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                                  $200,000,000

                            MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC

                   __ % SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE MARCH 1, 2011

                             UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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                                                                  March __, 2001

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10010-3629

Dear Sirs:

     1. Introductory. MidAmerican Funding, LLC, an Iowa limited liability
company ("COMPANY"), proposes to issue and sell $200,000,000 principal amount
("OFFERED SECURITIES") of its % Senior Secured Notes due March 1, 2011
("SECURITIES"), to be issued under a Trust Indenture, dated as of March 11, 1999
(the "BASE INDENTURE"), between The Bank of New York (as successor by merger to
IBJ Whitehall Bank & Trust Company), as Trustee, and a second supplemental
indenture, dated as of March , 2001 ("SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE"), between
the Company and The Bank of New York , as Trustee (the Base Indenture and the
Second Supplemental Indenture are referred to collectively herein as the
"INDENTURE"). The Company hereby agrees with Credit Suisse First Boston
Corporation ("CSFBC"), the underwriter named in Schedule A hereto (the
"UNDERWRITER") as follows:

     2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents
and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriter that:

           (a) A registration statement (No. 333-56624) relating to the Offered
     Securities, including a form of prospectus, has been filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission ("COMMISSION") and either (i) has been
     declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933 ("ACT") and is not
     proposed to be amended or (ii) is proposed to be amended by amendment or
     post-effective amendment. If such registration statement ("INITIAL
     REGISTRATION STATEMENT") has been declared effective, either (i) an
     additional registration statement ("ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT")
     relating to the Offered Securities may have been filed with the Commission
     pursuant to Rule 462(b) ("RULE 462(B)") under the Act and, if so filed, has
     become effective upon filing pursuant to such Rule and the Offered
     Securities all have been duly registered under the Act pursuant to the
     initial registration statement and, if applicable, the additional
     registration statement or (ii) such an additional registration statement is
     proposed to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) and will
     become effective upon filing pursuant to such Rule and upon such filing the
     Offered Securities will all have been duly registered under the Act
     pursuant to the initial registration statement and such additional
     registration statement. If the Company does not propose to amend the
     initial registration statement or if an additional registration statement
     has been filed and the Company does not propose to amend it, and if any
     post-effective amendment to either such registration statement has been
     filed with the Commission prior to the execution and delivery of this
     Agreement, the most recent amendment (if any) to each such registration
     statement has been declared effective by the Commission or has become
     effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c) ("RULE 462(C)") under the Act
     or, in the case of the additional registration statement, Rule 462(b). For
     purposes of this Agreement,

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     "EFFECTIVE TIME" with respect to the initial registration statement or, if
     filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the additional
     registration statement means (i) if the Company has advised the Underwriter
     that it does not propose to amend such registration statement, the date and
     time as of which such registration statement, or the most recent
     post-effective amendment thereto (if any) filed prior to the execution and
     delivery of this Agreement, was declared effective by the Commission or has
     become effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c), or (ii) if the
     Company has advised the Underwriter that it proposes to file an amendment
     or post-effective amendment to such registration statement, the date and
     time as of which such registration statement, as amended by such amendment
     or post-effective amendment, as the case may be, is declared effective by
     the Commission. If an additional registration statement has not been filed
     prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement but the Company has
     advised the Underwriter that it proposes to file one, "EFFECTIVE TIME" with
     respect to such additional registration statement means the date and time
     as of which such registration statement is filed and becomes effective
     pursuant to Rule 462(b). "EFFECTIVE DATE" with respect to the initial
     registration statement or the additional registration statement (if any)
     means the date of the Effective Time thereof. The initial registration
     statement, as amended at its Effective Time, including all material
     incorporated by reference therein and including all information contained
     in the additional registration statement (if any) and deemed to be a part
     of the initial registration statement as of the Effective Time of the
     additional registration statement pursuant to the General Instructions of
     the Form on which it is filed and including all information (if any) deemed
     to be a part of the initial registration statement as of its Effective Time
     pursuant to Rule 430A(b) ("RULE 430A(B)") under the Act, is hereinafter
     referred to as the "INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT". The additional
     registration statement, as amended at its Effective Time, including the
     contents of the initial registration statement incorporated by reference
     therein and including all information (if any) deemed to be a part of the
     additional registration statement as of its Effective Time pursuant to Rule
     430A(b), is hereinafter referred to as the "ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION
     STATEMENT". The Initial Registration Statement and the Additional
     Registration Statement are herein referred to collectively as the
     "REGISTRATION STATEMENTS" and individually as a "REGISTRATION STATEMENT".
     The form of prospectus relating to the Offered Securities, as first filed
     with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) ("RULE
     424(B)") under the Act or (if no such filing is required) as included in a
     Registration Statement, including all material incorporated by reference in
     such prospectus, is hereinafter referred to as the "PROSPECTUS". No
     document has been or will be prepared or distributed in reliance on Rule
     434 under the Act.

           (b) If the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement is
     prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement: (i) on the Effective
     Date of the Initial Registration Statement, the Initial Registration
     Statement conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the
     Act, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 ("TRUST INDENTURE ACT") and the rules
     and regulations of the Commission ("RULES AND REGULATIONS") and did not
     include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
     material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
     statements therein not misleading, (ii) on the Effective Date of the
     Additional Registration Statement (if any), each Registration Statement
     conformed, or will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of
     the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not
     include, or will not include, any untrue statement of a material fact and
     did not omit, or will not omit, to state any material fact required to be
     stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
     and (iii) on the date of this Agreement, the Initial Registration Statement
     and, if the Effective Time of the Additional Registration Statement is
     prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Additional
     Registration Statement each conforms, and at the time of filing of the
     Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (if no such filing is required) at
     the Effective Date of the Additional Registration Statement in which the
     Prospectus is included, each Registration Statement and the Prospectus will
     conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act, the Trust
     Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations, and neither of such documents
     includes, or will include, any untrue statement of a material fact or
     omits, or

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     will omit, to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
     necessary to make the statements therein (with respect to the Prospectus
     only, in light of circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.
     If the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement is subsequent
     to the execution and delivery of this Agreement: on the Effective Date of
     the Initial Registration Statement, the Initial Registration Statement and
     the Prospectus will conform in all material respects to the requirements of
     the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the Rules and Regulations, neither of
     such documents will include any untrue statement of a material fact or will
     omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
     to make the statements therein (with respect to the Prospectus only, in
     light of circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and no
     Additional Registration Statement has been or will be filed. The two
     preceding sentences do not apply to statements in or omissions from a
     Registration Statement or the Prospectus based upon written information
     furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically
     for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such
     information is that described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

           (c) The documents that are incorporated by reference in each
     Registration Statement and the Prospectus, when they became effective or
     were last amended or filed with the Commission, as the case may be,
     conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"), as
     applicable, and the Rules and Regulations, and none of such documents
     contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
     material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
     statements therein not misleading, and any further documents so filed and
     incorporated by reference in each Registration Statement and the
     Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the
     Commission, as the case may be, shall conform in all material respects to
     the requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the
     Rules and Regulations and shall not contain an untrue statement of a
     material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
     therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

           (d) The Company, MHC Inc. ("MHC") and each Subsidiary (as defined
     below) have been duly organized and are validly existing and, if
     applicable, in good standing under the laws of their respective
     jurisdictions of organization as a limited liability company, corporation,
     or partnership, as the case may be, with power and authority to own, lease
     and operate their property and conduct their businesses as described in the
     Prospectus; and the Company, MHC and each Subsidiary are duly qualified to
     do business and are in good standing as a foreign limited liability
     company, corporation, or partnership, as the case may be, in each
     jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, in which such registration or
     qualification or good standing is required (whether by reason of the
     ownership or leasing of property, the conduct of business or otherwise),
     except where the failure to so register or qualify or be in good standing
     is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the financial
     condition, business or results of operations of the Company, MHC and the
     Subsidiaries taken as a whole ("MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT"). For purposes of
     this Agreement, the term "Subsidiary" shall mean the entities listed in
     Schedule B hereto ("SCHEDULE B"). The Subsidiaries listed in Schedule B are
     all the material direct and indirect "subsidiaries" of the Company and MHC,
     as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations, and are
     all of the "Significant Subsidiaries" of the Company and MHC, as such term
     is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.

           (e) All outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary that
     is a corporation have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
     fully-paid and nonassessable; and except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
     B or disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus, all outstanding shares
     of capital stock of each Subsidiary are owned beneficially by the Company
     or MHC, free and clear of any material claims, liens, encumbrances and
     security interests. All of the membership interests in each Subsidiary that
     is a limited liability company that are beneficially owned by the Company
     or MHC have been duly and validly authorized and issued

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     and, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule B or disclosed in or
     contemplated by the Prospectus, are owned beneficially by the Company or
     MHC, free and clear of any material claims, liens, encumbrances and
     security interests.

           (f) All of the outstanding membership interests of the Company have
     been duly and validly authorized and issued and are beneficially owned by
     MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company ("MIDAMERICAN HOLDINGS"), free and
     clear of any material claims, liens, encumbrances and security interests,
     and there are no outstanding subscriptions, warrants, conversion rights,
     calls, options, rights, commitments or agreements by which the Company or
     MidAmerican Holdings is bound calling for the issuance of membership or
     other ownership interests in the Company.

           (g) The Base Indenture has been duly authorized and constitutes a
     valid and binding agreement on the part of the Company, enforceable against
     the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be
     limited by applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency,
     reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors'
     rights generally and by equitable principles generally. The Second
     Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, and when duly executed and
     delivered by the Company, shall constitute a valid and binding agreement on
     the part of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
     its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
     fraudulent conveyance, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
     similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and by equitable
     principles generally; and the Base Indenture conforms and the Second
     Supplemental Indenture, when executed and delivered, shall conform, in all
     material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the Prospectus.
     If the Effective Time of a Registration Statement is prior to the execution
     and delivery of this Agreement, the Base Indenture has been, or otherwise
     upon such Effective Time will be, duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
     Act with respect to the Offered Securities registered thereby.

           (h) The Offered Securities have been duly authorized by the Company;
     and when the Offered Securities are duly executed, authenticated, issued
     and delivered against payment therefor as contemplated hereby and by the
     Indenture on the Closing Date (as defined below), such Offered Securities
     shall constitute valid and binding obligations on the part of the Company,
     entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, and enforceable against the
     Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement may be
     limited by applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, insolvency,
     reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors'
     rights generally and by equitable principles generally.

           (i) The MHC Inc. Collateral (as defined in the Indenture) is subject
     to a valid and perfected first priority security interest in favor of the
     Trustee for the benefit of the holders of the Offered Securities and the
     other holders of Securities (as defined in the Indenture) issued under the
     Base Indenture and supplemental indentures thereunder.

           (j) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or
     registration by the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary with, any court,
     governmental agency or third party is required for the consummation of the
     transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture in connection
     with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities by the Company and the
     use of the proceeds of the offering of the Offered Securities as described
     in the Prospectus, except such as have been obtained and made, including
     under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and except such as may be
     required under state and foreign securities laws.

           (k) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
     Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture, and the issuance and
     sale of the Offered Securities and the

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     use of the proceeds of the offering of the Offered Securities as described
     in the Prospectus will not (A) conflict with the articles of organization
     or operating agreement of the Company or the corporate charter or by-laws
     or certificate of formation or operating agreement of MHC or any
     Subsidiary, (B) conflict with, result in the creation or imposition of any
     lien, charge or other encumbrance (other than as contemplated by the
     Indenture) upon any asset of the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary pursuant to
     the terms of, or constitute a breach of, or default under, any agreement,
     indenture or other instrument to which the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary
     is a party or by which the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary is bound or to
     which any of the properties of the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary is
     subject, or (C) result in a violation of any statute, rule, regulation,
     order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency, body or
     authority having jurisdiction over the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary or
     any of their properties where any such conflicts, encumbrances, breaches,
     defaults or violations under clauses (A) through (C), individually or in
     the aggregate, is reasonably likely to (i) have a Material Adverse Effect
     or (ii) impair the validity or enforceability of the Offered Securities.

           (l) Each of this Agreement and the Indenture has been duly
     authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. The Company has full
     power and authority to authorize, issue and sell the Offered Securities as
     contemplated by this Agreement and to execute, deliver and perform this
     Agreement, the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and the
     Offered Securities.

           (m) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company, MHC and each
     Subsidiary holds, as applicable, good and valid title to, or valid and
     enforceable leasehold or contractual interests in, all real properties and
     all other properties and assets owned or leased by or held under contract
     by each of them that are material to the business of the Company, MHC and
     the Subsidiaries taken as a whole and free from liens, encumbrances and
     defects that would materially interfere with the use made or to be made
     thereof by them.

           (n) Except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus, the
     Company, MHC and each Subsidiary (i) has obtained each license, permit,
     certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization which is
     material to the ownership of their properties or to the conduct of their
     businesses as described in or contemplated by the Prospectus and (ii) is in
     compliance with all terms and conditions of such license, permit,
     certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization, except (A) in
     either case where the failure to do so is not reasonably likely to have,
     individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (B) permits,
     consents and approvals that may be required for future activities which are
     ordinarily deemed to be ministerial in nature and which are anticipated to
     be obtained in the ordinary course and (C) permits, consents and approvals
     for developmental or construction activities which have not yet been
     obtained but which have been or will be applied for in the course of
     development or construction and which are anticipated to be obtained in the
     ordinary course.

           (o) Except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus, the
     Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in
     such amounts and covering such risks as is customary for similarly situated
     companies in the Company's, MHC's and such Subsidiaries' industries,
     respectively. Each of the foregoing insurance policies is valid and in full
     force and effect, and no event has occurred and is continuing that permits,
     or after notice or lapse of time or both would permit, modifications or
     terminations of the foregoing that is reasonably likely to have a Material
     Adverse Effect.

           (p) None of the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary (i) is in violation of
     its respective charter, by-laws or partnership agreement, (ii) is in
     default, and no event exists and is continuing that, with notice or lapse
     of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance
     and observance of any material term contained in any lease, license,
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     trust, note, bank loan or other evidence of indebtedness or any other
     agreement, understanding or instrument to which the Company, MHC or any
     Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary or any
     property of the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary may be bound or affected,
     which default, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to
     have a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) is in violation of any law,
     ordinance, governmental rule or regulation or court decree to which it may
     be subject, which violation, individually or in the aggregate, is
     reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or would materially
     interfere with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
     and the Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities or the
     use of the proceeds of the offering of the Offered Securities as described
     in the Prospectus.

           (q) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no legal or
     governmental actions, suits or proceedings before any court, governmental
     agency, body or authority, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the
     knowledge of the Company, threatened against, or, to the knowledge of the
     Company, involving, the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary (i) of a character
     that are required to be disclosed in the Prospectus and which are not
     disclosed in the Prospectus or (ii) that, if determined adversely to the
     Company or any Subsidiary, would be reasonably likely to have, individually
     or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect
     on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
     Agreement or the Indenture.

           (r) The Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries are currently conducting
     their respective businesses as described in the Prospectus.

           (s) The Company is not a "party in interest" or "disqualified person"
     (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
     as amended (the "CODE")) with respect to any "employee benefit plan"
     (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
     Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time ("ERISA")) other than an
     employee benefit plan that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by
     the Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries, or any ERISA Affiliate (as defined
     below). Except where it could not reasonably be expected to result in a
     Material Adverse Effect, (i) all "employee benefit plans" established,
     sponsored or maintained for or on behalf of the employees, officers or
     directors of the Company, the Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate are in
     compliance with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code and the
     regulations and published interpretations thereunder and each such Employee
     Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Code Section 401(a) has
     been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be so qualified and (ii)
     no material liability or obligation has been incurred or is reasonably
     expected to be incurred by the Company, MHC or the Subsidiaries or any
     ERISA Affiliate with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. As used herein,
     the term "ERISA Affiliate" refers to any person who is a member of a group
     which is under common control with the Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries,
     who together with the Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries is treated as a
     single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of
     the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.

           (t) None of the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary is an open-end
     investment company, unit investment trust or face-amount certificate
     company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8 of the
     United States Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 ACT"),
     nor is it a closed-end investment company required to be registered, but
     not registered, thereunder; and each of the Company, MHC and each
     Subsidiary is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
     Offered Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described
     in the Prospectus, will not be an "investment company", or, to the best
     knowledge of the Company after due inquiry, a company controlled by an
     "investment company" within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

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           (u) The Company, MHC and each Subsidiary has filed all federal, state
     and local income and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the
     date hereof, or has filed extensions in accordance with applicable law, and
     has paid all taxes required to be paid through the date hereof thereon,
     except for such failures to file or pay that would not be reasonably likely
     to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no tax deficiency has been
     determined adversely to the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary that has had
     (nor does the Company have any knowledge of any tax deficiency which, if
     determined adversely to the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary would be
     reasonably likely to have) a Material Adverse Effect.

           (v) There is no labor problem or disturbance with the persons
     employed by the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary that exists or, to the
     knowledge of the Company, that is threatened, and that would reasonably be
     expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

           (w) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there has been no storage,
     disposal, generation, manufacture, refinement, transportation, handling or
     treatment of toxic wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances,
     pollutants or contaminants by the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary (or, to
     the knowledge of the Company, any of their predecessors in interest) at,
     upon or from any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the
     Company, MHC or any Subsidiary in violation of any applicable law,
     ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which
     would require remedial action under any applicable law, ordinance, rule,
     regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, except for any violation or
     remedial action which does not have, or would not be reasonably likely to
     have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; there
     has been no material spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape,
     dumping or release of any kind onto such property or into the environment
     surrounding such property of any toxic wastes, solid wastes, hazardous
     wastes or hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants due to or caused
     by the Company, MHC or any Subsidiary or with respect to which the Company,
     MHC or any Subsidiary has knowledge, except for any such spill, discharge,
     leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release which does not have,
     or would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the
     aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and the terms "hazardous wastes",
     "toxic wastes" and "hazardous substances" shall have the meanings specified
     in any applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws or regulations
     with respect to environmental protection.

           (x) The financial statements included or incorporated by reference in
     each Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly the financial
     position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the respective
     dates and for the respective periods to which they apply and their results
     of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and except as otherwise
     disclosed in the Prospectus, such financial statements have been prepared
     in conformity with the generally accepted accounting principles in the
     United States applied on a consistent basis throughout periods therein
     specified, and the related schedules included in each Registration
     Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and
     the "as adjusted" financial information included in each Registration
     Statement and the Prospectus presents fairly the information shown therein,
     and, in the opinion of the Company, the assumptions used in the preparation
     thereof are reasonable and appropriate to give effect to the issuance and
     sale of the Offered Securities by the Company and the application of the
     net proceeds therefrom as described in the Prospectus. The historical
     information under the caption "Capitalization" in the Prospectus is
     accurately described as of the date presented therein.

           (y) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, since the date of the
     latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference
     in the Prospectus (i) there has been no material adverse change, nor any
     development or event involving a prospective material adverse change, in
     the financial condition, business or results of operations of the Company,
     MHC and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) there have not been any
     transactions entered into by the

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     Company, MHC or the Subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course
     of business, which are material to the Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries
     taken as a whole; and, (iii) except for regular quarterly dividends paid by
     MHC, there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid
     or made by the Company or MHC on any class of their capital stock.

           (z) Each of MHC and the Company is a holding company as such term is
     defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
     ("PUHCA"), and the regulations thereunder that is exempt from regulation
     under PUHCA, except under Section 9(a)(2) thereof.

           (aa) None of the Company, MHC or any of the Subsidiaries or, to the
     best knowledge of the Company, any agent acting on behalf of any of them
     has taken or will take any action that is reasonably likely to cause this
     Agreement or the issuance or sale of the Offered Securities to violate
     Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the
     Federal Reserve System.

           (bb) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of MHC have been
     duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and
     nonassessable.

           (cc) The use of the proceeds of the offering of the Securities as
     described in the Prospectus has been duly authorized by all necessary
     action on the part of the Company.

           (dd) The accountants who have certified the financial statements that
     appear in the Registration Statement are and were independent public
     accountants as required by the Act and the Rules and Regulations during the
     periods covered by the financial statements on which they reported which
     are contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

     3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Offered Securities. On the basis of the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to the
terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the
Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Company, at a
purchase price of % of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest from
to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), the entire principal amount of
Offered Securities as set forth on Schedule A hereto.

     The Company will deliver against payment of the purchase price the Offered
Securities in the form of one or more permanent global Securities in definitive
form (the "GLOBAL SECURITIES") deposited with the Trustee as custodian for The
Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as
nominee for DTC. Interests in any permanent Global Securities will be held only
in book entry form through DTC, except in the limited circumstances described in
the Prospectus. Payment for the Offered Securities shall be made by the
Underwriter in Federal (same day) funds by official bank check or checks or wire
transfer to an account at a bank acceptable to CSFBC drawn to the order of the
Company at the office of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York,
New York 10112 at 10:00 a.m. (New York time), on March __, 2001 or at such other
time not later than seven full business days thereafter as CSFBC and the Company
determine, such time being herein referred to as the "CLOSING DATE", against
delivery to the Trustee as custodian for DTC of the Global Securities
representing all of the Offered Securities. The Global Securities will be made
available for checking at the above office of Chadbourne & Parke LLP at least 24
hours prior to the Closing Date.

     4. Offering by Underwriter. It is understood that the Underwriter proposes
to offer the Offered Securities for sale to the public as set forth in the
Prospectus.

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     5. Certain Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with the
Underwriter that:

           (a) If the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement is
     prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will
     file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with
     subparagraph (1) (or, if applicable and if consented to by CSFBC,
     subparagraph (4)) of Rule 424(b) not later than the earlier of (A) the
     second business day following the execution and delivery of this Agreement
     or (B) the fifteenth business day after the Effective Date of the Initial
     Registration Statement. The Company will advise CSFBC promptly of any such
     filing pursuant to Rule 424(b). If the Effective Time of the Initial
     Registration Statement is prior to the execution and delivery of this
     Agreement and an additional registration statement is necessary to register
     a portion of the Offered Securities under the Act but the Effective Time
     thereof has not occurred as of such execution and delivery, the Company
     will file the additional registration statement or, if filed, will file a
     post-effective amendment thereto with the Commission pursuant to and in
     accordance with Rule 462(b) on or prior to 10:00 P.M., New York time, on
     the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, on or prior to the time the
     Prospectus is printed and distributed to the Underwriter, or will make such
     filing at such later date as shall have been consented to by CSFBC.

           (b) The Company will advise CSFBC promptly of any proposal to amend
     or supplement the initial or any additional registration statement as filed
     or the related prospectus or the Initial Registration Statement, the
     Additional Registration Statement (if any) or the Prospectus and will not
     effect such amendment or supplementation without CSFBC's consent; and the
     Company will also advise CSFBC promptly of the effectiveness of each
     Registration Statement (if its Effective Time is subsequent to the
     execution and delivery of this Agreement) and of any amendment or
     supplementation of a Registration Statement or the Prospectus and of the
     institution by the Commission of any stop order proceedings in respect of a
     Registration Statement and will use its best efforts to prevent the
     issuance of any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible its
     lifting, if issued.

           (c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Offered
     Securities is required to be delivered under the Act in connection with
     sales by the Underwriter or dealer, any event occurs as a result of which
     the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
     to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
     which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to
     amend the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Company will promptly
     notify CSFBC of such event and will promptly prepare and file with the
     Commission, at its own expense, an amendment or supplement which will
     correct such statement or omission or an amendment which will effect such
     compliance. Neither the Underwriter's consent to, nor the Underwriter's
     delivery of, any such amendment or supplement shall constitute a waiver of
     any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.

           (d) As soon as practicable, but not later than the Availability Date
     (as defined below), the Company will make generally available to its
     securityholders an earnings statement covering a period of at least 12
     months beginning after the Effective Date of the Initial Registration
     Statement (or, if later, the Effective Date of the Additional Registration
     Statement) which will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act.
     For the purpose of the preceding sentence, "AVAILABILITY DATE" means the
     45th day after the end of the fourth fiscal quarter following the fiscal
     quarter that includes such Effective Date, except that, if such fourth
     fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company's fiscal year,
     "AVAILABILITY DATE" means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal
     quarter.

           (e) The Company will furnish to the Underwriter copies of each
     Registration Statement (two of which will be signed and will include all
     exhibits), each related preliminary prospectus,

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     and, so long as a prospectus relating to the Offered Securities is required
     to be delivered under the Act in connection with sales by the Underwriter
     or dealer, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such
     documents, in each case in such quantities as CSFBC requests. The
     Prospectus shall be so furnished on or prior to 3:00 P.M., New York time,
     on the business day following the later of the execution and delivery of
     this Agreement or the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement.
     All other documents shall be so furnished as soon as available. The Company
     will pay the expenses of printing and distributing to the Underwriter all
     such documents.

           (f) The Company will arrange, in cooperation with CSFBC and its
     counsel, for the qualification of the Offered Securities for sale and the
     determination of their eligibility for investment under the laws of such
     jurisdictions as CSFBC designates and will continue such qualifications in
     effect so long as required for the distribution of the Offered Securities;
     provided, however, that the Company will not be required to qualify as a
     foreign corporation, to file a general consent to service of process in any
     such jurisdiction or to take any other action that would subject the
     Company to service of process in any suits other than those arising out of
     the offering of the Offered Securities or to taxation in respect of doing
     business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise subject.

           (g) During the period of three years hereafter, the Company will
     furnish to the Underwriter and as soon as practicable after the end of each
     fiscal year, a copy of its audited annual consolidated financial statements
     for such year.

           (h) The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of
     its obligations under this Agreement and the Second Supplemental Indenture,
     for any filing fees and other expenses (including reasonable fees and
     disbursements of counsel) incurred in connection with qualification of the
     Offered Securities for sale and determination of their eligibility for
     investment under the laws of such jurisdictions as CSFBC designates and the
     printing of memoranda relating thereto, for any fees charged by investment
     rating agencies for the rating of the Offered Securities, for any travel
     expenses of the Company's officers and employees and any other expenses of
     the Company in connection with attending or hosting meetings with
     prospective purchasers of the Offered Securities and for expenses incurred
     in distributing the Prospectus (including any amendments and supplements
     thereto) to the Underwriter. Except as otherwise provided in this Section
     5(h) or in Section 9 of this Agreement, the Underwriter will pay all of its
     costs and expenses, including fees and expenses of its counsel, transfer
     taxes on the resale of the Offered Securities and any advertising and
     travel expenses incurred by it.

           (i) The Company has agreed that, for a period of 90 days after the
     date of the Prospectus, it will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge
     or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file with the
     Commission a registration statement under the Act relating to any
     additional debt securities or debt securities guaranteed by the Company or
     publicly disclose the intention to make any such offer, sale, pledge or
     filing without the prior written consent CSFBC.

     6. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriter. The obligations of the
Underwriter to purchase and pay for the Offered Securities on the Closing Date
will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the
part of the Company herein, to the accuracy of the statements of Company
officers made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions
precedent:

           (a) The Underwriter shall have received a letter, dated the date of
     delivery thereof (which, if the Effective Time of the Initial Registration
     Statement is prior to the execution and

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     delivery of this Agreement, shall be on or prior to the date of this
     Agreement or, if the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement
     is subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, shall be
     prior to the filing of the amendment or post-effective amendment to the
     registration statement to be filed shortly prior to such Effective Time),
     from each of Deloitte & Touche LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
     confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning
     of the Act and the applicable published Rules and Regulations thereunder
     and stating to the effect that:

          (i) in their opinion the financial statements and schedules audited by
          them and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statements
          comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable
          accounting requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
          related Rules and Regulations adopted by the Commission;

          (ii) based on a reading of the latest available interim financial
          statements of the Company, inquiries of officials of the Company who
          have responsibility for financial and accounting matters and other
          specified procedures, nothing came to their attention that caused them
          to believe that:

               (A) at the date of the latest available balance sheet read by
               such accountants, or at a subsequent specified date not more than
               three business days prior to the date of this Agreement, there
               was any change in the capital stock or any increase in short-term
               indebtedness or long-term debt of the Company and its
               consolidated subsidiaries or, at the date of the latest available
               balance sheet read by such accountants, there was any decrease in
               consolidated net current assets or net assets, as compared with
               accounts shown on the latest balance sheet included in the
               Prospectus; or

               (B) for the period from the closing date of the latest income
               statement included in the Prospectus to the closing date of the
               latest available income statement read by such accountants there
               were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period of
               the previous year in consolidated operating revenues or net
               income;

          except in all cases set forth in clauses (A) and (B) above for
          changes, increases or decreases which the Prospectus discloses have
          occurred or may occur or which are described in such letter; and

          (iv) they have compared specified dollar amounts (or percentages
          derived from such dollar amounts) and other financial information
          contained in the Registration Statements or incorporated by reference
          therein (in each case to the extent that such dollar amounts,
          percentages and other financial information are derived from the
          general accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries subject
          to the internal controls of the Company's accounting system or are
          derived directly from such records by analysis or computation) with
          the results obtained from inquiries, a reading of such general
          accounting records and other procedures specified in such letter and
          have found such dollar amounts, percentages and other financial
          information to be in agreement with such results, except as otherwise
          specified in such letter.

          For purposes of this subsection, (i) if the Effective Time of the
     Initial Registration Statement is subsequent to the execution and delivery
     of this Agreement, "REGISTRATION STATEMENTS" shall mean the initial
     registration statement as proposed to be amended by the amendment or
     post-effective amendment to be filed shortly prior to its Effective Time,
     (ii) if the

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     Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement is prior to the
     execution and delivery of this Agreement but the Effective Time of the
     Additional Registration Statement is subsequent to such execution and
     delivery, "REGISTRATION STATEMENTS" shall mean the Initial Registration
     Statement and the Additional Registration Statement as proposed to be filed
     or as proposed to be amended by the post-effective amendment to be filed
     shortly prior to its Effective Time, and (iii) "PROSPECTUS" shall mean the
     prospectus included in the Registration Statements. All financial
     statements and schedules included in material incorporated by reference
     into the Prospectus shall be deemed included in the Registration Statements
     for purposes of this subsection.

           (b) If the Effective Time of the Initial Registration Statement is
     not prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such Effective
     Time shall have occurred not later than 10:00 P.M., New York time, on the
     date of this Agreement or such later date as shall have been consented to
     by CSFBC. If the Effective Time of the Additional Registration Statement
     (if any) is not prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, such
     Effective Time shall have occurred not later than 10:00 P.M., New York
     time, on the date of this Agreement or, if earlier, the time the Prospectus
     is printed and distributed to CSFBC, or shall have occurred at such later
     date as shall have been consented to by CSFBC. If the Effective Time of the
     Initial Registration Statement is prior to the execution and delivery of
     this Agreement, the Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission in
     accordance with the Rules and Regulations and Section 5(a) of this
     Agreement. Prior to the Closing Date, no stop order suspending the
     effectiveness of a Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
     proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the
     knowledge of the Company or the Underwriter, shall be contemplated by the
     Commission.

           (c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there
     shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development or event
     involving a prospective change, in the condition (financial or other),
     business, properties or results of operations of the Company, MHC and the
     Subsidiaries taken as one enterprise which is material and adverse, and
     which in the judgment of the Underwriter, makes it impractical or
     inadvisable to proceed with completion of the public offering or the sale
     of and payment for the Offered Securities; (ii) any downgrading in the
     rating of any debt securities or preferred stock of the Company or MHC by
     any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" (as defined for
     purposes of Rule 436(g) under the Act), or any public announcement that any
     such organization has under surveillance or review its rating of any debt
     securities or preferred stock of the Company or MHC (other than an
     announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading, and no
     implication of a possible downgrading, of such rating); (iii) any material
     suspension or material limitation of trading in securities generally on the
     New York Stock Exchange, or any setting of minimum prices for trading on
     such exchange, or any suspension of trading of any securities of the
     Company or MHC on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market; (iv) any
     banking moratorium declared by U.S. Federal or New York authorities; or (v)
     any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities in which the United States
     is involved, any declaration of war by the United States Congress or any
     other substantial national or international calamity or emergency if, in
     the judgment of the Underwriter, the effect of any such outbreak,
     escalation, declaration, calamity or emergency makes it impractical or
     inadvisable to proceed with completion of the public offering or the sale
     of and payment for the Offered Securities.

           (d) The Underwriter shall have received an opinion, dated the Closing
     Date, of Steven A. McArthur, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
     of the Company, to the effect that:

                (i) Each of the Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries has been duly
           organized and is validly existing, and, if applicable, in good
           standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of
           organization and each of the Company, MHC and the

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           Subsidiaries has the power and authority to own, lease and operate
           its respective properties and conduct its respective businesses as
           described in the Prospectus;

                (ii) Each of the Company, MHC and the Subsidiaries is duly
           registered or qualified to do business and is in good standing (to
           the extent applicable) as a foreign corporation or a foreign limited
           liability company, as the case may be, in each jurisdiction, domestic
           or foreign, in which such registration, qualification or good
           standing is required (whether by reason of the ownership or leasing
           of property, the conduct of its business or otherwise), except where
           the failure to so register or qualify or be in good standing is not
           reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

                (iii) The Company has the authorized and outstanding
           capitalization as set forth under the caption "Capitalization" in the
           Prospectus; all of the Company's authorized and outstanding
           membership interests have been duly and validly authorized and
           issued, and, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule B attached
           hereto or disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus are
           beneficially owned by MidAmerican Holdings, free and clear of any
           material claims, liens, encumbrances and security interests; to the
           best of such counsel's knowledge, there are no outstanding
           subscriptions, warrants, conversion rights, calls, options, rights,
           commitments or agreements by which the Company is bound calling for
           the issuance of membership or other ownership interests in the
           Company; and to the best knowledge of such counsel, all outstanding
           shares of capital stock of each of MHC and the Subsidiaries that is a
           corporation have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are
           fully paid and nonassessable; and to the best knowledge of such
           counsel, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule B attached hereto
           or disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus, all outstanding
           shares of capital stock of each of MHC and the Subsidiaries that is a
           corporation are owned beneficially by the Company, free and clear of
           any material claims, liens, encumbrances and security interests
           (except for the lien under the Indenture); and to the best knowledge
           of such counsel, all of the membership interests in each Subsidiary
           that is a limited liability company that are owned by the Company (as
           reflected in Schedule B attached hereto) have been duly and validly
           authorized and issued, and, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
           B attached hereto or disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus
           are owned beneficially by the Company, free and clear of any material
           claims, liens, encumbrances and security interests;

                (iv) Except as disclosed in or contemplated by the Prospectus,
           to such counsel's knowledge, each of the Company, MHC and the
           Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or valid and enforceable
           leasehold or contractual interests in, all real properties and all
           other properties and assets owned or leased by each of them that are
           material to the business of such entity, in each case, free from all
           liens, encumbrances and defects that would materially interfere with
           the use made or to be made thereof by them;

                (v) To such counsel's knowledge, there is no legal or
           governmental action, suit or proceeding before any court,
           governmental agency, body or authority, domestic or foreign, now
           pending, threatened against, or involving, the Company, MHC or any of
           the Subsidiaries (i) of a character that would be required to be
           disclosed in the Prospectus and which is not disclosed in the
           Prospectus or (ii) that, if determined adversely to the Company, MHC
           or any of the Subsidiaries is reasonably likely to have, individually
           or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse
           effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under
           this Agreement, the Indenture or the Offered Securities;

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                (vi) To such counsel's knowledge, each of the Company, MHC and
           the Subsidiaries (i) has obtained each license, permit, certificate,
           franchise or other governmental authorization which is material to
           the ownership of their properties or to the conduct of their
           businesses as described in the Prospectus and (ii) is in compliance
           with all terms and conditions of each such license, permit,
           certificate, franchise or other governmental authorization, except
           (x) in either case where the failure to do so is not reasonably
           likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
           Effect, (y) permits, consents and approvals that may be required for
           future activities which are ordinarily deemed to be ministerial in
           nature and which are anticipated to be obtained in the ordinary
           course and (z) permits, consents and approvals for developmental or
           construction activities which have not yet been obtained but which
           have been or will be applied for in the course of development or
           construction and which are anticipated to be obtained in the ordinary
           course;

                (vii) The Company has all requisite power and authority to enter
           into this Agreement, the Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental
           Indenture, to issue the Offered Securities and to consummate the
           transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Indenture and the
           Offered Securities;

                (viii) Each of this Agreement, the Base Indenture and the Second
           Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and
           delivered by the Company;

                (ix) The Offered Securities have been validly authorized by the
           Company, and, upon payment therefor as provided in this Agreement,
           will be validly issued and outstanding;

                (x) (A) The execution, delivery and performance of this
           Agreement and the Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Offered
           Securities and the use of proceeds of the Offered Securities as
           described in the Prospectus do not and will not (i) conflict with the
           corporate charter or by-laws or certificate of formation or articles
           of organization or operating agreement of the Company, MHC or any of
           the Subsidiaries, (ii) to the best knowledge of such counsel (except
           as contemplated by the Indenture), conflict with, result in the
           creation or imposition of any lien, charge or other encumbrance upon
           any asset of the Company, MHC or any of the Subsidiaries pursuant to
           the terms of, or constitute a breach of, or default under, any
           agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Company, MHC or
           any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company, MHC or
           any of the Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties of
           the Company, MHC or any of the Subsidiaries is subject, or (iii) to
           the best knowledge of such counsel, result in a violation of any
           statute, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree of any court or
           governmental agency, body or authority having jurisdiction over the
           Company, MHC or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective
           properties where any such conflict, encumbrance, breach, default or
           violation under clause (ii) or (iii), is reasonably likely to have,
           individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (B)
           to the knowledge of such counsel, except for (i) such consents,
           approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be
           required under applicable state securities laws in connection with
           the purchase and distribution of the Offered Securities and (ii)
           consents of third parties which have been obtained, no consent,
           authorization or order of, or filing or registration by the Company,
           MHC or any of the Subsidiaries with, any court, governmental agency
           or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery
           and performance by the Company, MHC or any of the Subsidiaries of
           this Agreement and the Indenture, the consummation of the
           transactions contemplated herein and therein, and the issuance,
           distribution and sale of the Offered Securities and the use of
           proceeds of the offering of the Offered Securities as

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           contemplated herein and therein, the failure to obtain which,
           individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a
           Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the Offered
           Securities or on the ability of the Company, MHC or any of the
           Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the
           Indenture and the Securities;

                (xi) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering
           and the sale of the Offered Securities and the application of the
           proceeds therefrom as described in the Prospectus will not be,
           required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
           as amended;

                (xii) The Company is a holding company that is exempt from
           regulation under PUHCA, except under Section 9(a)(2) thereof;

                (xiii) MHC is a holding company that is exempt from regulation
           under PUHCA, except under Section 9(a)(2) thereof; and

                (xiv) The documents incorporated by reference in the
           Registration Statement and Prospectus and any further amendments or
           supplements to any such incorporated document made by the Company
           prior to the Closing Date (other than the financial statements,
           related schedules and other financial and related statistical
           information contained therein or omitted therefrom as to which such
           counsel need express no opinion), when they became effective or were
           filed with the Commission, as the case may be, appear on their face
           to have been appropriately responsive in all material respects to the
           applicable requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as the case
           may be, and the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.

           (e) The Underwriter shall have received an opinion, dated the
     Closing Date, of Latham & Watkins, special counsel to the Company, to the
     effect that:

                (i) Each of the Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental
           Indenture is the legally valid and binding agreement of the Company,
           enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms;

                (ii) The Offered Securities, when executed and authenticated in
           accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered to and paid
           for by the Underwriter in accordance with the terms of this
           Agreement, will be legally valid and binding obligations of the
           Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
           terms;

                (iii) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
           Indenture Act;

                (iv) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement
           and the Indenture, the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities by
           the Company pursuant to this Agreement and the use of proceeds
           thereof as described in the Prospectus do not, to the best of our
           knowledge, (a) result in the breach of, or a default or the creation
           of a lien under, any of the material agreements (defined as the
           agreements listed on a schedule to an officer's certificate attached
           to the opinion) of the Company, or (b) require any consents,
           approvals, authorizations, registrations, declarations or filings by
           the Company under any applicable laws (defined as applicable federal
           and New York state laws with customary exceptions), except such as
           have been obtained under the Act and the Trust

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           Indenture Act and such as may be required under state securities laws
           in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Offered
           Securities by the Underwriter;

                (v) The statements in the Prospectus under the heading
           "Description of the Securities", insofar as such statements
           constitute a summary of the provisions of the Indenture and the
           Offered Securities, are accurate in all material respects;

                (vi) The Registration Statement has become effective under the
           Act and, to the best of our knowledge, no stop order suspending the
           effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the
           Act and no proceedings therefore have been initiated by the
           Commission; and any required filing of the Prospectus pursuant to
           Rule 424(b) under the Act has been made in accordance with Rule
           424(b) and 430A under the Act;

                (vii) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply as to
           form in all material respects with the requirements for registration
           statements on Form S-3 under the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the
           rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; it being
           understood, however, that we express no opinion with respect to the
           financial statements, schedules or other financial data included or
           incorporated by reference in, or omitted from the Registration
           Statement, or with respect to the Form T-1 attached as an exhibit to
           the Registration Statement. In passing on the compliance as to form
           of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, we have assumed
           that the statements made and incorporated by reference therein are
           correct and complete;

                (viii) The provisions of the Indenture are effective to create a
           valid security interest in favor of the Trustee for the benefit of
           the holders of the Offered Securities in the Company's rights in the
           certificate representing all of the outstanding shares of capital
           stock of MHC (the "Pledged Shares") as security for the payment, to
           the extent set forth in the Indenture, of all of the Company's
           obligations under the Indenture and the Offered Securities;

                (ix) Assuming continued possession of the Pledged Shares by the
           Trustee in the State of New York pursuant to section 8-106(b) of the
           New York UCC with undated stock powers endorsed in blank by an
           effective endorsement, the security interest in favor of the Trustee
           for the benefit of the holders of the Securities (as defined in the
           Indenture) in the Pledged Shares will be a first priority perfected
           security interest, free of any adverse claims; and

                (x) Neither the execution and delivery by the Company of this
           Agreement nor the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities under
           the circumstances described in the Prospectus will violate Regulation
           T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the
           Federal Reserve System.

           (f) In the rendering of the opinions described in Section 6(d) and
     Section 6(e) and such opinions will be subject to customary assumptions and
     qualifications and such counsel may (i) state that their opinion is limited
     to matters governed by the Federal laws of the United States of America and
     the laws of the State of New York and, in the case of the opinions
     described in Section 6(d), the State of Iowa, (ii) rely, to the extent they
     deem proper, in respect of matters of fact, upon certificates and
     representations of officers of the Company, MHC or the Subsidiaries and
     public officials and (iii) rely, to the extent they deem proper, upon
     opinions of local counsel and regulatory counsel, if applicable. Such
     counsel shall also have furnished to the Underwriter a written statement,
     dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
     the

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     Underwriter, to the effect that (i) such counsel (in the case of Latham &
     Watkins, such counsel may state that they have acted as special counsel to
     the Company for purposes of the offering of the Offered Securities) have
     participated in conferences with officers and other representatives of the
     Company and MHC, representatives of the independent accountants for the
     Company and MHC, and representatives of the Underwriter and their counsel,
     at which conferences the contents of each Registration Statement and
     Prospectus, each amendment thereof and supplement thereto and related
     matters were discussed, although such counsel have not independently
     checked or verified and are not passing upon and are assuming no
     responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements
     contained in each Registration Statement and Prospectus, any amendment
     thereof or supplement thereto and (ii) that based on the foregoing, during
     the course of such participation no facts have come to such counsel's
     attention which cause such counsel to believe that a Registration Statement
     or any amendment thereto, as of its effective date or as of the Closing
     Date, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
     a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
     statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus or any amendment
     or supplement thereto, as of its date or as of the Closing Date, contained
     an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
     necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
     circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (except (x) in
     the case of the opinion described in Section 6(d) for the financial
     statements, related schedules and other financial and related statistical
     information contained therein or omitted therefrom and (y) in the case of
     the opinion described in Section 6(e) for certain regulatory matters and
     the financial statements, related schedules and other financial and related
     statistical information contained therein or omitted therefrom, in each
     case as to which such counsel do not express any belief).

           (g) The Underwriter shall have received from Chadbourne & Parke LLP,
     counsel for the Underwriter, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing
     Date, with respect to the validity of the Offered Securities delivered on
     the Closing Date, the Registration Statements, the Prospectus and other
     related matters as the Underwriter may require, and the Company shall have
     furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for the purpose of
     enabling them to pass upon such matters.

           (h) The Underwriter shall have received a certificate, dated the
     Closing Date, of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer or
     any Vice President and a principal financial or accounting officer of the
     Company in which such officers, to the best of their knowledge after
     reasonable investigation, shall state that: the representations and
     warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all
     material respects; the Company has complied with all agreements and
     satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder
     at or prior to the Closing Date; no stop order suspending the effectiveness
     of any Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that
     purpose have been instituted or are contemplated by the Commission; the
     Additional Registration Statement (if any) satisfying the requirements of
     subparagraphs (1) and (3) of Rule 462(b) was filed pursuant to Rule 462(b),
     including payment of the applicable filing fee in accordance with Rule
     111(a) or (b) under the Act, prior to the time the Prospectus was printed
     and distributed to the Underwriter; and, subsequent to the date of the most
     recent financial statements in the Prospectus, there has been no material
     adverse change, nor any development or event involving a prospective
     material adverse change, in the financial condition, business or results of
     operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole except as
     set forth in or contemplated by the Prospectus or as described in such
     certificate.

           (i) The Underwriter shall have received letters dated the Closing
     Date, of each of Deloitte & Touche LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
     which meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section, except that
     the specified date referred to in such subsection will be a date not more
     than three days prior to the Closing Date for the purposes of this
     subsection.

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           (j) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the
     authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Offered Securities,
     the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Base Indenture, the Second
     Supplemental Indenture and all other legal matters relating to such
     agreements and documents and the transactions contemplated thereby shall be
     satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Underwriter, and
     the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they
     request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

           (k) Each of the Base Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture
     shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and be in form,
     scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter.

           (l) The Offered Securities shall have been (i) accepted for
     settlement through the facilities of DTC, and (ii) rated investment grade
     by each of Standard & Poor's Rating Services, Moody's Investors Service,
     Inc. and Fitch, Inc.

The Company will furnish the Underwriter with such conformed copies of such
opinions, certificates, letters and documents as the Underwriter reasonably
requests. CSFBC may in its sole discretion waive compliance with any conditions
to its obligations hereunder, whether in respect of the Closing Date or
otherwise.

     7. Indemnification and Contribution.

           (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, its
     directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the
     Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, against any
     losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the
     Underwriter may become subject, under the Act, the Exchange Act or
     otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
     actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
     statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any
     Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement
     thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
     to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
     therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
     misleading, and will reimburse the Underwriter for any legal or other
     expenses reasonably incurred by the Underwriter in connection with
     investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
     action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company
     will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss,
     claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue
     statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission
     from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written
     information furnished to the Company by the Underwriter specifically for
     use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information
     furnished by the Underwriter consists of the information described as such
     in subsection (b) below.

           (b) The Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its
     directors and officers and each person, if any who controls the Company
     within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act, against any losses, claims,
     damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the
     Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages
     or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based
     upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
     contained in any Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any amendment
     or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
     the alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to
     make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which

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     they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the
     extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission
     or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
     written information furnished to the Company by the Underwriter
     specifically for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other
     expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with
     investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
     action as such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that
     the only such information furnished by the Underwriter consists of the
     following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of the
     Underwriter appearing in the third, fifth, eighth, ninth and eleventh
     paragraphs under "Underwriting."

           (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
     of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
     if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
     under subsection (a) or (b) above, notify the indemnifying party of the
     commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
     will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
     party otherwise than under subsection (a) or (b) above. In case any such
     action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the
     indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will
     be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish,
     jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the
     defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who
     shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to
     the indemnifying party), and after notice from the indemnifying party to
     such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof,
     the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under
     this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
     indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
     reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that the indemnified
     party shall have the right to employ counsel to represent the indemnified
     party and their respective controlling persons who may be subject to
     liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be
     sought by the indemnified party against the indemnifying party under this
     Section 7 if the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in
     writing by the indemnifying party in connection with the defense of such
     action, if in the written opinion of counsel to either the indemnifying
     party or the indemnified party, representation of both parties by the same
     counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or likely conflicts of
     interest between them or the indemnifying party shall have failed to employ
     counsel within a reasonable period of time, and in that event the fees and
     expenses of one firm of separate counsel (in addition to the fees and
     expenses of local counsel) shall be paid by the indemnifying party. No
     indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
     indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld),
     effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action in respect of
     which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity
     could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such
     settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from
     all liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action.

           (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section is
     unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
     subsection (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute
     to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the
     losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b)
     above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
     benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriter on the
     other from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation
     provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such
     proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
     referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company
     on the one hand and the Underwriter on the other in connection with the
     statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or
     liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
     relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the
     Underwriter on the other shall be deemed to be in the same

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     proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting
     expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts
     and commissions received by the Underwriter from the Company under this
     Agreement. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among
     other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material
     fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates
     to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriter and the parties'
     relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
     correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The amount paid by an
     indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities
     referred to in the first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to
     include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
     party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim
     which is the subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions
     of this subsection (d), the Underwriter shall not be required to contribute
     any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the
     Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to
     the public exceeds the amount of any damages which the Underwriter has
     otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue
     statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
     misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be
     entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
     fraudulent misrepresentation.

           (e) The obligations of the Company under this Section shall be in
     addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall
     extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who
     controls the Underwriter within the meaning of the Act; and the obligations
     of the Underwriter under this Section shall be in addition to any liability
     which the respective Underwriter may otherwise have and shall extend, upon
     the same terms and conditions, to each director of the Company, to each
     officer of the Company who has signed a Registration Statement and to each
     person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.

     8. [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     9. Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations. The respective
indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the
Company or its officers and of the Underwriter set forth in or made pursuant to
this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any
investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of
the Underwriter, the Company or any of their respective representatives,
officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of
and payment for the Offered Securities. If, for any reason, the purchase of the
Offered Securities by the Underwriter is not consummated, the Company shall
remain responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by it pursuant to
Section 5 and the respective obligations of the Company and the Underwriter
pursuant to Section 7 shall remain in effect, and if any Offered Securities have
been purchased hereunder the representations and warranties in Section 2 and all
obligations under Section 5 shall also remain in effect. If the purchase of the
Offered Securities by the Underwriter is not consummated for any reason other
than solely because of a default by the Underwriter in its obligation to
purchase Offered Securities on the Closing Date or the occurrence of any event
specified in clause (iii), (iv) or (v) of Section 6(c), the Company will
reimburse the Underwriter for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and
disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by it in connection with the
offering of the Offered Securities, provided, that the Company shall not be
obligated under this Section 9 to reimburse the Underwriter for any expenses
(including any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) in excess of
$150,000.

     10. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and, if sent
to the Underwriter, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
the Underwriter at Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010-3629, Attention:
Transactions Advisory Group, or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to it at 302 South 36th Street, Suite
400, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, Attention: Steven A. McArthur, Senior Vice-President
and General Counsel, Fax:

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(402) 231-1578; provided, however, that any notice to the Underwriter pursuant
to Section 7 will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to the
Underwriter.

     11. Successors. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and
directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 7, and no other person
will have any right or obligation hereunder.

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

     13. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference
only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or
interpretation of, this Agreement.

     14. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES
OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

     Each party irrevocably agrees that any legal suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby ("RELATED PROCEEDINGS") may be instituted in the federal courts of the
United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the
State of New York in each case located in the Borough of Manhattan in the City
of New York (collectively, the "SPECIFIED COURTS"), and irrevocably submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the
enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a "RELATED JUDGMENT"), as to which
such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or
proceeding. The parties further agree that service of any process, summons,
notice or document by mail to such party's address set forth above shall be
effective service of process for any lawsuit, action or other proceeding brought
in any such court. The parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any
objection to the laying of venue of any lawsuit, action or other proceeding in
the Specified Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waive
and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such lawsuit, action
or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.

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         If the foregoing is in accordance with the Underwriter's understanding
of our agreement, kindly sign and return to the Company one of the counterparts
hereof, whereupon it will become a binding agreement between the Company and the
Underwriter in accordance with its terms.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                                MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC

                                                By
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Name:  Steven A. McArthur
                                                   Title: Vice President

The foregoing Underwriting Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the date first above
written.

CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION

By
   ------------------------------------------
   Name:
   Title:

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                                   SCHEDULE A

                                                                PRINCIPAL
                                                            AMOUNT OF OFFERED
UNDERWRITER                                                     SECURITIES
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation............             $200,000,000
                                                               ------------

                                   Total..........             $200,000,000
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                                   SCHEDULE B

                                  SUBSIDIARIES
                                  ------------

                                  See Attached.

                                                                      SCHEDULE B

                       MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY
                            MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
                                    MHC INC.

A.   MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company - Organized as a holding company.
     Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

     MidAmerican Funding, LLC - Organized as a holding company for acquisition
     financing purposes. Organized in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

     MHC Inc. - Organized as a holding company. Incorporated in Iowa.
     Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

     The following companies are subsidiaries of MidAmerican Energy Holdings
     Company as defined by Section 2(a):

B.   Utility Subsidiaries

     MidAmerican Energy Company (100% owned) - Organized as a public utility to
     generate, transmit, distribute and market electric energy and to distribute
     and market natural gas. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines,
     Iowa.

     i.   100% owned by MidAmerican Energy Company

          MidAmerican Energy Financing I - Organized as a statutory business
            trust holding MidAmerican 7.98% Series A Debentures due 2045.
            Incorporated in Delaware. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

          MidAmerican Energy Funding Corporation - Organized to purchase
            MidAmerican Energy Company's accounts receivable. Incorporated in
            Delaware. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

     ii.  Less than 100% but Greater than 10% Owned by MidAmerican Energy
          Company.

          CBEC Railway Inc. - Organized to own and operate rail facilities for
            the transportation of coal. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in
            Des Moines, Iowa.

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C.   Nonregulated Business Subsidiaries

     i.   MidAmerican Capital Company (100% owned) - Organized as a holding
          company for nonregulated business subsidiaries. Incorporated in
          Delaware. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

          a.  100% Owned by MidAmerican Capital Company

               AmGas Inc. - Organized to market nonregulated natural gas to end
                 users. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               Cimmred Leasing Company - Organized to invest in, develop and/or
                 manage financial business ventures. Incorporated in South
                 Dakota. Headquartered in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.

               InterCoast Capital Company - Organized to invest in and manage
                 securities. Incorporated in South Dakota. Headquartered in
                 Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.

               InterCoast Energy Company - Organized to market nonregulated
                 electric energy, and produce and market oil and gas.
                 Incorporated in Delaware. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               InterCoast Global Management, Inc. - Organized to manage
                 securities investments. Incorporated in Delaware. Headquartered
                 in Des Moines, Iowa.

               InterCoast Power Company - Organized to manage nonregulated
                 electric energy investments. Incorporated in Delaware.
                 Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               InterCoast Power Marketing Company - Organized to market
                 nonregulated electric energy. Incorporated in Delaware.
                 Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               InterCoast Trade & Resources, Inc. - Organized to market
                 nonregulated oil and gas. Incorporated in Delaware.
                 Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               IWG Co. 8 - Organized to invest in nonregulated hydropower
                 projects or companies. Incorporated in Delaware. Headquartered
                 in Des Moines, Iowa.

               MHC Investment Company - Organized to invest in, develop and/or
                 manage investments and financial business ventures.
                 Incorporated in South Dakota. Headquartered in Dakota Dunes,
                 South Dakota.

               MidAmerican Rail Inc. - Organized to lease railroad coal cars.
                 Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               MWR Capital Inc. - Organized to invest in, develop and/or manage
                 financial business ventures. Incorporated in South Dakota.
                 Headquartered in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.

               TTP, Inc. of South Dakota - Organized to invest in, develop and
                 manage a cogeneration partnership. Incorporated in South
                 Dakota. Headquartered in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.

          b.   Less than 100% but Greater than 10% Owned by MidAmerican Capital
               Company

               Edge Technologies, Inc. - A joint venture organized in Iowa to
                 generate capital for the development and commercialization of
                 inventions. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Ames, Iowa.

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    MidAmerican Capital Company (continued)

               Micro-Generation Technology Fund, LLC - Organized to invest in
                 entrepreneurial ventures offering products and services
                 relating to micro-generation of electric power. Organized in
                 Delaware. Headquartered in Center Harbor, New Hampshire.

               Tenaska III Texas Partners - Organized in Texas to construct, own
                 and operate a cogeneration plant located near Paris, Texas.
                 Partnership Organized in Texas. Headquartered in Omaha,
                 Nebraska.

               Utech Venture Capital Corporation - Organized to invest in
                 venture capital. Incorporated in Delaware. Headquartered in
                 Wilmington, Delaware.

     ii.  Midwest Capital Group, Inc. (100% owned) - Organized as a holding
          company for nonregulated business development subsidiaries.
          Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

          a.   100% Owned by Midwest Capital Group, Inc.

               Dakota Dunes Development Company - Organized to invest in,
                 develop and/or manage real estate business ventures.
                 Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Dakota Dunes, South
                 Dakota.

               Two Rivers Inc. - Organized to own and operate a golf course
                 facility. Incorporated in South Dakota. Headquartered in Dakota
                 Dunes, South Dakota.

          b.   Less than 100% but Greater than 10% owned by Midwest Capital
               Group, Inc.

               Northgate Park Associates - Organized to develop and own an
                 office park. Partnership Organized in Iowa. Headquartered in
                 Iowa City, Iowa.

     iii. MidAmerican Services Company (100% owned) - Organized to provide
          complementary energy services. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in
          Des Moines, Iowa.

     iv.  MEC Construction Services Co. (100% owned) - Organized to provide
          nonregulated utility construction services. Incorporated in Iowa.
          Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

     v.   HomeServices.Com, Inc. (83.4% owned) - Organized as a holding company
          for nonregulated real estate brokerage operations. Incorporated in
          Delaware. Headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

          a.   100% owned by HomeServices.Com, Inc.

               CBS Home Real Estate Company - Organized to provide residential
                 real estate brokerage services. Incorporated in Nebraska.
                 Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

               Champion Realty, Inc. - Organized to provide residential real
                 estate brokerage services. Incorporated in Maryland.
                 Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

               Chancellor Mortgage Services, Inc. - Organized to provide
                 residential mortgage brokerage services. Incorporated in
                 Maryland. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

               Chancellor Title Services, Inc. - Organized to provide title
                 search, abstracting real estate escrow and closing services.
                 Incorporated in Maryland. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

               Edina Corporate Services, Inc. - Organized as a third party
                 relocation company to provide services to companies that
                 relocate employees. Incorporated in Minnesota. Headquartered in
                 Edina, Minnesota.

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HomeServices.com, Inc. (continued)

               Edina Financial Services, Inc. - Organized as a holding company
                 for the Edina Realty subsidiaries. Incorporated in Minnesota.
                 Headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

               Edina Realty, Inc. - Organized to provide residential real estate
                 brokerage services. Incorporated in Minnesota. Headquartered in
                 Edina, Minnesota.

               Edina Realty of Wisconsin, Inc. - Organized to provide
                 residential real estate brokerage services. Incorporated in
                 Wisconsin. Headquartered in Hudson, Wisconsin.

               Edina Realty Insurance Agency, Inc. - Organized to provide
                 property and casualty insurance agency services. Incorporated
                 in Minnesota. Headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

               Edina Realty Title, Inc. - Organized to provide title search,
                 abstracting, real estate escrow, and closing services.
                 Incorporated in Minnesota. Headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

               JC Nichols Residential Inc. - Organized to provide residential
                 real estate brokerage services. Incorporated in Iowa.
                 Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

               JC Nichols Residential Alliance, Inc. - Organized to manage real
                 estate brokerage franchises. Incorporated in Kansas.
                 Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

               Kansas City Title, Inc. - Organized to provide title and
                 abstracting services. Organized in Missouri. Headquartered in
                 Overland Park, Kansas.

               Iowa Realty Co., Inc. - Organized to provide residential real
                 estate brokerage services. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered
                 in West Des Moines, Iowa.

               Iowa Realty Insurance Agency, Inc. - Organized to establish third
                 party contracts with insurance companies to provide property
                 insurance to residential real estate customers. Incorporated in
                 Iowa. Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

               First Realty, Ltd. - Organized to provide residential real estate
                 brokerage services. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in West
                 Des Moines, Iowa.

               Iowa Title Company - Organized to provide land title abstracting
                 services. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in Des Moines,
                 Iowa.

               Iowa Title Linn County LLC - Organized to provide land title
                 abstracting services. Organized in Iowa. Headquartered in West
                 Des Moines, Iowa.

               Midland Escrow Services, Inc. - Organized to provide real estate
                 and mortgage closing and escrow services. Incorporated in Iowa.
                 Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

               MRSCT Inc. - Organized to provide title search, abstracting real
                 estate escrow and closing services. Incorporated in Kentucky.
                 Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

               Nebraska Land Title and Abstract Company - Organized to provide
                 title and abstracting services. Incorporated in Nebraska.
                 Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

               IMO Co., Inc. - Organized to provide residential real estate
                 brokerage services. Incorporated in Missouri. Headquartered in
                 Springfield, Missouri.

               MidAmerican Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. - Organized to
                 provide commercial real estate brokerage services. Incorporated
                 in Kansas. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

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     HomeServices.com, Inc. (continued)

               Paul Semonin Company - Organized to provide residential real
                 estate brokerage services. Incorporated in Kentucky.
                 Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

               Plaza Financial Services, LLC - Organized as a holding company
                 for a mortgage brokerage subsidiary. Organized in Kansas.
                 Headquartered in Prairie Village, Kansas.

               Plaza Mortgage Services, LLC - Organized to provide residential
                 mortgage brokerage services. Organized in Kansas. Headquartered
                 in Prairie Village, Kansas.

               Professional Referral Organization, Inc. - Organized to generate
                 real estate sales through referrals from retired agents.
                 Incorporated in Maryland. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

               Roy H. Long Realty Co., Inc. - Organized to provide residential
                 real estate brokerage services. Incorporated in Arizona.
                 Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

               The Referral Company - Organized to generate real estate sales
                 through referrals from retired salespersons of Iowa Realty Co.,
                 Inc. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in West Des Moines,
                 Iowa.

               RHL Referral Company, LLC - Organized to generate real estate
                 sales through referrals from retired agents. Organized in
                 Arizona. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

               Select Relocation Services, Inc. - Organized to provide real
                 estate relocation services. Incorporated in Nebraska.
                 Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

               Semonin Mortgage Services, Inc. - Organized as a holding company
                 for an interest in a mortgage brokerage business. Incorporated
                 in Kentucky. Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

          b.   Less than 100% but greater than 10% owned by HomeServices.Com,
               Inc.

               Cendant Home Funding-Nebraska, LLC - Organized to provide
                 mortgage brokerage services. Organized in Delaware.
                 Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

               Edina Realty Mortgage, LLC - Organized to provide residential
                 mortgage brokerage services. Organized in Delaware.
                 Headquartered in Edina, Minnesota.

               MidAmerican Home Services Mortgage, LLC - Organized to provide
                 residential mortgage brokerage services. Organized in Iowa.
                 Headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa.

               Service Mortgage Group, LLC - Organized to provide residential
                 real estate brokerage services. Organized in Kentucky.
                 Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

               Title Information Services, LLC - Organized to provide
                 computerized title information. Organized in Minnesota.
                 Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

               Arizona Land Title, Inc. - Organized to provide title and
                 abstracting services. Incorporated in Arizona. Headquartered in
                 Tucson, Arizona.

     vi.  CE Electric UK Funding Company (100% owned) - Organized as a holding
          and investment company. Incorporated in the United Kingdom.
          Headquartered in Newcastle, United Kingdom.

          a.   100% owned by CE Electric UK Funding Company - (unless otherwise
               indicated, all of the following were headquartered in Newcastle,
               United Kingdom).

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CE Electric UK Funding Company (continued)

               Northern Electric plc - Organized as a UK regional electric
                 company. Incorporated in the United Kingdom.

               CE Electric UK Holdings - Organized as a holding company.
                 Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               CE Electric UK plc - Owner of Northern Electric plc. Incorporated
                 in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Generation Limited - Organized as a holding
                 company. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric (Overseas Holdings) Limited - General
                 Merchants. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Properties Limited - Organized as a property
                 management company. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Finance plc - Organized as a finance company.
                 Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               CalEnergy Gas (Holdings) Limited - Gas exploration and ownership
                 of gas. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Retail Limited - Retailing of electrical and
                 gas appliances. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Distribution Limited - Management of
                 distribution network. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Generation (TPL) Limited - Organized as a
                 holding company. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Generation (Peaking) Limited - Standard
                 commercial company. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Insurance Services Limited - Organized to
                 provide insurance services. Incorporated in the Isle of Man.

               CalEnergy Gas (UK) Limited - Organized to purchase, lease or
                 acquire land containing or believed to contain petroleum,
                 natural gas or other mineral oils; to search and prospect for
                 petroleum, natural gas and related hydrocarbons. Incorporated
                 in United Kingdom.

               CalEnergy Gas (Polska) Sp. z.o.o. - Organized for the
                 exploration, production and refining of reserves of natural gas
                 and other hydrocarbons within the territory of Poland and
                 abroad. Incorporated in Poland. Headquartered in Warsaw,
                 Poland.

               CalEnergy Gas (Pipelines) Limited - Organized to explore and
                 prospect for, manufacture, produce, buy, sell, dispose of and
                 deal in gas and to use all such land, buildings and other
                 works, machinery, plant and pipes. Incorporated in United
                 Kingdom. Headquartered in London, England.

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CE Electric UK Funding Company (continued)

               Northern Electric & Gas Limited - A holding company which
                 directly owns 100% of the following subsidiaries: Northern
                 Tracing & Collection Services Limited, Northern Electric Retail
                 Limited, Integrated Utility Services, Northern Metering
                 Services Limited, Northern InfoCom Limited, Northern Electric
                 Training Limited. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Tracing & Collection Services Limited - Organized to
                 carry on address checking and tracing, credit vetting and debt
                 collection. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Transport Finance Limited - Organized as an investment
                 company. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Supply Limited - Organized to retail
                 electricity and gas. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Metering Services Limited - Meter operator. Incorporated
                 in United Kingdom.

               Integrated Utility Services Limited - Organized to provide
                 engineering contracting services. Incorporated in United
                 Kingdom.

               Northern Infocom Limited - Standard commercial company.
                 Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Electric Training Limited - Organized to provide
                 training services. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Ryhope Road Developments Ltd - Organized to acquire and develop
                 land. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               CalEnergy Power (Polska) SP. z.o.o. - Organized to invest in
                 power generation, development and to perform power generation
                 activities; and invest in electrical infrastructure,
                 development, construction and maintain electrical
                 infrastructure; and to invest in or develop other activities
                 relating to power generation and electrical infrastructure in
                 Poland. Incorporated in Poland. Headquartered in Warsaw,
                 Poland.

               Avonmouth CHP Limited - Organized to invest in and develop power
                 generation. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               High Hedley Hope Wind Limited - Organized to invest in and
                 develop power generation. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Northern Offshore Wind Limited - Organized to invest in and
                 develop power generation. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Stamfordham Road Developments Ltd. - Organized to acquire,
                 purchase, exchange land at Stamfordham Road, Newcastle Upon
                 Tyne. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               CE Electric (Ireland) Ltd. - Organized to be a holding company.
                 Incorporated in the Republic of Ireland.

          b.   Less than 100% but greater than 10% owned by CE Electric UK
               Funding Company - (all of the following are headquartered in
               Newcastle, United Kingdom).

               Kings Road Developments Limited - Organized to acquire and
                 develop land, houses and buildings at Kings road, Wallsend.
                 Incorporated in United Kingdom.

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CE Electric UK Funding Company (continued)

               Viking Power Ltd. - Owner of power generation facility.
                 Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Teesside Power Limited - General and supply products connected
                 with energy. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Kirkheaton Wind Limited - General Merchants. Incorporated in
                 United Kingdom.

               Vehicle Lease and Service Limited - Standard commercial company.
                 Incorporated in United Kingdom.

               Selectusonline - Organized to provide and procure services and
                 products. Incorporated in United Kingdom.

     vii. CE Generation, LLC - (50% owned) - Organized as a holding company.
          Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

          a.   100% owned by CE Generation, LLC (all of the following are
                 headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska)

               California Energy Development Corporation - Managing general
                 partner and 50% owner of Yuma Cogeneration Associates.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               California Energy Yuma Corporation - Organized as a holding
                 company. Holds a 50% interest in Yuma Cogeneration Associates,
                 a general partnership. Incorporated in Utah.

               Yuma Cogeneration Associates - Owner of the Yuma cogeneration
                 natural gas-fired project in Arizona. Organized in Arizona.

               Magma Power Company - Organized as a holding company. Owns
                 several operating subsidiaries. Incorporated in Nevada.

               Desert Valley Company - Operates monofill for Imperial Valley
                 operations. Incorporated in California.

               Vulcan Power Company - Organized as a holding company. Owns 50%
                 of Vulcan/BN Geothermal Power Company. Incorporated in Nevada.

               Vulcan/BN Geothermal Power Company - Owner of Vulcan Project in
                 the Imperial Valley. Organized in Nevada.

               CalEnergy Operating Corporation - Provides operating and
                 maintenance services for Imperial Valley Facilities; General
                 Partner and 40% owner of Leathers, Del Ranch, & Elmore limited
                 partnerships. Incorporated in Delaware.

               Leathers, L.P. - Owns Leathers project in the Salton Sea.
                 Organized in California.

               Elmore, L.P. - Owns Elmore project in the Salton Sea. Organized
                 in California.

               Del Ranch, L. P. - Owns Del Ranch (Hoch) project in the Salton
                 Sea. Organized in California.

               Salton Sea Power Company - Organized as a holding company. 1%
                 General Partner Interest, Salton Sea Power Generation, L. P. &
                 Salton Sea Brine Processing, L. P. Incorporated in Nevada.

               Salton Sea Brine Processing L. P. - Owns 99% limited partnership
                 interest in Salton Sea Power Generation, L.P. Organized in
                 California.

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CE Generation, LLC (continued)

               Salton Sea Power Generation L. P. - Owns Units 1, 2 & 3 & part of
                 Unit 4 at Salton Sea. Organized in California.

               Magma Land Company I - Holds mineral interests and brine rights
                 for Salton Sea Projects. Incorporated in Nevada.

               Salton Sea Funding Corporation - Organized to provide financing
                 for Salton Sea Projects. Incorporated in Delaware.

               Conejo Energy Company - Holding company owning 50% partnership
                 interest - 40% General Partner & 10% limited partner in Del
                 Ranch, L. P. Incorporated in California.

               Niguel Energy Company - Holding company owning 50% partnership
                 interest (40% General Partner & 10% Limited Partner) in Elmore,
                 L. P. Incorporated in California.

               San Felipe Energy Company - Holding company owning 50%
                 partnership interest (40% General Partner & 10% Limited
                 Partner) in Leathers, L. P. Incorporated in California.

               FSRI Holdings, Inc. - Organized as a holding company.
                 Incorporated in Texas.

               Falcon Seaboard Oil Company - Holds 100% interest in Power
                 Resources, Ltd. Incorporated in Texas.

               Falcon Seaboard Pipeline Corporation - Holds 100% interest in Big
                 Springs Pipeline Company. Incorporated in Texas.

               Falcon Seaboard Power Corporation - Holds 100% interest in SECI
                 Holdings, Inc., Falcon Power Operating Company and NorCon
                 Holdings, Inc. Incorporated in Texas.

               Power Resources, Ltd. - Organized to own and operate a gas-fired
                 cogeneration facility. Organized in Texas.

               Falcon Power Operating Company - Organized to provide operation
                 and maintenance services for cogeneration facilities.
                 Incorporated in Texas.

               Salton Sea Power L.L.C. - Organized to develop, own and operate
                 Salton Sea Unit #5. Organized in Delaware.

               CE Salton Sea Inc. - Organized as a holding company. Incorporated
                 in Delaware.

               CE Turbo LLC - Owns Imperial Valley turbo-expander power project.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CE Texas Energy LLC - Owns CE Texas Gas LP. Organized in
                 Delaware.

               CE Texas Gas LP - Owns contract rights. Organized in Delaware.

               CE Texas Fuel, LLC - Organized as a holding company. Organized in
                 Delaware.

               CE Texas Power, LLC - Organized as a holding company. Organized
                 in Delaware.

               CE Texas Pipeline, LLC - Organized as a holding company.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CE Texas Resources, LLC - Organized as a holding company.
                 Organized in Delaware.

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CE Generation, LLC (continued)

               Fish Lake Power LLC - Owns a 1% interest in Salton Sea Unit IV.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               Imperial Magma LLC - Owns resource rights and real property in
                 the Imperial Valley. Organized in Delaware.

               Salton Sea Royalty LLC - Owns rights to royalty payments.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               VPC Geothermal LLC - Owns 50% of Vulcan/BN Geothermal Power
                 Company. Organized in Delaware.

               SECI Holdings, Inc. - Holding company for Saranac Energy Company.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               Saranac Energy Company, Inc. - Organized to own an interest in
                 the project company for the Saranac cogeneration facility in
                 Plattsburgh, NY. Incorporated in Delaware.

          b.   Less than 100% but greater than 10% owned by CE Generation, LLC

               Saranac Power Partners, L. P. - Organized to construct, own and
                 operate a natural gas-fired cogeneration facility in
                 Plattsburgh, NY and to own North County Gas Pipeline
                 Corporation. Organized in Delaware. Headquartered in Omaha,
                 Nebraska.

               North Country Gas Pipeline Corporation - Organized to construct,
                 own and operate a gas pipeline to primarily transport fuel to
                 Saranac. Incorporated in New York. Headquartered in Omaha,
                 Nebraska.

    viii. Other MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Related Entities:

          a.   100% owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (unless
               otherwise indicated, all of the following are headquartered in
               Omaha, Nebraska).

               CE Power LLC - Organized to invest in nonregulated generation
                 facilities. Organized in Delaware.

               CE Power, Inc. - Owner of shares of the share capital of CE
                 Electric UK Funding Company. Incorporated in Delaware.

               CE Electric, Inc. - Owner of shares of CE Electric UK Holdings.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               CE Electric (NY), Inc. - Organized as a holding company.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               CE Geothermal LLC - Organized to invest in nonregulated
                 generation facilities. Organized in Delaware.

               CE Geothermal, Inc. - Owns Western States Geothermal Company and
                 Intermountain Geothermal Company. Incorporated in Delaware.

               Western States Geothermal Company - Owner of Desert Peak
                 leaseholds and the Desert Peak geothermal power plant.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               Intermountain Geothermal Company - Owner of 70% interest in the
                 Roosevelt Hot Springs geothermal field in Utah. Incorporated in
                 Delaware.

               CE Exploration Company - Exploration subsidiary with leaseholds
                 in Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. Incorporated in
                 Delaware.

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Other MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Related Entities (continued)

               CE Newberry, Inc. - Project company for the Telephone Flat
                 project. Incorporated in Delaware.

               CE Resources LLC - Organized to invest in nonregulated generation
                 facilities. Organized in Delaware.

               CalEnergy International Services, Inc. - Employs personnel
                 working on CalEnergy's projects outside the United States.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               American Pacific Finance Company - Organized to be a captive
                 finance company. Incorporated in Delaware.

               California Energy General Corporation - Owns the Telephone Flat
                 leaseholds. Incorporated in Delaware.

               CE International Investments, Inc. - Holding company for projects
                 outside the United States. Incorporated in Delaware.

               CE Mahanagdong Ltd. - Holding company for interest in CE Luzon
                 Geothermal Power Company, Inc. Incorporated in Bermuda.

               CE Philippines Ltd. - Holding company for interest in CE Cebu
                 Geothermal Power Company Inc. Incorporated in Bermuda.

               CE Cebu Geothermal Power Company, Inc. - Project company for the
                 Upper Mahiao project, on the island of Leyte, Philippines.
                 Incorporated in Philippines.

               CE Casecnan Ltd. - Holding company which owns interest in CE
                 Casecnan Water & Energy Company, Inc. Organized in Bermuda.

               CalEnergy International Ltd. - Organized to develop projects
                 outside the United States. Organized in Bermuda.

               CE Bali, Ltd. - Holds an interest in Bali Energy Ltd. Organized
                 in Bermuda.

               Tongonan Power Investment, Inc. - Holds a partnership interest in
                 Visayas Geothermal Power Company. Incorporated in Philippines.

               Magma Netherlands B.V. - Holds interest in Visayas Geothermal
                 Power Company. Incorporated in Netherlands.

               Visayas Geothermal Power Company - Project company for the
                 Malitbog project, on the island of Leyte, Philippines.
                 Organized in Philippines.

               CE Indonesia Geothermal, Inc. - Organized as a holding company
                 for construction of projects in Indonesia. Incorporated in
                 Delaware.

               CE (Bermuda) Financing Ltd. - Organized to finance energy
                 projects directly or through subsidiaries. Organized in
                 Bermuda.

               CalEnergy Pacific Holdings Corp. - Holding company which owns
                 shares of CE International (Bermuda) Ltd. Incorporated in
                 Delaware.

               CalEnergy U.K. Inc. - Organized as a holding company.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

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Other MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Related Entities (continued)

               CalEnergy International (Bermuda) Ltd - Holding company which
                 owns interests in geothermal power generation project
                 companies. Incorporated in Bermuda.

               Aurora 2000, LLC - Organized to develop and market software.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CE Aurora I, Inc. - Organized to develop and market software.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               Northern Aurora, Inc. - Organized to develop and market software.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               CalEnergy Minerals, LLC - Organized to own Salton Sea zinc
                 recovery project. Organized in Delaware.

               CalEnergy Company Inc. - Organized to develop projects in the
                 United States. Incorporated in Delaware.

               Salton Sea Minerals Corp. - Owns indirect interest in a zinc
                 recovery project. Incorporated in Delaware.

               CalEnergy International, Inc. - Development company for project
                 interests located outside the United States. Incorporated in
                 Delaware.

               CalEnergy Capital Trust I - Organized to provide financing.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CalEnergy Capital Trust II - Organized to provide financing.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CalEnergy Capital Trust III - Organized to provide financing.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CalEnergy Investments C.V. - Organized as a financing entity.
                 Organized in the Netherlands.

               CE Minerals Development LLC - Owns interest in minerals projects.
                 Organized in Delaware.

               CalEnergy Holdings, Inc. - Organized as a holding company.
                 Incorporated in Delaware.

               Cordova Funding Corporation - Organized to provide financing for
                 an independent power project. Incorporated in Delaware.
                 Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.

               Quad Cities Energy Company - Organized to invest in nonregulated
                 generation facilities. Incorporated in Iowa. Headquartered in
                 Des Moines, Iowa.

               Cordova Energy Company, LLC - Organized to invest in nonregulated
                 generation facilities. Organized in Delaware. Headquartered in
                 Des Moines, Iowa.

               Fox Energy Company LLC - Organized to invest in nonregulated
                 generation facilities. Incorporated in Delaware. Headquartered
                 in Des Moines, Iowa.

               CalEnergy Generation Operating Company - Organized to manage and
                 operate power projects in the United States. Incorporated in
                 Delaware.

          b.   Less than 100% but greater than 10% owned by MidAmerican Energy
               Holdings Company - (all of the following are headquartered in
               Omaha, Nebraska).

               CE Luzon Geothermal Power Company, Inc. - Project company for the
                 Mahanagdong project located on the island of Leyte,
                 Philippines. Incorporated in Philippines.

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Other MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Related Entities (continued)

               Bali Energy Ltd. - Project company for Bali geothermal project in
                 Indonesia. Incorporated in Bermuda.

               CE Casecnan Water and Energy Company, Inc. - Organized to develop
                 and operate a hydroelectric power plant in Luzon, Philippines.
                 Incorporated in Philippines.

D.    Inactive Subsidiaries

           Midwest Gas Company - Incorporated in Iowa.
           DCCO Inc. - Incorporated in Minnesota.
           InterCoast Sierra Power Company - Incorporated in Delaware.
           MidAmerican Energy Financing II - Organized as a statutory business
             trust.
           Magma Generating Company II - Incorporated in Nevada.
           Magma Generating Company I - Incorporated in Nevada.
           Norming Investments B.V. - Incorporated in Netherlands.
           California Energy Retail Company, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           Slupo I B.V. - Incorporated in Netherlands.
           CEABC Co. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           CEXYZ CO. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           IPP Co. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           IPP Co. LLC - Organized in Delaware.
           Gilbert/CBE Indonesia L.L.C. - Organized in Nebraska.
           Gilbert/CBE L. P. - Organized in Nebraska.
           California Energy Management Company - Incorporated in Delaware.
           Big Springs Pipeline Company - Incorporated in Texas.
           CBE Engineering Co. - Incorporated in California
           CE Columbia Ltd. - Incorporated in Bermuda.
           CalEnergy Imperial Valley Company, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           American Pacific Finance Company II - Incorporated in California.
           NorCon Holdings, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           Northern Consolidated Power, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           NorCon Power Partners L.P. - Organized in Delaware.
           Arizona Home Services LLC - Organized in Arizona.
           CE Latin America Ltd - Organized in Bermuda.
           CE Ijen Ltd. - Organized in Bermuda.
           CE Argo Energy, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           CE Argo Power LLC - Organized in Delaware.
           Bioclean Fuels, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           CalEnergy BCF, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           CE Alberta Bioclean, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           CE CIS-FSU, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           CE Indonesia Ltd. - Organized in Bermuda.
           CE Singapore Ltd. - Organized in Bermuda.
           CE Asia Ltd. - Organized in Bermuda.
           CE Overseas Ltd. - Organized in Bermuda.
           Northern Electric Generation (NPL) Limited - Incorporated in United
             Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Transport Limited - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Real Estate Referral Network, Inc. - Incorporated in Nebraska.
           CE Administrative Services, Inc. - Incorporated in Delaware.
           Ormoc Cebu Ltd. - Organized in Bermuda.
           CalEnergy Capital Trust IV - Organized in Delaware.
           CalEnergy Capital Trust V - Organized in Delaware.
           CalEnergy Capital Trust VI - Organized in Delaware.
           Neptune Power Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.

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Inactive Subsidiaries (continued)

           Northern Electric Telecom Limited - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           CE Electric (Ireland) Limited - Incorporated in Ireland.
           Northern Aurora Limited - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           CalEnergy Europe Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Cal Energy Power Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           CalEnergy Power Ventures Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Direct Energy Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Electric & Gas UK Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Electricity & Gas UK Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Electricity North East Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Electricity North Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Gas & Electric UK Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Gas & Electricity UK Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Gas UK Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Integrated Utility Services (UK) Ltd. - Incorporated in United
             Kingdom.
           LW Technical (Northern) Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           NEEB Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           North Eastern Electricity Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Billing and Customer Information Services Ltd. -
             Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Cablevision Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Cogen Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Electric & Gas Distribution Ltd. - Incorporated in United
             Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Building Services Ltd. - Incorporated in United
             Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Computer Services Ltd. - Incorporated in United
             Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Consultants Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Contracting Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Development Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Investments Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Power Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Electric Share Scheme Trustee Ltd. - Incorporated in United
             Kingdom.
           Northern Electrics Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Energy Distribution Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Gas & Electric Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Gas & Electricity Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Gas Marketing Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Power Distribution Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Utilities Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Northern Utility Services Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           NUSL International Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           Seal Sands Network Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           UK Electric & Gas Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           UK Electricity & Gas Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.
           UK Gas & Electricity Ltd. - Incorporated in United Kingdom.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.1

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                 CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__

                       Class A-1 _____% Asset Backed Notes
                       Class A-2 _____% Asset Backed Notes

                          ---------------------------

                                FORM OF INDENTURE
                           Dated as of ________, 2001

                          [__________________________]

                              as Indenture Trustee

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                           CROSS REFERENCE TABLE (1)

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  TIA                                                                                Indenture
Section                                                                               Section
<S>                                                                                    <C>
310      (a) (1).................................................................       6.11
         (a) (2).................................................................       6.11
         (a) (3).................................................................       6.10
         (a) (4).................................................................       N.A (2)
         (a) (5).................................................................       6.11
         (b)   ..................................................................       6.8; 6.11
         (c)   ..................................................................       N.A.
311      (a)   ..................................................................       6.12
         (b)   ..................................................................       6.12
         (c)   ..................................................................       N.A.
312      (a)   ..................................................................       7.1
         (b)   ..................................................................       7.2
         (c)   ..................................................................       7.2
         (d)   ..................................................................       7.4
313      (a)   ..................................................................       7.4
         (b) (1).................................................................       7.4
         (b) (2).................................................................       11.5
         (c)   ..................................................................       7.4
         (d)   ..................................................................       7.3
314      (a)   ..................................................................       11.15
         (b)   ..................................................................       11.1
         (c) (1).................................................................       11.1
         (c) (2).................................................................       11.1
         (c) (3).................................................................       11.1
         (d)   ..................................................................       11.1
         (e)   ..................................................................       11.1
         (f)   ..................................................................       11.1
315      (a)   ..................................................................       6.1
         (b)   ..................................................................       6.5; 11.5
         (c)   ..................................................................       6.1
         (d)   ..................................................................       6.1
         (e)   ..................................................................       5.13
316      (a) (last sentence).....................................................       2.7
         (a) (1) (A).............................................................       5.11
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1   Note: This Cross Reference Table shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be
    part of this Indenture.

2   N.A. means Not Applicable.

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<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                    <C>
         (a) (1) (B).............................................................       5.12
         (a) (2).................................................................       N.A.
         (b)   ..................................................................       5.7
         (c)   ..................................................................       N.A.
317      (a) (1).................................................................       5.3
         (a) (2).................................................................       5.3
         (b)   ..................................................................       3.3
318      (a)   ..................................................................       11.7

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ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE....................................................2
SECTION 1.1  Definitions.................................................................................2
SECTION 1.2  Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act...........................................2
SECTION 1.3  Other Interpretive Provisions...............................................................3

ARTICLE II  THE NOTES....................................................................................3
SECTION 2.1  Form........................................................................................3
SECTION 2.2  Execution, Authentication and Delivery......................................................4
SECTION 2.3  Temporary Notes.............................................................................4
SECTION 2.4  Registration of Transfer and Exchange.......................................................5
SECTION 2.5  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes..................................................6
SECTION 2.6  Persons Deemed Owner........................................................................7
SECTION 2.7  Payment of Principal and Interest...........................................................7
SECTION 2.8  Cancellation................................................................................8
SECTION 2.9  Release of Collateral.......................................................................9
SECTION 2.10  Book-Entry Notes...........................................................................9
SECTION 2.11  Notices to Clearing Agency................................................................10
SECTION 2.12  Definitive Notes..........................................................................10
SECTION 2.13  Authenticating Agents.....................................................................11
SECTION 2.14  Tax Treatment.............................................................................11

ARTICLE III  COVENANTS..................................................................................12
SECTION 3.1  Payment of Principal and Interest..........................................................12
SECTION 3.2  Maintenance of Office or Agency............................................................12
SECTION 3.3  Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust.....................................................12
SECTION 3.4  Existence..................................................................................14
SECTION 3.5  Protection of Trust Estate.................................................................14
SECTION 3.6  Opinions as to Trust Estate................................................................15
SECTION 3.7  Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables.......................................15
SECTION 3.8  Negative Covenants.........................................................................18
SECTION 3.9  Annual Statement as to Compliance..........................................................18
SECTION 3.10  Issuer May Consolidate, Etc...............................................................19
SECTION 3.11  Successor or Transferee...................................................................21
SECTION 3.12  No Other Business.........................................................................21
SECTION 3.13  No Borrowing..............................................................................21
SECTION 3.14  Servicer's Obligations....................................................................21
SECTION 3.15  Guarantees, Loans, Advances and Other Liabilities.........................................21
SECTION 3.16  Capital Expenditures......................................................................21
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SECTION 3.17  Restricted Payments.......................................................................22
SECTION 3.18  Notice of Events of Default...............................................................22
SECTION 3.19  Further Instruments and Acts..............................................................22
SECTION 3.20  Removal of Administrator..................................................................22

ARTICLE IV  SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE..................................................................22
SECTION 4.1  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture....................................................22
SECTION 4.2  Application of Trust Money.................................................................24
SECTION 4.3  Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent...................................................24

ARTICLE V  REMEDIES.....................................................................................24
SECTION 5.1  Events of Default..........................................................................24
SECTION 5.2  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.........................................26
SECTION 5.3  Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture
                    Trustee.............................................................................26
SECTION 5.4  Remedies; Priorities.......................................................................29
SECTION 5.5  Optional Preservation of the Receivables...................................................30
SECTION 5.6  Limitation of Suits........................................................................30
SECTION 5.7  Unconditional Rights of Noteholders To Receive Principal and Interest......................31
SECTION 5.8  Restoration of Rights and Remedies.........................................................32
SECTION 5.9  Rights and Remedies Cumulative.............................................................32
SECTION 5.10  Delay or Omission Not a Waiver............................................................32
SECTION 5.11  Control by Noteholders....................................................................32
SECTION 5.12  Waiver of Past Defaults...................................................................33
SECTION 5.13  Undertaking for Costs.....................................................................33
SECTION 5.14  Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws..........................................................34
SECTION 5.15  Action on Notes...........................................................................34
SECTION 5.16  Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations........................................34

ARTICLE VI  INDENTURE TRUSTEE...........................................................................35
SECTION 6.1  Duties of Indenture Trustee................................................................35
SECTION 6.2  Rights of Indenture Trustee................................................................36
SECTION 6.3  Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee.....................................................37
SECTION 6.4  Indenture Trustee's Disclaimer.............................................................37
SECTION 6.5  Notice of Defaults.........................................................................37
SECTION 6.6  Reports by Indenture Trustee to Holders....................................................37
SECTION 6.7  Compensation and Indemnity.................................................................38
SECTION 6.8  Replacement of Indenture Trustee...........................................................38
SECTION 6.9  Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger......................................................39
SECTION 6.10  Appointment of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.........................40
SECTION 6.11  Eligibility; Disqualification.............................................................41
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SECTION 6.12  Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer..........................................41

ARTICLE VII  NOTEHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS.............................................................42
SECTION 7.1  Issuer to Furnish Indenture Trustee Names and Addresses of
                   Noteholders..........................................................................42
SECTION 7.2  Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders.................................42
SECTION 7.3  Reports by Issuer..........................................................................42
SECTION 7.4  Reports by Indenture Trustee...............................................................43

ARTICLE VIII  ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES......................................................43
SECTION 8.1  Collection of Money........................................................................43
SECTION 8.2  Trust Accounts.............................................................................44
SECTION 8.3  General Provisions Regarding Accounts......................................................45
SECTION 8.4  Release of Trust Estate....................................................................45
SECTION 8.5  Opinion of Counsel.........................................................................46

ARTICLE IX  SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.....................................................................46
SECTION 9.1  Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.....................................46
SECTION 9.2  Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders........................................48
SECTION 9.3  Execution of Supplemental Indentures.......................................................50
SECTION 9.4  Effect of Supplemental Indenture...........................................................50
SECTION 9.5  Conformity With Trust Indenture Act........................................................51
SECTION 9.6  Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures..............................................51

ARTICLE X  REDEMPTION OF NOTES..........................................................................51
SECTION 10.1  Redemption................................................................................51
SECTION 10.2  Form of Redemption Notice.................................................................52
SECTION 10.3  Notes Payable on Redemption Date..........................................................52

ARTICLE XI  MISCELLANEOUS...............................................................................53
SECTION 11.1  Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.................................................53
SECTION 11.2  Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee. ........................................55
SECTION 11.3  Acts of Noteholders.......................................................................56
SECTION 11.4  Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating Agencies...........................56
SECTION 11.5  Notices to Noteholders; Waiver............................................................57
SECTION 11.6  Alternate Payment and Notice Provisions...................................................58
SECTION 11.7  Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.........................................................58
SECTION 11.8  Effect of Headings and Table of Contents..................................................58
SECTION 11.9  Successors and Assigns....................................................................58
SECTION 11.10  Separability.............................................................................58
SECTION 11.11  Benefits of Indenture....................................................................58
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SECTION 11.13  GOVERNING LAW............................................................................59
SECTION 11.14  Counterparts.............................................................................59
SECTION 11.15  Recording of Indenture...................................................................59
SECTION 11.16  Trust Obligation.........................................................................59
SECTION 11.17  No Petition..............................................................................60
SECTION 11.18  Inspection...............................................................................60

Exhibit A                           Schedule of Receivables
Exhibit B                           Form of Sale and Servicing Agreement
Exhibit C                           Form of Note Depository Agreement
Exhibit D                           Form of Class A-1 Note
Exhibit E                           Form of Class A-2 Note
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         INDENTURE dated as of __________, 2000, between CAPITAL ONE AUTO
FINANCE [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__, a ________________ [common law trust] [limited
liability company] ("Issuer"), and ___________________________________, a
____________________, solely as trustee and not in its individual capacity
("Indenture Trustee").

         Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for
the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of Issuer's Class A-1 _______%
Asset Backed Notes (the "Class A-1 Notes"), and Class A-2 ____% Asset Backed
Notes (the "Class A-2 Notes" and, together with the Class A-1 Notes, the
"Notes"):

                                 GRANTING CLAUSE

         Issuer hereby Grants to Indenture Trustee at the Closing Date, as
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, all of Issuer's
right, title and interest in and to (a) the Receivables, and all moneys received
thereon [on or] after the Cutoff Date; (b) the security interests in the
Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors pursuant to the Receivables and any other
interest of Issuer in the Financed Vehicles and any other property that shall
secure the Receivables; (c) any proceeds with respect to (i) any Receivable
repurchased by a Dealer, pursuant to a Dealer Agreement, as a result of a breach
of a representation or warranty in the related Dealer Agreement, (ii) a default
by an Obligor resulting in the repossession of the Financed Vehicle, or (iii)
any Dealer Recourse and other rights of Affiliates under Dealer Agreements; (d)
any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any Insurance
Policies covering Financed Vehicles or Obligors or from claims under any
lender's single interest insurance policy naming any Seller Affiliate as an
insured; (e) rebates of premiums and other amounts relating to any Insurance
Policies and rebates of other items, such as extended warranties financed under
the Receivables, in each case, to the extent Servicer would, in accordance with
its customary practices, apply such amounts to the Principal Balance of the
related Receivable; (f) any instrument or document relating to the Receivables;
(g) all the Seller's rights under the Purchase Agreements, including the right
of the Seller to cause an Affiliate to repurchase Receivables from the Seller;
(h) the security interests in the Receivables and other assets granted by each
Seller Affiliate to the Issuer under the Affiliate Security Agreement and all
rights of the Issuer thereunder; (i) all funds on deposit from time to time in
the Trust Accounts and in all investments and proceeds thereof (including the
Reserve Account Property but excluding all investment income thereon); (j) the
Issuer's rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and (k) all present and
future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of any or all of
the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of every kind and
nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing, including all
proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, into cash or other liquid
property, all cash

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proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel
paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards, rights
to payment of any and every kind and other forms of obligations and receivables,
instruments and other property which at any time constitute all or part of or
are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the
"Collateral").

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

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

ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE.

         SECTION 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms are used in this Indenture
as defined in Appendix X to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of
____________, 2001, among Capital One Auto Receivables, LLC, as Seller, the
Issuer and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., as Servicer.

         SECTION 1.2 Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated
by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used
in this Indenture have the following meanings:

         "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         "indenture securities" means the Notes.

         "indenture security holder" means a Noteholder.

         "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture.

         "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means Indenture Trustee.

         "obligor" on the indenture securities means Issuer and any other
obligor on the indenture securities.

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

         SECTION 1.3 Other Interpretive Provisions. All terms defined in this
Indenture shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other
document delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. For
purposes of this Indenture and all such certificates and other documents, unless
the context otherwise requires: (a) accounting terms not otherwise defined in
this Indenture, and accounting terms partly defined in this Indenture to the
extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under
generally accepted accounting principles; (b) the words "hereof," "herein" and
"hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Indenture; (c) references to any
Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit are references to Articles, Sections,
Schedules and Exhibits in or to this Indenture and references to any paragraph,
subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer
to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or
definition; (d) the term "including" means "including without limitation"; (e)
except as otherwise expressly provided herein, references to any law or
regulation refer to that law or regulation as amended from time to time and
include any successor law or regulation; (f) references to any Person include
that Person's successors and assigns; and (g) headings are for purposes of
reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of
any provision hereof.

ARTICLE II  THE NOTES.

         SECTION 2.1 Form. The Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-2 Notes, in each
case together with Indenture Trustee's certificate of authentication, shall be
in substantially the forms set forth in Exhibits D and E, respectively, with
such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as
are required or permitted by this Indenture and may have such letters, numbers
or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon
as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such
Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the text of
any Note may be set forth on the reverse thereof, with an appropriate reference
thereto on the face of the Note.

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

         Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of
the Notes set forth in Exhibits D and E are part of the terms of this Indenture.

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         SECTION 2.2 Execution, Authentication and Delivery. The Notes shall be
executed on behalf of Issuer by any of its Authorized Officers. The signature of
any such Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual or facsimile.

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

         Indenture Trustee shall upon Issuer Order authenticate and deliver
Class A-1 Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount of
$____________ and Class A-2 Notes for original issue in the aggregate principal
amount of _________________. The aggregate principal amount of Class A-1 Notes
and Class A-2 Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amounts except
as provided in Section 2.5.

         Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes
shall be issuable as registered Notes in the minimum denomination of $1,000 and
in integral multiples thereof (except for one Note of each class which may be
issued in a denomination other than an integral multiple of $1,000).

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

         SECTION 2.3 Temporary Notes. Pending the preparation of Definitive
Notes, Issuer may execute, and upon receipt of an Issuer Order, Indenture
Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Notes which are printed,
lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, of the tenor of
the Definitive Notes in lieu of which they are issued and with such variations
not inconsistent with the terms of this Indenture as the officers executing such
Notes may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes.

         If temporary Notes are issued, Issuer will cause Definitive Notes to be
prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Definitive Notes,
the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon surrender of
the temporary Notes at the office or agency of Issuer to be maintained as
provided in Section 3.2, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, Issuer shall execute and
Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like
principal amount of Definitive

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Notes of authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall
in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as
Definitive Notes.

         SECTION 2.4 Registration of Transfer and Exchange. Issuer shall cause
to be kept a register (the "Note Register") in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, Issuer shall provide for the registration of
Notes and the registration of transfers of Notes. Indenture Trustee shall
initially be "Note Registrar" for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers
of Notes as herein provided. Upon any resignation of any Note Registrar, Issuer
shall promptly appoint a successor or, if it elects not to make such an
appointment, assume the duties of Note Registrar.

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

         Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office
or agency of Issuer to be maintained as provided in Section 3.2, if the
requirements of Section 8-401(1) of the UCC are met Issuer shall execute and
upon its written request Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder
shall obtain from Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more new Notes, in any authorized denominations, of the same
class and a like aggregate principal amount.

         At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes in
any authorized denominations, of the same class and a like aggregate principal
amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency.
Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, if the requirements of
Section 8-401(1) of the UCC are met Issuer shall execute and upon its written
request Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder shall obtain
from Indenture Trustee, the Notes which the Noteholder making the exchange is
entitled to receive.

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

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         Every Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be (i) duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to Note Registrar duly executed by,
the Holder thereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, with
such signature guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the
requirements of Note Registrar which requirements include membership or
participation in a Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("Stamp") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by Note Registrar
in addition to, or in substitution for, Stamp, all in accordance with the
Exchange Act, and (ii) accompanied by such other documents as Indenture Trustee
may require.

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

         The preceding provisions of this section notwithstanding, Issuer shall
not be required to make and Note Registrar need not register transfers or
exchanges of Notes selected for redemption or of any Note for a period of 15
days preceding the due date for any payment with respect to the Note.

         SECTION 2.5 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes. If (i) any
mutilated Note is surrendered to Indenture Trustee, or Indenture Trustee
receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Note, and (ii) there is delivered to Indenture Trustee such security or
indemnity as may be required by it to hold Issuer and Indenture Trustee
harmless, then, in the absence of notice to Issuer, Note Registrar or Indenture
Trustee that such Note has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, and provided
that the requirements of Section 8-405 of the UCC are met, Issuer shall execute
and upon its written request Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver,
in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Note, a replacement Note; provided that if any such destroyed, lost or stolen
Note, but not a mutilated Note, shall have become or within seven days shall be
due and payable, or shall have been called for redemption, instead of issuing a
replacement Note, Issuer may upon delivery of the security or indemnity herein
required pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable or upon
the Redemption Date without surrender thereof. If, after the delivery of such
replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost or stolen Note pursuant to the
proviso to the preceding sentence, a bona fide purchaser of the original Note in
lieu of which such replacement Note was issued presents for payment such
original Note, Issuer and Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to recover such
replacement Note (or such payment) from the Person to whom it was delivered or
any Person taking such replacement Note from such Person to whom such
replacement Note was delivered

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or any assignee of such Person, except a bona fide purchaser, and shall be
entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided therefor to the
extent of any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by Issuer or Indenture
Trustee in connection therewith.

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

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

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

         SECTION 2.6 Persons Deemed Owner. Prior to due presentment for
registration of transfer of any Note, Issuer, Indenture Trustee and any agent of
Issuer or Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered (as of the day of determination) as the owner of such Note for the
purpose of receiving payments of principal of and interest, if any, on such Note
and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Note be overdue, and
neither Issuer, Indenture Trustee nor any agent of Issuer or Indenture Trustee
shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

         SECTION 2.7 Payment of Principal and Interest. (a) The Notes shall
accrue interest as provided in the forms of the Class A-1 Note and the Class A-2
Note, set forth in Exhibits D and E, respectively, and such interest shall be
payable on each Distribution Date as specified therein. Any installment of
interest or principal, if any, payable on any Note which is punctually paid or
duly provided for by Issuer on the applicable Distribution Date shall be paid to
the Person in whose name such Note (or one or more Predecessor Notes) is
registered on the Record Date, by check mailed first-class, postage prepaid, to
such Person's address as it appears on the Note Register on such Record Date,
except that, unless Definitive Notes have been issued pursuant to Section 2.12,
with respect to Notes registered on the Record Date in the name of the nominee
of the Clearing Agency (initially, such nominee to be Cede & Co.), payment will
be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the

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account designated by such nominee and except for the final installment of
principal payable with respect to such Note on a Distribution Date or on the
Final Scheduled Distribution Date (and except for the Redemption Price for any
Note called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.1(a)) which shall be payable
as provided below. The funds represented by any such checks returned undelivered
shall be held in accordance with Section 3.3.

         (b) The principal of each Note shall be payable on each Distribution
Date as provided in the forms of the Class A-1 Note and the Class A-2 Note, set
forth in Exhibits D and E, respectively. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
entire unpaid principal amount of the Notes shall be due and payable, if not
previously paid, on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, if Indenture Trustee or the Holders of the Notes representing
not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes have declared
the Notes to be immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section
5.2 and, in such event, all principal payments on each class of Notes shall be
made pro rata to the Noteholders of such class entitled thereto. Indenture
Trustee shall notify the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close
of business on the Record Date preceding the Distribution Date on which Issuer
expects that the final installment of principal of and interest on such Note
will be paid. Such notice shall be mailed or transmitted by facsimile prior to
such final Distribution Date and shall specify that such final installment will
be payable only upon presentation and surrender of such Note and shall specify
the place where such Note may be presented and surrendered for payment of such
installment. Notices in connection with redemptions of Notes shall be mailed to
Noteholders as provided in Section 10.2.

         SECTION 2.8 Cancellation. All Notes surrendered for payment,
registration of transfer, exchange or redemption shall, if surrendered to any
Person other than Indenture Trustee, be delivered to Indenture Trustee and shall
be promptly cancelled by Indenture Trustee. Issuer may at any time deliver to
Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and
delivered hereunder which Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and
all Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by Indenture Trustee. No
Notes shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled
as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture.
All cancelled Notes may be held or disposed of by Indenture Trustee in
accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at the
time unless Issuer shall direct by an Issuer Order that they be destroyed or
returned to it; provided that such Issuer Order is timely and the Notes have not
been previously disposed of by Indenture Trustee.

         SECTION 2.9 Release of Collateral. Subject to Section 11.1, Indenture
Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture only upon receipt
of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer's Certificate, an Opinion of
Counsel and

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Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA ss.ss. 314(c) and 314(d)(1) or
an Opinion of Counsel in lieu of such Independent Certificates to the effect
that the TIA does not require any such Independent Certificates. If the
Commission shall issue an exemptive order under TIA Section 304(d) modifying
Owner Trustee's obligations under TIA Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1), subject to
Section 11.1 and the terms of the Basic Documents, Indenture Trustee shall
release property from the lien of this Indenture in accordance with the
conditions and procedures set forth in such exemptive order.

         SECTION 2.10 Book-Entry Notes. The Notes, upon original issuance, will
be issued in the form of typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes, to
be delivered to _____________________, as agent for The Depository Trust
Company, the initial Clearing Agency, by, or on behalf of, Issuer. Such Notes
shall initially be registered on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co.,
the nominee of the initial Clearing Agency, and no Note Owner will receive a
Definitive Note representing such Note Owner's interest in such Note, except as
provided in Section 2.12. Unless and until definitive, fully registered Notes
(the "Definitive Notes") have been issued to Note Owners pursuant to Section
2.12:

              (a) the provisions of this Section shall be in full force and
         effect;

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

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

                  (d) the rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through
         the Clearing Agency and shall be limited to those established by law
         and agreements between such Note Owners and the Clearing Agency and/or
         the Clearing Agency Participants or Persons acting through Clearing
         Agency Participants. Pursuant to the Note Depository Agreement, unless
         and until Definitive Notes are issued pursuant to Section 2.12, the
         initial Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among the
         Clearing Agency Participants and receive and transmit payments of
         principal of and interest on the Notes to such Clearing Agency
         Participants; and

                  (e) whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be
         taken based upon instructions or directions of Holders of Notes
         evidencing a specified percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the
         Notes, the Clearing

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         Agency shall be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent
         that it has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners
         and/or Clearing Agency Participants or Persons acting through Clearing
         Agency Participants owning or representing, respectively, such required
         percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes and has delivered
         such instructions to Indenture Trustee.

         SECTION 2.11 Notices to Clearing Agency. Whenever a notice or other
communication to the Noteholders is required under this Indenture, unless and
until Definitive Notes shall have been issued to Note Owners pursuant to Section
2.12, Indenture Trustee shall give all such notices and communications specified
herein to be given to Holders of the Notes to the Clearing Agency, and shall
have no obligation to the Note Owners.

         SECTION 2.12 Definitive Notes. If (a) Seller advises Indenture Trustee
in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to properly
discharge its responsibilities with respect to the Notes, and Seller is unable
to locate a qualified successor, (b) Seller at its option advises Indenture
Trustee in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the
Clearing Agency or (c) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Note Owners
representing beneficial interests aggregating at least a majority of the
Outstanding Amount of the Notes advise Indenture Trustee through the Clearing
Agency in writing that the continuation of a book entry system through the
Clearing Agency is no longer in the best interests of the Note Owners, then the
Clearing Agency shall notify all Note Owners and Indenture Trustee of the
occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Notes to Note
Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to Indenture Trustee of the
typewritten Note or Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes by the Clearing
Agency, accompanied by registration instructions, Issuer shall execute and
Indenture Trustee shall authenticate the Definitive Notes in accordance with the
instructions of the Clearing Agency. None of Issuer, Note Registrar or Indenture
Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.
Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes, Indenture Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of the Definitive Notes as Noteholders.

         SECTION 2.13 Authenticating Agents. (a) The Indenture Trustee may
appoint one or more Persons (each, an "Authenticating Agent") with power to act
on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication of Notes in
connection with issuance, transfers and exchanges under Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
and 2.5, as fully to all intents and purposes as though each such Authenticating
Agent had been expressly authorized by those Sections to authenticate such
Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication of Notes by an
Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be the
authentication of Notes "by the Indenture Trustee."

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

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

         (d) The Administrator agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from
time to time reasonable compensation for its services. The provisions of
Sections 2.8 and 6.4 shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.

         SECTION 2.14 Tax Treatment. Issuer has entered into this Indenture,
and the Notes shall be issued, with the intention that, for federal, state and
local income and franchise tax purposes, the Notes shall qualify as indebtedness
of Issuer secured by the Trust Estate. Issuer, by entering into this Indenture,
and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note (and each Note Owner by its
acceptance of an interest in the applicable Book-Entry Note), agree to treat the
Notes for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes as
indebtedness of Issuer.

ARTICLE III  COVENANTS.

         SECTION 3.1 Payment of Principal and Interest. Issuer will duly and
punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance with the
terms of the Notes and this Indenture. Without limiting the foregoing, subject
to Section 8.2(c), Issuer will cause to be distributed all amounts on deposit in
the Note Distribution Account on a Distribution Date deposited therein pursuant
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement (i) in the Class A-1 Noteholders' Interest
Distributable Amount, to Class A-1 Noteholders and (ii) in the Class A-2
Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount, to Class A-2 Noteholders. Amounts
properly withheld under the Code by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder
of interest and/or principal shall be considered as having been paid by Issuer
to such Noteholder for all purposes of this Indenture.

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         SECTION 3.2 Maintenance of Office or Agency. Issuer will maintain in
the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency where Notes
may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, and where notices
and demands to or upon Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be
served. Issuer hereby initially appoints Indenture Trustee to serve as its agent
for the foregoing purposes. Issuer will give prompt written notice to Indenture
Trustee of the location, and of any change in the location, of any such office
or agency. If at any time Issuer shall fail to maintain any such office or
agency or shall fail to furnish Indenture Trustee with the address thereof, such
surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office, and Issuer hereby appoints Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all
such surrenders, notices and demands.

         SECTION 3.3 Money for Payments To Be Held in Trust. As provided in
Section 8.2, all payments of amounts due and payable with respect to any Notes
that are to be made from amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account and the
Note Distribution Account pursuant to Section 8.2(c) shall be made on behalf of
Issuer by Indenture Trustee or by another Paying Agent, and no amounts so
withdrawn from the Collection Account and the Note Distribution Account for
payments of Notes shall be paid over to Issuer except as provided in this
Section.

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

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

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

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

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

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

                  (v) comply with all requirements of the Code with respect to
         the withholding from any payments made by it on any Notes of any
         applicable withholding taxes imposed thereon and with respect to any
         applicable reporting requirements in connection therewith.

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

         Subject to applicable laws with respect to the escheat of funds, any
money held by Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the payment of
any amount due with respect to any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years
after such amount has become due and payable shall be discharged from such trust
and be paid to Issuer on Issuer Request; and the Holder of such Note shall
thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to Issuer for payment
thereof (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to Issuer), and all
liability of Indenture Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust
money shall thereupon cease; provided that Indenture Trustee or such Paying
Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, shall at the expense of
Issuer cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English
language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation
in The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that,
after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the
date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining
will be repaid to Issuer. Indenture Trustee shall also adopt and employ, at the
expense of Issuer, any other reasonable means of notification of such repayment
(including, but not limited to, mailing notice of such repayment to Holders
whose Notes have been called but have not been surrendered for redemption or
whose right to or interest in moneys due and payable but not claimed is
determinable from the records of Indenture Trustee or of any Paying Agent, at
the last address of record for each such Holder).

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         SECTION 3.4 Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by the
provisions of Section 3.10, Issuer will keep in full effect its existence,
rights and franchises as a _______________ under the laws of the State of
___________ (unless it becomes, or any successor Issuer hereunder is or becomes,
organized under the laws of any other state or of the United States of America,
in which case Issuer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises under the laws of such other jurisdiction) and will obtain and
preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other
instrument or agreement included in the Trust Estate.

         SECTION 3.5 Protection of Trust Estate. Issuer will from time to time
prepare (or shall cause to be prepared), execute and deliver all such
supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements,
continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments,
and will take such other action necessary or advisable to:

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

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

              (c) enforce any of the Collateral; or

              (d) preserve and defend title to the Trust Estate and the rights
         of Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in such Trust Estate against
         the claims of all persons and parties.

         Issuer hereby designates Indenture Trustee its agent and
attorney-in-fact to execute any financing statement, continuation statement or
other instrument required by Issuer pursuant to this Section.

         SECTION 3.6 Opinions as to Trust Estate. (a) On the Closing Date,
Issuer shall furnish to Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken with respect to
the recording and filing of this Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto,
and any other requisite documents, and with respect to the execution and filing
of any financing statements and continuation statements, as are necessary to
perfect and make effective the lien and security interest of this Indenture and
reciting the details of such action, or stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, no such action is necessary to make such lien and security interest
effective.

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         (b) Within 120 days after the beginning of each calendar year,
beginning with the first calendar year beginning more than three months after
the Cutoff Date, Issuer shall furnish to Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
either stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, such action has been taken
with respect to the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this
Indenture, any indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents
and with respect to the execution and filing of any financing statements and
continuation statements as are necessary to maintain the lien and security
interest created by this Indenture and reciting the details of such action or
stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to
maintain such lien and security interest. Such Opinion of Counsel shall also
describe the recording, filing, re-recording and refiling of this Indenture, any
indentures supplemental hereto and any other requisite documents and the
execution and filing of any financing statements and continuation statements
that will, in the opinion of such counsel, be required to maintain the lien and
security interest of this Indenture until January 30 in the following calendar
year.

         SECTION 3.7 Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables. (a)
Issuer will not take any action and will use its best efforts not to permit any
action to be taken by others that would release any Person from any of such
Person's material covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement
included in the Trust Estate or that would result in the amendment,
hypothecation, subordination, termination or discharge of, or impair the
validity or effectiveness of, any such instrument or agreement, except as
ordered by any bankruptcy or other court or as expressly provided in this
Indenture, the Basic Documents or such other instrument or agreement.

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

         (c) Issuer will punctually perform and observe all of its obligations
and agreements contained in this Indenture, the Basic Documents and in the
instruments and agreements included in the Trust Estate, including but not
limited to preparing (or causing to prepared) and filing (or causing to be
filed) all UCC financing statements and continuation statements required to be
filed by the terms of this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement in
accordance with and within the time periods provided for herein and therein.
Except as otherwise expressly provided therein, Issuer shall not waive, amend,
modify, supplement or terminate any Basic Document or any provision thereof
without the consent of Indenture Trustee or the Holders of at least a majority
of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes.

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         (d) If Issuer shall have knowledge of the occurrence of a Servicer
Termination Event under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, Issuer shall promptly
notify Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies thereof in accordance with
Section 11.4, and shall specify in such notice the action, if any, Issuer is
taking in respect of such default. If a Servicer Termination Event shall arise
from the failure of Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under
the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Receivables, Issuer shall
take all reasonable steps available to it to remedy such failure.

         (e) As promptly as possible after the giving of notice of termination
to Servicer of Servicer's rights and powers pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Sale
and Servicing Agreement, Issuer shall appoint a successor servicer (the
"Successor Servicer"), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment
by a written assumption in a form acceptable to Indenture Trustee. In the event
that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed and accepted its appointment at
the time when Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, Indenture Trustee without
further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer.
Indenture Trustee may resign as Servicer by giving written notice of such
resignation to Issuer and in such event will be released from such duties and
obligations, such release not to be effective until the date a new servicer
enters into a servicing agreement with Issuer as provided below. Upon delivery
of any such notice to Issuer, Issuer shall obtain a new servicer as the
Successor Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Any Successor
Servicer other than Indenture Trustee shall (i) be an established financial
institution having a net worth of not less than $50,000,000 and whose regular
business includes the servicing of motor vehicle loans and (ii) enter into a
servicing agreement with Issuer having substantially the same provisions as the
provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement applicable to Servicer. If within
30 days after the delivery of the notice referred to above, Issuer shall not
have obtained such a new servicer, Indenture Trustee may appoint, or may
petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a Successor Servicer. In
connection with any such appointment, Indenture Trustee may make such
arrangements for the compensation of such successor as it and such successor
shall agree, subject to the limitations set forth below and in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, and in accordance with Section 8.2 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, Issuer shall enter into an agreement with such successor
for the servicing of the Receivables (such agreement to be in form and substance
satisfactory to Indenture Trustee). If Indenture Trustee shall succeed to
Servicer's duties as servicer of the Receivables as provided herein, it shall do
so in its individual capacity and not in its capacity as Indenture Trustee and,
accordingly, the provisions of Article VI shall be inapplicable to Indenture
Trustee in its duties as the successor to Servicer and the servicing of the
Receivables. In case Indenture Trustee shall become successor to Servicer under
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to appoint
as Servicer any one of its Affiliates, or delegate any of its responsibilities
as Servicer to agents, subject to the terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement,

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provided that such appointment or delegation shall not affect or alter in any
way the liability of Indenture Trustee as a successor for the performance of the
duties and obligations of Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof.

         (f) Upon any termination of Servicer's rights and powers pursuant to
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, Issuer shall promptly notify Indenture
Trustee. As soon as a Successor Servicer (other than Indenture Trustee) is
appointed, Issuer shall notify Indenture Trustee of such appointment, specifying
in such notice the name and address of such Successor Servicer.

         (g) Without derogating from the absolute nature of the assignment
granted to Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or the rights of Indenture
Trustee hereunder, Issuer agrees that, unless such action is specifically
permitted hereunder or under the Basic Documents, it will not, without the prior
written consent of Indenture Trustee or the Holders of at least a majority in
Outstanding Amount of the Notes, amend, modify, waive, supplement, terminate or
surrender, or agree to any amendment, modification, supplement, termination,
waiver or surrender of, the terms of any Collateral or the Basic Documents, or
waive timely performance or observance by Servicer or Seller under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement; provided that no such amendment shall (i) except for
amendments and modifications of the Receivables permitted under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or
accelerate or delay the timing of, distributions that are required to be made
for the benefit of the Noteholders, or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
the Notes which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the
consent of the Holders of all the Outstanding Notes. If any such amendment,
modification, supplement or waiver shall be so consented to by Indenture Trustee
or such Holders, Issuer agrees, promptly following a request by Indenture
Trustee to do so, to execute and deliver, in its own name and at its own
expense, such agreements, instruments, consents and other documents as Indenture
Trustee may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

         SECTION 3.8 Negative Covenants. So long as any Notes are Outstanding,
Issuer shall not:

              (a) except as expressly permitted by this Indenture or the Basic
         Documents, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of the
         properties or assets of Issuer, including those included in the Trust
         Estate, unless directed to do so by Indenture Trustee;

              (b) claim any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal
         or interest payable in respect of, the Notes (other than amounts
         properly withheld from such payments under the Code) or assert any
         claim against any

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         present or former Noteholder by reason of the payment of the taxes
         levied or assessed upon any part of the Trust Estate;

              (c) dissolve or liquidate in whole or in part; or

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

         SECTION 3.9 Annual Statement as to Compliance. Issuer will deliver to
Indenture Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of Issuer
(commencing 120 days after the fiscal year ended _________, 200__), and
otherwise in compliance with the requirements of TIA Section 314(a)(4) an
Officer's Certificate stating, as to the Authorized Officer signing such
Officer's Certificate, that:

              (a) a review of the activities of Issuer during such year and of
         performance under this Indenture has been made under such Authorized
         Officer's supervision; and

              (b) to the best of such Authorized Officer's knowledge, based on
         such review, Issuer has complied with all conditions and covenants
         under this Indenture throughout such year, or, if there has been a
         default in the compliance of any such condition or covenant, specifying
         each such default known to such Authorized Officer and the nature and
         status thereof.

         SECTION 3.10 Issuer May Consolidate, Etc. Only on Certain Terms. (a)
Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, unless

              (i) the Person (if other than Issuer) formed by or surviving such
         consolidation or merger shall be a Person organized and existing under
         the laws of the United States of America or any state and shall
         expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and
         delivered to Indenture

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         Trustee, in form satisfactory to Indenture Trustee, the due and
         punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the
         performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this
         Indenture on the part of Issuer to be performed or observed, all as
         provided herein;

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

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

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

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

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

         (b) Except as expressly contemplated by the Basic Documents, Issuer
shall not convey or transfer all or substantially all of its properties or
assets, including those included in the Trust Estate, to any Person, unless

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

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         Indenture and the Notes and (E) expressly agree by means of such
         supplemental indenture that such Person (or if a group of persons, then
         one specified Person) shall prepare (or cause to be prepared) and make
         all filings with the Commission (and any other appropriate Person)
         required by the Exchange Act in connection with the Notes;

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

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

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

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

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

         SECTION 3.11 Successor or Transferee. (a) Upon any consolidation or
merger of Issuer in accordance with Section 3.10(a), the Person formed by or
surviving such consolidation or merger (if other than Issuer) shall succeed to,
and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, Issuer under
this Indenture with the same effect as if such Person had been named as Issuer
herein.

         (b) Upon a conveyance or transfer of all the assets and properties of
Issuer pursuant to Section 3.10(b), Capital One Auto Finance [Trust] [LLC]
200__-__ will be released from every covenant and agreement of this Indenture to
be observed or performed on the part of Issuer with respect to the Notes
immediately upon the delivery of written notice to Indenture Trustee stating
that Capital One Auto Finance [Trust] [LLC] 200_-_ is to be so released.

         SECTION 3.12 No Other Business. Issuer shall not engage in any
business other than financing, purchasing, owning, selling and managing the
Receivables in the manner contemplated by this Indenture and the Basic Documents
and activities incidental thereto.

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

         SECTION 3.14 Servicer's Obligations. Issuer shall cause Servicer to
comply with the Sale and Servicing Agreement, including Sections 4.9, 4.10 and
4.11 thereof.

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

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

         SECTION 3.17 Restricted Payments. Issuer shall not, directly or
indirectly, (a) pay any dividend or make any distribution (by reduction of
capital or otherwise), whether in cash, property, securities or a combination
thereof, to Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in Issuer or
otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of
Issuer or to Servicer or Administrator, (b) redeem, purchase, retire or
otherwise acquire for value any such ownership or equity interest or security or
(c) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts for any such purpose; provided
that Issuer may make, or cause to be made, (i) distributions to Servicer,
Administrator, Owner Trustee, Indenture Trustee and the Certificateholders as
permitted by, and to the extent funds are available for such purpose under, the
Sale and Servicing Agreement or Trust Agreement and (ii) distributions to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) of the Administration Agreement.
Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from
the Collection Account except in accordance with this Indenture and the Basic
Documents.

         SECTION 3.18 Notice of Events of Default. Issuer agrees to give
Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies prompt written notice of each Event of
Default hereunder and each Event of Servicing Termination or default on the part
of Seller of its obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

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         SECTION 3.19 Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of Indenture
Trustee, Issuer will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such
further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more
effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

         SECTION 3.20 Removal of Administrator. For so long as any Notes are
Outstanding, the Issuer shall not remove the Administrator without cause unless
the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied in connection therewith.

ARTICLE IV  SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE.

         SECTION 4.1 Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture. This Indenture
shall cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes except as to (a)
rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (b) substitution of mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (c) rights of Noteholders to receive payments
of principal thereof and interest thereon, (d) Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8,
3.10, 3.12, 3.13 and 3.18, (e) the rights, obligations and immunities of
Indenture Trustee hereunder (including the rights of Indenture Trustee under
Section 6.7 and the obligations of Indenture Trustee under Section 4.2) and (f)
the rights of Noteholders as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the property
so deposited with Indenture Trustee payable to all or any of them, and Indenture
Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of Issuer, shall execute proper
instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with
respect to the Notes, when

              (i) either

                  (A) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other
              than (1) Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and that
              have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.5 and (2)
              Notes for which payment money has theretofore been deposited in
              trust or segregated and held in trust by Issuer and thereafter
              repaid to Issuer or discharged from such trust, as provided in
              Section 3.3) have been delivered to Indenture Trustee for
              cancellation; or

                  (B) all Notes not theretofore delivered to Indenture Trustee
              for cancellation

                      (1)  have become due and payable,

                      (2)  will become due and payable at the Final Scheduled
                   Distribution Date within one year, or

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                      (3)  are to be called for redemption within one year under
                   arrangements satisfactory to Indenture Trustee for the
                   giving of notice of redemption by Indenture Trustee in the
                   name, and at the expense, of Issuer,

              and Issuer, in the case of clauses (1), (2) or (3), has
              irrevocably deposited or caused to be irrevocably deposited with
              Indenture Trustee cash or direct obligations of or obligations
              guaranteed by the United States of America (which will mature
              prior to the date such amounts are payable), in trust for such
              purpose, in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire
              indebtedness on such Notes not theretofore delivered to Indenture
              Trustee for cancellation when due to the Final Scheduled
              Distribution Date or Redemption Date (if Notes shall have been
              called for redemption pursuant to Section 10.1(a)), as the case
              may be;

              (ii) Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable
         hereunder by Issuer; and

              (iii) Issuer has delivered to Indenture Trustee an Officer's
         Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and (if required by the TIA or
         Indenture Trustee) an Independent Certificate from a firm of certified
         public accountants, each meeting the applicable requirements of Section
         11.1(a) and each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided
         for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have
         been complied with.

         SECTION 4.2 Application of Trust Money. All moneys deposited with
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be held in trust and applied by
it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the
payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent, as Indenture Trustee may
determine, to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption
of which such moneys have been deposited with Indenture Trustee, of all sums due
and to become due thereon for principal and interest; but such moneys need not
be segregated from other funds except to the extent required herein or in the
Sale and Servicing Agreement or required by law.

         SECTION 4.3 Repayment of Moneys Held by Paying Agent. In connection
with the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Notes,
all moneys then held by any Paying Agent other than Indenture Trustee under the
provisions of this Indenture with respect to such Notes shall, upon demand of
Issuer, be paid to Indenture Trustee to be held and applied according to Section
3.3 and

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thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability
with respect to such moneys.

ARTICLE V  REMEDIES.

         SECTION 5.1 Events of Default. "Event of Default", wherever used
herein, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such
Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected
by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or
any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

              (a) default in the payment of any interest on any Note when the
         same becomes due and payable, and such default shall continue for a
         period of five days;

              (b) default in the payment of the principal of or any installment
         of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable;

              (c) default in the observance or performance of any material
         covenant or agreement of Issuer made in this Indenture (other than a
         covenant or agreement, a default in the observance or performance of
         which is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with), or any
         representation or warranty of Issuer made in this Indenture or in any
         certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto or in connection
         herewith proving to have been incorrect in any material respect as of
         the time when the same shall have been made, and such default shall
         continue or not be cured, or the circumstance or condition in respect
         of which such misrepresentation or warranty was incorrect shall not
         have been eliminated or otherwise cured, for a period of 30 days (or
         for such longer period, not in excess of 90 days, as may be reasonably
         necessary to remedy such default; provided that such default is capable
         of remedy within 90 days or less and Servicer on behalf of Owner
         Trustee delivers an Officer's Certificate to Indenture Trustee to the
         effect that Issuer has commenced, or will promptly commence and
         diligently pursue, all reasonable efforts to remedy such default) after
         there shall have been given, by registered or certified mail, to Issuer
         by Indenture Trustee or to Issuer and Indenture Trustee by the Holders
         of at least 25% of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes, a written
         notice specifying such default or incorrect representation or warranty
         and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a
         "Notice of Default" hereunder;

              (d) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having
         jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Issuer or any substantial
         part of the Trust Estate in an involuntary case under any applicable
         Federal or state

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         bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect,
         or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
         sequestrator or similar official of Issuer or for any substantial part
         of the Trust Estate, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of
         Issuer's affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in
         effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

              (e) the commencement by Issuer of a voluntary case under any
         applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
         now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by Issuer to the entry of an
         order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or the
         consent by Issuer to the appointment or taking possession by a
         receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or
         similar official of Issuer or for any substantial part of the Trust
         Estate, or the making by Issuer of any general assignment for the
         benefit of creditors, or the failure by Issuer generally to pay its
         debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by Issuer in
         furtherance of any of the foregoing.

         Issuer shall deliver to Indenture Trustee, within five days after the
occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer's Certificate of
any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an
Event of Default under clause (c), its status and what action Issuer is taking
or proposes to take with respect thereto.

         SECTION 5.2 Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment. If an
Event of Default should occur and be continuing, then and in every such case
Indenture Trustee or the Holders of Notes representing not less than a majority
of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be
immediately due and payable, by a notice in writing to Issuer (and to Indenture
Trustee if given by Noteholders), and upon any such declaration the unpaid
principal amount of such Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon through the date of acceleration, shall become immediately due and
payable.

         At any time after such declaration of acceleration of maturity has been
made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been
obtained by Indenture Trustee as hereinafter in this Article V provided, the
Holders of Notes representing a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes,
by written notice to Issuer and Indenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such
declaration and its consequences if:

              (a) Issuer has paid or deposited with Indenture Trustee a sum
         sufficient to pay

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                  (i) all payments of principal of and interest on all Notes and
              all other amounts that would then be due hereunder or upon such
              Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to such acceleration had
              not occurred; and

                  (ii) all sums paid or advanced by Indenture Trustee hereunder
              and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
              advances of Indenture Trustee and its agents and counsel; and

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

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

         SECTION 5.3 Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by
Indenture Trustee. (a) Issuer covenants that if (i) default is made in the
payment of any interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and
such default continues for a period of five days, or (ii) default is made in the
payment of the principal of or any installment of the principal of any Note when
the same becomes due and payable, Issuer will, upon demand of Indenture Trustee,
pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then
due and payable on such Notes for principal and interest, with interest upon the
overdue principal, and, to the extent payment at such rate of interest shall be
legally enforceable, upon overdue installments of interest, at the rate
specified in Section 2.7 and in addition thereto such further amount as shall be
sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of Indenture
Trustee and its agents and counsel.

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

         (c) If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Indenture Trustee
may, as more particularly provided in Section 5.4, in its discretion, proceed to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Noteholders, by such
appropriate proceedings as Indenture Trustee shall deem most effective to
protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any
covenant or agreement in this Indenture

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or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other
proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in Indenture Trustee by this
Indenture or by law.

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

                  (i)   to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount
         of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and
         to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable
         in order to have the claims of Indenture Trustee (including any claim
         for reasonable compensation to Indenture Trustee and each predecessor
         Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents, attorneys and counsel,
         and for reimbursement of all expenses and liabilities incurred, and all
         advances made, by Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture
         Trustee, except as a result of negligence, bad faith or willful
         misconduct) and of the Noteholders allowed in such proceedings;

                  (ii)  unless prohibited by applicable law and regulations, to
         vote on behalf of the Holders of Notes in any election of a trustee, a
         standby trustee or person performing similar functions in any such
         proceedings;

                  (iii) to collect and receive any moneys or other property
         payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute all amounts
         received with respect to the claims of the Noteholders and of Indenture
         Trustee on their behalf; and

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

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and any trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official in
any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each of such Noteholders to make
payments to Indenture Trustee, and, in the event that Indenture Trustee shall
consent to the making of payments directly to such Noteholders, to pay to
Indenture Trustee such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover reasonable
compensation to Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee and their
respective agents, attorneys and counsel, and all other expenses and liabilities
incurred, and all advances made, by Indenture Trustee and each predecessor
Indenture Trustee except as a result of negligence or bad faith.

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

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

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

         SECTION 5.4 Remedies; Priorities. (a) If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, Indenture Trustee may do one or more of the
following (subject to Section 5.5):

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

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                  (ii) institute proceedings from time to time for the complete
         or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with respect to the Trust
         Estate;

                  (iii) exercise any remedies of a secured party under the UCC
         and take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights
         and remedies of Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes; and

                  (iv)  sell the Trust Estate or any portion thereof or rights
         or interest therein, at one or more public or private sales called and
         conducted in any manner permitted by law;

provided that Indenture Trustee may not sell or otherwise liquidate the Trust
Estate following an Event of Default, other than an Event of Default described
in Section 5.1(a) or (b), unless (A) the Holders of 100% of the Outstanding
Amount of the Notes and Certificates consent thereto, (B) the proceeds of such
sale or liquidation distributable to the Noteholders and Certificateholders are
sufficient to discharge in full all amounts then due and unpaid upon such Notes
and Certificates for principal and interest or (C) Indenture Trustee determines
that the Trust Estate will not continue to provide sufficient funds for the
payment of principal of and interest on the Notes as they would have become due
if the Notes had not been declared due and payable, and Indenture Trustee
obtains the consent of Holders of 66-2/3% of the Outstanding Amount of the
Notes. In determining such sufficiency or insufficiency with respect to clause
(B) and (C), Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an
opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national
reputation as to the feasibility of such proposed action and as to the
sufficiency of the Trust Estate for such purpose.

         (b) If Indenture Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to
this Article V, it shall pay out such money or property (and other amounts
including amounts held on deposit in the Reserve Account) held as Collateral for
the benefit of the Noteholders in the following order:

              FIRST: to Indenture Trustee for amounts due under Section 6.7;

              SECOND: to Servicer for due and unpaid Servicing Fees;

              THIRD: to Noteholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for
         interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
         according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for interest;

              FOURTH: to Noteholders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for
         principal, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind,
         according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal;
         and

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              FIFTH: to Issuer for distribution to the Certificateholders.

         Indenture Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any
payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section. At least 15 days before such
record date, Issuer shall mail to each Noteholder and Indenture Trustee a notice
that states the record date, the payment date and the amount to be paid.

         SECTION 5.5 Optional Preservation of the Receivables. If the Notes have
been declared to be due and payable under Section 5.2 following an Event of
Default and such declaration and its consequences have not been rescinded and
annulled, Indenture Trustee may, but need not, elect to maintain possession of
the Trust Estate. It is the desire of the parties hereto and the Noteholders
that there be at all times sufficient funds for the payment of principal of and
interest on the Notes, and Indenture Trustee shall take such desire into account
when determining whether or not to maintain possession of the Trust Estate. In
determining whether to maintain possession of the Trust Estate, Indenture
Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an opinion of an Independent
investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation as to the
feasibility of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the Trust
Estate for such purpose.

         SECTION 5.6 Limitation of Suits. No Holder of any Note shall have any
right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this
Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other
remedy hereunder, unless:

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

              (b) the Holders of not less than 25% of the Outstanding Amount of
         the Notes have made written request to Indenture Trustee to institute
         such proceeding in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as
         Indenture Trustee hereunder;

              (c) such Holder or Holders have offered to Indenture Trustee
         indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
         liabilities to be incurred in complying with such request;

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

              (e) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been
         given to Indenture Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of
         a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes;

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

         In the event Indenture Trustee shall receive conflicting or
inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or more groups of Holders of Notes,
each representing less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes,
Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion may determine what action, if any,
shall be taken, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture.

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

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

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

         SECTION 5.10 Delay or Omission Not a Waiver. No delay or omission of
Indenture Trustee or any Holder of any Note to exercise any right or remedy
accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or
remedy or

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constitute a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or an acquiescence
therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article V or by law to Indenture
Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often
as may be deemed expedient, by Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders, as the
case may be.

         SECTION 5.11 Control by Noteholders. The Holders of a majority of the
Outstanding Amount of the Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to Indenture
Trustee with respect to the Notes or exercising any trust or power conferred on
Indenture Trustee; provided that

              (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law
         or with this Indenture;

              (b) subject to the express terms of Section 5.4, any direction to
         Indenture Trustee to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be by the
         Holders of Notes representing not less than 100% of the Outstanding
         Amount of the Notes;

              (c) if the conditions set forth in Section 5.5 have been satisfied
         and Indenture Trustee elects to retain the Trust Estate pursuant to
         such Section, then any direction to Indenture Trustee by Holders of
         Notes representing less than 100% of the Outstanding Amount of the
         Notes to sell or liquidate the Trust Estate shall be of no force and
         effect;

              (d) Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by
         Indenture Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction; and

              (e) such direction shall be in writing;

provided, further, that, subject to Section 6.1, Indenture Trustee need not take
any action that it determines might involve it in liability or might materially
adversely affect the rights of any Noteholders not consenting to such action.

         SECTION 5.12 Waiver of Past Defaults. Prior to the declaration of the
acceleration of the maturity of the Notes as provided in Section 5.2, the
Holders of Notes of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the
Notes may waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences except
a Default (a) in payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes or (b)
in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which cannot be modified or amended
without the consent of the Holder of each Note. In the case of any such waiver,
Issuer, Indenture Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to
their former positions and rights hereunder,

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respectively; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default
or impair any right consequent thereto.

         Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist and be deemed
to have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every
purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

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

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

         SECTION 5.15 Action on Notes. Indenture Trustee's right to seek and
recover judgment on the Notes or under this Indenture shall not be affected by
the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief under or with respect
to this Indenture. Neither the lien of this Indenture nor any rights or remedies
of Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders shall be impaired by the recovery of any
judgment by Indenture Trustee against Issuer or by the levy of any execution
under such judgment upon any portion of the Trust Estate or upon any of the
assets of Issuer.

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         SECTION 5.16 Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations. (a)
Promptly following a request from Indenture Trustee to do so and at
Administrator's expense, Issuer agrees to take all such lawful action as
Indenture Trustee may request to compel or secure the performance and observance
by Seller and Servicer, as applicable, of each of their obligations to Issuer
under or in connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the Seller or
any Seller Affiliate, as applicable, of each of their obligations under or in
connection with each Purchase Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the
terms thereof, and to exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers and
privileges lawfully available to Issuer under or in connection with the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and each Purchase Agreement, as the case may be, to the
extent and in the manner directed by Indenture Trustee, including the
transmission of notices of default on the part of Seller, Servicer or applicable
Seller Affiliate thereunder and the institution of legal or administrative
actions or proceedings to compel or secure performance by Seller or Servicer of
each of their obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or by the
Seller or any Seller Affiliate, as applicable, of each of their obligations
under or in connection with each Purchase Agreement.

         (b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Indenture
Trustee may, and, at the direction (which direction shall be in writing or by
telephone (confirmed in writing promptly thereafter)) of the Holders of 66-2/3%
of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes shall, exercise all rights, remedies,
powers, privileges and claims of Issuer against Seller or Servicer under or in
connection with the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or against the Seller or
Seller Affiliate under the applicable Purchase Agreement, including the right or
power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by
Seller, Servicer or applicable Seller Affiliate of each of their obligations to
Issuer thereunder and to give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval,
extension or waiver under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or any Purchase
Agreement, as applicable, and any right of Issuer to take such action shall be
suspended.

ARTICLE VI  INDENTURE TRUSTEE.

         SECTION 6.1 Duties of Indenture Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing, of which a Responsible Officer of Indenture
Trustee has actual knowledge, Indenture Trustee shall exercise the rights and
powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill
in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs.

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

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                  (i)   Indenture Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and
              only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture
              and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
              Indenture against Indenture Trustee; and

                  (ii)  in the absence of bad faith on its part, Indenture
              Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements
              and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
              certificates or opinions furnished to Indenture Trustee and
              conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; however,
              Indenture Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to
              determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this
              Indenture.

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

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

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

                  (iii) Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to
         any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a
         direction received by it pursuant to Section 5.11.

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

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

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

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

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         (h) Indenture Trustee shall take all actions required to be taken by
the Indenture Trustee under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

         SECTION 6.2 Rights of Indenture Trustee. (a) Indenture Trustee may
conclusively rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed or presented by the proper person. Indenture Trustee need not investigate
any fact or matter stated in the document.

         (b) Before Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may
require an Officer's Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. Indenture Trustee
shall not be liable for any action it takes, suffers or omits to take in good
faith in reliance on the Officer's Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

         (c) Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder
or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or
attorneys or a custodian or nominee, and Indenture Trustee shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the
supervision of, Special Purpose Entity, the Servicer, or any other such agent,
attorney, custodian or nominee appointed with due care by it hereunder.
Indenture Trustee shall have no duty to monitor the performance of Issuer.

         (d) Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or
omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its
rights or powers; provided, that Indenture Trustee's conduct does not constitute
wilful misconduct, negligence or bad faith.

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

         SECTION 6.3 Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee. Indenture Trustee
in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes
and may otherwise deal with Issuer or its Affiliates with the same rights it
would have if it were not Indenture Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Note Registrar,
co-registrar or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However,
Indenture Trustee must comply with Sections 6.11 and 6.12.

         SECTION 6.4 Indenture Trustee's Disclaimer. Indenture Trustee shall
not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or
adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, shall not be accountable for Issuer's
use of the proceeds from the Notes, and shall not be responsible for any
statement of Issuer in the Indenture

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or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the
Notes other than Indenture Trustee's certificate of authentication.

         SECTION 6.5 Notice of Defaults. If a Default occurs and is continuing
and if it is either actually known or written notice of the existence thereof
has been delivered to a Responsible Officer of Indenture Trustee, Indenture
Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder notice of the Default within 90 days after
such knowledge or notice occurs. Except in the case of a Default in payment of
principal of or interest on any Note (including payments pursuant to the
mandatory redemption provisions of such Note), Indenture Trustee may withhold
the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good
faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of Noteholders.

         SECTION 6.6 Reports by Indenture Trustee to Holders. Indenture Trustee
shall deliver to each Noteholder such information as may be reasonably required
to enable such Holder to prepare its Federal and state income tax returns.

         SECTION 6.7 Compensation and Indemnity. The compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of Indenture Trustee shall be governed by the
Administration Agreement. In addition, Issuer shall reimburse any expenses
incurred by the Indenture Trustee in pursuing remedies pursuant to Section 5.4.
Issuer has caused Administrator to agree to indemnify Indenture Trustee and its
officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all loss, liability or
expense (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection
with the acceptance or the administration of this trust and the performance of
its duties hereunder. Neither Issuer nor Administrator need reimburse any
expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by
Indenture Trustee through Indenture Trustee's own wilful misconduct, negligence
or bad faith or to the extent arising from the breach by the Indenture Trustee
of any of its representations and warranties and covenants set forth herein.

         Issuer's payment obligations to Indenture Trustee pursuant to this
Section and the Administration Agreement referenced in the preceding paragraph
shall survive the discharge of this Indenture subject to a satisfaction of the
Rating Agency Condition. When Indenture Trustee incurs expenses after the
occurrence of a Default specified in Section 5.1(d) or (e) with respect to
Issuer, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under
Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable Federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.

         SECTION 6.8 Replacement of Indenture Trustee. Indenture Trustee may
resign at any time by so notifying Issuer. The Holders of a majority in
Outstanding Amount of the Notes may remove Indenture Trustee by so notifying
Indenture

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Trustee and may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee. Issuer shall remove
Indenture Trustee if:

              (a) Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11;

              (b) Indenture Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent;

              (c) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of Indenture
         Trustee or its property; or

              (d) Indenture Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

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

         A successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee and to Issuer. Thereupon the
resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective,
and the successor Indenture Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties
of Indenture Trustee under this Indenture subject to satisfaction of the Rating
Agency Condition. The successor Indenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its
succession to Noteholders. The retiring Indenture Trustee shall promptly
transfer all property held by it as Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture
Trustee.

         If a successor Indenture Trustee does not take office within 60 days
after the retiring Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring
Indenture Trustee, Issuer or the Holders of a majority in Outstanding Amount of
the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment
of a successor Indenture Trustee.

         If Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11, any Noteholder
may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of Indenture
Trustee and the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

         Any resignation or removal of Indenture Trustee and appointment of a
Successor Indenture Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section
shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor
Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.8 and payment of all fees and
expenses owed to the outgoing Indenture Trustee.

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         Notwithstanding the resignation or removal of Indenture Trustee
pursuant to this Section, Issuer's and Administrator's obligations under Section
6.7 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

         Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of any
successor Indenture Trustee.

         SECTION 6.9 Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger. If Indenture
Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation
or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation
without any further act shall be the successor Indenture Trustee. Indenture
Trustee shall provide the Rating Agencies and the Administrator prior written
notice of any such transaction.

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

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

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

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

              (ii)  no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of
         any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder, including acts or
         omissions of predecessor or successor trustees; and

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

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

         (d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute
Indenture Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority,
to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of
this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or
co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of
its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall invest in and be
exercised by Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the
appointment of a new or successor trustee.

         SECTION 6.11 Eligibility; Disqualification. Indenture Trustee shall at
all times satisfy the requirements of TIA ss. 310(a). Indenture Trustee shall
have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its
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published annual report of condition and shall have a long term debt rating of
investment grade or better by the Rating Agencies or shall otherwise be
acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Indenture Trustee shall comply with TIA ss.
310(b), including the optional provision permitted by the second sentence of TIA
ss. 310(b)(9); provided that there shall be excluded from the operation of TIA
ss. 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities of Issuer
are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA ss.
310(b)(1) are met.

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

ARTICLE VII  NOTEHOLDERS' LISTS AND REPORTS.

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

         SECTION 7.2 Preservation of Information; Communications to
Noteholders. (a) Indenture Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is
reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of the Holders contained in the
most recent list furnished to Indenture Trustee as provided in Section 7.1 and
the names and addresses of Holders received by Indenture Trustee in its capacity
as Note Registrar. Indenture Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as
provided in such Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

         (b) Noteholders may communicate pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b) with other
Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the
Notes. Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of any request by three or more
Noteholders or by one or more Noteholders of Notes evidencing not less than 25%
of the Outstanding Amount of Notes to receive a copy of the current list of
Noteholders (whether or not made pursuant to TIA ss. 312(b)), the Indenture
Trustee shall promptly notify the Administrator thereof by providing to the
Administrator a copy of such request and a copy of the list of Noteholders
produced in response thereto.

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

         SECTION 7.3  Reports by Issuer.  (a)  Issuer shall:

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

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

                  (iii) supply to Indenture Trustee (and Indenture Trustee shall
         transmit by mail to all Noteholders described in TIA ss. 313(c)) such
         summaries of any information, documents and reports required to be
         filed by Issuer pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.3(a)
         as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed from time to
         time by the Commission.

         (b) Unless Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of Issuer shall
end on December 31 of each year.

         SECTION 7.4 Reports by Indenture Trustee. If required by TIA ss.
313(a), within 60 days after each March 31, beginning with March 31, 200_,
Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder as required by TIA ss. 313(c) a
brief report dated as of such date that complies with TIA ss. 313(a). Indenture
Trustee also shall comply with TIA ss. 313(b)(1). A copy of each report at the
time of its mailing to Noteholders shall be filed by Indenture Trustee with the
Commission and each stock exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed.
Issuer shall notify Indenture Trustee if and when the Notes are listed on any
stock exchange.

ARTICLE VIII  ACCOUNTS, DISBURSEMENTS AND RELEASES.

         SECTION 8.1 Collection of Money. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and shall
receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any
fiscal agent or other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or
receivable by Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture. Indenture Trustee
shall apply all such money

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received by it as provided in this Indenture. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Indenture, if any default occurs in the making of any payment
or performance under any agreement or instrument that is part of the Trust
Estate, Indenture Trustee may take such action as may be appropriate to enforce
such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of
appropriate proceedings. Any such action shall be without prejudice to any right
to claim a Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and any right to
proceed thereafter as provided in Article V.

         SECTION 8.2 Trust Accounts. (a) On or prior to the Closing Date,
Issuer shall cause Servicer to establish, in the name of Indenture Trustee, for
the benefit of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, the Trust Accounts as
provided in Section 5.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

         (b) On or before each Distribution Date, the Total Distribution Amount
with respect to the preceding Collection Period will be deposited in the
Collection Account as provided in Section 5.2 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. On or before each Distribution Date, the Noteholders' Distributable
Amount with respect to the preceding Collection Period will be transferred from
the Collection Account and/or the Reserve Account to the Note Distribution
Account as provided in Sections 5.1 and 5.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

         (c) On each Distribution Date and Redemption Date, Indenture Trustee
shall distribute all amounts on deposit in the Note Distribution Account to
Noteholders in respect of the Notes to the extent of amounts due and unpaid on
the Notes for principal and interest in the following amounts and in the
following order of priority (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.4(b)):

                  (i)  accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes (A) in the Class
         A-1 Noteholders' Interest Distributable Amount, to the Class A-1
         Noteholders, and (B) in the Class A-2 Noteholders' Interest
         Distributable Amount, to the Class A-2 Noteholders, provided that if
         there are not sufficient funds in the Note Distribution Account to pay
         the entire amount of accrued and unpaid interest then due on the Notes
         for the related Distribution Date, the amount in the Note Distribution
         Account shall be applied to the payment of such interest on each class
         of the Notes pro rata on the basis of the total amount of such interest
         due on such class of Notes for such Distribution Date;

                  (ii) payment of principal to the Holders of the Class A-1
         Notes until the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-1 Notes is reduced to
         zero provided that if there are not sufficient funds in the Note
         Distribution Account to pay in full the principal amount of the
         outstanding Class A-1 Notes, the amounts in the Note Distribution
         Account shall be applied to the payment of principal on the Class A-1
         Notes on a pro rata basis; and

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                  (iii) payment of principal to the Holders of the Class A-2
         Notes until the Outstanding Amount of the Class A-2 Notes is reduced to
         zero provided that if there are not sufficient funds in the Note
         Distribution Account to pay in full the principal amount of the
         outstanding Class A-2 Notes, the amounts in the Note Distribution
         Account shall be applied to the payment of principal on the Class A-2
         Notes on a pro rata basis.

         SECTION 8.3 General Provisions Regarding Accounts. (a) So long as no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all or a
portion of the funds in the Trust Accounts shall be invested in Eligible
Investments and reinvested by Indenture Trustee upon Issuer Order, subject to
the provisions of Section 5.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. In
accordance with Section 5.1(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, on each
Distribution Date, all interest and other investment income (net of losses and
investment expenses) on funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts shall be
distributed to the Seller by the Indenture Trustee. Issuer will not direct
Indenture Trustee to make any investment of any funds or to sell any investment
held in any of the Trust Accounts unless the security interest Granted and
perfected in such account will continue to be perfected in such investment or
the proceeds of such sale, in either case without any further action by any
Person, and, in connection with any direction to Indenture Trustee to make any
such investment or sale, if requested by Indenture Trustee, Issuer shall deliver
to Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, acceptable to Indenture Trustee, to
such effect.

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

         (c) If (i) Issuer shall have failed to give investment directions for
any funds on deposit in the Trust Accounts to Indenture Trustee by 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Time (or such other time as may be agreed by Issuer and Indenture
Trustee) on any Business Day; (ii) a Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing with respect to the Notes but the Notes shall not
have been declared due and payable pursuant to Section 5.2, or (iii) if such
Notes shall have been declared due and payable following an Event of Default,
amounts collected or receivable from the Trust Estate are being applied in
accordance with Section 5.5 as if there had not been such a declaration; then
Indenture Trustee shall, to the fullest extent practicable, invest and reinvest
funds in the Trust Accounts in one or more Eligible Investments. Indenture
Trustee shall not be liable for losses in respect of such investments in
Eligible Investments that comply with the requirements of the Basic Documents.

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         SECTION 8.4 Release of Trust Estate. (a) Subject to the payment of
its fees and expenses pursuant to Section 6.7, Indenture Trustee may, and when
required by the provisions of this Indenture shall, execute instruments to
release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey Indenture Trustee's
interest in the same, in a manner and under circumstances that are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture. No party relying upon an
instrument executed by Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article VIII shall
be bound to ascertain Indenture Trustee's authority, inquire into the
satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any
moneys.

         (b) Indenture Trustee shall, at such time as there are no Notes
outstanding and all sums due Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 have been
paid, release any remaining portion of the Trust Estate that secured the Notes
from the lien of this Indenture and release to Issuer or any other Person
entitled thereto any funds then on deposit in the Trust Accounts. Indenture
Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture pursuant to this
Section 8.4(b) only upon receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an
Officer's Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel and (if required by the TIA)
Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA ss.ss. 314(c) and 314(d)(1)
meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.1.

         Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by its acceptance of a Note or, in the
case of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, acknowledges that from
time to time the Indenture Trustee shall release the lien of this Indenture on
any Receivable to be sold to (i) Seller in accordance with Section 3.3 of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and (ii) to Servicer in accordance with Section 4.7
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

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

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ARTICLE IX  SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES.

         SECTION 9.1 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.
(a) Without the consent of the Holders of any Notes but with prior notice to the
Rating Agencies by Issuer, as evidenced to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and
Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, at any time and from time
to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto (which shall
conform to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of
the execution thereof), in form satisfactory to Indenture Trustee, for any of
the following purposes:

                  (i)   to correct or amplify the description of any property at
         any time subject to the lien of this Indenture, or better to assure,
         convey and confirm unto Indenture Trustee any property subject or
         required to be subjected to the lien of this Indenture, or to subject
         to the lien of this Indenture additional property;

                  (ii)  to evidence the succession, in compliance with the
         applicable provisions hereof, of another person to Issuer, and the
         assumption by any such successor of the covenants of Issuer herein and
         in the Notes contained;

                  (iii) to add to the covenants of Issuer, for the benefit of
         the Holders of the Notes, or to surrender any right or power herein
         conferred upon Issuer;

                  (iv)  to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any
         property to or with Indenture Trustee;

                  (v)   to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any
         provision herein or in any supplemental indenture which may be
         inconsistent with any other provision herein or in any supplemental
         indenture or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
         questions arising under this Indenture or in any supplemental
         indenture; provided that such action shall not materially and adversely
         affect the interests of the Holders of the Notes;

                  (vi)  to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the
         appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the Notes
         and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as
         shall be necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts
         hereunder by more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of
         Article VI;

                  (vii) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this
         Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to effect the
         qualification of this Indenture under the TIA or under any similar
         federal statute hereafter enacted

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         and to add to this Indenture such other provisions as may be expressly
         required by the TIA; or

                  (viii) (A) to add, modify or eliminate such provisions of the
         Indenture as may be necessary or advisable in order to enable all or a
         portion of Issuer to qualify as, and to permit an election to be made
         to cause all or a portion of Issuer to be treated as, a "financial
         asset securitization investment trust" as described in the provisions
         of the "Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996," or to enable all or
         a portion of the Issuer to qualify and an election to be made for
         similar treatment under such comparable subsequent federal income tax
         provisions as may ultimately be enacted into law, and (B) in connection
         with any such election, to modify or eliminate existing provisions set
         forth in this Indenture relating to the intended federal income tax
         treatment of the Notes or Certificates and Issuer in the absence of the
         election; it being a condition to any such amendment that each Rating
         Agency will have notified the Indenture Trustee in writing that the
         amendment will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the rating of
         any outstanding Notes or Certificates with respect to which it is a
         Rating Agency; and

                  (ix) to add, modify or eliminate such provisions as may be
         necessary or advisable in order to enable (a) the transfer to Issuer of
         all or any portion of the Receivables to be derecognized under GAAP by
         Seller to Issuer, (b) Issuer to avoid becoming a member of Seller's
         consolidated group under GAAP or (c) the Seller, any Seller Affiliate
         or any of other Affiliates to otherwise comply with or obtain more
         favorable treatment under any law or regulation or any accounting rule
         or principle; it being a condition to any such amendment that each
         Rating Agency will have notified the Indenture Trustee in writing that
         the amendment will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the
         rating of any outstanding Notes or Certificates with respect to which
         it is a Rating Agency.

         Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized to join in the execution of any
such supplemental indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and
stipulations that may be therein contained.

         (b) Issuer and Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order,
may, also without the consent of any of the Holders of the Notes but with prior
notice to the Rating Agencies by Issuer, as evidenced to Indenture Trustee,
enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of, this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the
Holders of the Notes under this Indenture; provided that such action shall not,
as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of any Noteholder.

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         SECTION 9.2 Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders.
Issuer and Indenture Trustee, when authorized by an Issuer Order, also may, with
prior notice to the Rating Agencies and with the consent of the Holders of not
less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes, by Act of such
Holders delivered to Issuer and Indenture Trustee, enter into an indenture or
indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or
changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture
or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this
Indenture; provided that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the
consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby:

                  (i) change the date of payment of any installment of principal
         of or interest on any Note, or reduce the principal amount thereof, the
         interest rate thereon or the Redemption Price with respect thereto,
         change the provision of this Indenture relating to the application of
         collections on, or the proceeds of the sale of, the Trust Estate to
         payment of principal of or interest on the Notes, or change any place
         of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any Note or the
         interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for
         the enforcement of the provisions of this Indenture requiring the
         application of funds available therefor, as provided in Article V, to
         the payment of any such amount due on the Notes on or after the
         respective due dates thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or
         after the Redemption Date);

                  (ii) reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the
         Notes, the consent of the Holders of which is required for any such
         supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of which is
         required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this
         Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences provided
         for in this Indenture;

                  (iii) modify or alter the provisions of the proviso as to the
         definition of the term "Outstanding";

                  (iv) reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the
         Notes required to direct Indenture Trustee to direct Issuer to sell or
         liquidate the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.4;

                  (v) modify any provision of this Section except to increase
         any percentage specified herein or to provide that certain additional
         provisions of this Indenture or the Basic Documents cannot be modified
         or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note
         affected thereby;

                  (vi) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture in such
         manner as to affect the calculation of the amount of any payment of
         interest or principal

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         due on any Note on any Distribution Date (including the calculation of
         any of the individual components of such calculation) or to affect the
         rights of the Holders of Notes to the benefit of any provisions for the
         mandatory redemption of the Notes contained herein; or

                  (vii) permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a
         parity with the lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the
         Trust Estate or, except as otherwise permitted or contemplated herein
         or in the Basic Documents, terminate the lien of this Indenture on any
         property at any time subject hereto or deprive the Holder of any Note
         of the security provided by the lien of this Indenture.

         Indenture Trustee may determine whether or not any Notes would be
affected by any supplemental indenture and any such determination shall be
conclusive upon the Holders of all Notes, whether theretofore or thereafter
authenticated and delivered hereunder. Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for
any such determination made in good faith.

         It shall not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section
to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it
shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

         Promptly after the execution by Issuer and Indenture Trustee of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section, Indenture Trustee shall mail to
the Holders of the Notes to which such amendment or supplemental indenture
relates a notice setting forth in general terms the substance of such
supplemental indenture. Any failure of Indenture Trustee to mail such notice, or
any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity
of any such supplemental indenture.

         SECTION 9.3 Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or
permitting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture
permitted by this Article IX or the modifications thereby of the trusts created
by this Indenture, Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and subject
to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of
Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized
or permitted by this Indenture. Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be
obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects Indenture
Trustee's own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or
otherwise.

         SECTION 9.4 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Upon the execution of
any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions hereof, this Indenture
shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith with
respect to the Notes affected thereby, and the respective rights, limitations of
rights, obligations,

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duties, liabilities and immunities under this Indenture of Indenture Trustee,
Issuer and the Holders of the Notes shall thereafter be determined, exercised
and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and
amendments, and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture
shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture
for any and all purposes.

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

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

ARTICLE X  REDEMPTION OF NOTES.

         SECTION 10.1 Redemption. (a) The Class A-2 Notes are subject to
redemption in whole, but not in part, at the direction of Seller or Servicer
pursuant to Section 9.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, on any
Distribution Date on which Seller or Servicer exercises its option to purchase
the Trust Estate pursuant to said Section 9.1(a), for a purchase price equal to
the Redemption Price; provided that Issuer has available funds sufficient to pay
the Redemption Price. Servicer or Issuer shall furnish the Rating Agencies
notice of such redemption. If the Class A-2 Notes are to be redeemed pursuant to
this Section 10.1(a), Servicer or Issuer shall furnish notice of such election
to Indenture Trustee not later than 25 days prior to the Redemption Date and
Issuer shall deposit with Indenture Trustee in the Note Distribution Account the
Redemption Price of the Class A-2 Notes to be redeemed whereupon all such Class
A-2 Notes shall be due and payable on the Redemption Date upon the furnishing of
a notice complying with Section 10.2 to each Holder of the Class A-2 Notes.

                  (b) If the assets of Issuer are sold pursuant to Section 9.2
         of the Trust Agreement, all amounts on deposit in the Note Distribution
         Account shall be paid to the Noteholders up to the Outstanding Amount
         of the Notes and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. If amounts
         are to be paid to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 10.1(b),
         Servicer or Issuer shall, to the extent practicable, furnish notice of
         such event to Indenture Trustee not later than

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         25 days prior to the Redemption Date whereupon all such amounts shall
         be payable on the Redemption Date.

         SECTION 10.2 Form of Redemption Notice. (a) Notice of redemption under
Section 10.1(a) shall be given by Indenture Trustee by facsimile or by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, transmitted or mailed prior to the applicable
Redemption Date to each Holder of Class A-2 Notes, as of the close of business
on the Record Date preceding the applicable Redemption Date, at such Holder's
address appearing in the Note Register.

                  All notices of redemption shall state:

                           (i)  the Redemption Date;

                           (ii)  the Redemption Price;

                           (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to
                  such Redemption Date is not applicable and that payments shall
                  be made only upon presentation and surrender of such Class A-2
                  Notes and the place where such Class A-2 Notes are to be
                  surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price (which shall
                  be the office or agency of Issuer to be maintained as provided
                  in Section 3.2); and

                           (iv) that interest on the Class A-2 Notes shall cease
                  to accrue on the Redemption Date.

         Notice of redemption of the Class A-2 Notes shall be given by Indenture
Trustee in the name and at the expense of Issuer. Failure to give notice of
redemption, or any defect therein, to any Holder of any Class A-2 Note shall not
impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any other Class A-2 Note.

              (b) Prior notice of redemption under Section 10.1(b) is not
         required to be given to Noteholders.

         SECTION 10.3 Notes Payable on Redemption Date. The Class A-2 Notes to
be redeemed shall, following notice of redemption as required by Section 10.2
(in the case of redemption pursuant to Section 10.1(a)), on the Redemption Date
become due and payable at the Redemption Price and (unless Issuer shall default
in the payment of the Redemption Price) no interest shall accrue on the
Redemption Price for any period after the date to which accrued interest is
calculated for purposes of calculating the Redemption Price.

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ARTICLE XI  MISCELLANEOUS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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                           (ii) Whenever Issuer is required to furnish to
                  Indenture Trustee an Officer's Certificate certifying or
                  stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters
                  described in clause (i), Issuer shall also deliver to
                  Indenture Trustee an Independent Certificate as to the same
                  matters, if the fair value to Issuer of the securities to be
                  so deposited and of all other such securities made the basis
                  of any such withdrawal or release since the commencement of
                  the then-current fiscal year of Issuer, as set forth in the
                  certificates delivered pursuant to clause (i) and this clause
                  (ii), is 10% or more of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes,
                  but such a certificate need not be furnished with respect to
                  any securities so deposited, if the fair value thereof to
                  Issuer as set forth in the related Officer's Certificate is
                  less than $25,000 or less than one percent of the Outstanding
                  Amount of the Notes.

                           (iii) Other than with respect to the release of any
                  Purchased Receivables or Defaulted Receivables, whenever any
                  property or securities are to be released from the lien of
                  this Indenture, Issuer shall also furnish to Indenture Trustee
                  an Officer's Certificate certifying or stating the opinion of
                  each person signing such certificate as to the fair value
                  (within 90 days of such release) of the property or securities
                  proposed to be released and stating that in the opinion of
                  such person the proposed release will not impair the security
                  under this Indenture in contravention of the provisions
                  hereof.

                           (iv) Whenever Issuer is required to furnish to
                  Indenture Trustee an Officer's Certificate certifying or
                  stating the opinion of any signer thereof as to the matters
                  described in clause (iii), Issuer shall also furnish to
                  Indenture Trustee an Independent Certificate as to the same
                  matters if the fair value of the property or securities and of
                  all other property other than Purchased Receivables and
                  Defaulted Receivables, or securities released from the lien of
                  this Indenture since the commencement of the then current
                  calendar year, as set forth in the certificates required by
                  clause (iii) and this clause (iv), equals 10% or more of the
                  Outstanding Amount of the Notes, but such certificate need not
                  be furnished in the case of any release of property or
                  securities if the fair value thereof as set forth in the
                  related Officer's Certificate is less than $25,000 or less
                  than one percent of the then Outstanding Amount of the Notes.

                           (v) Notwithstanding Section 2.9 or any other
                  provision of this Section, Issuer may (A) collect, liquidate,
                  sell or otherwise dispose of

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                  Receivables as and to the extent permitted or required by the
                  Basic Documents and (B) make cash payments out of the Trust
                  Accounts as and to the extent permitted or required by the
                  Basic Documents.

         SECTION 11.2 Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee. In any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an
opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be
certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they
be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify
or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such
Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion
as to such matters in one or several documents.

         Any certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of Issuer may be
based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of,
or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to the matters upon which his or her certificate or opinion is
based are erroneous. Any such certificate of an Authorized Officer or Opinion of
Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a
certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of
Servicer, Seller, Administrator or Issuer, stating that the information with
respect to such factual matters is in the possession of Servicer, Seller,
Administrator or Issuer, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of
reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations
with respect to such matters are erroneous.

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

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

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

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

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

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

         SECTION 11.4 Notices, etc., to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating
Agencies. Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver
or Act of Noteholders or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture
to be made upon, given or furnished to or filed with:

                  (a) Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder, Administrator or
         Issuer shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if personally
         delivered, delivered by overnight courier or mailed certified mail,
         return receipt requested and shall be deemed to have been duly given
         upon receipt to Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or

                  (b) Issuer by Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder shall be
         sufficient for every purpose hereunder if personally delivered,
         delivered by overnight courier or mailed certified mail, return receipt
         requested and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt to
         Issuer addressed to: Capital One Auto Finance [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__,
         in care of

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         [____________________], with a copy to Administrator at 3901 Dallas
         Parkway, Plano, Texas 75903, Attention: ______________, or at any other
         address previously furnished in writing to Indenture Trustee by Issuer
         or Administrator. Issuer shall promptly transmit any notice received by
         it from the Noteholders to Indenture Trustee.

         Notices required to be given to the Rating Agencies by Issuer,
Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee shall be in writing, personally delivered,
delivered by overnight courier or mailed certified mail, return receipt
requested to (i) in the case of Moody's, at the following address: Moody's
Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10004, (ii) in the
case of S&P, at the following address: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, 26
Broadway (15th Floor), New York, New York 10004, Attention of Asset Backed
Surveillance Department; and (iii) in the case of Fitch, at the following
address: Fitch Investors Service, L.P., One State Street Plaza, New York, New
York 10004 or as to each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be
designated by written notice to the other parties.

         SECTION 11.5 Notices to Noteholders; Waiver. Where this Indenture
provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, such notice shall be
sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing
and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid to each Noteholder affected by such
event, at his address as it appears on the Note Register, not later than the
latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving
of such notice. In any case where notice to Noteholders is given by mail,
neither the failure to mail such notice nor any defect in any notice so mailed
to any particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with
respect to other Noteholders, and any notice that is mailed in the manner herein
provided shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given.

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

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

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

         SECTION 11.6 Alternate Payment and Notice Provisions. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, Issuer may
enter into any agreement with any Holder of a Note providing for a method of
payment, or notice by Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent to such Holder, that
is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture for such payments
or notices, provided that such methods are reasonable and consented to by
Indenture Trustee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). Issuer
will furnish to the trustee a copy of each such agreement and Indenture Trustee
will cause payments to be made and notices to be given in accordance with such
agreements.

         SECTION 11.7 Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision hereof
limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision hereof that is required to
be included in this indenture by any of the provisions of the Trust Indenture
Act, such required provision shall control.

         The provisions of TIA ss.ss. 310 through 317 that impose duties on any
person (including the provisions automatically deemed included herein unless
expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture,
whether or not physically contained herein.

         SECTION 11.8 Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and
Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.

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

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

         SECTION 11.11 Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in
the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties
hereto and their successors hereunder, and the Noteholders, and any other party
secured hereunder, and any other person with an ownership interest in any part
of the Trust

                                       57

<PAGE>   65

Estate, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture.

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

         SECTION 11.13 GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

         SECTION 11.14 Counterparts. This Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.

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

         SECTION 11.16 Trust Obligation. No recourse may be taken, directly or
indirectly, with respect to the obligations of Issuer, Seller, Servicer, Owner
Trustee or Indenture Trustee on the Notes or under this Indenture or any
certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith,
against (i) Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in Issuer or (iii)
any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee or agent of
Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity,
any holder of a beneficial interest in Issuer, Seller, Servicer, Owner Trustee
or Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of Seller, Servicer,
Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except as any
such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that Indenture
Trustee and Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual capacity)
and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully liable, to
the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration for stock,
unpaid capital contribution or

                                       58
<PAGE>   66

failure to pay any installment or call owing to such entity. For all purposes of
this Indenture, in the performance of any duties or obligations of Issuer
hereunder, Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of,
the terms and provisions of Article VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

         SECTION 11.17 No Petition. Indenture Trustee, by entering into this
Indenture, and each Noteholder, by accepting a Note, hereby covenant and agree
that they will not at any time institute against Seller or Issuer, or join in
any institution against Seller or Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under
any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with
any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture or any of the Basic
Documents.

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

                                       59
<PAGE>   67

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

                          CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__

                          [By:
                              ----------------------------------------------,
                              not in its individual capacity but
                                  solely as Owner Trustee,]

                              By:
                                 -------------------------------------------
                              Name:
                              Title:

                          ----------------------------,
                          not in its individual capacity
                          but solely as Indenture Trustee,

                          By:
                             -----------------------------------------------
                          Name:
                          Title:

                                       60
<PAGE>   68

                                                                    EXHIBIT A

                             SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES

                     Delivered on Disk to Indenture Trustee

                                       A

<PAGE>   69
                                                                   EXHIBIT B

                      FORM OF SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

                                       B

<PAGE>   70

                                                                  EXHIBIT C

                        FORM OF NOTE DEPOSITORY AGREEMENT

                                       C

<PAGE>   71

                                                                    EXHIBIT D

                                FORM OF A-1 NOTES

REGISTERED                                                     $_____________(3)
No. R-___                                             CUSIP NO. _____________

         Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Note issued is
registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.

         THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH
HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME
MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

                 CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__

                       _____% CLASS A-1 ASSET BACKED NOTES

         Capital One Auto Finance [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__, a trust organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the
"Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or
registered assigns, the principal sum of __________________ DOLLARS
($___________), partially payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal
to the result obtained by multiplying (i) a fraction the numerator of which is
the initial principal amount of this Note and the denominator of which is the
aggregate initial principal amount of the Class A-1 Notes (the "Fraction") by
(ii) the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Distribution Account in
respect of principal on the A-1 Notes pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Indenture;
provided that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due and
payable on the earlier of the Final Scheduled Distribution

----------------------------
(3) Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

                                       D-1
<PAGE>   72

Date for the Class A-1 Notes and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to
Section 10.1 of the Indenture. The Issuer will pay interest on this Note on each
Distribution Date until the principal of this Note is paid or made available for
payment, in an amount equal to the product of the Class A-1 Noteholders'
Interest Distributable Amount for the related Distribution Date multiplied by
the Fraction subject to certain limitations contained in Section 3.1 and Section
8.2 of the Indenture. Such principal of and interest on this Note shall be paid
in the manner specified in the Indenture.

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

         Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on
the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth
on the face of this Note.

         Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to
any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, or be valid
or obligatory for any purpose.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed,
manually or in facsimile, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:   _____________, 200__

                          CAPITAL ONE AUTO TRUST [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__

                          By:
                              -----------------------------------------------,
                              not in its individual capacity
                              but solely as Owner Trustee under the
                              Trust Agreement

                          By:
                              ----------------------------------------------
                              Name:
                                   -----------------------------------------
                              Title:
                                    ----------------------------------------

                                      D-2
<PAGE>   73

                INDENTURE TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated:   ______________, 2001

                                    ------------------------------------,
                                    not in its individual capacity,
                                    but solely as Indenture Trustee

                                    By:
                                        -------------------------------
                                            Authorized Signatory

                                      D-3

<PAGE>   74

                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

         This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer,
designated as its ______% Class A-1 Asset Backed Notes (herein called the "A-1
Notes" or the "Notes"), all issued under an Indenture dated as of __________,
199__ (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the
"Indenture"), between the Issuer and _____________________, not in its
individual capacity but solely as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"), which term
includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture
and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement
of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the
Indenture. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and
that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in or
pursuant to the Indenture.

         The Notes and the Class A-2 Notes are and will be equally and ratably
secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the
Indenture.

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

         Each Holder or Note Owner, by acceptance of a Note, or, in the case of
a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in the Note, covenants and agrees that no
recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations
of Issuer, Seller, Servicer, Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee on the Notes or
under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection
herewith or therewith, against (i) Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner
Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in
Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director,
employee or agent of Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in Issuer, Seller,
Servicer, Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of
Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity,
except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that
Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual
capacity) and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully
liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration
for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call
owing to such entity.

         It is the intent of the Seller, the Servicer, the Noteholders and the
Note Owners that, for purposes of Federal and State income tax and any other tax
measured in whole or in part by income, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness
of the

                                       D-4
<PAGE>   75

Issuer. The Noteholders, by acceptance of a Note, agree to treat, and to take no
action inconsistent with the treatment of, the Notes for such tax purposes as
indebtedness of the Issuer.

         Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by acceptance of a Note, or, in the case
of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that they
will not at any time institute against Seller or Issuer, or join in any
institution against Seller or Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under
any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with
any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture or any of the Basic
Documents.

         This Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law
provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder
and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

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

         Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly
provided in the Basic Documents, neither _________________, in its individual
capacity, any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, nor any of their
respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees,
successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had
to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on, or performance
of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or
indemnifications contained in this Note or the Indenture, it being expressly
understood that said covenants, obligations and indemnifications have been made
by the Owner Trustee for the sole purposes of binding the interests of the Owner
Trustee in the assets of the Issuer. The Holder of this Note by the acceptance
hereof agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, in the
case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim
against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to,
and enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities,
obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Note.

                                      D-5
<PAGE>   76

                                   ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto _______________________________

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           (name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, ____ and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints ______________________, attorney, to transfer said Note
on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in
the premises.

Dated:  _____________      _______________________________ */
                                                           -

                                    Signature Guaranteed:

                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    Signatures must be guaranteed by an
                                    "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the
                                    requirements of the Note Registrar, which
                                    requirements include membership or
                                    participation in STAMP or such other
                                    "signature guarantee program" as may be
                                    determined by the Note Registrar in addition
                                    to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in
                                    accordance with the Securities Exchange Act
                                    of 1934, as amended.

-------------------------

  */     NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the
         name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within
         Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change
         whatsoever.

                                      D-6

<PAGE>   77

                                                                     EXHIBIT E

                                FORM OF A-2 NOTES

REGISTERED                                                    $_____________(4)
No. R-___                                            CUSIP NO. _____________

         Unless this Note is presented by an authorized representative of The
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to the Issuer or its
agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Note issued is
registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an
authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.

         THE PRINCIPAL OF THIS NOTE IS PAYABLE IN INSTALLMENTS AS SET FORTH
HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS NOTE AT ANY TIME
MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.

                  CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE [TRUST][LLC] 200-__

                       _____% CLASS A-2 ASSET BACKED NOTES

         Capital One Auto Finance [Trust] [LLC] 200__-__, a trust organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (including any successor, the
"Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or
registered assigns, the principal sum of __________________ DOLLARS
($___________), partially payable on each Distribution Date in an amount equal
to the result obtained by multiplying (i) a fraction the numerator of which is
the initial principal amount of this Note and the denominator of which is the
aggregate initial principal amount of the Class A-2 Notes ("the Fraction") by
(ii) the aggregate amount, if any, payable from the Note Distribution Account in
respect of principal on the A-2 Notes pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Indenture;
provided that the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note shall be due and
payable on the earlier of the Final Scheduled Distribution

-------------------
(4) Denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

                                       E-1
<PAGE>   78

Date for the Class A-2 Notes and the Redemption Date, if any, pursuant to
Section 10.1 of the Indenture. No payments of principal of the A-2 Notes will be
made until the principal of the A-1 Notes has been paid in full. The Issuer will
pay interest on this Note on each Distribution Date until the principal of this
Note is paid or made available for payment in an amount equal to the product of
the Class A-2 Noteholders' Interest distributable Amount for the related
Transfer Date multiplied by the Fraction, subject to certain limitations
contained in Section 3.1 and Section 8.2 of the Indenture. Such principal of and
interest on this Note shall be paid in the manner specified in the Indenture.

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

         Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on
the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set forth
on the face of this Note.

         Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to
any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, or be valid
or obligatory for any purpose.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed,
manually or in facsimile, by its Authorized Officer.

Dated:   _____________, 2001

                              CAPITAL ONE AUTO FINANCE [TRUST] [LLC] 200__-__

                              By:
                                 ---------------------------------------------,
                                   not in its individual capacity
                                   but solely as Owner Trustee under the
                                   Trust Agreement

                              By:
                                   ---------------------------------------
                                   Name:
                                        ----------------------------------
                                   Title:
                                        ----------------------------------

                                      E-2

<PAGE>   79

                INDENTURE TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated:   ______________, 200_

                                    ------------------------------------,
                                    not in its individual capacity,
                                    but solely as Indenture Trustee

                                    By:
                                        -------------------------------
                                            Authorized Signatory

                                      E-3

<PAGE>   80

                                [REVERSE OF NOTE]

         This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Issuer,
designated as its ______% Class A-2 Asset Backed Notes (herein called the "A-2
Notes" or the "Notes"), all issued under an Indenture dated as of __________,
199__ (such Indenture, as supplemented or amended, is herein called the
"Indenture"), between the Issuer and _____________________, not in its
individual capacity but solely as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee"), which term
includes any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture, to which Indenture
and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement
of the respective rights and obligations thereunder of the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. The Notes are subject to all terms of the
Indenture. All terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined herein and
that are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in or
pursuant to the Indenture.

         The Notes and the Class A-1 Notes are and will be equally and ratably
secured by the collateral pledged as security therefor as provided in the
Indenture.

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

         Each Holder or Note Owner, by acceptance of a Note, or, in the case of
a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in the Note, covenants and agrees that no
recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations
of Issuer, Seller, Servicer, Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee on the Notes or
under this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection
herewith or therewith, against (i) Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner
Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in
Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director,
employee or agent of Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in Issuer, Seller,
Servicer, Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of
Seller, Servicer, Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee in its individual capacity,
except as any such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that
Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual
capacity) and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall be fully
liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration
for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment or call
owing to such entity.

         It is the intent of the Seller, the Servicer, the Noteholders and the
Note Owners that, for purposes of Federal and State income tax and any other tax
measured in whole or in part by income, the Notes will qualify as indebtedness
of the

                                       E-4
<PAGE>   81

Issuer. The Noteholders, by acceptance of a Note, agree to treat, and to take no
action inconsistent with the treatment of, the Notes for such tax purposes as
indebtedness of the Issuer.

         Each Noteholder or Note Owner, by acceptance of a Note, or, in the case
of a Note Owner, a beneficial interest in a Note, covenants and agrees that they
will not at any time institute against Seller or Issuer, or join in any
institution against Seller or Issuer of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under
any United States Federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with
any obligations relating to the Notes, this Indenture or any of the Basic
Documents.

         This Note and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law
provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder
and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.

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

         Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, except as expressly
provided in the Basic Documents, neither ________________________, in its
individual capacity, any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, nor any
of their respective partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors,
employees, successors or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall
recourse be had to any of them for, the payment of principal of or interest on,
or performance of, or omission to perform, any of the covenants, obligations or
indemnifications contained in this Note or the Indenture, it being expressly
understood that said covenants, obligations and indemnifications have been made
by the Owner Trustee for the sole purposes of binding the interests of the Owner
Trustee in the assets of the Issuer. The Holder of this Note by the acceptance
hereof agrees that, except as expressly provided in the Basic Documents, in the
case of an Event of Default under the Indenture, the Holder shall have no claim
against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss or claim therefrom;
provided that nothing contained herein shall be taken to prevent recourse to,
and enforcement against, the assets of the Issuer for any and all liabilities,
obligations and undertakings contained in the Indenture or in this Note.

                                      E-5
<PAGE>   82

                                   ASSIGNMENT

Social Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee

_______________________________________________________________________________

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto _______________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________
                         (name and address of assignee)

the within Note and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably
constitutes and appoints ______________________, attorney, to transfer said Note
on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in
the premises.

Dated:  _____________      _______________________________ */
                                                           -

                                    Signature Guaranteed:

                                    ----------------------------------------
                                    Signatures must be guaranteed by an
                                    "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the
                                    requirements of the Note Registrar, which
                                    requirements include membership or
                                    participation in STAMP or such other
                                    "signature guarantee program" as may be
                                    determined by the Note Registrar in addition
                                    to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in
                                    accordance with the Securities Exchange Act
                                    of 1934, as amended.

_________________________

  */     NOTE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the
         name of the registered owner as it appears on the face of the within
         Note in every particular without alteration, enlargement or any change
         whatsoever.

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