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Exhibit 4.4

 Exhibit 4.4 
  

EXECUTION COPY 
  

  
 CHASE AUTO OWNER TRUST 2005-B 
  
 Class A-1 4.41% Asset Backed Notes 
  
 Class A-2 4.77% Asset Backed Notes 
  
 Class A-3 4.84% Asset Backed Notes 
  
 Class A-4 4.88% Asset Backed Notes 
  

  
 ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT 
  
 Dated as of November 1, 2005 
  

  
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, 
  
 As Administrator 
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

			
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	 SECTION 1. Duties of Administrator
	  	2
	 SECTION 2. Records.
	  	7
	 SECTION 3. Compensation.
	  	7
	 SECTION 4. Additional Information To Be Furnished to Issuer
	  	7
	 SECTION 5. Independence of Administrator
	  	7
	 SECTION 6. No Joint Venture
	  	7
	 SECTION 7. Other Activities of Administrator
	  	8
	 SECTION 8. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator
	  	8
	 SECTION 9. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal
	  	9
	 SECTION 10. Notices
	  	10
	 SECTION 11. Amendments
	  	11
	 SECTION 12. Successors and Assigns
	  	11
	 SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW
	  	12
	 SECTION 14. Headings
	  	12
	 SECTION 15. Counterparts
	  	12
	 SECTION 16. Severability
	  	12
	 SECTION 17. Not Applicable to JPMorgan Chase Bank in Other Capacities
	  	12
	 SECTION 18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee, Indenture Trustee and Administrator
	  	12
	 SECTION 19. Third-Party Beneficiary
	  	13
	 SECTION 20. Nonpetition Covenants
	  	13
	 SECTION 21. Liability of Administrator
	  	13
		
	 EXHIBIT A - Form of Power of Attorney
	  	 

  

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 ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT dated as of November 1, 2005, among CHASE AUTO OWNER TRUST 2005-B, a
Delaware statutory trust (the “Issuer”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrator (the “Administrator”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). 
  
 W I T N E S S E T H : 
  
 WHEREAS the Issuer is issuing the Class A-1 4.41% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), the Class A-2 4.77% Asset Backed
Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), the Class A-3 4.84% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”) and the Class A-4 4.88% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and, together with the
Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to the Indenture dated as of November 1, 2005 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the
provisions thereof, the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee and the 4.97% Asset Backed Certificates (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of
November 1, 2005 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, the “Trust Agreement”) between Chase USA (defined below), as Depositor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as owner
trustee (the “Owner Trustee”). 
  
 WHEREAS the
Issuer has entered into certain agreements in connection with the issuance of the Notes and the Certificates, including (i) a Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”)
(capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Sale and Servicing Agreement) between the Issuer and Chase Bank USA, National Association (“Chase USA”), as Servicer and
Seller, (ii) an Issuer Letter of Representations dated November 21, 2005 (the “Issuer Letter of Representations”) between the Issuer and The Depository Trust Company, (iii) a Collection Account Control Agreement dated
as of November 1, 2005 (the “Collection Account Control Agreement”) among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as securities intermediary, (iv) a Reserve Account Control
Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005 among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as securities intermediary (the “Reserve Account Control Agreement” and together with the Collection
Account Control Agreement, the “Securities Control Agreements”), (v) the Trust Agreement, and (vii) the Indenture (the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Issuer Letter of Representations, the Securities
Control Agreements and the Indenture being hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Related Agreements”); 
  
 WHEREAS pursuant to the Related Agreements, the Issuer and the Owner Trustee are required to perform certain duties in connection with (a) the Notes
and the collateral pledged therefor pursuant to the Indenture (the “Collateral”) and (b) the Certificates; 

 WHEREAS the Issuer desires to have the Administrator perform certain of the duties of the Issuer and the
Owner Trustee referred to in the preceding clause, and to provide such additional services consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Related Agreements as the Issuer may from time to time request; 
  
 WHEREAS the Administrator has the capacity to provide the services required
hereby and is willing to perform such services for the Issuer and the Owner Trustee on the terms set forth herein; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 SECTION
1. Duties of Administrator. (a) Duties with Respect to the Related Agreements. (i) The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as Administrator and the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee under the Issuer Letter of
Representations. The Administrator agrees to perform all its duties as Administrator under the Indenture. The Administrator agrees to perform the duty of the Issuer under Section 5.1(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to move the Collection
Account to a Qualified Institution or Qualified Trust Institution, as the case may be and the duty of the Issuer under Section 5.7(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to move the Reserve Account to a Qualified Institution or Qualified Trust
Institution, as the case may be. In addition, the Administrator shall consult with the Owner Trustee regarding the duties of the Issuer and the Owner Trustee under the Related Agreements. 
  
 The Administrator shall monitor the performance of the Issuer and shall advise the Owner Trustee when action is necessary to
comply with the Issuer’s or the Owner Trustee’s duties under the Indenture and the Issuer Letter of Representations. The Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other
appropriate persons of all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Indenture and the Issuer Letter of
Representations. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Administrator shall take all appropriate action that it is the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to take pursuant to the Indenture including, without limitation, such of the foregoing as
are required with respect to the following matters under the Indenture (references are to sections of the Indenture): 
  
 (A) the preparation of or obtaining of the documents and instruments required for authentication of the Notes, if any, and delivery of the
same to the Indenture Trustee (Section 2.2); 
  
 (B) the duty to cause the Note Register to be kept and to give the Indenture Trustee notice of any appointment of a new Note Registrar and the location, or change in location, of the Note Register and the office or offices where Notes may
be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange (Section 2.4); 
  

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 (C) the notification of Noteholders of the final principal payment on their Notes
(Section 2.7(b)); 
  
 (D) the preparation,
obtaining or filing of the instruments, opinions and certificates and other documents required for the release of collateral (Section 2.9); 
  
 (E) the preparation of Definitive Notes and arranging the delivery thereof (Section 2.12); 
  
 (F) the maintenance of an office or agency in the City of
New York for registration of transfer or exchange of Notes (Section 3.2); 
  
 (G) the duty to cause newly appointed Paying Agents, if any, to deliver to the Indenture Trustee the instrument specified in the Indenture regarding funds held in trust (Section 3.3); 
  
 (H) the direction to Paying Agents to pay to the Indenture
Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agents (Section 3.3); 
  
 (I) the obtaining and preservation of the Issuer’s qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of the
Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral and each other instrument and agreement included in the Trust Estate (Section 3.4); 
  
 (J) the preparation and filing of all supplements, amendments, financing statements, continuation statements, if any, instruments of
further assurance and other instruments, in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Indenture, necessary to protect the Trust Estate (Section 3.5); 
  
 (K) the obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel on the Closing Date and the annual delivery of Opinions of Counsel, in accordance with
Section 3.6 of the Indenture, as to the Trust Estate, and the annual delivery of the Officers’ Certificate and certain other statements, in accordance with Section 3.9 of the Indenture, as to compliance with the Indenture (Sections
3.6 and 3.9); 
  
 (L) the identification to the
Indenture Trustee in an Officers’ Certificate of a Person with whom the Issuer has contracted to perform its duties under the Indenture (Section 3.7(b)); 
  

(M) the notification of the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies of an Event of Servicing Termination pursuant to the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and, if such Event of Servicing Termination arises from the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its duties under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the taking of all reasonable steps available to remedy such failure (Section
3.7(d)); 
  
 (N) the preparation and obtaining of
documents and instruments required for the release of the Issuer from its obligation under the Indenture (Section 3.11(b)); 
  

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 (O) the delivery of notice to the Indenture Trustee of each Event of Default, Event of
Servicing Termination and each default by the Seller under the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Section 3.18); 
  
 (P) the taking of such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of the Indenture or
to compel or secure the performance and observance by the Seller and the Servicer of their obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement (Sections 3.19 and 5.16); 
  
 (Q) the monitoring of the Issuer’s obligations as to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture
and the preparation of an Officers’ Certificate and the obtaining of the Opinion of Counsel and the Independent Certificate relating thereto (Section 4.1); 
  
 (R) the compliance with any written directive of the Indenture Trustee with respect to the sale of the Trust
Estate in any manner permitted by law if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (Section 5.4); 
  
 (S) provide the Indenture Trustee with the information necessary to deliver to each Noteholder such information as may be reasonably
required to enable such Holder to prepare its United States federal and state and local income or franchise tax returns (Section 6.6); 
  
 (T) the preparation and delivery of notice to Noteholders of the removal of the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of a successor
Indenture Trustee (Section 6.8); 
  
 (U) the
preparation of any written instruments required to confirm more fully the authority of any co-trustee or separate trustee and any written instruments necessary in connection with the resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee or any co-trustee
or separate trustee (Sections 6.8 and 6.10); 
  
 (V) the furnishing of the Indenture Trustee with the names and addresses of Noteholders during any period when the Indenture Trustee is not the Note Registrar (Section 7.1); 
  
 (W) the preparation and, after execution by the Issuer, the filing with the Commission and any applicable
state agencies and the Indenture Trustee of documents required to be filed on a periodic basis with, and summaries thereof as may be required by rules and regulations prescribed by, the Commission and any applicable state agencies and the
transmission of such summaries, as necessary, to the Noteholders (Section 7.3); 
  
 (X) the obtaining of an Officers’ Certificate, Opinion of Counsel and Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the release of the
Trust Estate as defined in the Indenture (Sections 8.4 and 8.5); 
  
 (Y) the preparation of Issuer Orders and Issuer Requests and the obtaining of Opinions of Counsel with respect to the execution of supplemental indentures and the mailing to the Noteholders of notices with respect to
such supplemental indentures (Sections 9.1 and 9.2); 
  

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 (Z) the execution of new Notes conforming to any supplemental indenture (Section 9.5);

  
 (AA) provide the Indenture Trustee with the
form of notice necessary to deliver the notification of Noteholders of the prepayment of the Notes (Section 10.2); 
  
 (BB) the preparation of all Officers’ Certificates, Opinions of Counsel and Independent Certificates with respect to any requests by
the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee to take any action under the Indenture (Section 11.1(a)); 
  
 (CC) the preparation and delivery of Officers’ Certificates and the obtaining of Independent Certificates, if necessary, for the
release of property from the lien of the Indenture (Section 11.1(b)); 
  
 (DD) the preparation and delivery to the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee of any agreements with respect to alternate payment and notice provisions (Section 11.6); and 
  
 (EE) the recording of the Indenture, if applicable (Section
11.15). 
  
 (b) Additional Duties. (i) In addition to
the duties of the Administrator set forth above, the Administrator shall perform such calculations and shall prepare for execution by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of all such documents,
reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Agreements, and at the request of the Owner Trustee shall take all appropriate
action that it is the duty of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to take pursuant to the Related Agreements. Subject to Section 5 of this Agreement, and in accordance with the directions of the Owner Trustee, the Administrator shall
administer, perform or supervise the performance of such other activities in connection with the Trust Estate (including the Related Agreements) as are not covered by any of the foregoing provisions and as are expressly requested by the Owner
Trustee and are reasonably within the capability of the Administrator. 
  
 (ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Related Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Owner Trustee in the event that any withholding tax is imposed on the Issuer’s
payments (or allocations of income) to a “Certificateholder” as contemplated in Section 5.2(c) of the Trust Agreement. Any such notice shall specify the amount of any withholding tax required to be withheld by the Owner Trustee
pursuant to such provision. 
  
 (iii) Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement or the Related Agreements to the contrary, the Administrator shall be responsible for performance of the duties of the Owner Trustee and the Issuer set forth in Sections 2.11, 2.12, 2.13 and 5.5(a), (b) and (c) and 5.7 of
the 
  

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 Trust Agreement with respect to, among other things, accounting and reports to Certificateholders and the maintenance of
Capital Accounts; provided, however, that the Owner Trustee shall retain responsibility for the distribution of the Schedule K-1s necessary to enable each Certificateholder to prepare its federal and state income tax returns.

  
 (iv) The Administrator may satisfy its obligations with
respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) above by retaining, at the expense of the Administrator, a firm of independent public accountants (the “Accountants”) acceptable to the Owner Trustee which shall perform the obligations of
the Administrator thereunder. In connection with paragraph (ii) above, the Accountants will provide prior to December 15, 2005 a letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner Trustee as to whether any tax withholding is then
required and, if required, the procedures to be followed with respect thereto to comply with the requirements of the Code. The Accountants shall be required to update the letter in each instance that any additional tax withholding is subsequently
required or any previously required tax withholding shall no longer be required. 
  
 (v) The Administrator shall perform the duties of the Administrator specified in Sections 10.2 and 10.3 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in connection with the resignation or removal of the Owner
Trustee, the duties of the Administrator specified in Section 10.5 of the Trust Agreement required to be performed in connection with the appointment and payment of co-Trustees, and any other duties expressly required to be performed by the
Administrator under the Trust Agreement. 
  
 (vi) In carrying out
the foregoing duties or any of its other obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator may enter into transactions with or otherwise deal with any of its Affiliates; provided, however, that the terms of any such transactions or
dealings shall be in accordance with any directions received from the Issuer and shall be, in the Administrator’s opinion, no less favorable to the Issuer than would be available from unaffiliated parties. 
  
 (vii) It is the intention of the parties hereto that the Administrator shall,
and the Administrator hereby agrees to, execute on behalf of the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Issuer to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Basic Documents.
In furtherance thereof, the Owner Trustee shall, on behalf of the Issuer, execute and deliver to the Administrator, and to each successor Administrator appointed pursuant to the terms hereof, one or more powers of attorney substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto, appointing the Administrator the attorney-in-fact of the Issuer for the purpose of executing on behalf of the Issuer all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions. 
  
 (c) Non-Ministerial Matters. (i) With respect to matters
that in the reasonable judgment of the Administrator are non-ministerial, the Administrator shall not take any action unless within a reasonable time before the taking of such action, the Administrator shall have notified the Owner Trustee of the
proposed action and the Owner Trustee shall not have withheld consent or provided an alternative direction. For the purpose of the preceding sentence, “non-ministerial matters” shall include, without limitation: 
  
 (A) the initiation of any claim or lawsuit by the Issuer and
the compromise of any action, claim or lawsuit brought by or against the Issuer (other than in connection with the collection of the Receivables); 
  

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 (B) the amendment, change or modification of the Related Agreements; 
  
 (C) the appointment of successor Note Registrars, successor
Paying Agents and successor Indenture Trustees pursuant to the Indenture or the appointment of successor Administrators or successor Servicers, or the consent to the assignment by the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Indenture Trustee of its
obligations under the Indenture; and 
  
 (D) the
removal of the Indenture Trustee. 
  
 (ii) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Administrator shall not be obligated to, and shall not, (x) make any payments to the Noteholders, the Certificateholders or the Class R Certificateholder under the Related Agreements,
(y) sell the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Indenture or (z) take any action that the Issuer directs the Administrator not to take on its behalf. 
  
 SECTION 2. Records. The Administrator shall maintain appropriate books of account and records relating to services
performed hereunder, which books of account and records shall be accessible for inspection by the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Seller at any time during normal business hours. 
  
 SECTION 3. Compensation. As compensation for the performance of the
Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator shall be entitled to $1,000 per month which shall be payable in accordance with Section 5.5 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 4. Additional Information To Be Furnished to Issuer. The
Administrator shall furnish to the Issuer from time to time such additional information regarding the Collateral as the Issuer shall reasonably request, including notification of Noteholders pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) hereof. 
  
 SECTION 5. Independence of Administrator. For all purposes of this
Agreement, the Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be subject to the supervision of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee with respect to the manner in which it accomplishes the performance of its obligations hereunder. Unless
expressly authorized by the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, as the case may be, the Administrator shall have no authority to act for or represent the Issuer or the Owner Trustee in any way and shall not otherwise be deemed an agent of the Issuer or the
Owner Trustee. 
  
 SECTION 6. No Joint Venture. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall (i) constitute the Administrator and either of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee as members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate, unincorporated business or other separate 
  

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 entity, (ii) be construed to impose any liability as such on any of them or (iii) be deemed to confer on any of
them any express, implied or apparent authority to incur any obligation or liability on behalf of the others. 
  
 SECTION 7. Other Activities of Administrator. (a) Nothing herein shall prevent the Administrator or its affiliates from engaging in other
businesses or, in its sole discretion, from acting in a similar capacity as an administrator for any other person or entity even though such person or entity may engage in business activities similar to those of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee. 
  
 (b) The Administrator and its affiliates
may generally engage in any kind of business with any person party to a Related Agreement, any of its affiliates and any person who may do business with or own securities of any such person or any of its affiliates, without any duty to account
therefor to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee. 
  
 SECTION 8. Term of Agreement; Resignation and Removal of Administrator. 
  
 (a) This Agreement shall continue in force until the dissolution of the Issuer, upon which event this Agreement shall automatically terminate. 
  
 (b) Subject to Sections 8(e) and (f), the Administrator may resign its duties hereunder by providing the Issuer and
the Owner Trustee with at least 60 days’ prior written notice. 
  
 (c) Subject to Sections 8(e) and (f), the Issuer may remove the Administrator without cause by providing the Administrator with at least 60 days’ prior written notice. 
  
 (d) Subject to Sections 8(e) and (f), at the sole option of the
Issuer, the Administrator may be removed immediately upon written notice of termination from the Issuer to the Administrator if any of the following events shall occur: 
  
 (i) the Administrator shall default in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement and, after
notice of such default, shall not cure such default within ten days (or, if such default cannot be cured in such time, shall not give within ten days such assurance of cure as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer); 
  
 (ii) a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter
a decree or order for relief, and such decree or order shall not have been vacated within 60 days, in respect of the Administrator in any involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or
appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for the Administrator or any substantial part of its property or order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; or 
  
 (iii) the Administrator shall commence a voluntary case
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, 
  

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 sequestrator or similar official for the Administrator or any substantial part of its property, shall
consent to the taking of possession by any such official of any substantial part of its property, shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due. 
  
 The Administrator agrees that if any of the events specified in clause
(ii) or (iii) of this Section shall occur, it shall give written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee within seven days after the happening of such event. 
  
 (e) No resignation or removal of the Administrator pursuant to this Section
shall be effective until (i) a successor Administrator shall have been appointed by the Issuer and (ii) such successor Administrator shall have agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as the
Administrator is bound hereunder. 
  
 (f) The appointment of any
successor Administrator shall be effective only after receipt of written confirmation from each Rating Agency that the proposed appointment will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of any rating assigned to the Notes and Certificates by such
Rating Agency. 
  
 (g) A successor Administrator shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver a written acceptance of its appointment hereunder to the resigning Administrator and to the Issuer. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the resigning Administrator shall become effective, and the successor Administrator
shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Administrator under this Indenture. The successor Administrator shall mail a notice of its succession to the Noteholders and the Certificateholders. The resigning Administrator shall promptly
transfer or cause to be transferred all property and any related agreements, documents and statements held by it as Administrator to the successor Administrator and the resigning Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do other
things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting in the successor Administrator all rights, powers, duties and obligations hereunder. 
  
 (h) In no event shall a resigning Administrator be liable for the acts or omissions of any successor Administrator hereunder. 
  
 (i) In the exercise or administration of its duties hereunder and under the
Related Agreements, the Administrator may act directly or through its agents or attorneys pursuant to agreements entered into with any of them, and the Administrator shall not be liable for the conduct or misconduct of such agents or attorneys if
such agents or attorneys shall have been selected by the Administrator with due care. 
  
 SECTION 9. Action upon Termination, Resignation or Removal. Promptly upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(a) or the resignation or removal of the
Administrator pursuant to Section 8(b) or (c), respectively, the Administrator shall be entitled to be paid all fees and reimbursable expenses accruing to it to the date of such termination, resignation or removal. The
Administrator shall forthwith upon termination pursuant to Section 8(a) deliver to the Issuer all property and documents of or 
  

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 relating to the Collateral then in the custody of the Administrator. In the event of the resignation or removal of the
Administrator pursuant to Section 8(b) or (c), respectively, the Administrator shall cooperate with the Issuer and take all reasonable steps requested to assist the Issuer in making an orderly transfer of the duties of the
Administrator. 
  
 SECTION 10. Notices. Any notice, report
or other communication given hereunder shall be in writing and addressed as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	if to the Issuer or the Owner Trustee, to 

  
 Wilmington Trust Company 
 Rodney Square
North 
 1100 North Market Street 
 Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001 
 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration 
  
 with a copy to: 
  
 Chase Auto Finance Corp. 
 900 Stewart Avenue 
 Garden City, New York
11530 
 Attention: Financial Controller 
  

	 	(b)	if to the Administrator, to 

  
 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association 
 600 Travis, 9th Floor 
 Houston, Texas 77002 
 Attention: Worldwide Securities Services 
  

	 	(c)	if to the Indenture Trustee, to 

  
 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 
 Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue MAC N9311-161 
 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 
  

	 	(d)	if to the Seller, to 

  
 Chase Auto Finance Corp. 
 900 Stewart
Avenue 
 Garden City, New York 11530 
 Attention Financial Controller 
  
 or to such other address as any party
shall have provided to the other parties in writing. Any notice required to be in writing hereunder shall be deemed given if such notice is mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, or hand-delivered to the address of such party as provided above,
except that notices to the Indenture Trustee are effective only upon receipt. 
  

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 SECTION 11. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by a written amendment
duly executed and delivered by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, with the written consent of the Owner Trustee and without the consent of the Noteholders and the Certificateholders, for the purpose of adding any provisions to
or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or Certificateholders; provided that such amendment will not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel,
materially and adversely affect the interest of any Noteholder, any Certificateholder or the Class R Certificateholder. This Agreement may also be amended by the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee with the written consent of the
Owner Trustee and the holders of Notes evidencing a majority in the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the holders of Certificates evidencing a majority of the Certificate Balance and the Class R Certificateholder for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of Noteholders, the Certificateholders or the Class R Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such
amendment may (i) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or
Certificateholders or (ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the holders of Notes and Certificates which are required to consent to any such amendment, in each case, without the consent of the holders of all the outstanding Notes and
Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may not amend this Agreement without the permission of the Seller, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld. 
  
 SECTION 12. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned by the Administrator unless such assignment is
previously consented to in writing by the Issuer and the Owner Trustee and subject to receipt by the Owner Trustee of written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such assignment will not result in the qualification, downgrading or withdrawal
of any rating assigned to the Notes and Certificates by such Rating Agency in respect thereof. An assignment with such consent and satisfaction, if accepted by the assignee, shall bind the assignee hereunder in the same manner as the Administrator
is bound hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned by the Administrator without the consent of the Issuer or the Owner Trustee to a corporation or other organization that is a successor (by merger, consolidation or
purchase of assets) to the Administrator, provided that such successor organization executes and delivers to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee an agreement in which such corporation or other organization agrees to be bound
hereunder by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Administrator is bound hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind any successors or assigns of the parties hereto. 
  

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 SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
  
 SECTION
14. Headings. The section headings hereof have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect of this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall together constitute but one and the same agreement. 
  
 SECTION 16. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. 
  
 SECTION 17. Not Applicable to JPMorgan Chase
in Other Capacities. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any obligation that JPMorgan Chase may have in any other capacity. 
  
 SECTION 18. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee, Indenture Trustee and Administrator. (a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, this instrument has been signed by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee of the Issuer and in no event shall Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity or any
beneficial owner of the Issuer have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. For all purposes
of this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

  
 (b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
this Agreement has been signed by Wells Fargo Bank, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, and in no event shall Wells Fargo Bank have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other
obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. 
  
 (c) No recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Issuer
contained in this Agreement shall be had against any agent of the Issuer (including the Administrator) as such by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise; it being expressly
agreed and understood that this Agreement is solely an obligation of the Issuer as a Delaware statutory trust, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by any agent of the Issuer (including the Administrator), as
such, under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or 
  

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 agreements of the Issuer contained in this Agreement, or implied therefrom, and that any and all personal liability for
breaches by the Issuer of any such obligations, covenants or agreements, either at common law or at equity, or by statute or constitution, of every such agent is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in consideration for the execution of
this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 19. Third-Party Beneficiary.
Each of the Seller (to the extent provided in Section 11) and the Owner Trustee is a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement and is entitled to the rights and benefits hereunder and may enforce the provisions hereof as if it were a party
hereto. 
  
 SECTION 20. Nonpetition Covenants.
Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement, the Administrator, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement with respect to the Issuer,
acquiesce, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any court of government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer. 

 
 SECTION 21. Liability of Administrator. Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement, the Administrator shall not have any obligations under this Agreement other than those specifically set forth herein, and no implied obligations of the Administrator shall be read into this Agreement. Neither the
Administrator nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or
willful misconduct and in no event shall the Administrator be liable under or in connection with this Agreement for indirect, special, or consequential losses or damages of any kind, including lost profits, even if advised of the possibility thereof
and regardless of the form of action by which such losses or damages may be claimed. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator may (a) consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Issuer), independent public accountants and
other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts and (b) shall incur no liability under or in respect of
this Agreement by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties. 
  

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

			
	 CHASE AUTO OWNER TRUST 2005-B

		
	By:	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
	 	 	not in its individual capacity but solely
	 	 	as Owner Trustee,
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michele C. Harra

	Name:	 	Michele C. Harra
	Title:	 	Financial Services Officer
	
	 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
 ASSOCIATION,
 not in its individual capacity but solely
 as Indenture Trustee,

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Cory Branden

	Name:	 	Cory Branden
	Title:	 	Vice President
	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL
 ASSOCIATION,
as Administrator

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary Jo Davis

	Name:	 	Mary Jo Davis
	Title:	 	Vice President

 EXHIBIT A 
  
 [Form of Power of Attorney] 
  
 POWER OF ATTORNEY 
  

			
	STATE OF DELAWARE	 	)
	 	 	)
	COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE	 	)

  
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, that Chase Auto Owner Trust 2005-B (“Trust”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Administrator under the Administration Agreement (as defined below), and its agents and
attorneys, as Attorneys-in-Fact to execute on behalf of the Trust all such documents, reports, filings, instruments, certificates and opinions as it shall be the duty of the Trust to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Related Agreements (as
defined in the Administration Agreement), including, without limitation, to appear for and represent the Trust in connection with the preparation, filing and audit of federal, state and local tax returns pertaining to the Trust, and with full power
to perform any and all acts associated with such returns and audits that the Trust could perform, including without limitation, the right to distribute and receive confidential information, defend and assert positions in response to audits, initiate
and defend litigation, and to execute waivers of restriction on assessments of deficiencies, consents to the extension of any statutory or regulatory time limit, and settlements. For the purpose of this Power of Attorney, the term
“Administration Agreement” means the Administration Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005 among the Trust, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrator, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture
Trustee, as such may be amended from time to time. 
  
 All powers
of attorney for this purpose heretofore filed or executed by the Trust are hereby revoked. 
  
 EXECUTED this 22nd day of November, 2005. 
  

			
	CHASE AUTO OWNER TRUST 2005-B
		
	By:	 	WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
	 	 	 not in its individual capacity but solely
 as Owner
Trustee

		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	 
	Title:	 	 

  

	
	
 Notary PublicSeverance Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2004

 Exhibit No. 10.7 
  
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 SEVERANCE AGREEMENT 
  
 This Severance Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of
                    , 2004, by and between Skurka Engineering Co., a California corporation (together with any successors,
“Employer”), and Howard Skurka, an individual, (“Employee”). Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Section 1. 
  
 RECITALS 
  

	A.	Employee is President of Employer. 

  

	B.	Employer and Employee wish to provide for the severance pay that will become payable to Employee if certain events occur. 

  
 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
  
 The following definitions apply to this Agreement. 
  
 “Accrued Obligations” is defined Paragraph 2.2. 
  
 “Base Salary Payment” is defined in Paragraph 2.2. 
  
 “Cause” means that Employee has 
  
 (a) performed any willful act or acts of dishonesty or been
convicted of any felony; 
  
 (b) failed to
substantially perform Employee’s duties as President (other than failure resulting from Employee’s Unavailability due to Disability); 
  
 (c) violated or failed to comply in any material respect with Employer’s expressly communicated rules, regulations or policies, as in
effect from time to time, persisting for a reasonable period following the delivery to Employee of written notice specifying the details of any alleged failure to perform, which failure has resulted in demonstrable and material injury and damage to
Employer; 
  
 (d) materially breached this
Agreement and failed to cure the results of such breach within a reasonable time after written notice thereof; or 
  
 (e) been incarcerated for more than 10 business days. 
  
 An event specified in (b) or (c) will not constitute “Cause” unless and until Employer provides Employee with
written notice of such event setting forth in reasonable detail the specifics of such event and such event has not been cured. Action or inaction by Employee will not be considered “willful” unless done or omitted by Employee intentionally
or not in good faith and without reasonable belief that Employee’s action or inaction was in the best interests of Employer, and will not include failure to act by reason of total or partial Unavailability due to Disability. 
  

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 “Change in Control” means that in a single transaction or series of transactions direct or indirect
beneficial ownership of Employer (or substantially all of the assets of Employer) or effective voting control of Employer has changed from one person or affiliated group of persons to another person or affiliated group of persons. 
  
 “Date of Termination” means: 
  
 (a) if Employee’s employment is terminated by Employer for Cause, or by
Employee for Good Reason, the date of receipt of the Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein, as the case may be; 
  
 (b) if Employee’s employment is terminated by Employer other than for Cause or Unavailability, the date on which Employer notifies Employee of such
termination; and 
  
 (c) if Employee’s employment is
terminated by reason of death or Unavailability, the date of death of Employee or the effective date, of the Unavailability, as the case may be. 
  
 “Disability” means Employee’s inability to substantially render to Employer services as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Employer for
more than 60 days out of any consecutive 180 day period because of mental or physical illness or incapacity, as determined in good faith by Employer. 
  
 “Good Reason” means: 
  
 (a) a material diminution in Employee’s duties, responsibilities or title; 
  
 (b) relocation of Employer’s principal executive offices or Employee’s primary place of employment outside of
Ventura County, California; or 
  
 (c) Employer’s material
breach of this Agreement. 
  
 “Notice of Termination” is defined
in Paragraph 2.4. 
  
 “Unavailability” means Employee’s
inability to substantially render to Employer services as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Employer by reason of, Disability or other incapacity, or by reason of any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order, judgment or decree, except
for an instance that would constitute Cause. 
  
 2. SEVERANCE
PAYMENTS 
  

	2.1	 Payments. If Employee dies, becomes Disabled, is terminated without Cause, or voluntarily terminates with Good Reason during the one-year period from
the date hereof, Employer will pay to Employee (or Employee’s estate) the sum of (a) any previously earned but unpaid compensation, in each case to the extent not theretofore paid (the “Accrued Obligations”), plus
(b) Employee’s then applicable annual base salary (“Base Salary Payment”). If Employee is terminated for Cause or voluntarily terminates without Good Reason, Employer will pay to Employee only the Accrued Obligations. The
Base Salary Payment and/or the Accrued Obligations will be paid in a lump sum in cash within thirty (30) days after the Date of Termination. The foregoing 

  

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amounts will be in addition to any amounts payable under any benefit programs in which Employee was participating as of the Date of Termination. All accruals
or vesting of benefits will terminate as of the Date of Termination. 

  

	2.2	Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Employer for Cause, or by Employee for Good Reason, must be communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party
hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” must (a) indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (b) to the extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts
and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Employee’s employment under such provisions and (c) if the Date of Termination is other than the date of receipt of such notice, specify the termination date (which date shall
not be before, and shall be not more than 15 days after, the giving of such notice). The failure by Employee or Employer to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance that contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause will
not waive any right of Employee or Employer hereunder or preclude Employee or Employer from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing Employee’s or Employer’s rights hereunder. 

  

	2.3	Effect on Benefit Programs. The termination of this Agreement will not affect any vested rights that Employee may have at the Date of Termination pursuant to any
Employer benefit program and all terms of such benefit programs, including Employer’s option plan, will apply. 

  

	2.4	Cooperation. Following termination of employment for any reason, Employee will cooperate with the Employer, as reasonably requested by Employer, to effect a transition
of Employee’s responsibilities and to ensure that the Employer is aware of all matters being handled by Employee. Employee will, upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and assistance to Employer as may reasonably be required by the
Employer in connection with any legal or quasi-legal, proceeding, including any external or internal investigation, involving the Employer or any of its affiliates or in which any of them is a party. 

  
 3. MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	3.1	Succession; Survival. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon Employer, its successors and assigns, but without the prior written
consent of Employee this Agreement may not be assigned other than in connection with a merger or sale of substantially all the assets of Employer or a similar transaction in which the successor or assignee assumes (whether by operation of law or
express assumption) all obligations of Employer hereunder. The obligations and duties of Employee hereunder are personal and otherwise not assignable. 

  

	3.2	Expenses. Except as otherwise provided herein, each of the parties will bear all expenses incurred by it or him in connection with this Agreement and in the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and in preparation therefor. 

  

	3.3	 Notices. All notices (including other communications required or permitted) under this Agreement must be in writing and must be delivered: (a) in
person; (b) by registered, express or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested; (c) by a generally 

  

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recognized courier or messenger service that provides written acknowledgement of receipt by the addressee; or (d) by facsimile or other generally
accepted means of electronic transmission with a verification of delivery. Notices are deemed delivered at the earlier of the date such notice is actually received or delivery is refused by a party. All notices must be delivered at the address set
forth below the party’s name on the signature page. Any party may furnish, from time to time, other addresses for notices to it. 

  

	3.4	Sections and Other Headings. Sections or other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement 

  

	3.5	Integrated Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and no agreements,
understandings, restrictions, warranties or representations exist between the parties other than those set forth herein or provided for herein. Any exhibits and schedules attached to this Agreement are incorporated herein. 

 

	3.6	Amendments; Waivers. All parties must approve any amendment to this Agreement. Any waiver of any right or remedy requires the consent of the party waiving it. Every
amendment or waiver must be in writing and designated as an amendment or waiver, as appropriate. No failure by any party to insist on the strict performance of any provision of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy, will be deemed a
waiver of such performance, right or remedy, or of any other provision of this Agreement. 

  

	3.7	Interpretation. If any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission or ambiguity in the provisions of this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof
or persuasion will be implied because this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of any party or its counsel. The parties waive any statute or rule of law to the contrary. Unless the context otherwise requires: (i) a term has the meaning
assigned to it; (ii) “or” is not exclusive; (iii) words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular; (iv) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section, Subsection, paragraph, clause, or other subdivision; and (v) “including” and “includes,” when following any general provision, sentence, clause, statement, term or matter,
will be deemed to be followed by “, but not limited to,” and “, but is not limited to,” respectively. 

  

	3.8	Counterparts; Facsimile Signature. This Agreement is being signed in two or more counterparts. Each of them is an original, and all of them constitute one agreement.
This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature. 

  

	3.9	Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable for any reason, it will be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, to achieve the intent
of the parties to the extent possible. In any event, all other provisions of this Agreement will be deemed valid and enforceable to the extent possible. 

  

	3.10	Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of California (without reference to its rules as to conflicts of
law). 

  

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	3.11	Additional Documents and Acts. Each party will at its own cost and expense sign and deliver additional documents, and shall take such further actions, that are
commercially reasonable and necessary to perform or evidence the intent and purposes of this Agreement. 

  

	3.12	Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended or modified other than by an agreement in writing signed by all parties. 

  

	3.13	Waivers. Any waiver of any right or remedy requires the written consent of the waiving party. No failure by any party to insist on the strict performance of any
provision of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy, will be deemed a waiver of such performance, right or remedy, or of any other provision of this Agreement. 

  

	3.14	Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any legal action, arbitration, or other proceeding is brought to enforce or interpret this Agreement, the substantially prevailing
party will be entitled to recover from the other party reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses (including expert witness fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such action, arbitration or proceeding, in addition to any
other relief to which the party is entitled. 

  

	3.15	Cumulation of Remedies. No right or remedy under this Agreement is exclusive, but will, wherever possible, be cumulative with all other remedies at law or in equity.
The assertion by any party of any right or remedy shall not preclude the assertion by such party of any other rights or the seeking of any other remedies. No failure by a nonbreaching party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any such right
shall operate as a waiver of that right. 

  

	3.16	Time is of the Essence. Time is of the essence as to all provisions of this Agreement in which a definite time for performance is specified or required.

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its
duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	SKURKA ENGINEERING CO.
		
	 By:
	 	/s/ Morris Skurka
	 Title:
	 	Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 [address for notices]

	
	EMPLOYEE:
		
	 	 	/s/ Howard Skurka
	 	 	Howard Skurka
		
	 	 	 
	 	 	 [address for notices]

  

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