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Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of January 24, 2011
(the “Effective Date”), by and between APPROACH RESOURCES INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and RALPH P. MANOUSHAGIAN, an individual residing in the State of Texas
(“Employee”).

RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Employee has been employed by the Company as its Executive Vice President — Land
without a written employment agreement.

     WHEREAS, the Company now desires to employ Employee, and Employee now desires to be employed
by the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this
Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree to the following terms:

TERMS

	1.	 	Employment and Position. The Company shall continue to employ Employee as its
Executive Vice President — Land, and Employee shall continue to serve in such capacities,
subject to the terms of this Agreement, and Employee shall report directly to the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer (the “President”) and/or Board of Directors (the
“Board”).
	 
	2.	 	Duties. Employee shall perform in the capacities described in paragraph 1 and shall
have such duties, responsibilities, and authorities as may be reasonably assigned by the
President and/or Board, in his or its sole discretion, including without limitation duties,
responsibilities, and authorities for the Company’s Affiliates (as defined below). Employee
shall devote his full time, best efforts, abilities, knowledge, and experience to the
Company’s business and affairs as necessary to faithfully perform his duties,
responsibilities, and authorities under this Agreement.
	 
	3.	 	Place of Performance. Although Employee shall be expected to work at all Company
locations from time to time and travel as necessary to perform his duties, responsibilities,
and authorities under this Agreement, Employee’s primary work location shall be at the
Company’s corporate headquarters or within 50 miles from the Company’s corporate headquarters.
The Company shall provide without cost to Employee such office space, secretarial, and
administrative services, equipment, furniture, and furnishings as are suitable and appropriate
to Employee’s titles and positions.

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	4.	 	Term of Agreement.

	 	(a)	 	Initial Term. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
for the initial term described in this subparagraph 4(a) (the “Initial Term”),
commencing on the Effective Date and expiring on January 1, 2013 (the “Expiration
Date”), unless terminated before the Expiration Date in accordance with paragraph
6.

	 	(b)	 	Renewal Term. Notwithstanding subparagraph 4(a), the effectiveness of
this Agreement shall automatically be extended for an additional one-year term on the
Expiration Date and on each successive anniversary of the Expiration Date (each, a
“Renewal Date”), unless and until (i) either party gives written notice of
non-renewal at least 120 days prior to the Expiration Date or any Renewal Date; or (ii)
the Agreement is terminated earlier in accordance with paragraph 6 (each, a
“Renewal Term”).

	 	(c)	 	Term. The Initial Term and any Renewal Terms shall be referred to
below collectively as the “Term” of this Agreement.

	5.	 	Compensation and Employment Benefits. In consideration for the performance of
Employee’s duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this Agreement, the Company shall
provide Employee with the following compensation and employment benefits:

	 	(a)	 	Base Salary. From the Effective Date until changed as provided in this
subparagraph, the Company shall pay Employee an annual base salary of $200,000.00 (the
“Base Salary”), prorated for any partial period of employment. The Base Salary
shall be payable semi-monthly in accordance with the Company’s ordinary payroll
policies and procedures for employee compensation. During the Term, Employee’s Base
Salary shall be subject to an annual review and adjustment by the Board in its sole
discretion.

	 	(b)	 	Bonus.

	 	(i)	 	Performance Plan. In addition to the Base Salary,
Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Company Performance Incentive
Plan or another bonus plan or program maintained by the Company or an Affiliate
(“Performance Plan”) to be determined annually by the Compensation
Committee of the Board in its sole discretion. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Bonus” means any annual bonus payable pursuant to the Performance Plan
to Employee.

	 	(ii)	 	Payout Option. The Bonus may be paid in cash, common
stock of the Company, or a combination thereof, as determined by the
Compensation Committee in its sole discretion; provided, however, that
the Compensation Committee may offer Employee the option to elect to receive
the value of any Bonus in cash, common stock, or a combination thereof, subject
to applicable law and such terms, conditions, and limitations as the
Compensation Committee may establish from time to time.

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	 	(iii)	 	Discretionary Participation Level. The Compensation
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine Employee’s participation in
the Performance Plan and amount or range of the Bonus available to Employee
based on achievement of performance goals during the fiscal year or other
performance period.

	 	(iv)	 	Payment. Any Bonus or other discretionary compensation
payments due under this Agreement shall be paid to Employee at the time
specified by the Compensation Committee at the time any such Bonus or other
discretionary compensation payment is awarded, but in no event later than 21/2
months after the end of the taxable year in which any substantial risk of
forfeiture with respect to such Bonus or other payment lapses. Unless
otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement or a plan, policy or
program of the Company, Employee must be employed by the Company or an
Affiliate on the date the Bonus or other payment is made to be entitled to
receive the Bonus or other payment.

	 	(c)	 	Employment Benefits. The Company shall provide Employee with the
employment benefits that the Company ordinarily provides to its executive-level
employees. Such employment benefits shall be governed by the applicable plan
documents, insurance policies, and/or employment policies, and may be modified,
suspended, revoked, or terminated in accordance with the terms of the applicable
documents or policies without violating this Agreement. In addition to those benefits,
the Company shall provide or cause to provide the following benefits upon satisfaction
by Employee of any eligibility requirements, subject to the following limitations:

	 	(i)	 	Sick-Leave Benefits. To the extent made available to
other employees of the Company, and unless this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to paragraph 6 in which case no sick-leave benefits shall be payable,
Employee shall be paid sick leave benefits at his then prevailing Base Salary
rate during his absence due to illness or other incapacity up to a maximum of
180 days in any one-year period.

	 	(ii)	 	Vacations. The Company shall provide Employee with a
minimum of four weeks of paid vacation per calendar year during the Term,
prorated for the first calendar year of the Term. Unless the Company has
adopted a plan or policy pursuant to which some or all of such vacation may be
rolled over to the next succeeding year in which case only a maximum of four
weeks of paid vacation may be carried over, such vacation may not be carried
over from calendar year to calendar year and accrued unused vacation shall be
forfeited if not used by the end of the calendar year in which it was granted.
The time and duration of any vacation shall be subject to advance notice to
the President. The Company shall provide Employee with all paid holidays

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	 	 	 	ordinarily given by the Company to its employees. Employee shall be paid
for any accrued unused vacation should this Agreement terminate pursuant to
paragraph 6.

	 	(d)	 	Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Employee may incur ordinary,
necessary, and reasonable business expenses in connection with the performance of his
duties, responsibilities, and authorities under this Agreement and for the promotion of
the Company’s business and activities during the Term, including but not limited to
expenses for necessary travel and entertainment and other items of expenses required in
the normal and routine course of Employee’s employment. The Company shall promptly
reimburse Employee from time to time for all such business expenses incurred pursuant
to and in conformity with this subparagraph and the policies and practices of the
Company relative to the reimbursement of business expenses. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year
may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (ii)
the reimbursement must be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following
the calendar year in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) the right to
reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

	6.	 	Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated as follows; provided,
however, that any termination of this Agreement shall also constitute a termination of
Employee’s employment with the Company:

	 	(a)	 	Death. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon Employee’s
death.

	 	(b)	 	Permanent Disability. This Agreement shall immediately terminate in
the event that Employee becomes Permanently Disabled. For purposes of this Agreement,
Employee shall be deemed to have become “Permanently Disabled” when (i) he
receives disability benefits under either Social Security or the Company’s long-term
disability plan, if any, (ii) the President and/or the Board, upon the written report
of a qualified physician designated by the President and/or the Board or its insurers,
shall have determined (after a complete physical examination of Employee at any time
after he has been absent from the Company for a total period of 180 or more calendar
days in any 12-month period) that Employee has become physically and/or mentally
incapable of performing his essential job functions with or without reasonable
accommodation as required by law, or (iii) Employee is otherwise unable for a
continuous period of 90 calendar days to perform his essential job functions with or
without reasonable accommodation as required by law due to injury, illness, or other
incapacity (physical or mental).

	 	(c)	 	With Cause. The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement
immediately for any Cause.

	 	(i)	 	Definition of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Cause” shall be defined as follows:

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	 	(A)	 	the willful and continued failure by Employee
substantially to perform his duties, responsibilities, or authorities
hereunder (other than any such failure resulting from Employee becoming
Permanently Disabled);

	 	(B)	 	the willful engaging by Employee in misconduct
that is materially injurious to the Company;

	 	(C)	 	any misconduct by Employee in the course and
scope of Employee’s employment under this Agreement, including but not
limited to dishonesty, disloyalty, disorderly conduct, insubordination,
harassment of other employees or third parties, abuse of alcohol or
controlled substances, or other violations of the Company’s personnel
policies, rules, or Code of Conduct;

	 	(D)	 	any material violation by Employee of this
Agreement; or

	 	(E)	 	any violation by Employee of any fiduciary duty
owed by Employee to the Company or its Affiliates.

	 	 	 	For purposes of this subparagraph, no act, or failure to act, on Employee’s
part shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be
done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action
or omission was in the best interest of the Company.

	 	(ii)	 	Limited Notice and Opportunity to Cure. If the Company
determines in its reasonable, good faith discretion that a cure is possible and
appropriate, the Company will give Employee written notice of the acts or
omissions constituting Cause and no termination of this Agreement shall be for
Cause unless and until Employee fails to cure such acts or omissions within 10
days following receipt of such written notice. If the Company determines in
its reasonable, good faith discretion that a cure is not possible and
appropriate, Employee shall have no notice or cure rights before this Agreement
is terminated for Cause.

	 	(d)	 	Without Cause. The Company shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement for any reason other than death, Employee becoming Permanently Disabled, or
Cause, at any time by providing 90 days written notice to Employee that the Company is
terminating the Agreement without Cause.

	 	(e)	 	With Good Reason. Employee shall be permitted to terminate this
Agreement for any Good Reason.

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	 	(i)	 	Definition of Good Reason. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Good Reason”
shall exist in the event any of the following actions are taken without
Employee’s consent:

	 	(A)	 	a material diminution in Employee’s Base
Salary, duties, responsibilities, or authorities;

	 	(B)	 	a requirement that Employee report to an
officer or employee other than the President or the Board (or similar
governing body);

	 	(C)	 	a material relocation of Employee’s primary
work location more than 50 miles away from the Company’s corporate
headquarters; or

	 	(D)	 	any other action or inaction by the Company
that constitutes a material breach by the Company of its obligations
under this Agreement.

	 	(ii)	 	Notice and Opportunity to Cure. To exercise his right
to terminate for Good Reason, Employee must provide written notice to the
Company of his belief that Good Reason exists within 90 days of the initial
existence of the condition(s) giving rise to Good Reason, and that notice shall
describe the condition(s) believed to constitute Good Reason. The Company
shall have 30 days to remedy the Good Reason condition(s). If not remedied
within that 30-day period, Employee may terminate this Agreement; provided,
however, that such termination must occur no later than 180 days after the
date of the initial existence of the condition(s) giving rise to the Good
Reason; otherwise, Employee is deemed to have accepted the condition(s), or the
Company’s correction of such condition(s), that may have given rise to the
existence of Good Reason.

	 	(f)	 	Without Good Reason. Employee shall be entitled to terminate this
Agreement without Good Reason at any time by providing 120 days written notice to
Company that Employee is terminating the Agreement without Good Reason.

	 	(g)	 	Expiration of Term. Either party may terminate this Agreement by
providing a proper notice of non-renewal in accordance with subparagraph 4(b).

	7.	 	Payments and Benefits Due Upon Termination.

	 	(a)	 	Accrued Obligations. Upon any termination of this Agreement, the
Company shall have no further obligation to Employee under this Agreement or otherwise,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement and except for (i) payment to Employee
of all earned but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, prorated as

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	 	 	 	provided in subparagraph 5(a), (ii) payment to Employee, in accordance with the terms
of the applicable benefit plan of the Company or to the extent required by law, of any
benefits to which Employee has a vested entitlement as of the Date of Termination
(other than any entitlement to severance or separation pay, if any), (iii) payment
to Employee of any accrued unused vacation; and (iv) payment to Employee of any
approved but un-reimbursed business expenses incurred in accordance with applicable
Company policy and the terms of this Agreement. The payments and benefits described
in (i)-(iv) shall be referred to in this Agreement as the “Accrued
Obligations” and shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s plans and
policies and applicable law.

	 	(b)	 	Termination by the Company Due to Death or Permanent Disability. If
this Agreement is terminated due to death or Employee becoming Permanently Disabled,
then the Company shall have no further obligations to Employee under this Agreement or
otherwise, except the Company shall provide the Accrued Obligations to Employee in
accordance with subparagraph 7(a) in addition to the following severance payments and
benefits payable to Employee or the personal representative of Employee’s estate, as
applicable:

	 	(i)	 	on the earliest date between 20 and 60 days following
Employee’s Separation from Service when the Release described in subparagraph
10(a) has become fully enforceable and irrevocable, a lump sum in cash equal to
100% of his Base Salary in effect as of such Separation from Service; and

	 	(ii)	 	on or before the 60th day following Employee’s Separation from
Service, a lump sum in cash equal to 100% of the average of any Bonuses
received by Employee from the Company in the two years immediately before the
Separation from Service.

	 	(c)	 	Termination by the Company for Cause or by Employee Without Good
Reason. Upon termination of this Agreement by (i) the Company for Cause in
accordance with subparagraph 6(c) or (ii) Employee without Good Reason in accordance
with subparagraph 6(f), the Company shall have no further obligations to Employee under
this Agreement or otherwise, except the Company shall provide the Accrued Obligations
to Employee in accordance with subparagraph 7(a).

	 	(d)	 	Termination by the Company without Cause or by Employee for Good
Reason. If this Agreement is terminated by (i) the Company without Cause in
accordance with subparagraph 6(d) or (ii) Employee for Good Reason in accordance with
subparagraph 6(e), then the Company shall have no further obligations to Employee under
this Agreement or otherwise, except the Company shall provide the Accrued Obligations
to Employee in accordance with subparagraph 7(a) in addition to the following severance
payments and benefits:

	 	(i)	 	on the earliest date between 20 and 60 days following
Employee’s Separation 

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	 	 	 	from Service when the Release described in subparagraph
10(a) has become fully enforceable and irrevocable, a lump sum in cash equal to
150% of the greater of (A) the then-current Base Salary, and (B) the Base
Salary at any
time within two years immediately before the Separation from Service; and

	 	(ii)	 	on the date that annual bonuses are paid to other executive
employees of the Company, but in no event later than 21/2 months after the end of
the taxable year in which any substantial risk of forfeiture with respect to
such bonuses lapses, the Bonus that Employee would have received based on
achievement of performance goals under subparagraph 5(b) had this Agreement not
terminated for the year containing the Date of Termination multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the period
beginning the first day of the performance period containing the Date of
Termination and ending on the Date of Termination, and the denominator of which
is the number of days in the applicable performance period; and

	 	(iii)	 	during the portion, if any, of the 18-month period commencing
on the date of Employee’s Separation from Service (12-month period if Employee
terminates for Good Reason) that Employee is eligible to elect and elects to
continue coverage for himself and his eligible dependents under the Company’s
or an Affiliate’s group heath plan pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), or similar state law,
the Company shall reimburse Employee on a monthly basis for the difference
between the amount Employee pays to effect and continue such coverage and the
employee contribution amount that active senior executive employees of the
Company pay for the same or similar coverage.

	 	(e)	 	Expiration of the Term. If this Agreement is terminated by Employee
providing a proper notice of non-renewal in accordance with subparagraph 4(b), the
Company shall have no further obligations to Employee under this Agreement or
otherwise, except the Company shall provide the Accrued Obligations to Employee in
accordance with subparagraph 7(a). If this Agreement is terminated by the Company
providing a proper notice of non-renewal in accordance with subparagraph 4(b), then the
Company shall have no further obligations to Employee under this Agreement or
otherwise, except the Company shall provide the Accrued Obligations to Employee in
accordance with subparagraph 7(a) in addition to the following severance payments and
benefits:

	 	(i)	 	on the earliest date between 20 and 60 days following
Employee’s Separation from Service when the Release described in subparagraph
10(a) has become fully enforceable and irrevocable, a lump sum in cash equal to
150% of the greater of (A) the then-current Base Salary, and (B) the Base
Salary at any time within two years immediately before the Separation from
Service; and

	 	(ii)	 	on the date that annual bonuses are paid to other executive
employees of the 

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	 	 	 	Company, but in no event later than 21/2 months after the end of
the taxable year in which any substantial risk of forfeiture with respect to
such bonuses lapses, the Bonus that Employee would have received based on
achievement of performance goals under subparagraph 5(b) had this Agreement not
terminated for the year containing the Date of Termination multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the period
beginning the first day of the performance period containing the Date of
Termination and ending on the Date of Termination, and the denominator of
which is the number of days in the applicable performance period; and

	 	(iii)	 	during the portion, if any, of the 18-month period commencing
on the date of Employee’s Separation from Service that Employee is eligible to
elect and elects to continue coverage for himself and his eligible dependents
under the Company’s or an Affiliate’s group heath plan pursuant to COBRA or
similar state law, the Company shall reimburse Employee on a monthly basis for
the difference between the amount Employee pays to effect and continue such
coverage and the employee contribution amount that active senior executive
employees of the Company pay for the same or similar coverage.

	8.	 	Change in Control. The parties acknowledge that Employee has entered into this
Agreement based on his confidence in the current stockholders of the Company and the support
of the Board. Accordingly, if the Company should undergo a Change in Control the parties
agree as follows:

	 	(a)	 	Definitions.

	 	(i)	 	Affiliate: except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, for purposes of this Agreement, Affiliate means, with respect to the
Company, any person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
the Company; provided, however, that a natural person shall not be
considered an Affiliate.

	 	(ii)	 	Change in Control: a Change in Control means (a) any
consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the
continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the
Company’s common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other
property, other than a merger of the Company in which the holders of the
Company’s common stock immediately prior to the merger have the same
proportionate ownership of common stock of the surviving corporation
immediately after the merger, (b) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer
(in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or
substantially all, of the assets of the Company and the its subsidiaries to any
other person or entity (other than an Affiliate of the Company), (c) the
stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, (d) any person or entity (other than Yorktown
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	 	 	 	affiliated funds), including a
“group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, acquires or gains ownership or control (including,
without limitation, power to vote) of more than 50% of the outstanding shares
of the Company’s voting stock (based upon voting power) or (e) as a result of
or in connection with a contested election of
directors, the persons who were directors of the Company before such
election shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not include a public offering of
the Company’s common stock or a transaction with its sole purpose to change
the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that
will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held
the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.

	 	(iii)	 	CIC Effective Date: means the date upon which a
Change of Control occurs.

	 	(iv)	 	Code: means Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
from time to time.

	 	(b)	 	Change in Control Benefits and Payments. If Employee is employed by
the Company on the CIC Effective Date and this Agreement is terminated on or before the
first anniversary of the CIC Effective Date by the Company without Cause in accordance
with subparagraph 6(d) or by Employee for Good Reason in accordance with subparagraph
6(e), then the Company shall have no further obligation to Employee under this
Agreement or otherwise, except the Company shall provide Employee with the Accrued
Obligations in accordance with subparagraph 7(a) plus the following Change in Control
payments and benefits in lieu of any severance payments or benefits that may otherwise
be due under subparagraph 7(d):

	 	(i)	 	on the earliest date between 20 and 60 days following
Employee’s Separation from Service when the Release described in subparagraph
10(a) has become fully enforceable and irrevocable, a lump sum in cash equal to
150% of the greater of (A) the then-current Base Salary, and (B) the Base
Salary at any time within two years immediately before the CIC Effective Date;
and

	 	(ii)	 	on or before the 60th day following Employee’s Separation from
Service, a lump sum in cash equal to 100% of the average of any Bonuses
received by Employee from the Company in the two years before the CIC Effective
Date; and

	 	(iii)	 	during the portion, if any, of the 18-month period commencing
on the date of Employee’s Separation from Service that Employee is eligible to
elect and elects to continue coverage for himself and his eligible dependents
under the Company’s or an Affiliate’s (or a successor of either such entity)
group heath plan pursuant to COBRA or similar state law, the Company shall
reimburse Employee on a monthly basis for the difference between the amount

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	 	 	 	Employee pays to effect and continue such coverage and the employee
contribution amount that active senior executive employees of the Company pay
for the same or similar coverage.

	 	(c)	 	Effect of a Change in Control Following Date of Termination.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, if this Agreement is
terminated by the Company without Cause in accordance with subparagraph 6(d) or by
Employee for
Good Reason in accordance with subparagraph 6(e), and a CIC Effective Date occurs
within 120 days following the Date of Termination, then, in addition to the
severance payments and benefits provided to Employee in accordance with subparagraph
7(d), the Company shall provide Employee (or to Employee’s estate in the event of
his death following the Date of Termination) with the following Change in Control
payments:

	 	(i)	 	on or before the 60th day following the CIC Effective Date, a
lump sum in cash equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Change of Control
payment that Employee would have been entitled to receive under subparagraph
8(b)(i) if he was employed by the Company or an Affiliate on the CIC Effective
Date, over (B) the severance payment payable to Employee in accordance with
subparagraph 7(d)(i); and

	 	(ii)	 	on or before the 60th day following the CIC Effective Date, a
lump sum in cash equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Change of Control
payment that Employee would have been entitled to receive under subparagraph
8(b)(ii) if he was employed by the Company or an Affiliate on the CIC Effective
Date, over (B) the severance payment payable to Employee in accordance with
subparagraph 7(d)(ii).

	9.	 	Parachute Payment Limitation. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this
Agreement, if Employee is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G of
the Code), and the Change in Control payments and benefits described in paragraph 8, together
with any other payments which Employee has the right to receive from the Company, would
constitute a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code), the
payments and benefits provided hereunder shall be either (a) reduced (but not below zero) so
that the aggregate present value of such payments and benefits received by Employee from the
Company shall be $1.00 less than three times Employee’s “base amount” (as defined in
Section 280G of the Code) and so that no portion of such payments received by Employee shall
be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, or (b) paid in full,
whichever produces the better net after-tax result for Employee (taking into account any
applicable excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code and any applicable income tax). The
determination as to whether any such reduction in the amount of the payments and benefits is
necessary shall be made by the Company in good faith and such determination shall be
conclusive and binding on Employee. If a reduced payment is made to Employee pursuant to
clause (a) above and through error or otherwise that payment, when aggregated with other
payments from the Company (or its affiliates) used in determining if a parachute payment
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	 	 	less than three times Employee’s base amount, Employee shall immediately
repay such excess to the Company upon notification that an overpayment has been made.

	10.	 	Conditions on Receipt of Severance and Change-in-Control Benefits.

	 	(a)	 	Compliance with Post-Termination Obligations and Execution and
Non-Revocation of General Release Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision
in this Agreement, the Company’s payment to Employee of the severance payments and
benefits described in subparagraphs 7(b)(i), 7(d)(i)-(ii), and 7(e)(i) or the Change
in Control payments and benefits described in subparagraphs 8(b)(i)-(ii) and
8(c)(i)-(ii) is subject to the condition that he complies with all applicable
covenants under paragraphs 12, 13, 14, and 15 of this Agreement. The Company shall
have the right to cease payment of any such payments or benefits, as well as to seek
restitution of any such payments or benefits already paid, if such covenants have
been breached by Employee but all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect. The Company’s payment of such payments or benefits to
Employee is also subject to the condition that, within 55 days after the Date of
Termination, he execute, deliver to the Company, and not revoke as permitted by
applicable law a General Release Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Company that fully and finally releases and waives any and all claims, demands,
actions, and suits whatsoever which he has or may have against the Company and its
Affiliates, whether under this Agreement or otherwise, that arose before the General
Release Agreement was executed (the “Release”). For purposes of this
Agreement, the Release shall not become fully enforceable and irrevocable until
Employee has timely executed the Release and not revoked his acceptance of the
Release within seven days after its execution.

	 	(b)	 	Separation from Service Requirement. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to the severance or Change in
Control benefits and payments in subparagraphs 7(b), 7(d), 7(e), or 8(b) only if
Employee’s termination of employment constitutes a Separation from Service. For
purposes of this Agreement, “Separation from Service” means separation from
service (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the regulations and other guidance
promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”)) with the group of employers that
includes the Company and each of its Affiliates. For this purpose, “Affiliate”
means any incorporated or unincorporated trade or business or other entity or person,
other than the Company, that along with the Company is considered a single employer
under Code Section 414(b) or Code Section 414(c), but (i) in applying Code Section
1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) for the purposes of determining a controlled group of
corporations under Code Section 414(b), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used
instead of the phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place the phrase “at least 80
percent” appears in Code Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3), and (ii) in applying
Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2 for the purposes of determining trades or
businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for the purposes
of Code Section 414(c), the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used 

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	 	 	 	instead of the
phrase “at least 80 percent” in each place the phrase “at least 80 percent” appears in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.414(c)-2.

	11.	 	Other Provisions Relating to Termination.

	 	(a)	 	Notice of Termination. Any termination of this Agreement by the
Company or by Employee (other than termination because of death) shall be communicated
by written Notice of Termination to the other party thereto. For purposes of this
Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that indicates the
specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in reasonable
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination under
the provision so indicated; provided, however, that any failure to provide
such detail shall not delay the effectiveness of the termination.

	 	(b)	 	Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of
Termination” shall mean (i) if Employee’s employment is terminated by death, the
date of death; (ii) if Employee’s employment is terminated because of Employee becoming
Permanently Disabled, then 60 days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that
Employee shall not have returned to the performance of his duties, responsibilities,
and authorities on a full-time basis during such 60-day period); (iii) if (A)
Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company with or without Cause or (B)
Employee’s employment is terminated by Employee with or without Good Reason, then in
each case the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which shall comply with the
applicable notice requirements in paragraph 6; and (iv) if this Agreement is not
renewed, the last date of the Initial Term or the Renewal Term as applicable.

	 	(c)	 	Mitigation. Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of
any payment or benefits provided for in paragraphs 7 or 8 by seeking other employment
or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for therein be
reduced by any compensation earned by Employee as the result of employment by another
employer after the Date of Termination, or otherwise.

	 	(d)	 	Interest. Until paid, all past due amounts required to be paid by the
Company under any provision of this Agreement shall bear interest at 8% per annum
compounded daily.

	12.	 	Business Opportunities and Intellectual Property.

	 	(a)	 	Prompt Disclosure Required. Employee shall promptly disclose to the
Board in writing all Business Opportunities and Intellectual Property.

	 	(b)	 	Definition of Business Opportunities. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Business Opportunities” shall mean all business ideas, prospects, proposals or
other opportunities pertaining to the lease, acquisition, exploration, production,
gathering 

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	 	 	 	or marketing of hydrocarbons and related products and the exploration
potential of geographical areas on which hydrocarbon exploration prospects are located,
that are developed by Employee before or during the Term or originated by any third
party and brought to the attention of Employee before or during the Term, together with
information relating thereto (including, without limitation, geological and seismic
data and interpretations thereof, whether in the form of maps, charts, logs,
seismographs, calculations, summaries, memoranda, opinions, or other written or charted
means).

	 	(c)	 	Definition of Intellectual Property. For purposes of this Agreement,
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean all ideas, inventions, discoveries, processes, designs,
methods, substances, articles, computer programs, and improvements (including,
without limitation, enhancements to, or further interpretation or processing of,
information that was in the possession of Employee prior to the date of this
Agreement), whether or not patentable or copyrightable, that do not fall within the
definition of Business Opportunities, that Employee discovers, conceives, invents,
creates, or develops, alone or with others, before or during the Term, if such
discovery, conception, invention, creation, or development (i) occurs in the course
of Employee’s employment with the Company or its Affiliates or (ii) occurs with the
use of any time, materials, or facilities of the Company or its Affiliates.

	13.	 	Non-Compete Obligations During Term. During the Term and except as provided below or
as otherwise permitted by the Company (acting upon the instruction of the Board):

	 	(a)	 	Employee shall not, other than through the Company or its Affiliates, engage or
participate in any manner, whether directly or indirectly through any family member or
as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, more than one percent
shareholder, officer, director, licensor, lender, lessor, or in any other individual or
representative capacity, in any business or activity that is engaged in leasing,
acquiring, exploring, developing or producing hydrocarbons and related products; and

	 	(b)	 	all investments made by Employee (whether in his own name or in the name of any
family members or made by Employee’s controlled affiliates), which relate to the lease,
acquisition, exploration, development or production of hydrocarbons and related
products shall be made solely through the Company or its Affiliates; and Employee shall
not (directly or indirectly through any family members), and shall not permit any of
his controlled affiliates to: (i) invest or otherwise participate alongside the Company
or its Affiliates in any Business Opportunities or (ii) invest or otherwise participate
in any business or activity relating to a Business Opportunity, regardless of whether
the Company or any of its Affiliates ultimately participates in such business or
activity;

	 	 	provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to (x) the existing personal
oil and gas investments owned by Employee, his family members, and his controlled affiliates
as of the 

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	 	 	first day of Employee’s employment with the Company before the Term (the
“Existing Personal Investments”); (y) future expenditures made by Employee and his
family members and his controlled affiliates that are required to maintain, but not
increase, their respective current ownership interests in the Existing Personal Investments,
excluding however, any expenditure to participate in the acquisition, exploration, or
development of any acreage that is not currently included in the Existing Personal
Investments as of the Effective Date; and (z) any opportunity that is first offered to, and
subsequently declined by, the Company (acting through the Board).

	14.	 	Confidentiality Obligations.

	 	(a)	 	Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Acknowledgments and Obligations.
Employee hereby acknowledges that all trade secrets and confidential or proprietary
information of the Company and its Affiliates (collectively referred to herein as
“Confidential Information”) constitute valuable, special and unique assets of
the business of the Company and its Affiliates, and that access to and knowledge of
such Confidential Information is essential to the performance of Employee’s duties,
responsibilities, and authorities under this Agreement. During the Term and the
one-year period following the Date of Termination, Employee shall hold the Confidential
Information in strict confidence and shall not publish, disseminate, or otherwise
disclose, directly or indirectly, to any person other than the Company and its
Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, and employees, any Confidential
Information or use any Confidential Information for Employee’s own personal benefit or
for the benefit of anyone other than the Company and its Affiliates. The Company
agrees to provide previously undisclosed Confidential Information to Employee in
exchange for Employee’s agreement to keep such Confidential Information, and any
Confidential Information to which Employee has already become privy, in strict
confidence as provided in this Agreement.

	 	(b)	 	Confidential Information Inclusions and Exclusions. For purposes of
this Agreement, Confidential Information includes, without limitation, any information
heretofore or hereafter acquired, developed, or used by the Company or its Affiliates
relating to Business Opportunities or Intellectual Property or other geological,
geophysical, economic, financial, or management aspects of the business, operations,
properties, or prospects of the Company or its Affiliates whether oral or in written
form in business records, but shall exclude any information that (i) has become part of
common knowledge or understanding in the oil and gas industry or otherwise in the
public domain (other than from disclosure by Employee in violation of this Agreement),
or (ii) was rightfully in the possession of Employee, as shown by Employee’s records,
prior to the Effective Date (including Employee’s method of selecting, purchasing, and
reworking oil and gas properties, which the Company and Employee may utilize subsequent
to the Term (subject to the other limitations contained in this Agreement));
provided, however, that Employee shall provide to the Company copies of all
information described in clause (ii); and provided further, however, that this
subparagraph shall not be applicable to the extent Employee is 

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	 	 	 	required to testify in a
judicial or regulatory proceeding pursuant to the order of a judge or administrative
law judge after Employee requests that such Confidential Information be preserved.

	15.	 	Obligations After Date of Termination.

	 	(a)	 	Non-Compete Obligations. The purposes of paragraph 14 and this
paragraph 15 are to protect the Company from unfair loss of goodwill and business
advantage and to shield Employee from pressure to use or disclose Confidential
Information or to trade on the goodwill belonging to the Company. Accordingly, during
the Post-Termination Non-Compete Term, Employee shall not engage or participate in any
manner, whether directly or indirectly through any family member or as an employee,
employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, shareholder, officer, director,
licensor, lender, lessor, or in any other individual or representative capacity, in
any business or activity that is in engaged in leasing, acquiring, exploring,
developing or producing hydrocarbons and related products within the boundaries of,
or within a four mile radius of the boundaries of, any mineral property interest of
the Company or its Affiliates (including, without limitation, a mineral lease,
overriding royalty interest, production payment, net profits interest, mineral fee
interest, or option or right to acquire any of the foregoing, or an area of mutual
interest as designated pursuant to contractual agreements between the Company or its
Affiliates and any third party) or any other property on which the Company or its
Affiliates have an option, right, license, or authority to conduct or direct
exploratory activities, such as three dimensional seismic acquisition or other
seismic, geophysical and geochemical activities (but not including any preliminary
geological mapping), as of the Date of Termination or as of the end of the six-month
period following such Date of Termination; provided, however, that this
subparagraph shall not preclude Employee from making personal investments in
securities of oil and gas companies that are registered on a national stock
exchange, if the aggregate amount owned by Employee and all family members and
affiliates does not exceed 1% of such company’s outstanding securities.

	 	(b)	 	Definition of Post-Termination Non-Compete Term. For purposes of this
Agreement, the “Post-Termination Non-Compete Term” is the one-year period
following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that the Post-Termination
Non-Compete Term shall be reduced to the six-month period following the Date of
Termination if this Agreement is terminated on or before the first anniversary of the
CIC Effective Date either (i) by the Company without Cause in accordance with
subparagraph 6(d) or (ii) by Employee for Good Reason in accordance with subparagraph
6(e).

	 	(c)	 	Non-Solicitation Obligations. Employee shall not, during the Post
Termination Non-Compete Term, solicit, entice, persuade, or induce, directly or
indirectly, any employee (or person who within the preceding 90 days was an employee)
of the Company or its Affiliates to (i) terminate his or her employment by such person,
(ii) 

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	 	 	 	refrain from extending or renewing the same (upon the same or new terms), (iii)
refrain from rendering services to or for such person, (iv) become employed by or to
enter into contractual relations with any Persons other than such person, or (v) enter
into a relationship with a competitor of the Company or its Affiliates.

	 	(d)	 	Discretionary Monthly Non-Compete Payments. The Company may, in its
sole discretion, elect to continue on the Company’s regularly scheduled paydays
Employee’s Base Salary in effect immediately before the Date of Termination during
each month of the Post-Termination Non-Compete Term (the “Monthly Non-Compete
Payments”). The Company shall provide written notice to Employee no later than 10
days after the Date of Termination or on or before the Company’s first regularly
scheduled payday following the Date of Termination, whichever is sooner, of its
election to make any Monthly Non-Compete Payments. If the Company does
elect to make the Monthly Non-Compete Payments, the Company shall not be obligated
to continue making any such Monthly Non-Compete Payments and shall be entitled in
its sole discretion to cease making the Monthly Non-Compete Payments at any time and
for any reason but only upon at least 30 days’ written notice to Employee, and the
Company shall have no further obligation to Employee under this subparagraph. If
the Company starts but ceases making the Monthly Non-Compete Payments, then,
notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, the Post-Termination
Non-Compete Term for purpose of subparagraph 15(a) shall expire on the last day of
the month in which the final Monthly Non-Compete Payment was made by the Company.

	16.	 	Common Law Duties. Employee acknowledges and agrees that his restrictive covenants
in paragraphs 12, 13, 14, and 15 of this Agreement shall supplement, rather than supplant, his
common law duties of confidentiality and loyalty owed to the Company.

	17.	 	Survival of Covenants; Enforcement of Covenants; and Remedies.

	 	(a)	 	Survival of Covenants. Employee acknowledges and agrees that his
covenants in paragraphs 12, 13, 14, and 15 of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement and shall be construed as agreements independent of any
other provision of this Agreement, and the existence of any Dispute of Employee with or
against the Company or its Affiliates whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise
shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Company of those covenants.

	 	(b)	 	Enforcement of Covenants. Employee acknowledges and agrees that his
covenants in paragraphs 12, 13, 14, and 15 of this Agreement are ancillary to the
otherwise enforceable agreements to provide Employee with Confidential Information and
are supported by independent, valuable consideration. Employee further acknowledges
and agrees that the limitations as to time, geographical area, and scope of activity to
be restrained by those covenants are reasonable and acceptable to Employee and do not
import any greater restraint than is reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s
goodwill, Confidential Information, and other legitimate business 

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	 	 	 	interests. Employee
further agrees that if, at some later date, a court of competent jurisdiction
determines that any of the covenants in paragraphs 12, 13, 14, or 15 are unreasonable,
any such covenants shall be reformed by the court and enforced to the maximum extent
permitted under the law.

	 	(c)	 	Remedies. In the event of breach or threatened breach by Employee of
any of his covenants in paragraphs 12, 13, 14, or 15 of this Agreement, the Company
shall be entitled to equitable relief by temporary restraining order, temporary
injunction, or permanent injunction or otherwise, in addition to other legal and
equitable relief to which it may be entitled, including any and all monetary damages
that the Company may incur as a result of such breach, violation, or threatened breach
or violation. The Company may pursue any remedy available to it concurrently or
consecutively in any order as to any breach, violation, or threatened breach or
violation, and the pursuit of
one of such remedies at any time shall not be deemed an election of remedies or
waiver of the right to pursue any other of such remedies as to such breach,
violation, or threatened breach or violation, or as to any other breach, violation,
or threatened breach or violation.

	18.	 	Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company to any
other person or entity other than an Affiliate of the Company without Employee’s written
consent; provided, however, that in the event of a Change in Control, the Company
shall cause the surviving entity in any such transaction to assume the Company’s obligations
under paragraphs 7 and 8 to the extent such obligations have not yet been fully performed.
Employee’s duties, responsibilities, authorities, compensation, and benefits under this
Agreement are personal to Employee and may not be assigned to any person or entity without
written consent from the Board. In the event of Employee’s death, this Agreement shall be
enforceable by Employee’s estate, executors, or legal representatives. This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, legal
representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.

	19.	 	Representations of Employee. Employee hereby represents and warrants that he has not
previously assumed any obligations inconsistent with those in this Agreement. Employee
further represents and warrants that he has entered into this Agreement pursuant to his own
initiative and that the Company did not induce him to execute this Agreement in contravention
of any existing commitments. Employee further acknowledges that the Company has entered into
this Agreement in reliance upon the foregoing representations of Employee.

	20.	 	Dispute Resolution. The parties agree to the following dispute resolution terms:

	 	(a)	 	Definition of Dispute. Any controversy, claim, complaint, cause of
action, or similar proceeding, whether based on statute, contract, common law,
negligence, tort, misrepresentation, or any other legal theory, arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or Employee’s employment with the Company (a
“Dispute”), shall be 

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	 	 	 	resolved solely in accordance with the terms of this
paragraph; provided, however, that the term Dispute shall not include
Employee’s claims for workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation benefits
(although any claim asserted under Ch. 451 of the Texas Labor Code shall be considered
a Dispute subject to dispute resolution under this paragraph).

	 	(b)	 	Mediation. If a Dispute cannot be settled by good faith negotiation
between the parties, the parties shall submit the Dispute to nonbinding mediation as
soon as reasonably possible after the Dispute arose. If complete agreement cannot be
reached within five calendar days of submission to mediation, either party may file a
civil action against the other party in any court of competent jurisdiction permitted
under paragraph 26.

	 	(c)	 	Waiver of Right to Jury Trial. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION IN
THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES SHALL, AND HEREBY DO,
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE. IN
ADDITION, EMPLOYEE SHALL, AND HEREBY DOES, IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS OR COLLECTIVE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE.

	21.	 	Attorneys’ Fees and Other Costs. If either party breaches this Agreement, or if a
Dispute arises between the parties based on or involving this Agreement, the party that
enforces its rights under this Agreement against the breaching party, or that prevails in the
resolution of such Dispute, shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable
attorneys’ fees, court costs, and expenses incurred in enforcing such rights or resolving such
Dispute. For purposes of this paragraph, the finder of fact shall be requested to answer
affirmatively as to whether a party prevailed in order to recoup attorneys’ fees and other
costs pursuant to this paragraph.

	22.	 	Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties concerning its subject matters and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements
and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to its subject
matters, including without limitation the Original Employment Agreement. Employee agrees that
the Company has not made any promise or representation to him concerning this Agreement not
expressed in this Agreement, and that, in signing this Agreement, he is not relying on any
prior oral or written statement or representation by the Company but is instead relying solely
on his own judgment and his legal and tax advisors, if any.

	23.	 	Amendment of Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified or amended in any respect
except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom such modification or
amendment is sought to be enforced. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Company may
modify or amend this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time without the further consent
of the Employee in any manner necessary to comply with applicable law and regulations or the
listing or other requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Company is listed. No
modification or amendment may be enforced against the Company unless such modification or
amendment is in writing and signed by the Board.

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	24.	 	Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach of any term of this Agreement shall
not operate or be construed as a waiver of a subsequent breach of the same provision by either
party or of the breach of any other term or provision of this Agreement.
	 
	25.	 	Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable, (a) this Agreement shall be considered divisible, (b) such provision shall be
deemed inoperative to the extent it is deemed illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, and (c) in
all other respects this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; provided,
however, that, if any such provision may be made enforceable by limitation, then such
provision shall be deemed to be so limited and shall be enforceable to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law.
	 
	26.	 	Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Texas, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Employee and the Company hereby
irrevocably consent to the binding and exclusive venue for any Dispute between the parties
arising out of or related to this Agreement being in the state or federal court of competent
jurisdiction that regularly conducts proceedings in Tarrant County, Texas. Nothing in this
Agreement, however, precludes Employee or the Company from seeking to remove a civil action
from any state court to federal court.
	 
	27.	 	Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to
have been delivered on the date personally delivered or three calendar days after the date
deposited in a receptacle maintained by the United States Postal Service for such purpose,
postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Company at its
headquarters or Employee at the address of such person as set forth in the Company’s records.
Either party may designate a different address by providing written notice of such new address
to the other party.
	 
	28.	 	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall be considered one and the
same agreement. The delivery of this Agreement in the form of a clearly legible facsimile or
electronically scanned version by e-mail shall have the same force and effect as delivery of
the originally executed document.
	 
	29.	 	Code Section 409A.

	 	(a)	 	Intent. All or a portion of the payments and benefits provided under
this Agreement is intended to be exempt from Section 409A and any ambiguous provision
will be construed in a manner that is compliant with or exempt from the application of
Section 409A. In particular, such payments and benefits are intended to constitute
short-term deferrals described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) or a
payment or benefit described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v). The
provisions of this Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this
intent.

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	 	(b)	 	Specified Employee Postponement. Notwithstanding
subparagraph (a) of this paragraph or any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, if the Company or an Affiliate that is treated as a “service
recipient” (as defined in Section 409A) is publicly traded on an established
securities market (or otherwise) and Employee is a “specified employee” (as
defined below) and is entitled to receive a payment that is subject to Section 409A on
account of Employee’s Separation from Service, such payment may not be made earlier
than six months following the date of his Separation from Service if required by
Section 409A, in which case, the accumulated postponed amount shall be paid in a lump
sum payment on the Section 409A Payment Date. The “Section 409A Payment Date”
is the earlier of (i) the date of Employee’s death or (ii) the date that is six months
and one day after Employee’s Separation from Service. If any payment to Employee is
delayed pursuant to the foregoing sentence, such amount instead will be paid, with
interest at the rate set out in Section 11(d), on the Section 409A Payment Date. For
purposes of Section 409A, each payment amount or benefit due under this Agreement will
be considered a separate payment and Employee’s entitlement to a series of payments or
benefits
under this Agreement is to be treated as an entitlement to a series of separate
payments. The determination of whether Employee is a “specified employee” shall be
made in accordance with Section 409A using the default provisions in the Section
409A unless another permitted method has been prescribed for such purpose by the
Company.

	30.	 	Right to Consult a Tax Advisor. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this
Agreement, Employee shall be solely responsible for any risk that the tax treatment of all or
part of any payments provided by this Agreement may be affected by Section 409A, which may
impose significant adverse tax consequences on him, including accelerated taxation, a 20%
additional tax, and interest. Because of the potential tax consequences, Employee has the
right, and is encouraged by this paragraph, to consult with a tax advisor of his choice before
signing this Agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

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	 	EMPLOYEE:

 	 
	 	/s/ Ralph P. Manoushagian
 	 
	 	Name: Ralph P. Manoushagian 	 
	 	 	 
	 	COMPANY:	 
	 	 	 
	 	APPROACH RESOURCES INC.,	 
	 	A Delaware Corporation	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ J. Ross Craft
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	J. Ross Craft 	 
	 	 	Title:  	President and Chief Executive Officer 	 
	 

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EXHIBIT
4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

INDENTURE

between

FORD CREDIT FLOORPLAN MASTER OWNER TRUST A,

as Issuer

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

as Indenture Trustee

Dated as of August 1, 2001,

as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	ARTICLE I USAGE AND DEFINITIONS	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.1.
	 	Usage and Definitions	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.2.
	 	Amendment and Restatement	 	 	2	 
	Section 1.3.
	 	Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act	 	 	2	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II THE NOTES	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.1.
	 	Form Generally	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.2.
	 	Creation and Issuance in Series	 	 	3	 
	Section 2.3.
	 	Denominations	 	 	4	 
	Section 2.4.
	 	Execution, Authentication and Delivery	 	 	4	 
	Section 2.5.
	 	Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange	 	 	5	 
	Section 2.6.
	 	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes	 	 	6	 
	Section 2.7.
	 	Persons Deemed Owners	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.8.
	 	Cancellation	 	 	7	 
	Section 2.9.
	 	Release of Collateral	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.10.
	 	Book-Entry Notes	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.11.
	 	Global Notes	 	 	8	 
	Section 2.12.
	 	Definitive Notes	 	 	9	 
	Section 2.13.
	 	Authenticating Agents	 	 	9	 
	Section 2.14.
	 	Note Paying Agents	 	 	10	 
	Section 2.15.
	 	Access to List of Noteholders’ Names and Addresses	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.1.
	 	Payment of Principal and Interest	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.2.
	 	Maintenance of Office or Agency	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.3.
	 	Money for Payments to be Held in Trust	 	 	11	 
	Section 3.4.
	 	Existence	 	 	13	 
	Section 3.5.
	 	Protection of Collateral	 	 	13	 
	Section 3.6.
	 	Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables	 	 	14	 
	Section 3.7.
	 	Negative Covenants	 	 	15	 
	Section 3.8.
	 	Opinions as to Collateral	 	 	15	 
	Section 3.9.
	 	Annual Statement as to Compliance	 	 	16	 
	Section 3.10.
	 	Consolidation and Merger; Sale of Assets	 	 	16	 
	Section 3.11.
	 	Successor or Transferee	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.12.
	 	No Other Activities	 	 	17	 
	Section 3.13.
	 	Further Instruments and Acts	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.14.
	 	Restricted Payments	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.15.
	 	Notice of Events of Default	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.16.
	 	Representations and Warranties of the Issuer as to Security Interest	 	 	18	 
	Section 3.17.
	 	Audits of the Issuer	 	 	19	 
	Section 3.18.
	 	Representations and Warranties of the Issuer	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
	 	21	 
	Section 4.1.
	 	Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture and Indenture Supplements	 	 	21	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V AMORTIZATION EVENTS; DEFAULTS; REMEDIES
	 	22	 

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	Section 5.1.
	 	Amortization Events; Events of Default	 	 	22	 
	Section 5.2.
	 	Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission	 	 	23	 
	Section 5.3.
	 	Collection of Indebtedness by the Indenture Trustee	 	 	24	 
	Section 5.4.
	 	Trustee May File Proofs of Claim	 	 	24	 
	Section 5.5.
	 	Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes	 	 	25	 
	Section 5.6.
	 	Remedies; Priorities	 	 	25	 
	Section 5.7.
	 	Optional Preservation of the Collateral	 	 	27	 
	Section 5.8.
	 	Limitation on Suits	 	 	27	 
	Section 5.9.
	 	Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest	 	 	27	 
	Section 5.10.
	 	Restoration of Rights and Remedies	 	 	28	 
	Section 5.11.
	 	Rights and Remedies Cumulative	 	 	28	 
	Section 5.12.
	 	Delay or Omission Not a Waiver	 	 	29	 
	Section 5.13.
	 	Control by Noteholders	 	 	29	 
	Section 5.14.
	 	Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default	 	 	29	 
	Section 5.15.
	 	Undertaking for Costs	 	 	30	 
	Section 5.16.
	 	Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws	 	 	30	 
	Section 5.17.
	 	Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
	 	31	 
	Section 6.1.
	 	Duties of Indenture Trustee	 	 	31	 
	Section 6.2.
	 	Rights of Indenture Trustee	 	 	32	 
	Section 6.3.
	 	Individual Rights of Indenture Trustee	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.4.
	 	Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.5.
	 	Notice of Defaults	 	 	33	 
	Section 6.6.
	 	Reports by Indenture Trustee	 	 	34	 
	Section 6.7.
	 	Compensation and Indemnity	 	 	35	 
	Section 6.8.
	 	Replacement of Indenture Trustee	 	 	36	 
	Section 6.9.
	 	Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger	 	 	37	 
	Section 6.10.
	 	Appointment of Separate Indenture Trustee or Co-Indenture Trustee	 	 	38	 
	Section 6.11.
	 	Eligibility; Disqualification	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.12.
	 	Preferential Collection of Claims Against Issuer	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.13.
	 	Audits of the Indenture Trustee	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.14.
	 	Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee	 	 	39	 
	Section 6.15.
	 	Duty to Update Disclosure	 	 	41	 
	Section 6.16.
	 	Indenture Trustee Indemnification	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS
	 	41	 
	Section 7.1.
	 	Names and Addresses of Noteholders	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.2.
	 	Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders	 	 	41	 
	Section 7.3.
	 	Reports by Issuer	 	 	42	 
	Section 7.4.
	 	Reports by Indenture Trustee	 	 	42	 
	Section 7.5.
	 	Notice by Publication	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS; SERIES ACCOUNTS	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.1.
	 	Collection of Money	 	 	43	 

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	Section 8.2.
	 	Rights of Noteholders	 	 	43	 
	Section 8.3.
	 	Establishment of Trust Accounts	 	 	44	 
	Section 8.4.
	 	Collections and Allocations	 	 	46	 
	Section 8.5.
	 	Excess Interest Sharing Groups; Principal Sharing Groups	 	 	47	 
	Section 8.6.
	 	Release of Trust Collateral	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
	 	49	 
	Section 9.1.
	 	Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders	 	 	49	 
	Section 9.2.
	 	Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders	 	 	50	 
	Section 9.3.
	 	Execution of Supplemental Indentures	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.4.
	 	Effect of Supplemental Indentures	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.5.
	 	Conformity with Trust Indenture Act	 	 	51	 
	Section 9.6.
	 	Reference in Notes to Supplemental Indentures	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X TERMINATION
	 	52	 
	Section 10.1.
	 	Termination of Issuer	 	 	52	 
	Section 10.2.
	 	Final Payment	 	 	52	 
	Section 10.3.
	 	Depositors’ Termination Rights	 	 	52	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.1.
	 	Compliance Certificates and
Opinions, etc.	 	 	53	 
	Section 11.2.
	 	Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee	 	 	54	 
	Section 11.3.
	 	Acts of Noteholders	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.4.
	 	Notices, etc. to Indenture Trustee, Issuer and Rating Agencies	 	 	55	 
	Section 11.5.
	 	Notices to Noteholders; Waiver	 	 	56	 
	Section 11.6.
	 	Conflict with Trust Indenture Act	 	 	57	 
	Section 11.7.
	 	Benefits of Indenture	 	 	57	 
	Section 11.8.
	 	GOVERNING LAW	 	 	57	 
	Section 11.9.
	 	Submission to Jurisdiction	 	 	57	 
	Section 11.10.
	 	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	 	 	57	 
	Section 11.11.
	 	Severability	 	 	57	 
	Section 11.12.
	 	Counterparts	 	 	58	 
	Section 11.13.
	 	Headings	 	 	58	 
	Section 11.14.
	 	Issuer Obligation	 	 	58	 
	Section 11.15.
	 	Subordination of Claims against the Depositor	 	 	58	 
	Section 11.16.
	 	No Petition	 	 	59	 

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CROSS REFERENCE TABLE1

	 	 	 
	TIA	 	Indenture
	Section	 	Section2
	 
	 	 
	310 (a)

	 	 6.11; 6.14
	(b)

	 	 6.11
	(c)

	 	 N.A.
	311 (a)

	 	 6.12
	(b)

	 	 6.12
	(c)

	 	 6.12
	312 (a)

	 	 N.A.
	(b)

	 	 7.2
	(c)

	 	 7.2
	313 (a)

	 	 7.4
	(b)

	 	 7.4
	(c)

	 	 6.5, 7.3, 7.4
	(d)

	 	 N.A.
	314 (a)

	 	 N.A.
	(b)

	 	 N.A.
	(c)

	 	 8.4, 11.1
	(d)

	 	 8.4, 11.1
	(e)

	 	 N.A.
	315 (a)

	 	 N.A.
	(b)

	 	 N.A.
	(c)

	 	 N.A.
	(d)

	 	 N.A.
	(e)

	 	 N.A.
	316 (a)(1)(A)

	 	 N.A.
	(a)(1)(B)

	 	 N.A.
	(a)(2)

	 	 N.A.
	(b)

	 	 N.A.
	(c)

	 	 N.A.
	317

	 	 11.6
	318 (a)

	 	 N.A.

 

			
	1	 	Note: This Cross Reference Table is not deemed, for any purpose, to be part of
this Indenture.
	 
	2	 	N.A. means Not Applicable.

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     SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INDENTURE, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and
restated as of December 1, 2010 (this “Indenture”), between FORD CREDIT FLOORPLAN MASTER
OWNER TRUST A, a Delaware statutory trust, as Issuer, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York
banking corporation, as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

BACKGROUND

     The parties to this Indenture intend to amend and restate the Indenture, dated as of August 1,
2001, as previously amended and restated as of May 1, 2008, between the parties, on the terms and
conditions contained in this Indenture.

     The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee are executing and delivering this Indenture to provide
for the issuance from time to time by the Issuer of Notes in one or more Series, the principal
terms of which will be specified in one or more Indenture Supplements to this Indenture.

     The obligations of the Issuer under all Notes issued under this Indenture will be equally and
ratably secured by, among other things, Receivables from time to time sold to the Issuer by the
Depositors pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreements, such Receivables having, in turn, been
sold to the Depositors by the Seller pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreements with the
Depositors.

     Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable
benefit of the Secured Parties.

GRANTING CLAUSES

     The Issuer Granted to the Indenture Trustee at the initial Closing Date, as Indenture Trustee
for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in, to and
under, whether then owned or thereafter acquired, the Master Collateral.

     The foregoing Grant was made in trust to secure (a) the payment of principal of, interest on
and any other amounts owing in respect of the Notes as provided in this Indenture and the related
Indenture Supplements and (b) compliance by the Issuer with the provisions of this Indenture and
the related Indenture Supplements for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

     The Indenture Trustee acknowledges such Grant, accepts the trusts under this Indenture and the
Indenture Supplements in accordance with this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements, and agrees
to perform the duties required in this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements so that the
interests of the Secured Parties may be adequately protected.

     As provided in any Indenture Supplement, the Issuer may Grant to the Indenture Trustee, as
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties of the related Series, other collateral in
addition to the Master Collateral (such other collateral, the “Series Collateral” and,
collectively with the Master Collateral, the “Collateral”). Any Grants of Series
Collateral pursuant to an Indenture Supplement, unless otherwise provided in such Indenture
Supplement, will be made

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for the exclusive benefit of the Secured Parties of the related Series and will not secure in
any manner the Issuer’s obligations under any other Series.

ARTICLE I

USAGE AND DEFINITIONS

     Section 1.1. Usage and Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined
in this Indenture are defined in Appendix A to (a) the Fifth Amended and Restated Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of December 1, 2010,
among Ford Credit Floorplan Corporation, as Depositor, the Issuer and the Servicer, and (b) the
Fifth Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and
restated as of December 1, 2010, among Ford Credit Floorplan LLC, as Depositor, the Issuer and the
Servicer. Each Appendix A also contains rules as to usage applicable to this Indenture. Each
Appendix A is incorporated by reference into this Indenture.

     Section 1.2. Amendment and Restatement. This Indenture amends and restates in full
the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2001, as amended and restated as of May
1, 2008, between the parties, with effect as of the date of this Indenture, and the parties confirm
that (a) all prior actions made pursuant to such Amended and Restated Indenture are effective as if
made under this Indenture on the date made, including the Grant of Liens in the Collateral and any
release of Collateral from such Liens, and (b) no provision of this Indenture is intended to result
in the duplication of any such prior action of any party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the
extent that any amendment to the Amended and Restated Indenture, as set out in this Indenture,
would reasonably be expected to have an Adverse Effect on the Noteholders of a Series issued before
the date of this Indenture or would otherwise not be permitted, as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then such amendment will not be effective as against such Noteholders and
the corresponding provision of the Amended and Restated Indenture will continue to govern as it
relates to such Noteholders and such Series.

     Section 1.3. 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:

     “indenture securities” means the Notes;

     “indenture security holder” means a Noteholder;

     “indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

     “indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Indenture Trustee;
and

     “obligor” on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the
indenture securities.

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

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ARTICLE II

THE NOTES

     Section 2.1. Form Generally. Any Series or Class of Notes, together with the
Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication, may be issued in bearer form with attached
interest coupons and a special coupon or in fully registered form and, in each case, will be in
substantially the form of an exhibit to the related Indenture Supplement, with such variations as
are required or permitted by this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, and may have such marks
of identification and such legends or endorsements placed on them, as may be determined, consistent
with this Indenture and such Indenture Supplement by the Responsible Person of the Issuer executing
such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of such Notes. The physical Notes will be produced by
any method as determined by the Responsible Person of the Issuer executing such Notes, as evidenced
by their execution of such Notes.

     Section 2.2. Creation and Issuance in Series.

     (a) Pursuant to one or more Indenture Supplements, the Issuer may from time to time issue one
or more Series (which Series may be comprised of one or more Classes and within such Classes,
issued in one or more subclasses). The Notes of all Series will be equally and ratably entitled as
provided in this Indenture to the benefits of this Indenture without preference, priority or
distinction, all in accordance with this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement except,
with respect to any Series, such preferences, priorities or distinctions within such Series as
provided in the related Indenture Supplement.

     (b) On or before the Series Issuance Date of any Series, the parties to this Indenture will
execute and deliver an Indenture Supplement which will specify the Principal Terms of such Series.
The Indenture Supplement for a Series may modify or amend this Indenture (including any defined
terms incorporated by reference into this Indenture pursuant to Section 1.1) solely as applied to
such Series. The obligation of the Indenture Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Notes of any
Series and to execute and deliver the related Indenture Supplement will be subject to satisfaction
of the following conditions:

     (i) on or before the second Business Day preceding such Series Issuance Date, the
Issuer has given the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and each Rating
Agency notice (unless such notice requirement is otherwise waived) of such issuance and such
Series Issuance Date;

     (ii) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee the related Indenture
Supplement, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, executed by the
Issuer;

     (iii) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee any other related Transaction
Document not previously delivered, executed by each of the parties to such Transaction
Document (other than the Indenture Trustee);

     (iv) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such issuance;

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     (v) each Depositor has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate,
dated as of such Series Issuance Date, stating that such Depositor reasonably believes that
such issuance will not, based on the facts known to such officer at the time of such
certification, have an Adverse Effect or cause an Amortization Event to occur with respect
to any Series;

     (vi) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, dated
such Series Issuance Date, to the effect that such issuance will not (A) cause any Note to
be deemed sold or exchanged for purposes of Section 1001 of the Code or (B) cause the Issuer
to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for
U.S. federal income tax purposes ; and

     (vii) the Net Adjusted Pool Balance will equal or exceed the Required Pool Balance
after giving effect to such issuance (taking into account any deposit of all or any portion
of the proceeds of such issuance into the Excess Funding Account).

     Any Note acquired by the Depositors at any time after the date of its original issuance may be
transferred or exchanged only upon the delivery to the Indenture Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel
dated as of the date of such transfer or exchange, as the case may be, to the effect that such
transfer or exchange will not cause (i) any security issued by the Issuer to be deemed sold or
exchanged for purposes of Section 1001 of the Code or (ii) the Issuer to be treated as an
association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes.

     (c) Any Indenture Supplement permitting the issuance of additional Notes of a Series after the
related Series Issuance Date will specify the conditions for the issuance of such additional Notes.

     (d) Upon satisfaction of the above conditions, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer,
will execute and the Indenture Trustee upon receipt of an Issuer Order will authenticate and
deliver the Notes of such Series as provided in this Indenture and the related Indenture
Supplement. The Indenture Trustee may, but is not obligated to, enter into any such Indenture
Supplement that adversely affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under
this Indenture.

     Section 2.3. Denominations. Except as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement or the Notes, each Class
of Notes will be issued in fully registered form. Each Class of Notes will be issued in such
minimum amounts and in such integral multiples in excess of such minimum amounts as specified in
the related Indenture Supplement (except that one Note of each Class may be issued in a different
amount so long as such amount exceeds the applicable minimum denomination for such Class), and will
be issued upon original issuance as one or more Notes in an aggregate original principal amount
equal to the applicable principal amount of such Class or Series on the date of original issuance.

     Section 2.4. Execution, Authentication and Delivery.

     (a) A Responsible Person of the Issuer will execute the Notes on behalf of the Issuer. The
signature of such Responsible Person on the Notes may be manual or facsimile. Notes

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bearing the
manual or facsimile signature of an individual who was a Responsible Person of the Issuer will bind
the Issuer, notwithstanding that such individual has ceased to hold such office before the
authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such office at the date of issuance of
such Notes.

     (b) At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the
Issuer may deliver Notes executed by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee for authentication and
delivery, and the Indenture Trustee upon receipt of an appropriate Issuer Order will authenticate
and deliver such Notes as provided in this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement and not
otherwise. No Note will be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or the related Indenture
Supplement or be valid for any purpose unless it bears a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for in the related Indenture Supplement executed by the
Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of one of its authorized signatories, and such
certificate upon any Note will be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has
been duly authenticated and delivered under this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement.

     Section 2.5. Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

     (a) The Issuer appoints the Indenture Trustee to be the “Note Registrar” and to keep a
register (the “Note Register”) for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes
as provided in this Indenture. Upon any resignation of the Note Registrar, the Issuer will
promptly appoint a successor or, if it elects not to make such an appointment, assume the duties of
Note Registrar. If the Issuer appoints a Person other than the Indenture Trustee as Note
Registrar, (i) the Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee of such appointment, (ii) the Indenture
Trustee will have the right to inspect the Note Register at all reasonable times and to obtain
copies of the Note Register and (iii) the Indenture Trustee will have the right to rely upon a
certificate executed by an officer of the Note Registrar as to the names and addresses of the
Noteholders and the principal amounts and number of the Notes.

     (b) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the
Issuer maintained under Section 3.2, if the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met,
the Issuer will execute, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and the Noteholder will obtain
from the Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more
new Notes of the same Series and Class (and subclass, if applicable), in any authorized
denomination, in the same aggregate principal amount.

     (c) A Noteholder may exchange Notes for other Notes of the same Series and Class (and
subclass, if applicable) in any authorized denominations, in the same aggregate principal amount,
by surrendering the Notes to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained under
Section 3.2. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, if the requirements of Section
8-401(a) of the UCC are met, the Issuer will execute, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and
the Noteholder will obtain from the Indenture Trustee the Notes that the Noteholder making such
exchange is entitled to receive.

     (d) All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes will be the valid
obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt and entitled to the same benefits under

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this
Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement as the Notes surrendered upon such registration of
transfer or exchange.

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

     (f) The registration of transfer or exchange of any Note will be subject to such additional
requirements, if any, set forth in the related Indenture Supplement.

     (g) None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee will impose a service
charge on a Noteholder for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes. The Issuer, the Note
Registrar or the Indenture Trustee may require such Noteholder to pay an amount sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with such registration of
transfer or exchange of the Notes.

     (h) Neither the Issuer nor the Note Registrar will be required to register transfers or
exchanges of Notes selected for redemption or Notes whose next Payment Date is not more than 15
days after the requested date of such transfer or exchange.

     (i) If and so long as any Series of Notes are listed on a stock exchange and such exchange so
requires, the Indenture Trustee will appoint a co-transfer agent and co-registrar in accordance
with the rules of such exchange. Any reference in this Indenture to the Note
Registrar includes any co-transfer agent and co-registrar unless the context otherwise
requires. The Indenture Trustee will enter into any agency agreement as it deems reasonably
appropriate with any co-transfer agent and co-registrar not a party to this Indenture to implement
the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent.

     Section 2.6. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.

     (a) If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee or the Indenture Trustee
receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of a Note, then the Issuer
will execute and, upon Issuer Request, the Indenture Trustee will authenticate and deliver a
replacement Note of the same Series and Class and principal amount in exchange for or in lieu of
such Note so long as (i) the Indenture Trustee receives such security or indemnity as may be
required by it to hold the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee harmless, (ii) none of the Issuer, the
Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee have received notice that such Note has been acquired by a
protected purchaser, as defined in Section 8-303 of the UCC and (iii) the requirements of Section
8-405 of the UCC are met. However, if any such destroyed, lost or stolen Note (but not a mutilated
Note) is due and payable within 15 days or has been called for redemption, instead of

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issuing a
replacement Note, the Issuer may pay such destroyed, lost or stolen Note when so due or payable or
upon the Redemption Date without surrender of such Note. If a protected purchaser of the original
Note in lieu of which such replacement Note was issued (or such payment made) presents for payment
such original Note, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will 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 (or such payment) from such Person to whom such replacement Note (or such
payment) was delivered or any assignee of such Person, except a protected purchaser, and will be
entitled to recover upon the security or indemnity provided for such replacement Note (or such
payment) for any cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or liability incurred by the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee in connection with such replacement Note (or such payment).

     (b) Upon the issuance of any replacement Note under Section 2.6(a), the Issuer may require the
Noteholder of such Note to pay an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge
imposed and any other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such replacement Note.

     (c) Each replacement Note issued pursuant to Section 2.6(a) will constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen Note will be enforceable by anyone and, except as otherwise provided in this Indenture or
the related Indenture Supplement, will be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture and such
Indenture Supplement equally and proportionately with all other Notes of the same Series and Class
duly issued under this Indenture and such Indenture Supplement.

     (d) This Section 2.6 is exclusive and precludes (to the extent lawful) all other rights and
remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes.

     Section 2.7. Persons Deemed Owners. On any date, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may treat the Person in whose name any Note is
registered as of such date as the owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payments of
principal of and interest on such Note and for all other purposes, and none of the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee will be affected by notice to
the contrary.

     Section 2.8. Cancellation. Any Person that receives a Note surrendered for payment,
registration of transfer, exchange or redemption will deliver such Note to the Indenture Trustee.
The Indenture Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes it receives that have been surrendered for
payment, registration of transfer or exchange, or redemption. The Issuer may deliver to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner,
and the Indenture Trustee will promptly cancel such Notes. No Notes will be authenticated in lieu
of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled as provided in this Section 2.8. The Indenture Trustee
may hold or dispose of all cancelled Notes in accordance with its standard retention or disposal
policy unless the Issuer directs, by Issuer Order, that they be destroyed or returned to it (so
long as such Notes have not been disposed of previously by the Indenture Trustee).

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     Section 2.9. Release of Collateral. Subject to Section 12.1, the Indenture Trustee
will 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 Independent Certificates in
accordance with TIA §§314(c) and 314(d) or an Opinion of Counsel in lieu of such Independent
Certificates to the effect that the TIA does not require any such Independent Certificates.

     Section 2.10. Book-Entry Notes. Except as otherwise provided in a related Indenture
Supplement, the Notes of each Series, upon original issuance, will be issued in the form of
typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes, which will be registered initially on the Note
Register in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency for such Book-Entry Notes and will be
delivered to a custodian pursuant to such Clearing Agency’s instructions. No Note Owner will be
entitled to receive a Definitive Note representing such Note Owner’s interest in such Note, except
as provided in Section 2.12. Unless and until Definitive Notes have been issued to Note Owners
pursuant to Section 2.12:

     (a) this Section 2.10 will be in effect with respect to each Series;

     (b) with respect to Book-Entry Notes of a Series, the Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee
will be entitled to deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes of this Indenture and the
related Indenture Supplement (including the payment of principal of and interest on the Book-Entry
Notes and the giving of notices, instructions or directions under this Indenture and
the related Indenture Supplement) as the sole Noteholder of the Book-Entry Notes, and will
have no obligation to the Note Owners of such Series;

     (c) the Clearing Agency for a Series will make book-entry transfers among its participants and
receive and transmit payments of principal of and interest on the Book-Entry Notes of such Series
to such participants;

     (d) to the extent that this Section 2.10 conflicts with any other provisions of this
Indenture, this Section 2.10 will control in respect of a Series;

     (e) the rights of Note Owners may be exercised only through the Clearing Agency and will be
limited to those established by law and agreements between such Note Owners and the Clearing Agency
and/or its participants pursuant to such agreements;

     (f) the initial Clearing Agency will make book-entry transfers among its participants and
receive and transmit payments of principal and interest on the Notes to such participants; and

     (g) whenever this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based upon instructions or
directions of Noteholders of a specified percentage of the Note Balance of the Notes of any Series,
the related Clearing Agency will be deemed to represent such percentage only to the extent that it
has received instructions to such effect from Note Owners of the Notes of such Series and/or such
Clearing Agency’s participants owning or representing, respectively, at least such required
percentage of the Note Balance of the Notes of such Series and has delivered such instructions to
the Indenture Trustee.

     Section 2.11. Global Notes. If specified in the related Indenture Supplement, Notes
of any Class of a Series may be initially issued in the form of a single temporary Global Note
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a “Global Note”) in bearer form, without interest coupons, in the denomination of the
initial principal amount of such Class and substantially in the form attached to such Indenture
Supplement. Except as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement, Section 2.11 will
apply to each such Global Note. Global Notes will be authenticated by the Indenture Trustee upon
the same conditions, in substantially the same manner and with the same effect as the Definitive
Notes. Except as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement, any Notes that are issued
in bearer form pursuant to this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement will be issued in
accordance with the requirements of Section 163(f)(2) of the Code.

     Section 2.12. Definitive Notes. If specified in the related Indenture Supplement,
Notes of any Class of a Series may be initially issued as Definitive Notes. With respect to any
Class or Classes of Book-Entry Notes of a Series, if (a) the Administrator notifies the Indenture
Trustee that the related Clearing Agency is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its
responsibilities as depository for the Book-Entry Notes of such Series and the Administrator is
unable to reach an agreement on satisfactory terms with a qualified successor, (b) the
Administrator notifies the Indenture Trustee that it elects to terminate the book-entry system
through such Clearing Agency, or (c) after the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to
such Series or a Servicer Termination Event, so long as any
Book-Entry Notes of such Series are Outstanding, Note Owners of a majority of the Note Balance
of such Series notify the Indenture Trustee and the related Clearing Agency that they elect to
terminate the book-entry system through such Clearing Agency, then the Indenture Trustee will
notify all Note Owners of such Series of the occurrence of such election and of the availability of
Definitive Notes to such Note Owners. After the Clearing Agency for a Series has surrendered the
typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes of such Series and delivered the registration
instructions to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer will execute and the Indenture Trustee will
authenticate the Definitive Notes for such Series in accordance with the instructions of such
Clearing Agency. None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee will be liable
for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely, and will be protected in
relying, on such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Notes to Note Owners of such
Series, the Indenture Trustee will recognize the holders of such Definitive Notes as Noteholders of
such Series.

     Section 2.13. Authenticating Agents.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Persons (each, an “Authenticating
Agent”) with the power to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication
of Notes of one or more Series under Section 2.4 in connection with issuances, transfers and
exchanges under Sections 2.2, 2.5, 2.6 and 9.5, as though each such Authenticating Agent had been
expressly authorized by those Sections to authenticate such Notes. For all purposes of this
Indenture and each Indenture Supplement, the authentication of Notes of a Series by an
Authenticating Agent pursuant to this Section 2.13 is deemed to be the authentication of such Notes
“by the Indenture Trustee.”

     (b) Any Person into which an Authenticating Agent for a Series may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, consolidation or
conversion to which an Authenticating Agent is a party, or any Person succeeding to all or
substantially all of the corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent,

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will be the successor
of such Authenticating Agent under this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement without the
execution or filing of any document or any further act.

     (c) An Authenticating Agent may resign by giving notice of resignation to the Indenture
Trustee and the Owner Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may terminate the agency of an Authenticating
Agent by giving notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and the Owner Trustee. Upon
receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, the Indenture Trustee may appoint
a successor Authenticating Agent and will notify the Owner Trustee of any such appointment.

     (d) Sections 2.8 and 6.4 will apply to each Authenticating Agent.

     Section 2.14. Note Paying Agents.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Note Paying Agents for one or more Series
that meet the eligibility standards for the Indenture Trustee specified in Section 6.10. The Note
Paying Agents will have the power to make payments from the Collection Account, the Excess Funding
Account, the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account and the related Series Accounts.

     (b) Any Person into which a Note Paying Agent for a Series may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation or
conversion to which a Note Paying Agent is a party, or any Person succeeding to all or
substantially all of the corporate trust business of a Note Paying Agent, will be the successor of
such Note Paying Agent under this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement without the
execution or filing of any document or any further act.

     (c) A Note Paying Agent may resign by giving notice of resignation to the Indenture Trustee,
the Administrator and the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee may terminate the agency of a Note Paying
Agent by giving notice of termination to such Note Paying Agent, the Administrator and the Issuer.
Upon receiving such notice of resignation or upon such a termination, the Indenture Trustee may
appoint a successor Note Paying Agent and will notify the Administrator and the Issuer of any such
appointment.

     (d) Sections 2.8 and 6.4 will apply to each Note Paying Agent.

     Section 2.15. Access to List of Noteholders’ Names and Addresses.

     (a) If the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar, the Issuer will furnish to the
Indenture Trustee or any Note Paying Agent, within five Business Days after receipt by the Issuer
of a request from the Indenture Trustee or such Note Paying Agent a list of the names and addresses
of the Noteholders. Except as otherwise provided in the related Indenture Supplement, Noteholders
of at least 10% of the Note Balance of a Series or three or more Noteholders of a Series may apply
in writing to the Indenture Trustee, and if such application states that such Noteholders desire to
communicate with other Noteholders of any Series with respect to their rights under this Indenture,
any Indenture Supplement or under the Notes and is accompanied by a copy of the communication which
such Noteholders propose to transmit, then the Indenture Trustee, after having been adequately
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expenses, will afford or cause the Note Registrar
to afford such Noteholders access during normal business hours to the most recent list of
Noteholders held by the Indenture Trustee. Such list is to be as of a date no more than 45 days
prior to the date of receipt of such Noteholders’ request.

     (b) Every Noteholder, by receiving and holding a Note, agrees, to the fullest extent permitted
by Applicable Law, that none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, any Note Paying Agent, the Note
Registrar, the Depositors, the Administrator and the Servicer or any of their respective agents and
employees may be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of the names and addresses of the
Noteholders under this Indenture, regardless of the sources from which such information was
derived.

ARTICLE III

COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS

     Section 3.1. Payment of Principal and Interest. Each Class of Notes of each Series
will accrue interest at the rate specified in such Note or in the related Indenture Supplement.
The Issuer will duly and punctually pay the principal of and interest on the Notes in accordance
with the Notes, this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements. Amounts withheld under the Code or
any State or local tax law by any Person from a payment to any Noteholder will be considered as
having been paid by the Issuer to such Noteholder.

     Section 3.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Issuer will maintain an office or
agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, where Notes may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect
of the Notes, this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements may be served. The Issuer initially
appoints the Indenture Trustee to serve as its agent for such purposes. The Issuer will promptly
notify the Indenture Trustee of any change in the location of such office or agency. If the Issuer
fails to maintain any such office or agency or fails to furnish the Indenture Trustee with the
address of such office or agency, such surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the
Corporate Trust Office, and the Issuer appoints the Indenture Trustee as its agent to receive all
such surrenders, notices and demands.

     Section 3.3. Money for Payments to be Held in Trust.

     (a) All payments of amounts due and payable with respect to the Notes that are to be made from
amounts withdrawn from the Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account or any Series Account
will be made on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by another Note Paying Agent for
the related Series, and no amounts so withdrawn for payments on the Notes may be paid over to or at
the direction of the Issuer, except as provided in this Section 3.3 and in the Indenture
Supplements.

     (b) The Indenture Trustee (including, if applicable, in its capacity as Note Paying Agent)
will, and will cause each Note Paying Agent (other than the Indenture Trustee itself) for a Series
to, execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which such Note Paying Agent
agrees with the Indenture Trustee to:

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     (i) hold all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due on the related Notes in
trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such sums until such sums are paid to such
Persons or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture and the related Indenture
Supplement and pay such sums to such Persons as provided in this Indenture and such
Indenture Supplement;

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

     (iii) during the continuance of any such default, upon the request of the Indenture
Trustee, immediately pay to the Indenture Trustee all sums held in trust by such Note Paying
Agent;

     (iv) immediately resign as a Note Paying Agent and immediately pay to the Indenture
Trustee all sums held by it for the payment of related Notes if it ceases to meet the
eligibility standards specified in Section 6.10 with respect to the Indenture Trustee; and

     (v) comply with all requirements of the Code and any State or local tax law with
respect to withholding and reporting requirements in connection with payments on the related
Notes.

     (c) The Issuer may by Issuer Order direct any Note Paying Agent to pay to the Indenture
Trustee all sums held in trust by such Note Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Indenture
Trustee upon the same terms as those upon which the sums were held by such Note Paying Agent. Upon
a Note Paying Agent’s payment of all sums held in trust to the Indenture Trustee, such Note Paying
Agent will be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

     (d) Subject to laws with respect to escheat of funds, any money held by the Indenture Trustee
or any Note 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 will be discharged
from such trust and paid to the Issuer upon Issuer Request. After such discharge and payment, the
Noteholder of such Note will, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Issuer for payment
of such amount due and unclaimed (but only to the extent of the amounts so paid to the Issuer), and
all liability of the Indenture Trustee or such Note Paying Agent with respect to such money will
cease. However, the Indenture Trustee or such Note Paying Agent, before making any such repayment,
will publish once, at the expense and direction of the Issuer, in a newspaper customarily published
on each Business Day in the English language and of general circulation in The City of New York,
notice that such money remains unclaimed and that after a date specified in such notice, which must
be at least 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then
remaining will be repaid to the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee will also adopt and employ, at the
expense of the Administrator and direction of the Issuer, any other reasonable means of
notification of such repayment (including notifying Noteholders whose Notes have been called but
have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in monies due and payable
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determinable from the records of the Indenture Trustee or of any Note Paying
Agent of such repayment, at the last address of record for each such Noteholder).

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

     Section 3.5. Protection of Collateral. (a) The Issuer will (i) execute and deliver
all such supplements and amendments to this Indenture and instruments of further assurance and
other instruments, (ii) file or authorize and cause to be filed all such financing statements and
amendments and continuations of such financing statements and (iii) take such other action, in each
case necessary or advisable to:

	 	(A)	 	maintain or preserve the Lien and security interest
(and the priority of such security interest) of this Indenture or carry out
more effectively the purposes of this Indenture;
	 
	 	(B)	 	perfect, publish notice of or protect the validity of
any Grant made or to be made by this Indenture and the Indenture
Supplements;
	 
	 	(C)	 	enforce any of the Collateral; or
	 
	 	(D)	 	preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the
rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Secured Parties in such Collateral
against the claims of all Persons.

     (b) The Issuer authorizes the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee to file any financing or
continuation statements, and amendments to such statements, in all jurisdictions and with all
filing offices as are necessary or advisable to preserve, maintain and protect the interest of the
Indenture Trustee in the Collateral. Such financing and continuation statements may describe the
Collateral in any manner as the Administrator or the Indenture Trustee may reasonably determine to
ensure the perfection of the interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Collateral (including
describing the Collateral as “all assets” of the Issuer). The Administrator or the Indenture
Trustee, as applicable, will deliver to the Issuer file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for,
any such financing statement and continuation statement promptly upon such document becoming
available following filing.

     (c) The Indenture Trustee is under no obligation (i) to make any determination of whether any
such financing or continuation statements, and amendments to such statements, are required to be
filed pursuant to this Section 3.5 or (ii) to file any such financing or continuation statements,
or amendment to such statements, and will not be liable for failure to do so.

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     Section 3.6. Performance of Obligations; Servicing of Receivables.

     (a) No Release of Material Covenants or Obligations. The Issuer will not take any
action, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any action from being taken by
others, that would release any Person from any material covenants or obligations under any
instrument or agreement included in the Collateral 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 provided in any Transaction Document.

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

     (c) Performance of Obligations. The Issuer will punctually perform and observe all of
its obligations and agreements contained in the Transaction Documents and in the instruments and
agreements included in the Collateral.

     (d) Servicer Termination Event. If the Issuer has knowledge of the occurrence of a
Servicer Termination Event under the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Issuer will promptly notify
the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of such occurrence, and specify in such notice any
action being taken with respect to such occurrence. If a Servicer Termination Event arises from
the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties or obligations under the Sale and
Servicing Agreements with respect to the Receivables, the Issuer will take all reasonable steps
available to it to cause the Servicer to remedy such failure.

     (e) Successor Servicer. Promptly after any termination of the Servicer’s rights and
powers pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Issuer will notify the
Indenture Trustee. If no Back-up Servicing Agreement is in effect at the time of a termination or
resignation of the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreements, the Indenture Trustee will as
promptly as practicable appoint an Eligible Servicer as Successor Servicer in accordance with
Section 6.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreements, and such Successor Servicer will accept its
appointment by executing an assumption agreement in a form acceptable to the Indenture Trustee. If
a Successor Servicer has not been appointed and accepted its appointment at the time when the
Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Indenture Trustee without further action will automatically
be appointed the Successor Servicer. The Indenture Trustee may delegate any of its servicing
obligations to an Affiliate or agent in accordance with Section 6.2(a) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreements. At any time following the appointment of the Indenture Trustee as Successor Servicer,
the Indenture Trustee may, and upon the request and at the expense of the Servicer will, petition a
court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any Person that is an Eligible Servicer as the Successor
Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreements. The Indenture Trustee will give prompt notice to
the Issuer of the appointment of a Successor Servicer, who will promptly notify the Rating
Agencies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing
Agreements, in no event will the Indenture Trustee be liable for any Servicing Fee or for any
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Sale and Servicing Agreements and
the amount necessary to induce any Person to act as Successor Servicer under the Sale and Servicing
Agreements and the transactions contemplated
by the Sale and Servicing Agreements. Upon its appointment, the Successor Servicer will be
the successor in all respects to the predecessor Servicer with respect to servicing functions under
the Sale and Servicing Agreements and will, subject to Section 3.3(e) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreements, be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities placed on the Servicer
by the Sale and Servicing Agreements, and all references in this Indenture or any Indenture
Supplement to the Servicer will be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer.

     Section 3.7. Negative Covenants. So long as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer
will not:

     (a) except as permitted by any Transaction Document, sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise
dispose of any part of the Collateral unless directed to do so by the 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 withheld from such payments under the Code or any State or
local tax law) or assert any claim against any present or former Noteholder by reason of the
payment of the taxes levied or assessed upon the Issuer or the Collateral;

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

     (d) permit (i) the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement 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 or any Indenture Supplement, except in each case as
permitted by this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, (ii) any Lien other than Permitted Liens
to be created on or extend to or otherwise arise upon or burden the Collateral or (iii) the Lien of
this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority security interest in the Collateral (other
than with respect to Permitted Liens); or

     (e) except as otherwise provided in any Transaction Document, amend, modify, waive,
supplement, terminate or surrender the terms of any Collateral or any of the Transaction Documents
without the consent of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance
and upon notice by the Issuer to the Rating Agencies.

     Section 3.8. Opinions as to Collateral.

     (a) If this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement is subject to recording in any appropriate
public recording offices, the Issuer, at its expense, will effect such recording and deliver an
Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee (which may be counsel to the Issuer or any other
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such recording is
necessary either for the protection of the Secured Parties or any other Person secured under this
Indenture and such Indenture Supplement or for the enforcement of any right or remedy granted to
the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement.

     (b) On the Series Issuance Date for any Series, the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that this Indenture and the related Indenture
Supplement and all financing statements and continuation statements have been properly recorded and
filed to make effective the Lien intended to be 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 make
such Lien effective.

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     (c) On or before April 30 in each calendar year, the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either to the effect 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 and any Indenture Supplement and all financing statements and continuation statements, as
is necessary to maintain the Lien of this Indenture, and reciting the details of such action, or to
the effect that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is necessary to maintain such Lien.

     Section 3.9. Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Issuer will deliver to the
Indenture Trustee within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, an Officer’s Certificate,
dated as of December 31 of the preceding year stating, as to the Responsible Person signing such
Officer’s Certificate, that (a) a review of the Issuer’s activities and of its performance under
this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements during the preceding calendar year has been made under
such Responsible Person’s supervision and (b) to such Responsible Person’s knowledge, based on such
review, the Issuer has complied in all material respects with all conditions and covenants to be
complied with by the Issuer under this Indenture during the preceding calendar year, or, if there
has been a failure to comply in any material respect that is continuing, specifying each such
failure known to such Responsible Person and the nature and status of such failure. If the Issuer
is not required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or otherwise required by law to
file an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer as to compliance, such Officer’s Certificate may be
delivered on or before April 30 of each calendar year. A copy of the Officer’s Certificate
referred to in this Section 3.9 may be obtained by any Noteholder or Person certifying it is a Note
Owner by a request to the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office. The Issuer’s obligation
to deliver an Officer’s Certificate under this Section 3.9 will terminate upon the payment in full
of the Notes.

     Section 3.10. Consolidation and Merger; Sale of Assets. The Issuer will not
consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or transfer or convey all or substantially all
of the assets included in the Collateral to any Person, unless:

     (a) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving such consolidation or merger,
or that acquires the properties and assets, (i) is organized and existing under the laws of the
United States or any State and (ii) assumes, by an indenture supplemental to this Indenture,
executed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all Notes and the
performance or observance of every agreement and covenant of this Indenture to be performed or
observed by the Issuer, all as provided in this Indenture;

     (b) with respect to a transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets
included in the Collateral, the Person that acquires the properties and assets agrees by means of
the supplemental indenture executed and delivered pursuant to clause (a) (i) that all right, title
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Noteholders, (ii) unless otherwise provided in such supplemental indenture, to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the Issuer from and against any costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and
liabilities (including attorneys’ fees) arising under or related to this Indenture, the Indenture
Supplements and the Notes and (iii) that such Person will make all filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (and any other appropriate Person) required by the Exchange Act in connection
with the Notes;

     (c) immediately after giving effect to such consolidation, merger, transfer or conveyance, no
Default, Event of Default or Amortization Event will have occurred and be continuing;

     (d) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to such consolidation, merger,
transfer or conveyance;

     (e) the Issuer has received an Opinion of Counsel (and has delivered copies of such Opinion of
Counsel to the Indenture Trustee) to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer or
conveyance will not cause (i) any security issued by the Issuer to be deemed sold or exchanged for
purposes of Section 1001 of the Code or (ii) the Issuer to be treated as an association or publicly
traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

     (f) any action that is necessary to maintain the Lien and security interest created by this
Indenture has been taken; and

     (g) the Issuer has delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each to the effect that such
consolidation, merger, transfer or conveyance and such supplemental indenture comply with this
Article III and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such consolidation,
merger or sale have been complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange Act).

     Section 3.11. Successor or Transferee.

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

     (b) Upon a transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets and properties of
the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.10, the predecessor Issuer will be released from every covenant
and agreement of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement to be performed
or observed by the predecessor Issuer with respect to the Notes immediately upon the delivery
of notice to the Indenture Trustee stating that the predecessor Issuer is to be so released.

     Section 3.12. No Other Activities. The Issuer will not engage in any activities other
than financing, acquiring, owning and pledging the Trust Property in the manner contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and activities incidental to such activities.

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     Section 3.13. Further Instruments and Acts. Upon request of the Indenture Trustee,
the Issuer will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be
reasonably necessary or proper to carry out the purpose of this Indenture and the Indenture
Supplements.

     Section 3.14. Restricted Payments.

     (a) The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, (i) make any distribution (by reduction of
capital or otherwise) to the Owner Trustee or any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer or
otherwise with respect to any ownership or equity interest or security in or of the Issuer or to
the Servicer or the Administrator, (ii) redeem, purchase, retire or otherwise acquire for value any
such ownership or equity interest or security or (iii) set aside or otherwise segregate any amounts
for any such purpose.

     (b) Notwithstanding Section 3.14(a), the Issuer may make payments to the Servicer, the Back-up
Servicer, the Administrator, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the
Depositors to the extent contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

     (c) The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, make payments to or distributions from the
Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account, the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account or any Series
Account except in accordance with this Indenture, the Indenture Supplements and the other
Transaction Documents.

     Section 3.15. Notice of Events of Default. The Issuer will notify the Indenture
Trustee, the Servicer and the Rating Agencies within five Business Days after a Responsible Person
of the Issuer has actual knowledge of an Event of Default.

     Section 3.16. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer as to Security Interest.
The Issuer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee as of the date of this Indenture and as
of the Series Issuance Date for any Series:

     (a) Except as may be permitted in the Transaction Documents, this Indenture creates a valid
and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Collateral in
favor of the Indenture Trustee, which security interest is prior to all other Liens other than
Permitted Liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer.

     (b) The Seller has represented that it has taken all steps necessary to perfect the security
interest against each obligor in the Vehicles securing the Receivables.

     (c) All of the Permitted Investments have been and will be credited to a Securities Account.
The securities intermediary for each Securities Account has agreed to treat all assets credited to
the Securities Accounts as “financial assets” within the meaning of the applicable UCC. The
Collateral (other than those Permitted Investments which have been credited to a Securities
Account) constitutes “tangible chattel paper,” “accounts,” “payment intangibles” and/or “general
intangibles” within the meaning of the applicable UCC.

     (d) The Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any
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required by
the terms of the Collateral to Grant to the Indenture Trustee all of its interest and rights in the
Collateral, except to the extent that any requirement for consent or approval is rendered
ineffective under the applicable UCC.

     (e) The Issuer has caused the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper
filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the
security interest Granted in the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee. Ford or Ford Credit has in
its possession all original copies of the sale or financing agreements that constitute or evidence
the Receivables and will hold all such agreements or related documents for the benefit of the
Indenture Trustee. Such agreements do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have
been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.

     (f) The Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee a fully executed Control Agreement and,
on each Closing Date for a Series, will deliver a fully executed Series Account Control Agreement,
pursuant to which the securities intermediary has agreed to comply with all instructions originated
by the Indenture Trustee relating to the related Securities Accounts without further consent by the
Issuer.

     (g) Other than the security interest Granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this
Indenture, the Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise
conveyed any of the Collateral. The Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of
any financing statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering any
part of the Collateral, other than any financing statements relating to the security interest
Granted to the Indenture Trustee or financing statements relating to Permitted Liens. The Issuer
is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against it.

     (h) The Securities Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee. The Issuer has not consented to the securities intermediary of any Securities
Account complying with entitlement orders of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee.

     (i) All financing statements filed or to be filed against the Issuer, or any assignor of which
the Issuer is the assignee, in favor of the Indenture Trustee in connection with this Indenture
describing the Collateral contain a statement substantially to the following effect: “The purchase
of or grant of a security interest in any collateral described in this financing statement will
violate the rights of the Secured Parties.”

     The representations and warranties in this Section 3.16 (i) will survive the termination of
this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement and (ii) may not be waived by the Indenture Trustee.

     Section 3.17. Audits of the Issuer. The Issuer agrees that, with reasonable prior
notice, it will permit any authorized representative of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the
Administrator, during the Issuer’s normal business hours, to examine and audit the books of
account, records, reports and other documents and materials of the Issuer relating to the
performance of the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements.
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addition, the Issuer will permit such representatives to make copies and extracts of any such books
and records and to discuss the same with the Issuer’s officers and registered public accountants.
Each of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer and the Administrator will, and will cause its
authorized representatives to, hold in confidence all such information except to the extent (a)
disclosure may be required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are
unavailing) or (b) that the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may
be, reasonably determines that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations under this
Indenture and the Indenture Supplements.

     Section 3.18. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer. The Issuer represents and
warrants to the Indenture Trustee as of the date of this Indenture and as of the Series Issuance
Date for any Series:

     (a) Organization and Qualification. The Issuer is a statutory trust duly formed,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

     (b) Power, Authorization and Enforceability. The Issuer has the power and authority
to execute, deliver and perform the terms this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement. The
Issuer has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of the terms of this Indenture and
such Indenture Supplement. This Indenture and such Indenture Supplement is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer, except as may be limited by
insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’
rights or by general equitable principles.

     (c) No Conflicts and No Violation. The execution and delivery by the Issuer of this
Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement, the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions
contemplated by this Indenture and such Indenture Supplement and the compliance by the Issuer with
this Indenture and such Indenture Supplement will not (i) violate any Delaware State law,
governmental rule or regulation applicable to the Issuer or any judgment or decree binding on it or
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time
or both) a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan
agreement, guarantee or similar agreement or instrument under which the Issuer is a debtor or
guarantor, in each case which conflict, breach, default, Lien, or violation would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Issuer’s ability to perform its obligations under
this Indenture and such Indenture Supplement.

     (d) No Proceedings. To the Issuer’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or
investigations pending or overtly threatened in writing before any court or other governmental
authority of the State of Delaware: (i) asserting the invalidity of any of the Transaction
Documents or the Notes of the related Series, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of such Notes or
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents, (iii)
seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Trust Property or the Issuer’s ability to perform its obligations under, or the
validity or enforceability any of the Transaction Documents or such Notes.

     (e) Investment Company Act. The Issuer is not an “investment company” as defined in
the Investment Company Act.

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ARTICLE IV

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     Section 4.1. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture and Indenture Supplements.

     (a) Subject to Section 4.1(b), this Indenture and the Indenture Supplement for a Series will
cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes of such Series, and the Indenture Trustee,
upon Issuer Order and at the expense of the Issuer, will execute proper instruments, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture (as it relates to such Series only) and such Indenture Supplement, if:

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

     (ii) the Issuer has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by it relating to
such Series under this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement; and

     (iii) the Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel, each to the effect that all conditions precedent relating to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and such Indenture Supplement pursuant to this
Section 4.1(a) have been complied with.

     (b) After the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the Indenture Supplement for a
Series pursuant to Section 4.1(a), this Indenture will continue with respect to
such Series as to (i) rights of registration of transfer and exchange, (ii) replacement of
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, (iii) the rights of Noteholders to receive payments of
principal of and interest on the Notes, (iv) Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.10, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14
and 3.15, (v) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture
and such Indenture Supplement and (vi) the rights of the Secured Parties as beneficiaries of this
Indenture and such Indenture Supplement with respect to the property deposited with the Indenture
Trustee payable to all or any of them for a period of two years following such satisfaction and
discharge.

     (c) Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the Indenture Supplement for a
Series pursuant to this Section 4.1, at the request of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee
will deliver to the Owner Trustee a certificate of a Responsible Person stating that all
Noteholders of such Series have been paid in full.

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ARTICLE V

AMORTIZATION EVENTS; DEFAULTS; REMEDIES

     Section 5.1. Amortization Events; Events of Default.

     (a) Trust Amortization Events. If any of the following events (each, a “Trust
Amortization Event”) occurs:

     (i) the failure by either Depositor to sell to the Issuer Receivables originated in
Additional Accounts within ten Business Days after the date such Depositor is required to do
so pursuant to Section 2.6(a) of the related Sale and Servicing Agreement;

     (ii) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to either Depositor or, unless
the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to the removal of Ford Credit or Ford
from this clause (ii), the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to Ford Credit or
Ford; or

     (iii) the Issuer becomes subject to regulation as an “investment company” within the
meaning of the Investment Company Act;

then an Amortization Event with respect to all Series will be deemed to have occurred without any
action on the part of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders immediately upon the occurrence of
such event. Upon the occurrence of an Amortization Event, an Early Amortization Period will
commence for all Series and payment on the Notes of each Series will be made in accordance with the
related Indenture Supplement.

     (b) Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events with respect to
a Series will constitute an event of default for such Series (each, an “Event of Default”)
under this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement:

     (i) failure to pay interest due and payable on any Note of such Series when the same
becomes payable, and such failure continues for a period of 35 days; or

     (ii) failure to pay the principal of any Note of such Series on its Final Maturity
Date; or

     (iii) failure to observe or perform any material covenant or agreement of the Issuer
made in this Indenture or the related Indenture Supplement (other than covenants and
agreements as to which the failure to observe or perform is specifically covered elsewhere
in this Section 5.1(b)), or any representation or warranty of the Issuer made in this
Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement or any Officer’s Certificate delivered in
connection with such Series proves to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the
time made and, in each case, such failure or incorrectness has an Adverse Effect on the
Noteholders of such Series and continues for 60 days after notice was given to the Issuer by
the Indenture Trustee or to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Noteholders of at
least 25% of the Note Balance of such Series specifying such failure or incorrectness and
requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default”; or

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     (iv) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event with respect to the Issuer; or

     (v) any other Event of Default with respect to such Series described in the related
Indenture Supplement.

     (c) The Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee within five Business Days after a Responsible
Person of the Issuer has actual knowledge of the occurrence of an event set forth in Section
5.1(b)(iii) or (iv) which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time would become an Event of
Default with respect to a Series, which notice will describe such Default, the status of such
Default and what action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect to such Default. The
Issuer will send a copy of such notice to each Qualified Institution (if not the Indenture Trustee)
maintaining the Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account or any Series Account for an
affected Series.

     (d) The Indenture Trustee will notify the Noteholders of any affected Series within five
Business Days after a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge of the
occurrence of an Amortization Event or an Event of Default with respect to such Series.

     Section 5.2. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission.

     (a) If an Event of Default with respect to a Series described in Section 5.1(b)(i), (ii),
(iii) or (v) occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders of a majority of
the Note Balance of such Series may declare all of the Notes of such Series to be immediately due
and payable, by notice to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Noteholders).
Upon any such declaration, the unpaid Note Balance of the Notes of such Series, together with
accrued and unpaid interest through the date of acceleration, will become immediately due and
payable. If an Event of Default described in Section 5.1(b)(iv) occurs, all unpaid principal of
and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes of each Series, and all other amounts payable in
respect of each Series under this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements, will automatically
become due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Indenture Trustee
or any Noteholder of any Series. Upon any such declaration or automatic acceleration (i) the
Indenture Trustee will promptly notify each Noteholder of each affected Series and each Qualified
Institution (if not the Indenture Trustee) maintaining the Collection Account, the Excess Funding
Account or any Series Account for an affected Series, and (ii) an Early Amortization Period for
each affected Series will commence.

     (b) The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of each affected Series, by notice to
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind a declaration of acceleration of maturity of the
Notes of such Series and its consequences before a judgment or decree for payment of the amount due
has been obtained by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article V in respect of such Series
if:

     (i) the Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee an amount sufficient to
(A) pay all principal of and interest on the Notes of such Series and all other amounts that
would then be due under this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement or upon such
Notes if the Event of Default with respect to such Series giving rise to such acceleration
had not occurred, (B) pay all amounts owed to the Indenture

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Trustee under Section 6.7 in
respect of such Series, and (C) pay all other outstanding fees and expenses of the Issuer in
respect of or otherwise allocable to such Series, and

     (ii) all Events of Default with respect to such Series, other than the non-payment of
the principal of the Notes of such Series that has become due solely by such acceleration,
have been cured or waived as provided in Section 5.14.

No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right resulting from such
rescission.

     Section 5.3. Collection of Indebtedness by the Indenture Trustee.

     (a) The Issuer covenants that if an Event of Default with respect to a Series under Section
5.1(b)(i) or (ii) occurs and continues, the Issuer, upon demand of the Indenture Trustee, will pay
to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders of such Series, such overdue amount
with interest on any overdue principal at the rate of interest then applicable to the Notes of such
Series and, to the extent lawful, with interest on any overdue interest at such interest rate. In
addition, the Issuer covenants to pay the costs and expenses of collection, including all amounts
owed to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7 in respect of or otherwise allocable to such
Series.

     (b) If the Issuer fails to pay such amounts upon such demand, the Indenture Trustee, in its
own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a Proceeding for the collection of the
sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute such Proceeding to final judgment, and may enforce the
same against the Issuer and collect the monies adjudged to be payable in the manner provided by law
out of the Collateral allocable to such Series.

     Section 5.4. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

     (a) If there is pending, relative to the Issuer, Proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code or any
other federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or in case a trustee,
liquidator, receiver or similar official has been appointed for or taken possession of the Issuer
or its property, the Indenture Trustee, irrespective of whether the Indenture Trustee has made any
demand pursuant to Section 5.3, may:

     (i) file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and interest
owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and file such other papers or documents as may be
necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Secured Parties allowed in such Proceedings (including any amounts due to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7);

     (ii) unless prohibited by applicable law, vote on behalf of the Secured Parties in any
election of a trustee, a standby trustee or a Person performing similar functions in any
such Proceedings;

     (iii) collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any
such claims and pay all amounts received with respect to the claims of the Secured Parties,
including such claims asserted by the Indenture Trustee on their behalf; and

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

Any trustee, liquidator, receiver or similar official in any such Proceeding is authorized by each
Noteholder to make payments to the Indenture Trustee, and, if the Indenture Trustee consents to the
making of payments directly to such Noteholders, to pay to the Indenture Trustee an amount
sufficient to cover all amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7.

     (b) Except as provided in Section 5.4(a)(ii), this Indenture does not authorize the Indenture
Trustee to authorize or consent to or vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder any
plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of
any Noteholder to authorize the Indenture Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Noteholder
in any such Proceeding.

     Section 5.5. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.

     (a) All rights of action and claims under this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or under
any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the
Notes or the production of any of the Notes in any Proceeding relative to any of the Notes, and any
such Proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee will be brought in its own name as
trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment, subject to the amounts owed to the
Indenture Trustee under Section 6.7, will be for the benefit of the Secured Parties in respect of
which such judgment has been recovered.

     (b) In any Proceeding brought by the Indenture Trustee (and any Proceeding involving the
interpretation of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement to which the Indenture Trustee is a
party), the Indenture Trustee will be held to represent all the Noteholders of each affected
Series, and it will not be necessary to make any Noteholder a party to any such Proceeding.

     Section 5.6. Remedies; Priorities.

     (a) If the Notes of a Series have been accelerated under Section 5.2(a), the Indenture Trustee
may do one or more of the following (subject to Section 5.7), and will upon direction by the
Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of such Series:

     (i) institute a Proceeding in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the
collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes of such Series or under this Indenture
and the related Indenture Supplement with respect to such Series, enforce any judgment
obtained, and collect from the Issuer monies adjudged due;

     (ii) institute a Proceeding for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture
with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral allocable to such Series;

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

     (iv) sell or otherwise liquidate all or any portion of the Collateral allocable to such
Series at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in any manner permitted
by law.

     The Indenture Trustee will notify each affected Noteholder and the Depositors of any sale or
liquidation pursuant to Section 5.6(a)(iv) at least 15 days before such sale or liquidation. Any
such Noteholder or either Depositor may submit a bid with respect to such sale or liquidation.

     (b) Notwithstanding Section 5.6(a), the Indenture Trustee is prohibited from selling or
otherwise liquidating the Collateral allocable to a Series unless, in respect of such Series:

     (i) the Event of Default is described in Section 5.1(b)(i) or (ii);

     (ii) the Event of Default is described in Section 5.1(b)(iii) or (v) and:

	 	(A)	 	the Noteholders representing 100% of the Note Balance
of such Series consent to such sale or liquidation; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are expected
to be sufficient to pay in full all amounts owed by the Issuer to the
related Noteholders and other Secured Parties of such Series, including all
principal of and accrued interest on the Outstanding Notes of such Series;
or

     (iii) the Event of Default is described in Section 5.1(b)(iv) and:

	 	(A)	 	the Noteholders representing 100% of the Note Balance
of such Series consent to such sale or liquidation;
	 
	 	(B)	 	the proceeds of such sale or liquidation are expected
to be sufficient to pay in full all amounts owed by the Issuer to the
related Noteholders and other Secured Parties of such Series, including all
principal of and accrued interest on the Outstanding Notes of such Series;
or
	 
	 	(C)	 	the Indenture Trustee (1) determines (but will have no
obligation to make such determination) that such Collateral will not
continue to provide sufficient funds for the payment of all amounts owed to
the Noteholders and other Secured Parties of such Series, as those payments
would have become due if the Notes of such Series had not been declared due
and payable, and (2) obtains the consent of Noteholders of at least 66-2/3%
of the Note Balance of such Series.

     In determining whether the condition specified in Section 5.6(b)(ii)(B), (iii)(B) or
(iii)(C)(1) has been satisfied, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely upon an
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public accountants as to the expected proceeds or as to the sufficiency of the relevant
Collateral for such purpose.

     (c) Any money or property collected by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Article V
following the acceleration of the Notes of the affected Series pursuant to Section 5.3 (so long as
such declaration have not been rescinded in accordance with Section 5.2(b)) will be treated as
Collections and paid, together with any amounts then held in the Collection Account, Excess Funding
Account or any Series Account for such Series, as payments to the Secured Parties of such Series in
accordance with this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement. Following the sale of all of
the Collateral allocable to a Series and the application of the amounts then held in the Collection
Account, the Excess Funding Account and any Series Account for such Series as are allocated to such
Series, such Series will no longer be entitled to any allocation of Collections or other property
constituting the Collateral under this Indenture, the related Indenture Supplement and the Notes of
such Series will no longer be Outstanding.

     Section 5.7. Optional Preservation of the Collateral. If the Notes of a Series have been accelerated under Section 5.2(a) and such declaration
and its consequences have not been rescinded in accordance with Section 5.2(b), the Indenture
Trustee may elect to maintain possession of the Collateral allocable to such Series. It is the
intention of the parties to this Indenture and the Noteholders that there at all times be
sufficient funds derived from the Collateral for the payment of principal of and interest on the
Notes. The Indenture Trustee will take such intention into account when determining whether or not
to maintain possession of all or any portion of the Collateral allocable to such Series. In
determining whether to maintain possession of all or any portion of the Collateral allocable to
such Series, the Indenture Trustee may obtain and rely upon an opinion of a nationally recognized
Independent investment banking firm or firm of certified public accountants as to the feasibility
of such proposed action and as to the sufficiency of such Collateral for such purpose.

     Section 5.8. Limitation on Suits.

     (a) No Noteholder has any right to institute any Proceeding with respect to this Indenture or
the related Indenture Supplement or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other
remedy under this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, unless:

     (i) such Noteholder has given notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing Event of
Default;

     (ii) the Noteholders of at least 25% of the Note Balance of each affected Series have
requested the Indenture Trustee to institute such Proceeding in respect of such Event of
Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee under this Indenture;

     (iii) such Noteholders have offered reasonable indemnity satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee against any costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities that may be
incurred by the Indenture Trustee, or its agents, counsel, accountants and experts, in
complying with such request;

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

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     (v) the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of each affected Series have not
given the Indenture Trustee any direction inconsistent with such request during such 60 day
period.

     (b) No Noteholder has any right to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other
Noteholder or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Noteholder or to
enforce any right under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, except with respect to Notes of
the same Series and in the manner provided in this Indenture and the related Indenture Supplement.

     (c) If the Indenture Trustee receives conflicting requests pursuant to Section 5.8(a)(ii) from
two or more groups of Noteholders of an affected Series, each evidencing less than a majority of
the Note Balance of such Series, the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion may determine what
action, if any, will be taken.

     Section 5.9. Unconditional Rights of Noteholders to Receive Principal and Interest. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, each Noteholder has an absolute and
unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of and any interest on its Note on or after
the respective due dates expressed in such Note, in this Indenture or in the related Indenture
Supplement, and to institute a Proceeding for the enforcement of any such payment in accordance
with Section 5.8. Such rights may not be impaired or affected without the consent of such
Noteholder.

     Section 5.10. Restoration of Rights and Remedies. If, in respect of a Series, the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder of such Series has
instituted any Proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture or the related
Indenture Supplement and such Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or has
been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee or to such Noteholder, then the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders of such Series, subject to any determination in such
Proceeding, will be restored severally and respectively to their former positions under this
Indenture and such Indenture Supplement, as the case may be, and subsequently all rights and
remedies of the Indenture Trustee and such Noteholders in respect of such Series will continue as
though no such Proceeding had been instituted.

     Section 5.11. Rights and Remedies Cumulative. No right or remedy conferred upon or reserved to the Indenture Trustee or to the
Noteholders in this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement is intended to be exclusive of any other
right or remedy, and every right and remedy, to the extent permitted by law, will be cumulative and
in addition to every other right and remedy given under this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement
or now or in the future existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of
any right or remedy under this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement, or otherwise, will not prevent
the concurrent assertion or employment of any other
appropriate right or remedy. The Indenture Trustee’s right to seek and recover judgment on
the Notes of a Series or under this Indenture or a related Indenture Supplement will not be
affected by the seeking, obtaining or application of any other relief in respect of such Series
under or with respect to this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement. Neither the Lien of this
Indenture nor any rights or remedies of the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders of a Series will
be impaired by the recovery of any judgment by the Indenture

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Trustee against the Issuer or by the levy of any execution under such judgment upon any of the
Collateral.

     Section 5.12. Delay or Omission Not a Waiver. No delay or omission of the Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder to exercise any right or
remedy accruing upon any Default or Event of Default will impair any such right or remedy or
constitute a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default. Every right and remedy conferred by
this Article V or by law to the Indenture Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time
to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee or by the Noteholders,
as the case may be.

     Section 5.13. Control by Noteholders. The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of a Series have the right to direct the
time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding in respect of such Series for any remedy
available to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the related Notes or exercising any trust or
power conferred on the Indenture Trustee with respect to the related Notes; provided, that:

     (a) such direction does not conflict with any law or with this Indenture or the related
Indenture Supplement;

     (b) except as provided in Section 5.6(b), any direction to the Indenture Trustee to sell or
liquidate the Collateral allocable to a Series must be made by the Noteholders of 100% of the Note
Balance of such Series;

     (c) if the Indenture Trustee elects to retain the Collateral allocable to a Series pursuant to
Section 5.7, then any direction to the Indenture Trustee by Noteholders of less than 100% of the
Note Balance of such Series to sell or liquidate such Collateral will be of no force and effect;
and

     (d) the Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Indenture Trustee
that is not inconsistent with such direction from the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance
of such Series.

     Notwithstanding the rights of Noteholders of a Series set forth in this Section 5.13, the
Indenture Trustee need not take any action that it determines might materially adversely affect the
rights of any Noteholders of such Series not consenting to such action.

     Section 5.14. Waiver of Defaults and Events of Default.

     (a) The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of a Series may waive any Default or
Event of Default with respect to such Series and its consequences except an Event of Default (i) in
the payment of principal of or interest on any of the Notes of such Series (other than an Event of
Default relating to failure to pay principal due only by reason of acceleration) or (ii) in respect
of a covenant or provision of this Indenture or the related Indenture Supplement that cannot be
amended, supplemented or modified without the consent of all Noteholders of such Series.

     (b) Upon any such waiver, such Default or Event of Default with respect to a Series will be
deemed not to have occurred for every purpose of this Indenture and the related Indenture

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Supplement. No such waiver will extend to any other Default or Event of Default with respect
to such Series or impair any right relating to any other Default or Event of Default with respect
to such Series.

     Section 5.15. Undertaking for Costs. The parties to this Indenture agree, and each Noteholder by such Noteholder’s acceptance of
a Note will be deemed to have agreed, that a court may in its discretion require, in any Proceeding
for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement, or in
any Proceeding against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as
Indenture Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such Proceeding of an undertaking to pay the
costs of such Proceeding, and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party litigant in such Proceeding. This Section
5.15 will not apply to (a) any Proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee, (b) any Proceeding
instituted by any Noteholder or group of Noteholders holding more than 10% of the Note Balance of a
Series, or (c) any Proceeding 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,
in this Indenture or in the related Indenture Supplement.

     Section 5.16. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Issuer covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not insist
upon, or plead or in any manner claim, or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension
that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, and
the Issuer (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) waives all benefit or advantage of any such
law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power in this
Indenture or any Indenture Supplement granted to the Indenture Trustee, but will suffer and permit
the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

     Section 5.17. Performance and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.

     (a) At the Administrator’s expense, the Issuer will promptly take all such lawful action as
the Indenture Trustee may request to (i) compel the performance by (A) the Depositors and the
Servicer of their obligations to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreements or (B) the
Seller and the Depositors of their obligations under the Receivables Purchase Agreements and (ii)
exercise any and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims lawfully available to
the Issuer under such agreements to the extent and in the manner directed by the Indenture
Trustee.

     (b) If an Event of Default with respect to a Series has occurred and is continuing, the
Indenture Trustee may, and at the direction of the Noteholders of at least 66-2/3% of the Note
Balance of the affected Series will, exercise all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims
of the Issuer against (i) the Depositors and the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreements
or (ii) the Seller and the Depositors under the Receivables Purchase Agreements, including the
right or power to take any action to compel or secure performance or observance by such Persons of
their obligations to the Issuer under such agreements, and to give any consent, request, notice,
direction, approval, extension or waiver under such agreements, and any right of the Issuer to take
such action will be suspended.

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ARTICLE VI

THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

     Section 6.1. Duties of Indenture Trustee.

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

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

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

     (ii) in the absence of bad faith or negligence on its part, the Indenture Trustee may
conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
furnished to it, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to it and, if required by this
Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, conforming to the requirements of this Indenture or
such Indenture Supplement; provided that the Indenture Trustee will examine any such
certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of
this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement.

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

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

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

     (iii) the Indenture Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take
in good faith in accordance with this Indenture or a direction received by it pursuant to
Sections 5.13 and 5.17(b).

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

     (e) Money held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other funds
except to the extent required by law, this Indenture, the Indenture Supplements or the other
Transaction Documents.

     (f) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of
or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee is subject to this Section 6.1 and to the TIA.

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     (g) The Indenture Trustee will not be charged with knowledge of any Default or any Event of
Default with respect to a Series unless either (i) a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee
has actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (ii) notice of such Default or Event of
Default has been given to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with this Indenture or the related
Indenture Supplement.

     (h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Indenture
Trustee, including its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the
Indenture Trustee in each of its capacities under this Indenture and the other Transaction
Documents.

     Section 6.2. Rights of Indenture Trustee.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely and will be protected in acting or refraining
from acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent
or other document believed by it to be genuine and which appears on its face to be properly
executed and signed or presented by the proper Person. The Indenture Trustee need not investigate
any fact or matters stated in any such document.

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

     (c) The Indenture Trustee may exercise any of its rights or powers under this Indenture or any
Indenture Supplement or perform any duties under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement either
directly or by or through agents or attorneys or a custodian or nominee, and the Indenture Trustee
will not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the supervision of,
any such agent, counsel, custodian or nominee appointed with due care by it under this Indenture or
any Indenture Supplement.

     (d) The Indenture Trustee will 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 if such action or omission
by the Indenture Trustee does not constitute negligence.

     (e) The Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or opinion of counsel with
respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the Indenture Supplements and the Notes will
be full and complete authorization and protection from liability with respect to any action taken
or not taken by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement in good
faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

     (f) The Indenture Trustee is under no obligation to (i) exercise any of the rights or powers
vested in it by this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or to expend or risk its own funds or
otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of its duties under this Indenture or any
Indenture Supplement if it has reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of funds advanced by it
or adequate indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured
to it or (ii) honor the request or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to this Indenture
or the related Indenture Supplement unless such Noteholders have offered to the Indenture Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it from and against the reasonable costs,
expenses, disbursements, advances and liabilities that might be incurred by the Indenture Trustee,
or its agents, counsel, accountants and experts, in complying with such request or direction.

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     (g) The Indenture Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the
performance of its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement arising out of or
caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including strikes, work stoppages,
acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts
of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, but the Indenture Trustee will use
reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume
performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

     (h) The Indenture Trustee will not be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or
consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including loss of profit) irrespective of
whether the Indenture Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless of the form of action.

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

     Section 6.4. Indenture Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Indenture Trustee (a) will not be responsible for, and makes no representation or
warranty as to, the validity or adequacy of this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or the Notes
and (b) will not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, or responsible
for any statement of the Issuer in this Indenture, or any Indenture Supplement or in any
document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Indenture
Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

     Section 6.5. Notice of Defaults. Within 90 days of a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee obtaining actual knowledge
of, or receiving notice of, any Default under this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will mail as
described in Section 313(c) of the TIA to each Noteholder, notice of such Default, unless such
Default has been cured or waived; provided that (a) except in the case of a Default in the
payment of principal of or interest on any Note, the Indenture Trustee may withhold such notice if
and so long as a committee of its Responsible Persons in good faith determines that the withholding
of such notice is in the interests of the Noteholders of the affected Series and (b) in the case of
any Default with respect to a Series specified in Section 5.1(b)(iii), the Indenture Trustee will
not give notice to the related Noteholders until at least 30 days after a Responsible Person of the
Indenture Trustee has obtained actual knowledge of, or has received notice of, such Default.

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     Section 6.6. Reports by Indenture Trustee.

     (a) Upon delivery to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer of the information prepared by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Sale and Servicing Agreements to enable each Noteholder to
prepare its federal and State income tax returns, the Indenture Trustee will deliver the relevant
portions of such information to each Noteholder of record as of the most recent Record Date (which
delivery may be made by making such information available to the Noteholders through the Indenture
Trustee’s website, which initially is located at www.absreporting.com).

     (b) On each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will deliver the Monthly Investor Report to
each Noteholder of record as of the most recent Record Date (which delivery may be made by e-mail
to the e-mail addresses in the Note Register without need for confirmation of receipt or by making
such report available to the Noteholders through the Indenture Trustee’s website, which initially
is located at www.absreporting.com).

     (c) If required by Regulation AB and requested by either Depositor or the Servicer, the
Indenture Trustee will deliver to the Depositors, the Owner Trustee and the Servicer on or before
March 1 of each year, an Officer’s Certificate, dated as of December 31 of the preceding calendar
year, signed by a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee (i) to the effect that (A) a review
of the Indenture Trustee’s activities during the preceding calendar year and of its performance
under this Indenture has been made under such Responsible Person’s supervision and (B) to such
Responsible Person’s knowledge, based on such review, the Indenture Trustee has fulfilled in all
material respects all of its obligations under this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements
throughout such calendar year, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in
any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such Responsible Person
and the nature and status of such failure and (ii) certifying to matters related
to the Indenture Trustee as required under Form 10-K under the Exchange Act. If the Issuer is
not required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or otherwise required by law to file
an Officer’s Certificate of the Indenture Trustee as to compliance, such Officer’s Certificate may
be delivered on or before April 1 of each calendar year.

     (d) If required under Regulation AB, the Indenture Trustee will:

     (i) deliver to the Depositors, the Owner Trustee and the Servicer, a report, dated as
of December 31 of the preceding calendar year, on its assessment of compliance with the
minimum servicing criteria described in Items 1122(d)(2)(i), (2)(ii), (2)(iv), (2)(v),
(3)(ii) (with respect to remittances only) and (3)(iv) of Regulation AB (the “Applicable
Servicing Criteria”) during the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any
material instance of non-compliance identified by the Indenture Trustee, as required by Rule
13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB under the Securities
Act. Such report on assessment will be addressed to the board of directors of the Servicer
and to the Depositors and Owner Trustee; and

     (ii) cause a firm of registered public accountants that is qualified and independent
within the meaning of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act to deliver to the
Depositors, Owner Trustee and the Servicer an attestation report that

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satisfies the requirements of Rule 13a-18 or Rule 15d-18 under the Exchange Act, as
applicable, on the assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria with
respect to the prior calendar year. Such attestation report will be in accordance with
Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act. The firm may render other services to the Indenture Trustee, but the firm must
indicate in each attestation report that it is qualified and independent within the meaning
of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

     The reports referred to in this Section 6.6(d) will be delivered on before March 1 of each
year, in a format suitable for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR, unless
the Issuer is not required to file periodic reports under the Exchange Act or any other law, in
which case the reports will be delivered on or before April 1 of each calendar year.

     (e) Each of the parties agrees that (i) the obligations of the parties under Sections 6.6(c)
and (d) will be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish compliance with Regulation AB and
(ii) the parties’ obligations under Sections 6.6(c) and (d) will be deemed to be supplemented and
modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive guidance provided by
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff or established market practice among
participants in the asset-backed securities markets in respect of the requirements of Regulation
AB, and the parties will comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositors, the Servicer or
the Indenture Trustee in good faith for delivery of additional or different information required to
comply with the provisions of Regulation AB.

     If the parties to this Indenture determine to further clarify or amend Sections 6.6(c) or (d),
this Indenture may be amended to reflect the new agreement between the parties covering matters in
Sections 6.6(c) or (d) pursuant to Section 9.1(a), which amendment will not require the delivery of
any Opinions of Counsel or satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.

     Section 6.7. Compensation and Indemnity.

     (a) The Issuer will pay the Indenture Trustee as compensation for the Indenture Trustee’s
services under this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements such fees as have been separately
agreed upon on the date of this Indenture between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. The
Indenture Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an
express trust. The Issuer will reimburse the Indenture Trustee for all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee, including costs of collection, and the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee’s agents, counsel,
accountants and experts, but excluding any expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee through the
Indenture Trustee’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (except for errors in judgment).

     (b) The Issuer will, or will cause the Administrator to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the Indenture Trustee, and its respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and
against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims and liabilities (including the
reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee’s agents, counsel,
accountants and experts) incurred by it in connection with the administration of and the
performance of its duties under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplements, including the costs

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and expenses of defending itself against any loss, damage, claim or liability incurred by it in
connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture or
any Indenture Supplement, but excluding any cost, expense, loss, damage, claim or liability (i)
incurred by the Indenture Trustee through the Indenture Trustee’s willful misconduct, bad faith or
negligence (except for errors in judgment) or (ii) arising out of the Indenture Trustee’s breach of
any of its representations or warranties set forth in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

     (c) Promptly upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee, or any of its officers, directors,
employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”), of notice of the commencement of any
Proceeding against any such Indemnified Person, such Indemnified Person will, if a claim in respect
of such Proceeding is to be made under Section 6.7(b), notify the Issuer and the Administrator of
the commencement of such Proceeding. Failure by the Indenture Trustee to so notify the Issuer and
the Administrator will not relieve the Issuer or the Administrator of its obligations under this
Section 6.7; provided that neither the Issuer nor the Administrator has been materially
prejudiced by such failure to so notify and notice is given within 180 days of a Responsible Person
of the Indenture Trustee learning of such Proceeding. The Issuer, or, if Issuer so causes, the
Administrator, may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of any such Proceeding at
its expense, and no settlement of such Proceeding may be made without the approval of the Issuer or
the Administrator, as applicable, and such Indemnified Person, which approvals will not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. After notice from the Issuer or the Administrator,
as applicable, to the Indemnified Person of the intention of the Issuer or the Administrator, as
applicable, to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Person, and so long as the Issuer or the Administrator, as applicable, so assumes the
defense of such Proceeding in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, neither
the Issuer nor the Administrator will be liable for any legal
expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Person unless there is a conflict between the interests
of the Issuer or the Administrator, as applicable, on one hand, and an Indemnified Person, on the
other hand, in which case the Issuer or the Administrator, will pay for the separate counsel to the
Indemnified Person.

     (d) The obligations of the Issuer and the Administrator to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
this Section 6.7 will survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the discharge
of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. Expenses incurred by the Indenture Trustee after
the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 5.1(b)(iv) are intended to constitute expenses of
administration under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or State bankruptcy,
insolvency or similar law.

     Section 6.8. Replacement of Indenture Trustee.

     (a) No resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee, and no appointment of a successor
Indenture Trustee, will become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor
Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.8. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Indenture
Trustee may resign by notifying the Issuer. The Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of
the Notes may remove the Indenture Trustee without cause by notifying the Indenture Trustee and the
Issuer and may appoint a successor Indenture Trustee.

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     (b) The Issuer must remove the Indenture Trustee if:

     (i) the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with Section 6.11;

     (ii) an Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Indenture Trustee; or

     (iii) the Indenture Trustee becomes legally unable to act or otherwise incapable of
acting as Indenture Trustee.

     (c) If the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of
Indenture Trustee for any reason, the Issuer must appoint a successor Indenture Trustee promptly.

     (d) Any successor Indenture Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to
the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Administrator. Upon delivery of such
acceptance, the resignation or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee will become effective, and
the successor Indenture Trustee will have all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the
Indenture Trustee under this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement. The Issuer will continue to
pay all amounts owed to the retiring Indenture Trustee in accordance with Sections 6.7 and 8.2
following the retiring Indenture Trustee’s resignation or removal until all such amounts are paid.
The successor Indenture Trustee will deliver a notice of its succession to the Secured Parties.
The retiring Indenture Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Indenture Trustee
to the successor Indenture Trustee.

     (e) If a successor Indenture Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring
Indenture Trustee tenders its resignation or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer
or the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of the Notes may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.

     (f) Notwithstanding the replacement of the retiring Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section
6.8, any obligations of the Issuer and the Administrator owing to the retiring Indenture Trustee
under Section 6.7 will continue for the benefit of the retiring Indenture Trustee.

     Section 6.9. Successor Indenture Trustee by Merger.

     (a) If the Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or
substantially all of its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking
association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association will be the
successor Indenture Trustee so long as such corporation or banking association is otherwise
qualified and eligible under Section 6.11. The Indenture Trustee will promptly notify the Servicer
and the Issuer (who will notify the Rating Agencies) of any such transaction.

     (b) If, at the time any such successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Indenture
Trustee succeeds to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes have been authenticated
but not delivered, such successor may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor
Indenture Trustee and deliver such Notes so authenticated. If at such time any of the Notes have
not been authenticated, any successor to the Indenture Trustee may authenticate such Notes either
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Indenture Trustee. In all such cases, such certificates will have the same force and effect
provided for anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement as the
certificate of the predecessor Indenture Trustee.

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

     (a) For the purpose of meeting any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of
the Collateral may at the time be located, after delivering notice to the Issuer and the Servicer,
the Indenture Trustee may appoint one or more Persons to act as a separate trustee or separate
trustees, or co-trustee or co-trustees, of all or any part of the Collateral, and to vest in such
Persons, in such capacity and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such title to all or any part
of the Collateral, and, subject to this Section 6.10, such rights, powers, duties and obligations
as the Indenture Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No separate trustee or co-trustee
will be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 6.11 and no
notice to the Secured Parties of the appointment of any separate trustee or co-trustee will be
required under Section 6.8.

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

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

     (ii) no trustee will be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other
trustee under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement; and

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

     (c) Any notice, request or other writing given to the Indenture Trustee will be deemed to have
been given to each appointed separate trustee and co-trustee, as effectively as if given to each of
them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee will refer to this Indenture
and the conditions of this Section 6.10. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trusts conferred, will be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of
appointment, either jointly with the Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided in such
instrument of appointment, subject to this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement. Every such
instrument will be filed with the Indenture Trustee.

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     (d) Any separate trustee or co-trustee may appoint the Indenture Trustee as its agent or
attorney-in-fact with power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful
act under or in respect of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement on its behalf and in its
name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee dies, becomes incapable of acting, resigns or is
removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts will vest in and be exercised
by the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.

     Section 6.11. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Indenture Trustee must satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the TIA and must
comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA. The Indenture Trustee or its parent must have a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent annual published report
of condition and must have a long-term debt rating of investment grade by each of the Rating
Agencies or must otherwise be acceptable to each of the Rating Agencies. Within ten days after the
Indenture Trustee fails to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in this Section 6.11 or ceases
to be a Qualified Institution, the Indenture Trustee will notify the Issuer and the Servicer of
such failure.

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

     Section 6.13. Audits of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee agrees that, with reasonable prior notice, it will permit any
authorized representative of the Issuer, the Servicer or the Administrator, during the Indenture
Trustee’s normal business hours, to examine and audit the books of account, records, reports and
other documents and materials of the Indenture Trustee relating to (a) the performance of the
Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements, (b) any
payments of fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee in connection with such performance and (c)
any claim made by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement. In
addition, the Indenture Trustee will permit such representatives to make copies and extracts of any
such books and records and to discuss the same with the Indenture Trustee’s officers and employees.
Each of the Issuer, the Servicer and the Administrator will, and will cause its authorized
representatives to, hold in confidence all such information except to the extent disclosure may be
required by law (and all reasonable applications for confidential treatment are unavailing) and
except to the extent that the Servicer or the Administrator, as the case may be, may reasonably
determine that such disclosure is consistent with its obligations under this Indenture or any
Indenture Supplement. The Indenture Trustee will maintain all such pertinent books, records,
reports and other documents and materials for a period of two years after the termination of its
obligations under this Indenture.

     Section 6.14. Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants to the Issuer as of the date of this
Indenture and as of the Series Issuance Date for any Series that:

     (a) Organization and Qualification. The Indenture Trustee is a banking corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York. The
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obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease
of its properties or the conduct of its activities requires such qualification, license or
approval, unless the failure to obtain such qualifications, licenses or approvals would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Indenture Trustee’s ability to
perform its obligations under this Indenture, the Indenture Supplements or the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party.

     (b) Power, Authorization and Enforceability. The Indenture Trustee has the power and
authority to execute deliver and perform the terms of this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements.
The Indenture Trustee has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Indenture and
each Indenture Supplement. This Indenture and each Indenture Supplement is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Indenture Trustee enforceable against the Indenture Trustee, except as
may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equitable principles.

     (c) No Conflicts and No Violation. The execution and delivery by the Indenture
Trustee of this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement, the consummation by the Indenture Trustee
of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement and the compliance
by the Indenture Trustee with this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement will not (i) violate any
federal or New York State law, governmental rule or regulation governing the banking or trust
powers of the Indenture Trustee or any judgment or order binding on it or (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default
under its charter documents or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement,
guarantee or similar agreement or instrument under which the Indenture Trustee is a debtor or
guarantor or (iii) violate any law or, to the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge, any order, rule, or
regulation applicable to the Indenture Trustee of any court or of any federal or State regulatory
body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the
Indenture Trustee or its properties, in each case which conflict, breach, default, Lien, or
violation would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Indenture Trustee’s
ability to perform its obligations under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

     (d) No Proceedings. To the Indenture Trustee’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or
investigations pending or overtly threatened in writing, before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Indenture
Trustee or its properties: (i) asserting the invalidity of any of this Indenture, any Indenture
Supplement or any other Transaction Document, (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Notes or
the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or
(iii) seeking any determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the Indenture Trustee’s ability to perform its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

     (e) Eligibility. The Indenture Trustee satisfies the requirements of Section 310(a)
of the TIA and is a Qualified Institution. The Indenture Trustee or its parent has a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent annual published report
of condition.

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     (f) Information Provided by the Indenture Trustee. The information provided by the
Indenture Trustee in any certificate delivered by a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee is
true and correct in all material respects.

     Section 6.15. Duty to Update Disclosure. The Indenture Trustee will notify and provide information, and certify such information in
an Officer’s Certificate, to the Depositors upon any event or condition relating to the Indenture
Trustee or actions taken by the Indenture Trustee that (a) (i)is required to be disclosed by the
Depositors under Item 2 (the institution of, material developments in, or termination of legal
proceedings against The Bank of New York Mellon that are material to Noteholders) of Form 10-D
under the Exchange Act within five days of such occurrence or (ii) either Depositor reasonably
requests of the Indenture Trustee that such Depositor, in good faith, believes is necessary to
comply with Regulation AB within five days of such request or (b) (i) is required to be disclosed
under Item 5 (submission of matters to a vote of Noteholders) of Form 10-D under the Exchange Act
within five days of a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee becoming
aware of such submission, (ii) is required to be disclosed under Item 6.02 (resignation,
removal, replacement or substitution of The Bank of New York Mellon as Indenture Trustee) or Item
6.04 (failure to make a distribution when required) of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act within two
days of a Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee becoming aware of such occurrence or (iii)
causes the information provided by the Indenture Trustee in any certificate delivered by a
Responsible Person of the Indenture Trustee to be untrue or incorrect in any material respect or is
necessary to make the statements provided by the Indenture Trustee in light of the circumstances in
which they were made not misleading within five days of a Responsible Person of the Indenture
Trustee becoming aware thereof.

     Section 6.16. Indenture Trustee Indemnification. The Indenture Trustee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and the Depositors
from and against, any and all claims, losses, liabilities, actions, suits, judgments, demands,
damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys) of any nature
resulting solely from or directly related to a breach of any of the delivery obligations of the
Indenture Trustee contained in Sections 6.6(d)(i) and 6.15 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

NOTEHOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS

     Section 7.1. Names and Addresses of Noteholders. If the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar, the Issuer will furnish a list of the
names and addresses of the Noteholders of any Notes to the Indenture Trustee (a) not more than five
days after each Record Date, as of such Record Date and (b) not more than 30 days after receipt by
the Issuer of a request from the Indenture Trustee, as of a date not more than ten days before the
time such list is furnished. If the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, the Indenture
Trustee, upon the request of the Owner Trustee, will furnish within ten days to the Owner Trustee a
list of Noteholders of all Notes as of the date specified by the Owner Trustee.

     Section 7.2. Preservation of Information; Communications to Noteholders.

     (a) The Indenture Trustee will preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable,
the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list

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furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 7.1 and the names and addresses of
Noteholders received by the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar. The Indenture
Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it pursuant to Section 7.1 upon receipt of a new list.

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

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

     Section 7.3. Reports by Issuer.

     (a) The Issuer will:

     (i) file with the Indenture Trustee, within 15 days after the Issuer is required to
file the same with the Securities and Exchange 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 Securities and Exchange Commission may prescribe) that the Issuer is
required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Exchange Act;

     (ii) file with the Indenture Trustee and the Securities and Exchange Commission such
additional information, documents and reports with respect to compliance by the Issuer with
the conditions and covenants of this Indenture, as may be prescribed by the Securities and
Exchange Commission; and

     (iii) supply to the Indenture Trustee such information, documents and reports (or
summaries) required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 7.3(a)(i) and (ii) as may
be required by rules and regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     (b) The Indenture Trustee will mail as described in TIA Section 313(c) to all Noteholders the
information, documents and reports (or summaries) supplied to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
Section 7.3(a).

     (c) Unless the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer will be the calendar
year.

     Section 7.4. Reports by Indenture Trustee.

     (a) Within 90 days after each April 15, beginning in the year after the Closing Date, the
Indenture Trustee will prepare and mail to each Noteholder a report dated as of such April 15 that
complies with Section 313(a) of the TIA, but only if such report is required pursuant Section
313(a) of the TIA. The Indenture Trustee will also prepare and mail to Noteholders any report
required pursuant to Section 313(b) of the TIA. Any report mailed to the Noteholders pursuant to
this Section 7.4(a) will be mailed in compliance with Section 313(c) of the TIA.

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     (b) The Indenture Trustee will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange on which the Notes are listed a copy of each report delivered pursuant to Section 7.4(a)
at the time of its mailing to Noteholders. The Issuer will notify the Indenture Trustee if and
when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange.

     Section 7.5. Notice by Publication. In addition to notices required to be given in any other manner under this Indenture, all
notices required to be given to the Noteholders will be effected by publication at least once, if
any Notes are listed on a stock exchange and the rules of such stock exchange so require, in a
publication meeting the requirements of such stock exchange. The Issuer will notify the Indenture
Trustee if notice by publication is required.

ARTICLE VIII

ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS; SERIES ACCOUNTS

     Section 8.1. Collection of Money. In respect of each Series and except as otherwise provided in this Indenture and in the
Indenture Supplement for any Series, the Indenture Trustee may demand payment or delivery of, and
will receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or
other intermediary, all money and other property payable to or receivable by the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement and any other Transaction Document. The
Indenture Trustee will hold all such money and other property received by it in trust for the
Noteholders and the other Secured Parties and apply it as provided in this Indenture and the
Indenture Supplements. Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, if any default occurs in
the making of any payment or performance under the Sale and Servicing Agreements or any other
Transaction Document, the Indenture Trustee may, and upon the request of the Noteholders of a
majority of the Note Balance of the Notes must, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce
such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate Proceedings.
Any such action will be without prejudice to any right to declare an Amortization Event or a
Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and to proceed as provided in Article V after the
occurrence of such event.

     Section 8.2. Rights of Noteholders. The Notes represent obligations of the Issuer secured by the Collateral, which, with
respect to each Series, will consist of the right to receive, to the extent necessary to make the
required payments with respect to the Notes of such Series at the times and in the amounts
specified in the related Indenture Supplement, (a) the portion of Collections allocable to and
pledged for the benefit of the Noteholders of such Series pursuant to this Indenture and the
related Indenture Supplement, (b) funds and other property credited to the Collection Account and
the Excess Funding Account allocable to the Noteholders of such Series pursuant to this Indenture
and such Indenture Supplement, (c) funds and other property credited to any related Series Account,
and (d) any other funds and other property described in such Indenture Supplement. The Notes of
any Series or Class will not be secured by any interest in any Series Account or any other funds
and other property pledged solely for the benefit of the Noteholders of any other Series or Class
or to amounts allocable to the Depositor Interest.

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     Section 8.3. Establishment of Trust Accounts.

     (a) Collection Account. The Indenture Trustee will establish and maintain a Qualified
Account in the name of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, bearing a
designation clearly indicating that the funds and other property credited to such Qualified
Account are held for the benefit of the Secured Parties (the “Collection Account”). The
Collection Account will initially be account number 232979. The Collection Account will be under
the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee, except that the Servicer may make deposits
to and direct the Note Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals from the
Collection Account in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreements, this Indenture and the
Indenture Supplements.

     (b) Excess Funding Account.

     (i) The Indenture Trustee will establish and maintain a Qualified Account in the name
of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, bearing a designation clearly indicating
that the funds and other property credited to such Qualified Account are held for the
benefit of the Secured Parties (the “Excess Funding Account”). The Excess Funding
Account will initially be account number 232984. The Excess Funding Account will be under
the sole dominion and control of the Indenture Trustee, except that the Servicer may make
deposits to and direct the Note Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals
from the Excess Funding Account in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreements, this
Indenture and the Indenture Supplements.

     (ii) On each Deposit Date on which the Net Adjusted Pool Balance is less than the
Required Pool Balance, the Depositors will instruct the Servicer to deposit funds, otherwise
allocable to the holders of the Depositor Interest, into the Excess Funding Account up to
the amount of such deficiency. In addition, the holders of the Depositor Interest may
transfer additional funds into the Excess Funding Account to make up for such deficiencies.
On each Deposit Date on which funds are in the Excess Funding Account, the Servicer will
determine the amount, if any, by which the Net Adjusted Pool Balance exceeds the Required
Pool Balance and, if so directed by the Depositors, will instruct the Indenture Trustee to
withdraw any such excess from the Excess Funding Account and distribute such excess to the
Depositor Interest Account for distribution to the holders of the Depositor Interest in
accordance with the Trust Agreement.

     (iii) During the Accumulation Period or Amortization Period for any Series funds in the
Excess Funding Account will be made available as Shared Principal Collections to any Series
that is in its Accumulation Period or Amortization Period and will be allocated and
distributed in accordance with Section 8.5(b) and the related Indenture Supplements.

     (c) Back-up Servicer Reserve Account.

     (i) The Indenture Trustee will establish and maintain a Qualified Account in the name
of the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, bearing a designation clearly indicating
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for the benefit of the Back-up Servicer, if any (the “Back-up Servicer Reserve
Account”). The Back-up Servicer Reserve Account will initially be account number 235974. The
Back-up Servicer Reserve Account will be under the sole dominion and control of the Indenture
Trustee, except that the Servicer may make deposits to and direct the Note
Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee to make withdrawals from the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account
in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreements, this Indenture and the Indenture Supplements.

     (ii) The Servicer has deposited $200,000 into the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account. If
the Back-up Servicer becomes the Successor Servicer pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreements, the Indenture Trustee, with the consent of the Servicer (such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld), will reimburse the Back-up Servicer for its Transition
Costs from amounts in the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account within 30 days of the delivery to
the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer of a detailed billing statement setting forth such
Transition Costs. Upon the delivery by the Servicer to the Indenture Trustee of an
Officer’s Certificate stating that the Back-up Servicing Agreement has been terminated
(other than as a result of the Back-up Servicer being appointed as the Successor Servicer or
a new back-up servicing agreement being entered into), the Indenture Trustee will, at the
direction of the Servicer, withdraw all amounts in the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account and
distribute such amounts to the Depositor Interest Account for distribution to the holders of
the Depositor Interest in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

     (d) Benefit of Accounts. The Collection Account, Excess Funding Account and Back-up
Servicer Reserve Account and all amounts, securities, investments, financial assets and other
property deposited into or credited to such accounts will be held by the Indenture Trustee as
secured party for the benefit of (i) in the case of the Collection Account and the Excess Funding
Account, the Secured Parties, and (ii) in the case of the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account, the
Back-up Servicer. After payment in full of the Notes and all other amounts owing or to be
distributed to such Secured Parties or the Back-up Servicer, as applicable, under this Indenture,
any Indenture Supplement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the
Excess Funding Account will be held by the Indenture Trustee as agent of the Issuer.

     (e) Maintenance of Accounts. If an institution maintaining one or more of the
Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account or the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account ceases to be
a Qualified Institution, the Servicer will direct the Indenture Trustee, with the Issuer’s
assistance as necessary, to move such account to a Qualified Institution selected by the
Administator within 30 calendar days.

     (f) Compliance. Each of the Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account and the
Back-up Servicer Reserve Account will be established and maintained pursuant to the Control
Agreement. The Issuer, or the Servicer on its behalf, will ensure that the Control Agreement
establishing each of the Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account and the Back-up Servicer
Reserve Account requires the Qualified Institution maintaining each such account to comply with
entitlement orders (as defined in Article 8 of the UCC) originated by the

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Indenture Trustee without further consent of the Issuer for so long as the Notes are Outstanding
and to act as a securities intermediary in accordance with the UCC.

     (g) Permitted Investments. Funds in the Collection Account, the Excess Funding
Account and the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account will, at the direction of the Servicer, be
invested by the Indenture Trustee in Permitted Investments selected by the Servicer. Funds in
the Collection Account, the Excess Funding Account and the Back-up Servicer Reserve Account will be
invested in Permitted Investments that will mature so that such funds will be available no later
than the following Payment Date. On each Payment Date, any net investment earnings on funds in
such accounts will be deposited in the Collection Account and treated as Interest Collections for
such Payment Date, except as otherwise provided in a related Indenture Supplement. The Indenture
Trustee will bear no responsibility or liability for any losses resulting from investment or
reinvestment of any funds in accordance with this Section 8.3(g) nor for the selection of Permitted
Investments in accordance with this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or the Sale and Servicing
Agreements.

     (h) Investment Instructions. Any investment instructions required to be given to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.3(g) must be given to the Indenture Trustee no later than
11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date such investment is to be made. Any such investment
instructions may be in the form of standing instructions given to the Indenture Trustee by the
Servicer. If the Indenture Trustee receives such investment instructions later than such time, the
Indenture Trustee may, but is not obligated to, make such investment. If the Indenture Trustee is
unable to make an investment required in any investment instructions received by the Indenture
Trustee after 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day, such investment will be made by the
Indenture Trustee on the next Business Day. In no event will the Indenture Trustee be liable for
any investment not made pursuant to investment instructions received after 11:00 a.m. (New York
City time) on the day such investment is requested to be made.

     Section 8.4. Collections and Allocations.

     (a) Allocations of Collections. All Interest Collections, Principal Collections and
Defaulted Receivables will be allocated by the Servicer to each Series based on the applicable
Investor Percentage for such Series as specified in the related Indenture Supplement. Interest
Collections and Principal Collections so allocated to any Series will not be available to the
Noteholders of any other Series or the holders of the Depositor Interest, except to the extent
provided in this Indenture or the related Indenture Supplements. Allocations of Interest
Collections and Principal Collections to be performed by the Servicer (i) between each of the
Series and the Depositor Interest, (ii) among each Series and (iii) if applicable, among the
Classes of a Series, will be set forth in the Indenture Supplements. The application of such
allocated Interest Collections and Principal Collections will also be set forth in the Indenture
Supplements. If no Series are outstanding, all Interest Collections, Principal Collections and
Defaulted Receivables will be allocated by the Servicer to the holders of the Depositor Interest in
accordance with the Trust Agreement.

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     (b) Timing of Deposits into Collection Account. The Servicer will deposit Interest
Collections and Principal Collections allocated as provided in Section 8.4(a), up to the amounts
required under Section 8.4(c), into the Collection Account within two Business Days after such
Collections are received and processed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any time (i) Ford
Credit is no longer the Servicer, or (ii) Ford Credit’s short-term debt is rated at least
equal to the Monthly Remittance Required Rating, then the Servicer may deposit all allocated
Interest Collections and Principal Collections received by it during each Collection Period into
the Collection Account allocated as provided in Section 8.4(a), up to the amounts required under
Section 8.4(c), no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the Payment Date following the
Collection Period in which such Collections were received by the Servicer.

     (c) Required Deposit Amounts. For any Collection Period:

     (i) the Servicer will deposit Collections allocated as provided in Section 8.4(a) into
the Collection Account up to the aggregate amount of Collections required (A) to be
deposited into the Excess Funding Account or any Series Account or (B) without duplication,
to be paid on the related Payment Date to the Noteholders, to any other Secured Party or to
the Servicer pursuant to any Indenture Supplement or the Sale and Servicing Agreements;
provided that in making such determination, the Servicer will take into account the
application of allocated Interest Collections and Principal Collections in accordance with
the Indenture Supplements;

     (ii) if at any time before the related Payment Date, the amount deposited by the
Servicer into the Collection Account exceeds the amount required to be deposited in the
Collection Account pursuant to clause (i) above, the Servicer may withdraw the excess from
the Collection Account and reallocate such excess in accordance with Section 8.4(a); and

     (iii) notwithstanding clause (i) above, the Servicer may retain its Servicing Fee and
is not required to deposit such fee (or any portion thereof in respect of any Series) into
the Collection Account.

     Section 8.5. Excess Interest Sharing Groups; Principal Sharing Groups.

     (a) Excess Interest Sharing Groups. With respect to each Payment Date, (i) the
Servicer will allocate Excess Interest Collections to each Excess Interest Sharing Series in a
particular Excess Interest Sharing Group, pro rata, in proportion to the Interest Collections
Shortfall, if any, for each such Series and (ii) the Servicer will deduct from the allocated
Interest Collections available for deposit into the Collection Account on or before such Payment
Date an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate Excess Interest Collections as
defined in the related Indenture Supplements for all such Series for such Payment Date,
over (B) the aggregate Interest Collections Shortfall as defined in the related Indenture
Supplements for all such Series for such Payment Date and will distribute such excess to the Trust
Paying Agent for distribution to the holders of the Depositor Interest in accordance with the Trust
Agreement.

     (b) Principal Sharing Groups. The Servicer will allocate Shared Principal Collections
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pro rata, in proportion to the Principal Shortfall, if any, for each such Series. On each Payment
Date, from an amount for each Principal Sharing Group equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the
Shared Principal Collections for such Payment Date, over (ii) the aggregate Principal
Shortfall
for all Series in such Principal Sharing Group for such Payment Date, the Servicer will (A) deposit
such excess into the Excess Funding Account to the extent necessary, without duplication, to cause
the Net Adjusted Pool Balance to equal the Required Pool Balance as of such Payment Date pursuant
to Section 8.3(b)(ii), and (B) distribute any remainder to the Trust Paying Agent for distribution
to the holders of the Depositor Interest in accordance with the Trust Agreement.

     Section 8.6. Release of Trust Collateral.

     (a) Subject to the payment of its fees and expenses, the Indenture Trustee may, and when
required by this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement must, execute instruments and authorize
termination statements to release property from the Lien of this Indenture or any Indenture
Supplement, or convey the Indenture Trustee’s interest in such property, in a manner and under
circumstances which are not inconsistent with this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement. No
party relying upon an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Article VIII
is required to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any
conditions precedent or require evidence as to the application of any monies.

     (b) In order to facilitate the servicing of the Receivables by the Servicer and as provided in
the Sale and Servicing Agreements with respect to an exchange of Receivables, the Indenture Trustee
authorizes and appoints the Servicer as its attorney to execute in the name and on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or
discharge, and other comparable instruments with respect to the Receivables and the other Trust
Property (and the Indenture Trustee will execute any such documents on request of the Servicer),
subject to the obligations of the Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreements.

     (c) The Indenture Trustee, at such time as there are no Notes Outstanding, and all sums due
from the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.7 have been paid in full, will
release the Collateral from the Lien of this Indenture and release to the Issuer or any other
Person entitled to such funds, the funds then on deposit in the Bank Accounts under this Indenture
and any Indenture Supplement. The Indenture Trustee will release property from the Lien of this
Indenture pursuant to this Section 8.6(c) 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 Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1) of the TIA meeting the requirements of Section
12.1.

     (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the other Transaction
Documents, immediately prior to the release of any portion of the Trust Property or any funds in
the Series Accounts pursuant to this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, the Indenture Trustee
will remit to the holders of the Depositor for their own account any funds that, upon such release,
would otherwise be remitted to the Issuer.

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ARTICLE IX

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     Section 9.1. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Noteholders.

     (a) Without the consent of the Noteholders but with prior notice by the Issuer to the Rating
Agencies for each Series, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (when directed by Issuer Order) may
enter into one or more indentures supplemental to this Indenture (which will conform to the
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act as in force at the date of the execution of any such
indenture supplemental to this Indenture) for any of the following purposes:

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

     (ii) to evidence the succession, in compliance with this Indenture, of another Person
to the Issuer, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Issuer in
this Indenture, the Indenture Supplements and in the Notes;

     (iii) to add to the covenants of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, or to
surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer in this Indenture or any Indenture
Supplement;

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

     (v) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Indenture or
any Indenture Supplement or in any supplemental indenture that may be inconsistent with any
other provision in this Indenture or in any supplemental indenture or to add provisions
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement
so long as such action does not materially adversely affect the interests of the
Noteholders;

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

     (vii) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of this Indenture or any Indenture
Supplement as necessary to effect the qualification of this Indenture and the Indenture
Supplements under the TIA and to add to this Indenture such other provisions as may be
required by the TIA.

     All supplemental indentures pursuant to this Section 9.1(a) will be in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee is authorized to join in the
execution
of any such supplemental indenture and to make any further reasonably appropriate agreements
and stipulations that may be contained in such supplemental indenture.

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     (b) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when directed by Issuer Order, may enter, without
the consent of any of the Noteholders, into an indenture or indentures supplemental to this
Indenture 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 (other than the modifications
set forth in Section 9.2) the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture, subject to the
following conditions:

     (i) the Issuer delivers, or causes the Administrator to deliver, to the Indenture
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such amendment will not have an Adverse
Effect;

     (ii) the Issuer delivers an Opinion of Counsel to the Indenture Trustee to the effect
that such amendment will not (A) cause any Note to be deemed sold or exchanged for purposes
of Section 1001 of the Code or (B) cause the Issuer to be treated as an association or
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
and

     (iii) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied in respect of each affected
Series.

     (c) Subject to the conditions specified in Section 2.2, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee,
when directed by Issuer Order, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more
indentures supplemental to this Indenture (which must conform to the provisions of the TIA as in
force at the date of the execution of such supplemental indentures), in form satisfactory to the
Indenture Trustee, without the consent of any Noteholders but, with prior notice to the Rating
Agencies for each Series, to provide for the issuance of one or more Series in accordance with
Section 2.2.

     Section 9.2. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Noteholders.

     (a) The Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, when directed by Issuer Order, may enter, with the
consent of the Noteholders of a majority of the Note Balance of each adversely affected Series and
with prior notice by the Issuer to the Rating Agencies for each Series, into an indenture or
indentures supplemental to this Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing
in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, this Indenture or modifying in any manner
the rights of the Noteholders under this Indenture if the Issuer delivers an Opinion of Counsel to
the Indenture Trustee to the effect that such amendment will not (i) cause any Note to be deemed
sold or exchanged for purposes of Section 1001 of the Code or (ii) cause the Issuer to be treated
as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income
tax purposes; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture, without the
consent of each Noteholder of each Note adversely affected by such supplemental indenture, will:

	 	(A)	 	modify or alter Section 9.1 or this Section 9.2;
	 
	 	(B)	 	change (1) the Final Maturity Date or the date of
payment of any installment of principal of or interest on any Note, (2) the
principal amount of or interest rate on any Note, (3) the price at which
the Notes

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	 	 	 	may be redeemed, (4) the provisions of this Indenture or any
Indenture Supplement relating to the priority of payments on the Notes or
relating to the application of collections on, or the proceeds of the
sale of, the Collateral 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 on any Note is payable, or (5) the right
of Noteholders to institute Proceedings to enforce this Indenture;
	 
	 	(C)	 	modify the percentage of the Note Balance of the Notes
required for any action;
	 
	 	(D)	 	modify or alter the final paragraph of the definition
of “Outstanding”;
	 
	 	(E)	 	modify the calculation of the amount of any payment of
interest or principal due on any Note on any Payment Date; or
	 
	 	(F)	 	permit the creation of any Lien ranking prior or equal
to the Lien of this Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral
other than Permitted Liens, or except as permitted by this Indenture or the
other Transaction Documents, release the Lien of this Indenture with
respect to any part of the Collateral.

     (b) It will not be necessary for any Act of Noteholders under this Section 9.2 to approve the
particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it will be sufficient if such Act of
Noteholders approves the substance of such proposed supplemental indenture.

     Section 9.3. Execution of Supplemental Indentures. In executing, or permitting the
additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article IX or the
modification of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee will be entitled to
receive, and subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2, will be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or
permitted by this Indenture and that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such
supplemental indenture have been satisfied. The Indenture Trustee may, but is not obligated to,
enter into any such supplemental indenture that affects the Indenture Trustee’s own rights, powers,
duties, obligations, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

     Section 9.4. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any
supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article IX, this Indenture will be modified and amended in
accordance with such supplemental indenture, and such supplemental indenture will be part of this
Indenture for any and all purposes. Every Noteholder of Notes authenticated and delivered before
or after such supplemental indenture will be bound by such supplemental indenture.

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

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     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 the Indenture Trustee will, bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee
as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Issuer or the Indenture
Trustee so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee
and the Issuer, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Issuer and
authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE X

TERMINATION

     Section 10.1. Termination of Issuer. The Issuer and the respective obligations and
responsibilities of the Indenture Trustee created by this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement
(other than the obligation of the Indenture Trustee to make payments to Noteholders as set forth in
this Article X) will terminate, except with respect to the duties described in Section 10.2, on the
Trust Termination Date.

     Section 10.2. Final Payment. Notwithstanding a final payment to the Noteholders of
any Series or Class (or the termination of the Issuer), except as otherwise provided in this
Section 10.2, all funds then on deposit in the Collection Account and any Series Account allocated
to such Noteholders will continue to be held in trust for the benefit of such Noteholders and the
Note Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee will pay such funds to such Noteholders upon surrender
of their Notes, if certificated. If all such Noteholders do not surrender their Notes for
cancellation within six months after the date of such final payment, the Indenture Trustee will
give notice to the remaining such Noteholders to surrender their Notes for cancellation and receive
the final payment with respect to such Notes (which surrender and payment, in the case of bearer
notes, will be outside the United States). If within one year after such notice all such Notes
have not been surrendered for cancellation, the Indenture Trustee may take appropriate steps, or
may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining such Noteholders
concerning surrender of their Notes, and the cost thereof will be paid out of the funds in the
Collection Account or any Series Account held for the benefit of such Noteholders. The Indenture
Trustee and the Note Paying Agent will pay to the Depositors any monies held by them for the
payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years. After payment to the
Depositors, any Noteholders entitled to the money must look to the Depositors for payment as
general creditors unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

     Section 10.3. Depositors’ Termination Rights. Upon the termination of the Issuer
pursuant to Section 10.1, the Indenture Trustee will assign and convey to the holders of the
Depositor Interest or any of their designees, without recourse, representation or warranty, all
right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Trust Property, whether then existing
or thereafter created, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received with respect
thereto (including all monies then held in the Trust Accounts or any Series Account) and all
proceeds thereof, except for amounts held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 10.2. The
Indenture Trustee will execute and deliver such instruments of transfer and assignment, in each
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the Depositor Interest or any of their designees all right, title and interest that the Issuer had
in the Trust Property.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 11.1. Compliance Certificates and Opinions, etc.

     (a) In connection with any order or request by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any
action under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement, the Issuer will deliver the following
documents to the Indenture Trustee (such documents, collectively, an “Issuer Order” or
“Issuer Request”, as applicable): (i) a written order or a written request, respectively,
signed in the name of the Issuer by any one of its Responsible Persons and delivered to the
Indenture Trustee, (ii) an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent provided for
in this Indenture or in the related Indenture Supplement relating to the proposed action have been
complied with, (iii) to the extent required by the TIA or upon request of the Indenture Trustee, an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that in the opinion of such counsel all such conditions precedent
have been complied with and (iv) (if required by the TIA) an Independent Certificate from a firm of
certified public accountants of national reputation selected by the Issuer. However, in the case
of any such order or request as to which the furnishing of such documents is specifically required
by this Indenture, no additional certificate or opinion need be furnished.

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

     (i) a statement that each signatory of such certificate or opinion has read such
covenant or condition and the definitions in this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, as
applicable, relating to such covenant or condition;

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

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

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

     (c) (i) Before depositing any cash or property with the Indenture Trustee that is to be made
the basis for the release of any property subject to the Lien of this Indenture, the Issuer will
furnish to the Indenture Trustee (A) an Officer’s Certificate stating the opinion of each
Responsible Person signing such certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days of such deposit)
to the Issuer of the cash or property to be so deposited and (B) an Independent Certificate as to
the same matters, if the fair value to the 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
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then-current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates delivered pursuant to Section
11.1(c)(i)(A), is 10% or more of the Note Balance of the Notes, but such a certificate need not be
furnished with respect to any property or securities so deposited, if the fair value of such
property or securities to the Issuer as set forth in the related Officer’s Certificate is less than
$25,000 or less than 1% of the Note Balance of the Notes.

     (ii) Whenever any property or securities are to be released from the Lien of this
Indenture, the Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee (A) an Officer’s Certificate
stating the opinion of each Responsible 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 Responsible Person the proposed release will not impair
the security under this Indenture in contravention of this Indenture and (B) an Independent
Certificate as to the same matters, if the fair value of the property or securities and of
all other property, other than property as contemplated by Section 11.1(c)(iii), or
securities released from the Lien of this Indenture since the commencement of the
then-current calendar year, as set forth in the certificates required by Section
11.1(c)(ii)(A) and this Section 11.1(c)(ii)(B), equals 10% or more of the Note Balance of
the Notes, but such certificate need not be furnished in the case of any release of property
or securities, if the fair value of such property or securities as set forth in the related
Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the Note Balance of the Notes.

     (iii) Notwithstanding Section 2.9 or any other provisions of this Section 11.1, the
Issuer may, without compliance with the requirements of the other provisions of this Section
11.1, (i) collect, liquidate, sell or otherwise dispose of Receivables in the ordinary
course of its business provided that all proceeds, recoveries and related amounts and
proceeds of such dispositions are applied in accordance with this Indenture and the
Indenture Supplements and (ii) make cash payments out of the Bank Accounts, in each case, as
and to the extent permitted or required by the Transaction Documents.

     (d) If the Securities and Exchange Commission issues an exemptive order under Section 304(d)
of the TIA modifying the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under Sections 314(c) and 314(d)(1) of the
TIA, the Indenture Trustee will release property from the Lien of this Indenture only in accordance
with the Transaction Documents and the conditions and procedures set forth in such exemptive order.

     Section 11.2. Form of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.

     (a) Any Officer’s Certificate of a Responsible Person of the Issuer may be based, insofar as
it relates to legal matters, upon an opinion of counsel, unless such Responsible Person knows, or
in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that such opinion, with respect to the matters upon
which such Officer’s Certificate is based, is erroneous. Any Officer’s Certificate of a
Responsible Person of the Issuer or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to
factual matters, upon an Officer’s Certificate of or representation by a Responsible Person of the
Servicer, the Depositors or the Issuer (including by the Administrator on behalf of the Issuer),
stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the
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Issuer or counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the Officer’s
Certificate or representation with respect to such matters is erroneous.

     (b) 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 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.

     Section 11.3. Acts of Noteholders.

     (a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action
provided by this Indenture or an Indenture Supplement to be given or taken by the Noteholders or a
specified percentage of 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; provided, that in determining whether the Noteholders or a specified percentage of
Noteholders have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver,
only Notes that are Outstanding will be taken in account, in each case in accordance with the final
paragraph of the definition of “Outstanding.” Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture or an
Indenture Supplement such action will become effective when such instrument or instruments are
delivered to the Indenture Trustee and, if required, to the Issuer. Such instrument or instruments
(and the action embodied in such instrument or instruments and evidenced by such instrument or
instruments) are sometimes referred to in this Indenture as the “Act of Noteholders”
signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing
appointing any such agent will be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and a related
Indenture Supplement and (subject to Section 6.1) conclusive in favor of the Indenture Trustee and
the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this Section 11.3.

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

     (c) Any Act of Noteholders will bind the Noteholder of every Note issued upon the registration
of such Note or in exchange for such Note or in lieu of such Note, in respect of anything done,
omitted or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer in reliance on such Note,
whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

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

     (a) Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, all notices, requests, demands, consents,
waivers or other communications to or from the parties to this Indenture must be in writing and
will be deemed to have been given and made:

     (i) upon delivery or, in the case of a letter mailed by registered first class mail,
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     (ii) in the case of a fax, when receipt is confirmed by telephone, reply email or reply
fax from the recipient;

     (iii) in the case of an email, when receipt is confirmed by telephone or reply email
from the recipient; and

     (iv) in the case of an electronic posting to a password-protected website to which the
recipient has been provided access, upon delivery (without the requirement of confirmation
of receipt) of an email to such recipient stating that such electronic posting has occurred.

     Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, any such notice, request, demand, consent or
other communication must be delivered or addressed as set forth on Schedule B to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement or at such other address as any party may designate by notice to the other
parties.

     (b) Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Noteholder (i) in the case of
Definitive Notes, must be sent by overnight delivery, mailed by registered first class mail,
postage prepaid, or sent by fax, to the address of such Person as shown in the Note Register or
(ii) in the case of Book-Entry Notes, must be delivered pursuant to the applicable procedures of
the Clearing Agency. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Indenture will be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Noteholder receives such notice.

     Section 11.5. Notices to Noteholders; Waiver.

     (a) Any notice to Noteholders will be sufficiently given (unless otherwise provided in this
Indenture) if in writing and (i) in the case of Definitive Notes, sent by overnight delivery,
mailed by registered first class mail, postage prepaid, or sent by fax, to each Noteholder
adversely affected by such event, at its address or fax number as it appears on the Note Register,
or (ii) in the case of Book-Entry Notes, delivered pursuant to the applicable procedures of the
Clearing Agency, in each case, 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 will affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Noteholders,
and any notice that is mailed in the manner provided in this Indenture will conclusively be
presumed to have been duly given.

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

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

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

     Section 11.6. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act. If any provision of this Indenture
or any Indenture Supplement limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision of this Indenture
or any Indenture Supplement that is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture or such
Indenture Supplement by any of the provisions of the TIA, such required or deemed provision will
control. The provisions of Sections 310 through 317 of the TIA that impose duties on any Person
(including the provisions automatically deemed included in this Indenture or an Indenture
Supplement unless expressly excluded by this Indenture or such Indenture Supplement) are a part of
and govern this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement.

     Section 11.7. Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture, any Indenture
Supplement or in the Notes of any Series, express or implied, will give to any Person, other than
the parties to this Indenture, such Indenture Supplement and their successors under this Indenture
and such Indenture Supplement, and the Secured Parties and any other party secured under this
Indenture or such Indenture Supplement, and any other Person with an ownership interest in any part
of the Collateral, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture.

     Section 11.8. GOVERNING LAW. THIS INDENTURE AND EACH INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT WILL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     Section 11.9. Submission to Jurisdiction. The parties submit to the nonexclusive
jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any
New York State Court sitting in New York, New York for purposes of all legal proceedings arising
out of or relating to this Indenture. The parties irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they
may do so, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such
proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

     Section 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS INDENTURE AND ANY INDENTURE
SUPPLEMENT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR SUCH INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT.

     Section 11.11. Severability. If any of the covenants, agreements or terms of this
Indenture or any Indenture Supplement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then it will be

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deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements or terms of this Indenture or such
Indenture Supplement and will in no way affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the
remaining Indenture or such Indenture Supplement or of the Notes or the rights of the Noteholders.

     Section 11.12. Counterparts. This Indenture and each Indenture Supplement may be
executed in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart will be an original, and all counterparts
will together constitute one and the same instrument.

     Section 11.13. Headings. The headings in this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement
are included for convenience only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Indenture or such Indenture Supplement.

     Section 11.14. Issuer Obligation. No recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly,
with respect to the obligations of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the
Notes or under this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement or any certificate or other writing
delivered in connection with this Indenture, such Indenture Supplement or the Notes, against (a)
the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee each in its individual capacity, (b) any holder of a
beneficial interest in the Issuer, (c) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director,
employee or agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee, each in its individual capacity or
(d) any holder of a beneficial interest in the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, each in its
individual capacity, except as any such Person may have agreed (it being understood that the
Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual capacities).
For all purposes of this Indenture, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer
under this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement, the Owner Trustee will be subject to, and
entitled to the benefits of, Articles V, VI and VII of the Trust Agreement.

     Section 11.15. Subordination of Claims against the Depositor.

     (a) The obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture and each Indenture Supplement are
solely the obligations of the Issuer and do not represent any obligation or interest in any assets
of either Depositor. The Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, and each Noteholder
and Note Owner, by accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note, acknowledge and agree that
they have no right, title or interest in or to any Other Assets of either Depositor.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if such Indenture Trustee, Noteholder or Note Owner either
(i) asserts an interest or claim to, or benefit from, the Other Assets, or (ii) is deemed to have
any such interest, claim to, or benefit in or from the Other Assets, whether by operation of law,
legal process, pursuant to insolvency laws or otherwise (including by virtue of Section 1111(b) of
the Bankruptcy Code), then such Indenture Trustee, Noteholder or Note Owner further acknowledges
and agrees that any such interest, claim or benefit in or from the Other Assets is expressly
subordinated to the indefeasible payment in full of the other obligations and liabilities, which,
under the relevant documents relating to the securitization or conveyance of such Other Assets, are
entitled to be paid from, entitled to the benefits of, or otherwise secured by such Other Assets
(whether or not any such entitlement or security interest is legally perfected or otherwise
entitled to a priority of distributions or application under applicable law, including insolvency
laws, and whether or not asserted against such Depositor), including the payment of post-petition
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deemed a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The
Indenture Trustee, each Noteholder and each Note Owner further acknowledges and agrees that no
adequate remedy at law exists for a breach of this Section 11.15 and this Section 11.15 may be
enforced by an action for specific performance.

     (b) This Section 11.15 is for the third party benefit of those entitled to rely on this
Section 11.15 and will survive the termination of this Indenture and any Indenture Supplement.

     Section 11.16. No Petition. The Indenture Trustee, each Noteholder or Note Owner, by
accepting a Note or a beneficial interest in a Note, each covenants and agrees that, before the
date that is one year and one day (or, if longer, any applicable preference period) after the
payment in full of (a) all securities issued by either Depositor or by a trust for which either
Depositor was a depositor and (b) the Notes, it will not institute against, or join any other
Person in instituting against, such Depositor or the Issuer, respectively, any bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any
federal or State bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the
Notes, this Indenture, any Indenture Supplement or any of the Transaction Documents. This Section
11.16 will survive the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture and the
termination of this Indenture or any Indenture Supplement.

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EXECUTED BY:

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	FORD CREDIT
FLOORPLAN MASTER OWNER TRUST A, as Issuer
 	 
	 	 		 
	 	By:  	U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Owner Trustee
 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                      /s/ Julia Linian
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Julia Linian 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 
	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON,

not in its individual capacity, but solely as
Indenture Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Esther D. Antoine
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Esther D. Antoine 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Associate 	 
	 

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