
	 	Asset Review Reports	  	 	4	 
	 Section 3.6.
	 	Asset Review Representatives	  	 	4	 
	 Section 3.7.
	 	Dispute Resolution	  	 	5	 
	 Section 3.8.
	 	Limitations on Asset Review Obligations	  	 	5	 
	ARTICLE IV ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER	  	 	6	 
	 Section 4.1.
	 	Representations and Warranties	  	 	6	 
	 Section 4.2.
	 	Covenants	  	 	7	 
	 Section 4.3.
	 	Fees and Expenses	  	 	8	 
	 Section 4.4.
	 	Limitation on Liability	  	 	9	 
	 Section 4.5.
	 	Indemnification.	  	 	9	 
	 Section 4.6.
	 	Right to Audit	  	 	10	 
	 Section 4.7.
	 	Delegation of Obligations	  	 	10	 
	 Section 4.8.
	 	Confidential Information	  	 	10	 
	 Section 4.9.
	 	Security and Safeguarding Information	  	 	12	 
	ARTICLE V RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL	  	 	14	 
	 Section 5.1.
	 	Resignation and Removal of Asset Representations Reviewer	  	 	14	 
	 Section 5.2.
	 	Engagement of Successor	  	 	15	 
	 Section 5.3.
	 	Merger, Consolidation or Succession	  	 	15	 
	ARTICLE VI OTHER AGREEMENTS	  	 	15	 
	 Section 6.1.
	 	Independence of Asset Representations Reviewer	  	 	15	 
	 Section 6.2.
	 	No Petition	  	 	15	 
	 Section 6.3.
	 	Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee	  	 	16	 
	 Section 6.4.
	 	Termination of Agreement	  	 	16	 
	ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS	  	 	16	 
	 Section 7.1.
	 	Amendments	  	 	16	 
	 Section 7.2.
	 	Assignment; Benefit of Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries	  	 	17	 
	 Section 7.3.
	 	Notices	  	 	17	 
	 Section 7.4.
	 	GOVERNING LAW	  	 	17	 
	 Section 7.5.
	 	Submission to Jurisdiction	  	 	18	 
	 Section 7.6.
	 	No Waiver; Remedies	  	 	18	 
	 Section 7.7.
	 	Severability	  	 	18	 
	 Section 7.8.
	 	Headings	  	 	18	 
	 Section 7.9.
	 	Counterparts and Consent to Do Business Electronically	  	 	18	 

 SCHEDULES 
  

			
	Schedule A	  	 Representations and Warranties and Procedures to be Performed

 ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW AGREEMENT dated as of October 12, 2022 (this
“Agreement”), among GM FINANCIAL CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2022-4, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. D/B/A GM
FINANCIAL, a Delaware corporation (“GM Financial”), in its capacity as Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and CLAYTON FIXED INCOME SERVICES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Asset
Representations Reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”). 
 WHEREAS, in the regular course of its
business, GM Financial purchases retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks and utility vehicles from motor vehicle dealers. 

WHEREAS, in connection with a securitization transaction sponsored by GM Financial, GM Financial sold a pool of Receivables to
AFS SenSub Corp. (the “Seller”) which, in turn, sold those Receivables to the Issuer. 
 WHEREAS, the
Issuer has granted a security interest in the Receivables to the Trust Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Issuer Secured Parties, pursuant to the Indenture. 

WHEREAS, the Issuer has determined to engage the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform reviews of certain Receivables for
compliance with the representations and warranties made by GM Financial and the Seller about the Receivables in the pool. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows. 

ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 

Section 1.1.    Definitions. Capitalized terms that are used but are not otherwise defined in
this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2022, by and among the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, as Trust
Collateral Agent. 
 Section 1.2.    Additional Definitions. The following terms have the
meanings given below: 
 “Asset Review” means the performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the
testing procedures for each Test and each Asset Review Receivable in accordance with Section 3.4. 
 “Asset
Review Demand Date” means, for an Asset Review, the date when the Trust Collateral Agent determines that each of (a) the Delinquency Trigger has occurred and (b) the required percentage of Noteholders has voted to direct an Asset
Review under Section 7.2(f) of the Indenture. 
 “Asset Review Fee” has the meaning assigned to such
term in Section 4.3(b). 

 “Asset Review Materials” means, with respect to an Asset Review
and an Asset Review Receivable, the documents and other materials for each Test listed under “Documents” in Schedule A. 

“Asset Review Notice” means the notice from the Trustee to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the
Servicer directing the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review. 
 “Asset Review
Receivable” means, with respect to any Asset Review, each Receivable that is not a Liquidated Receivable and with respect to which the related Obligor failed to make at least 90% of the related Scheduled Receivables Payment by the date on
which it was due and, as of the last day of the Collection Period prior to the date the related Asset Review Notice was delivered, remained unpaid for sixty (60) days or more from the original payment due date. 

“Asset Review Report” means, with respect to any Asset Review, the report of the Asset Representations
Reviewer prepared in accordance with Section 3.5. 
 “Basic Documents” has the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 1.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. 
 “Clayton” means Clayton Fixed Income
Services LLC. 
 “Confidential Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.8(a).

 “Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer” means a Person that (a) is not an Affiliate of GM
Financial, the Seller, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent, the Owner Trustee or any of their Affiliates and (b) was not, and is not an Affiliate of a Person that was, engaged by GM Financial or any Underwriter to perform any
due diligence on the Receivables prior to the Closing Date. 
 “Test” has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 3.4(a). 
 “Test Complete” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(c).

 “Test Fail” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(a). 

“Test Pass” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(a). 

“Trustee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. 

ARTICLE II 
 ENGAGEMENT OF ASSET
REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER 
 Section 2.1.    Engagement; Acceptance. The Issuer hereby
engages Clayton to act as the Asset Representations Reviewer for the Issuer. Clayton accepts the engagement and agrees to perform the obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer on the terms stated in this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 2.2.    Confirmation of Status. The
parties confirm that the Asset Representations Reviewer is not responsible for (a) reviewing the Asset Review Receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties under the Basic Documents, except as described in this Agreement,
or (b) determining whether noncompliance with the representations or warranties constitutes a breach of the Basic Documents. 
 ARTICLE
III 
 ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEW PROCESS 

Section 3.1.    Asset Review Notices. Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice from the Trustee
in the manner set forth in Section 7.2(f) of the Indenture, the Asset Representations Reviewer will start an Asset Review. The Asset Representation Reviewer will have no obligation to start an Asset Review unless and until an Asset Review
Notice is received. Any Asset Review Notice is to be sent pursuant to Section 12.3(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. 

Section 3.2.    Identification of Asset Review Receivables. Within ten (10) Business Days
of receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Servicer will deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee a list of the related Asset Review Receivables. 

Section 3.3.    Asset Review Materials. 

(a)        Access to Asset Review Materials. The Servicer will give the Asset
Representations Reviewer access to the Asset Review Materials for all of the Asset Review Receivables within sixty (60) days of receipt of the Asset Review Notice in one (1) or more of the following ways: (i) by providing access to
the Servicer’s receivables systems, either remotely or at one of the properties 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 one (1) of the properties of the Servicer where the related Receivable Files are located; or (iv) in another manner agreed by the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Servicer may redact or
remove Non-Public Personal Information (as defined in Section 4.8) from the Asset Review Materials so long as such redaction or removal does not change the meaning or usefulness of the Asset Review
Materials for purposes of the Asset Review. Any Asset Review Notice is to be sent pursuant to Section 12.3(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. 

(b)        Missing or Insufficient Asset Review Materials. If any of the Asset
Review Materials are missing or insufficient for the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform any Test, the Asset Representations Reviewer will notify the Servicer promptly, and in any event no less than twenty (20) days before completing the
Asset Review, and the Servicer will have fifteen (15) days to give the Asset Representations Reviewer access to such missing Asset Review Materials or other documents or information to correct the insufficiency. If the missing or insufficient
Asset Review Materials have not been provided by the Servicer within fifteen (15) days, the parties agree that the Asset Review Receivable will have a Test Fail for the related Test(s) and the Test(s) will be considered completed and the Asset
Review Report will indicate the reason for the Test Fail. 
 Section 3.4.    Performance of
Asset Reviews. 
 (a)        Test Procedures. For an Asset Review, the
Asset Representations Reviewer will perform for each Asset Review Receivable the procedures listed under “Procedures to be 

  
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Performed” in Schedule A for each representation and warranty (each, a “Test”), using the Asset Review Materials listed for each such Test in Schedule A. For each Test and
Asset 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”). 

(b)        Asset Review Period. The Asset Representations Reviewer will
complete the Asset Review of all of the Asset Review Receivables within sixty (60) days of receiving access to the Asset Review Materials under Section 3.3(a). However, if additional Asset Review Materials are provided to the Asset
Representations Reviewer in accordance with Section 3.3(b), the Asset Review period will be extended for an additional thirty (30) days. 

(c)        Completion of Asset Review for Certain Asset Review Receivables.
Following the delivery of the list of the Asset Review Receivables and before the delivery of the Asset Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Servicer may notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if an Asset Review Receivable is
paid in full by the related Obligor or purchased from the Issuer by GM Financial, the Seller or the Servicer according to the Basic Documents. On receipt of any such notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will immediately terminate all Tests of
the related Asset Review Receivables and the Asset Review of such Receivables will be considered complete (a “Test Complete”). In this case, the Asset Review Report will indicate a Test Complete for the related Asset Review
Receivables and the related reason. 
 (d)        Previously Reviewed
Receivable. If any Asset Review Receivable was included in a prior Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer will not perform any Tests on it, but will include the results of the previous Tests in the Asset Review Report for the current
Asset Review. 
 (e)        Termination of Asset Review. If an Asset Review
is in process and the Notes will be paid in full on the next Distribution Date, the Servicer will notify the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee no less than ten (10) days before that Distribution Date. On receipt of the notice, the
Asset Representations Reviewer will terminate the Asset Review immediately and will have no obligation to deliver an Asset Review Report. 

Section 3.5.    Asset Review Reports. Within five (5) days of the end of the Asset Review
period under Section 3.4(b), the Asset Representations Reviewer will deliver to the Issuer, the Servicer and the Trustee an Asset Review Report indicating for each Asset Review Receivable whether there was a Test Pass or a Test Fail for each
Test, or whether the Asset Review Receivable was a Test Complete and the related reason. The Asset Review Report will contain a summary of the Asset Review results to be included in the Issuer’s Form 10-D
report for the Collection Period in which the Asset Review Report is received. The Asset Representations Reviewer will ensure that the Asset Review Report does not contain any Non-Public Personal Information.

 Section 3.6.    Asset Review Representatives. 

(a)        Servicer Representative. The Servicer will designate one (1) or
more representatives who will be available to assist the Asset Representations Reviewer in performing the Asset Review, including responding to requests and answering questions from the Asset Representations Reviewer about access to Asset Review
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insufficient Asset Review Materials and/or providing clarification of any Asset Review Materials or Tests. 

(b)        Asset Representations Reviewer Representative. The Asset
Representations Reviewer will designate one (1) or more representatives who will be available to the Issuer and the Servicer during the performance of an Asset Review. 

(c)        Questions About Asset Review. The Asset Representations Reviewer
will make appropriate personnel available to respond in writing to written questions or requests for clarification of any Asset Review Report from the Trustee or the Servicer until the earlier of (i) the payment in full of the Notes and
(ii) one (1) year after the delivery of the Asset Review Report. The Asset Representations Reviewer will have no obligation 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 Trustee. 
 Section 3.7.    Dispute
Resolution. If an Asset Review Receivable that was reviewed by the Asset Representations Reviewer is the subject of a dispute resolution proceeding under Section 3.13 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 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 3.13 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, if such amounts are paid by the Trustee or the Trust Collateral Agent and are not reimbursed by directing Noteholders, the Trustee or Trust
Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be reimbursed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 5.7(a)(ii) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement without counting toward the calculation of any cap on fees, expenses or indemnities thereunder. If not paid by
a party to the dispute resolution, the expenses will be reimbursed by the Issuer according to Section 4.3(d). 

Section 3.8.    Limitations on Asset Review Obligations. 

(a)        Asset Review Process Limitations. The Asset Representations Reviewer
will have no obligation: 
 (i)    to determine whether a Delinquency Trigger has
occurred or whether the required percentage of Noteholders has voted to direct an Asset Review under the Indenture, and is entitled to rely on the information in any Asset Review Notice delivered by the Trustee; 

(ii)    to determine which Receivables are subject to an Asset Review, and is entitled to
rely on the lists of Asset Review Receivables provided by the Servicer; 
 (iii)    to
obtain or confirm the validity of the Asset Review Materials and will be entitled to rely on the accuracy and completeness of the Asset Review Materials; 

(iv)    to obtain missing or insufficient Asset Review Materials from any party or any
other source; 

  
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 (v)    to take any action or cause any other
party to take any action under any of the Basic Documents or otherwise to enforce any remedies against any Person for breaches of representations or warranties about the Asset Review Receivables; 

(vi)    to determine the reason for the delinquency of any Asset Review Receivable, the
creditworthiness of any Obligor, the overall quality of any Asset Review Receivable or the compliance by the Servicer with its covenants with respect to the servicing of such Asset Review Receivable; or 

(vii)    to establish cause, materiality or recourse for any failed Test as described in
Section 3.4. 
 (b)        Testing Procedure Limitations. The Asset
Representations Reviewer will only be required to perform the testing procedures listed under “Procedures to be Performed” in Schedule A, and will have no obligation to perform additional procedures on any Asset Review Receivable or to
provide any information other than an Asset Review Report indicating for each Asset Review Receivable whether there was a Test Pass or a Test Fail for each Test, or whether the Asset Review Receivable was a Test Complete and the related reason.
However, the Asset Representations Reviewer may provide additional information about any Asset Review Receivable that it determines in good faith to be material to the Asset Review. 

ARTICLE IV 
 ASSET REPRESENTATIONS
REVIEWER 
 Section 4.1.    Representations and Warranties. 

(a)        Representations and Warranties. The Asset Representations Reviewer
represents and warrants to the Issuer as of the date of this Agreement: 

(i)    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 Delaware. The Asset Representations Reviewer is qualified as a 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. 

(ii)    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. 
 (iii)    No Conflicts and No Violation. The
completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the performance of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s 

  
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obligations under this Agreement will not (A) conflict with, or be a breach or default under, any indenture, agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or instrument under which the Asset
Representations Reviewer is a party, (B) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the assets of the Asset Representations Reviewer under the terms of any indenture, agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or instrument,
(C) violate the organizational documents of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (D) violate any law or, to the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, any order, rule or regulation that applies to the Asset Representations
Reviewer of any court or of any federal or State regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Asset Representations Reviewer, in each case, which conflict, breach, default, Lien or
violation would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Asset Representations Reviewer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

(iv)    No Proceedings. To the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge,
there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Asset Representations Reviewer or its
properties: (A) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the completion of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) 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. 

(v)        Eligibility. The Asset Representations Reviewer is
an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. 
 (b)        Notice of Breach.
On discovery by the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Issuer, the Trustee or the Servicer of a material breach of any of the representations and warranties in Section 4.1(a), the party discovering such breach will give prompt notice to the
other parties. 
 Section 4.2.    Covenants. The Asset Representations Reviewer covenants
and agrees that: 
 (a)        Eligibility. It will notify the Issuer and the
Servicer promptly if it is not, or on the occurrence of any action that would result in it not being, an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. 

(b)        Review Systems. It 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 Asset Review Receivable and
the related Asset Review Materials to be individually tracked and stored as contemplated by this Agreement. 

(c)        Personnel. It will maintain adequate staff that is properly trained
to conduct Asset Reviews as required by this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer, at its discretion, may utilize the services of third parties, Affiliates, and agents (“Agents”) to provide any Asset Review under this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer has entered into confidentiality agreements with such Agents (or such Agents are otherwise bound by 

  
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confidentiality obligations) the provisions of which are no less protective than those set forth in this Agreement. Any such Agent must be approved by Servicer prior to engaging in any Asset
Review under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be responsible to Servicer for the Asset Reviews provided by its Agents to the same extent as if provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement. Servicer
agrees to look solely to the Asset Representations Reviewer and not to any Agent for satisfaction of any claims the Servicer may have arising out of this Agreement or due to the performance or non-performance
of services. 
 (d)        Changes to Personnel. It will promptly notify
Servicer in the event that it undergoes significant management or staffing changes which would negatively impact its ability to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. 

(e)        Maintenance of Asset Review Materials. It will maintain copies of
any Asset Review Materials, Asset Review Reports and other documents relating to an Asset Review, including internal correspondence and work papers, for a period of two (2) years after the termination of this Agreement. 

Section 4.3.    Fees and Expenses. 

(a)      Annual Fee. The Issuer will, or will cause the Servicer to, pay the Asset
Representations Reviewer, as compensation for agreeing to act as the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, an annual fee in the amount of $5,000. The annual fee will be paid on the Closing Date and on each anniversary of the Closing
Date until this Agreement is terminated, payable pursuant to the priority of payments in Section 5.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.6(a) of the Indenture, as applicable. 

(b)        Asset Review Fee. Following the completion of an Asset Review and
the delivery to the Trustee of the Asset Review Report, or the termination of an Asset Review according to Section 3.4(e), and the delivery to the Servicer of a detailed invoice, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be entitled to a fee of
up to $250 for each Asset Review Receivable for which the Asset Review was started (the “Asset Review Fee”). However, no Asset Review Fee will be charged for any Asset Review Receivable which was included in a prior Asset Review or
for which no Tests were completed prior to the Asset Representations Reviewer being notified of a termination of the Asset Review according to Section 3.4(e). If the detailed invoice is submitted on or before the first day of a month, the Asset
Review Fee will be paid by the Issuer pursuant to the priority of payments in Section 5.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.6(a) of the Indenture, as applicable, starting on or before the Distribution Date in that month.
However, if an Asset Review is terminated according to Section 3.4(e), the Asset Representations Reviewer must submit its invoice for the Asset Review Fee for the terminated Asset Review no later than five (5) Business Days before the
final Distribution Date in order to be reimbursed no later than the final Distribution Date. To the extent that such amounts were not previously paid by the Servicer or any other party, upon receipt of a detailed invoice, the Asset Representations
Reviewer shall be entitled to payment by the Servicer of incurred but otherwise unpaid Asset Review Fees. 

(c)        Reimbursement of Travel Expenses. If the Servicer provides access to
the Asset Review Materials at one of its properties, the Issuer will, or will cause the Servicer to, reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer for its reasonable travel expenses incurred in connection with

  
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the Asset Review upon receipt of a detailed invoice, payable pursuant to the priority of payments in Section 5.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.6(a) of the Indenture,
as applicable. To the extent that such amounts were not previously paid by the Servicer or any other party, upon receipt of a detailed invoice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to payment by the Servicer of incurred but otherwise
unpaid travel expenses. 
 (d)      Dispute Resolution Expenses. If the Asset
Representations Reviewer participates in a dispute resolution proceeding under Section 3.7 and the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in participating in
the proceeding are not paid by a party to the dispute resolution within ninety (90) days of the end of the proceeding, the Issuer will reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer for such expenses upon receipt of a detailed invoice, payable
pursuant to the priority of payments in Section 5.7 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or Section 5.6(a) of the Indenture, as applicable. To the extent that such amounts were not previously paid by the Servicer or any other party, upon
receipt of a detailed invoice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to payment by the Servicer of incurred but otherwise unpaid expenses. 

Section 4.4.    Limitation on Liability. The Asset Representations Reviewer will not be liable
to any Person for (i) any action taken, or not taken, in good faith under this Agreement, (ii) for errors in judgment or (iii) for any errors contained in the Asset Review Materials. 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 shall either party be liable to the other party for any incidental, special, indirect, punitive, exemplary or consequential
damages. 
 Section 4.5.    Indemnification.  

(a)        Indemnification by Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset
Representations Reviewer will indemnify each of the Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee (both in its individual capacity and in its capacity as Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders) and
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents for all costs, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities resulting from (i) the willful misconduct, fraud, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer in performing
its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s breach of any of its representations or warranties or other obligations under this Agreement; (iii) its breach of confidentiality obligations or
(iv) any third party intellectual property claim. The Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Section 4.5 will survive the termination of this Agreement, the termination of the Issuer and the resignation or removal of
the Asset Representations Reviewer. 
 (b)        Indemnification of Asset
Representations Reviewer. The Issuer will, or will cause the Servicer to, indemnify the Asset Representations Reviewer and its officers, directors, employees and agents, for all costs, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities resulting from the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement (including the costs 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 or (ii) the Asset Representations Reviewer’s breach of any of its representations or warranties in this Agreement. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that its
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Agreement. To the extent that such indemnities owed to the Asset Representations Reviewer were not previously paid by the Servicer or any other party, upon receipt of a detailed invoice, the
Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to payment by the Servicer of such incurred but otherwise unpaid indemnities. 

Section 4.6.    Right to Audit. During the term of this Agreement and not more than once per
year (unless circumstances warrant additional audits as described below), Servicer may audit the Asset Representations Reviewer’s policies, procedures and records that relate to the performance of the Asset Representation Reviewer under this
Agreement to ensure compliance with this Agreement upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that Servicer may conduct an audit at any time, in the event of (i) audits required by
Servicer’s governmental or regulatory authorities, (ii) investigations of claims of misappropriation, fraud, or business irregularities of a potentially criminal nature, or (iii) Servicer reasonably believes that an audit is necessary
to address a material operational problem or issue that poses a threat to Servicer’s business. 

Section 4.7.  Delegation of Obligations. Subject to the terms of Section 4.2(c) of this Agreement,
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. 

Section 4.8.    Confidential Information. 

(a)        Definitions. 

(i)    In performing its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the parties may have
access to and receive disclosure of certain confidential information about or belonging to the other, including but not limited to marketing philosophy, strategies (including tax mitigation strategies), techniques, and objectives; advertising and
promotional copy; competitive advantages and disadvantages; financial results; technological developments; loan evaluation programs; customer lists; account information, profiles, demographics and Non-Public
Personal Information (defined below); credit scoring criteria, formulas and programs; research and development efforts; any investor, financial, commercial, technical or scientific information (including, but not limited to, patents, copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, trade names and dress, and applications relating to same, trade secrets, software, code, inventions, know-how and similar information) and any and all other business information
(hereinafter “Confidential Information”). 

(ii)    “Non-Public Personal
Information” shall include all Personally Identifiable Financial Information (defined below) in any list, description or other grouping of consumers/customers, and publicly available information pertaining to them, that is derived using any
Personally Identifiable Financial Information that is not publicly available, and shall further include all Non-Public Personal Information as defined by federal regulations implementing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act, as amended from time to time, and any State statutes or regulations governing this Agreement. 

(iii)    “Personally Identifiable Financial Information” means any information a
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a party otherwise obtains about a consumer in connection with providing a financial product or service to that consumer, and any information about a consumer resulting from any transaction
involving a financial product or service between a party and a consumer. Personally Identifiable Financial Information may include, without limitation, a consumer’s first and last name, physical address, zip code,
e-mail address, phone number, Social Security number, birth date, account number and any information that identifies, or when tied to the above information may identify, a consumer.

(b)    Use of Confidential Information. The parties agree that during the term of this Agreement
and thereafter, Confidential Information is to be used solely in connection with satisfying their obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and that a party shall neither disclose Confidential Information to any third party, nor use Confidential
Information for its own benefit, except as may be necessary to perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement or as expressly authorized in writing by the other party, as the case may be. 

Neither party shall disclose any Confidential Information to any other persons or entities, except on a “need to
know” basis and then only: (i) to their own employees and Agents (as defined below); (ii) to their own accountants and legal representatives, provided that any such representatives shall be subject to subsection (d) below; (iii) to
their own Affiliates, provided that such Affiliates shall be restricted in use and redisclosure of the Confidential Information to the same extent as the parties hereto. “Agents”, for purposes of this Section, mean each of the
parties’ advisors, directors, officers, employees, contractors, consultants affiliated entities (i.e., an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a party), or other agents. If and to the extent any Agent of the recipient
receives Confidential Information, such recipient party shall be responsible for such Agent’s full compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall be liable for any such Agent’s
non-compliance. 
 (c)      Compelled
Disclosure. If a subpoena or other legal process seeking Confidential Information is served upon either party, such party will, to the extent not prohibited by law, rule or order, notify the other immediately and, to the maximum extent
practicable prior to disclosure of any Confidential Information, will, at the other’s request and reasonable expense, cooperate in any lawful effort to contest the legal validity of such subpoena or other legal process. The restrictions
set forth herein shall apply during the term and after the termination of this Agreement. All Confidential Information furnished to the Asset Representations Reviewer or Servicer, as the case may be, or to which the Asset Representations
Reviewer or Servicer gains access in connection with this Agreement, is the respective exclusive property of the disclosing party.

(d)    Use by Agents, Employees, Subcontractors. The parties shall take reasonable measures to
prevent its Agents, employees and subcontractors from using or disclosing any Confidential Information, except as may be necessary for each party to perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Such measures shall include, but not be
limited to, (i) education of such Agents, employees and subcontractors as to the confidential nature of the Confidential Information; and (ii) securing a written acknowledgment and agreement from such Agents, employees and subcontractors
that the Confidential Information shall be handled only in accordance with provisions no less restrictive than those contained in this Agreement. This provision shall survive termination of this Agreement.

  
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 (e)      Remedies. The parties agree and
acknowledge that in order to prevent the unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information, it may be necessary for a party to seek injunctive or other equitable relief, and that money damages may not constitute adequate relief, standing
alone, in the event of actual or threatened disclosure of Confidential Information. In addition, the harmed party shall be entitled to all other remedies available at law or equity including injunctive relief. 

(f)        Exceptions. Confidential Information shall not include, and this
Agreement imposes no obligations with respect to, information that: 
 (i)    is or
becomes part of the public domain other than by disclosure by a party or its Agents in violation of this Agreement; 

(ii)    was disclosed to a party prior to the effective date without a duty of
confidentiality; 
 (iii)    is independently developed by a party outside of this
Agreement and without reference to or reliance on any Confidential Information of the other party; or 

(iv)    was obtained from a third party not known after reasonable inquiry to be under a
duty of confidentiality. 
 The foregoing exceptions shall not apply to any
Non-Public Personal Information or Personally Identifiable Financial Information, which shall remain confidential in all circumstances, except as required or permitted to be disclosed by applicable law,
statute, or regulation. 
 (g)        Return of Confidential Information.
Subject to Section 4.2(e) of this Agreement, upon the request of a party, the other party shall return all Confidential Information to the other; provided, however, (i) each party shall be permitted to retain copies of the other
party’s Confidential Information solely for archival, audit, disaster recovery, legal and/or regulatory purposes, and (ii) neither party will be required to search archived electronic back-up files
of its computer systems for the other party’s Confidential Information in order to purge the other party’s Confidential Information from its archived files; provided further, that any Confidential Information so retained will
(x) remain subject to the obligations and restrictions contained in this Agreement, (y) will be maintained in accordance with the retaining party’s document retention policies and procedures, and (z) the retaining party will not
use the retained Confidential Information for any other purpose. 
 Section 4.9.    Security and
Safeguarding Information.  
 (a)      Confidential Information that contains Non-Public Personal Information about customers is subject to the protections created by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (the “Act”) and under the standards for safeguarding Confidential
Information, 16 CFR Part 314 (2002) adopted by Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) (the “Safeguards Rule”). Additionally, State specific laws may regulate how certain confidential or personal information is
safeguarded. The parties agree with respect to the Non-Public Personal Information to take all appropriate measures in accordance with the Act, and any State specific laws, as are necessary to protect the
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Personal Information other than as authorized under the Act, and any State specific laws, and this Agreement. 

With respect to Confidential Information, including Non-Public Personal Information
and Personally Identifiable Financial Information as applicable, each of the parties agrees that: 

(i)    It will use commercially reasonable efforts to safeguard and protect the
confidentiality of any Confidential Information and agrees, warrants, and represents that it has or will implement and maintain appropriate safeguards designed to safeguard and protect the confidentiality of any Confidential Information. 

(ii)    It will not disclose or use Confidential Information provided except for the
purposes as set in the Agreement, including as permitted under the Act and its implementing regulations, or other applicable law. 

(iii)    It acknowledges that the providing party is required by the Safeguards Rule to
take reasonable steps to assure itself that its service providers maintain sufficient procedures to detect and respond to security breaches, and maintain reasonable procedures to discover and respond to widely-known security failures by its service
providers. It agrees to furnish to the providing party that appropriate documentation to provide such assurance. 

(iv)    It understands that the FTC may, from time to time, issue amendments to and
interpretations of its regulations implementing the provisions of the Act, and that pursuant to its regulations, either or both of the parties hereto may be required to modify their policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, protection,
and/or dissemination of Non-Public Personal Information. Additionally, States may issue amendments to and interpretations of existing regulations, or may issue new regulations, which both of the parties
hereto may be required to modify their policies and procedures. To the extent such regulations are so amended or interpreted, each party hereto agrees to use reasonable efforts to adjust the Agreement in order to comply with any such new
requirements. 
 (v)    By the signing of this Agreement, each party certifies that it
has a written, comprehensive information security program that is in compliance with federal and State laws that are applicable to its respective organization and the types of Confidential Information it receives. 

(b)        The Asset Representations Reviewer represents and warrants that it has, and
will continue to have, adequate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to (i) protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Non-Public Personal Information, (ii) ensure
against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of Non-Public Personal Information, (iii) protect against unauthorized access to or use of
Non-Public Personal Information 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. 

(c)        The Asset Representations Reviewer will promptly notify the Servicer in the
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that compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of Servicer’s Confidential Information, whether internal or external. The disclosure will include the date and time of the
breach along with specific information compromised along with the monitoring logs, to the extent then known. The Asset Representations Reviewer will use commercially reasonable efforts to take remedial action to resolve such breach. 

(d)        The Asset Representations Reviewer will cooperate with and provide
information to the Issuer and the Servicer regarding the Asset Representations Reviewer’s compliance with this Section 4.9. 

ARTICLE V 
 RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL

 Section 5.1.    Resignation and Removal of Asset Representations Reviewer. 

(a)        Resignation of Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset
Representations Reviewer may not resign as Asset Representations Reviewer, except: 

(i)    upon determination that (A) the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement is no longer permitted under applicable law and (B) there is no reasonable action that it could take to make the performance of its obligations under this Agreement permitted under applicable law; or 

(ii)    with the consent of the Issuer. 

The Asset Representations Reviewer will give the Issuer and the Servicer sixty (60) days’ prior notice of its
resignation. Any determination permitting the resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer under subsection (i) above must be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Issuer, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral
Agent and the Trustee. No resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer will become effective until a successor Asset Representations Reviewer is in place. 

(b)        Removal of Asset Representations Reviewer. The Issuer may remove the
Asset Representations Reviewer and terminate all of its rights and obligations (other than as provided in Section 4.5) under this Agreement (i) if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer,
(ii) on a breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer contained in this Agreement and (iii) on the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Asset
Representations Reviewer, by notifying the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee and the Servicer of the removal. 

(c)        Effectiveness of Resignation or Removal. No resignation or removal
of the Asset Representations Reviewer will become effective until a successor Asset Representations Reviewer is in place. The predecessor Asset Representations Reviewer will continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement until a successor
Asset Representations Reviewer is in place. 

  
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 Section 5.2.    Engagement of Successor. 

(a)        Successor Asset Representations Reviewer. Following the resignation
or removal of the Asset Representations Reviewer under Section 5.1, the Issuer will engage as the successor Asset Representations Reviewer a Person that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The successor Asset Representations Reviewer
will accept its engagement or appointment by executing and delivering to the Issuer and the Servicer an agreement to assume the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement or entering into a new Asset Representations
Review Agreement with the Issuer that is on substantially the same terms as this Agreement. 

(b)        Transition and Expenses. The predecessor Asset Representations
Reviewer will cooperate with the successor Asset Representations Reviewer engaged by the Issuer in effecting the transition of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations and rights under this Agreement. The predecessor Asset
Representations Reviewer will pay the reasonable expenses of the successor Asset Representations Reviewer in 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 successor Asset Representations Reviewer. 

Section 5.3.    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, (c) which acquires substantially all of the assets of the Asset Representations
Reviewer, or (d) succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, which Person is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, will be the successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement. Such Person will
execute and deliver to the Issuer and the Servicer an agreement to assume the Asset Representations Reviewer’s obligations under this Agreement (unless the assumption happens by operation of law). No such transaction will be deemed to release
the Asset Representations Reviewer from its obligations under this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE VI 

OTHER AGREEMENTS 

Section 6.1.    Independence of Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset
Representations Reviewer will be an independent contractor and will not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer, the Trust Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Owner Trustee for the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement. Unless expressly authorized by the Issuer, and, with respect to the Owner Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer will have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer, the Trust
Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Owner Trustee and will not be considered an Agent of the Issuer, the Trust Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Owner Trustee. Nothing in this Agreement will make the Asset Representations Reviewer and any of the
Issuer, the Trust Collateral Agent, the Trustee or the Owner Trustee members of any partnership, joint venture or other separate entity or impose any liability as such on any of them. 

Section 6.2.    No Petition. Each of the Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer, by
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Trustee, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, agrees that, before the date that is one (1) year and one (1) day (or, if longer, any applicable preference period) after payment
in full of (a) all securities issued by the Seller or by a trust for which the Seller was a Seller or (b) the Notes, it will not start or pursue against, or join any other Person in starting or pursuing against, the Seller or the Issuer
any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law. This Section 6.2 will survive the termination of this Agreement. 

Section 6.3.    Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee. It is expressly understood and
agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this Agreement is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, 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, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, covenants, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is
made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (iii) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on Wilmington Trust Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or
implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any Person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto, (iv) Wilmington Trust Company has made no investigation as to the accuracy or
completeness of any representations or warranties made by the Issuer in this Agreement and (v) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company 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, duty (including fiduciary duty, if any), representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or any other related documents. 

Section 6.4.    Termination of Agreement. This Agreement will terminate, except for the
obligations under Section 4.5, on the earlier of (a) the payment in full of all Outstanding Notes and the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture and (b) the termination of the Issuer. 

ARTICLE VII 
 MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS 
 Section 7.1.    Amendments. 

(a)        The parties may amend this Agreement: 

(i)    without the consent of the Noteholders, to clarify an ambiguity or to correct or
supplement any term of this Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with the other terms of this Agreement or to provide for, or facilitate the acceptance of this Agreement by, a successor Asset Representations Reviewer; 

(ii)    without the consent of the Noteholders, if the Servicer delivers an Officer’s
Certificate to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee stating that the amendment will not have a material adverse effect on the Notes; or 

(iii)    with the consent of the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of each
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voting separately, except that all Noteholders of Class A Notes will vote together as a single class). 

(b)        Notice of Amendments. The Servicer will give prior notice of any
amendment to the Rating Agencies. Promptly after the execution of an amendment, the Servicer will deliver a copy of the amendment to the Rating Agencies. 

Section 7.2.    Assignment; Benefit of Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries. 

(a)        Assignment. Except as stated in Section 5.3, this Agreement may
not be assigned by the Asset Representations Reviewer without the consent of the Issuer and the Servicer. 

(b)        Benefit of the Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
is for the benefit of and will be binding on the parties to this Agreement and their permitted successors and assigns. The Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee (both in its individual capacity and in its capacity as Trustee for
the benefit of the Noteholders), will be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement entitled to enforce this Agreement against the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Servicer. No other Person will have any right or obligation under this
Agreement. 
 Section 7.3.    Notices. 

(a)        Delivery of Notices. All notices, requests, demands, consents,
waivers or other communications to or from the parties to this Agreement must be in writing and will be considered given: 

(i)    on delivery or, for a letter mailed by 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 (without the requirement of confirmation of receipt) of an email to that recipient stating that the electronic posting has occurred. 

(b)        Notice Addresses. Any notice, request, demand, consent, waiver or
other communication will be delivered or addressed as stated in Section 12.3(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement or at another address as a party may designate by notice to the other parties. 

Section 7.4.    GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THIS
AGREEMENT AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE, GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS CONFLICT OF 

  
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LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). 

Section 7.5.    Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally: 
 (a)        submits for itself and, as applicable, its property,
in any legal action relating to this Agreement, the Basic Documents or any other 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; 

(b)        consents that any such action may be brought in such courts and waives any
objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of such action in any such court or that such action was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same; and 

(c)        waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any and all right to trial
by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Basic Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 7.6.    No Waiver; Remedies. No party’s failure or delay in exercising any power,
right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver. No single or partial exercise of any 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 7.7.    Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 

Section 7.8.    Headings. The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for
convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof. 

Section 7.9.    Counterparts and Consent to Do Business Electronically. This Agreement may be
executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but together they shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile and .pdf signatures shall be deemed valid and binding to the same extent as the original
and the parties affirmatively consent to the use thereof, with no such consent having been withdrawn. Each party agrees that this Agreement and any documents to be delivered in connection with this Agreement may be executed by means of an electronic
signature that complies with the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, State enactments of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and/or any other relevant electronic signatures law, in each case to the extent
applicable. Any electronic signatures appearing on this Agreement and such other documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively
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signature or faxed, scanned, or photocopied manual signature of any other party and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the day and the year first above written. 
  

			
	 GM FINANCIAL CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2022-4

	
	By: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust.
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:
	
	 AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

d/b/a GM Financial, as Servicer

		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:
	
	 CLAYTON FIXED INCOME SERVICES LLC,

as Asset Representations Reviewer

		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:

 [Signature Page to Asset Representations Review Agreement] 

 Schedule A 

Representations and Warranties and Procedures to be Performed 

Representation 

1.        Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable (A) was
originated (i) by GM Financial or (ii) by a Dealer and purchased by GM Financial from such Dealer under an existing Dealer Agreement or pursuant to a Dealer Assignment with GM Financial and was validly assigned by such Dealer to GM
Financial pursuant to a Dealer Assignment, (B) was originated by GM Financial or such Dealer for the retail sale of a Financed Vehicle in the ordinary course of GM Financial’s or the Dealer’s business, in each case (i) was
originated in accordance with GM Financial’s credit policies and (ii) was fully and properly executed by the parties thereto, and (iii) GM Financial and, to the best of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, each Dealer
had all necessary licenses and permits to originate Receivables in the State where GM Financial or each such Dealer was located, (C) contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for realization against the collateral security, and (D) has not been amended or collections with respect to which waived, other than as evidenced in the Receivable File or the Servicer’s electronic records relating thereto. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

GM Financial’s Policies 

Data Tape 
 Dealer Agreement

 Procedures to be Performed 

A.        Origination Entity of Each Receivable 

	 	  i.	 Confirm that the Contract is a retail installment sale contract or promissory note relating to the sale of a
motor vehicle. 

	 	 ii.	 Review the Contract and verify it was originated by GM Financial or, 

	 	iii.	 Verify that the Receivable was originated by a Dealer and purchased by GM Financial. 

	 	iv.	 If the Contract was originated by a Dealer, verify the Receivable File contains a valid Dealer Agreement
between the Dealer and GM Financial. 

	 	B.        Receivable	 originated for Retail Sale of a Financed Vehicle 

	 	 i.	 Review the Contract and verify GM Financial’s credit policies were followed. 

	 	ii.	 Observe the Contract and confirm it was executed by the buyer,
co-buyer (if applicable) and the Dealer. 

  
 Schedule A -1 

	 	iii.	 If the Contract was originated by GM Financial, review the Receivable File and confirm GM Financial had all
necessary licenses and permits as required by the State in which it was originated. 

	 	iv.	 If the Contract was originated by a Dealer, confirm the Dealer Agreement contains language confirming the
Dealer was required to have all necessary licenses and permits and there was no evidence of the contrary. 

	 	C.	 Contract contains customary and enforceable provisions 

	 	  i.	 Review the Contract and verify it contains clauses to render the rights and remedies of the holder adequate
for realization against the collateral. 

	 	D.	 Original Receivable Contract intact 

	 	  i.	 Review the Receivable File and Servicer’s system for any indication of amendments to the Receivable.

	 	 ii.	 If an amendment is reported, confirm the terms in the Contract match the data tape. 

	 	E.	 If steps A through D are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -2 

 Representation 

2.         Compliance with Law. All requirements of applicable federal, State
and local laws, and regulations thereunder (including, without limitation, usury laws, the federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulations “B” and “Z” (including amendments to the Federal
Reserve’s Official Staff Commentary to Regulation Z, effective October 1, 1998, concerning negative equity loans), the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, each applicable State
Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and State adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code and other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws) in
respect of the Receivables and the Financed Vehicles, have been complied with in all material respects. 
 Documents 

Receivable File 
 Sale Contract 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	   Confirm the following sections are present on the contract and filled out:

	 	  i.	 Name and address of Creditor 

	 	 ii.	 APR 

	 	iii.	 Finance Charge 

	 	iv.	 Amount Financed 

	 	 v.	 Total of Payments 

	 	vi.	 Total Sale Price 

	 	B.	   Confirm a Payment Schedule is present and complete. 

	 	C.	   Confirm there is an itemization of the Amount Financed. 

	 	D.	   Confirm the following disclosures are included in the contract: 

	 	  i.	 Prepayment disclosure 

	 	 ii.	 Late Payment Policy including the late charge amount or calculation 

	 	iii.	 Security Interest disclosure 

	 	iv.	 Contract Reference 

	 	 v.	 Insurance Requirements 

	 	E.	   If steps A through D are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -3 

 Representation 

3.        Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal,
valid and binding payment obligation of the Obligor thereon, enforceable by the holder thereof in accordance with its terms, except (A) as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (B) as such Receivable may be
modified by the application after the Cutoff Date of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended; and, to the best of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, all parties to each Receivable had full legal capacity to execute and
deliver such Receivable and all other documents related thereto and to grant the security interest purported to be granted thereby. 
 Documents

 Retail Sale Contract 
 Procedures to be
Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Observe the Contract and confirm it was signed by the Obligor. 

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -4 

 Representation 

4.         Schedule of Receivables. The information set forth in the Schedule
of Receivables has been produced from the Electronic Ledger and was true and correct in all material respects as of the close of business on the Cutoff Date. 

Documents 
 Data Tape 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Confirm the Account Number in the data tape matches the Account Number listed in the Schedule of
Receivables. 

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -5 

 Representation 

5.         Marking Records. Each of GM Financial and the Seller agree that the
Receivables have been sold to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and Granted to the Trust Collateral Agent pursuant to the Indenture. Further, GM Financial has indicated in its computer files that the Receivables are owned by the
Trust. 
 Documents 
 Transaction Documents 

System Reports 
 Procedures to be Performed 

 

	 	A.	 Verified through the transaction documents and Schedule of Receivables. 

	 	B.	 Verify GM Financial indicates within its computer files that the Receivable is owned by the Trust.

	 	C.	 If steps A and B are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -6 

 Representation 

6.         Chattel Paper. The Receivables constitute “tangible chattel
paper” or “electronic chattel paper” within the meaning of the UCC. 
 Documents 

Receivable File 
 Imaging System Access 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Confirm there is a signature under the appropriate buyer, co-buyer
and seller signature lines on the contract. 

	 	B.	 Confirm the contract reports an amount financed greater than zero. 

	 	C.	 Confirm there is documentation of a lien against the title of a vehicle. 

	 	D.	 If steps A through C are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -7 

 Representation 

7.         One Original. There is only one (1) original executed copy (or
with respect to “electronic chattel paper”, one (1) authoritative copy) of each Contract. With respect to Contracts that are “electronic chattel paper”, each authoritative copy (a) is unique, identifiable and
unalterable (other than with the participation of the Trust Collateral Agent in the case of an addition or amendment of an identified assignee and other than a revision that is readily identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision), (b) has
been marked with a legend to the following effect: “Authoritative Copy” and (c) has been communicated to and is maintained by or on behalf of the Custodian. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

E-Vault 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	   There is one (1) original executed copy of the Contract or, 

	 	  i.	 Ensure that all parties have signed the contract. 

	 	B.	   There is only one (1) authoritative copy of the Receivable with respect to “electronic
chattel paper”; 

	 	  i.	 Review the authoritative copy of the contract for the Receivable. Verify it is unique, identifiable, and
unalterable. 

	 	 ii.	 Ensure the authoritative copy has been executed by all parties. 

	 	iii.	 Ensure in the contract has been marked as an Authoritative Copy. 

	 	C.	   Ensure the copy has been executed by all parties to GM Financial. 

	 	D.	   If steps A through C are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -8 

 Representation 

8.         Not an Authoritative Copy. With respect to Contracts that are
“electronic chattel paper”, the Servicer has marked all copies of each such Contract other than an authoritative copy with a legend to the following effect: “This is not an authoritative copy.”  

Documents 

E-Vault 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	   Confirm if there is a single authoritative copy; 

	 	 i.	 Identify any and all contracts other than the single authoritative copy. 

	 	ii.	 Confirm all non-authoritative electronic chattel paper copies are
appropriately marked. 

	 	B.	   If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -9 

 Representation 

9.        Revisions. With respect to Contracts that are “electronic
chattel paper”, the related Receivables have been established in a manner such that (a) all copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy of each such Contract must be made with the participation
of the Trust Collateral Agent and (b) all revisions of the authoritative copy of each such Contract are readily identifiable as an authorized or unauthorized revision. 

Documents 

E-Vault 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	   Review electronic chattel paper, confirm that related Receivables have been established in the
following manner: 

	 	 i.	 All copies of revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy of the Contract
contain the signature and/or approval of the Trust Collateral Agent. 

	 	ii.	 All revisions of the authoritative copy are identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.

	 	B.	   If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -10 

 Representation 

10.         Pledge or Assignment. With respect to Contracts that are
“electronic chattel paper”, the authoritative copy of each Contract communicated to the Custodian has no marks or notations indicating that it has been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Trust Collateral
Agent. 
 Documents 
 E-Vault 
 Procedures to be Performed 

 

	 	A.	   Review the authoritative copy of the Contract; 

 

	 	i.	 Confirm there is no indication that the Receivable has been pledged, assigned or conveyed to any other Party
other than the Trust Collateral Agent. 

  

	 	B.	   If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -11 

 Representation 

11.        Receivable Files Complete. There exists a Receivable File pertaining
to each Receivable. Related documentation concerning the Receivable, including any documentation regarding modifications of the Contract, will be maintained electronically by the Servicer in accordance with customary policies and procedures. With
respect to any Receivables that are “tangible chattel paper”, the complete Receivable File for each Receivable currently is in the possession of the Custodian. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

Modification Agreements (if applicable) 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	   Confirm the Receivable File is Completed; 

	 	  i.	 Review Receivable and confirm that there is a corresponding Receivable File. 

	 	 ii.	 Verify all related documents concerning the Receivable are maintained electronically by the Servicer.

	 	iii.	 If any Receivables are “tangible chattel paper,” confirm the Custodian has the complete Receivable
File for each Receivable. 

	 	B.	   If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -12 

 Representation 

12.        Receivables in Force. No Receivable has been satisfied, or, to the
best of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, subordinated or rescinded, and the Financed Vehicle securing each such Receivable has not been released from the lien of the related Receivable in whole or in part. No terms of any
Receivable have been waived, altered or modified in any respect since its origination, except by instruments or documents identified in the Receivable File or the Servicer’s electronic records. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

Assignment 
 Data Tape 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	   Confirm the Receivable has not been satisfied, subordinated or rescinded; 

	 	 i.	 Review Receivable file and confirm there is no indication the Receivable was subordinated or rescinded.

	 	ii.	 Confirm there is no indication the Receivable was satisfied prior to the Cutoff Date. 

	 	B.	   Confirm there is no evidence the Financed Vehicle has been released from the lien in whole or in
part. 

	 	C.	 Confirm there is no indication the terms of the Receivable have been waived, altered or modified since
origination, except by instruments or documents identified in the Receivable File or the Servicer’s electronic records. 

	 	D.	 If steps A through C are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -13 

 Representation 

13.         Good Title. Immediately prior to the conveyance of the Receivables
to the Trust pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller was the sole owner thereof and had good and indefeasible title thereto, free of any Lien and, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller, the Trust shall have good and indefeasible
title to and will be the sole owner of such Receivables, free of any Lien. The Seller has not taken any action to convey any right to any Person that would result in such Person having a right to payments received under the related Insurance
Policies or the related Dealer Agreements or Dealer Assignments or to payments due under such Receivables. No Dealer has a participation in, or other right to receive, proceeds of any Receivable. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

Dealer Agreement 
 Procedures to be Performed 

 

	 	A.	   Review the Receivable; 

	 	 i.	 Confirm the receivable had no lien or claim filed for additional work, labor, or materials. Also, confirm
there is no tax lien for this Receivable. 

	 	ii.	 Confirm that the title documents list AFSI or DBA GM Financial as the sole lien holder and that no other
lien holder is listed and has not been sold, assigned, or transferred to any other entity. 

	 	B.	   If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -14 

 Representation 

14.         Security Interest in Financed Vehicle. Each Receivable created or
shall create a valid, binding and enforceable first priority security interest in favor of GM Financial in the Financed Vehicle. The Lien Certificate for each Financed Vehicle shows, or GM Financial has commenced procedures that will result in such
Lien Certificate which will show, GM Financial named (which may be accomplished by the use of a properly registered DBA name in the applicable jurisdiction) as the original secured party under each Receivable as the holder of a first priority
security interest in such Financed Vehicle. Immediately after the sale, transfer and assignment by the Seller to the Trust, each Receivable will be secured by an enforceable and perfected first priority security interest in the Financed Vehicle,
which security interest is prior to all other Liens upon and security interests in such Financed Vehicle which now exist or may hereafter arise or be created (except, as to priority, for any lien for taxes, labor or materials affecting a Financed
Vehicle). To the best of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, as of the Cutoff Date, there were no Liens or claims for taxes, work, labor or materials affecting a Financed Vehicle which are or may be Liens prior or equal to the Liens
of the related Receivable. 
 Documents 

Receivable File 
 Procedures to be Performed 

 

	 	A.	   Confirm first priority for GM Financial; 

	 	  i.	 Verify that the Receivable has an existing first priority security interest in favor of GM Financial or
properly registered DBA. 

	 	 ii.	 Verify the lien certificate shows or that GM Financial has commenced procedures (which may include an
application of title, a dealer guaranty or other standard documentation or practices in effect at the time of origination) that will result in such Lien Certificate which will show GM Financial or a registered DBA as the original secured party under
the Receivable. 

	 	B.	   Confirm first priority security interest directly after sale, transfer or assignment;

	 	  i.	 Verify the Receivable has been secured by a security interest in the Financed Vehicle.

	 	 ii.	 Verify the security interest exists prior to all other Liens and security interests in the Financed Vehicle
which already exist or could exist later. 

	 	iii.	 As of the Cutoff Date, verify that no other Liens or Claims exist affecting the Financed Vehicle that are or
may be prior or equal to the Liens of the Receivable. 

	 	C.	   If steps A and B are confirmed, then Test Passes. 

  
 Schedule A -15 

 Representation 

15.         Receivable Not Assumable. No Receivable is assumable by another
Person in a manner which would release the Obligor thereof from such Obligor’s obligations to the owner thereof with respect to such Receivable. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Confirm the Receivable is NOT assumable by any Person in a manner that would release the Obligor from their
financial obligation to GM Financial; 

	 	  i.	 Review the Contract for language indicating the Receivable is not assumable. 

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -16 

 Representation 

16.     No Defenses. No Receivable is subject to any right of rescission, setoff, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury, and the operation of any of the terms of any Receivable, or the exercise of any right thereunder, will not render such Receivable unenforceable in whole or in part and no such right has been asserted or
threatened with respect to any Receivable. 
 Documents 

Receivable File 
 Dealer Agreement 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Confirm the Receivable files and documents do NOT have any indication that it is subject to rescission,
setoff, counterclaim, or defense that could cause the Receivable to become invalid. 

  

	 	i.	 Confirm there is no indication of litigation or attorney involvement in the Receivable file or servicing
system. 

  

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -17 

 Representation 

17.     No Default. There has been no default, breach, or, to the knowledge of the Seller and
Servicer, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable (other than payment delinquencies of not more than thirty (30) days), and, to the best of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s knowledge, no condition
exists or event has occurred and is continuing that with notice, the lapse of time or both would constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable, and there has been no waiver of any of the
foregoing. 
 Documents 
 Receivable File 

Data Tape 
 Procedures to be Performed 

 

	 	A.	 Confirm that no default status existed or was pending on the Receivable as of the Cutoff Date;

  

	 	  i.	 Verify the loan did not have a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under the terms
of the Receivable. 

  

	 	 ii.	 Verify that no conditions existed that would permit acceleration of notice that was provided.

  

	 	iii.	 If a condition did exist as specified in part ii, verify that the Receivable had a waiver preventing
acceleration from one of the aforementioned reasons. 

  

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -18 

 Representation 

18.     Insurance. At the time of an origination of a Receivable by GM Financial or a Dealer, each
Financed Vehicle is required to be covered by a comprehensive and collision insurance policy, and each Receivable permits the holder thereof to obtain physical loss and damage insurance at the expense of the Obligor if the Obligor fails to do so.

 Documents 
 Receivable File 

Agreement to Provide Insurance 
 Procedures to be
Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Verify the Contract or the Agreement to Provide Insurance requires the Receivable to be covered by a
comprehensive and collision insurance policy at the time of origination or that language exists allowing the holder to obtain physical loss and damage insurance at the expense of the Obligor if the Obligor fails to do so. 

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -19 

 Representation 

19.     Fixed Payments, Simple Interest. Each Receivable provides for fixed level monthly payments
(provided that the first and last payments may be minimally different from the level payment amount) that fully amortize the Amount Financed over the original term, and amortizes using the Simple Interest Method. 

Documents 
 Receivable File 

Retail Installment Contract 
 Procedures to be Performed

  

	 	A.	 Observe the Contract and confirm it is a Simple Interest Method Contract. 

	 	B.	 Review the Contract and confirm it reflects a level monthly payment except for the first and final payment,
if any. Sum the first payment (if any), the product of the number of payments (or the number of regular payments, if there is a first or final payment) and the payment amount and the final payment (if any) and confirm that this amount is equal to
the Total of Payments in the Truth in Lending section of the Contract. 

  
 Schedule A -20 

 Representation 

20.     Certain Characteristics of the Receivables. 

(A) Each Receivable had a remaining maturity, as of the Cutoff Date, of not less than three (3) months
and not more than eighty-four (84) months. 
 (B) Each Receivable had an original maturity, as of the
Cutoff Date, of not less than three (3) months and not more than eighty-four (84) months. 
 (C)
Each Receivable had a remaining Principal Balance, as of the Cutoff Date, of at least $250 and not more than $150,000. 

(D) Each Receivable had an Annual Percentage Rate, as of the Cutoff Date, of not more than 20%. 

(E) No Receivable was more than thirty (30) days past due as of the Cutoff Date. 

(F) Each Receivable arose under a Contract that is governed by the laws of the United States or any State
thereof. 
 (G) Each Obligor had a billing address in the United States or a United States territory as of
the date of origination of the related Receivable. 
 (H) Each Receivable is denominated in, and each
Contract provides for payment in, United States dollars. 
 (I) Each Receivable arose under a Contract that
is assignable without the consent of, or notice to, the Obligor thereunder, and does not contain a confidentiality provision that purports to restrict the ability of the Servicer to exercise its rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
including, without limitation, its right to review the Contract. Each Receivable prohibits the sale or transfer of the Financed Vehicle without the consent of the Servicer. 

(J) Each Receivable arose under a Contract with respect to which GM Financial has performed all obligations
required to be performed by it thereunder. 
 (K) No automobile related to a Receivable was held in
repossession inventory as of the Cutoff Date. 
 (L) The Servicer’s records do not indicate that any
Obligor was in bankruptcy as of the Cutoff Date. 
 (M) No Obligor is the United States of America or any
State or any agency, department, subdivision or instrumentality thereof. 

  
 Schedule A -21 

 Documents 

Data Tape 
 Receivable File 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Review the data tape and confirm that the remaining maturity date is more than or equal to three
(3) months but less than or equal to eighty-four (84) months from the Cutoff Date. 

	 	B.	 Review the data tape and confirm that the original maturity date is more than or equal to three
(3) months but less than or equal to eighty-four (84) months from the Cutoff Date. 

	 	C.	 Review the data tape and confirm that the remaining principal balance is more than or equal to $250 but less
than or equal to $150,000. 

	 	D.	 Review the data tape and confirm that the annual percentage rate is not more than 20%.

	 	E.	 Review the data tape and confirm that the next payment due date was not more than thirty (30) days from
the Cutoff Date. 

	 	F.	 Confirm the following: 

	 	  i.	 The Contract was completed on a U.S. State or territory automobile contract form. 

	 	 ii.	 An “Applicable Law” disclosure is present confirming the contract is governed by federal and State
law. 

	 	iii.	 The test for Compliance with Law representation was passed. 

	 	G.	 Review the Contract and confirm that the Obligor’s billing address is located within the United States
or within a United States territory. 

	 	H.	 Review the Contract and confirm that the payment schedule details are reported in U.S. dollars.

	 	I.	 Review the Contract and confirm that the contract is assignable without the consent or notice of the
Obligor. 

	 	J.	 Confirm a Truth in Lending statement appears on the Contract. 

	 	K.	 Review the data tape and to confirm that no automobile was held in repossession inventory as of the Cutoff
Date. 

	 	L.	 Review the data tape and to confirm that no Obligor was involved in active bankruptcy as of the Cutoff Date.

	 	M.	 Review the Contract and confirm that the Obligor is not reported as the United States of America or any
State, agency, department or subdivision of the government. 

	 	N.	 If steps A through M are confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -22 

 Representation 

21.     Prepayment. Each Receivable allows for prepayment and partial prepayments without penalty.

 Documents 
 Retail Sale Contract 

Procedures to be Performed 
  

	 	A.	 Confirm there is language in the Contract that the borrower is able to pay off the Receivable before the
maturity date without being penalized. 

	 	B.	 If step A is confirmed, then Test Pass. 

  
 Schedule A -23ex_429296.htm

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 30, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and among U.S. Century Bank, a Florida-chartered commercial bank (the “Bank”), USCB Financial Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company” and collectively with the Bank, the “Employers”) and Luis de la Aguilera (the “Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH

 

WHEREAS, effective as of December 30, 2021, the Bank completed a holding company reorganization (the “Reorganization”) pursuant to which the Bank became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is presently employed as the President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the Company and the Bank;

 

WHEREAS, the Bank and the Executive previously entered into an employment agreement dated as of April 16, 2016, as amended as of April 19, 2019, April 30, 2019 and April 25, 2022 (the “Prior Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, upon consideration, the Employers and the Executive wish to adopt certain revisions to the Prior Agreement, including recognition of the completion of the Reorganization and the appointment of the Executive as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

WHEREAS, the Employers desire to be ensured of the Executive’s continued active participation in the business of the Employers under such revised terms; and

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is willing to serve each of the Company and the Bank on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, and upon the other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the Employers and the Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

	 	
			1.  Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the meanings set forth below for the purposes of this Agreement:

			

 

	 	
			(a)  Base Salary. “Base Salary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.

			

 

 

 

 

	 	
			(b)  Cause. Termination of the Executive’s employment for “Cause” shall mean termination because of (i) willful misconduct (including but not limited to misappropriation of a material Employers’ business opportunity, material violation of a confidentiality or non-competition obligation, or abuse of drugs or alcohol that results in the Executive being materially adversely affected in the performance of his duties), or fraud by the Executive; (ii) conviction of (including a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to) a felony which has a material effect on the Employers or the Executive’s performance hereunder; or (iii) the failure to comply with any material obligation imposed upon the Executive pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that if such failure under clause (i) or (iii) above is susceptible of cure, “Cause” shall be deemed to exist only after the failure has remained uncured for thirty (30) days following receipt by the Executive of written notice from the Employers of the failure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive disagrees with the good faith determination of the Employers that there is no cure after the 30-day cure period, the Executive may request that such determination be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with Section 20 hereof (with each party responsible for its own fees and costs). If the Executive makes such a request for arbitration, the termination of the Executive shall not become effective unless and until it is upheld by a final decision issued through such arbitration process; provided, that the Employers shall have the right, in their discretion, to relieve the Executive of all or any portion of his duties during such arbitration period pending the arbitration decision so long as the Employers continue to pay and provide to the Executive on a timely basis the compensation and benefits that they would otherwise owe to the Executive during such period under this Agreement.

			

 

	 	
			(c)  Change in Control. “Change in Control” shall mean (except as provided below) the occurrence of an event described in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) below:

			

 

(i)    Any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), other than the Company, an affiliate of the Company or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or the Bank or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly (which shall include securities issuable upon conversion, exchange or otherwise) of securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of either the Company or the Bank entitled generally to vote for the election of directors;

 

(ii)    Consummation of an agreement to merge or consolidate with another entity (other than a majority-controlled subsidiary of the Company) unless the Company’s stockholders immediately before the merger or consolidation own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the resulting entity’s voting securities (giving effect to the conversion or exchange of securities issued in the merger consolidation to the other entity that are convertible or exchangeable for voting securities) entitled generally to vote for the election of directors;

 

(iii)    Consummation of an agreement (including, without limitation, an agreement of liquidation) to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company or the Bank; or

 

(iv)    Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason during any 12 month period to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company is approved by a vote of at least a majority of directors then constituting the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event shall constitute a Change in Control unless such event shall also constitute a change in control as defined in Section 409A of the Code.

 

 

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			(d)  Code. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

			

 

	 	
			(e)  Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause, the date on which the Notice of Termination is given, and (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for any other reason, the date specified in such Notice of Termination.

			

 

	 	
			(f)  Disability. “Disability” shall mean the Executive (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employers.

			

 

	 	
			(g)  Good Reason. Termination by the Executive of the Executive’s employment for “Good Reason” shall mean termination by the Executive based on:

			

 

(i)   any material breach of this Agreement by the Employers, including without limitation any of the following: (A) a material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation, (B) a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities, or (C) any requirement that the Executive report to a corporate officer or employee of the Employers instead of reporting directly to the Boards of Directors, other than from time to time with respect to specified matters, a director of the Bank or the Company who is designated by a majority of the full Board of Directors of the Bank or the Company, as applicable, or

 

(ii)   a change in excess of twenty-five (25) miles in the geographic location at which the Executive must perform his services under this Agreement;

 

provided, however, that prior to any termination of employment for Good Reason, the Executive must first provide written notice to the Employers within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the condition, describing the existence of such condition, and the Employers shall thereafter have the right to remedy the condition within thirty (30) days of the date the Employers received the written notice from the Executive. If the Employers remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then no Good Reason shall be deemed to exist with respect to such condition. If the Employers do not remedy the condition within such thirty (30) day cure period, then the Executive may deliver a Notice of Termination for Good Reason at any time within sixty (60) days following the expiration of such cure period.

 

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			(h)  Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Executive’s employment by the Employers for any reason, including without limitation for Cause, Disability or Retirement, or by the Executive for any reason, including without limitation for Good Reason, shall be communicated by a written “Notice of Termination” to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a dated notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, (iii) specifies a Date of Termination, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days after such Notice of Termination is given, except in the case of the termination of the Executive’s employment for Cause, which shall be effective immediately, and (iv) is given in the manner specified in Section 11 hereof.

			

 

	 	
			(i)  Retirement. “Retirement” shall mean the Executive’s voluntary or involuntary termination of employment, as applicable, upon reaching at least age 65, but shall not include an involuntary termination for Cause.

			

 

	 	
			2.  Term of Employment.

			

 

	 	
			(a)  The Employers hereby employ the Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the Company and the Bank and the Executive hereby accepts said employment and agrees to render such services to the Employer on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for a term ending December 31, 2025 (the “Initial Term”). Prior to December 31, 2023 (the “Extension Anniversary Date”) and each annual anniversary thereafter of the Extension Anniversary Date, the Board of Directors of the Bank shall consider and review (with appropriate corporate documentation thereof, and after taking into account all relevant factors, including the Executive’s performance hereunder) a one-year extension of the term of this Agreement. If the Board of Directors approves such an extension, then the term of this Agreement shall be so extended as of the Extension Anniversary Date or any relevant annual anniversary of such date unless the Executive gives written notice to the Employer of the Executive’s election not to extend the term, with such written notice to be given not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Extension Anniversary Date or any relevant annual anniversary of such date. If the Board of Directors elects not to extend the term, it shall give written notice of such decision to the Executive not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Extension Anniversary Date or any annual anniversary of such date. If any party gives timely notice that the term will not be extended as of the Extension Anniversary Date or any annual anniversary of such date, then this Agreement and the rights and obligations provided herein shall terminate at the conclusion of its remaining term, except to the extent set forth in Section 7. References herein to the term of this Agreement shall refer both to the Initial Term and successive terms as the term of this Agreement is extended in accordance with the terms hereof.

			

 

	 	
			(b)  During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall perform such executive services for the Employers as may be consistent with his titles and from time to time assigned to him by the Employers’ Boards of Directors.

			

 

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			3.  Compensation and Benefits.

			

 

	 	
			(a)  The Employer shall compensate and pay the Executive for his services during the Initial Term of this Agreement at a base salary of $600,000 per year (“Base Salary”), which may be increased from time to time subsequent to the Initial Term in such amounts as may be determined by the Boards of Directors of the Employers and may not be decreased without the Executive’s express written consent.

			

 

	 	
			(b)  For any calendar year, the Executive may earn a bonus of up to fifty percent (50%) of the Executive’s Base Salary (upon achievement of target performance levels) for such calendar year (“Annual Bonus”), depending on the satisfaction of performance criteria for such calendar year as determined by the Compensation Committees of the Employers’ Boards of Directors. Not later than February 28th of each calendar year during the term of this Agreement, the Compensation Committees of the Employers’ Boards of Directors shall establish target performance levels related to such Annual Bonus based upon the Employers’ budget for such calendar year as presented to and accepted by the Employers’ Boards of Directors. Such approved performance goals shall indicate the manner in which the Executive’s Annual Bonus (if any) will be determined upon partial satisfaction or excess satisfaction of one or more of the goals.

			

 

	 	
			(c)  Starting in calendar year 2023, in addition to the Annual Bonus, the Executive may be entitled to receive during the term of this Agreement long-term equity incentive compensation in the form of stock awards, stock options or any combination thereof equal to 50% of the Executive’s Base Salary as of the date of the grant (“Annual Stock Grant”) upon achievement of target performance levels as determined by the Compensation Committees of the Employers’ Boards of Directors. Such equity awards will be in the form of stock awards unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties hereto. Not later than February 28th of each calendar year during the term of this Agreement, the Compensation Committees of the Employers’ Boards of Directors shall establish target performance levels related to such Annual Stock Grant based upon the Employers’ budget for such calendar year as presented to and accepted by the Employers’ Boards of Directors. Subject to satisfying the applicable performance criteria, the Annual Stock Grant shall vest over a period of three years provided that the Executive is still employed by the Employers on the applicable vesting date, with the first one-third vesting on the first annual anniversary date of the date of grant, the second one-third vesting on the second annual anniversary date of the date of grant and the final one-third vesting on the third annual anniversary date of the date of grant. The Annual Stock Grants, if any, will be subject to the terms or provisions of the Company’s 2015 Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan or any successor thereto.

			

 

	 	
			(d)  During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in and receive the benefits of any pension or other retirement benefit plan, profit sharing, equity incentive, or other plans, benefits and privileges given to employees and executives of the Employers, to the extent commensurate with his then duties and responsibilities, as fixed by the Boards of Directors of the Employers. The Employers shall not make any changes in such plans, benefits or privileges which would adversely affect the Executive’s rights or benefits thereunder, unless such change occurs pursuant to a program applicable to all executive officers of the Employers and does not result in a proportionately greater adverse change in the rights of or benefits to the Executive as compared with any other executive officer of the Employers. Nothing paid to the Executive under any plan or arrangement presently in effect or made available in the future shall be deemed to be in lieu of the salary payable to the Executive pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof. In addition to all other insurance provided to the Executive commensurate with the Executive’s position, during the term of this Agreement, the Employers shall provide the Executive with an annual allowance of up to $25,000 to be used by the Executive solely to procure and pay the premiums on a long-term care insurance policy covering him.

			

 

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			(e)  During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of paid annual vacation, on a calendar basis, to be taken at such time or times agreed upon by the Executive and the Chairman of the Board of the Board of the Bank or the Company. In addition, the Executive shall be entitled to six (6) days of personal/sick leave per calendar year. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Employers for failure to take a vacation or use his personal/sick leave, nor shall the Executive be able to accumulate unused vacation time from one year to the next, except to the extent authorized by the Boards of Directors of the Employers.

			

 

	 	
			(f)  The Executive shall receive an automobile allowance at the rate of $750 per month during the term of this Agreement. This transportation allowance will serve to cover all transportation expenses of the Executive in the South Florida area including, but not limited to, transportation, gas and car maintenance.

			

 

	 	
			4.  Expenses. The Employers shall reimburse the Executive or otherwise provide for or pay for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in furtherance of or in connection with the business of the Employers, including, but not by way of limitation, travel expenses, and all reasonable entertainment expenses, subject to such reasonable documentation and other limitations as may be established by the Boards of Directors of the Employers. If such expenses are paid in the first instance by the Executive, the Employers shall reimburse the Executive therefor. Such reimbursement shall be paid promptly by the Employers and in any event no later than March 15th of the year immediately following the year in which such expenses were incurred.

			

 

	 	
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			(a)  The Employers shall have the right, at any time upon prior Notice of Termination, to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason, including, without limitation, termination for Cause, Disability or Retirement, and the Executive shall have the right, upon prior Notice of Termination, to terminate his employment hereunder for any reason.

			

 

	 	
			(b)  In the event that (i) the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employers for Cause or (ii) the Executive terminates his employment hereunder other than for Disability, Retirement, death or Good Reason, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.

			

 

	 	
			(c)  In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated as a result of Disability or Retirement, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement to compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.

			

 

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			(d)  In the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated due to death during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall have no right pursuant to this Agreement for compensation or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination except to pay to the Executive’s designated beneficiary (or estate or his personal representative, as the case may be, if no beneficiary has been designated) (i) that portion, if any, of the Base Salary that remains unpaid for the period prior to the date of his death, and (ii) a lump sum cash payment equal to one-half (1/2) of the Executive’s Base Salary, plus continuation of medical and dental benefits for his then spouse and/or dependents at the Employers’ expense for a period of six (6) months after the date of his death.

			

 

	 	
			(e)  In the event that prior to a Change in Control the Executive’s employment is terminated by (i) the Employers for other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or the Executive’s death during the term of this Agreement or (ii) the Executive for Good Reason during the term of this Agreement, then the Employers shall, in consideration of the Executive’s agreements in Section 7 below and subject to the provisions of Sections 5(g), 5(h), 6, 18 and 19 hereof, if applicable, pay to the Executive a cash severance amount equal to the aggregate of (A) one (1) times the Executive’s then current annual Base Salary and (B) the amount accrued with respect to the Annual Bonus for the year in which the termination occurs (the “Severance Payment”). The Severance Payment shall be paid in two installments. The first payment consisting of 50% of the Severance Payment will be paid in a lump sum thirty (30) days following the later of the Date of Termination or the expiration of the revocation period provided for in the general release to be executed by the Executive pursuant to Section 5(g) below, with the remaining 50% of the Severance Payment to be paid in a lump sum within ten (10) days after the expiration of the Restricted Period as set forth in Section 7 hereof. In addition, the Executive shall receive continued medical and dental benefits as provided by the Employers from time to time for its employees, with the Employers paying 100% of the premiums for such coverage, for the period of time equal to the shorter of one (1) year or the maximum period of COBRA continuation coverage provided under Section 4980B(f) of the Code (with such coverage to be treated as COBRA coverage). If the Employers’ payment of COBRA premiums on behalf of the Executive is taxable to the Executive, the Employers will pay to the Executive an additional amount such that after payment by the Executive of all applicable local, state and federal income and payroll taxes imposed on him with respect to such additional amount, the Executive retains an amount equal to all applicable local, state and federal income and payroll taxes imposed upon him with respect to the payment of such COBRA premiums. Such payment shall be made on or before March 15th following the close of the calendar year in which the COBRA premiums were made. Except as provided herein, the Severance Payment shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any Base Salary or other compensation or benefits that would have been paid under Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) above in the absence of a termination of employment, and the Executive shall have no rights pursuant to this Agreement to any Base Salary or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.

			

 

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			(f)   In the event that concurrently with or within twelve (12) months subsequent to a Change in Control the Executive’s employment is terminated by (i) the Employers for other than Cause, Disability, Retirement or the Executive’s death during the term of this Agreement or (ii) the Executive for Good Reason during the term of this Agreement, then the Employers shall, in consideration of the Executive’s agreements in Section 7 below and subject to the provisions of Sections 5(g), 5(h), 6, 18 and 19 hereof, if applicable, pay to the Executive a cash severance amount (the “Enhanced Severance Payment”) equal to 2.99 times the Executive’s “Highest Annual Compensation” (as such term is defined herein). For purposes hereof, “Highest Annual Compensation” shall mean the highest aggregate amount of Base Salary and cash bonus received by the Executive in a given calendar year from the Employers (including any deferred amounts) during the most recent three calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the Date of Termination occurs. The Enhanced Severance Payment shall be paid in two installments. The first payment consisting of 50% of the Enhanced Severance Payment will be paid in a lump sum thirty (30) days following the later of the Date of Termination or the expiration of the revocation period provided for in the general release to be executed by the Executive pursuant to Section 5(g) below, with the remaining 50% of the Enhanced Severance Payment to be paid in a lump sum within ten (10) days after the expiration of the Restricted Period as set forth in Section 7 hereof. In addition, the Executive shall receive continued medical and dental benefits as provided by the Employers from time to time for its employees, with the Employers paying 100% of the premiums for such coverage, for the period of time equal to the shorter of eighteen (18) months or the maximum period of COBRA continuation coverage provided under Section 4980B(f) of the Code (with such coverage to be treated as COBRA coverage). If the Employers’ payment of COBRA premiums on behalf of the Executive is taxable to the Executive, then the Employers will pay to the Executive an additional amount such that after payment by the Executive of all applicable local, state and federal income and payroll taxes imposed on him with respect to such additional amount, the Executive retains an amount equal to all applicable local, state and federal income and payroll taxes imposed upon him with respect to the payment of such COBRA premiums. Such payment shall be made on or before March 15th following the close of the calendar year in which the COBRA premiums were paid. Except as provided herein, the Enhanced Severance Payment shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any Base Salary or other compensation or benefits that would have been paid under Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) above in the absence of a termination of employment, and the Executive shall have no rights pursuant to this Agreement to any Base Salary or other benefits for any period after the applicable Date of Termination.

			

 

	 	
			(g)  The Executive’s right to receive the severance benefits set forth in Sections 5(e) or 5(f) above shall be conditioned upon the Executive’s execution of a general release which releases the Employers and their directors, officers and employees from any claims that the Executive may have under various laws and regulations and the expiration of any right the Executive may have to revoke such general release, with such revocation right not being exercised. If either the time period for paying the severance set forth in Sections 5(e) or 5(f), as applicable, or the time period that the Executive has to consider the terms of the general release (including any revocation period under such release) commences in one calendar year and ends in the succeeding calendar year, then the severance payment set forth in Sections 5(e) or 5(f), as applicable, shall not be paid until the succeeding calendar year.

			

 

	 	
			(h)  If prior to the Executive’s receipt of the Severance Payment or the Enhanced Severance Payment set forth in Sections 5(e) or 5(f), as applicable, respectively, due to his termination of employment (including termination for Good Reason) and at such time the Bank and/or the Company is deemed to be in “troubled condition” as defined in 12 C.F.R. §303.101(c), it is determined that the Executive (i) committed any fraudulent act or omission, breach of trust or fiduciary duty, or insider abuse with regard to the Employers that has had or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Employers, (ii) is substantially responsible for the insolvency of, the appointment of a conservator or receiver for, or the troubled condition, as defined by applicable regulations of the appropriate federal banking agency, of the Bank, (iii) has materially violated any applicable federal or state banking law or regulation that has had or is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Employers, or (iv) has violated or conspired to violate Sections 215, 656, 657, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1014, 1302 or 1344 of Title 18 of the United State Code, or Sections 1341 or 1343 of Title 18 affecting the Bank or the Company, then the Severance Payment or the Enhanced Severance Payment, as applicable, shall not be provided to the Executive. If it is determined after the Executive receives the Severance Payment or the Enhanced Severance Payment, as applicable, that any of the matters set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 5(h) are applicable to the Executive, then the Executive shall promptly (and in any event within ten (10) business days following written notice to the Executive) return an amount equal to the Severance Payment or the Enhanced Severance Payment, as applicable, to the Employer in immediately available funds.

			

 

	 	
			6.  Limitation of Benefits under Certain Circumstances. If the payment pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof, either alone or together with other payments and benefits which the Executive has the right to receive from the Employers, would constitute a “parachute payment” under Section 280G of the Code, then the amount payable by the Employer pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof shall be reduced by the minimum amount necessary to result in no portion of the amount payable by the Employers under Section 5(f) being non-deductible to the Employer pursuant to Section 280G of the Code and subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code. The determination of any reduction in the amount payable pursuant to Section 5(f) shall be based upon the opinion of independent tax counsel selected by the Employers and paid for by the Employers. Such counsel shall promptly prepare the foregoing opinion, but in no event later than ten (10) days from the Date of Termination. Nothing contained herein shall result in a reduction of any payments or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled upon termination of employment under any circumstances other than as specified in this Section 6, or a reduction in the payment specified in Section 5(f) below zero.

			

 

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			(a)  Trade Secrets. The Executive acknowledges that he has had, and will have, access to confidential information of the Employers (including, but not limited to, current and prospective confidential know-how, customer lists, marketing plans, business plans, financial and pricing information, and information regarding acquisitions, mergers and/or joint ventures) concerning the business, customers, contacts, prospects and assets of the Employers that is unique, valuable and not generally known outside the Employers, and that was obtained from the Employers or which was learned as a result of the performance of services by the Executive on behalf of the Employers (“Trade Secrets”). Trade Secrets shall not include any information that: (i) is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on the part of the Executive that constitutes a breach of this Section 7, generally known or available to the public; (ii) is known to the Executive at the time such information was obtained from the Employers; (iii) is hereafter furnished without restriction on disclosure to the Executive by a third party, other than an employee or agent of the Employers, who is not under any obligation of confidentiality to the Employers or an affiliate thereof; (iv) is disclosed with the written approval of the Employers; or (v) is required to be disclosed or provided by law, court order, order of any regulatory agency having jurisdiction or similar compulsion, including pursuant to or in connection with any legal proceeding involving the parties hereto; provided however, that such disclosure shall be limited to the extent so required or compelled; and provided further, however, that if the Executive is required to disclose such confidential information, he shall give the Employers notice of such disclosure and cooperate in seeking suitable protections. Other than in the course of performing services for the Employers, the Executive will not, at any time, directly or indirectly use, divulge, furnish or make accessible to any person any Trade Secrets, but instead will keep all Trade Secrets strictly and absolutely confidential. The Executive will deliver promptly to the Employers, at the termination of his employment or at any other time at the request of the Employers, without retaining any copies, all documents and other materials in his possession relating, directly or indirectly, to any Trade Secrets. Nothing contained in this Agreement limits the Executive’s ability to file a charge or complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other federal, state or local governmental agency or commission that has jurisdiction over the Employers or any of their respective subsidiaries (the “Government Agencies”). The Executive further understands that this Agreement does not limit his ability to communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency, including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Employers or any of their respective subsidiaries. In the event that the Executive is required by law to disclose any Trade Secret, the Executive will: (A) if and to the extent permitted by such law provide the Employers with prompt notice of such requirement prior to the disclosure so that the Employers may waive the requirements of this Agreement or seek an appropriate protective order at the Employers’ sole expense; and (B) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain assurances that any Trade Secret disclosed will be accorded confidential treatment substantially on the same basis as provided in this Agreement. If, in the absence of a waiver or protective order, the Executive is nonetheless, in the opinion of his counsel, required to disclose any Trade Secret, disclosure may be made only as to that portion of the Trade Secret that counsel advises the Executive is required to be disclosed. In addition, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. §1833(b), the Executive understands that an individual may not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a Trade Secret that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a federal, state or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. Further, an individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the employer's Trade Secrets to the attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding if the individual (y) files any document containing the Trade Secret under seal; and (z) does not disclose the Trade Secret, except pursuant to court order. 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			(b)  Non-Competition. If the Executive’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement for Cause or without Cause, before or after a Change in Control, or the Executive terminates his employment hereunder other than for Disability during the term of the Agreement, then for a period of twelve (12) months after termination of employment (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, (i) become a director, officer, employee, principal, agent, shareholder, consultant or independent contractor of any insured depository institution, trust company or parent holding company of any such institution or company or other entity engaging in the banking business which has an office in the State of Florida (“Competing Business”); (ii) as agent or principal, carrying on or engaging in any activities or negotiations with respect to the acquisition or disposition of a Competing Business; (iii) extending credit for the purpose of establishing or operating a Competing Business; (iv) lending or allowing the Executive’s name or reputation to be used in a Competing Business; and (v) otherwise allowing the Executive’s skill, knowledge or experience to be used in a Competing Business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Executive from owning for passive investment purposes not intended to circumvent this Agreement, less than five percent (5%) of the publicly traded voting securities of any company engaged in the banking, financial services or other business similar to or competitive with the Employers (so long as the Executive has no power to manage, operate, advise, consult with or control the competing enterprise and no power, alone or in conjunction with other affiliated parties, to select a director, manager, general partner, or similar governing official of the competing enterprise other than in connection with the normal and customary voting powers afforded the Executive in connection with any permissible equity ownership).

			

 

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			(c)  Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restricted Period, without the written consent of the Employers, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, induce or hire, or attempt to solicit, induce or hire, any current employee of either of the Employers, or any individual who becomes an employee during the Restricted Period, to leave his or her employment with the Employers or join or become affiliated with any other business or entity, or in any way interfere with the employment relationship between any employee and the Employers.

			

 

	 	
			(d)  Non-Solicitation of Customers. During the Restricted Period, without the written consent of the Employers, the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or induce, or attempt to solicit or induce, any customer (or any person being then solicited by the Employers to be a customer), lender, supplier, licensee, licensor or other business relation of either of the Employers to terminate its relationship or contract with the Employers, to cease doing business with the Employers, or in any way interfere with the relationship between any such customer, lender, supplier, licensee, licensor or business relation and the Employers (including making any negative or derogatory statements or communications concerning the Employers or its directors, officers or employees).

			

 

	 	
			(e)  Intellectual Property. The Executive will disclose to the Employers all work products including ideas, inventions, literary property, music, lyrics, scripts, themes, slogans, titles, copy, art and any other relevant material which could reasonably be used by the Employers or any of its clients (herein collectively called “Intellectual Property”) which he may create any time during the term of employment, whether created during or after working hours. The Employers and the Executive agree that all Intellectual Property shall be deemed to be “works made for hire” and the sole property of the Employers. The Executive agrees to execute and deliver all documents which the Employers may deem necessary or advisable in order to confirm such ownership or to register Intellectual Property in the name of the Employers or any of their clients in the United States and all foreign countries.

			

 

	 	
			(f)  Non-Disparagement. The Executive agrees that he shall not make, or cause to be made, any disparaging or critical remarks, comments or statements about or against the Employers or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or any director, officer, employee or customer of any such entities at any time in the future, except for any statements by him made pursuant to lawful subpoena or legal process. The Executive acknowledges that the Employers’ reputation and image in the market is one of its principal assets and that the Employers have expended substantial time, effort and money in building this reputation and image and that, accordingly, any action or comment by the Executive which is damaging to or in any way diminishes such image or reputation will cause the Employers irreparable injury.

			

 

	 	
			(g)  Irreparable Harm. The Executive acknowledges that: (i) the Executive’s compliance with Section 7 of this Agreement is necessary to preserve and protect the proprietary rights, Trade Secrets, and the goodwill of the Employers as a going concern, and (ii) any failure by the Executive to comply with the provisions of this Agreement will result in irreparable and continuing injury for which there will be no adequate remedy at law. In the event that the Executive fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Employers to pay the severance benefits set forth in Section 5 shall cease, and the Employer will be entitled, in addition to other relief that may be proper, to all types of equitable relief (including, but not limited to, the issuance of an injunction and/or temporary restraining order and the recoupment of any severance previously paid and foregoing the payment of any severance not yet paid) that may be necessary to cause the Executive to comply with this Agreement, to restore to the Employers their property, and to make the Employers whole.

			

 

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			(h)  Survival. The provisions set forth in this Section 7 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

			

 

	 	
			(i)  Scope Limitations. If the scope, period of time or area of restriction specified in this Section 7 are or would be judged to be unreasonable in any court proceeding, then the period of time, scope or area of restriction will be reduced or limited in the manner and to the extent necessary to make the restriction reasonable, so that the restriction may be enforced in those areas, during the period of time and in the scope or area that are or would be judged to be reasonable. Accordingly, if any provision shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable either in whole or in part, including without limitation the geographic scope or duration of such provision, the parties hereto agree that the court or authority making such determination shall have the power to reduce the scope or duration of such provision or to delete specific words or phrases as necessary (but only to the minimum extent necessary) to cause such provision or part to be valid and enforceable. If such court or authority does not have the legal authority to take the actions described in the preceding sentence, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith a modified provision that would, in so far as possible, reflect the original intent of this Agreement, including without limitation Section 7 hereof, without violating applicable law.

			

 

	 	
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			(a)  The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any benefits hereunder by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any such benefits be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer after the Date of Termination or otherwise.

			

 

	 	
			(b)  The specific arrangements referred to herein are not intended to exclude any other benefits which may be available to the Executive upon a termination of employment with the Employer pursuant to employee benefit plans of the Employers or otherwise.

			

 

	 	
			9.  Withholding. All payments required to be made by the Employer hereunder to the Executive shall be subject to the withholding of such amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the Employers may reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

			

 

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			10.  Assignability. The Employers may assign this Agreement and their rights and obligations hereunder in whole, but not in part, to any corporation, bank or other entity with or into which the Employers may hereafter merge or consolidate or to which the Employers may transfer all or substantially all of their respective assets, if in any such case said corporation, bank or other entity shall by operation of law or expressly in writing assume all obligations of the Employers hereunder as fully as if it had been originally made a party hereto, but may not otherwise assign this Agreement or their rights and obligations hereunder. The Executive may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder.

			

 

	 	
			11.  Notice. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below:

			

 

	 	To the Bank:	 	Chairman of the Board
	 	 	 	USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.
	 	 	 	U.S. Century Bank
	 	 	 	2301 N.W. 87th Avenue
	 	 	 	Doral, Florida 33172
	 	 	 	 
	 	
			To the Executive:

				 	
			Luis de la Aguilera

			
	 	 	 	
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			12.  Amendment; Waiver. No provisions of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and such officer or officers as may be specifically designated by the Boards of Directors of the Employers to sign on their behalf. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employers may amend in good faith any term of this Agreement, including retroactively, in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

			

 

	 	
			13.  Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States where applicable and otherwise by the substantive laws of the State of Florida.

			

 

	 	
			14.  Nature of Obligations. Nothing contained herein shall create or require the Employers to create a trust of any kind to fund any benefits which may be payable hereunder, and to the extent that the Executive acquires a right to receive benefits from the Employers hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Employers.

			

 

	 	
			15.  Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

			

 

	 	
			16.  Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

			

 

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			17.  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

			

 

	 	
			18.  Regulatory Actions. The following provisions shall be applicable to the parties hereto or any successor thereto, and shall be controlling in the event of a conflict with any other provision of this Agreement, including without limitation Section 5 hereof.

			

 

	 	
			(a)  If the Executive is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s or the Company’s affairs pursuant to notice served under Section 8(e)(3) or Section 8(g)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”)(12 U.S.C. §§1818(e)(3) and 1818(g)(1)), the Employers’ obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Employers will: (i) pay the Executive all or part of the compensation withheld while their obligations under this Agreement were suspended, and (ii) reinstate (in whole or in part) any of their obligations which were suspended.

			

 

	 	
			(b)  If the Executive is removed from office and/or permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Bank’s or the Company’s affairs by an order issued under Section 8(e)(4) or Section 8(g)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §§1818(e)(4) and (g)(1)), all obligations of the Employers under this Agreement shall terminate as of the effective date of the order, but vested rights of the Executive and the Employers as of the date of termination shall not be affected.

			

 

	 	
			(c)  If the Bank is in default, as defined in Section 3(x)(1) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §1813(x)(1)), all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of default, but vested rights of the Executive and the Employers as of the date of termination shall not be affected.

			

 

	 	
			19.  Regulatory Prohibition. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payments made to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, or otherwise, are subject to and conditioned upon their compliance with Section 18(k) of the FDIA (12 U.S.C. §1828(k)) and 12 C.F.R. Part 359.

			

 

	 	
			20.  Arbitration. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration before a single arbitrator in accordance with the rules then existing under the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) conducted at the district office of the AAA located nearest to the home offices of the Employers, and judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof, except to the extent that the parties may otherwise reach a mutual settlement of such issue. Each party to the arbitration shall bear its own expenses.

			

 

	 	
			21.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Employers and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein. All prior agreements between the Employer and the Executive with respect to the matters agreed to herein, including without limitation, the Prior Agreement, are hereby superseded and shall have no force or effect.

			

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.

 

THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION WHICH MAY BE ENFORCED BY THE PARTIES.

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC.

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			By:

				
			/s/ Aida Levitan

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			Name:

				
			Aida Levitan

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			Title:

				
			Chairman of the Board

			

 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			U.S. CENTURY BANK

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			By:

				
			/s/ Aida Levitan

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			Name:

				
			Aida Levitan

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			Title:

				
			Chairman of the Board

			

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			EXECUTIVE

			
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	
			By:

				
			/s/ Luis de la Aguilera

			

 

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