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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) June 10, 1997
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First USA, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-11030 75-2291060
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or Identification Number)
organization)
1601 Elm Street, 46th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
214-849-2195
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report.)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On June 10, 1997, First USA Bank (the "Bank"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of First USA Financial, Inc., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
First USA, Inc., completed the securitization of approximately $1.205 billion of
credit card receivables. The securitization consists of First USA Credit Card
Master Trust Series 1997-3 and 1997-4.
Series 1997-3 consists of $500,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset
Backed Certificates, and $45,180,000 Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, each with an average life of approximately five years. Series
1997-3 also consists of $57,230,000 CIA Certificates, which will be subordinated
to the Class A and Class B certificates and will provide credit enhancement for
the benefit of certificate holders.
Series 1997-4 consists of $500,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset
Backed Certificates, and $45,180,000 Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, each with an average life of approximately ten years. Series
1997-4 also consists of $57,230,000 CIA Certificates, which will be subordinated
to the Class A and Class B certificates and will provide credit enhancement for
the benefit of certificate holders.
First USA Bank services the receivables that are included in the
securitization and will continue to service the accounts associated with such
receivables following the securitization.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
1.1 Underwriting Agreement of First USA Credit Card Master Trust,
Series 1997-3, dated as of May 22, 1997, between First USA Bank and Bear
Stearns & Co. Inc., as Representative of the Underwriters set forth therein.
1.2 Underwriting Agreement of First USA Credit Card Master Trust, Series
1997-4, dated as of May 28, 1997 between First USA Bank and Bear Stearns & Co.
Inc. as Representative of the Underwriters set forth therein.
99.1 Series 1997-3 Supplement, dated as of June 10, 1997, to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992, between First USA Bank,
as Transferor and Servicer, and the Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee.
99.2 Series 1997-4 Supplement, dated as of June 10, 1997, to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992, between First USA Bank,
as Transferor and Servicer, and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 25, 1997
First USA, Inc.
By: /s/ Peter W. Atwater
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Peter W. Atwater
Executive Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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1.1 Underwriting Agreement of First USA Credit Card
Master Trust, Series 1997-3, dated as of May 22, 1997
between First USA Bank and Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
as Representative of the Underwriters set forth
therein.
1.2 Underwriting Agreement of First USA Credit Card Master
Trust, Series 1997-4, dated as May 28, 1997 between
First USA Bank and Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. as
Representative of the Underwriters set forth therein.
99.1 Series 1997-3 Supplement, dated as of June 10, 1997, to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September
1, 1992, between First USA Bank, as Transferor and Servicer,
and the Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee.
99.2 Series 1997-4 Supplement, dated as of June 10, 1997, to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1,
1992, between First USA Bank, as Transferor and Servicer,
and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee.
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EXHIBIT 1.1
First USA Credit Card Master Trust
Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-3
Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-3
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
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May 22, 1997
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
as Representative of the
Underwriters set forth herein
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Ladies and Gentlemen:
First USA Bank, a Delaware chartered banking corporation (the "Bank"), has
duly authorized the issuance and sale to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (the
"Representative"), J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Swiss Bank Corporation, London
Branch and Banc One Capital Corporation, as underwriters (the "Class A
Underwriters") of First USA Credit Card Master Trust $500,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1997-3 (the "Class A Certificates") and the issuance and sale to the
Representative, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Swiss Bank Corporation, London
Branch, as underwriters (collectively with the Class A Underwriters, the
"Underwriters" and each individually, an "Underwriter") of First USA Credit Card
Master Trust $45,180,000 aggregate principal amount of Class B Floating Rate
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "Class B Certificates" and
together with the Class A Certificates, the "Certificates"). The Certificates
will be issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 1, 1992 (the "Master Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), as
supplemented by the Series 1997-3 Supplement dated as of the Closing Date (the
"Supplement" and together with the Master Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), each by and between the Bank, as transferor
and servicer, and The Bank of New York (Delaware) (the "Trustee").
Each Certificate will represent an undivided interest in certain assets of
First USA Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust"). The property of the Trust
will include, among other
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things, receivables (the "Receivables") arising under certain MasterCard(R) and
VISA(R)/*/ revolving credit card accounts (the "Accounts").
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Bank. The Bank
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters as follows:
(a) The Bank has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), on Form S-3, a registration statement (Registration No. 333-
24227) pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (such
act, the "Act"). The Bank may have filed one or more amendments thereto each of
which amendments has previously been furnished to each of the Underwriters. The
Bank will also file with the Commission a prospectus supplement in accordance
with Rule 424(b) under the Act. As filed, the registration statement as
amended, the form of prospectus supplement, and any prospectuses or prospectus
supplements filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act relating to the
Certificates shall, except to the extent that the Underwriters shall agree in
writing to a modification, be in all substantive respects in the form furnished
to the Representative prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not
completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest preliminary
prospectus supplement which has previously been furnished to the Underwriters)
as the Bank has advised the Underwriters, prior to the Execution Time, will be
included or made therein.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Time" means the date and time as
of which such registration statement, or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the Commission, and
"Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time. Such registration
statement, as amended at the Effective Time, and including the exhibits thereto
and any material incorporated by reference therein (including any Computational
Materials, ABS Term Sheets, Structural Term Sheets and Collateral Term Sheets
(as defined in Section 3(b) of this Agreement) filed on Form 8-K), is
hereinafter referred to as the
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* VISA(R) and MasterCard(R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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"Registration Statement," and any prospectus supplement (the "Prospectus
Supplement") relating to the Certificates, as filed with the Commission pursuant
to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) ("Rule 424(b)") under the Act is, together
with the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement (such
prospectus, in the form it appears in the Registration Statement or in the form
most recently revised and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
being hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Prospectus"), hereinafter referred
to as the "Prospectus". "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this
Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
(b) On the Effective Date and on the date of this Agreement, the
Registration Statement did or will, and, when the Prospectus was first filed and
on the Closing Date, the Prospectus did or will, comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission (the "Rules and Regulations"); on the Effective Date, the
Registration Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any
filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not
or will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the Bank makes no representation or warranty as to the information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Bank by the Underwriters specifically for use in connection with preparation of
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
(c) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any material
adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse
change, in or affecting the general affairs, business, management, financial
condition, stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory status or
business prospects of the Bank and (ii) the Bank has not entered into any
transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business)
material to the Bank that, in either case, would reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Certificates,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.
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(d) The Bank is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a
banking corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to
transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each state in
which its activities require such qualification, and has full power, authority
and legal right to own its properties and conduct its business as such
properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted, and to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Spread
Account Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Bank, as
Transferor and Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York, as initial
collateral agent (the "Spread Account Agreement"), the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, and the Certificates.
(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and
delivered by the Bank.
(f) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized and, when
executed and delivered by the Bank and assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding
obligation of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its
terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and similar
laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is pursuant to a
proceeding in equity or at law). As of the Closing Date, the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement will have been duly and validly executed by the Bank and
will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in
the Prospectus.
(g) The Certificates have been duly and validly authorized by all required
action of the Bank, and when duly and validly executed by the Bank,
authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in accordance with the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters as
provided herein, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the
benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the
Certificates will have been duly and validly executed by the Bank, and will
conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the
Prospectus.
(h) The Spread Account Agreement has been duly authorized, and when
executed and delivered by the Bank and assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will constitute a valid and
binding obligation of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally
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and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless
of whether enforcement is pursuant to a proceeding in equity or at law). As of
the Closing Date, the Spread Account Agreement will have been validly executed
by the Bank.
(i) The Receivables delivered on the Closing Date to the Trustee pursuant
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will conform in all material respects
with the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(j) Neither the transfer of the Receivables to the Trustee, nor the
issuance, sale and delivery of the Certificates, nor the execution or delivery
of this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, or the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, nor the consummation of any of the transactions herein or therein
contemplated, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Certificates, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, or this Agreement, will
result in the breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the
Bank, or conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or
constitute a default under, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Bank is a party or by which it or its properties is
bound or may be affected or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the
Bank of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Bank or will result in the creation of
any Lien upon any property or assets of the Bank (other than as contemplated in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Bank is not a party to, bound by, or
in breach or violation of, any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or
subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, govern mental body or arbitrator having
jurisdiction over it, that materially and adversely affects the ability of the
Bank to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, or the Certificates.
(k) There are no charges, investigations, actions, suits, claims or
proceedings before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body or arbitrator now pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Bank, threatened that, separately or in the aggregate (i) could have a material
adverse effect on (x) the general affairs, business, management, financial
condition, stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory status or
business prospects of the Bank or (y) the ability of the Bank to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, the Pooling and
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Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates, (ii) assert the invalidity of this
Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or
the Certificates, (iii) seek to prevent the issuance, sale or delivery of the
Certificates or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Spread Account Agreement, or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (iv) seek to
affect adversely the federal income tax or ERISA attributes of the Certificates
described in the Prospectus.
(l) No federal, state or local tax, including intangibles tax or
documentary stamp tax, the non-payment of which would result in the imposition
of a Lien on the Receivables or of transferee liability on the Trustee, is
imposed with respect to the conveyance of the Receivables from the Bank to the
Trust, or in connection with the issuance of the Certificates by the Trust, or
the holding of the Receivables by the Trust, or in connection with any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement,
or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any taxes, fees and other governmental
charges in connection with the execution, delivery and issuance of the
Certificates or the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Spread
Account Agreement, or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have been or will have
been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(m) As of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Bank
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with regard to itself as both transferor
and servicer and the Receivables (individually and in the aggregate), will be
true and correct.
(n) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the execution, delivery and performance by the Bank of or compliance by the
Bank with this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby except the filing of Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements with respect to the Receivables and to the approval of the
Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the State of Delaware.
(o) Ernst & Young LLP who have audited certain financial statements of the
Bank are independent public accountants as required by the Act and the Rules and
Regulations.
(p) As of the close of business on April 30, 1997, the Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement have an aggregate balance
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determined, including the Receivables in the Additional Accounts to be added to
the Trust on or prior to the Closing Date, of not less than the sum of (i) the
sum of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all classes of all
Series outstanding on April 30, 1997, plus (y) $1,204,820,000 plus (ii) 7% of
the sum of (x) plus (y).
(q) The Trust is not, and will not be as a result of the issuance and sale
of the Certificates, an "investment company" or a company "controlled by" an
investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the "1940 Act").
2. Purchase, Sale, Payment and Delivery of Certificates. On the basis of
the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but subject to
the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Bank agrees to sell to the
Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Bank, on June 10, 1997 or on such other date as shall be mutually
agreed upon by the Bank and the Underwriters (the "Closing Date"), the number
and type of Certificates set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of each such
Underwriter. The Class A Certificates being purchased by the Underwriters
hereunder are to be purchased at a purchase price equal to 99.725% of the
principal amount thereof. The Class B Certificates being purchased by the
Underwriters hereunder are to be purchased at a purchase price equal to 99.675%
of the principal amount thereof.
The closing of the sale of the Certificates (the "Closing") shall be held
at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 919 Third Avenue,
New York, New York 10022, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing
Date. Payment of the purchase price for the Certificates being sold and
purchased hereunder shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer of
federal or other immediately available funds to an account to be designated one
business day prior to the Closing Date by the Bank, against delivery of the
Certificates at the Closing on the Closing Date. Each of the Certificates to be
so delivered shall be represented by one or more definitive certificates
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust
Company.
3. Offering by Underwriters. (a) It is understood that after the
Effective Date the Underwriters propose to offer the Certificates for sale to
the public as set forth in the Prospectus.
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(b) Each Underwriter may provide to prospective investors the 1997-3 Term
Sheet dated May 21, 1997 relating to the Certificates (the "1997-3 Term Sheet")
prepared by the Bank and attached hereto as Exhibit A, subject to the following
conditions:
(i) Such Underwriter shall have complied with the requirements of the no-
action letter, dated May 20, 1994, issued by the Commission to Kidder, Peabody
Acceptance Corporation I, Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated and Kidder
Structured Asset Corporation, as made applicable to other issuers and
underwriters by the Commission in the response to the request of the Public
Securities Association, dated May 24, 1994 (collectively, the "Kidder/PSA
Letter"), the requirements of the no-action letter, dated February 17, 1995,
issued by the Commission to the Public Securities Association (the "PSA Letter")
and the requirements of the no-action letter, dated April 5, 1996, issued by the
Commission to Greenwood Trust Company (the "Greenwood Letter" and together with
the Kidder/PSA Letter and the PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters").
(ii) Each Underwriter, severally, represents and warrants to the Bank that
(a) it has not and will not use any information that constitutes "Computational
Materials" with respect to the offering of the Certificates unless it has ob-
tained the prior written consent of the Bank to such usage and (b) other than
the 1997-3 Term Sheet, it has not and will not use any information that
constitutes "Series Term Sheets," "ABS Term Sheets," "Structural Term Sheets,"
or "Collateral Term Sheets" with respect to the offering of the Certificates.
For purposes hereof, "Series Term Sheet" shall have the meaning given such term
in the Greenwood Letter and "Computational Materials" shall have the meaning
given such term in the No-Action Letters. For purposes hereof, "ABS Term
Sheets," "Structural Term Sheets" and "Collateral Term Sheets" shall have the
meanings given such terms in the PSA Letter.
4. Certain Agreements of the Bank. The Bank covenants and agrees with the
several Underwriters as follows:
(a) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Bank will
prepare a Prospectus Supplement setting forth the amount of Certificates covered
thereby and the terms thereof not otherwise specified in the Basic Prospectus,
the price at which such Certificates are to be purchased by the Underwriters,
the initial public offering price, the selling concessions and allowances, and
such other information as the Bank deems appropriate. The Bank will transmit
the Prospectus including such Prospectus Supplement to the Commission pursuant
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to Rule 424(b) by a means reasonably calculated to result in filing that
complies with all applicable provisions of Rule 424(b). The Bank will advise
the Representative promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b).
(b) The Bank will advise the Representative promptly of any proposal to
amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and will not
effect such amendment or supplement without the consent of the Representative,
which consent will not unreasonably be withheld; the Bank will also advise the
Representative promptly of any request by the Commission for any amendment of
or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any
additional information; and the Bank will also advise the Representative
promptly of any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus and of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending
the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution or threat of
any proceeding for that purpose and the Bank will use its best efforts to
prevent the issuance of any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible
the lifting of any issued stop order.
(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Certificates is
required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which
the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement
the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Bank promptly will advise the
Representative thereof and will prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and
filed, with the Commission an amendment or supplement which will correct such
statement or omission, or an amendment or supplement which will effect such
compliance. Any such filing shall not operate as a waiver or limitation on any
condition or right of the Underwriters hereunder.
(d) As soon as practicable, but not later than sixteen months after the
original effective date of the Registration Statement, the Bank will cause the
Trust to make generally available to Certificateholders an earnings statement
(or statements) of the Trust covering a period of at least twelve months
beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement which will
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 promulgated
thereunder.
(e) The Bank will furnish to the Underwriters copies of the Registration
Statement (one of which will be signed
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and will include all exhibits), each related preliminary prospectus or
prospectus supplement, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such
documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the
Underwriters request.
(f) The Bank will promptly, from time to time, take such action as any
Underwriter may reasonably request to qualify the Certificates for offering and
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as such Underwriter may
request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales
and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to
complete the distribution of the Certificates, provided that in connection
therewith the Bank shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or
dealer in securities or to file a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction.
(g) For a period from the date of this Agreement until the retirement of
the Certificates, the Bank will deliver to the Representative the annual
statements of compliance and the annual independent certified public
accountants' reports furnished to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements and reports are furnished to the
Trustee.
(h) So long as any of the Certificates are outstanding, the Bank will
furnish to the Representative (i) as soon as practicable after the end of the
fiscal year all documents required to be distributed to Certificateholders or
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any order of the Commission thereunder and (ii)
from time to time, any other information concerning the Bank filed with any
government or regulatory authority which is otherwise publicly available, as the
Representative reasonably requests.
(i) To the extent, if any, that the rating provided with respect to the
Certificates by the rating agency or agencies that initially rate the
Certificates is conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of
any other actions by the Bank, the Bank shall use its best efforts to furnish
such documents and take any such other actions.
(j) The Bank will file with the Commission a report on Form 8-K with
respect to the 1997-3 Term Sheet and a report on Form 8-K setting forth all
Computational Materials described in Section 3 hereof provided to the Bank by
any of the Underwriters and identified by such Underwriter as such within
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the time period allotted for such filing pursuant to the No-Action Letters.
5. Payment of Expenses. The Bank will pay all expenses incident to the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the printing
of the 1997-3 Term Sheet and any Computational Materials described in Section 3
hereof, (ii) the printing of the Prospectus and of each amendment or supplement
thereto, (iii) the preparation of this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement,
and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iv) the preparation, issuance and
delivery of the Certificates to the Underwriters, (v) the fees and disbursements
of the Bank's counsel and accountants, (vi) the qualification of the
Certificates under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section
4(f) hereof, including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of counsel for
the Underwriters and in connection with the preparation of any blue sky and
legal investment survey, (vii) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of
copies of the 1997-3 Term Sheet and any Computational Materials described in
Section 3 hereof, (viii) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies
of the Prospectus and of each amendment or supplement thereto, (ix) the printing
and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of any blue sky or legal investment
survey prepared in connection with the Certificates, (x) any fees charged by
rating agencies for the rating of the Certificates, (xi) the fees and expenses,
if any, incurred with respect to any filing with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. and (xii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and its
counsel. The Underwriters have agreed to reimburse the Bank for expenses not to
exceed $147,590 incurred by the Bank in connection with the issuance and
distribution of the Certificates.
6. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The obligations of
the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Certificates will be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the
Bank herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the Bank made
pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Bank of its
obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) The Prospectus and any supplements thereto shall have been filed (if
required) with the Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations
under the Act and Section 1 hereof, and prior to the Closing Date, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to
the knowledge of the Bank, shall be contemplated by
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the Commission or by any authority administering any state securities or blue
sky law.
(b) On or prior to the date of the Prospectus and on or prior to the
Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a letter or letters, dated as
of the date of the Prospectus and as of the Closing Date, respectively, of Ernst
& Young LLP, Certified Public Accountants, substantially in the form of the
drafts to which the Representative has previously agreed and otherwise in form
and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel.
(c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall
not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a prospective
change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of the Trust, or
the Bank which, in the judgment of the Representative, materially impairs the
investment quality of the Certificates or makes it impractical or inadvisable to
market the Certificates; (ii) any suspension or limitation on trading in
securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the National Association
of Securities Dealers National Market system, or any setting of minimum prices
for trading on such exchange or market system; (iii) any suspension of trading
of any securities of First USA, Inc. on any exchange or in the over-the-counter
market which materially impairs the investment quality of the Certificates or
makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the Certificates; (iv) any banking
moratorium declared by Federal, Delaware or New York authorities; or (v) any
outbreak or escalation of major hostilities or armed conflict, any declaration
of war by Congress, or any other substantial national or international calamity
or emergency if, in the judgment of the Representative, the effect of any such
outbreak, escalation, declaration, calamity, or emergency makes it impractical
or inadvisable to proceed with completion of the sale of and payment for the
Certificates.
(d) At the Closing Date, the Bank shall have furnished to the
Representative certificates of a vice president or more senior officer of the
Bank as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Bank herein
at and as of the Closing Date, as to the performance by the Bank of all of its
obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Closing Date, and as
to such other matters as the Representative may reasonably request.
(e) Clinton W. Walker, General Counsel of First USA Bank, shall have
furnished to the Representative his written opinion, addressed to the
Representative and dated the Closing
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Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel,
substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a bank in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own
its properties and conduct its business, as presently owned and
conducted by it, and to enter into and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (collectively referred to in this subsection (e)
as the "Agreements"), and the Certificates and had at all times, and
now has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and
transfer the Receivables;
(ii) The Bank is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing, and under state laws, as they are currently interpreted
and enforced, has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in
each jurisdiction in which failure to qualify or to obtain such
licenses or approvals would materially and adversely affect the
enforceability of any Receivable by the Bank or the Trustee or would
adversely affect the ability of the Bank to perform its obligations
under the Agreements or the Certificates;
(iii) The Certificates have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Bank and, when duly authenticated by the
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued
and outstanding and entitled to the benefits provided by the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement;
(iv) Each of the Agreements has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Bank and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding agreement of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability to
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(A) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership,
reorganization, liquidation and other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (B) the
application of principles of equity (regardless of whether considered
and applied in a proceeding in equity or at law) and the rights and
powers of the FDIC;
(v) The Trust is not now, and immediately following the sale
of the Certificates pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement will not
be, required to register under the 1940 Act;
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
governmental agency or body is required for (A) the execution,
delivery and performance by the Bank of its obligations under the
Agreements or the Certificates, or (B) the issuance or sale of the
Certificates, except such as have been obtained under the Act and as
may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection
with the purchase and distribution of the Certificates by the
Underwriters and the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements with respect to the Receivables and the approval of the
Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the State of Delaware;
(vii) To the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the
execution and delivery of the Agreements or the Certificates by the
Bank nor the performance by the Bank of the transactions therein
contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof does or will
result in any violation of any statute or regulation or any order or
decree of any court or governmental authority binding upon the Bank
or its property, or conflict with, or result in a breach or violation
of any term or provision of, or result in a default under any of the
terms and provisions of, the Bank's charter or by-laws or any material
indenture, loan agreement or other
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material agreement to which the Bank is a party or by which the Bank
is bound;
(viii) To the knowledge of such counsel after due
investigation, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending
to which the Bank is a party or to which the Bank is subject which,
individually or in the aggregate (A) would have a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Bank to perform its obligations under the
Agreements or the Certificates, (B) assert the invalidity of the
Agreements or the Certificates, (C) seek to prevent the issuance, sale
or delivery of the Certificates or any of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements or (D) seek to affect adversely the
federal income tax or ERISA attributes of the Certificates described
in the Prospectus;
(ix) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except
for the financial statements, financial schedules and other financial
and operating data included therein, as to which such counsel
expresses no view) comply as to form with the Act and the Rules and
Regulations;
(x) The Registration Statement has become effective under
the Act, and the Prospectus Supplement will be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) thereunder; and
(xi) Such counsel has not independently verified and is not
passing upon, and does not assume any responsibility for, the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus. Based upon discussion with
the Bank, its accountants and others, however, no facts have come to
its attention that cause it to believe that the Prospectus (except for
the financial statements, financial schedules and other financial and
statistical data included therein, as to which such counsel expresses
no view), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material
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fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(f) The Representative shall have received a letter from Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel for the Bank, to the
effect that the Representative may rely on those provisions of their
opinions to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
("Standard & Poor's") with respect to certain matters relating to the
transfer of the Receivables to the Trust, with respect to the perfection of
the Trust's interest in the Receivables and with respect to other related
matters.
(g) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Bank, addressed to
the Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and its counsel, to the effect that the
Certificates will be treated as indebtedness for Federal income tax
purposes and for Delaware income tax purposes.
(h) The Representative shall have received from Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions,
dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Spread Account Agreement (collectively referred to in this subsection
(h) as the "Agreements") constitutes the valid and binding obligation
of the Bank, enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its
terms, except (x) to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be
limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to creditors' rights generally and the rights of creditors of Delaware
chartered banks as the same may be applied in the event of the
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar event in respect of the Bank, (b) general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforceability
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is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (c) the
qualification that certain of the remedial provisions of the
Agreements may be unenforceable in whole or in part, but the inclusion
of such provisions does not affect the validity of the Agreements
taken as a whole, and the Agreements, together with applicable law,
contain adequate provisions for the practical realization of the
benefits of the security created thereby and (y) such counsel
expresses no opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to
contribution or indemnification which are violative of public policy
underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(ii) The Certificates, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Bank;
(iv) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the
Bank of the Agreements or this Agreement, nor the compliance by the
Bank with the terms and provisions thereof or hereof, will contravene
any provision of any applicable law;
(v) Based on such counsel's review of applicable laws, no
governmental approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not
in full force and effect, is required to authorize or is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the
Agreements by the Bank;
(vi) The Certificates, the Agreements and this Agreement
conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained
in the Prospectus;
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(vii) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is not required
to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and
the Trust is not required to be registered under the 1940 Act;
(viii) The statements in the Prospectus under the heading
"Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables", to the extent that they
constitute matters of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto,
have been reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all material
respects; and
(ix) Each of the Registration Statement, as of its
effective date, and the Prospectus, as of its date, appeared on its
face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the
requirements of the Act and the General Rules and Regulations under
the Act, except that in each case such counsel expresses no opinion as
to the financial data included therein or excluded therefrom or the
exhibits to the Registration Statement, and such counsel does not
assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness
of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
Such opinion shall also state that such counsel has participated in
conferences with officers and representatives of the Bank, counsel for the
Bank, representatives of the independent accountants of the Bank and the
Underwriters at which the contents of the Prospectus and related matters
were discussed and, although such counsel need not pass upon, and need not
assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of
the statements contained in the Prospectus and shall have made no
independent check or verification thereof, except for those made under the
caption "Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables" to the extent set forth
in paragraph (viii) above, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts shall
have come to such counsel's attention that shall have led such counsel to
believe that the Prospectus, as of its date, contained an untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
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which they were made, not misleading, except that such counsel need not
express an opinion or belief with respect to the financial statements,
schedules and other financial information included in such Prospectus or
excluded therefrom.
(i) McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P., counsel for The Bank of
New York, a New York banking corporation ("BONY"), in connection with the
Agency Agreement dated as of December 4, 1995 between BONY and the Trustee
(the "Agency Agreement"), and counsel for the Trustee, shall have furnished
to the Representative their written opinion, addressed to the
Representative and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, substantially to the
effect that:
(i) BONY is a banking corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York
and has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Agency Agreement;
(ii) the Certificates have been duly authenticated by BONY
pursuant to the Agency Agreement and in accordance with the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Trustee is a banking corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement;
(iv) the Supplement and the Spread Account Agreement have
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, and the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement
constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of the Trustee
enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with their respective
terms, except (x) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to
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or affecting the rights of creditors generally (as such laws would
apply in the event of the insolvency, receivership, conservatorship or
reorganization of, or other similar occurrence with respect to, the
Trustee), (y) that the enforceability of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement may be subject to the
application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered or applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z)
that certain remedial provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement may be unenforceable in whole or in part, but the inclusion
of such provisions does not affect the validity of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement taken as a whole, and the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, together with applicable law, contains adequate provisions
for the practical realization of the benefits of the security provided
thereby. Such counsel expresses no opinion as to the enforceability
of any rights to contribution or indemnification that are violative of
public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(v) the execution and delivery by the Trustee of the
Supplement and the Spread Account Agreement and the performance by the
Trustee of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement do not conflict with or result in a
violation of (x) any law or regulation of the United States of America
or the State of Delaware governing the banking or trust activities of
the Trustee or (y) the amended and restated articles of association or
by-laws of the Trustee; and
(vi) the execution and delivery by the Trustee of the
Supplement and the Spread Account Agreement and the performance by the
Trustee of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement do not require any approval,
authorization or other action by, or filing with, any governmental
authority of the United States of America or the State of Delaware
having jurisdiction over the banking or trust
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activities of the Trustee, except such as have been obtained, taken or
made.
(j) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory to
the Representative and its counsel that, on or before the Closing Date,
UCC-1 financing statements have been filed in the appropriate filing
offices of the State of Delaware and such other jurisdictions as counsel to
the Bank deems appropriate to reflect the interest of the Trustee in the
Receivables.
(k) The Class A Certificates shall be rated "AAA" by Standard & Poor's
and "Aaa" by Moody's and the Class B Certificates shall be rated at least
"A" by Standard & Poor's and rated at least "A2" by Moody's on the Closing
Date, and letters to such effect dated the Closing Date shall have been
received from each Rating Agency.
(l) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory to
the Representative that, on or before the Closing Date, the Bank shall have
received the approval of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the
State of Delaware to the transaction.
(m) All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and all documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory
in form and substance to the Representative and its counsel, and the
Representative and its counsel shall have received such information,
certificates and documents as any of them may reasonably request.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Bank agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter
and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Act and under Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any
and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may become
subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Registration
Statement, the Prospectus, or in any revision or amendment thereof or
supplement thereto or any related preliminary pro-
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spectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse
each such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided,
however, that the Bank will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Bank by any Underwriter specifically for use
therein or any revision or amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The
foregoing indemnification with respect to any untrue statement or omission
in any preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement shall not inure to
the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased Certificates, or any
person controlling such Underwriter, if a copy of the Prospectus (as then
amended or supplemented if the Bank shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such
Underwriter to such person, if such is required by law, at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of such Certificates to such person and if
the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect
giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability provided that the Bank
shall have identified to such Underwriter in writing such defect prior to
the delivery of such written confirmation by such Underwriter to such
person.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Bank, its directors, each of the Bank's officers who
signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the
Bank within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act and under Section 20 of
the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities
to which they may become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or in any revision
or amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any related preliminary
prospectus
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or prospectus supplement, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each
case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Bank by such Underwriter specifically for use therein or any revision or
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and agrees to reimburse such
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage or liability or action as such expenses are incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
7 of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may
have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 7. In the
event that any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it
notified the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the
extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified
party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemni
fied party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding
in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party
and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party,
unless such settlement includes an unconditional
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release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the
subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such indemnifying party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or
(b) above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Bank on the one hand and the respective
Underwriter on the other from the offering of the Certificates or (ii) if
the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Bank on the one hand and of the respective Underwriter on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Bank on the one hand
and the respective Underwriter on the other shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Bank bear to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter. The relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Bank or by any Underwriter and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue
statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the
first sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the
subject of this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this
subsection (d), each Underwriter shall not be required to contribute any
amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to
the Certificates purchased by it hereunder. The Bank and the Underwriters
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this subsection (d) were determined by pro
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rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for
such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of any of the equitable considerations referred to above in this
subsection (d). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Survival. The Bank and the Underwriters agree that the respective
representations, warranties and agreements made by them herein and in any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed
to be relied upon, in the case of the Bank, by each Underwriter and, in the
case of the Underwriters, by the Bank, notwithstanding any investigation
heretofore or hereafter made by or on behalf of the Bank or the
Underwriters, and that the respective representations, warranties and
agreements (including without limitation the indemnity and contribution
agreement) made by the Bank and the Underwriters herein or in any such
certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment
for the Certificates.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the sole
discretion of the Underwriters by notice to the Bank given at or prior to
the Closing Date in the event that the Bank shall have failed, refused or
been unable to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior thereto.
Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without
liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Sections 5
and 7 hereof.
10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of
the Underwriters shall fail on the Closing Date to purchase the
Certificates which it or they are obligated to purchase under this
Agreement (the "Defaulted Securities"), the lead Underwriter shall have
the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more
of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as
may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the
Representative shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-
hour period, then:
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(a) if the aggregate amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10%
of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable class of
Certificates, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters of such class of
Certificates shall be obligated to purchase the full amount thereof
in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations
hereunder with respect to such class of Certificates bear to the
underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters of such
class of Certificates, or
(b) if the aggregate amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable class of Certificates,
this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this section shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a
termination of this Agreement, either the Representative or the Bank shall
have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a period not exceeding
seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements.
11. Representation of the Underwriters. Each of the Underwriters
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Bank that (w) it has only
issued or passed on and shall only issue or pass on in the United Kingdom
any document received by it in connection with the issue of the
Certificates to a person who is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the
Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order
1996 or who is a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be
issued or passed on, (x) it has complied and shall comply with all
applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986 and other
applicable laws and regulations with respect to anything done by it in
relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United
Kingdom and (y) if that Underwriter is an authorized person under the
Financial Services Act 1986, it has only promoted and shall only promote
(as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02 of the Financial Services
(Promotion of Unregulated
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Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the United Kingdom the scheme
described in the Prospectus if that person is of a kind described either in
Section 76(2) of the Financial Services Act 1986 or in Regulation 1.04 of
the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991.
12. Notices. All communications provided for or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered, sent by overnight courier or mailed by registered
mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or transmitted by
telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing,
if to (a) the Underwriters, addressed to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., 245 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10167 Attention: Asset Backed Securities
Department, or to such other address as the Representative may designate in
writing to the Bank or (b) the Bank, addressed to the Bank at 201 North
Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention: Clinton W. Walker,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, telephone: (302) 434-7677,
telecopier: (302) 884-8361, with a copy to First USA, Inc., 1601 Elm
Street, 46th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: W. Todd Peterson, Vice
President - Corporate Finance, telephone: (214) 849-2410, telecopier: (214)
849-2472.
13. Secondary Trusts. Each Underwriter, severally, represents that
it will not, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an
"underwriter" (as defined in Section 2(11) of the Act) with respect to the
Certificates, transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Certificates into a
trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or
other instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents
interests in, such Certificates without the prior written consent of the
Bank.
14. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Nothing expressed herein is intended or shall be construed to
give any person other than the persons referred to in the preceding
sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect
of this Agreement.
15. Severability of Provisions. Any covenant, provision, agreement
or term of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or
unenforce-
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able in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
matters and transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings whatsoever relating to such matters and
transactions.
17. Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument
in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change,
waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
18. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for the purposes of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall together
constitute one instrument.
20. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, kindly sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof,
whereupon it will be a binding agreement among the undersigned in
accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FIRST USA BANK,
as Transferor and Servicer
By: /s/ W. Todd Peterson
------------------------------
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement
is hereby agreed to as of the date
first above written.
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.,
for itself and as Representative
of the several Underwriters named
in Schedule A hereto
By: /s/ Timothy E. Stapleford
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Name: Timothy E. Stapleford
Title: Managing Director
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SCHEDULE A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Aggregate Principal
Amount of the Class A
Underwriter Certificates
- ------------------------------ ----------------------
<S> <C>
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc....... $158,333,334
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.... $158,333,333
Swiss Bank Corporation,
London Branch................ $158,333,333
Banc One Capital Corporation.. $ 25,000,000
------------
Total....................... $500,000,000
============
Aggregate Principal
Amount of the Class B
Underwriter Certificates
- ------------------------------ -----------------------
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc....... $ 15,060,000
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.... $ 15,060,000
Swiss Bank Corporation,
London Branch................ $ 15,060,000
------------
Total....................... $ 45,180,000
============
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT A
SUBJECT TO REVISION
SERIES TERM SHEET DATED MAY 21, 1997
$545,180,000
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
$500,000,000 CLASS A FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-3
$45,180,000 CLASS B FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-3
FIRST USA BANK
TRANSFEROR AND SERVICER
THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES WILL REPRESENT INTERESTS IN THE TRUST ONLY AND WILL
NOT REPRESENT INTERESTS IN OR RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS OF FIRST USA BANK OR
ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF. AN OFFERED CERTIFICATE IS NOT A DEPOSIT AND NEI-
THER THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING ACCOUNTS OR RECEIV-
ABLES ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
THIS SERIES TERM SHEET CONTAINS STRUCTURAL AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES; HOWEVER, THIS SERIES TERM SHEET DOES NOT CONTAIN
COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. THE INFORMATION PRO-
VIDED HEREIN IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE SUPERSEDED BY THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE
PROSPECTUS. PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO READ BOTH THE PROSPECTUS SUP-
PLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS.
THIS SERIES TERM SHEET SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITA-
TION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN
ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH
STATE. SALES OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE CONSUMMATED UNLESS THE
PURCHASER HAS RECEIVED BOTH THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS.
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
J.P. MORGAN & CO.
SBC WARBURG
A Division of Swiss Bank Corporation
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SUMMARY OF TERMS
This Series Term Sheet will be superseded in its entirety by the information
appearing in the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and the Series 1997-3
Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as amended, the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement") between First USA Bank (the "Bank"), as transferor (in
such capacity, the "Transferor") and servicer (in such capacity, the
"Servicer"), and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee").
Type of Securities.......... Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "Class A
Certificates") and Class B Floating Rate
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-3
(the "Class B Certificates" and, together
with the Class A Certificates, the "Offered
Certificates").
Trust Assets................ The property of the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust (the "Trust") includes and will
include receivables (the "Receivables")
arising under certain VISA (R) and
MasterCard (R)* revolving credit card
accounts (the "Accounts") selected by the
Transferor from a portfolio of VISA and
MasterCard accounts owned by the Transferor,
all monies due or to become due in payment
of the Receivables, all proceeds of the
Receivables and all monies on deposit in
certain bank accounts of the Trust (other
than certain investment earnings on such
amounts), Recoveries and any enhancement
issued with respect to any series issued
from time to time by the Trust (each, a
"Series") which will consist of one or more
classes of certificates. The benefits of any
enhancement issued with respect to any other
Series will not be available for the benefit
of the holders of the Certificates and the
holders of the certificates of other Series
will not be entitled to the benefits of any
enhancement for this Series.
Trustee..................... The Bank of New York (Delaware).
Certificateholders'
Interest.................... Each of the Offered Certificates represents
an undivided interest in the Trust. The
Trust's assets will be allocated among the
Class A Certificateholders (the "Class A
Certificateholders' Interest"), the Class B
Certificateholders (the "Class B
Certificateholders' Interest," and together
with the Class A Certificateholders'
Interest, the "Investor Interest"), the CIA
Certificateholders (the "CIA
Certificateholders' Interest"), the holders
of other Series previously issued or issued
at some future time pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the applicable
series supplements to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (each, a "Supplement")
and the Transferor (the "Transferor
Interest"), as described below.
The aggregate principal amount of the Class A
Certificateholders' Interest and the Class B
Certificateholders' Interest will, except as
otherwise provided herein, remain fixed at
$500,000,000 (the "Class A Invested Amount")
and $45,180,000 (the "Class B Invested
Amount"), respectively. The principal amount
of the Transferor Interest will fluctuate as
the amount of Receivables in the Trust
changes from time to time.
- --------
* VISA (R) and MasterCard (R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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The "CIA Invested Amount" in the initial
amount of $57,230,000 (which amount
represents 9.5% of the sum of the initial
Class A Invested Amount, the initial Class B
Invested Amount and the initial CIA Invested
Amount) constitutes enhancement for the
Offered Certificates. Allocations will be
made to the CIA Invested Amount and the
holders of the CIA Certificates will have
voting and certain other rights of a
subordinated class of certificates. The CIA
Certificates together with the Offered
Certificates are referred to herein as the
"Certificates."
The Class A Certificates will represent the
right to receive from the assets of the
Trust allocated to the Class A
Certificateholders' Interest funds up to
(but not in excess of) the amounts required
to make payments of interest on the Class A
Certificates at the Class A Certificate
Rate, and the payment of principal during
the amortization period to the extent of the
Class A Invested Amount (which may be less
than the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of the Class A Certificates, in certain
circumstances).
The Class B Certificates will represent the
right to receive from the assets of the
Trust allocated to the Class B
Certificateholders' Interest funds up to
(but not in excess of) the amounts required
to make payments of interest on the Class B
Certificates at the Class B Certificate
Rate, and the payment of principal during
the amortization period, following the final
principal payment of the Class A Invested
Amount to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, to the extent of the Class B
Invested Amount (which may be less than the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Class B Certificates, in certain
circumstances, if there has been a reduction
of the Class B Invested Amount).
Receivables................. The aggregate amount of Receivables in the
Accounts (including the amount of
Receivables in the additional Accounts added
to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and in certain
additional Accounts designated to be added
to the Trust on June 10, 1997 (the "Closing
Date")), as of the close of business on
April 30, 1997, was $22,197,806,408,
comprised of $21,588,400,896 of principal
Receivables and $609,405,512 of finance
charge Receivables.
Interest.................... Class A Certificate Rate: One-month LIBOR
plus %.
Class B Certificate Rate: One-month LIBOR
plus %.
Interest Payment Dates...... Interest on the Certificates will be
distributed on the 17th day of each calendar
month or, if such day is not a business day,
on the next succeeding business day (each, a
"Distribution Date"), commencing July 17,
1997, in an amount equal to the product of
(a) the actual number of days in the period
from the preceding Distribution Date (or in
the case of the July 1997 Distribution Date,
the Closing Date) through the day preceding
such Distribution Date divided by 360, (b)
the Class A Certificate Rate or the Class B
Certificate Rate, as applicable, and (c) the
outstanding principal amount of the Class A
Certificates or the outstanding principal
amount of the Class B Certificates, as
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applicable, as of the last day of the
preceding calendar month (or, in the case of
the July 1997 Distribution Date, as of the
Closing Date). "LIBOR" means the London
interbank offered quotations for one-month
United States dollar deposits prevailing on
the date that LIBOR is determined. The
Trustee will determine LIBOR on June 6, 1997
for the period from the Closing Date through
June 16, 1997, on June 13, 1997 for the
period from June 17, 1997 through July 16,
1997, and on the second business day prior
to each Distribution Date thereafter for the
period from and including such Distribution
Date through the day preceding the next
succeeding Distribution Date.
Principal................... The principal of the Class A Certificates and
the Class B Certificates is scheduled to be
paid on the Class A Expected Final Payment
Date and the Class B Expected Final Payment
Date, respectively, but may be paid earlier
or later under certain circumstances.
Class A Expected Final
Payment Date............... The June 2002 Distribution Date.
Class B Expected Final
Payment Date............... The June 2002 Distribution Date.
Stated Series Termination
Date........................ The final distribution of principal and
interest on the Certificates will be made no
later than the February 2005 Distribution
Date (the "Stated Series Termination Date").
After the Stated Series Termination Date,
the Trust will have no further obligation to
pay principal or interest on the
Certificates.
Subordination of the Class
B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates............... The Class B Certificateholders' Interest will
be subordinated to the extent necessary to
fund certain payments with respect to the
Class A Certificates. In addition, the CIA
Certificateholders' Interest will be
subordinated to the extent necessary to fund
certain payments with respect to the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates.
If the CIA Invested Amount is reduced to
zero, the Class B Certificateholders will
bear directly the credit and other risks
associated with their undivided interest in
the Trust. To the extent the Class B
Invested Amount is reduced, the percentage
of collections of finance charge Receivables
allocated to the Class B Certificateholders
in subsequent Monthly Periods will be
reduced. Moreover, to the extent the amount
of such reduction in the Class B Invested
Amount is not reimbursed, the amount of
principal distributable to the Class B
Certificateholders will be reduced.
ERISA Considerations........ If certain conditions are satisfied,
including that upon completion of the public
offering thereof interests in the Class A
Certificates are held by 100 or more persons
independent of the Transferor and each
other, the Class A Certificates should
qualify as "publicly offered securities" for
purposes of the "plan assets regulation"
issued by the Department of Labor. In such
event, the purchase and holding of Class A
Certificates by an employee benefit plan
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(or other entity deemed to hold assets of
such a plan) would not cause the assets of
the Trust to be deemed "plan assets" of any
such plan subject to the prohibited
transaction rules of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. Further information regarding the
status of the Class A Certificates as
publicly offered securities will be provided
in the Prospectus Supplement. Accordingly,
plan investors contemplating the purchase of
Class A Certificates should consult their
counsel and review "ERISA Considerations" in
the Prospectus and "Summary of Terms--ERISA
Considerations" in the Prospectus Supplement
prior to making any purchase of Class A
Certificates.
The Underwriters currently do not expect the
Class B Certificates to qualify as publicly
offered securities and, accordingly, the
Class B Certificates may not be purchased by
employee benefit plans (or entities deemed
to hold assets of such plans, including
without limitation any insurance company
general account deemed to hold plan assets
by reason of a plan's investment in the
general account).
Certificate Ratings......... It is a condition to the issuance of the
Class A Certificates that they be rated in
the highest rating category by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (each such rating organization,
a "Rating Agency").
It is a condition to the issuance of the
Class B Certificates that they receive a
rating of at least "A" or its equivalent by
at least one Rating Agency.
Listing..................... Application will be made to list the Offered
Certificates on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The bank is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of First USA, Inc. ("FUSA").
On January 19, 1997, FUSA and Banc One Corporation ("Banc One") entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger, amended as of April 23, 1997 (as amended, the
"Merger Agreement") pursuant to which FUSA would merge with and into Banc One
and Banc One would be the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). Pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, each share of FUSA's common stock will be converted into
1.1659 shares of Banc One common stock.
The Merger is subject to approvals by the shareholders of FUSA and Banc One
and the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Banc One has received
all required regulatory approvals. The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the appropriate
state banking regulators have approved the Merger or have notified Banc One
that they do not disapprove of the Merger, as the case may be. The Merger is
expected to close in the second quarter of calendar 1997.
Following the Merger, Banc One intends to consolidate the management of its
credit card operations with those of FUSA. Banc One may also consolidate the
operations of certain other subsidiaries or divisions of Banc One and FUSA,
which provide similar services, although no final determination with respect
to such matters has been made.
THE BANK'S CREDIT CARD PORTFOLIO
DELINQUENCY AND LOSS EXPERIENCE
The following tables set forth the delinquency and loss experience for each
of the periods shown for the portfolio of VISA and MasterCard credit card
accounts serviced by the Bank (the "Bank Portfolio"). As of the close of
business on April 30, 1997, the Receivables in the Trust Portfolio (including
the Receivables in certain additional Accounts to be added to the Trust on the
Closing Date) represented approximately 95.5% of the Bank Portfolio. The
accounts in the Bank Portfolio that are not included in the Trust Portfolio
are primarily newly originated accounts with lower delinquency and loss rates
than the average accounts in the Trust Portfolio which are generally more
seasoned. Therefore, the actual delinquency and loss experience with respect
to the Receivables in the Trust Portfolio may be different from that set forth
below. There can be no assurance that the delinquency and loss experience for
the Trust Portfolio will be similar to the historical experience set forth
below because, among other things, economic and financial conditions affecting
the ability of cardholders to make payments may be different from those that
have prevailed during the periods reflected in the tables below.
DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE
BANK PORTFOLIO
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AS OF JUNE 30,
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
AS OF
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995 1994
----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL OF TOTAL OF TOTAL OF TOTAL
RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Receivables
Outstanding(1)......... $22,890,011 100.00% $18,721,130 100.00% $13,287,452 100.00% $7,520,458 100.00%
=========== ====== =========== ====== =========== ====== ========== ======
Receivables Delinquent:
35-64 days............. $ 345,273 1.51% $ 272,380 1.45% $ 141,181 1.06% $ 60,024 0.80%
65-94 days............. 212,252 0.93 159,791 0.85 76,416 0.57 32,255 0.43
95 or more days........ 593,027 2.59 378,179 2.03 176,250 1.33 74,458 0.99
----------- ------ ----------- ------ ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total................. $ 1,150,552 5.03% $ 810,350 4.33% $ 393,847 2.96% $ 166,737 2.22%
=========== ====== =========== ====== =========== ====== ========== ======
</TABLE>
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(1) The Receivables Outstanding on the accounts consist of all amounts due
from cardholders as posted to the accounts.
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LOSS EXPERIENCE
BANK PORTFOLIO
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS
ENDED FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
MARCH 31, ------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Average Receivables Out-
standing(1)................ $20,724,248 $16,667,917 $10,446,438 $5,339,689
Gross Charge-Offs(2)........ 807,415 603,249 245,572 132,279
Gross Charge-Offs as a
percentage of Average
Receivables Outstanding(4). 5.19% 3.62% 2.35% 2.48%
Recoveries(3)............... 60,226 40,098 15,099 13,889
Net Losses(3)............... 747,189 563,151 230,473 118,390
Net Losses as a percentage
of Average Receivables
Outstanding(4)............. 4.81% 3.38% 2.21% 2.22%
</TABLE>
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(1) Average Receivables Outstanding is the average daily receivables during
the periods indicated.
(2) Gross Charge-Offs are principal charge-offs before recoveries and do not
include the amount of any reductions in average receivables outstanding
due to fraud, returned goods or customer disputes.
(3) Recoveries are included in the Trust as of July 1, 1996.
(4) Annualized.
SUMMARY OF MONTHLY PAYMENT RATES
The following table sets forth the highest and lowest cardholder monthly
payment rates for the Bank Portfolio during any month in the period shown and
the average cardholder monthly payment rates for all months during the periods
shown, in each case calculated as a percentage of total opening monthly
account balances during the periods shown. Payment rates shown in the table
are based on amounts which would be deemed payments of principal Receivables
and finance charge Receivables with respect to the Accounts.
CARDHOLDER MONTHLY PAYMENT RATES
BANK PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
ENDED ----------------------------
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995 1994
-------------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lowest Month....................... 10.71% 9.86% 10.46% 10.74%
Highest Month...................... 13.51 11.79 11.63 13.23
Monthly Average.................... 11.62 10.98 10.96 11.86
</TABLE>
RECEIVABLE YIELD CONSIDERATIONS
The portfolio yield on the Bank Portfolio for each of the three fiscal years
contained in the period ended June 30, 1996 and for the nine months ended
March 31, 1997 is set forth in the table on the following page. The portfolio
yields in the table are calculated on an accrual basis. The portfolio yield on
Receivables included in the Trust is calculated on a cash basis. Portfolio
yields calculated on an accrual basis may differ from portfolio yields
calculated on a cash basis due to (a) a lag between when finance charges and
fees are charged to cardholder accounts and when such finance charges and fees
are collected and (b) finance charges and fees that are not ultimately
collected from the cardholder. However, during the three fiscal years
contained in the period ended June 30, 1996 and for the nine months ended
March 31, 1997, portfolio yield on an accrual basis approximated portfolio
yield on a cash basis. Portfolio yield on both an accrual and a cash basis
will also be affected by numerous factors, including changes in the monthly
periodic rates, variations in the rate of payments and new borrowings on the
Accounts, the amount of the annual membership fees and other charges, changes
in the delinquency and loss rates on the Receivables and the percentage of
cardholders who pay their balances in full each month and do not incur
periodic finance charges, which may in turn be caused by a variety of factors,
including seasonal variations, the availability of other sources of credit and
general economic conditions.
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Interchange allocated to the Trust with respect to the Receivables may vary
from the amounts included in the table below because interchange will be
included in the Trust on an estimated basis by treating 1.3% of collections on
the Receivables, other than collections with respect to periodic finance
charges, annual membership fees and other charges, as discount Receivables.
PORTFOLIO YIELD
BANK PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
ENDED ----------------------------
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995 1994
-------------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Average account monthly accrued
fees and charges (1)(2).......... $38.52 $ 34.43 $29.90 $ 25.73
Average account balance(3)........ 2,875 2,711 2,415 1,976
Portfolio yield from fees and
charges (1)(4)................... 16.08% 15.24% 14.85% 15.62%
</TABLE>
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(1) Fees and charges are comprised of periodic finance charges, interchange,
annual membership fees and other charges.
(2) Average account monthly accrued fees and charges are presented net of
adjustments made pursuant to the Bank's normal servicing procedures,
including removal of incorrect or disputed periodic finance charges, and
include interchange.
(3) Average account balance includes purchases, cash advances and accrued and
unpaid periodic finance charges, annual membership fees and other charges
and is calculated based on the average of the month end balances for
accounts with balances.
(4) Annualized.
The increase in portfolio yield for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 and
for the nine months ended March 31, 1997 reflects changes in the overall
pricing distribution of the Bank Portfolio. The decline in portfolio yield for
fiscal year 1995 is primarily the result of the Bank's focus on the direct
solicitation of low-rate, no annual fee credit cards which on average had a
lower introductory rate and which had the effect of lowering finance charge
income and annual fee income. The accounts in the Bank Portfolio that are not
included in the Trust Portfolio are primarily newly originated accounts with a
greater proportion of Receivables arising under accounts generated under this
type of solicitation than the average accounts in the Trust Portfolio, which
are more seasoned. Therefore, the actual portfolio yield with respect to the
Receivables in the Trust Portfolio may be different from that set forth above.
THE RECEIVABLES
The Receivables in the Accounts selected from the Bank Portfolio included
and to be included in the Trust on the basis of criteria set forth in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Trust Portfolio") (including the
additional Accounts added to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and certain additional
Accounts designated to be added to the Trust on the Closing Date), as of the
close of business on April 30, 1997, consisted of $21,588,400,896 of principal
Receivables and $609,405,512 of finance charge Receivables. On March 25, 1997
and April 23, 1997 (the "Relevant Cut Off Dates"), the Transferor designated
additional Accounts, which included approximately $1,277,397,526 of principal
Receivables as of the close of business on April 30, 1997, and will transfer
the Receivables arising therein to the Trust on the Closing Date. In addition,
on the Closing Date, the Transferor will deposit $1,200,000 into the finance
charge account, which will be applied as collections of finance charge
Receivables received during the initial monthly period and allocated to Series
1997-3. The additional Accounts to be added to the Trust on the Closing Date
were, as of the Relevant Cut Off Dates, Eligible Accounts. The Accounts,
including such additional Accounts, had an average principal Receivable
balance of $2,078 (including accounts with a zero balance) and an average
credit limit of $8,557. The percentage of the aggregate total Receivable
balance to the aggregate total credit limit was 25.0%.
As of April 30, 1997, cardholders whose Accounts are included in the Trust
Portfolio, including such additional Accounts, had billing addresses in 50
states, the District of Columbia and other United States
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territories and possessions. As of April 30, 1997, 71% of the Accounts,
including such additional Accounts, were premium accounts and 29% were
standard accounts, and the aggregate principal Receivable balances of premium
accounts and standard accounts, as a percentage of the aggregate total
principal Receivables, were 80% and 20%, respectively.
The following tables summarize the Trust Portfolio (including the additional
Accounts added to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and certain additional Accounts
designated to be added to the Trust on the Closing Date) by various criteria
as of the close of business on April 30, 1997. Because the future composition
of the Trust Portfolio may change over time, these tables are not necessarily
indicative of the composition of the Trust Portfolio at any subsequent time.
COMPOSITION BY ACCOUNT BALANCE
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
ACCOUNT NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
BALANCE RANGE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
------------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Credit Balance.......... 159,351 1.5% $ (33,071,648) (0.1)%
No Balance.............. 3,125,113 30.1 -- --
$0.01 to $2,000.00...... 3,452,205 33.2 2,341,309,169 10.5
$2,000.01 to $5,000.00.. 2,030,499 19.5 7,221,703,287 32.5
$5,000.01 to $10,000.00. 1,377,387 13.3 9,517,811,686 42.9
$10,000.01 or More...... 244,147 2.4 3,150,053,914 14.2
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL............... 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
========== ===== =============== =====
</TABLE>
COMPOSITION BY CREDIT LIMIT
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
CREDIT NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
LIMIT RANGE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$0.00 to $2,000.00....... 661,520 6.4% $ 464,313,005 2.1%
$2,000.01 to $5,000.00... 2,488,267 24.0 4,383,465,328 19.7
$5,000.01 to $10,000.00.. 4,054,010 39.0 9,333,878,249 42.0
$10,000.01 or More....... 3,184,905 30.6 8,016,149,826 36.2
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
========== ===== =============== =====
</TABLE>
COMPOSITION BY PERIOD OF DELINQUENCY
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
PERIOD OF DELINQUENCY OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
(DAYS CONTRACTUALLY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
DELINQUENT) ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
--------------------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Not Delinquent........... 9,859,029 94.9% $19,890,323,851 89.6%
Up to 34 Days............ 299,427 2.9 1,208,276,894 5.4
35 to 64 Days............ 78,005 0.8 341,512,020 1.5
65 to 94 Days............ 43,565 0.4 209,042,548 0.9
95 or More Days.......... 108,676 1.0 548,651,095 2.6
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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COMPOSITION OF ACCOUNTS BY AGE
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
AGE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
--- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Less than or equal to 6
Months.................. 1,077,282 10.4% $ 3,031,221,941 13.7%
Over 6 Months to 12
Months.................. 1,360,374 13.1 3,329,663,381 15.0
Over 12 Months to 24
Months.................. 2,860,169 27.5 6,613,874,095 29.8
Over 24 Months to 36
Months.................. 2,231,984 21.5 4,460,319,202 20.1
Over 36 Months to 48
Months.................. 1,288,846 12.4 2,170,200,751 9.8
Over 48 Months to 60
Months.................. 542,707 5.2 790,632,187 3.6
Over 60 Months........... 1,027,340 9.9 1,801,894,851 8.0
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TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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</TABLE>
COMPOSITION BY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
STATE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----- --------- ---------- ------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alabama...................... 101,078 1.0% $ 232,088,713 1.0%
Alaska....................... 25,496 0.2 70,074,093 0.3
Arizona...................... 178,330 1.7 394,059,124 1.8
Arkansas..................... 86,139 0.8 170,310,995 0.8
California................... 1,293,503 12.5 3,216,171,076 14.5
Colorado..................... 169,860 1.6 371,744,742 1.7
Connecticut.................. 158,381 1.5 338,492,041 1.5
Delaware..................... 24,893 0.2 54,541,379 0.2
District of Columbia......... 21,397 0.2 50,914,320 0.2
Florida...................... 686,273 6.6 1,494,030,222 6.7
Georgia...................... 231,718 2.2 544,516,248 2.5
Hawaii....................... 47,985 0.5 119,957,907 0.5
Idaho........................ 43,653 0.4 95,452,602 0.4
Illinois..................... 500,073 4.8 955,564,298 4.3
Indiana...................... 98,999 1.0 205,689,882 0.9
Iowa......................... 10,253 0.1 19,213,761 0.1
Kansas....................... 96,443 0.9 198,905,161 0.9
Kentucky..................... 104,137 1.0 196,872,071 0.9
Louisiana.................... 235,199 2.3 428,044,563 1.9
Maine........................ 38,885 0.4 80,599,736 0.4
Maryland..................... 257,004 2.5 581,477,857 2.6
Massachusetts................ 339,440 3.3 652,416,098 2.9
Michigan..................... 351,525 3.4 744,444,415 3.4
Minnesota.................... 97,389 0.9 184,721,209 0.8
Mississippi.................. 65,330 0.6 137,477,019 0.6
Missouri..................... 176,506 1.7 354,556,428 1.6
Montana...................... 38,062 0.4 77,545,067 0.3
Nebraska..................... 66,789 0.6 113,004,120 0.5
Nevada....................... 83,866 0.8 204,616,716 0.9
New Hampshire................ 53,584 0.5 104,633,510 0.5
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
STATE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
New Jersey............... 434,463 4.2 $ 848,691,315 3.8%
New Mexico............... 69,187 0.7 140,460,556 0.6
New York................. 786,542 7.6 1,700,182,544 7.7
North Carolina........... 192,523 1.9 428,514,826 1.9
North Dakota............. 21,332 0.2 35,329,588 0.2
Ohio..................... 392,438 3.8 780,581,416 3.5
Oklahoma................. 182,408 1.8 350,697,993 1.6
Oregon................... 144,556 1.4 316,398,964 1.4
Pennsylvania............. 443,600 4.3 774,625,367 3.5
Rhode Island............. 45,177 0.4 87,514,713 0.4
South Carolina........... 97,554 0.9 204,522,866 0.9
South Dakota............. 23,026 0.2 43,395,814 0.2
Tennessee................ 82,167 0.8 178,950,232 0.8
Texas.................... 1,058,540 10.2 2,272,982,279 10.2
Utah..................... 68,390 0.7 133,174,900 0.6
Vermont.................. 22,878 0.2 42,389,733 0.2
Virginia................. 275,574 2.7 632,794,125 2.9
Washington............... 244,199 2.4 593,976,644 2.7
West Virginia............ 51,608 0.5 105,826,744 0.5
Wisconsin................ 20,648 0.2 37,283,430 0.2
Wyoming.................. 19,409 0.2 38,812,800 0.2
Other U.S. territories
and possessions......... 30,293 0.1 58,564,186 0.4
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TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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</TABLE>
Since the largest number of cardholders (based on billing addresses) whose
accounts were included in the Trust as of March 31, 1997 were in California,
Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois, adverse changes in the economic
conditions in these areas could have a direct impact on the timing and amount
of payments on the Certificates.
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EXHIBIT 1.2
First USA Credit Card Master Trust
Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-4
Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-4
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
May 28, 1997
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.
as Representative of the
Underwriters set forth herein
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Ladies and Gentlement:
First USA Bank, a Delaware chartered banking corporation (the "Bank"),
has duly authorized the issuance and sale to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. (the
"Representative"), J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SBC Warburg Inc. and Banc One
Capital Corporation, as underwriters (the "Class A Underwriters") of First USA
Credit Card Master Trust $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Class A
Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "Class A
Certificates") and the issuance and sale to the Representative, J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. and SBC Warburg Inc., as underwriters (collectively with the
Class A Underwriters, the "Underwriters" and each individually, an
"Underwriter") of First USA Credit Card Master Trust $45,180,000 aggregate
principal amount of Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series
1997-4 (the "Class B Certificates" and together with the Class A Certificates,
the "Certificates"). The Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992 (the "Master Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), as supplemented by the Series 1997-4 Supplement dated as
of the Closing Date (the "Supplement" and together with the Master Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), each by and between
the Bank, as transferor and servicer, and The Bank of New York (Delaware) (the
"Trustee").
Each Certificate will represent an undivided interest in certain
assets of First USA Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust"). The property of the
Trust will include, among other
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things, receivables (the "Receivables") arising under certain MasterCard(R) and
VISA(R)/*/ revolving credit card accounts (the "Accounts").
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Bank. The Bank
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters as follows:
(a) The Bank has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission"), on Form S-3, a registration statement (Registration No. 333-
24227) pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (such
act, the "Act"). The Bank may have filed one or more amendments thereto each of
which amendments has previously been furnished to each of the Underwriters. The
Bank will also file with the Commission a prospectus supplement in accordance
with Rule 424(b) under the Act. As filed, the registration statement as
amended, the form of prospectus supplement, and any prospectuses or prospectus
supplements filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act relating to the
Certificates shall, except to the extent that the Underwriters shall agree in
writing to a modification, be in all substantive respects in the form furnished
to the Representative prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not
completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional
information and other changes (beyond that contained in the latest preliminary
prospectus supplement which has previously been furnished to the Underwriters)
as the Bank has advised the Underwriters, prior to the Execution Time, will be
included or made therein.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Effective Time" means the date and
time as of which such registration statement, or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereto, if any, was declared effective by the Commission, and
"Effective Date" means the date of the Effective Time. Such registration
statement, as amended at the Effective Time, and including the exhibits thereto
and any material incorporated by reference therein (including any Computational
Materials, ABS Term Sheets, Structural Term Sheets and Collateral Term Sheets
(as defined in Section 3(b) of this Agreement) filed on Form 8-K), is
hereinafter referred to as the
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/*/ VISA(R) and MasterCard(R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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"Registration Statement," and any prospectus supplement (the "Prospectus
Supplement") relating to the Certificates, as filed with the Commission pursuant
to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) ("Rule 424(b)") under the Act is, together
with the prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement (such
prospectus, in the form it appears in the Registration Statement or in the form
most recently revised and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
being hereinafter referred to as the "Basic Prospectus"), hereinafter referred
to as the "Prospectus". "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this
Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
(b) On the Effective Date and on the date of this Agreement, the
Registration Statement did or will, and, when the Prospectus was first filed and
on the Closing Date, the Prospectus did or will, comply in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission (the "Rules and Regulations"); on the Effective Date, the
Registration Statement did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading; and on the date of any
filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Prospectus did not
or will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the Bank makes no representation or warranty as to the information
contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in
reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the
Bank by the Underwriters specifically for use in connection with preparation of
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus.
(c) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in
the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any
material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material
adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, business, management,
financial condition, stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory
status or business prospects of the Bank and (ii) the Bank has not entered into
any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business)
material to the Bank that, in either case, would reasonably be expected to
materially adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Certificates,
otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Prospectus.
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(d) The Bank is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
as a banking corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware and is
qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of each
state in which its activities require such qualification, and has full power,
authority and legal right to own its properties and conduct its business as such
properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted, and to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Spread
Account Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among the Bank, as
Transferor and Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York, as initial
collateral agent (the "Spread Account Agreement"), the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, and the Certificates.
(e) This Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed
and delivered by the Bank.
(f) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly authorized and,
when executed and delivered by the Bank and assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and
binding obligation of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is pursuant to a proceeding in equity or at law). As of the Closing
Date, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will have been duly and validly
executed by the Bank and will conform in all material respects to the
description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(g) The Certificates have been duly and validly authorized by all
required action of the Bank, and when duly and validly executed by the Bank,
authenticated by the Trustee and delivered in accordance with the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters as
provided herein, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the
benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, the
Certificates will have been duly and validly executed by the Bank, and will
conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the
Prospectus.
(h) The Spread Account Agreement has been duly authorized, and when
executed and delivered by the Bank and assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, will constitute a valid and
binding obligation of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency and
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally
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and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless
of whether enforcement is pursuant to a proceeding in equity or at law). As of
the Closing Date, the Spread Account Agreement will have been validly executed
by the Bank.
(i) The Receivables delivered on the Closing Date to the Trustee
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will conform in all material
respects with the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(j) Neither the transfer of the Receivables to the Trustee, nor the
issuance, sale and delivery of the Certificates, nor the execution or delivery
of this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, or the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, nor the consummation of any of the transactions herein or therein
contemplated, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Certificates, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, or this Agreement, will
result in the breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the
Bank, or conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or
constitute a default under, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Bank is a party or by which it or its properties is
bound or may be affected or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the
Bank of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or
arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Bank or will result in the creation of
any Lien upon any property or assets of the Bank (other than as contemplated in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Bank is not a party to, bound by, or
in breach or violation of, any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or
subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having
jurisdiction over it, that materially and adversely affects the ability of the
Bank to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, or the Certificates.
(k) There are no charges, investigations, actions, suits, claims or
proceedings before or by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
governmental body or arbitrator now pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Bank, threatened that, separately or in the aggregate (i) could have a material
adverse effect on (x) the general affairs, business, management, financial
condition, stockholders' equity, results of operations, regulatory status or
business prospects of the Bank or (y) the ability of the Bank to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, the Pooling and
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Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates, (ii) assert the invalidity of this
Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or
the Certificates, (iii) seek to prevent the issuance, sale or delivery of the
Certificates or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the
Spread Account Agreement, or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (iv) seek to
affect adversely the federal income tax or ERISA attributes of the Certificates
described in the Prospectus.
(l) No federal, state or local tax, including intangibles tax or
documentary stamp tax, the non-payment of which would result in the imposition
of a Lien on the Receivables or of transferee liability on the Trustee, is
imposed with respect to the conveyance of the Receivables from the Bank to the
Trust, or in connection with the issuance of the Certificates by the Trust, or
the holding of the Receivables by the Trust, or in connection with any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement,
or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any taxes, fees and other governmental
charges in connection with the execution, delivery and issuance of the
Certificates or the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Spread Account
Agreement, or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have been or will have been
paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(m) As of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the
Bank in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with regard to itself as both
transferor and servicer and the Receivables (individually and in the aggregate),
will be true and correct.
(n) No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body is required
for the execution, delivery and performance by the Bank of or compliance by the
Bank with this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement, the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, or the Certificates or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby except the filing of Uniform Commercial Code
financing statements with respect to the Receivables and to the approval of the
Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the State of Delaware.
(o) Ernst & Young LLP who have audited certain financial statements
of the Bank are independent public accountants as required by the Act and the
Rules and Regulations.
(p) As of the close of business on April 30, 1997, the Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement have an aggregate balance
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determined, including the Receivables in the Additional Accounts to be added to
the Trust on or prior to the Closing Date, of not less than the sum of (i) the
sum of (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all classes of all
Series outstanding on April 30, 1997, plus (y) $1,807,230,000 plus (ii) 7% of
the sum of (x) plus (y).
(q) The Trust is not, and will not be as a result of the issuance and
sale of the Certificates, an "investment company" or a company "controlled by"
an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the "1940 Act").
2. Purchase, Sale, Payment and Delivery of Certificates. On the
basis of the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, but
subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Bank agrees to sell to
the Underwriters, and the Underwriters agree, severally and not jointly, to
purchase from the Bank, on June 10, 1997 or on such other date as shall be
mutually agreed upon by the Bank and the Underwriters (the "Closing Date"), the
number and type of Certificates set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of
each such Underwriter. The Class A Certificates being purchased by the
Underwriters hereunder are to be purchased at a purchase price equal to 99.60%
of the principal amount thereof. The Class B Certificates being purchased by
the Underwriters hereunder are to be purchased at a purchase price equal to
99.55% of the principal amount thereof.
The closing of the sale of the Certificates (the "Closing") shall be
held at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 919 Third
Avenue, New York, New York 10022, at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the
Closing Date. Payment of the purchase price for the Certificates being sold and
purchased hereunder shall be made on the Closing Date by wire transfer of
federal or other immediately available funds to an account to be designated one
business day prior to the Closing Date by the Bank, against delivery of the
Certificates at the Closing on the Closing Date. Each of the Certificates to be
so delivered shall be represented by one or more definitive certificates
registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust
Company.
3. Offering by Underwriters. (a) It is understood that after the
Effective Date the Underwriters propose to offer the Certificates for sale to
the public as set forth in the Prospectus.
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(b) Each Underwriter may provide to prospective investors the 1997-4
Term Sheet dated May 27, 1997 relating to the Certificates (the "1997-4 Term
Sheet") prepared by the Bank and attached hereto as Exhibit A, subject to the
following conditions:
(i) Such Underwriter shall have complied with the requirements of the
no-action letter, dated May 20, 1994, issued by the Commission to Kidder,
Peabody Acceptance Corporation I, Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated and Kidder
Structured Asset Corporation, as made applicable to other issuers and
underwriters by the Commission in the response to the request of the Public
Securities Association, dated May 24, 1994 (collectively, the "Kidder/PSA
Letter"), the requirements of the no-action letter, dated February 17, 1995,
issued by the Commission to the Public Securities Association (the "PSA Letter")
and the requirements of the no-action letter, dated April 5, 1996, issued by the
Commission to Greenwood Trust Company (the "Greenwood Letter" and together with
the Kidder/PSA Letter and the PSA Letter, the "No-Action Letters").
(ii) Each Underwriter, severally, represents and warrants to the Bank
that (a) it has not and will not use any information that constitutes
"Computational Materials" with respect to the offering of the Certificates
unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Bank to such usage and
(b) other than the 1997-4 Term Sheet, it has not and will not use any
information that constitutes "Series Term Sheets," "ABS Term Sheets,"
"Structural Term Sheets," or "Collateral Term Sheets" with respect to the
offering of the Certificates. For purposes hereof, "Series Term Sheet" shall
have the meaning given such term in the Greenwood Letter and "Computational
Materials" shall have the meaning given such term in the No-Action Letters. For
purposes hereof, "ABS Term Sheets," "Structural Term Sheets" and "Collateral
Term Sheets" shall have the meanings given such terms in the PSA Letter.
4. Certain Agreements of the Bank. The Bank covenants and agrees
with the several Underwriters as follows:
(a) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement, the Bank
will prepare a Prospectus Supplement setting forth the amount of Certificates
covered thereby and the terms thereof not otherwise specified in the Basic
Prospectus, the price at which such Certificates are to be purchased by the
Underwriters, the initial public offering price, the selling concessions and
allowances, and such other information as the Bank deems appropriate. The Bank
will transmit the Prospectus including such Prospectus Supplement to the
Commission pursuant
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to Rule 424(b) by a means reasonably calculated to result in filing that
complies with all applicable provisions of Rule 424(b). The Bank will advise
the Representative promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b).
(b) The Bank will advise the Representative promptly of any proposal
to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and will not
effect such amendment or supplement without the consent of the Representative,
which consent will not unreasonably be withheld; the Bank will also advise the
Representative promptly of any request by the Commission for any amendment of or
supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for any additional
information; and the Bank will also advise the Representative promptly of any
amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and of
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or the institution or threat of any proceeding for
that purpose and the Bank will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of
any such stop order and to obtain as soon as possible the lifting of any issued
stop order.
(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Certificates is
required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a result of which
the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, or if it is necessary at any time to amend or supplement
the Prospectus to comply with the Act, the Bank promptly will advise the
Representative thereof and will prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and
filed, with the Commission an amendment or supplement which will correct such
statement or omission, or an amendment or supplement which will effect such
compliance. Any such filing shall not operate as a waiver or limitation on any
condition or right of the Underwriters hereunder.
(d) As soon as practicable, but not later than sixteen months after
the original effective date of the Registration Statement, the Bank will cause
the Trust to make generally available to Certificateholders an earnings
statement (or statements) of the Trust covering a period of at least twelve
months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement which
will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and Rule 158 promulgated
thereunder.
(e) The Bank will furnish to the Underwriters copies of the
Registration Statement (one of which will be signed
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and will include all exhibits), each related preliminary prospectus or
prospectus supplement, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such
documents, in each case as soon as available and in such quantities as the
Underwriters request.
(f) The Bank will promptly, from time to time, take such action as any
Underwriter may reasonably request to qualify the Certificates for offering and
sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as such Underwriter may
request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales
and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to
complete the distribution of the Certificates, provided that in connection
therewith the Bank shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or
dealer in securities or to file a general consent to service of process in any
jurisdiction.
(g) For a period from the date of this Agreement until the retirement
of the Certificates, the Bank will deliver to the Representative the annual
statements of compliance and the annual independent certified public
accountants' reports furnished to the Trustee pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, as soon as such statements and reports are furnished to the
Trustee.
(h) So long as any of the Certificates are outstanding, the Bank will
furnish to the Representative (i) as soon as practicable after the end of the
fiscal year all documents required to be distributed to Certificateholders or
filed with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or any order of the Commission thereunder and (ii)
from time to time, any other information concerning the Bank filed with any
government or regulatory authority which is otherwise publicly available, as the
Representative reasonably requests.
(i) To the extent, if any, that the rating provided with respect to
the Certificates by the rating agency or agencies that initially rate the
Certificates is conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of
any other actions by the Bank, the Bank shall use its best efforts to furnish
such documents and take any such other actions.
(j) The Bank will file with the Commission a report on Form 8-K with
respect to the 1997-4 Term Sheet and a report on Form 8-K setting forth all
Computational Materials described in Section 3 hereof provided to the Bank by
any of the Underwriters and identified by such Underwriter as such within
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the time period allotted for such filing pursuant to the No-Action Letters.
5. Payment of Expenses. The Bank will pay all expenses incident to
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the
printing of the 1997-4 Term Sheet and any Computational Materials described in
Section 3 hereof, (ii) the printing of the Prospectus and of each amendment or
supplement thereto, (iii) the preparation of this Agreement, the Spread Account
Agreement, and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iv) the preparation,
issuance and delivery of the Certificates to the Underwriters, (v) the fees and
disbursements of the Bank's counsel and accountants, (vi) the qualification of
the Certificates under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4(f) hereof, including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Underwriters and in connection with the preparation of any blue
sky and legal investment survey, (vii) the printing and delivery to the
Underwriters of copies of the 1997-4 Term Sheet and any Computational Materials
described in Section 3 hereof, (viii) the printing and delivery to the
Underwriters of copies of the Prospectus and of each amendment or supplement
thereto, (ix) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of any
blue sky or legal investment survey prepared in connection with the
Certificates, (x) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the
Certificates, (xi) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any
filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and (xii) the
fees and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel. The Underwriters have agreed
to reimburse the Bank for expenses not to exceed $147,590 incurred by the Bank
in connection with the issuance and distribution of the Certificates.
6. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriters. The
obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Certificates
will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the
part of the Bank herein, to the accuracy of the statements of officers of the
Bank made pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Bank of
its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) The Prospectus and any supplements thereto shall have been filed
(if required) with the Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations
under the Act and Section 1 hereof, and prior to the Closing Date, no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the
knowledge of the Bank, shall be contemplated by
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the Commission or by any authority administering any state securities or blue
sky law.
(b) On or prior to the date of the Prospectus and on or prior to the
Closing Date, the Underwriters shall have received a letter or letters, dated as
of the date of the Prospectus and as of the Closing Date, respectively, of Ernst
& Young LLP, Certified Public Accountants, substantially in the form of the
drafts to which the Representative has previously agreed and otherwise in form
and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel.
(c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there
shall not have occurred (i) any change, or any development involving a
prospective change, in or affecting particularly the business or properties of
the Trust, or the Bank which, in the judgment of the Representative, materially
impairs the investment quality of the Certificates or makes it impractical or
inadvisable to market the Certificates; (ii) any suspension or limitation on
trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the National
Association of Securities Dealers National Market system, or any setting of
minimum prices for trading on such exchange or market system; (iii) any
suspension of trading of any securities of First USA, Inc. on any exchange or in
the over-the-counter market which materially impairs the investment quality of
the Certificates or makes it impractical or inadvisable to market the
Certificates; (iv) any banking moratorium declared by Federal, Delaware or New
York authorities; or (v) any outbreak or escalation of major hostilities or
armed conflict, any declaration of war by Congress, or any other substantial
national or international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of the
Representative, the effect of any such outbreak, escalation, declaration,
calamity, or emergency makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with
completion of the sale of and payment for the Certificates.
(d) At the Closing Date, the Bank shall have furnished to the
Representative certificates of a vice president or more senior officer of the
Bank as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Bank herein
at and as of the Closing Date, as to the performance by the Bank of all of its
obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Closing Date, and as
to such other matters as the Representative may reasonably request.
(e) Clinton W. Walker, General Counsel of First USA Bank, shall have
furnished to the Representative his written opinion, addressed to the
Representative and dated the Closing
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Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel,
substantially to the effect that:
(i) The Bank has been duly incorporated and is validly
existing as a bank in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own
its properties and conduct its business, as presently owned and
conducted by it, and to enter into and perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Spread Account Agreement and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (collectively referred to in this subsection (e)
as the "Agreements"), and the Certificates and had at all times, and
now has, the power, authority and legal right to acquire, own and
transfer the Receivables;
(ii) The Bank is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing, and under state laws, as they are currently interpreted
and enforced, has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in
each jurisdiction in which failure to qualify or to obtain such
licenses or approvals would materially and adversely affect the
enforceability of any Receivable by the Bank or the Trustee or would
adversely affect the ability of the Bank to perform its obligations
under the Agreements or the Certificates;
(iii) The Certificates have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Bank and, when duly authenticated by the
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued
and outstanding and entitled to the benefits provided by the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement;
(iv) Each of the Agreements has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Bank and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding agreement of the Bank enforceable against the Bank in
accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability to
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(A) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership,
reorganization, liquidation and other similar laws relating to or
affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally, and (B) the
application of principles of equity (regardless of whether considered
and applied in a proceeding in equity or at law) and the rights and
powers of the FDIC;
(v) The Trust is not now, and immediately following the sale
of the Certificates pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement will not
be, required to register under the 1940 Act;
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any
governmental agency or body is required for (A) the execution,
delivery and performance by the Bank of its obligations under the
Agreements or the Certificates, or (B) the issuance or sale of the
Certificates, except such as have been obtained under the Act and as
may be required under state securities or blue sky laws in connection
with the purchase and distribution of the Certificates by the
Underwriters and the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements with respect to the Receivables and the approval of the
Office of the State Bank Commissioner of the State of Delaware;
(vii) To the best knowledge of such counsel, neither the
execution and delivery of the Agreements or the Certificates by the
Bank nor the performance by the Bank of the transactions therein
contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof does or will
result in any violation of any statute or regulation or any order or
decree of any court or governmental authority binding upon the Bank
or its property, or conflict with, or result in a breach or violation
of any term or provision of, or result in a default under any of the
terms and provisions of, the Bank's charter or by-laws or any material
indenture, loan agreement or other
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material agreement to which the Bank is a party or by which the Bank
is bound;
(viii) To the knowledge of such counsel after due
investigation, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending
to which the Bank is a party or to which the Bank is subject which,
individually or in the aggregate (A) would have a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Bank to perform its obligations under the
Agreements or the Certificates, (B) assert the invalidity of the
Agreements or the Certificates, (C) seek to prevent the issuance, sale
or delivery of the Certificates or any of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements or (D) seek to affect adversely the
federal income tax or ERISA attributes of the Certificates described
in the Prospectus;
(ix) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except
for the financial statements, financial schedules and other financial
and operating data included therein, as to which such counsel
expresses no view) comply as to form with the Act and the Rules and
Regulations;
(x) The Registration Statement has become effective under
the Act, and the Prospectus Supplement will be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) thereunder; and
(xi) Such counsel has not independently verified and is not
passing upon, and does not assume any responsibility for, the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information contained in the
Registration Statement and Prospectus. Based upon discussion with the
Bank, its accountants and others, however, no facts have come to its
attention that cause it to believe that the Prospectus (except for the
financial statements, financial schedules and other financial and
statistical data included therein, as to which such counsel expresses
no view), contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material
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fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein not misleading.
(f) The Representative shall have received a letter from Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel for the Bank, to the
effect that the Representative may rely on those provisions of their
opinions to Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's") and Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
("Standard & Poor's") with respect to certain matters relating to the
transfer of the Receivables to the Trust, with respect to the perfection of
the Trust's interest in the Receivables and with respect to other related
matters.
(g) The Representative shall have received an opinion of Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel to the Bank, addressed to
the Representative, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and
substance to the Representative and its counsel, to the effect that the
Certificates will be treated as indebtedness for Federal income tax
purposes and for Delaware income tax purposes.
(h) The Representative shall have received from Skadden, Arps,
Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or
opinions, dated the Closing Date, substantially to the effect that:
(i) Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the
Spread Account Agreement (collectively referred to in this subsection
(h) as the "Agreements") constitutes the valid and binding obligation
of the Bank, enforceable against the Bank in accordance with its
terms, except (x) to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be
limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating
to creditors' rights generally and the rights of creditors of Delaware
chartered banks as the same may be applied in the event of the
bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar event in respect of the Bank, (b) general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforceability
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is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (c) the
qualification that certain of the remedial provisions of the
Agreements may be unenforceable in whole or in part, but the inclusion
of such provisions does not affect the validity of the Agreements
taken as a whole, and the Agreements, together with applicable law,
contain adequate provisions for the practical realization of the
benefits of the security created thereby and (y) such counsel
expresses no opinion as to the enforceability of any rights to
contribution or indemnification which are violative of public policy
underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(ii) The Certificates, when executed and authenticated in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and
delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Bank;
(iv) Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the
Bank of the Agreements or this Agreement, nor the compliance by the
Bank with the terms and provisions thereof or hereof, will contravene
any provision of any applicable law;
(v) Based on such counsel's review of applicable laws, no
governmental approval, which has not been obtained or taken and is not
in full force and effect, is required to authorize or is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the
Agreements by the Bank;
(vi) The Certificates, the Agreements and this Agreement
conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained
in the Prospectus;
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(vii) The Pooling and Servicing Agreement is not required
to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and
the Trust is not required to be registered under the 1940 Act;
(viii) The statements in the Prospectus under the heading
"Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables", to the extent that they
constitute matters of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto,
have been reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all material
respects; and
(ix) Each of the Registration Statement, as of its
effective date, and the Prospectus, as of its date, appeared on its
face to be appropriately responsive in all material respects to the
requirements of the Act and the General Rules and Regulations under
the Act, except that in each case such counsel expresses no opinion as
to the financial data included therein or excluded therefrom or the
exhibits to the Registration Statement, and such counsel does not
assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness
of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus.
Such opinion shall also state that such counsel has participated
in conferences with officers and representatives of the Bank, counsel for
the Bank, representatives of the independent accountants of the Bank and
the Underwriters at which the contents of the Prospectus and related
matters were discussed and, although such counsel need not pass upon, and
need not assume any responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of the statements contained in the Prospectus and shall have made
no independent check or verification thereof, except for those made under
the caption "Certain Legal Aspects of the Receivables" to the extent set
forth in paragraph (viii) above, on the basis of the foregoing, no facts
shall have come to such counsel's attention that shall have led such
counsel to believe that the Prospectus, as of its date, contained an untrue
statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under
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which they were made, not misleading, except that such counsel need not
express an opinion or belief with respect to the financial statements,
schedules and other financial information included in such Prospectus or
excluded therefrom.
(i) McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, L.L.P., counsel for The Bank
of New York, a New York banking corporation ("BONY"), in connection with
the Agency Agreement dated as of December 4, 1995 between BONY and the
Trustee (the "Agency Agreement"), and counsel for the Trustee, shall have
furnished to the Representative their written opinion, addressed to the
Representative and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Representative and its counsel, substantially to the
effect that:
(i) BONY is a banking corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York
and has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Agency Agreement;
(ii) the Certificates have been duly authenticated by BONY
pursuant to the Agency Agreement and in accordance with the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Trustee is a banking corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement;
(iv) the Supplement and the Spread Account Agreement have
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee, and the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement
constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of the Trustee
enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with their respective
terms, except (x) as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to
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or affecting the rights of creditors generally (as such laws would
apply in the event of the insolvency, receivership, conservatorship or
reorganization of, or other similar occurrence with respect to, the
Trustee), (y) that the enforceability of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement may be subject to the
application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered or applied in a proceeding in equity or at law), and (z)
that certain remedial provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement may be unenforceable in whole or in part, but the inclusion
of such provisions does not affect the validity of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement taken as a whole, and the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, together with applicable law, contains adequate provisions
for the practical realization of the benefits of the security provided
thereby. Such counsel expresses no opinion as to the enforceability
of any rights to contribution or indemnification that are violative of
public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation;
(v) the execution and delivery by the Trustee of the
Supplement and the Spread Account Agreement and the performance by the
Trustee of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement do not conflict with or result in a
violation of (x) any law or regulation of the United States of America
or the State of Delaware governing the banking or trust activities of
the Trustee or (y) the amended and restated articles of association or
by-laws of the Trustee; and
(vi) the execution and delivery by the Trustee of the
Supplement and the Spread Account Agreement and the performance by the
Trustee of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement do not require any approval,
authorization or other action by, or filing with, any governmental
authority of the United States of America or the State of Delaware
having jurisdiction over the banking or trust
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activities of the Trustee, except such as have been obtained, taken or
made.
(j) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory
to the Representative and its counsel that, on or before the Closing Date,
UCC-1 financing statements have been filed in the appropriate filing
offices of the State of Delaware and such other jurisdictions as counsel to
the Bank deems appropriate to reflect the interest of the Trustee in the
Receivables.
(k) The Class A Certificates shall be rated "AAA" by Standard &
Poor's and "Aaa" by Moody's and the Class B Certificates shall be rated at
least "A" by Standard & Poor's and rated at least "A2" by Moody's on the
Closing Date, and letters to such effect dated the Closing Date shall have
been received from each Rating Agency.
(l) The Representative shall have received evidence satisfactory
to the Representative that, on or before the Closing Date, the Bank shall
have received the approval of the Office of the State Bank Commissioner of
the State of Delaware to the transaction.
(m) All proceedings in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and all documents incident thereto shall be
satisfactory in form and substance to the Representative and its counsel,
and the Representative and its counsel shall have received such
information, certificates and documents as any of them may reasonably
request.
7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Bank agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Act and under Section 20 of the Exchange
Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
they may become subject insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact
contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or in any revision
or amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any related preliminary pro-
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spectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each
such indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by it in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided,
however, that the Bank will not be liable in any such case to the extent
that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based
upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Bank by any Underwriter specifically for use
therein or any revision or amendment thereof or supplement thereto. The
foregoing indemnification with respect to any untrue statement or omission
in any preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement shall not inure to
the benefit of any Underwriter from whom the person asserting any such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased Certificates, or any
person controlling such Underwriter, if a copy of the Prospectus (as then
amended or supplemented if the Bank shall have furnished any amendments or
supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such
Underwriter to such person, if such is required by law, at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of such Certificates to such person and if
the Prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect
giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability provided that the Bank
shall have identified to such Underwriter in writing such defect prior to
the delivery of such written confirmation by such Underwriter to such
person.
(b) Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Bank, its directors, each of the Bank's
officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who
controls the Bank within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act and under
Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages
or liabilities to which they may become subject insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or
in any revision or amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any related
preliminary prospectus
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or prospectus supplement, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each
case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the
Bank by such Underwriter specifically for use therein or any revision or
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, and agrees to reimburse such
indemnified party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim,
damage or liability or action as such expenses are incurred.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 7 of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 7, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may
have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 7. In the
event that any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it
notified the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the
indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the
extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified
party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory
to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the
indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to
such indemnified party under this Section 7 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the
defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the
indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened
proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been
a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified
party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
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release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the
subject matter of such proceeding.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 7 is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under
subsection (a) or (b) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such indemnifying party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a) or (b)
above (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by the Bank on the one hand and the respective
Underwriter on the other from the offering of the Certificates or (ii) if
the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable
law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative
benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the
Bank on the one hand and of the respective Underwriter on the other in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Bank on the one hand
and the respective Underwriter on the other shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) received by the Bank bear to the total underwriting
discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter. The relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the
Bank or by any Underwriter and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue
statement or omission. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result
of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first
sentence of this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of
this subsection (d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection
(d), each Underwriter shall not be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the underwriting discount or commission applicable to the
Certificates purchased by it hereunder. The Bank and the Underwriters
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to
this subsection (d) were determined by pro
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rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for
such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of any of the equitable considerations referred to above in this
subsection (d). No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution
from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
8. Survival. The Bank and the Underwriters agree that the
respective representations, warranties and agreements made by them herein
and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall
be deemed to be relied upon, in the case of the Bank, by each Underwriter
and, in the case of the Underwriters, by the Bank, notwithstanding any
investigation heretofore or hereafter made by or on behalf of the Bank or
the Underwriters, and that the respective representations, warranties and
agreements (including without limitation the indemnity and contribution
agreement) made by the Bank and the Underwriters herein or in any such
certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment
for the Certificates.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the sole
discretion of the Underwriters by notice to the Bank given at or prior to
the Closing Date in the event that the Bank shall have failed, refused or
been unable to perform all obligations and satisfy all conditions on its
part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior thereto.
Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 shall be without
liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Sections 5
and 7 hereof.
10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more
of the Underwriters shall fail on the Closing Date to purchase the
Certificates which it or they are obligated to purchase under this
Agreement (the "Defaulted Securities"), the lead Underwriter shall have the
right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of
the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase
all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as
may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the
Representative shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-
hour period, then:
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(a) if the aggregate amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed
10% of the aggregate principal amount of the applicable class of
Certificates, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters of such class of
Certificates shall be obligated to purchase the full amount thereof in
the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations
hereunder with respect to such class of Certificates bear to the
underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters of such
class of Certificates, or
(b) if the aggregate amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the
aggregate principal amount of the applicable class of Certificates,
this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any
non-defaulting Underwriter.
No action taken pursuant to this section shall relieve any defaulting
Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.
In the event of any such default which does not result in a
termination of this Agreement, either the Representative or the Bank shall
have the right to postpone the Closing Date for a period not exceeding
seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration
Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements.
11. Representation of the Underwriters. Each of the
Underwriters represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Bank that (w)
it has only issued or passed on and shall only issue or pass on in the
United Kingdom any document received by it in connection with the issue of
the Certificates to a person who is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of
the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions)
Order 1996 or who is a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully
be issued or passed on, (x) it has complied and shall comply with all
applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986 and other
applicable laws and regulations with respect to anything done by it in
relation to the Certificates in, from or otherwise involving the United
Kingdom and (y) if that Underwriter is an authorized person under the
Financial Services Act 1986, it has only promoted and shall only promote
(as that term is defined in Regulation 1.02 of the Financial Services
(Promotion of Unregulated
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Schemes) Regulations 1991) to any person in the United Kingdom the scheme
described in the Prospectus if that person is of a kind described either in
Section 76(2) of the Financial Services Act 1986 or in Regulation 1.04 of
the Financial Services (Promotion of Unregulated Schemes) Regulations 1991.
12. Notices. All communications provided for or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
if personally delivered, sent by overnight courier or mailed by registered
mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, or transmitted by
telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing,
if to (a) the Underwriters, addressed to Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., 245 Park
Avenue, New York, New York 10167 Attention: Asset Backed Securities
Department, or to such other address as the Representative may designate in
writing to the Bank or (b) the Bank, addressed to the Bank at 201 North
Walnut Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attention: Clinton W. Walker,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, telephone: (302) 434-7677,
telecopier: (302) 884-8361, with a copy to First USA, Inc., 1601 Elm
Street, 46th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: W. Todd Peterson, Vice
President - Corporate Finance, telephone: (214) 849-2410, telecopier: (214)
849-2472.
13. Secondary Trusts. Each Underwriter, severally, represents
that it will not, at any time that such Underwriter is acting as an
"underwriter" (as defined in Section 2(11) of the Act) with respect to the
Certificates, transfer, deposit or otherwise convey any Certificates into a
trust or other type of special purpose vehicle that issues securities or
other instruments backed in whole or in part by, or that represents
interests in, such Certificates without the prior written consent of the
Bank.
14. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. Nothing expressed herein is intended or shall be construed to
give any person other than the persons referred to in the preceding
sentence any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect
of this Agreement.
15. Severability of Provisions. Any covenant, provision,
agreement or term of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be
void or unenforce-
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able in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof.
16. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
matters and transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior
agreements and understandings whatsoever relating to such matters and
transactions.
17. Amendment. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may
be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an
instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the
change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
18. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for the
purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the
meaning hereof.
19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which
shall together constitute one instrument.
20. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, kindly sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof,
whereupon it will be a binding agreement among the undersigned in
accordance with its terms.
Very truly yours,
FIRST USA BANK,
as Transferor and Servicer
By: /s/ W. Todd Peterson
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Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
The foregoing Underwriting Agreement
is hereby agreed to as of the date
first above written.
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.,
for itself and as Representative
of the several Underwriters named
in Schedule A hereto
By: /s/ Timothy E. Stapleford
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Name: Timothy E. Stapleford
Title: Managing Director
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SCHEDULE A
Aggregate Principal
Amount of the Class A
Underwriter Certificates
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Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc....... $158,000,000
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.... $158,000,000
SBC Warburg Inc............... $158,000,000
Banc One Capital Corporation.. $ 26,000,000
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Total........................ $500,000,000
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Aggregate Principal
Amount of the Class B
Underwriter Certificates
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Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc....... $ 15,060,000
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.... $ 15,060,000
SBC Warburg Inc............... $ 15,060,000
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Total........................ $ 45,180,000
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EXHIBIT A
SUBJECT TO REVISION
SERIES TERM SHEET DATED MAY 27, 1997
$545,180,000
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
$500,000,000 CLASS A FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-4
$45,180,000 CLASS B FLOATING RATE ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-4
FIRST USA BANK
TRANSFEROR AND SERVICER
THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES WILL REPRESENT INTERESTS IN THE TRUST ONLY AND WILL
NOT REPRESENT INTERESTS IN OR RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS OF FIRST USA BANK OR
ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF. AN OFFERED CERTIFICATE IS NOT A DEPOSIT AND NEI-
THER THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING ACCOUNTS OR RECEIV-
ABLES ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.
THIS SERIES TERM SHEET CONTAINS STRUCTURAL AND COLLATERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES; HOWEVER, THIS SERIES TERM SHEET DOES NOT CONTAIN
COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES. THE INFORMATION PRO-
VIDED HEREIN IS PRELIMINARY AND WILL BE SUPERSEDED BY THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION WILL BE CONTAINED IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE
PROSPECTUS. PURCHASERS ARE URGED TO READ BOTH THE PROSPECTUS SUP-
PLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS.
THIS SERIES TERM SHEET SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITA-
TION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN
ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH
STATE. SALES OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES MAY NOT BE CONSUMMATED UNLESS THE
PURCHASER HAS RECEIVED BOTH THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS.
BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
J.P. MORGAN & CO.
SBC WARBURG INC.
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SUMMARY OF TERMS
This Series Term Sheet will be superseded in its entirety by the information
appearing in the Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and the Series 1997-4
Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as amended, the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement") between First USA Bank (the "Bank"), as transferor (in
such capacity, the "Transferor") and servicer (in such capacity, the
"Servicer"), and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee").
Type of Securities.......... Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "Class A
Certificates") and Class B Floating Rate
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-4
(the "Class B Certificates" and, together
with the Class A Certificates, the "Offered
Certificates").
Trust Assets................ The property of the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust (the "Trust") includes and will
include receivables (the "Receivables")
arising under certain VISA (R) and
MasterCard (R)* revolving credit card
accounts (the "Accounts") selected by the
Transferor from a portfolio of VISA and
MasterCard accounts owned by the Transferor,
all monies due or to become due in payment
of the Receivables, all proceeds of the
Receivables and all monies on deposit in
certain bank accounts of the Trust (other
than certain investment earnings on such
amounts), Recoveries and any enhancement
issued with respect to any series issued
from time to time by the Trust (each, a
"Series") which will consist of one or more
classes of certificates. The benefits of any
enhancement issued with respect to any other
Series will not be available for the benefit
of the holders of the Certificates and the
holders of the certificates of other Series
will not be entitled to the benefits of any
enhancement for this Series.
Trustee..................... The Bank of New York (Delaware).
Certificateholders'
Interest.................... Each of the Offered Certificates represents
an undivided interest in the Trust. The
Trust's assets will be allocated among the
Class A Certificateholders (the "Class A
Certificateholders' Interest"), the Class B
Certificateholders (the "Class B
Certificateholders' Interest," and together
with the Class A Certificateholders'
Interest, the "Investor Interest"), the CIA
Certificateholders (the "CIA
Certificateholders' Interest"), the holders
of other Series previously issued or issued
at some future time pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the applicable
series supplements to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (each, a "Supplement")
and the Transferor (the "Transferor
Interest"), as described below.
The aggregate principal amount of the Class A
Certificateholders' Interest and the Class B
Certificateholders' Interest will, except as
otherwise provided herein, remain fixed at
$500,000,000 (the "Class A Invested Amount")
and $45,180,000 (the "Class B Invested
Amount"), respectively. The principal amount
of the Transferor Interest will fluctuate as
the amount of Receivables in the Trust
changes from time to time.
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* VISA (R) and MasterCard (R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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The "CIA Invested Amount" in the initial
amount of $57,230,000 (which amount
represents 9.5% of the sum of the initial
Class A Invested Amount, the initial Class B
Invested Amount and the initial CIA Invested
Amount) constitutes enhancement for the
Offered Certificates. Allocations will be
made to the CIA Invested Amount and the
holders of the CIA Certificates will have
voting and certain other rights of a
subordinated class of certificates. The CIA
Certificates together with the Offered
Certificates are referred to herein as the
"Certificates."
The Class A Certificates will represent the
right to receive from the assets of the
Trust allocated to the Class A
Certificateholders' Interest funds up to
(but not in excess of) the amounts required
to make payments of interest on the Class A
Certificates at the Class A Certificate
Rate, and the payment of principal during
the amortization period to the extent of the
Class A Invested Amount (which may be less
than the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of the Class A Certificates, in certain
circumstances).
The Class B Certificates will represent the
right to receive from the assets of the
Trust allocated to the Class B
Certificateholders' Interest funds up to
(but not in excess of) the amounts required
to make payments of interest on the Class B
Certificates at the Class B Certificate
Rate, and the payment of principal during
the amortization period, following the final
principal payment of the Class A Invested
Amount to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, to the extent of the Class B
Invested Amount (which may be less than the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Class B Certificates, in certain
circumstances, if there has been a reduction
of the Class B Invested Amount).
Receivables................. The aggregate amount of Receivables in the
Accounts (including the amount of
Receivables in the additional Accounts added
to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and in certain
additional Accounts designated to be added
to the Trust on June 10, 1997 (the "Closing
Date")), as of the close of business on
April 30, 1997, was $22,197,806,408,
comprised of $21,588,400,896 of principal
Receivables and $609,405,512 of finance
charge Receivables.
Interest.................... Class A Certificate Rate: One-month LIBOR
plus %.
Class B Certificate Rate: One-month LIBOR
plus %.
Interest Payment Dates...... Interest on the Certificates will be
distributed on the 17th day of each calendar
month or, if such day is not a business day,
on the next succeeding business day (each, a
"Distribution Date"), commencing July 17,
1997, in an amount equal to the product of
(a) the actual number of days in the period
from the preceding Distribution Date (or in
the case of the July 1997 Distribution Date,
the Closing Date) through the day preceding
such Distribution Date divided by 360, (b)
the Class A Certificate Rate or the Class B
Certificate Rate, as applicable, and (c) the
outstanding principal amount of the Class A
Certificates or the outstanding principal
amount of the Class B Certificates, as
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applicable, as of the last day of the
preceding calendar month (or, in the case of
the July 1997 Distribution Date, as of the
Closing Date). "LIBOR" means the London
interbank offered quotations for one-month
United States dollar deposits prevailing on
the date that LIBOR is determined. The
Trustee will determine LIBOR on June 6, 1997
for the period from the Closing Date through
June 16, 1997, on June 13, 1997 for the
period from June 17, 1997 through July 16,
1997, and on the second business day prior
to each Distribution Date thereafter for the
period from and including such Distribution
Date through the day preceding the next
succeeding Distribution Date.
Principal................... The principal of the Class A Certificates and
the Class B Certificates is scheduled to be
paid on the Class A Expected Final Payment
Date and the Class B Expected Final Payment
Date, respectively, but may be paid earlier
or later under certain circumstances.
Class A Expected Final
Payment Date............... The June 2007 Distribution Date.
Class B Expected Final
Payment Date............... The June 2007 Distribution Date.
Stated Series Termination
Date........................ The final distribution of principal and
interest on the Certificates will be made no
later than the February 2010 Distribution
Date (the "Stated Series Termination Date").
After the Stated Series Termination Date,
the Trust will have no further obligation to
pay principal or interest on the
Certificates.
Subordination of the Class
B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates............... The Class B Certificateholders' Interest will
be subordinated to the extent necessary to
fund certain payments with respect to the
Class A Certificates. In addition, the CIA
Certificateholders' Interest will be
subordinated to the extent necessary to fund
certain payments with respect to the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates.
If the CIA Invested Amount is reduced to
zero, the Class B Certificateholders will
bear directly the credit and other risks
associated with their undivided interest in
the Trust. To the extent the Class B
Invested Amount is reduced, the percentage
of collections of finance charge Receivables
allocated to the Class B Certificateholders
in subsequent Monthly Periods will be
reduced. Moreover, to the extent the amount
of such reduction in the Class B Invested
Amount is not reimbursed, the amount of
principal distributable to the Class B
Certificateholders will be reduced.
ERISA Considerations........ If certain conditions are satisfied,
including that upon completion of the public
offering thereof interests in the Class A
Certificates are held by 100 or more persons
independent of the Transferor and each
other, the Class A Certificates should
qualify as "publicly offered securities" for
purposes of the "plan assets regulation"
issued by the Department of Labor. In such
event, the purchase and holding of Class A
Certificates by an employee benefit plan
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(or other entity deemed to hold assets of
such a plan) would not cause the assets of
the Trust to be deemed "plan assets" of any
such plan subject to the prohibited
transaction rules of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. Further information regarding the
status of the Class A Certificates as
publicly offered securities will be provided
in the Prospectus Supplement. Accordingly,
plan investors contemplating the purchase of
Class A Certificates should consult their
counsel and review "ERISA Considerations" in
the Prospectus and "Summary of Terms--ERISA
Considerations" in the Prospectus Supplement
prior to making any purchase of Class A
Certificates.
The Underwriters currently do not expect the
Class B Certificates to qualify as publicly
offered securities and, accordingly, the
Class B Certificates may not be purchased by
employee benefit plans (or entities deemed
to hold assets of such plans, including
without limitation any insurance company
general account deemed to hold plan assets
by reason of a plan's investment in the
general account).
Certificate Ratings......... It is a condition to the issuance of the
Class A Certificates that they be rated in
the highest rating category by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating
organization (each such rating organization,
a "Rating Agency").
It is a condition to the issuance of the
Class B Certificates that they receive a
rating of at least "A" or its equivalent by
at least one Rating Agency.
Listing..................... Application will be made to list the Offered
Certificates on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange.
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The bank is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of First USA, Inc. ("FUSA").
On January 19, 1997, FUSA and Banc One Corporation ("Banc One") entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger, amended as of April 23, 1997 (as amended, the
"Merger Agreement") pursuant to which FUSA would merge with and into Banc One
and Banc One would be the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). Pursuant to
the Merger Agreement, each share of FUSA's common stock will be converted into
1.1659 shares of Banc One common stock.
The Merger is subject to approvals by the shareholders of FUSA and Banc One
and the receipt of all required regulatory approvals. Banc One has received
all required regulatory approvals. The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the appropriate
state banking regulators have approved the Merger or have notified Banc One
that they do not disapprove of the Merger, as the case may be. The Merger is
expected to close in the second quarter of calendar 1997.
Following the Merger, Banc One intends to consolidate the management of its
credit card operations with those of FUSA. Banc One may also consolidate the
operations of certain other subsidiaries or divisions of Banc One and FUSA,
which provide similar services, although no final determination with respect
to such matters has been made.
THE BANK'S CREDIT CARD PORTFOLIO
DELINQUENCY AND LOSS EXPERIENCE
The following tables set forth the delinquency and loss experience for each
of the periods shown for the portfolio of VISA and MasterCard credit card
accounts serviced by the Bank (the "Bank Portfolio"). As of the close of
business on April 30, 1997, the Receivables in the Trust Portfolio (including
the Receivables in the additional Accounts added to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and
certain additional Accounts designated to be added to the Trust on the Closing
Date) represented approximately 95.5% of the Bank Portfolio. The accounts in the
Bank Portfolio that are not included in the Trust Portfolio are primarily newly
originated accounts with lower delinquency and loss rates than the average
accounts in the Trust Portfolio which are generally more seasoned. Therefore,
the actual delinquency and loss experience with respect to the Receivables in
the Trust Portfolio may be different from that set forth below. There can be no
assurance that the delinquency and loss experience for the Trust Portfolio will
be similar to the historical experience set forth below because, among other
things, economic and financial conditions affecting the ability of cardholders
to make payments may be different from those that have prevailed during the
periods reflected in the tables below.
DELINQUENCY EXPERIENCE
BANK PORTFOLIO
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AS OF JUNE 30,
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AS OF
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995 1994
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PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL OF TOTAL OF TOTAL OF TOTAL
RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Receivables
Outstanding(1)......... $22,890,011 100.00% $18,721,130 100.00% $13,287,452 100.00% $7,520,458 100.00%
=========== ====== =========== ====== =========== ====== ========== ======
Receivables Delinquent:
35-64 days............. $ 345,273 1.51% $ 272,380 1.45% $ 141,181 1.06% $ 60,024 0.80%
65-94 days............. 212,252 0.93 159,791 0.85 76,416 0.57 32,255 0.43
95 or more days........ 593,027 2.59 378,179 2.03 176,250 1.33 74,458 0.99
----------- ------ ----------- ------ ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total................. $ 1,150,552 5.03% $ 810,350 4.33% $ 393,847 2.96% $ 166,737 2.22%
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(1) The Receivables Outstanding on the accounts consist of all amounts due
from cardholders as posted to the accounts.
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LOSS EXPERIENCE
BANK PORTFOLIO
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS
ENDED FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
MARCH 31, ------------------------------------
1997 1996 1995 1994
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Average Receivables Out-
standing(1)................ $20,724,248 $16,667,917 $10,446,438 $5,339,689
Gross Charge-Offs(2)........ 807,415 603,249 245,572 132,279
Gross Charge-Offs as a
percentage of Average
Receivables Outstanding(4). 5.19% 3.62% 2.35% 2.48%
Recoveries(3)............... 60,226 40,098 15,099 13,889
Net Losses(3)............... 747,189 563,151 230,473 118,390
Net Losses as a percentage
of Average Receivables
Outstanding(4)............. 4.81% 3.38% 2.21% 2.22%
</TABLE>
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(1) Average Receivables Outstanding is the average daily receivables during
the periods indicated.
(2) Gross Charge-Offs are principal charge-offs before recoveries and do not
include the amount of any reductions in average receivables outstanding
due to fraud, returned goods or customer disputes.
(3) Recoveries are included in the Trust as of July 1, 1996.
(4) Annualized.
SUMMARY OF MONTHLY PAYMENT RATES
The following table sets forth the highest and lowest cardholder monthly
payment rates for the Bank Portfolio during any month in the period shown and
the average cardholder monthly payment rates for all months during the periods
shown, in each case calculated as a percentage of total opening monthly
account balances during the periods shown. Payment rates shown in the table
are based on amounts which would be deemed payments of principal Receivables
and finance charge Receivables with respect to the Accounts.
CARDHOLDER MONTHLY PAYMENT RATES
BANK PORTFOLIO
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<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
ENDED ----------------------------
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lowest Month....................... 10.71% 9.86% 10.46% 10.74%
Highest Month...................... 13.51 11.79 11.63 13.23
Monthly Average.................... 11.62 10.98 10.96 11.86
</TABLE>
RECEIVABLE YIELD CONSIDERATIONS
The portfolio yield on the Bank Portfolio for each of the three fiscal years
contained in the period ended June 30, 1996 and for the nine months ended
March 31, 1997 is set forth in the table on the following page. The portfolio
yields in the table are calculated on an accrual basis. The portfolio yield on
Receivables included in the Trust is calculated on a cash basis. Portfolio
yields calculated on an accrual basis may differ from portfolio yields
calculated on a cash basis due to (a) a lag between when finance charges and
fees are charged to cardholder accounts and when such finance charges and fees
are collected and (b) finance charges and fees that are not ultimately
collected from the cardholder. However, during the three fiscal years
contained in the period ended June 30, 1996 and for the nine months ended
March 31, 1997, portfolio yield on an accrual basis approximated portfolio
yield on a cash basis. Portfolio yield on both an accrual and a cash basis
will also be affected by numerous factors, including changes in the monthly
periodic rates, variations in the rate of payments and new borrowings on the
Accounts, the amount of the annual membership fees and other charges, changes
in the delinquency and loss rates on the Receivables and the percentage of
cardholders who pay their balances in full each month and do not incur
periodic finance charges, which may in turn be caused by a variety of factors,
including seasonal variations, the availability of other sources of credit and
general economic conditions.
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Interchange allocated to the Trust with respect to the Receivables may vary
from the amounts included in the table below because interchange will be
included in the Trust on an estimated basis by treating 1.3% of collections on
the Receivables, other than collections with respect to periodic finance
charges, annual membership fees and other charges, as discount Receivables.
PORTFOLIO YIELD
BANK PORTFOLIO
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<CAPTION>
NINE MONTHS FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,
ENDED ----------------------------
MARCH 31, 1997 1996 1995 1994
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Average account monthly accrued
fees and charges (1)(2).......... $38.52 $ 34.43 $29.90 $ 25.73
Average account balance(3)........ 2,875 2,711 2,415 1,976
Portfolio yield from fees and
charges (1)(4)................... 16.08% 15.24% 14.85% 15.62%
</TABLE>
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(1) Fees and charges are comprised of periodic finance charges, interchange,
annual membership fees and other charges.
(2) Average account monthly accrued fees and charges are presented net of
adjustments made pursuant to the Bank's normal servicing procedures,
including removal of incorrect or disputed periodic finance charges, and
include interchange.
(3) Average account balance includes purchases, cash advances and accrued and
unpaid periodic finance charges, annual membership fees and other charges
and is calculated based on the average of the month end balances for
accounts with balances.
(4) Annualized.
The increase in portfolio yield for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 and
for the nine months ended March 31, 1997 reflects changes in the overall
pricing distribution of the Bank Portfolio. The decline in portfolio yield for
fiscal year 1995 is primarily the result of the Bank's focus on the direct
solicitation of low-rate, no annual fee credit cards which on average had a
lower introductory rate and which had the effect of lowering finance charge
income and annual fee income. The accounts in the Bank Portfolio that are not
included in the Trust Portfolio are primarily newly originated accounts with a
greater proportion of Receivables arising under accounts generated under this
type of solicitation than the average accounts in the Trust Portfolio, which
are more seasoned. Therefore, the actual portfolio yield with respect to the
Receivables in the Trust Portfolio may be different from that set forth above.
THE RECEIVABLES
The Receivables in the Accounts selected from the Bank Portfolio included
and to be included in the Trust on the basis of criteria set forth in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the "Trust Portfolio") (including the
additional Accounts added to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and certain additional
Accounts designated to be added to the Trust on the Closing Date), as of the
close of business on April 30, 1997, consisted of $21,588,400,896 of principal
Receivables and $609,405,512 of finance charge Receivables. On March 25, 1997
and April 23, 1997 (the "Relevant Cut Off Dates"), the Transferor designated
additional Accounts, which included approximately $1,277,397,526 of principal
Receivables as of the close of business on April 30, 1997, and will transfer
the Receivables arising therein to the Trust on the Closing Date. In addition,
on the Closing Date, the Transferor will deposit $1,200,000 into the finance
charge account, which will be applied as collections of finance charge
Receivables received during the initial monthly period and allocated to Series
1997-4. The additional Accounts to be added to the Trust on the Closing Date
were, as of the Relevant Cut Off Dates, Eligible Accounts. The Accounts,
including such additional Accounts, had an average principal Receivable
balance of $2,078 (including accounts with a zero balance) and an average
credit limit of $8,557. The percentage of the aggregate total Receivable
balance to the aggregate total credit limit was 25.0%.
As of April 30, 1997, cardholders whose Accounts are included in the Trust
Portfolio, including such additional Accounts, had billing addresses in 50
states, the District of Columbia and other United States
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territories and possessions. As of April 30, 1997, 71% of the Accounts,
including such additional Accounts, were premium accounts and 29% were
standard accounts, and the aggregate principal Receivable balances of premium
accounts and standard accounts, as a percentage of the aggregate total
principal Receivables, were 80% and 20%, respectively.
The following tables summarize the Trust Portfolio (including the additional
Accounts added to the Trust on May 8, 1997 and certain additional Accounts
designated to be added to the Trust on the Closing Date) by various criteria
as of the close of business on April 30, 1997. Because the future composition
of the Trust Portfolio may change over time, these tables are not necessarily
indicative of the composition of the Trust Portfolio at any subsequent time.
COMPOSITION BY ACCOUNT BALANCE
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
ACCOUNT NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
BALANCE RANGE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
------------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Credit Balance.......... 159,351 1.5% $ (33,071,648) (0.1)%
No Balance.............. 3,125,113 30.1 -- --
$0.01 to $2,000.00...... 3,452,205 33.2 2,341,309,169 10.5
$2,000.01 to $5,000.00.. 2,030,499 19.5 7,221,703,287 32.5
$5,000.01 to $10,000.00. 1,377,387 13.3 9,517,811,686 42.9
$10,000.01 or More...... 244,147 2.4 3,150,053,914 14.2
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL............... 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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</TABLE>
COMPOSITION BY CREDIT LIMIT
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
CREDIT NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
LIMIT RANGE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$0.00 to $2,000.00....... 661,520 6.4% $ 464,313,005 2.1%
$2,000.01 to $5,000.00... 2,488,267 24.0 4,383,465,328 19.7
$5,000.01 to $10,000.00.. 4,054,010 39.0 9,333,878,249 42.0
$10,000.01 or More....... 3,184,905 30.6 8,016,149,826 36.2
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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</TABLE>
COMPOSITION BY PERIOD OF DELINQUENCY
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
PERIOD OF DELINQUENCY OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
(DAYS CONTRACTUALLY NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
DELINQUENT) ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
--------------------- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Not Delinquent........... 9,859,029 94.9% $19,890,323,851 89.6%
Up to 34 Days............ 299,427 2.9 1,208,276,894 5.4
35 to 64 Days............ 78,005 0.8 341,512,020 1.5
65 to 94 Days............ 43,565 0.4 209,042,548 0.9
95 or More Days.......... 108,676 1.0 548,651,095 2.6
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TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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</TABLE>
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COMPOSITION OF ACCOUNTS BY AGE
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
AGE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
--- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Less than or equal to 6
Months.................. 1,077,282 10.4% $ 3,031,221,941 13.7%
Over 6 Months to 12
Months.................. 1,360,374 13.1 3,329,663,381 15.0
Over 12 Months to 24
Months.................. 2,860,169 27.5 6,613,874,095 29.8
Over 24 Months to 36
Months.................. 2,231,984 21.5 4,460,319,202 20.1
Over 36 Months to 48
Months.................. 1,288,846 12.4 2,170,200,751 9.8
Over 48 Months to 60
Months.................. 542,707 5.2 790,632,187 3.6
Over 60 Months........... 1,027,340 9.9 1,801,894,851 8.0
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
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</TABLE>
COMPOSITION BY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
TRUST PORTFOLIO
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
STATE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----- --------- ---------- ------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alabama...................... 101,078 1.0% $ 232,088,713 1.0%
Alaska....................... 25,496 0.2 70,074,093 0.3
Arizona...................... 178,330 1.7 394,059,124 1.8
Arkansas..................... 86,139 0.8 170,310,995 0.8
California................... 1,293,503 12.5 3,216,171,076 14.5
Colorado..................... 169,860 1.6 371,744,742 1.7
Connecticut.................. 158,381 1.5 338,492,041 1.5
Delaware..................... 24,893 0.2 54,541,379 0.2
District of Columbia......... 21,397 0.2 50,914,320 0.2
Florida...................... 686,273 6.6 1,494,030,222 6.7
Georgia...................... 231,718 2.2 544,516,248 2.5
Hawaii....................... 47,985 0.5 119,957,907 0.5
Idaho........................ 43,653 0.4 95,452,602 0.4
Illinois..................... 500,073 4.8 955,564,298 4.3
Indiana...................... 98,999 1.0 205,689,882 0.9
Iowa......................... 10,253 0.1 19,213,761 0.1
Kansas....................... 96,443 0.9 198,905,161 0.9
Kentucky..................... 104,137 1.0 196,872,071 0.9
Louisiana.................... 235,199 2.3 428,044,563 1.9
Maine........................ 38,885 0.4 80,599,736 0.4
Maryland..................... 257,004 2.5 581,477,857 2.6
Massachusetts................ 339,440 3.3 652,416,098 2.9
Michigan..................... 351,525 3.4 744,444,415 3.4
Minnesota.................... 97,389 0.9 184,721,209 0.8
Mississippi.................. 65,330 0.6 137,477,019 0.6
Missouri..................... 176,506 1.7 354,556,428 1.6
Montana...................... 38,062 0.4 77,545,067 0.3
Nebraska..................... 66,789 0.6 113,004,120 0.5
Nevada....................... 83,866 0.8 204,616,716 0.9
New Hampshire................ 53,584 0.5 104,633,510 0.5
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF
STATE ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES RECEIVABLES
----- ---------- ---------- --------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
New Jersey............... 434,463 4.2 $ 848,691,315 3.8%
New Mexico............... 69,187 0.7 140,460,556 0.6
New York................. 786,542 7.6 1,700,182,544 7.7
North Carolina........... 192,523 1.9 428,514,826 1.9
North Dakota............. 21,332 0.2 35,329,588 0.2
Ohio..................... 392,438 3.8 780,581,416 3.5
Oklahoma................. 182,408 1.8 350,697,993 1.6
Oregon................... 144,556 1.4 316,398,964 1.4
Pennsylvania............. 443,600 4.3 774,625,367 3.5
Rhode Island............. 45,177 0.4 87,514,713 0.4
South Carolina........... 97,554 0.9 204,522,866 0.9
South Dakota............. 23,026 0.2 43,395,814 0.2
Tennessee................ 82,167 0.8 178,950,232 0.8
Texas.................... 1,058,540 10.2 2,272,982,279 10.2
Utah..................... 68,390 0.7 133,174,900 0.6
Vermont.................. 22,878 0.2 42,389,733 0.2
Virginia................. 275,574 2.7 632,794,125 2.9
Washington............... 244,199 2.4 593,976,644 2.7
West Virginia............ 51,608 0.5 105,826,744 0.5
Wisconsin................ 20,648 0.2 37,283,430 0.2
Wyoming.................. 19,409 0.2 38,812,800 0.2
Other U.S. territories
and possessions......... 30,293 0.1 58,564,186 0.4
---------- ----- --------------- -----
TOTAL................ 10,388,702 100.0% $22,197,806,408 100.0%
========== ===== =============== =====
</TABLE>
Since the largest number of cardholders (based on billing addresses) whose
accounts were included in the Trust as of April 30, 1997 were in California,
Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois, adverse changes in the economic
conditions in these areas could have a direct impact on the timing and amount
of payments on the Certificates.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
FIRST USA BANK
Transferor and Servicer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)
on behalf of the Certificateholders
_____________________________
SERIES 1997-3 SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of June 10, 1997
to
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 1, 1992, as amended
_____________________________
$602,410,000
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
Series 1997-3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
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SECTION 1. Designation.................................. 1
SECTION 2. Definitions.................................. 2
SECTION 3. Reassignment and Transfer Terms.............. 27
SECTION 4. Delivery and Payment for the
Series 1997-3 Certificates................... 27
SECTION 5. Depositary; Form of Delivery of
Series 1997-3 Certificates................... 27
SECTION 6. Article IV of Agreement...................... 28
Article IV Rights of Certificateholders and
Allocation and Application of
Collections.................................. 29
Section 4.04 Rights of Certificateholders................. 29
Section 4.05 Collections and Allocation................... 29
Section 4.06 Determination of Monthly Interest
for the Series 1997-3 Certificates........... 35
Section 4.07 Determination of Monthly Principal........... 38
Section 4.08 Coverage of Required Amount for the
Investor Certificates........................ 39
Section 4.09 Monthly Payments............................. 41
Section 4.10 Payment of Certificate Interest.............. 46
Section 4.11 [Reserved]................................... 46
Section 4.12 Investor Charge-Offs......................... 46
Section 4.13 Excess Finance Charge Collections for
the Series 1997-3 Certificates............... 48
Section 4.14 Reallocated Principal Collections for
the Series 1997-3 Certificates............... 51
Section 4.15 Determination of LIBOR....................... 53
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Section 4.16 Principal Funding Account.................... 54
Section 4.17 Reserve Account.............................. 55
SECTION 7. Article V of the Agreement................... 58
Article V Distributions and Reports to
Investor Certificateholders.................. 58
Section 5.01 Distributions................................ 58
Section 5.02 Monthly Certificateholders'
Statement.................................... 60
Section 5.03 Rule 144A Information........................ 62
SECTION 8. Series 1997-3 Pay Out Events................. 62
SECTION 9. Series 1997-3 Termination.................... 64
SECTION 10. Periodic Finance Charges and
Other Fees................................... 64
SECTION 11. Transfers of CIA
Certificates; Legends........................ 64
SECTION 12. Compliance with Withholding
Requirements................................. 70
SECTION 13. Tax Characterization of the
CIA Certificates............................. 70
SECTION 14. ERISA Legend................................. 70
SECTION 15. Amendment and Ratification
of Agreement................................. 71
SECTION 16. Counterparts................................. 71
SECTION 17. GOVERNING LAW................................ 71
SECTION 18. Additional Representations and
Warranties of the Servicer................... 71
SECTION 19. Appointment of co-Paying Agent,
co-Transfer Agent and co-Registrar........... 72
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A Form of Class A Certificate
EXHIBIT B Form of Class B Certificate
EXHIBIT C Form of CIA Certificate
EXHIBIT D DTC Letter of Representations
EXHIBIT E Form of Monthly Allocations and Payment Instructions
EXHIBIT F Form of Monthly Certificateholders'
Statement
EXHIBIT G Form of Transferee Representation Letter
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SERIES 1997-3 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of June 10, 1997 (this "Series
Supplement") by and between FIRST USA BANK, a Delaware chartered banking
corporation, as Transferor and Servicer, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1,
1992 between FIRST USA BANK, as Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee, as
amended (the "Agreement").
Section 6.09 of the Agreement provides, among other things, that the
Transferor and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into a
supplement to the Agreement for the purpose of authorizing the issuance by the
Trustee to the Transferor for the execution and redelivery to the Trustee for
authentication of one or more Series of Certificates. The Transferor has
tendered the Exchange Notice required by subsection 6.09(b) of the Agreement and
hereby enters into this Series Supplement with the Trustee as required by
subsection 6.09(c) of the Agreement to provide for the issuance, authentication
and delivery of the Investor Certificates of Series 1997-3 (the "Series 1997-3
Certificates").
Pursuant to this Series Supplement, the Transferor and the Trustee
shall create a new Series of Investor Certificates and shall specify the
Principal Terms thereof. The Series 1997-3 Certificates shall not be
subordinated to any other Series.
SECTION 1. Designation. There is hereby created a Series of
Investor Certificates to be issued pursuant to the Agreement and this Series
Supplement to be known generally as the "Series 1997-3 Certificates." The
Series 1997-3 Certificates shall be issued in three Classes, which shall be
designated generally as the Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-3 (the "Class A Certificates"), the Class B Floating Rate Asset
Backed Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "Class B Certificates") and the CIA
Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "CIA Certificates"). The CIA Certificates will
be treated as a Class of Certificates for all purposes under the Agreement and
this Series Supplement; provided, however, that the provisions of subsection
6.09(b) with respect to the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
a newly issued Series of Investor Certificates will be treated as debt for
Federal income tax purposes will not apply to the CIA Certificates.
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SECTION 2. Definitions. In the event that any term or provision
contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any provision
contained in the Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Series
Supplement shall govern. All Article, Section or subsection references herein
shall mean Article, Section or subsection of the Agreement, except as otherwise
provided herein. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined
in the Agreement. Each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the
Series 1997-4 Certificates and to no other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust.
"Accumulation Period" shall mean, unless a Pay Out Event shall have
occurred prior thereto, the period commencing at the close of business on May
31, 2001 or such later date as is determined in accordance with subsection
4.09(i) of the Agreement and ending on the first to occur of (a) the
commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period and (b) the Series 1997-3
Termination Date.
"Accumulation Period Factor" shall mean, for any Monthly Period, a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the sum of the initial invested
amounts of all outstanding Series, and the denominator of which is equal to the
sum of (a) the Initial Invested Amount, (b) the initial invested amounts of all
outstanding Series (other than Series 1997-3) which are not expected to be in
their revolving periods during such Monthly Period, and (c) the initial invested
amounts of all other outstanding Series which are not allocating Excess
Principal Collections and are expected to be in their revolving periods during
such Monthly Period.
"Accumulation Period Length" shall have the meaning assigned such term
in subsection 4.09(i) of the Agreement.
"Accumulation Shortfall" shall initially mean zero and shall
thereafter mean, with respect to any Monthly Period during the Accumulation
Period, the excess, if any, of the Controlled Deposit Amount for the previous
Monthly Period over the amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account
pursuant to subsections 4.09(e)(i), 4.09(e)(ii) and 4.09(e)(iii) of the
Agreement with respect to the Series 1997-3 Certificates for the previous
Monthly Period.
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"Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Adjusted Invested
Amount, the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount and the CIA Adjusted Invested
Amount.
"Agreement" shall mean the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of September 1, 1992 between First USA Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, and the
Trustee, as amended.
"Amortization Period" shall mean, with respect to the Series 1997-3
Certificates, the period commencing on the earlier of (a) the first day of the
Accumulation Period, or (b) the Pay Out Commencement Date, and continuing to
and including the earlier of (i) the payment in full to the Class A
Certificateholders of the Class A Invested Amount, to the Class B
Certificateholders of the Class B Invested Amount and to the CIA
Certificateholders of the CIA Invested Amount, and (ii) the Scheduled Series
1997-3 Termination Date.
"Assignee" shall have the meaning specified in subsection 11(a) of
this Series Supplement.
"Available Investor Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to
any Monthly Period, an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) an amount equal,
during the Revolving Period, to the Floating Allocation Percentage or, during
the Amortization Period, to the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage of
Collections of Principal Receivables with respect to such Monthly Period, (ii)
any Unallocated Principal Collections allocated to the Investor Certificates on
deposit in the Principal Account on the following Distribution Date, (iii) the
amount, if any, of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Excess Finance
Charge Collections to be distributed pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iii) with
respect to the following Distribution Date, and (iv) the amount, if any, of
Excess Finance Charge Collections to be distributed pursuant to subsections
4.13(b), (d), (e), (h) and (i) on the following Transfer Date, minus (b) the
amount of Reallocated Principal Collections with respect to such Monthly Period
which are required to fund a deficiency pursuant to Section 4.14 for such
Distribution Date, if any.
"Available Reserve Account Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Transfer Date, the lesser of (a) the
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amount on deposit in the Reserve Account as of such date (before giving effect
to any deposit or withdrawal made or to be made pursuant to subsection 4.13(j)
to the Reserve Account on such date) and (b) the Required Reserve Account
Amount.
"Average Principal Balance" shall mean, for a Monthly Period in which
Additional Accounts are designated for inclusion in or Removed Accounts are
designated for removal from the Trust, the weighted average of the Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior
Monthly Period and the Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day
on the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, weighted,
respectively, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from
and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related
Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and the denominator of which is
the number of days in such Monthly Period, and by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of days from and including the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such Monthly
Period, and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Monthly
Period.
"Base Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period, the sum of
the weighted average of the Class A Certificate Rate, the Class B Certificate
Rate and the CIA Certificate Rate as of the last day of such Monthly Period
(weighted based on the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and
the CIA Invested Amount, respectively, as of the last day of such Monthly
Period) plus the product of 2.00% and the percentage equivalent of a fraction
the numerator of which is the Adjusted Invested Amount and the denominator of
which is the Invested Amount each as of the last day of such Monthly Period.
"BDL" shall mean Banque de Luxembourg.
"Business Day" shall mean, for the purpose of determining LIBOR, any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in
London, England, trading in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market, or
banking institutions in New York, New York, or in Newark, Delaware, are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed and for all other
purposes shall have the meaning provided in the Agreement.
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"Calculation Date" shall mean July 11, 1997 and the second Business
Day (as defined for purposes of determining LIBOR) prior to the 15th day of each
calendar month thereafter, or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
"CIA Account Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Determination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.09(e)(iii) and the denominator of
which is the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Account as of
the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
"CIA Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount not less than zero equal to the CIA Invested Amount
minus the excess, if any, of the Principal Funding Account Balance over the sum
of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount on such date of
determination.
"CIA Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period,
an amount equal to the sum of (a) the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of the
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables in respect of such Monthly Period and
(b) with respect to any Monthly Period during the Accumulation Period prior to
the payment in full of the CIA Invested Amount, the product of (i) the CIA Ac-
count Percentage and (ii) the sum of the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds
pursuant to subsection 4.16(b) of the Agreement, if any, with respect to the
related Transfer Date and the amounts, if any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve
Account which will be deposited into the Finance Charge Account on the related
Transfer Date pursuant to subsections 4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of
the Agreement.
"CIA Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a CIA
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"CIA Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the portion of the
Series 1997-3 Certificateholders' Interest evidenced by the CIA Certificates.
"CIA Certificate Rate" shall mean a per annum rate of 1.00% in excess
of LIBOR, as determined on the
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related LIBOR Determination Date or such lesser rate as may be designated in the
Spread Account Agreement.
"CIA Certificates" shall mean any of the certificates executed by the
Transferor and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in
the form of Exhibit C hereto.
"CIA Default Interest" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.06(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly
Period during the Amortization Period the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
the numerator of which is the CIA Invested Amount at the end of the last day of
the Revolving Period and the denominator of which is the greater of (a) the
total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the last day of
the preceding Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the numerators used to calculate
fixed/floating allocation percentages with respect to all Series then out
standing on the applicable Distribution Date; provided, however, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs
and the Servicer need not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) shall be the Average
Principal Balance; provided further, however, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is
required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the
denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) hereof shall be (1) the aggregate
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last
day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including the first day
of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or Removal
Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in
the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as
applicable, for the period from and including such Addition Date or Removal
Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such Monthly Period.
"CIA Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which
is the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the preceding Monthly
Period and the denominator of which is
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the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of
such preceding Monthly Period; provided however, that, with respect to the
first Monthly Period, the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage shall mean the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the CIA Initial
Invested Amount and the denominator of which is the total amount of Principal
Receiv ables on the Closing Date; provided further, that with respect to any
Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer
need not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the
denominator in the definition of the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage shall be
the Average Principal Balance; provided further, that with respect to any
Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer
is required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account,
the denominator in the definition of the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage
shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the
end of the day on the last day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from
and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related
Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition
Date or Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from and including such
Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of
such Monthly Period.
"CIA Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial
principal amount of the CIA Certificates, which is $57,230,000.
"CIA Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any date
of determination, an amount equal to (a) the CIA Initial Invested Amount, minus
(b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to CIA Certificateholders
prior to such day, minus (c) the aggregate amount of CIA Investor Charge-Offs
for all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.12(c) of the
Agreement, minus (d) the amount of the Reallocated Principal Collections
allocated on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.14 of the
Agreement (but in the aggregate not in excess of the CIA Initial Invested
Amount), minus (e) an amount equal to the amount by which
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the CIA Invested Amount has been reduced on all prior Distribution Dates
pursuant to subsections 4.12(a) and (b) of the Agreement and plus (f) the amount
of Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and available on all prior
Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.13(i) of the Agreement, for the purpose
of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c), (d) and
(e); provided, however, that the CIA Invested Amount may not be reduced below
zero.
"CIA Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.12(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date and each Receivable in an Account which became a Defaulted
Account during the related Monthly Period, an amount equal to the product of the
aggregate Default Amount for the related Monthly Period and the CIA Investor
Percentage applicable for the related Monthly Period.
"CIA Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a) with
respect to Defaulted Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables at any time or
Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the CIA Floating Allocation
Percentage, and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the
Amortization Period, the CIA Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
"CIA Monthly Interest" shall mean the monthly interest distributable
in respect of the CIA Invested Amount as calculated in accordance with
subsection 4.06(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal distributable
in respect of the CIA Invested Amount as calculated in accordance with
subsection 4.07(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, one-twelfth of the product of the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount on the last day of the pre-
ceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the initial
Monthly Period the CIA Monthly Servicing Fee shall be $49,390.
"CIA Principal Commencement Date" shall mean (a) with respect to the
Accumulation Period, the first
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Distribution Date on which an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Invested
Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal
Funding Account and allocated to the Class A Certificates and the Class B
Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid Amortization Period, the
Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount have each been paid in full or, if there are no Principal Receivables
allocable to the Investor Certificates re maining after payments have been made
to the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates on such Distribution
Date, the Distribution Date following the Distribution Date on which the Class
A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount have each been paid in full.
"CIA Scheduled Payment Date" shall mean the June 2002 Distribution
Date.
"Class A Account Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Determination Date, the percentage equiv alent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.09(e)(i) and the denominator of
which is the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Account as of
the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
"Class A Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination, an amount not less than zero equal to the Class A
Invested Amount minus the Principal Funding Account Balance on such date of
determination.
"Class A Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Floating Allocation
Percentage of the Collections of Finance Charge Receivables in respect of such
Monthly Period and (b) with respect to any Monthly Period during the
Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Class A Invested
Amount, the product of (i) the Class A Account Percentage and (ii) the sum of
the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds pursuant to subsection 4.16(b) of the
Agreement, if any, with respect to the related Transfer Date and the amounts, if
any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account which will be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account on the related Transfer Date pursuant to subsections
4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement.
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"Class A Certificate Rate" shall mean (i) a per annum rate of 0.11% in
excess of LIBOR as determined on June 6, 1997 for the period from and including
the Closing Date through and including June 16, 1997, (ii) a per annum rate of
0.11% in excess of LIBOR as determined on June 13, 1997 for the period from and
including June 17, 1997 through and including July 16, 1997, and (iii) a per
annum rate of 0.11% in excess of LIBOR as determined on the related LIBOR
Determination Date with respect to each Interest Period thereafter.
"Class A Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a
Class A Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"Class A Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the portion of the
Series 1997-3 Certificateholders' Interest evidenced by the Class A
Certificates.
"Class A Certificates" shall mean any of the certificates executed by
the Transferor and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
"Class A Default Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to
any Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of such preceding Monthly
Period; provided however, that, with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Initial Invested Amount and the
denominator of which is the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust
on the Closing Date; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly Period
in which an Addition Date or a Removal Date occurs and the Servicer need not
make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the denominator
in the definition of the Class A Floating Allocation Percentage shall be the
Average Principal Balance; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is
required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
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Account, the denominator in the definition of the Class A Floating Allocation
Percentage shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the
Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior Monthly Period for the
period from and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding
the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the
related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from such
Addition Date to and including the last day of such Monthly Period.
"Class A Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial
principal amount of the Class A Certificates, which is $500,000,000.
"Class A Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any
date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested
Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to Class A
Certificateholders prior to such day and minus (c) the excess, if any, of the
aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs over Class A Investor Charge-
Offs reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement prior to such
day.
"Class A Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date and each Receivable in an Account which became a Defaulted
Account during the related Monthly Period, an amount equal to the product of the
aggregate Default Amount for the related Monthly Period and the applicable Class
A Investor Percentage for the related Monthly Period.
"Class A Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a)
with respect to Defaulted Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables at any
time and Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the Class A Floating
Allocation Percentage, and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the
Amortization Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
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"Class A Monthly Interest" shall mean the monthly interest
distributable in respect of the Class A Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.06(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal
distributable in respect of the Class A Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.07(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, one-twelfth of the product of the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount on the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the initial
Monthly Period the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee shall be $431,507.
"Class A Outstanding Principal Balance" shall mean, when used with
respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class A
Initial Invested Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class A Certificateholders prior to such day.
"Class A Pool Factor" shall mean, with respect to any Record Date, a
number carried out to seven decimal places representing the ratio of the Class A
Invested Amount as of such Record Date (determined after taking into account any
increases or decreases in the Class A Invested Amount which will occur on the
following Distribution Date) to the Class A Initial Invested Amount.
"Class A Required Amount" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.08 of the Agreement.
"Class A Scheduled Payment Date" shall mean the June 2002 Distribution
Date.
"Class B Account Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Determination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.09(e)(ii) and the denominator of
which is the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Account as of
the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
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"Class B Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination, an amount not less than zero equal to the Class B
Invested Amount minus the excess, if any, of the Principal Funding Account
Balance over the Class A Invested Amount on such date of determination.
"Class B Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class B Floating Allocation
Percentage of the Collections of Finance Charge Receivables in respect of such
Monthly Period and (b) with respect to any Monthly Period during the
Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Class B Invested
Amount, the product of (i) the Class B Account Percentage and (ii) the sum of
the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds pursuant to subsection 4.16(b) of the
Agreement, if any, with respect to the related Transfer Date and the amounts, if
any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account which will be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account on the related Transfer Date pursuant to subsections
4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement.
"Class B Certificate Rate" shall mean (i) a per annum rate of 0.29% in
excess of LIBOR as determined on June 6, 1997 for the period from and including
the Closing Date through and including June 16, 1997, (ii) a per annum rate of
0.29% in excess of LIBOR as determined on June 13, 1997 for the period from and
including June 17, 1997 through and including July 16, 1997, and (iii) a per
annum rate of 0.29% in excess of LIBOR as determined on the related LIBOR
Determination Date with respect to each Interest Period thereafter.
"Class B Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a
Class B Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"Class B Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the portion of the
Series 1997-3 Certificateholders' Interest evidenced by the Class B
Certificates.
"Class B Certificates" shall mean any of the certificates executed by
the Transferor and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially
in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
"Class B Default Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(b) of the Agreement.
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"Class B Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any
Monthly Period during the Amortization Period the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Invested Amount at the end of
the last day of the Revolving Period and the denominator of which is the greater
of (a) the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the
last day of the preceding Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the numerators used
to calculate fixed/floating allocation percentages with respect to all Series
then outstanding on the applicable Distribution Date; provided, however, that
with respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date
occurs and the Servicer need not make daily deposits of Collec tions into the
Collection Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) shall be
the Average Principal Balance; provided further, however, that with respect to
any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the
Servicer is required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) hereof shall be (1)
the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the
day on the last day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and
including the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related
Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition
Date or Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from and including such
Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of
such Monthly Period.
"Class B Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to
any Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of such preceding Monthly
Period; provided however, that, with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
Class B Floating Allocation Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Initial Invested Amount and the
denominator of which is the total amount of Principal Receivables on the Closing
Date; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly Period in which an
Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer need not make daily
deposits of Collections into the Collection
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Account, the denominator in the definition of the Class B Floating Allocation
Percentage shall be the Average Principal Balance; provided further, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs
and the Servicer is required to make daily deposits of Collections into the
Collection Account, the denominator in the definition of the Class B Floating
Allocation Percentage shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables
in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior Monthly Period
for the period from and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but
excluding the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on
the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from
and including such Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, to and includ-
ing the last day of such Monthly Period.
"Class B Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial
principal amount of the Class B Certificates, which is $45,180,000.
"Class B Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(b) of the Agreement.
"Class B Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any
date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested
Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to Class B
Certificateholders prior to such day, minus (c) the aggregate amount of Class B
Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates, minus (d) the amount of
the Reallocated Class B Principal Collections allocated on all prior
Distribution Dates for which the CIA Invested Amount has not been reduced
pursuant to subsection 4.14(a) of the Agreement, minus (e) an amount equal to
the amount by which the Class B Invested Amount has been reduced on all prior
Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement and plus (f)
the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and available on all
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.13(e) of the Agreement, for the
purpose of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c),
(d) and (e); provided, however, that the Class B Invested Amount may not be
reduced below zero.
"Class B Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.12(b) of the Agreement.
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"Class B Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date and each Receivable in an Account which became a Defaulted
Account during the related Monthly Period, an amount equal to the product of the
aggregate Default Amount for the related Monthly Period and the Class B Investor
Percentage applicable for the related Monthly Period.
"Class B Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a)
with respect to Defaulted Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables at any
time or Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the Class B Floating
Allocation Percentage, and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the
Amortization Period, the Class B Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
"Class B Monthly Interest" shall mean the monthly interest
distributable in respect of the Class B Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.06(b) of the Agreement.
"Class B Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal
distributable in respect of the Class B Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.07(b) of the Agreement.
"Class B Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, one-twelfth of the product of the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount on the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the initial
Monthly Period the Class B Monthly Servicing Fee shall be $38,991.
"Class B Outstanding Principal Balance" shall mean, when used with
respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class B
Initial Invested Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the Class B Certificateholders prior to such day.
"Class B Pool Factor" shall mean, with respect to any Record Date, a
number carried out to seven decimal places representing the ratio of the Class B
Invested Amount as of such Record Date (determined after taking into account any
increases or decreases in the Class B Invested Amount which will occur on the
following Distribution Date) to the Class B Initial Invested Amount.
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"Class B Principal Commencement Date" shall mean (a) with respect to
the Accumulation Period, the first Distribution Date on which an amount equal to
the Class A Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account
and allocated to the Class A Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount
is paid in full or, if there are no Available Investor Principal Collections
allocable to the Investor Certificates remaining after payments have been made
to the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date, the Distribution Date
following the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount is paid in
full.
"Class B Required Amount" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.08 of the Agreement.
"Class B Scheduled Payment Date" shall mean the June 2002 Distribution
Date.
"Closing Date" shall mean June 10, 1997.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Controlled Accumulation Amount" shall mean, for any Transfer Date
with respect to the Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the
Invested Amount, $50,200,834; provided, however, that if the Accumulation
Period Length is determined to be less than 12 months pursuant to subsection
4.09(i) of the Agreement, the Controlled Accumulation Amount for each Transfer
Date with respect to the Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the
Invested Amount will be equal to (i) the product of (x) the Initial Invested
Amount and (y) the Accumulation Period Factor for such Monthly Period divided by
(ii) the Required Accumulation Factor Number.
"Controlled Deposit Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Transfer
Date, the sum of (a) the Controlled Accumulation Amount for such Transfer Date
and (b) any existing Accumulation Shortfall.
"Covered Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period
during the Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Invested
Amount, the prod uct of (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
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actual number of days in such Interest Period and the denominator of which is
360, (b) the weighted average of the Class A Certificate Rate, the Class B
Certificate Rate and the CIA Certificate Rate in effect with respect to the
related Interest Period, and (c) the Principal Funding Account Balance up to the
Invested Amount as of the last day of the Monthly Period preceding the Monthly
Period in which such Interest Period ends.
"Daily Deposit Date" shall mean the Determination Date on which the
Excess Spread Percentage (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement) for the
Monthly Period preceding such date is less than 2.50% per annum.
"Default Interest" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of Class A Default Interest, Class B Default Interest and CIA Default
Interest distributable in respect of the Investor Certificates as calculated in
accordance with Section 4.06 of the Agreement.
"Determination Date" shall mean the first Business Day on or before
the eighth calendar day prior to each Distribution Date.
"Distribution Date" shall mean July 17, 1997 and the 17th day of each
calendar month thereafter, or if such 17th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
"Enhancement" shall mean with respect to the Class A Certificates, the
subordination of the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, and with
respect to the Class B Certificates, the subordination of the CIA Certificates.
"Enhancement Provider" shall mean the CIA Certificateholders.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
"Excess Finance Charge Collections" shall mean, with respect to any
Transfer Date, the sum of the amounts, if any, specified pursuant to subsections
4.09(a)(iv), 4.09(b)(iii) and 4.09(c)(ii) of the Agree ment with respect to such
Transfer Date.
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"Excess Principal Collections" shall mean, as the context requires,
either (a) the amount allocated to the Investor Certificates which, in
accordance with subsections 4.05(b)(ii), 4.05(c)(ii) and 4.05(f) of the
Agreement, may be applied to Principal Shortfalls with respect to other
outstanding Series or (b) the amounts allocated to the investor certificates of
other Series which the applicable supplements for such Series specify are to be
treated as "Excess Principal Collections" and which may be applied to cover
Principal Shortfalls with respect to the Investor Certificates.
"Finance Charge Deficit" shall have the meaning set forth in
subsection 4.05(b)(ii) of the Agreement.
"Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly
Period during the Amortization Period the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Invested Amount at the end of the last day of the
Revolving Period and the denominator of which is the greater of (a) the total
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the numerators used to calculate
fixed/floating allocation percentages with respect to all Series then
outstanding on the applicable Distribution Date; provided, however, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or a Removal Date occurs
and the Servicer need not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) shall be the Average
Principal Balance; provided further, however, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is
required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the
denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) hereof shall be (1) the aggregate
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last
day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including the first day
of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or Removal
Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in
the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as
applicable, for the period from and including the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such Monthly
Period.
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"Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any date of
determination the sum of the applicable Class A Floating Allocation Percentage,
the applicable Class B Floating Allocation Percentage and the CIA Floating
Allocation Percentage.
"Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial principal
amount of the Investor Certificates of Series 1997-3, which is $602,410,000.
"Interest Period" shall mean, with respect to a Distribution Date, the
period beginning on the preceding Distribution Date continuing through the day
preceding such Distribution Date, except the first Interest Period shall be
deemed to be the 37 day period from and including the Closing Date through and
including the day preceding the initial Distribution Date.
"Interest Shortfall" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of the Class A Interest Shortfall, the Class B Interest Shortfall
and the CIA Interest Shortfall distributable in respect of the Investor
Certificates as calculated in accordance with Section 4.06 of the Agreement.
"Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any date, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the Class B
Invested Amount and (c) the CIA Invested Amount each as of such date; provided,
however, that for purposes of determining the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee and
the Aggregate Invested Amount, the Invested Amount shall mean an amount equal to
the sum of (a) the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount, (b) the Class B Adjusted
Invested Amount and (c) the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount with respect to any
date of determination.
"Investor Certificateholder" shall mean the Holder of record of an
Investor Certificate of Series 1997-3.
"Investor Certificates" shall mean the Class A Certificates, the Class
B Certificates and the CIA Cer tificates.
"Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Investor
Default Amount for such Distribution Date, (b) the Class B Investor Default
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Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the CIA Investor Default Amount for
such Distribution Date.
"Investor Monthly Servicing Fee" shall, with respect to any Transfer
Date, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (A) the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and (B) the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
Monthly Period preceding such Transfer Date; provided, however, that with
respect to the initial Monthly Period the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee shall
be $519,888.
"Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a) with
respect to Finance Charge Receivables and Defaulted Receivables at any time and
Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the Floating Allocation
Percentage and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the Amortization
Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
"Issuance Date" shall mean the Closing Date.
"LIBOR" shall mean, for any Interest Period, the London interbank
offered rate for one-month Dollar deposits determined by the Trustee for each
Interest Period in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.15 of the
Agreement.
"LIBOR Determination Date" shall mean (i) June 6, 1997 for the period
from and including the Closing Date through and including June 16, 1997, (ii)
June 13, 1997 for the period from and including June 17, 1997 through and
including July 16, 1997, and (iii) the second Business Day prior to the
commencement of the second and each subsequent Interest Period.
"Minimum Transferor Interest" shall mean, with respect to any period,
7% of the average of the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables for such
period.
"Monthly Interest" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest and the
CIA Monthly Interest distributable in respect of the Series 1997-3 Certificates
as calculated in accordance with Section 4.06 of the Agreement.
"Monthly Period" shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement,
except that the first Monthly
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Period with respect to the Series 1997-3 Certificates shall begin on and include
the Closing Date and shall end on and include June 30, 1997.
"Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal distributable in
respect of the Series 1997-3 Certificates as calculated in accordance with
Section 4.07 of the Agreement.
"Pay Out Commencement Date" shall mean the earliest to occur of (i)
the date on which a Trust Pay Out Event is deemed to occur pursuant to Section
9.01 of the Agreement, (ii) a Series 1997-3 Pay Out Event is deemed to occur
pursuant to Section 8 of this Series Supplement, (iii) the Class A Scheduled
Payment Date if the Class A Invested Amount is not paid in full on such date and
(iv) the Class B Scheduled Payment Date if the Class B Invested Amount is not
paid in full on such date.
"Paying Agent" shall mean The Bank of New York.
"Plan Purchaser" shall have the meaning specified in subsection 11(f)
of this Series Supplement.
"Portfolio Adjusted Yield" shall mean, with respect to any Transfer
Date, the average of the percentages obtained for each of the three preceding
Monthly Periods by subtracting the Base Rate for such Monthly Period from the
Portfolio Yield for such Monthly Period.
"Portfolio Yield" shall mean for the Series 1997-3 Certificates, with
respect to any Monthly Period, the annualized percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is an amount equal to the sum of (a) the amount
of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables allocated to the Investor
Certificates for such Monthly Period, and (b) the Principal Funding Investment
Proceeds deposited into the Finance Charge Account on the Transfer Date related
to such Monthly Period, and (c) the amount, if any, withdrawn from the Reserve
Account to be deposited into the Finance Charge Account pursuant to subsec-
tions 4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement on the Transfer
Date relating to such Monthly Period (such sum to be calculated on a cash basis
after subtracting an amount equal to the Investor Default Amount for such
Monthly Period), and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of the
last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
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"Principal Funding Account" shall have the meaning set forth in
subsection 4.16(a) of the Agreement.
"Principal Funding Account Balance" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination during the Accumulation Period, the principal amount, if
any, on deposit in the Principal Funding Account on such date of determination.
"Principal Funding Investment Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to
each Interest Period during the Accumulation Period, the investment earnings on
funds in the Principal Funding Account (net of investment expenses and losses)
for such Interest Period.
"Principal Funding Investment Shortfall" shall mean, with respect to
each Interest Period during the Accumulation Period, the amount, if any, by
which the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds are less than the Covered
Amount.
"Principal Shortfalls" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date (a) during the Accumulation Period, the amount, if any, by which the
Controlled Deposit Amount exceeds the sum of the Class A Monthly Principal,
Class B Monthly Principal and CIA Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date
or (b) during the Rapid Amortization Period, (i) the amount, if any, by which
the Class A Invested Amount exceeds the Class A Monthly Principal for such
Distribution Date, (ii) on and after the Class B Principal Commencement Date,
the amount, if any, by which the Class B Invested Amount exceeds the Class B
Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date and (iii) on and after the CIA
Principal Commencement Date, the amount if any, by which the CIA Invested
Amount exceeds the CIA Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date.
"QIB" shall mean a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning
of Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"Rapid Amortization Period" shall mean the period commencing on the
Pay Out Commencement Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the date of
termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Agreement or (ii) the
Series 1997-3 Termination Date.
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"Rating Agency" shall mean each of Fitch Investors Service, L.P.,
Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
"Rating Agency Condition" shall mean the notification in writing by
each Rating Agency to the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee that any
action will not result in any Rating Agency reducing or withdrawing its then
existing rating of the investor certificates of any outstanding Series or class
with respect to which it is a Rating Agency.
"Reallocated Class B Principal Collections" shall have the meaning
specified in subsection 4.14(b) of the Agreement.
"Reallocated CIA Principal Collections" shall have the meaning
specified in subsection 4.14(a) of the Agreement.
"Reallocated Principal Collections" shall mean the sum of Reallocated
Class B Principal Collections and Reallocated CIA Principal Collections.
"Reference Banks" shall mean four major banks in the London interbank
market selected by the Servicer.
"Required Accumulation Factor Number" shall be equal to a fraction,
rounded upwards to the nearest whole number, the numerator of which is one and
the denominator of which is equal to the lowest monthly principal payment rate
on the Accounts, expressed as a decimal, for the 12 months preceding the date of
such calculation.
"Required Reserve Account Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Transfer Date on or after the Reserve Account Funding Date, an amount equal to
(a) 0.50% of the Invested Amount or (b) any other amount designated by the
Transferor; provided, however, that if such designation is of a lesser amount,
the Transferor shall (i) provide the Servicer, the CIA Certificateholders and
the Trustee with evidence that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been
satisfied and (ii) deliver to the Trustee a certificate of an authorized
officer to the effect that, based on the facts known to such officer at such
time, in the reasonable belief of the Transferor, such designation will not
cause a Pay Out Event or an event that, after the giving of notice or the lapse
of time, would cause a Pay Out Event to occur with respect to Series 1997-3.
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"Reserve Account" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.17(a) of the Agreement.
"Reserve Account Funding Date" shall mean the Transfer Date which
occurs not later than the earliest of (a) the Transfer Date with respect to the
Monthly Period which commences 3 months prior to the commencement of the
Accumulation Period; (b) the first Transfer Date for which the Portfolio
Adjusted Yield is less than 2.0%, but in such event the Reserve Account Funding
Date shall not be required to occur earlier than the Transfer Date which
commences 12 months prior to the commencement of the Accumulation Period; (c)
the first Transfer Date for which the Portfolio Adjusted Yield is less than
3.0%, but in such event the Reserve Account Funding Date shall not be required
to occur earlier than the Transfer Date which commences 6 months prior to the
commencement of the Accumulation Period; or (d) the first Transfer Date for
which the Portfolio Adjusted Yield is less than 3.5%, but in such event the
Reserve Account Funding Date shall not be required to occur earlier than the
Transfer Date which commences 4 months prior to the commencement of the
Accumulation Period.
"Reserve Account Surplus" shall mean, as of any Transfer Date
following the Reserve Account Funding Date, the amount, if any, by which the
amount on deposit in the Reserve Account exceeds the Required Reserve Account
Amount.
"Reserve Draw Amount" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.17(c) of the Agreement.
"Reversion Date" shall mean the first Determination Date following
any Daily Deposit Date on which (a) the Excess Spread Percentage (as defined in
the Spread Account Agreement) for the Monthly Period preceding such
Determination Date is equal to or exceeds 2.50% per annum and (b) the amount on
deposit in the Spread Account (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement)
equals or exceeds the Required Spread Account Amount (as defined in the Spread
Account Agreement) for such Determination Date.
"Revolving Period" shall mean the period from and including the
Closing Date to, but not including, the earlier of (a) the day the Accumulation
Period commences and (b) the Pay Out Commencement Date.
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"Scheduled Series 1997-3 Termination Date" shall mean the February
2005 Distribution Date.
"Series 1997-3" shall mean the Series of the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust represented by the Investor Certificates.
"Series 1997-3 Certificateholder" shall mean the holder of record of
any Series 1997-3 Certificate.
"Series 1997-3 Certificateholders' Interest" shall have the meaning
specified in Section 4.04 of the Agreement.
"Series 1997-3 Pay Out Event" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 8 of this Series Supplement.
"Series 1997-3 Termination Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of
(i) the day after the Distribution Date on which the Investor Certificates are
paid in full, or (ii) the Scheduled Series 1997-3 Termination Date.
"Series Servicing Fee Percentage" shall mean 1.50% for so long as
First USA Bank is the Servicer or 2.00% if First USA Bank is no longer the
Servicer.
"Spread Account Agreement" shall mean the agreement among the
Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York, as initial
collateral agent, dated the Closing Date, as amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time.
"Subordinate Principal Collections" shall have the meaning set forth
in subsection 4.05(b)(ii) of the Agreement.
"Targeted Holder" shall mean each holder of a right to receive
interest or principal with respect to the CIA Certificates (or other interests
in the Trust), other than certificates (or other such interests) with respect to
which an opinion is rendered that such certificates (or other such interests)
will be treated as debt for federal income tax purposes, and any holder of a
right to receive any amount in respect of the Transferor Interest; provided,
that any Person holding more than one interest each of which would cause such
Person to be a Targeted Holder shall be treated as a single Targeted Holder.
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"Transfer" shall have the meaning specified in subsection 11(a) of
this Series Supplement.
"Unpaid Investor Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean with respect to any
Transfer Date, the amount of the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee with respect to
such Transfer Date not distributed to the Servicer pursuant to subsection
4.09(a)(ii), subsection 4.09(b)(ii), subsec tion 4.09(c)(i), or subsection
4.13(a) of the Agreement and any overdue Investor Monthly Servicing Fee from
prior Transfer Dates.
SECTION 3. Reassignment and Transfer Terms. The Series 1997-3
Certificates shall be subject to retransfer to the Transferor at its option, in
accordance with the terms specified in subsection 12.02(a) of the Agreement, on
any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date on which the Invested
Amount is reduced to an amount less than or equal to 5% of the Initial Invested
Amount. The deposit required in connection with any such repurchase shall be
equal to the Invested Amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Series
1997-3 Certificates through the Record Date preceding the Distribution Date on
which the repurchase occurs.
SECTION 4. Delivery and Payment for the Series 1997-3 Certificates.
The Transferor shall execute and deliver the Series 1997-3 Certificates to the
Trustee for authentication in accordance with Section 6.01 of the Agreement.
The Trustee shall deliver the Series 1997-3 Certificates when authenticated in
accordance with Section 6.02 of the Agreement.
SECTION 5. Depositary; Form of Delivery of Series 1997-3
Certificates. (a) The Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates shall
be delivered as Book-Entry Certificates as provided in Sections 6.01 and 6.10 of
the Agreement. The CIA Certificates shall be delivered as Registered
Certificates as provided in Section 6.01 of the Agreement.
(b) The Depositary for Series 1997-3 shall be The Depository Trust
Company, and the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates shall be
initially registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee. The Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates will initially be held by the Trustee
as custodian for The Depository Trust Company.
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SECTION 6. Article IV of Agreement. (A) Sections 4.01, 4.02 and
4.03 of the Agreement shall be read in their entirety as provided in the
Agreement except for subsections 4.02(b) and (c) of the Agreement which shall,
for purposes of this Series Supplement, read in their entirety as follows:
"(b) The Finance Charge and Principal Accounts. The Trustee, for the
benefit of the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders, shall establish and
maintain in the name of the Trust with a Qualified Institution (other than
the Transferor), which shall initially be the Paying Agent, two segregated
trust accounts (the "Finance Charge Account" and the "Principal Account,"
respectively), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds
therein are held for the benefit of the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders.
The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on
deposit from time to time in the Finance Charge Account and the Principal
Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Finance Charge Account and the
Principal Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders. Pursuant
to authority granted to it hereunder, the Servicer shall have the revocable
power to instruct the Trustee to withdraw funds from the Finance Charge
Account and the Principal Account for the purpose of carrying out the
Servicer's or the Trustee's duties hereunder. The Trustee at all times
shall maintain copies of all written reports and instructions that it
receives reflecting each transaction in the Principal Account and the
Finance Charge Account and that funds held therein shall at all times be
held in trust for the benefit of the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders.
(c) The Distribution Account. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Series
1997-3 Certificateholders, shall cause to be established and maintained in
the name of the Trust, with an office or branch of a Qualified Institution
(other than the Transferor), which shall initially be the Paying Agent, a
non-interest bearing segregated account (the "Distribution Account")
bearing a designation clearly indi-
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cating that the funds deposited therein are held in trust for the benefit
of the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders. The Trustee shall possess all
right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the
Distribution Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Distribution
Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the
benefit of the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders."
(B) Article IV of the Agreement (except for Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03
thereof) shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to
the Series 1997-3 Certificates:
ARTICLE IV
RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND
ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS
Section 4.04 Rights of Certificateholders. The Investor Certificates
shall represent undivided interests in the Trust, consisting of the right to re-
ceive, to the extent necessary to make the required payments with respect to
such Investor Certificates at the times and in the amounts specified in this
Agreement, (a) the Floating Allocation Percentage and Fixed/Floating Allocation
Percentage (as applicable from time to time) of Collections received with
respect to the Receivables and (b) funds on deposit in the Collection Account,
the Finance Charge Account, the Principal Account, the Principal Funding
Account, the Reserve Account and the Distribution Account (for such Series, the
"Series 1997-3 Certificateholders' Interest"). The CIA Certificates shall be
subordinate to the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates. The Class
B Certificates shall be subordinate to the Class A Certificates. The Exchange-
able Transferor Certificate shall not represent any interest in the Collection
Account, the Finance Charge Account, the Principal Account, the Principal
Funding Account, the Reserve Account or the Distribution Account, except as
specifically provided in this Article IV.
Section 4.05 Collections and Allocation.
(a) Collections. The Servicer will apply or will instruct the
Trustee to apply all funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Finance
Charge Account,
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the Principal Account, the Principal Funding Account, the Reserve Account or the
Distribution Account allocable to the Series 1997-3 Certificates as described in
this Article IV.
(b) Daily Allocations During the Revolving Period. During the
Revolving Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on each
Date of Processing, allocate the following amounts as set forth below:
(i) Allocate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders the
Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
and deposit and retainin the Finance Charge Account (A) prior to the
Calculation Date in each Monthly Period an amount equal to the product of
(x) the Floating Allocation Percentage and (y) the aggregate amount of
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing, or
(B) on and after each such Calculation Date to and including the last day
of such Monthly Period, the lesser of (x) the product of (1) the Floating
Allocation Percentage and (2) the aggregate amount of Collections of
Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing and (y) the excess of
(1) the sum of the Monthly Interest, the Interest Shortfall and the
Default Interest for the Distribution Date following the then current
Monthly Period (plus, if the Transferor is not the Servicer, the Investor
Monthly Servicing Fee) over (2) the amounts previously deposited in the
Finance Charge Account with respect to the current Monthly Period pursuant
to this subsection 4.05(b)(i) of the Agreement. On each Date of Processing
on and after each Calculation Date, Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables allocated to the Series 1997-3 Certificates in excess of the
amount required to be deposited and retained in the Finance Charge Account
as provided above shall be held by the Servicer and applied in accordance
with subsection 4.05(f) of the Agreement. In addition, on the Closing
Date, the Transferor shall make a deposit to the Finance Charge Account in
an amount equal to $1,200,000 to be applied as Collections of Finance
Charge Receivables allocated to the Series 1997-3 Certificates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, on each Date of Processing from and
including each Daily Deposit Date to but excluding the immediately
succeeding Reversion Date, the Servicer shall be required to allo-
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cate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders the Floating Allocation
Percentage of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and deposit and
retain in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the product of (i)
the Floating Allocation Percentage and (ii) the aggregate amount of
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing.
(ii) Allocate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders an amount
equal to the product of (A) the Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date
of Processing and (B) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
Receivables on such Date of Processing and pay such amount to the
Transferor subject to the obligation of the Transferor to make an amount
equal to the Reallocated Principal Collections and Excess Principal
Collections for such Monthly Period available on the related Transfer Date
in accordance with subsection 4.05(f) of the Agreement; provided, however,
that the amount to be paid to the Transferor pursuant to this subsection
4.05(b)(ii) of the Agreement on any Date of Processing shall be paid only
if the Transferor Interest on such Date of Processing is greater than zero
(after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust
on such Date of Processing and after giving effect to Collections of
Principal Receivables on such Date of Processing) and otherwise shall be
deposited in the Collection Account and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement; provided, further, however, that on
and after the Calculation Date if the amounts previously deposited in the
Finance Charge Account with respect to the current Monthly Period pursuant
to subsection 4.05(b)(i) of the Agreement are less than the sum of the
Monthly Interest, the Interest Shortfall and the Default Interest for the
Distribution Date following the then current Monthly Period (plus, if the
Transferor is not the Servicer, the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee) (the
amount of such shortfall, the "Finance Charge Deficit"), an amount not to
exceed the product of (x) the sum of the Class B Floating Allocation
Percentage and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage and (y) the Collec-
tions of Principal Receivables on any such Date of Processing ("Subordinate
Principal Collections") with respect to the then current Monthly Period
will be deposited into the Principal Account on a daily
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basis during such Monthly Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
Finance Charge Deficit; at such time as the Finance Charge Deficit is equal
to zero, such amounts may be released from the Principal Account and paid
to the holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate, subject to the
preceding proviso.
(c) Daily Allocations During the Accumulation Period. During the
Accumulation Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on each
Date of Processing, allocate the following amounts as set forth below:
(i) Allocate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders and
deposit and retain in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the
product of (A) the Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of
Processing and (B) the aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables on such Date of Processing.
(ii) Allocate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders and
retain in the Principal Account an amount equal to the product of (x) the
Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of Processing and (y) the
aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables on such Date of
Processing (for any such date, a "Percentage Allocation"); provided,
however, that if the sum of such Percentage Allocations with respect to the
same Monthly Period exceeds the Controlled Deposit Amount for the related
Distribution Date, then such excess shall be paid to the Holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate (subject to the obligation of the
Transferor to make an amount equal to the Reallocated Principal
Collections and Excess Principal Collections for such Monthly Period
available on the related Transfer Date in accordance with subsection
4.05(f)) of the Agreement if the Transferor Interest on such Date of
Processing is greater than zero (after giving effect to all Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and otherwise shall be
deposited in the Collection Account and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement; provided, further, that on and after
the Calculation Date if there is a Finance Charge Deficit, Subordinate
Principal Collections with respect to each Monthly Period will be deposited
into the
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Principal Account on a daily basis during such Monthly Period in an
aggregate amount not to exceed the Finance Charge Deficit; at such time as
the Finance Charge Deficit is equal to zero, such amounts may be released
from the Principal Account to the holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, subject to the preceding proviso.
(d) Daily Allocations During the Rapid Amortization Period. During
the Rapid Amortization Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of
business on each Date of Processing, allocate the following amounts as set forth
below:
(i) Allocate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders and
deposit and retain in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the
product of (A) the Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of
Processing and (B) the aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables on such Date of Processing.
(ii) Allocate to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders and
deposit and retain in the Principal Account an amount equal to the product
of (A) the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of Processing
and (B) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables on
such Date of Processing; provided, however, that after the date on which an
amount of such Collections equal to the Invested Amount has been deposited
into the Collection Account and allocated to the Series 1997-3 Cer-
tificateholders, the amount determined in accordance with this subparagraph
(ii) shall be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate
only if the Transferor Interest on such Date of Processing is greater than
zero (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the
Trust on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Collection
Account and applied in accordance with subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement.
(e) Daily Deposits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer need
not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account at any time
when the requirements of the third paragraph of subsection 4.03(a) of the
Agreement are satisfied.
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(f) Monthly Allocations During the Revolving Period and Accumulation
Period. To the extent not previously allocated pursuant to subsection 4.05(b),
during the Revolving Period, the Servicer shall, on each Transfer Date, allocate
to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders and deposit in the Finance Charge
Account an amount equal to (i) the lesser of (A) the product of (x) the Floating
Allocation Percentage with respect to the preceding Monthly Period and (y) the
aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables for the related
Monthly Period, and (B) the aggregate of the amounts to be applied from amounts
on deposit in the Finance Charge Account on such Transfer Date pursuant to
subsections 4.09(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), 4.09(b)(i) and (ii), 4.09(c)(i) and
4.13(a) through (j) of the Agreement and, to the extent necessary, any amounts
to be applied in accordance with the Spread Account Agreement (other than
payments to First USA Bank or the Transferor), minus (ii) the amounts deposited
and retained in the Finance Charge Account daily during such Monthly Period
pursuant to subsection 4.05(b)(i) of the Agreement. Any such amounts, to the
extent they would be paid to First USA Bank, as Transferor or Servicer, need not
be so deposited but shall be deemed to have been so deposited and, as and when
specified in the subsections identified above, be deemed to have been paid to
First USA Bank pursuant to such subsections. During the Revolving Period and
the Accumulation Period, the Transferor shall, on each Transfer Date deposit in
the Principal Account an amount equal to the sum of (I) the excess of the amount
of Reallocated Principal Collections over the amount deposited and retained in
the Principal Account pursuant to subsection 4.05(b)(ii) or 4.05(c)(ii) of the
Agreement with respect to the Revolving Period or the Accumulation Period,
respectively, and (II) an amount equal to the amount of Excess Principal
Collections to be applied for the benefit of other Series from amounts that
were originally allocated to Series 1997-3, not to exceed (x) during the
Revolving Period, the Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Principal
Receivables for the related Monthly Period or (y) during the Accumulation
Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Principal
Receivables for the related Monthly Period less the amount thereof applied to
pay Monthly Principal on the related Distribution Date.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.05, if on any date the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables is less than the sum of the Invest-
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ed Amounts for all Series then outstanding, all Collections of Principal
Receivables on such date shall be deposited and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement.
The allocations to be made pursuant to this Section 4.05 of the
Agreement also apply to deposits into the Collection Account that are treated as
Collections, including Credit Adjustments, payment of the reassignment price
pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Agreement and proceeds from the sale,
disposition or liquidation of the Receivables pursuant to Section 9.02, 10.01,
12.01 or 12.02 of the Agreement and Section 3 of the Series Supplement for
Series 1997-3. Such deposits to be treated as Collections will be allocated as
Finance Charge Receivables or Principal Receivables as indicated in the
Agreement.
Section 4.06 Determination of Monthly Interest for the Series 1997-3
Certificates. (a) The amount of monthly interest (for the Series 1997-3
Certificates, the "Class A Monthly Interest") distributable from the Dis-
tribution Account with respect to the Class A Certificates on any Distribution
Date shall be an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the Class
A Certificate Rate and (y) a fraction the numerator of which is the actual
number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is
360 and (ii) the Class A Outstanding Principal Balance as of the close of
business on the last day of the preceding Monthly Period; provided, however,
that with respect to the first Distribution Date, Class A Monthly Interest shall
be equal to the sum of (x) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of
(a) the Class A Certificate Rate for the period from and including the Closing
Date to and including June 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which
is 7 and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class A Initial Invested
Amount and (y) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the
Class A Certificate Rate for the period from and including June 17, 1997 to and
including July 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class A Initial Invested Amount.
On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "Class A Interest Shortfall") equal to
the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate Class A Monthly Interest for
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the Interest Period applicable to the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the
amount which was paid to the Class A Certificateholders in respect of interest
on such preceding Distribution Date. If there is a Class A Interest Shortfall
with respect to any Distribution Date, an additional amount ("Class A Default
Interest") shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the Class A
Certificates on each Distribution Date following such Distribution Date to and
including the Distribution Date on which such Class A Interest Shortfall is paid
to Class A Certificateholders equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the
Class A Certificate Rate plus 2.00% per annum and (y) a fraction the numerator
of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) such Class A Interest Shortfall.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class A Default Interest shall
be payable or distributed to Class A Certificateholders only to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
(b) The amount of monthly interest (for the Series 1997-3
Certificates, the "Class B Monthly Interest") distributable from the
Distribution Account with respect to the Class B Certificates on any Distribu-
tion Date shall be an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the
Class B Certificate Rate and (y) a fraction the numerator of which is the actual
number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is
360 and (ii) the Class B Invested Amount as of the close of business on the last
day of the preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the
first Distribution Date, Class B Monthly Interest shall be equal to the sum of
(x) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the Class B
Certificate Rate for the period from and including the Closing Date to and
including June 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is 7 and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class B Initial Invested Amount, and
(y) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the Class B
Certificate Rate for the period from and including June 17, 1997 to and
including July 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class B Initial Invested Amount.
On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "Class B Interest Shortfall") equal to
the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate Class B Monthly Interest for
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the Interest Period applicable to the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the
amount which was paid to the Class B Certificateholders in respect of interest
on such preceding Distribution Date. If there is a Class B Interest Shortfall
with respect to any Distribution Date, an additional amount ("Class B Default
Interest") shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the Class B
Certificates on each Distribution Date following such Distribution Date to and
including the Distribution Date on which such Class B Interest Shortfall is paid
to Class B Certificateholders equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the
Class B Certificate Rate plus 2.00% per annum and (y) a fraction the numerator
of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) such Class B Interest Shortfall.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class B Default Interest shall
be payable or distributed to Class B Certificateholders only to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
(c) The amount of monthly interest (for the Series 1997-3
Certificates, the "CIA Monthly Interest") distributable from the Distribution
Account with respect to the CIA Invested Amount on any Distribution Date shall
be an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the CIA Certificate
Rate and (y) a fraction the numerator of which is the actual number of days in
the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the CIA
Invested Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding
Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the first Distribution
Date, CIA Monthly Interest shall be equal to the sum of (x) an amount equal to
the product of (i) the product of (a) the CIA Certificate Rate for the period
from and including the Closing Date to and including June 16, 1997 and (b) a
fraction the numerator of which is 7 and the denominator of which is 360 and
(ii) the CIA Initial Invested Amount and (y) an amount equal to the product of
(i) the product of (a) the CIA Certificate Rate for the period from and
including June 17, 1997 to and including July 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the CIA
Initial Invested Amount.
On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "CIA Interest Shortfall") equal to the
excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate CIA Monthly Interest for the Interest
Period applicable to the preceding Distribution
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Date over (y) the amount which was paid to the CIA Certificateholders in
respect of interest on such preceding Distribution Date pursuant to the terms
hereof and of the Spread Account Agreement. If there is a CIA Interest
Shortfall with respect to any Distribution Date, an additional amount ("CIA
Default Interest") shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the CIA
Certificates on each Distribution Date following such Distribution Date to and
including the Distribution Date on which such CIA Interest Shortfall is paid to
the CIA Certificateholders equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the
CIA Certificate Rate plus 2.00% per annum and (b) a fraction the numerator of
which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) such CIA Interest Shortfall.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, CIA Default Interest shall be
payable or distributed to the CIA Certificateholders only to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Section 4.07 Determination of Monthly Principal. (a) The amount of
monthly principal (the "Class A Monthly Principal") distributable from the
Principal Account with respect to the Class A Certificates on each Transfer Date
beginning with the Transfer Date in the month following the month in which the
Accumulation Period or, if earlier, the Rapid Amortization Period begins shall
be equal to the least of (i) the Available Investor Principal Collections on
deposit in the Principal Account with respect to such Transfer Date, (ii) for
each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation Period prior to the Class A
Scheduled Payment Date, the Controlled Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date and
(iii) the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount on such Transfer Date prior to any
deposit into the Principal Funding Account to be made on such day.
(b) The amount of monthly principal (the "Class B Monthly Principal")
distributable from the Principal Account with respect to the Class B Certifi-
cates on each Transfer Date, beginning with the Transfer Date first preceding
the Class B Principal Commencement Date, shall be an amount equal to the least
of (i) the Available Investor Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal
Account with respect to such Transfer Date (minus the portion of such Available
Investor Principal Collections applied to Class A Monthly Principal on such
Transfer Date), (ii) for each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation
Period prior to the Class B Scheduled
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Payment Date, the Controlled Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date (minus the
Class A Monthly Principal for such Transfer Date) and (iii) the Class B Adjusted
Invested Amount on such Transfer Date (after taking into account any
adjustments to be made on such Transfer Date pursuant to Sections 4.12 and 4.14
of the Agreement on such Transfer Date).
(c) The amount of monthly principal (the "CIA Monthly Principal")
distributable from the Principal Account with respect to the CIA Certificates on
each Transfer Date, beginning with the Transfer Date first preceding the CIA
Principal Commencement Date, shall be an amount equal to the least of (i) the
Available Investor Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Account
with respect to such Transfer Date (minus the portion of such Available Investor
Principal Collections applied to Class A Monthly Principal and Class B Monthly
Principal on such Transfer Date), (ii) for each Transfer Date with respect to
the Accumulation Period prior to the CIA Scheduled Payment Date, the Controlled
Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date (minus the Class A Monthly Principal and
the Class B Monthly Principal for such Transfer Date) and (iii) the CIA Adjusted
Invested Amount on such Transfer Date (after taking into account any adjustments
to be made on such Transfer Date pursuant to Sections 4.12 and 4.14 of the
Agreement on such Transfer Date).
Section 4.08 Coverage of Required Amount for the Investor
Certificates. On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the
amount (the "Class A Required Amount"), if any, by which the sum of (i) Class A
Monthly Interest for the following Distribution Date, (ii) any Class A Monthly
Interest previously due but not paid to the Class A Certificateholders on a
prior Distribution Date, (iii) Class A Default Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date and any Class A Default Interest previously due but not paid
to the Class A Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (iv) if First
USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee for the
related Distribution Date and (v) the Class A Investor Default Amount, if any,
for such Distribution Date exceeds the Class A Available Funds for the related
Monthly Period.
On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the amount
(the "Class B Required Amount"), if any, equal to the sum of (x) the amount, if
any, by which the sum of (i) Class B Monthly Interest for the following
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Distribution Date, (ii) any Class B Monthly Interest previously due but not paid
to the Class B Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (iii) Class B
Default Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and any Class B Default
Interest previously due but not paid to the Class B Certificateholders on a
prior Distribution Date and (iv) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer,
the Class B Monthly Servicing Fee for the related Distribution Date exceeds the
Class B Investor Percentage of Collections in respect of Finance Charge
Receivables deposited in the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly
Period and (y) the amount, if any, by which the Class B Investor Default Amount,
if any, for such Distribution Date exceeds the amount of Excess Finance Charge
Collections available to make payments with respect thereto pursuant to
subsection 4.13(d) of the Agreement.
In the event that the sum of the Class A Required Amount and the
Class B Required Amount for such Distribution Date is greater than zero, the
Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee of such positive Class A
Required Amount or Class B Required Amount on the Determination Date. In the
event that the Class A Required Amount for such Distribution Date is greater
than zero all or a portion of the Excess Finance Charge Collections with
respect to the related Transfer Date in an amount equal to the Class A Required
Amount for such Distribution Date shall be distributed from the Finance Charge
Account on such Distribution Date pursuant to subsection 4.13(a) of the
Agreement. In the event that the Class A Required Amount for such Transfer Date
exceeds the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such
Transfer Date, the Collections of Principal Receivables allocable to the CIA
Certificates and the Collections of Principal Receivables allocable to the Class
B Certificates with respect to the prior Monthly Period shall be applied as
specified in Section 4.14 of the Agreement. In the event that after the
application of Excess Finance Charge Collections there is a Class B Required
Amount for such Transfer Date, the Collections of Principal Receivables
allocable to the CIA Certificates (after application to the Class A Required
Amount) shall be applied as specified in Section 4.14 of the Agreement;
provided, however, that the sum of any payments pursuant to this paragraph shall
not exceed the sum of the Class A Required Amount and the Class B Required
Amount.
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Section 4.09 Monthly Payments. On each Transfer Date, the Trustee,
acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer substantially
in the form of Exhibit E hereto, shall make the withdrawals, deposits and
payments specified in subsections (a) through (h) of this Section 4.09.
(a) On the Transfer Date preceding each Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the Class A Available Funds deposited or deemed to have been deposited
into the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly Period will be
distributed in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to Class A Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A Monthly Interest
previously due but not paid to Class A Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A Default Interest for such
Distribution Date, shall be deposited by the Servicer or the Trustee into
the Distribution Account;
(ii) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, an amount equal
to the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be
distributed to the Servicer;
(iii) an amount equal to the aggregate Class A Investor Default
Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date shall be (A) distributed to the
Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Distribution Dates
with respect to the Revolving Period, but not exceeding the Transferor
Interest (determined as of such Distribution Date after giving effect to
any Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust during the Monthly
Period relating to such Distribution Date, any such amount in excess of the
Transferor Interest to be treated as Unallocated Principal Collections) and
(B) deposited in the Principal Account and treated as a portion of Avail-
able Investor Principal Collections for Distribution Dates with respect to
the Amortization Period; and
(iv) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Finance Charge
Collections and shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in Section
4.13 of the Agreement.
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(b) On the Transfer Date preceding each Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the Class B Available Funds deposited or deemed to have been deposited
in the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly Period will be distributed
in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B Monthly Interest previ-
ously due but not paid to the Class B Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B Default Interest for such
Distribution Date, shall be deposited by the Servicer or the Trustee into
the Distribution Account;
(ii) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, an amount equal
to the Class B Monthly Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be
distributed to the Servicer; and
(iii) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Finance
Charge Collections and shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in
Section 4.13 of the Agreement.
(c) On the Transfer Date preceding each Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the CIA Available Funds deposited or deemed to have been deposited in
the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly Period will be distributed in
the following priority:
(i) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, an amount equal
to the CIA Monthly Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be
distributed to the Servicer; and
(ii) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Finance Charge
Collections and shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in Section
4.13 of the Agreement.
(d) On each Transfer Date during the Revolving Period, the Trustee
shall distribute an amount equal to the Available Investor Principal Collections
deposited or deemed to have been deposited into the Principal Account for the
related Monthly Period in the following priority:
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(i) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the product of (1) a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Available Investor
Principal Collections and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of
the Principal Collections available for sharing as specified in the related
Series Supplement for each Series and (2) the Principal Shortfall
applicable to such other Series and (B) remaining Available Investor
Principal Collections, shall be treated as Excess Principal Collections and
be deposited in the applicable principal accounts for such other Series
with Principal Shortfalls; and
(ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Available
Investor Principal Collections for such Transfer Date over (B) the applica-
tions specified in subsection 4.09(d)(i) above shall be paid to the Holder
of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate; provided, however, that the
amount to be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate
pursuant to this subsection 4.09(d)(ii) with respect to such Transfer Date
shall be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate
only if the Transferor Interest on the related Date of Processing is
greater than zero (after giving effect to the inclusion in the Trust of
all Receivables created on or prior to such Transfer Date and after giving
effect to Collections of Principal Receivables on such Transfer Date) and
otherwise shall be considered as Unallocated Principal Collections and
deposited into the Principal Account in accordance with subsection 4.03(f).
(e) On each Transfer Date, during the Accumulation Period or the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Trustee shall distribute an amount equal to the
Available Investor Principal Collections deposited or deemed to have been
deposited into the Principal Account for the related Monthly Period in the
following priority:
(i) an amount equal to the Class A Monthly Principal for such
Transfer Date plus, to the extent of any applicable Principal Shortfall for
the related Distribution Date, Excess Principal Collections from other
Series, to the extent available, shall be (A) during the Accumulation
Period, deposited into the Principal Funding Account, and (B) during the
Rapid Amortization Period, deposited into the Distribution Account;
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(ii) after giving effect to the distribu tion referred to in clause
(i) above, an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Principal plus, to the
extent of any applicable Principal Shortfall for the related Distribution
Date, Excess Principal Collections from other Series, to the extent
available, shall be (A) during the Accumulation Period, deposited into the
Principal Funding Account, and (B) during the Rapid Amortization Period,
deposited into the Distribution Account;
(iii) after giving effect to the distributions referred to in
clauses (i) and (ii) above, an amount equal to the CIA Monthly Principal
plus, to the extent of any applicable Principal Shortfall for the related
Distribution Date, Excess Principal Collections from other Series, to the
extent available, shall be (A) during the Accumulation Period, deposited
into the Principal Funding Account, and (B) during the Rapid Amortization
Period, deposited into the Distribution Account;
(iv) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the product of (1) a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Available Investor
Principal Collections remaining after the application specified in
subsections 4.09(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) above and the denominator of which
is equal to the sum of the Available Investor Principal Collections avail
able for sharing as specified in the related Series Supplement for each
other Series and (2) the Principal Shortfalls for all Series and (B) the
Available Investor Principal Collections, shall remain in the Principal
Account to be treated as Excess Principal Collections and applied to Series
other than this Series 1997-3; and
(v) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Available
Investor Principal Collections over (B) the applications specified in
subsection 4.09(e)(i) through (iv) above shall be paid to the Holder of
the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate; provided, however, that the
amount to be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate
pursuant to this subsection 4.09(e)(v) with respect to such Transfer Date
shall be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate only
if the Transferor Interest on the related Date of Processing is greater
than zero (after giving
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effect to the inclusion in the Trust of all Receivables created on or
prior to such Transfer Date and the application of payments referred to in
subsection 4.03(b) of the Agreement) and otherwise shall be considered as
Unallocated Principal Collections and deposited into the Principal Account
in accordance with subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement; provided,
further, that in no event shall the amount payable to the Holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate pursuant to this subsection 4.09(e)(v)
be greater than the Transferor Interest on such Transfer Date.
(f) On the earlier to occur of the first Transfer Date with respect to
the Rapid Amortization Period or the Transfer Date immediately preceding the
Class A Scheduled Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Principal
Funding Account and deposit in the Distribution Account the amount on deposit in
the Principal Funding Account.
(g) [Reserved]
(h) On the earlier to occur of the first Distribution Date with
respect to the Rapid Amortization Period or the Class A Scheduled Payment Date
and on each Distribution Date thereafter, the Trustee shall pay in accordance
with Section 5.01 of the Agreement from the Distribution Account the amount so
deposited into the Distribution Account pursuant to subsection 4.09(f) of the
Agreement on the related Transfer Date in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to the lesser of such amount on deposit in
the Distribution Account and the Class A Invested Amount shall be paid to
the Class A Certificateholders;
(ii) on the Class B Principal Commencement Date and on each
Distribution Date thereafter, after giving effect to the distributions
referred to in clause (i) above, an amount equal to the lesser of such
amount on deposit in the Distribution Account and the Class B Invested
Amount shall be paid to the Class B Certificateholders; and
(iii) on the CIA Principal Commencement Date and on each
Distribution Date thereafter, after giving effect to the distributions
referred to in
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clauses (i) and (ii) above, an amount equal to the lesser of such amount on
deposit in the Distribution Account and the CIA Invested Amount shall be
paid to the CIA Certificateholders.
(i) The Accumulation Period is scheduled to commence at the close of
business on May 31, 2001; provided, however, that, if the Accumulation Period
Length (determined as described below) is less than 12 months, the date on which
the Accumulation Period actually commences may, at the option of the Servicer,
upon written notice to the Trustee, be delayed to the first Business Day of the
month that is the number of months prior to the Class A Scheduled Payment Date
at least equal to the Accumulation Period Length and, as a result, the number of
Monthly Periods in the Accumulation Period will at least equal the Accumulation
Period Length. On each Determination Date until the Accumulation Period be-
gins, the Servicer will determine the "Accumulation Period Length" which will
equal the number of months such that the sum of the Accumulation Period Factors
for each month during such period will be equal to or greater than the Required
Accumulation Factor Number; provided, however, that the Accumulation Period
Length will not be less than one month.
Section 4.10 Payment of Certificate Interest. On each Distribution
Date, the Paying Agent shall pay in accordance with Section 5.01 of the
Agreement to the Class A Certificateholders from the Distribution Account the
amount deposited into the Distribution Account pursuant to subsections
4.09(a)(i), 4.13(a), 4.14(a)(i)(x) and 4.14(b)(i) of the Agreement on the
related Transfer Date or such Distribution Date, as applicable, to the Class B
Certificateholders from the Distribution Account the amount deposited into the
Distribution Account pursuant to subsections 4.09(b)(i), 4.13(c) and
4.14(a)(i)(y) of the Agreement on the related Transfer Date and to the CIA
Certificateholders from the Distribution Account the amount deposited into the
Distribution Account pursuant to subsection 4.13(f) of the Agreement on the
related Transfer Date.
Section 4.11 [Reserved]
Section 4.12 Investor Charge-Offs.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall calculate the Class
A Investor Default
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Amount. If on any Distribution Date, the Class A Investor Default Amount for
such Distribution Date exceeds the sum of the amount allocated with respect
thereto pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iii), subsection 4.13(a) and Section
4.14 of the Agreement with respect to the Monthly Period immediately preceding
such Distribution Date, the CIA Invested Amount will be reduced by the amount of
such excess, but not more than the lesser of the Class A Investor Default Amount
and the CIA Invested Amount for such Distribution Date. In the event that, but
for the limitation on the amount of such reduction in the preceding sentence,
such reduction would cause the CIA Invested Amount to be a negative number, the
CIA Invested Amount will be reduced to zero, and the Class B Invested Amount
will be reduced by the amount by which the CIA Invested Amount would have been
reduced below zero. In the event that such reduction would cause the Class B
Invested Amount to be a negative number, the Class B Invested Amount will be
reduced to zero, and the Class A Invested Amount will be reduced by the amount
by which the Class B Invested Amount would have been reduced below zero, but not
more than the Class A Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date (a
"Class A Investor Charge-Off"). If the Class A Invested Amount has been reduced
by the amount of any Class A Investor Charge-Offs, it will be reimbursed on any
Distribution Date (but not by an amount in excess of the aggregate Class A
Investor Charge-Offs) by the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections allo-
cated and available for such purpose pursuant to subsection 4.13(b) of the
Agreement.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall calculate the Class
B Investor Default Amount. If on any Distribution Date, the Class B Inves tor
Default Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the amount of Excess Finance
Charge Collections and Reallocated Principal Collections which are allocated
and available to fund such amount pursuant to subsection 4.13(d) and Section
4.14 of the Agreement, the CIA In vested Amount (after giving effect to any
adjustments with respect thereto as described in the preceding paragraph) will
be reduced by the amount of such excess but not more than the lesser of the
Class B Investor Default Amount and the CIA Invested Amount for such
Distribution Date. In the event that, but for the limitation on the amount of
such reduction in the preceding sentence, such reduction would cause the CIA
Invested Amount to be a negative number, the CIA Invested Amount shall be
reduced to zero and the Class B Invested Amount shall be reduced
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by the amount by which the CIA Invested Amount would have been reduced below
zero, but not more than the Class B Investor Default Amount for such
Distribution Date (a "Class B Investor Charge-Off"). The Class B Invested
Amount will also be reduced by the amount of Reallocated Class B Principal
Collections in excess of the CIA Invested Amount pursuant to Section 4.14 of
the Agreement and the amount of any portion of the Class B Invested Amount
allocated to the Class A Certificates to avoid a reduction in the Class A
Invested Amount pursuant to subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement. The Class B
Invested Amount will thereafter be reimbursed (but not in the excess of the
unpaid principal balance of the Class B Certificates) on any Distribution Date
by the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and available for
that purpose as described under subsection 4.13(e) of the Agreement.
(c) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall calculate the CIA
Investor Default Amount. If on any Distribution Date, the CIA Investor Default
Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the sum of the amount of Excess
Finance Charge Collections which are allocated and available to fund such amount
pursuant to subsection 4.13(h) of the Agreement, the CIA Invested Amount (after
giving effect to any adjustments with respect thereto as described in the
preceding paragraphs) will be reduced by the amount of such excess but not more
than the lesser of the CIA Investor Default Amount and the CIA Invested Amount
for such Distribution Date (a "CIA Investor Charge-Off"). The CIA Invested
Amount will also be reduced by the amount of Reallocated Principal Collections
pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Agreement and the amount of any portion of the
CIA Invested Amount allocated to the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates to avoid a reduction in the Class A Invested Amount, pursuant to
subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement, or the Class B Invested Amount, pursuant to
subsection 4.12(b) of the Agreement, respectively. The CIA Invested Amount will
thereafter be reimbursed (but not in the excess of the unpaid principal balance
of the CIA Certificates) on any Distribution Date by the amount of Excess
Finance Charge Collections allocated and available for that purpose as described
under subsection 4.13(i) of the Agreement.
Section 4.13 Excess Finance Charge Collections for the Series 1997-3
Certificates. On each Transfer Date, the Servicer will apply or cause the
Trustee to
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apply Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to the related Monthly
Period, to make the following distributions in the following priority:
(a) an amount equal to the Class A Required Amount, if any, with
respect to the related Monthly Period will be used to fund the Class A Required
Amount and be applied in accordance with subsection 4.09(a) of the Agreement;
(b) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Class A Investor
Charge-Offs, which have not been previously reimbursed (after giving effect to
the allocation with respect to the related Distribution Date of certain other
amounts applied for that purpose) will be distributed to the Holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period, but not exceeding the Transferor Interest in Principal
Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust on such day) and on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Amortization Period, will be deposited in the Principal Account and treated as a
portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the related Distribu-
tion Date;
(c) an amount equal to the amount of interest which has accrued with
respect to the Class B Outstanding Principal Balance at the applicable Class B
Certificate Rate but has not been deposited in the Dis tribution Account for the
benefit of the Class B Certificateholders either on such Transfer Date or on a
prior Transfer Date and any other amounts due and owing on the related
Distribution Date pursuant to subsection 4.09(b)(i) of the Agreement will be
deposited into the Distribution Account for payment to the Class B Certifi-
cateholders;
(d) an amount equal to the aggregate Class B Investor Default Amount,
if any, for the related Distribution Date will be distributed to the holder of
the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period (but not exceeding the Transferor Interest in Principal
Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust on such day)), and on Transfer Dates with respect to
the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account and treated
as a
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portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the related Distribution
Date;
(e) an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the Class B
Invested Amount has been reduced below the initial Class B Invested Amount for
reasons other than the payment of principal to the Class B Certificateholders
(but not in excess of the aggregate amount of such reductions which have not
been previously reimbursed) will be distributed to the holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period, but not in an amount exceeding the Transferor Interest in
Principal Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and on Transfer Dates with
respect to the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account
and treated as a portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the
related Distribution Date;
(f) an amount equal to the CIA Monthly Interest for the related
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any CIA Monthly Interest previously due
but not paid to the CIA Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, plus
the amount of any CIA Default Interest for the related Distribution Date, will
be deposited into the Distribution Account for payment to the CIA Certifi-
cateholders;
(g) an amount equal to the Unpaid Investor Monthly Servicing Fee
will be paid to the Servicer;
(h) an amount equal to the aggregate CIA Investor Default Amount, if
any, for the related Distribution Date will be distributed to the holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period (but not exceeding the Transferor Interest in Principal
Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust on such day)), and on Transfer Dates with respect to
the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account and treated
as a portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the related
Distribution Date;
(i) an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the CIA Invested
Amount has been reduced below the CIA Initial Invested Amount for reasons other
than the payment of principal to the CIA Certificate-
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holders (but not in excess of the aggregate amount of such reductions which have
not been previously reimbursed) will be distributed to the holder of the Ex-
changeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period, but not in an amount exceeding the Transferor Interest in
Principal Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and on Transfer Dates with
respect to the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account
and treated as a portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the
related Distribution Date;
(j) on each Transfer Date from and after the Reserve Account Funding
Date, but prior to the date on which the Reserve Account terminates as described
in subsection 4.17(f) of the Agreement, an amount up to the excess, if any, of
the Required Reserve Account Amount over the Available Reserve Account Amount
shall be deposited into the Reserve Account; and
(k) the balance, if any, after giving effect to the payments made
pursuant to subparagraphs (a) through (j) above shall be applied in accordance
with the provisions of the Spread Account Agreement.
Section 4.14 Reallocated Principal Collections for the Series 1997-3
Certificates.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer will apply or cause
the Trustee to apply an amount, not to exceed the CIA Invested Amount, equal to
the product of (a)(i) during the Revolving Period, the CIA Floating Allocation
Percentage or (ii) during an Amortization Period, the CIA Fixed/Floating
Allocation Percentage and (b) the amount of Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to the related Monthly Period in the following priority (such
collections applied in accordance with clause (i) below are called "Reallocated
CIA Principal Collections"):
(i) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the excess, if any, of the
Class A Required Amount with respect to such related Monthly Period over
the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such
related Monthly Period and (y) the Class B Required Amount with respect to
the related Monthly Period which amount shall be applied in priority first
pursuant to subsections 4.09(a)(i)
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through (iii) of the Agreement and then pursuant to subsections 4.09(b)(i)
and (ii) and 4.13(c) and (d) of the Agreement; and
(ii) any such collections not applied in the foregoing manner
(and therefore not constituting Reallocated CIA Principal Collections)
will, on Distribution Dates with respect to the Revolving Period, be
applied as Available Investor Principal Collections.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer will apply or cause
the Trustee to apply an amount, not to exceed the Class B Invested Amount, equal
to the product of (a)(i) during the Revolving Period, the Class B Floating
Allocation Percentage or (ii) during an Amortization Period, the Class B
Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage and (b) the amount of Collections of
Principal Receivables with respect to the related Monthly Period in the
following priority (such collections applied in accordance with clause (i)
below are called "Reallocated Class B Principal Collections"):
(i) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Class A
Required Amount with respect to such related Monthly Period over the sum of
(x) the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such
related Monthly Period and (y) the amount of Reallocated CIA Principal
Collections applied with respect thereto for the related Monthly Period
shall be applied in priority pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(i) through
(iii) of the Agreement; and
(ii) any such collections not applied in the foregoing manner
(and therefore not constituting Reallocated Class B Principal Collections)
will, on Distribution Dates with respect to the Revolving Period, be
applied as Available Investor Principal Collections.
On each Distribution Date the CIA Invested Amount shall be reduced by
the amount of Reallocated CIA Principal Collections and by the amount of
Reallocated Class B Principal Collections for such Distribution Date. In the
event that such reduction would cause the CIA Invested Amount to be a negative
number, the CIA Invested Amount shall be reduced to zero and the Class B
Invested Amount shall be reduced by the amount by which the CIA
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Invested Amount would have been reduced below zero. In the event that the
reallocation of Principal Collections would cause the Class B Invested Amount to
be a negative number on any Distribution Date, Principal Collections shall be
reallocated on such Distribution Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
amount which would cause the Class B Invested Amount to be reduced to zero.
Section 4.15 Determination of LIBOR.
(a) On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Trustee shall determine
LIBOR on the basis of the rate for deposits in United States dollars for a
period equal to the relevant Interest Period which appears on Telerate Page 3750
as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. If such rate does not appear on
Telerate Page 3750, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be
determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars
are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on
that day to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period equal to the
relevant Interest Period. The Trustee shall request the principal London office
of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least
two such quotations are provided, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date
shall be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations
are provided as requested, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be
the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City,
selected by the Servicer, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a
period equal to the relevant Interest Period.
(b) The Class A Certificate Rate, the Class B Certificate Rate and the
CIA Certificate Rate applicable to the then current and the immediately pre-
ceding Interest Periods may be obtained by any Series 1997-3 Certificateholder
by telephoning the Paying Agent at its corporate trust office at (212) 815-5737.
(c) On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Trustee shall send to the
Servicer by facsimile notification of LIBOR for the following Interest Period.
The Trustee shall cause the Class A Certificate Rate and the Class B Certificate
Rate applicable to an Interest Period to be provided to the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange as soon as possible after its determination but in no event
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later than the first day of such Interest Period. In addition the Trustee shall
cause the Class A Monthly Interest and Class B Monthly Interest applicable to an
Interest Period to be provided to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange within one
Business Day of the date on which the Trustee receives notification of the Class
A Monthly Interest and the Class B Monthly Interest from the Servicer.
Section 4.16 Principal Funding Account.
(a) The Servicer shall establish and maintain with a Qualified
Institution, which may be the Trustee, in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of
the Trust, for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders, a segregated
trust account with the corporate trust department of such Qualified Institution
(the "Principal Funding Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating
that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Investor
Certificateholders. The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in
all funds on deposit from time to time in the Principal Funding Account and in
all proceeds thereof. The Principal Funding Account shall be under the sole
dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Investor
Certificateholders. If any time the institution holding the Principal Funding
Account ceases to be a Qualified Institution the Transferor shall notify the
Trustee, and the Trustee upon being notified (or the Servicer on its behalf)
shall, within ten (10) Business Days, establish a new Principal Funding Account
meeting the conditions specified above with a Qualified Institution, and shall
transfer any cash or any investments to such new Principal Funding Account.
The Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall (i) make
withdrawals from the Principal Funding Account from time to time, in the amounts
and for the purposes set forth in this Supplement, and (ii) on each Transfer
Date (from and after the commencement of the Accumulation Period) prior to
termination of the Principal Funding Account make a deposit into the Principal
Funding Account in the amount specified in, and otherwise in accordance with,
subsection 4.09(e) of the Agreement.
(b) Funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account shall be
invested at the written direction of the Servicer by the Trustee in Permitted
Investments. Funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account on any Transfer
Date, after giving effect to any with-
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drawals from the Principal Funding Account on such Transfer Date, shall be
invested in such investments that will mature so that such funds will be
available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Transfer Date. The
Trustee shall maintain for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders
possession of the negotiable instruments or securities, if any, evidencing such
Permitted Investments. No Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior to
its maturity.
On the Transfer Date occurring in the month following the commencement
of the Accumulation Period and on each Transfer Date thereafter with respect to
the Accumulation Period, the Trustee, acting at the Servicer's written direction
given on such Transfer Date, shall (x) transfer from the Principal Funding
Account to the Finance Charge Account the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds
on deposit in the Principal Funding Account, but not in excess of the Covered
Amount, for application as Class A Available Funds, Class B Available Funds and
CIA Available Funds pursuant to subsections 4.09(a), 4.09(b) and 4.09(c),
respectively, of the Agreement and (y) pay any excess Principal Funding
Investment Proceeds to the Transferor. An amount equal to any Principal Funding
Investment Shortfall will be deposited in the Finance Charge Account on each
Transfer Date from the Reserve Account to the extent funds are available
pursuant to subsections 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement.
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (including reinvested interest) shall not
be considered part of the amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Account
for purposes of this Series Supplement.
Section 4.17 Reserve Account.
(a) The Servicer shall establish and maintain with a Qualified
Institution, which may be the Trustee, in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of
the Trust, for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders, a segregated
trust account with the corporate trust department of such Qualified Institution
(the "Reserve Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds
deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders.
The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit
from time to time in the Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof. The
Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for
the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders. If at any
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time the institution holding the Reserve Account ceases to be a Qualified
Institution the Transferor shall notify the Trustee, and the Trustee upon being
notified (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall, within 10 Business Days,
establish a new Reserve Account meeting the conditions specified above with a
Qualified Institution, and shall transfer any cash or any investments to such
new Reserve Account. The Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer,
shall (i) make withdrawals from the Reserve Account from time to time in an
amount up to the Available Reserve Account Amount at such time, for the
purposes set forth in this Supplement, and (ii) on each Transfer Date (from and
after the Reserve Account Funding Date) prior to termination of the Reserve
Account make a deposit into the Reserve Account in the amount specified in, and
otherwise in accordance with, subsection 4.13(j) of the Agreement.
(b) Funds on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be invested at the
written direction of the Servicer by the Trustee in Permitted Investments.
Funds on deposit in the Reserve Account on any Transfer Date, after giving
effect to any withdrawals from the Reserve Account on such Transfer Date, shall
be invested in such investments that will mature so that such funds will be
available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Transfer Date. The
Trustee shall maintain for the bene fit of the Investor Certificateholders
possession of the negotiable instruments or securities, if any, evidencing such
Permitted Investments. No Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior to
its maturity. On each Transfer Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses
and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Transfer Date on funds on
deposit in the Reserve Account shall be retained in the Reserve Account (to the
extent that the Available Reserve Account Amount is less than the Required
Reserve Account Amount) and the balance, if any, shall be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account for application as Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables allocable to the Investor Certificates on such Transfer Date. For
purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balance in the Reserve
Account for any reason under this Supplement, except as otherwise provided in
the preceding sentence, investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to
be available or on deposit.
(c) On each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation Period
prior to the payment in full
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of the Invested Amount and the first Transfer Date with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Servicer shall calculate the "Reserve Draw Amount"
which shall be equal to the Principal Funding Investment Shortfall with respect
to each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation Period or the first
Transfer Date with respect to the Rapid Amortization Period; provided, however,
that such amount will be reduced to the extent that funds otherwise would be
available for deposit in the Reserve Account under subsection 4.13(j) of the
Agreement with respect to such Transfer Date.
(d) In the event that for any Transfer Date the Reserve Draw Amount is
greater than zero, the Reserve Draw Amount, up to the Available Reserve Account
Amount, shall be withdrawn from the Reserve Account on such Transfer Date by the
Trustee (acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Servicer),
deposited into the Finance Charge Account for application in accordance with
Section 4.09 of the Agreement.
(e) In the event that the Reserve Account Surplus on any Transfer
Date, after giving effect to all deposits to and withdrawals from the Reserve
Account with respect to such Transfer Date, is greater than zero, the Trustee,
acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Servicer, shall
withdraw from the Reserve Account and deposit in the Finance Charge Account an
amount equal to such Reserve Account Surplus for application in accordance with
Section 4.09 of the Agreement.
(f) Upon the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of the Trust
pursuant to Article XII of the Agreement, (ii) the day on which the Invested
Amount is paid in full to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders, (iii) if the
Accumulation Period has not commenced, the occurrence of a Pay Out Event with
respect to Series 1997-3 and (iv) if the Accumulation Period has commenced, the
earlier of the first Transfer Date with respect to the Rapid Amortization Period
and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date, the Trustee, acting in accordance with
the written instructions of the Servicer, after the prior payment of all amounts
owing to the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders that are payable from the Reserve
Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Reserve Account and deposit
in the Finance Charge Account all amounts, if any, on deposit in the Reserve
Account for application in accordance with Section 4.09 of the Agreement, and
the
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Reserve Account shall be deemed to have terminated for purposes of this
Supplement.
SECTION 7. Article V of the Agreement. Article V of the Agreement
shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to the Series
1997-3 Certificates:
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS TO INVESTOR
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 5.01 Distributions.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in
accordance with the certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to subsection 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each Class A
Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date (other than as provided
in subsection 2.04(e) or in Section 12.03 of the Agreement respecting a final
distribution) such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the aggregate
Undivided Interests represented by Class A Certificates held by such
Certificateholder) of amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account as are
payable to the Class A Certificateholders pursuant to subsection 4.09(h) and
Section 4.10 of the Agreement by check mailed to each Class A Certificateholder
at such Certificateholder's address as it appears on the Certificate Register
or, in the case of Class A Certificateholders holding Class A Certificates
evidencing Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 80% of the Invested
Amount, by wire transfer, at the expense of such Class A Certificateholder, to
an account or accounts designated by such Class A Certificateholder by written
notice given to the Paying Agent not less than five days prior to the related
Distribution Date; provided, however, that the final payment in retirement of
the Class A Certificates will be made only upon presentation and surrender of
the Class A Certificates at the office or offices specified in the notice of
such final distribution delivered by the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.03 of
the Agreement.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in
accordance with the certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to subsection 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each
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Class B Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date (other than as
provided in subsection 2.04(e) or in Section 12.03 of the Agreement respecting a
final distribution) such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the
aggregate Undivided Interests represented by Class B Certificates held by such
Certificateholder) of amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account as are
payable to the Class B Certificateholders pursuant to subsection 4.09(h) and
Section 4.10 of the Agreement by check mailed to each Class B Certificateholder
at such Certificateholder's address as it appears on the Certificate Register
or, in the case of Class B Certificateholders holding Class B Certificates
evidencing Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 80% of the Class B
Invested Amount, by wire transfer, at the expense of such Class B
Certificateholder, to an account or accounts designated by such Class B
Certificateholder by written notice given to the Paying Agent not less than five
days prior to the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that the final
payment in retirement of the Class B Certificates will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of the Class B Certificates at the office or offices
specified in the notice of such final distribu tion delivered by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Agreement.
(c) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in
accordance with the certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to subsection 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each CIA Certificateholder
of record on the preceding Record Date (other than as provided in subsection
2.04(e) or in Section 12.03 of the Agreement respecting a final distribution)
such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the aggregate Undivided
Interests represented by CIA Certificates held by such Certificateholder) of
amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account as are payable to the CIA
Certificateholders pursuant to subsection 4.09(h), Section 4.10, subsection
4.13(f) and subsection 4.13(k) of the Agreement by wire transfer, at the expense
of such CIA Certificateholder, to an account or accounts designated by such CIA
Certificateholder by written notice given to the Paying Agent not less than five
days prior to the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that the final
payment in retirement of the CIA Certificates will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of the CIA Certificates at the office or offices
specified in the notice of such final distribution
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delivered by the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Agreement.
Section 5.02 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall forward to
each Certificateholder and each Rating Agency a statement substantially in the
form of Exhibit F prepared by the Servicer and delivered to the Trustee and the
Paying Agent on the preceding Determination Date setting forth the following
information (which, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) below, shall be stated on
the basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Certificate):
(i) the total amount distributed;
(ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to Certificate
Interest;
(iii) the amount of such distribution allocable to Certificate
Principal;
(iv) the amount of Collections of Principal Receivables
processed during the related Monthly Period and allocated in respect of the
Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates,
respectively;
(v) the amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
processed during the related Monthly Period and allocated in respect of
the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates, respectively, and the amount of Principal Funding Investment
Proceeds and investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the Reserve
Account;
(vi) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables, the Invested
Amount, the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount, the CIA
Invested Amount, the Floating Allocation Percentage and, during the
Amortization Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage with respect
to the Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the end of the day on the
Record Date;
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(vii) the aggregate outstanding balance of Accounts which are
35, 65, 95, 125, 155 and 185 or more days Contractually Delinquent as of
the end of the day on the Record Date;
(viii) the aggregate Investor Default Amount, the Class A
Investor Default Amount, the Class B Investor Default Amount and the CIA
Investor Default Amount for the related Monthly Period;
(ix) the aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs and the
amount by which the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA Invested Amount
have been reduced with respect to the related Monthly Period;
(x) the aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs
reimbursed and the amount by which reductions of the Class B Invested
Amount and the CIA Invested Amount have been reimbursed on the Transfer
Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date;
(xi) the amount of the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee, the Class B
Monthly Servicing Fee and the CIA Monthly Servicing Fee for the related
Monthly Period;
(xii) the amount of Reallocated CIA Principal Collections and
Reallocated Class B Principal Collections with respect to such
Distribution Date;
(xiii) the CIA Invested Amount as of the close of business on
such Distribution Date;
(xiv) the Class A Pool Factor and the Class B Pool Factor as of
the end of the last day of the related Monthly Period;
(xv) the Portfolio Yield for the related Monthly Period;
(xvi) the Base Rate for the related Monthly Period;
(xvii) the Principal Funding Account Balance on the related
Transfer Date;
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(xviii) the Accumulation Shortfall;
(xix) the Accumulation Period Commencement Date and the
Accumulation Period Length; and
(xx) the Principal Funding Investment Shortfall, the Required
Reserve Account Amount, the Reserve Account Balance and the Reserve Draw
Amount for such Monthly Period.
(b) Annual Certificateholders' Tax Statement. On or before January
31 of each calendar year, beginning with calendar year 1998, the Trustee shall
distribute to each Person who at any time during the preceding calendar year was
a Series 1997-3 Certificateholder, a statement prepared by the Servicer
containing the information required to be contained in the regular monthly
report to Series 1997-3 Certificateholders, as set forth in subclauses (i), (ii)
and (iii) above, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion
thereof during which such Person was a Series 1997-3 Certificateholder, together
with such other customary information (consistent with the treatment of the
Certificates as debt) as the Trustee or the Servicer deems necessary or
desirable to enable the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders to prepare their tax
returns. Such obligations of the Trustee shall be deemed to have been satisfied
to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the
Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in effect.
Section 5.03 Rule 144A Information. So long as any of the CIA
Certificates are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)
under the Securities Act and during any period in which the Trust is not subject
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Transferor agrees to make
available to any QIB or beneficial owner of the CIA Certificates in connection
with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such CIA Certificates
from such QIB or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4)
under the Securities Act.
SECTION 8. Series 1997-3 Pay Out Events. If any one of the following
events shall occur with respect to the Series 1997-3 Certificates:
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(a) failure on the part of the Transferor (i) to make any payment or
deposit required by the terms of (A) the Agreement or (B) this Series
Supplement, on or before the date occurring five days after the date such
payment or deposit is required to be made herein or (ii) duly to observe or
perform in any material respect any covenants or agreements of the Transferor
set forth in the Agreement or this Series Supplement, which failure has a
material adverse effect on the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders and which
continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to the Transferor by the Trustee, or to the Transferor and the Trustee by the
Holders of Series 1997-3 Certificates evidencing Undivided Interests aggre-
gating not less than 50% of the Invested Amount of this Series 1997-3, and
continues to affect materially and adversely the interests of the Series 1997-3
Certificateholders for such period;
(b) any representation or warranty made by the Transferor in the
Agreement or this Series Supplement, or any information contained in a computer
file or microfiche list required to be delivered by the Transferor pursuant to
Section 2.01 or 2.06 of the Agreement, (i) shall prove to have been incorrect in
any material respect when made or when delivered, which continues to be
incorrect in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall
have been given to the Transferor by the Trustee, or to the Transferor and the
Trustee by the Holders of the Series 1997-3 Certificates evidencing Undivided
Interests aggregating more than 50% of the Invested Amount of this Series 1997-3
and (ii) as a result of which the interests of the Series 1997-3
Certificateholders are materially and adversely affected and continue to be
materially and adversely affected for such period; provided, however, that a
Series 1997-3 Pay Out Event pursuant to this subsection 9(b) shall not be deemed
to have occurred hereunder if the Transferor has accepted reassignment of the
related Receivable, or all of such Receivables, if applicable, during such
period in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement;
(c) the average Portfolio Yield for any three consecutive Monthly
Periods is less than the average Base Rate for such three consecutive Monthly
Periods;
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(d) the Transferor shall fail to convey Receivables arising under
Additional Accounts to the Trust, as required by subsection 2.06(a) of the
Agreement; or
(e) any Servicer Default shall occur which would have a material
adverse effect on the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders.
then, in the case of any event described in subparagraph (a), (b) or (e), after
the applicable grace period set forth in such subparagraphs, either the Trustee
or the Holders of Series 1997-3 Certificates evidencing Undivided Interests
aggregating more than 50% of the Invested Amount of this Series 1997-3 by notice
then given in writing to the Transferor and the Servicer (and to the Trustee if
given by the Certificateholders) may declare that a pay out event (a "Series
1997-3 Pay Out Event") has occurred as of the date of such notice, and in the
case of any event described in subparagraphs (c) or (d), a Series 1997-3 Pay Out
Event shall occur without any notice or other action on the part of the Trustee
or the Series 1997-3 Certificateholders immediately upon the occurrence of such
event.
SECTION 9. Series 1997-3 Termination. The right of the Series 1997-3
Certificateholders to receive payments from the Trust will terminate on the
first Business Day following the Series 1997-3 Termination Date.
SECTION 10. Periodic Finance Charges and Other Fees. The Transferor
hereby agrees that, except as otherwise required by any Requirement of Law, or
as is deemed by the Transferor to be necessary in order for the Transferor to
maintain its credit card business, based upon a good faith assessment by the
Transferor, in its sole discretion, of the nature of the competition in the
credit card business, it shall not at any time reduce the Periodic Finance
Charges assessed on any Receivable or other fees on any Account if, as a result
of such reduction, the Transferor's reasonable expectation of the Portfolio
Yield as of such date would be less than the Base Rate.
SECTION 11. Transfers of CIA Certificates; Legends. (a) No CIA
Certificate or any interest therein may be sold (including in the initial
offering), conveyed, assigned, hypothecated, pledged, participated, or
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otherwise transferred (each, a "Transfer") except in accordance with this
Section 11. Any Transfer of a CIA Certificate otherwise permitted by this
Section 11 will be permitted only if it consists of a pro rata percentage
interest in all payments made with respect to such Holder's CIA Certificates and
no Transfers of partial interests in a CIA Certificate shall be permitted. No
CIA Certificate or any interest therein may be Transferred to any Person (each,
an "Assignee"), unless the Assignee shall have executed and delivered the
certification referred to in subsection 11(e) below and each of the Transferor
and the Servicer shall have granted its prior consent thereto. Such consent
shall be granted (assuming that all other conditions specified in this Section
11 to such Transfer are satisfied) unless the Transferor determines in its sole
and absolute discretion that such Transfer would create a risk that the Trust
would be classified for federal or any applicable state tax purposes as an
association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation; provided,
further, that any attempted Transfer that would cause the number of Targeted
Holders to exceed ninety-nine shall be void; and provided, further, that there
shall not at any time be more than 10 CIA Certificateholders or such other
number as may be consented to by the Transferor which consent may be withheld in
its sole and absolute discretion.
(b) Each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate or any interest
therein and any Assignee thereof shall certify to the Transferor, the Servicer,
and the Trustee that it is either (A)(i) a citizen or resident of the U.S., (ii)
a corporation, partnership or other entity organized in or under the laws of the
U.S. or any political subdivision thereof which, if such entity is a tax-exempt
entity, recognizes that payments with respect to the CIA Certificates may
constitute unrelated business taxable income or (iii) a person not described in
(i) or (ii) whose ownership of the CIA Certificates is effectively connected
with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States (within the
meaning of the Code) and whose ownership of any interest in a CIA Certificate
will not result in any withholding obligation with respect to any payments with
respect to the CIA Certificates by any person or (B) an estate or trust the
income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. Each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate also shall agree that (a)
if it is a person described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above, it will furnish
to the person from whom it is ac-
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quiring a CIA Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed
U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (and will agree to furnish a new Form
W-9, or any successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of
any previously delivered form) or (b) if it is a person described in clause
(A)(iii) above, it will furnish to the person from whom it is acquiring a CIA
Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Form 4224 (and will agree to furnish a new Form 4224, or any
successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any
previously delivered form and comparable statements in accordance with
applicable U.S. laws), and, in each case, such other certifications,
representations or opinions of counsel as may be requested by the Transferor,
the Servicer or the Trustee.
(c) Each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate or any interest
therein and any Assignee thereof shall further certify to the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee that it has neither acquired nor will it sell, trade or
transfer any interest in a CIA Certificate or cause an interest in a CIA
Certificate to be marketed on or through an "established securities market"
within the meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Code and any treasury regulation
thereunder, including, without limitation, an over-the-counter-market or an
interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell
quotations. In addition, each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate or any
interest therein and any Assignee shall certify, prior to any delivery or
Transfer to it of a CIA Certificate that it is not and will not become (unless
otherwise consented to by the Transferor in its sole discretion), for so long as
it holds an interest in a CIA Certificate, a partnership, Subchapter S
corporation or grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If an
initial purchaser of an interest in a CIA Certificate or an Assignee cannot make
the certification described in the preceding sentence, the Transferor may, in
its sole discretion, prohibit a Transfer to such entity; provided, however, that
if the Transferor agrees to permit such a Transfer, the Transferor, the
Servicer or the Trustee may require additional certifications in order to
prevent the Trust from being treated as a publicly traded partnership. Each
initial purchaser of an interest in a CIA Certificate and Assignee acknowledges
that the Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Trust will not be treated as
a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation is dependent in part
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on the accuracy of the certifications described in this subsection 11(c).
(d) Each CIA Certificate will bear a legend or legends
substantially in the following form:
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
FIRST USA BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
TITLE I OF ERISA, (II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW
WHICH IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF
ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS
INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A
PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF
CLAUSES (IV) AND (V), ANY INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY
ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED) (EACH
SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V), A "PLAN PURCHASER");
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PURCHASER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN ANY OF CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V) ABOVE
IF THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE TRANSFEROR
TO THE TRANSFER TO SUCH ENTITY; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NO SUCH CONSENT
SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE TRANSFEROR DETERMINES IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE
DISCRETION THAT SUCH TRANSFER WOULD CAUSE THE AGGREGATE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA
INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO PLAN PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA
INVESTED AMOUNT AND ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO PLAN PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF
THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT WILL BE VOID.
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED, SOLD, TRADED OR
TRANSFERRED, NOR MAY AN INTEREST IN THIS CERTIFICATE BE MARKETED, ON OR THROUGH
AN "ESTABLISHED SECURITIES MARKET" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7704(b)(1) OF
THE CODE AND ANY PROPOSED, TEMPORARY OR FINAL TREASURY REGULATION THEREUNDER,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AN OVER-THE-COUNTER-MARKET OR AN INTERDEALER
QUOTATION SYSTEM THAT REGULARLY DISSEMINATES FIRM BUY OR SELL QUOTATIONS.
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THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) TO
THE TRANSFEROR, (2) TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTORS"
(AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND IN
A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(UPON DELIVERY OF THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT AND, IF THE TRUSTEE SO REQUIRES, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE TRUSTEE) OR (3) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON
THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN
THE MEANING OF RULE 144A ("QIB") PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB
PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE,
THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A. EACH CERTIFICATE OWNER BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS
CERTIFICATE IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT IT IS EITHER A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS
OWN ACCOUNT, A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QIB OR AN INSTITUTIONAL
"ACCREDITED INVESTOR" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT). THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER EXCEPT UPON PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE SERIES 1997-3
SUPPLEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE REOFFERED,
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF
EACH OF THE TRANSFEROR AND THE SERVICER AND UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TRUSTEE SHALL
HAVE RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE SERIES 1997-3 SUPPLEMENT.
(e) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of a CIA Certificate,
or any portion thereof, at the office of the Transfer Agent and Registrar,
accompanied by a letter of representations from the prospective CIA
Certificateholder substantially in the form attached as Exhibit G, executed by
the ultimate beneficial purchaser of such CIA Certificate (or any portion
thereof) in person or by such prospective CIA Certificateholder's attorney
thereunto duly authorized in writing, and receipt by the Trustee of the written
consent of each of the Transferor and the Servicer to such transfer, such
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CIA Certificate shall be transferred upon the Certificate Register, and the
Transferor shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferees one or more new registered CIA Certificates
of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and
tenor. Such transfers of CIA Certificates shall be subject to the restric-
tions set forth in this Section 11, to such other restrictions as shall be set
forth in the text of the CIA Certificates and in the letter of representations,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit G, executed by the purchasing CIA
Certificateholder, and to such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by
the Transferor. Successive registrations and registrations of transfers as
aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration
shall be noted on the Certificate Register.
(f) No CIA Certificate or any interest therein may be Transferred
(including in the initial offering) to (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined
in Section 3(3) ERISA) that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA,
(ii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, (iii) a governmental
plan, as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, subject to any federal, state or
local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the provisions of Section
406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (iv) an entity whose underlying
assets include plan assets by reason of a plan's investment in the entity or
(v) a person investing "plan assets" of any such plan (including for purposes
of clauses (iv) and (v), any insurance company general account, but excluding
any entity registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended)
(each such Person described in clauses (i) through (v), a "Plan Purchaser"),
unless the Assignee shall have executed and delivered the certification referred
to in subsection 11(e) above and each of the Transferor and the Servicer shall
have granted its prior written consent thereto. No such consent shall be
granted if the Transferor determines in its sole and absolute discretion that
such Transfer would cause the aggregate percentage of the CIA Invested Amount
Transferred to Plan Purchasers to equal or exceed 25% of the CIA Invested
Amount; provided, further, that any attempted Transfer that would cause the
percentage of the CIA Invested Amount Transferred to Plan Purchasers to equal or
exceed 25% of the CIA Invested Amount shall be void.
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SECTION 12. Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the Trustee and any Paying
Agent shall comply with all Federal withholding requirements with respect to
payments to the CIA Certificateholders of interest, original issue discount, or
other amounts that the Trustee, any Paying Agent, the Servicer or the
Transferor reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of
the CIA Certificateholders shall not be re quired for any such withholding. In
the event the Trustee or the Paying Agent withholds any amount from payments
made to any CIA Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements,
the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall indicate to such CIA Certificateholder the
amount withheld and all such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid to such
CIA Certificateholders and the CIA Certificateholders shall have no claim
therefor.
SECTION 13. Tax Characterization of the CIA Certificates. It is the
intention of the parties hereto that the CIA Certificates be treated for tax
purposes as indebtedness. In the event that the CIA Certificates are not so
treated, it is the intention of the parties that the CIA Certificates be treated
as an interest in a partnership that owns the Receivables. In the event that
the CIA Certificates are treated as an interest in a partnership, it is the
intention of the parties that interest payable on the CIA Certificates be
treated as guaranteed payment and, if for any reason it is not so treated, that
the holders of the CIA Certificates be specially allocated gross interest income
equal to the interest accrued during each Interest Period on the CIA
Certificates.
SECTION 14. ERISA Legend. Each Class B Certificate will bear a
legend or legends substantially in the following form:
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
(AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF
ERISA, (II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS, TO
A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR
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SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN
ASSETS BY REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING
"PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSES (IV) AND (V)
ANY INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED).
Each Certificate Owner by virtue of its beneficial interest in the
Class B Certificates shall be deemed to have made the representations and
warranties stated in such legend.
SECTION 15. Amendment and Ratification of Agreement. As supplemented
by this Series Supplement, the Agreement is in all respects ratified and
confirmed and the Agreement as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall
be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument. Subsection
12.01(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended by substituting in the second
sentence thereof in place of the words "and pay the proceeds to all
Certificateholders of such Series . . ." the following: "and pay the proceeds
to the Investor Certificateholders of such Series . . ."
SECTION 16. Counterparts. This Series Supplement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
SECTION 17. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SERIES SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.
SECTION 18. Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Servicer. First USA Bank, as initial Servicer, hereby makes, and any Successor
Servicer by its appointment under the Agreement shall make the following
representations and warranties:
(a) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals
of or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority required to
be obtained, effected or given by the Servicer in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Supplement
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by the Servicer and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this
Supplement by the Servicer, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are
in full force and effect.
(b) Rescission or Cancellation. The Servicer shall not permit any
rescission or cancellation of any Receivable except as ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority or in accordance with
the normal operating procedures of the Servicer.
(c) Receivables Not To Be Evidenced by Promissory Notes. Except in
connection with its enforcement or collection of an Account, the Servicer will
take no action to cause any Receivable to be evidenced by an instrument or
chattel paper (as defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of Delaware).
SECTION 19. Appointment of co-Paying Agent, co-Transfer Agent and co-
Registrar. BDL is appointed as co-paying agent and as co-transfer agent and co-
registrar in Luxembourg with respect to the Class A Certificates and the Class B
Certificates, for so long as either the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Any reference in this
Series Supplement to the Paying Agent or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall
be deemed to include BDL as co-paying agent or co-transfer agent and
co-registrar, as the case may be, unless the context requires otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee have
caused this Series 1997-3 Supplement to be duly executed by their respective
officers as of the day and year first above written.
FIRST USA BANK,
Transferor and Servicer
By: /s/ W. Todd Peterson
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Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
Trustee
By: /s/ Joseph Ernst
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Name: Joseph Ernst
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER
OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME
AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
No. R-1 $____________
Series Termination
Date: February 17, 2005 CUSIP NO. 337435CD1
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST CLASS A FLOATING RATE
ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, SERIES 1997-3
Evidencing an undivided interest in a trust, the corpus of which consists of
receivables generated from time to time in the ordinary course of business in a
portfolio of VISA (R) and MasterCard (R)/*/ credit card accounts generated
or to be generated by First USA Bank (the "Bank").
(Not an interest in or a recourse obligation
of First USA Bank or any affiliate thereof)
This certifies that CEDE & CO. (the "Certificateholder") is the
registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust (the "Trust") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agree-
ment, dated as of September 1, 1992 between the Bank, as Transferor (the
"Transferor") and as Servicer (the "Servicer"), and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee") of the Trust (the "Agreement"; such term
to include any Supplement or amendment thereto) as amended by Assignment No. 28
of Receivables in Additional Accounts
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/*/ VISA (R) and MasterCard (R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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dated as of June 10, 1997 among the Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, the
Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee of the First USA Credit
Card Master Trust II, and as supplemented by the Series 1997-3 Supplement (the
"Series 1997-3 Supplement"), dated as of June 10, 1997, between the Bank, as
Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee. The corpus of the Trust consists of
all of the Transferor's right, title and interest in a portfolio of receivables
(the "Receivables") existing in certain VISA(R) and MasterCard(R) revolving
credit card accounts identified in the Agreement from time to time (the
"Accounts"), all Receivables generated under the Accounts from time to time
thereafter, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received with
respect to the Receivables in existence in the Accounts, all monies on deposit
in certain bank accounts (excluding any investment earnings on such deposited
amounts except as set forth in the Series 1997-3 Supplement), and all other
assets and interests constituting the Trust and all proceeds of the foregoing.
Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement is set forth
below, this Class A Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement
may be requested from the Trustee by writing to the Trustee at The Bank of New
York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware, 19711,
Attention: Bond Administration. To the extent not defined herein, the
capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement. This Certificate is one of a Series of Certificates entitled "First
USA Credit Card Master Trust Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-3" (the "Class A Certificates"), each of which represents a
fractional undivided interest in the Trust, and is issued under and is subject
to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement, as
amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any
conflict between terms specified in this Class A Certificate and terms specified
in the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall govern.
The Transferor has structured the Agreement, the Class A Certificates
and the First USA Credit Card Master
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Trust Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "Class
B Certificates") with the intention that the Class A Certificates and Class B
Certificates will qualify under applicable tax law as indebtedness, and the
Transferor and each holder of a Class A Certificate (a "Class A
Certificateholder") or any interest therein, by acceptance of its Class A
Certificate or any interest therein, agrees to treat the Class A Certificates
for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign income or franchise taxes and
any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as in debtedness.
The Trust's assets are allocated in part to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, the holders of the Class B Certificates and the holders of the
First USA Credit Card Master Trust CIA Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "CIA
Certificates") (such holders together the "Investor Certificateholders") with
the remainder allocated to holders of other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust, if any, and to the Transferor. In addition to the Class A Certificates,
the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will be reissued pursuant to the Agreement and will represent the
Transferor's interest in the Trust. The reissued Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will represent the interest in the Principal Receivables not
represented by the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates (together the "Investor Certificates") or any other Series of
Certificates. The Exchangeable Transferor Certificate may be exchanged by the
Transferor pursuant to the Agreement for one or more Series of Certificates and
a reissued Exchangeable Transferor Certificate upon the conditions set forth in
the Agreement.
The Class A Initial Invested Amount is $500,000,000. The Class A
Invested Amount for any monthly Distribution Date will be an amount equal to
$500,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the Class
A Certificateholders prior to such Distribution Date and minus the excess, if
any, of the aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs over the Class A
Investor Charge-Offs reimbursed prior to such date.
The Class A Certificates will bear interest at the rate of 5.7975% per
annum on the Class A Initial Invested Amount from June 10, 1997 through June 16,
1997, and at a per annum rate of 0.11% in excess of LIBOR as determined by
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the Trustee on June 13, 1997 for the period from June 17, 1997 through July 16,
1997 and for each Interest Period thereafter, the Class A Certificates will bear
interest at a per annum rate of 0.11% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the
Trustee on the related LIBOR Determination Date (each such rate as in effect
from time to time, the "Class A Certificate Rate"). Interest will be distributed
to the extent of available funds on July 17, 1997, and on the seventeenth day of
each month thereafter, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day until the earlier of the day on which the Class A Invested Amount
is paid in full and the Series Termination Date (each such date a "Distribution
Date"), in an amount equal to the product of (a) the actual number of days in
the related Interest Period divided by 360, (b) the Class A Certificate Rate and
(c) the Class A Outstanding Principal Balance on the last day of the Monthly
Period immediately preceding such Distribution Date. Interest for a
Distribution Date will accrue from and including the previous Distribution Date
(or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Closing
Date), to, and including, the day immediately preceding the current Distribution
Date. Interest payments will be made from Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables and certain other amounts allocated to the Class A Certificates
comprising Class A Available Funds and, in certain circumstances, from
Reallocated Principal Collections on July 17, 1997 and on each Distribution
Date thereafter until the Series 1997-3 Termination Date. Interest will be
payable monthly on each Distribution Date to the Class A Certificateholders of
record as of the related Record Date. The Record Date with respect to any
Distribution Date shall be the last day of the calendar month preceding such
Distribution Date.
As described in the Agreement, Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to any Monthly Period will be allocated on the related
Determination Date on the basis of the aggregate Investor Percentage of all
Series and the Transferor Percentage with respect to the Principal Receivables.
Such allocation will be performed both during the Revolving Period and any
Amortization Period. Throughout the existence of the Trust, the Servicer will
allocate to the Transferor, as holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
for each Monthly Period. During the Revolving Period relating to the Investor
Certif-
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icates, the Class B Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Principal
Receivables and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of
Principal Receivables will be applied first as Reallocated Principal
Collections, to the extent required, and any remaining amounts together with the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage of Principal Receivables will be
distributed first to the certificateholders of other Series to the extent of
the amount of Principal Shortfalls, if any, and then to the Transferor in an
amount not to exceed the amount of the Transferor Interest.
Unless a Pay Out Event has occurred, the Accumulation Period will
begin at the close of business on the last day of the Revolving Period and will
end on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period,
(ii) payment of the Invested Amount in full and (iii) the Series Termination
Date. On each Transfer Date following the commencement of the Accumulation
Period, prior to the earlier of the payment of the Class A Invested Amount in
full and the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will
deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a)
Available Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly
Period, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount and (c) the Class A
Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. Amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the Class A Certificateholders on the
Class A Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the Class A Invested
Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account and beginning with
the Transfer Date related to the Class B Principal Commencement Date, prior to
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in
the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available
Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly Period
remaining after application thereof to the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the
applicable Controlled Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal with
respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount
prior to any such deposit on such day. After payment in full of the Class A
Invested Amount, amounts in the Principal Funding Account will be paid to the
Class B Certificateholders on the Class B Scheduled Payment Date. After the
full amount of the sum of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account, prior to the
commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in the
Principal Funding
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Account an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available Investor Principal
Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after
application thereof to the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly
Principal and the Class B Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date)
and (c) the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day.
After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount, amounts in the Principal Funding Account will be paid to the CIA
Certificateholders on the CIA Scheduled Payment Date. During the Accumulation
Period, the portion of Available Investor Principal Collections not applied to
Class A Monthly Principal, Class B Monthly Principal or CIA Monthly Principal
on a Transfer Date will generally be treated as Excess Principal Collections.
Upon written notice to the Trustee and satisfaction of certain
conditions, the Servicer may elect to postpone the commencement of the
Accumulation Period, and extend the length of the Revolving Period.
Unless the Rapid Amortization Period has begun, funds on deposit in
the Principal Funding Account will be distributed to the Class A
Certificateholders on the June 2002 Distribution Date (the "Class A Scheduled
Payment Date"). If the aggregate principal amount of deposits made to the
Principal Funding Account are insufficient to pay in full the Class A Invested
Amount on the Class A Scheduled Payment Date the Rapid Amortization Period will
commence and on each Distribution Date thereafter until the Class A Invested
Amount is paid in full, the Class A Certificateholders will receive
distributions of Class A Monthly Principal and Class A Monthly Interest.
If a Pay Out Event occurs during the Accumulation Period, the Rapid
Amortization Period will commence and any amount on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account will be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class of
Certificates, sequentially, in order of seniority, on the Distribution Date
following the Monthly Period in which the Rapid Amortization Period commences.
During the period beginning on the earlier of the day on which a Pay
Out Event occurs and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date if the Invested Amount
is not paid in full on such date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
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which the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA
Invested Amount have been paid in full and (ii) the Series Termination Date (the
"Rapid Amortization Period"), collections of Principal Receivables allocated
to the Invested Amount will no longer be paid to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or to the holders of the certificates of any other Series
or, if the Accumulation Period has commenced, deposited in the Principal
Funding Account, but instead will be distributed to the Class A
Certificateholders and, following payment in full of the Class A Invested
Amount, to the Class B Certificateholders, and, following payment in full of
the Class B Invested Amount, to the CIA Certificateholders, monthly on each
Distribution Date beginning with the Distribution Date in the month following
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period.
Subject to the Agreement, payments of principal are limited to the
unpaid Class A Invested Amount of the Class A Certificates, which may be less
than the unpaid balance of the Class A Certificates pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement. All principal of and interest on the Class A Certificates is due and
payable no later than February 17, 2005 (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day) (the "Series Termination Date"). After the
Series Termination Date, neither the Trust nor the Transferor will have any
further obligation to distribute principal or interest on the Class A
Certificates.
The transfer of this Certificate shall be registered in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Class A Certificates of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate Undivided Interests will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, Class A Certificates are exchangeable for new Class A
Certificates evidencing like aggregate Undivided Interests, as requested by the
Class A Certificateholder surrendering such Class A Certificates. No service
charge may be imposed for any such exchange but
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the Transferor, Servicer, or Transfer Agent and Registrar may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection therewith.
The Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person
in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, nor any agent of any of them or of
any such agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain
circumstances described in the Agreement.
The Agreement and any Supplement may be amended by the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of certificateholders of any
Series then outstanding for any purpose, provided that (i) the Transferor shall
deliver an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such
amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of such
certificateholders, and (ii) such amendment will not result in a withdrawal or
reduction of the rating of any outstanding Series.
The Agreement and the Series 1997-3 Supplement may be amended by the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of
certificates evidencing undivided interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of
the investor interests of all Series adversely affected, for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Agreement or the Series 1997-3 Supplement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of certificateholders of any then outstanding Series. No
such amendment, however, may (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing of, distributions required to be made on any such Series, (b) change
the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any certificate-
holder of such Series, or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of undivided
interests the holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, in
each case without the consent of all certificateholders of all Series adversely
affected. Promptly following the execution of any amendment to the Agreement,
the Trustee will furnish written notice of the substance of such amendment to
each Class A Certificateholder.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed on this 10th day of June, 1997.
FIRST USA BANK
By:____________________________
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the within-
mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Authenticating Agent
Date: June 10, 1997
By:__________________________
Name: Reyne Macadaeg
Title: Assistant Vice
President
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EXHIBIT B
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER
OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME
AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
(AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF
ERISA, (II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS, TO
A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION
4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY
REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING "PLAN
ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSES (IV) AND (V), ANY
INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED).
No. R-1 $___________
Series Termination
Date: February 17, 2005 CUSIP NO. 337435CE9
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST CLASS B FLOATING RATE
ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, SERIES 1997-3
Evidencing an undivided interest in a trust, the corpus of which consists of
receivables generated from time to time in the ordinary course of business in a
portfolio of VISA(R) and
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MasterCard(R)* credit card accounts generated or to be generated by First
USA Bank (the "Bank").
(Not an interest in or a recourse obligation
of First USA Bank or any affiliate thereof)
This certifies that CEDE & CO. (the "Certificateholder") is the
registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust (the "Trust") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992 between the Bank, as Transferor (the
"Transferor") and as Servicer (the "Servicer"), and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee") of the Trust (the "Agreement"; such term
to include any Supplement or amendment thereto) as amended by Assignment No. 28
of Receivables in Additional Accounts dated as of June 10, 1997 among the Bank,
as Transferor and Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as
trustee of the First USA Credit Card Master Trust II, and as supplemented by the
Series 1997-3 Supplement (the "Series 1997-3 Supplement"), dated as of June 10,
1997, between the Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee. The corpus
of the Trust consists of all of the Transferor's right, title and interest in a
portfolio of receivables (the "Receivables") existing in certain VISA(R) and
MasterCard(R) revolving credit card accounts identified in the Agreement from
time to time (the "Accounts"), all Receivables generated under the Accounts
from time to time thereafter, all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received with respect to the Receivables in existence in the Accounts, all
monies on deposit in certain bank accounts (excluding any investment earnings on
such deposited amounts except as set forth in the Series 1997-3 Supplement), and
all other assets and interests constituting the Trust and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement is set forth
below, this Class B Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and obligations of
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* VISA(R) and MasterCard(R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA Incorporated
and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement may be requested from the Trustee by
writing to the Trustee at The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center,
Route 273, Newark, Delaware, 19711, Attention: Bond Administration. To the
extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement. This Certificate is one of a Series of
Certificates entitled "First USA Credit Card Master Trust Class B Floating Rate
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-3" (the "Class B Certificates"), each of
which represents a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, and is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement,
to which Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by
virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is
bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Class B
Certificate and terms specified in the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement
shall govern.
The Transferor has structured the Agreement, the Class B Certificates
and the First USA Credit Card Master Trust Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "Class A Certificates") with the intention
that the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates will qualify under
applicable tax law as indebtedness, and the Transferor and each holder of a
Class B Certificate (a "Class B Certificateholder") or any interest therein, by
acceptance of its Class B Certificate or any interest therein, agrees to treat
the Class B Certificates for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign
income or franchise taxes and any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as
indebtedness.
The Trust's assets are allocated in part to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, the holders of the Class B Certificates and the holders of the
First USA Credit Card Master Trust CIA Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "CIA
Certificates") (such holders together the "Investor Certificateholders") with
the remainder allocated to holders of other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust, if any, and to the Transferor. In addition to the Class A Certificates,
the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will be reissued pursuant to the Agreement and will represent the
Transferor's interest in the Trust. The reissued Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will represent the interest in the Principal Receivables not
represented by the Class A
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Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates (together the
"Investor Certificates") or any other Series of Certificates. The Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate may be exchanged by the Transferor pursuant to the
Agreement for one or more Series of Certificates and a reissued Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate upon the conditions set forth in the Agreement.
The Class B Initial Invested Amount is $45,180,000. The Class B
Invested Amount for any monthly Distribution Date will be an amount equal to (i)
$45,180,000 minus (ii) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the
Class B Certificateholders prior to such Distribution Date, minus (iii) the
aggregate amount of Class B Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution
Dates minus (iv) the aggregate amount of Reallocated Class B Principal
Collections for which the CIA Invested Amount has not been reduced for all prior
Distribution Dates minus (v) an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which
the Class B Invested Amount has been reduced to fund the Class A Investor
Default Amount on all prior Distribution Dates as described in the Agreement
and plus (vi) the aggregate amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections and
certain other amounts allocated and available for purposes of reimbursing
amounts deducted pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v).
The Class B Certificates will bear interest at the rate of 5.9775% per
annum on the Class B Initial Invested Amount from June 10, 1997 through June 16,
1997, and at a per annum rate of 0.29% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the
Trustee on June 13, 1997 for the period from June 17, 1997 through July 16, 1997
and for each Interest Period thereafter, the Class B Certificates will bear
interest at a per annum rate of 0.29% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the
Trustee on the related LIBOR Determination Date (each such rate as in effect
from time to time, the "Class B Certificate Rate"). Interest will be distributed
to the extent of available funds on July 17, 1997, and on the seventeenth day of
each month thereafter, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day until the earlier of the day on which the Class B Invested Amount
is paid in full and the Series Termination Date (each such date a "Distribution
Date"), in an amount equal to the product of (a) the actual number of days in
the related Interest Period divided by 360, (b) the Class B Certificate Rate and
(c) the Class B Invested Amount on the last day of the Monthly Period
immediately preceding such Distribution
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Date. Interest for a Distribution Date will accrue from and including the
previous Distribution Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from
and including the Closing Date), to, and including, the day immediately
preceding the current Distribution Date. Interest payments will be made from
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and, in certain circumstances, from
Reallocated Principal Collections on July 17, 1997 and on each Distribution Date
thereafter until the Series 1997-3 Termination Date. Interest will be payable
monthly on each Distribution Date to the Class B Certificateholders of record as
of the related Record Date. The Record Date with respect to any Distribution
Date shall be the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution
Date.
As described in the Agreement, Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to any Monthly Period will be allocated on the related
Determination Date on the basis of the aggregate Investor Percentage of all
Series and the Transferor Percentage with respect to the Principal Receivables.
Such allocation will be performed both during the Revolving Period and any
Amortization Period. Throughout the existence of the Trust, the Servicer will
allocate to the Transferor, as holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
for each Monthly Period. During the Revolving Period relating to the Investor
Certificates, the Class B Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of
Principal Receivables and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections
of Principal Receivables will be applied first as Reallocated Principal
Collections, to the extent required, and any remaining amounts together with the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage of Principal Receivables will be
distributed first to the certificateholders of other Series to the extent of
the amount of Principal Shortfalls, if any, and then to the Transferor in an
amount not to exceed the amount of the Transferor Interest.
Unless a Pay Out Event has occurred, the Accumulation Period will
begin at the close of business on the last day of the Revolving Period and will
end on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period,
(ii) payment of the Invested Amount in full and (iii) the Series Termination
Date. On each Transfer Date following the commencement of the Accumulation
Period, prior to the earli-
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er of the payment of the Class A Invested Amount in full and the commencement of
the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding
Account an amount equal to the least of (a) Available Investor Principal
Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly Period, (b) the applicable
Controlled Deposit Amount and (c) the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount prior to
any such deposit on such day. Amounts in the Principal Funding Account will be
paid to the Class A Certificateholders on the Class A Scheduled Payment Date.
After the full amount of the Class A Invested Amount has been deposited in the
Principal Funding Account and beginning with the Transfer Date related to the
Class B Principal Commencement Date, prior to the commencement of the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding Account
an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available Investor Principal Collections
with respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after application thereof
to the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount
(minus the Class A Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date) and (c)
the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day.
After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, amounts in the Principal
Funding Account will be paid to the Class B Certificateholders on the Class B
Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the sum of the Class A Invested
Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal
Funding Account, prior to the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the
Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the
least of (a) the Available Investor Principal Collections with respect to the
preceding Monthly Period remaining after application thereof to the Class A
Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled
Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal and the Class B Monthly
Principal with respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the CIA Adjusted Invested
Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. After payment in full of the Class
A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, amounts in the Principal
Funding Account will be paid to the CIA Certificateholders on the CIA Scheduled
Payment Date. During the Accumulation Period, the portion of Available Investor
Principal Collections not applied to Class A Monthly Principal, Class B Monthly
Principal or CIA Monthly Principal on a Transfer Date will generally be treated
as Excess Principal Collections.
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Upon written notice to the Trustee and satisfaction of certain
conditions, the Servicer may elect to postpone the commencement of the
Accumulation Period, and extend the length of the Revolving Period.
On the June 2002 Distribution Date if the Class A Invested Amount is
paid in full, Available Investor Principal Collections and Excess Principal
Collections allocable to Series 1997-3 will be used to pay the Class B Invested
Amount as described in the Agreement. If the Available Investor Principal
Collections and Excess Principal Collections allocable to Series 1997-3 are
insufficient to pay in full the Class B Invested Amount on the June 2002
Distribution Date, the Rapid Amortization Period will commence.
If a Pay Out Event occurs during the Accumulation Period, the Rapid
Amortization Period will commence and any amount on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account will be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class of
Certificates, sequentially, in order of seniority, on the Distribution Date
following the Monthly Period in which the Rapid Amortization Period commences.
During the period beginning on the earlier of the day on which a Pay
Out Event occurs and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date if the Invested Amount
is not paid in full on such date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA
Invested Amount have been paid in full and (ii) the Series Termination Date (the
"Rapid Amortization Period"), collections of Principal Receivables allocated
to the Invested Amount will no longer be paid to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or to the holders of the certificates of any other Series
or, if the Accumulation Period has commenced, deposited in the Principal
Funding Account, but instead will be distributed to the Class A
Certificateholders and, following payment in full of the Class A Invested
Amount, to the Class B Certificateholders, and, following payment in full of
the Class B Invested Amount, to the CIA Certificateholders, monthly on each
Distribution Date beginning with the Distribution Date in the month following
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period.
Principal payments on the Class B Certificates will be, during the
Accumulation Period, funded by deposits to the Principal Funding Account or,
during the Rapid Amor-
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tization Period, made monthly, and will commence on the date (the "Class B
Principal Commencement Date") which is (a) with respect to the Accumulation
Period, the first Distribution Date on which an amount equal to the Class A
Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account and
allocated to the Class A Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount
has been paid in full or, if there are no Principal Receivables allocable to the
Investor Certificates remaining after payments have been made to the Class A
Certificates on such Distribution Date, the Distribution Date following the
Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount has been paid in full.
After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, amounts deposited in the
Principal Funding Account for the benefit of the Class B Certificates will be
paid to the Class B Certificateholders on the June 2002 Distribution Date and on
each Distribution Date during the Rapid Amortization Period beginning with the
Class B Principal Commencement Date, and thereafter until the payment in full
of the Class B Invested Amount or the termination of the Trust, the Percentage
Allocation of all collections of Principal Receivables and certain other amounts
for the preceding Monthly Period remaining after payment in full of the Class A
Invested Amount will be distributed to the Class B Certificateholders.
Subject to the Agreement, payments of principal are limited to the
unpaid Class B Invested Amount of the Class B Certificates, which may be less
than the unpaid balance of the Class B Certificates pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement. All principal of and interest on the Class B Certificates is due and
payable no later than February 17, 2005 (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day) (the "Series Termination Date"). After the
Series Termination Date, neither the Trust nor the Transferor will have any
further obligation to distribute principal or interest on the Class B
Certificates.
The transfer of this Certificate shall be registered in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satis factory to the
Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and
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thereupon one or more new Class B Certificates of authorized denominations and
for the same aggregate Undivided Interests will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, Class B Certificates are exchangeable for new Class B
Certificates evidencing like aggregate Undivided Interests, as requested by the
Class B Certificateholder surrendering such Class B Certificates. No service
charge may be imposed for any such exchange but the Transferor, Servicer, or
Transfer Agent and Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
therewith.
The Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person
in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, nor any agent of any of them or of
any such agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain
circumstances described in the Agreement.
The Agreement and any Supplement may be amended by the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of certificateholders of any
Series then outstanding for any purpose, provided that (i) the Transferor shall
deliver an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such
amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of such
certificateholders, and (ii) such amendment will not result in a withdrawal or
reduction of the rating of any outstanding Series.
The Agreement and the Series 1997-3 Supplement may be amended by the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of
certificates evidencing undivided interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of
the investor interests of all Series adversely affected, for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Agreement or the Series 1997-3 Supplement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of certificateholders of any then outstanding Series. No
such amendment, however, may (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing of, distributions required to be made on any such Series, (b) change
the definition of or
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the manner of calculating the interest of any certificateholder of such Series,
or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of undivided interests the holders of
which are required to consent to any such amendment, in each case without the
consent of all certificateholders of all Series adversely affected. Promptly
following the execution of any amendment to the Agreement, the Trustee will
furnish written notice of the substance of such amendment to each Class B
Certificateholder.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed on this 10th day of June, 1997.
FIRST USA BANK
By:____________________________
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the within-
mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Authenticating Agent
Date: June 10, 1997
By:__________________________
Name: Reyne Macadaeg
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT C
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
(AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF
ERISA, (II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS,
TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN
ASSETS BY REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING
"PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSE (IV) OR (V),
ANY INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED) (EACH SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN
CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V), A "PLAN PURCHASER"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
PURCHASER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET
FORTH IN ANY OF CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V) ABOVE IF THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRANSFER TO SUCH ENTITY; AND
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NO SUCH CONSENT SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE TRANSFEROR
DETERMINES IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THAT SUCH TRANSFER WOULD CAUSE
THE AGGREGATE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO PLAN
PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT AND ANY ATTEMPTED
TRANSFER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
TO PLAN PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT WILL BE
VOID.
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED, SOLD, TRADED OR TRANSFERRED, NOR
MAY AN INTEREST IN THIS CERTIFICATE BE MARKETED, ON OR THROUGH AN "ESTABLISHED
SECURITIES MARKET" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7704(B)(1) OF THE CODE AND ANY
PROPOSED, TEMPORARY OR FINAL TREASURY REGULATION THEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, AN OVER-THE-COUNTER-MARKET OR AN INTERDEALER QUOTATION SYSTEM THAT
REGULARLY DISSEMINATES FIRM BUY OR SELL QUOTATIONS.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER
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HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) TO THE TRANSFEROR, (2) TO
A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTORS" (AS DEFINED IN RULE
501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND IN A TRANSACTION
EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRA TION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (UPON DELIVERY
OF THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND, IF THE
TRUSTEE SO REQUIRES, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE) OR (3)
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF
RULE 144A ("QIB") PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER,
RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A. EACH
CERTIFICATE OWNER BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS CERTIFICATE IS
DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT IT IS EITHER A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, A
QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QIB OR AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT). THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER
EXCEPT UPON PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE SERIES 1997-3
SUPPLEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE REOFFERED,
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF
EACH OF THE TRANSFEROR AND THE SERVICER AND UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TRUSTEE SHALL
HAVE RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE SERIES 1997-3 SUPPLEMENT.
No. R-1 $___________
Series Termination
Date: February 17, 2005 CUSIP NO. 337435CJ8
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
CIA CERTIFICATE, SERIES 1997-3
Evidencing an undivided interest in a trust, the corpus of which consists of
receivables generated from time to time in the ordinary course of business in a
portfolio of VISA(R) and
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MasterCard(R)* credit card accounts generated or to be generated by First
USA Bank (the "Bank").
(Not an interest in or a recourse obligation
of First USA Bank or any affiliate thereof)
This certifies that _____________________ (the "Certificateholder") is
the registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in the First USA Credit
Card Master Trust (the "Trust") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992 between the Bank, as Transferor (the
"Transferor") and as Servicer (the "Servicer"), and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee") of the Trust (the "Agreement"; such term
to include any Supplement or amendment thereto) as amended by Assignment No. 28
of Receivables in Additional Accounts dated as of June 10, 1997 among the Bank,
as Transferor and Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as
trustee of the First USA Credit Card Master Trust II, and as supplemented by the
Series 1997-3 Supplement (the "Series 1997-3 Supplement"), dated as of June 10,
1997, between the Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee. The corpus
of the Trust consists of all of the Transferor's right, title and interest in a
portfolio of receivables (the "Receivables") existing in certain VISA(R) and
MasterCard(R) revolving credit card accounts identified in the Agreement from
time to time (the "Accounts"), all Receivables generated under the Accounts
from time to time thereafter, all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received with respect to the Receivables in existence in the Accounts, all
monies on deposit in certain bank accounts (excluding any investment earnings on
such deposited amounts except as set forth in the Series 1997-3 Supplement), and
all other assets and interests constituting the Trust and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement is set forth
below, this CIA Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement or the
Spread Account Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, between the Trustee, the
Transferor, the Servicer and The Bank of New York, as initial collateral agent
(the "Spread Account Agreement")
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* VISA(R) and MasterCard(R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA Incorporated
and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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and reference is made to the Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement for
information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations,
proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of
the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement may be requested from the Trustee by
writing to the Trustee at The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center,
Route 273, Newark, Delaware, 19711, Attention: Bond Administration. To the
extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement or in the Spread Account Agreement. This
Certificate is one of a Series of Certificates entitled "First USA Credit Card
Master Trust CIA Certificates, Series 1997-3" (the "CIA Certificates"), each of
which represents a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, and is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement, to which Agreement and Spread Account
Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the
case of any conflict between terms specified in this CIA Certificate and terms
specified in the Agreement or the Spread Account Agreement, the terms of the
Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement shall govern.
The Transferor has structured the Agreement, the CIA Certificates, the
First USA Credit Card Master Trust Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "Class A Certificates") and the First USA
Credit Card Master Trust Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-3 (the "Class B Certificates") with the intention that the CIA
Certificates, the Class A Certifi cates and Class B Certificates will qualify
under applicable tax law as indebtedness, and the Transferor and each holder of
a CIA Certificate (a "CIA Certificateholder") or any interest therein, by
acceptance of its CIA Certificate or any interest therein, agrees to treat the
CIA Certificates for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign income or
franchise taxes and any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as
indebtedness.
The Trust's assets are allocated in part to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, the holders of the Class B Certificates and the holders of the CIA
Certificates (such holders together the "Investor Certificateholders") with the
remainder allocated to holders of other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust and outstanding from time
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to time and to the Transferor. In addition to the Class A Certificates, the
Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will be reissued pursuant to the Agreement and will represent the
Transferor's interest in the Trust. The reissued Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will represent the interest in the Principal Receivables not
represented by the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates (together the "Investor Certificates") or any other Series of
Certificates. The Exchangeable Transferor Certificate may be exchanged by the
Transferor pursuant to the Agreement for one or more Series of Certificates and
a reissued Exchangeable Transferor Certificate upon the conditions set forth in
the Agreement.
The CIA Initial Invested Amount is $57,230,000. The CIA Invested
Amount for any monthly Distribution Date will be an amount equal to (i) the CIA
Initial Invested Amount, minus (ii) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the CIA Certificateholders prior to such Dis tribution Date, minus (iii)
the aggregate amount of CIA Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution
Dates allocated to the CIA Certificates, minus (iv) the aggregate amount of
Reallocated Principal Collections for all prior Distribution Dates which have
been used to fund the Class A Required Amount or the Class B Required Amount
allocated to the CIA Certificates, minus (v) an amount equal to the aggregate
amount by which the CIA Invested Amount has been reduced to fund the Class A
Investor Default Amount and the Class B Investor Default Amount on all prior
Distribution Dates as described in the Agreement and allocated to the CIA
Certificates and plus (vi) the aggregate amount of Excess Finance Charge
Collections and certain other amounts allocated and available for purposes of
reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and
(iv); provided, however, that the CIA Invested Amount may not be reduced below
zero.
The CIA Certificates will bear interest at the rate of _____% per
annum from June 10, 1997 through June 16, 1997, and at a per annum rate of ____%
in excess of LIBOR as determined by the Trustee on June 13, 1997 for the period
from June 17, 1997 through July 16, 1997 and for each Interest Period
thereafter, the CIA Certificates will bear interest at a per annum rate of
_____% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the Trustee on the related LIBOR
Determination Date (each such rate as in effect from time to time, the
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"CIA Certificate Rate"). Interest will be distributed to the extent of available
funds on July 17, 1997, and on the seventeenth day of each month thereafter, or
if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day until the
earlier of the day on which the CIA Invested Amount is paid in full and the
Series Termination Date (each such date a "Distribution Date"), in an amount
equal to the product of (a) the actual number of days in the related Interest
Period divided by 360, (b) the CIA Certificate Rate and (c) the CIA Invested
Amount on the last day of the Monthly Period immediately preceding such
Distribution Date. Interest for a Distribution Date will accrue from and
including the previous Distribution Date (or in the case of the first
Distribution Date, from and including the Closing Date), to, and including,
the day immediately preceding the current Distribu tion Date. Interest payments
will be made on July 17, 1997 and on each Distribution Date thereafter until the
Series 1997-3 Termination Date. Interest will be payable monthly on each
Distribution Date to the CIA Certificateholders of record as of the related
Record Date in accordance with the provisions of the Spread Account Agreement.
The Record Date with respect to any Distribution Date shall be the last day of
the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date.
The Servicer will establish and maintain a "Spread Account" with The
Bank of New York, as collateral agent (the "Collateral Agent") or a Qualified
Institution which at all times has a short-term rating of "P-1" by Moody's and
"A-1" by Standard & Poor's for the benefit of the CIA Certificateholders and
First USA Bank as holder of the Transferor Interest, pursuant to the Spread
Account Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Spread Account will be used to
fund shortfalls in amounts available to fund the CIA Required Amount and to
make payments to the CIA Certificateholders, following payment in full of the
Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, of the Repayment Amount
as provided in the Spread Account Agreement. Under certain circumstances
described in the Spread Account Agreement, the Spread Account will be funded by
Excess Finance Charge Collections and in certain circumstances such amounts may
be released from the Spread Account. On the date on which all amounts due to
the Certificateholders have been paid in full, all amounts, if any, then
remaining in the Spread Account shall be distributed to the holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate or the spread replacement amount providers,
as appropriate.
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As described in the Agreement, Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to any Monthly Period will be allocated on the related
Determination Date on the basis of the aggregate Investor Percentage of all
Series and the Transferor Percentage with respect to the Principal Receivables.
Such allocation will be performed both during the Revolving Period and any
Amortization Period. Throughout the existence of the Trust, the Servicer will
allocate to the Transferor, as holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
for each Monthly Period. During the Revolving Period relating to the Investor
Certificates, the Class B Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of
Principal Receivables and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections
of Principal Receivables will be applied first as Reallocated Principal
Collections, to the extent required, and any remaining amounts together with the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage of Principal Receivables will be
distributed first to the certificateholders of other Series to the extent of
the amount of Principal Shortfalls, if any, and then to the Transferor in an
amount not to exceed the amount of the Transferor Interest.
Unless a Pay Out Event has occurred, the Accumulation Period will
begin at the close of business on the last day of the Revolving Period and will
end on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period,
(ii) payment of the Invested Amount in full and (iii) the Series Termination
Date. On each Transfer Date following the commencement of the Accumulation
Period, prior to the earlier of the payment of the Class A Invested Amount in
full and the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will
deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a)
Available Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly
Period, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount and (c) the Class A
Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. Amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the Class A Certificateholders on the
Class A Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the Class A Invested
Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account and beginning with
the Transfer Date related to the Class B Principal Commencement Date, prior to
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in
the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available
Investor Principal Collec-
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tions with respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after application
thereof to the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit
Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date)
and (c) the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such
day. After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the Class B Certificateholders on the
Class B Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the sum of the Class A
Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been deposited in the
Principal Funding Account, prior to the commencement of the Rapid Amortization
Period, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount
equal to the least of (a) the Available Investor Principal Collections with
respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after application thereof to
the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, (b) the applicable
Controlled Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal and the Class B
Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the CIA Adjusted
Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. After payment in full of
the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the CIA Certificateholders on the CIA
Scheduled Payment Date. Principal on the CIA Certificates is scheduled to be
distributed on the June 2002 Distribution Date. During the Accumulation
Period, the portion of Available Investor Principal Collections not applied to
Class A Monthly Principal, Class B Monthly Principal or CIA Monthly Principal on
a Transfer Date will generally be treated as Excess Principal Collections.
Upon written notice to the Trustee and satisfaction of certain
conditions, the Servicer may elect to postpone the commencement of the
Accumulation Period, and extend the length of the Revolving Period.
On the June 2002 Distribution Date if the Class A Invested Amount and
the Class B Invested Amount each is paid in full, Available Investor Principal
Collections and Excess Principal Collections allocable to Series 1997-3
remaining after payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B
Invested Amount will be used to pay the CIA Invested Amount until the earlier of
the date on which the CIA Invested Amount is paid in full and the Series
Termination Date, as described in the Agreement.
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If a Pay Out Event occurs during the Accumulation Period, the Rapid
Amortization Period will commence and any amount on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account will be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class of
Certificates, sequentially, in order of seniority, on the Distribution Date
following the Monthly Period in which the Rapid Amortization Period commences.
During the period beginning on the earlier of the day on which a Pay
Out Event occurs and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date if the Invested Amount
is not paid in full on such date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA
Invested Amount have been paid in full and (ii) the Series Termination Date (the
"Rapid Amortization Period"), collections of Principal Receivables allocated
to the Invested Amount will no longer be paid to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or to the holders of the certificates of any other Series
or, if the Accumulation Period has commenced, deposited in the Principal
Funding Account, but instead will be distributed to the Class A
Certificateholders and, following payment in full of the Class A Invested
Amount, to the Class B Certificateholders, and, following payment in full of
the Class B Invested Amount, to the CIA Certificateholders, monthly on each
Distribution Date beginning with the Distribution Date in the month following
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period.
Principal payments on the CIA Certificates will be, during the
Accumulation Period, funded by deposits to the Principal Funding Account or,
during the Rapid Amortization Period, made monthly, and will commence on the
date (the "CIA Principal Commencement Date") which is (a) with respect to the
Accumulation Period, the first Distribution Date on which an amount equal to the
sum of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been
deposited in the Principal Funding Account and allocated to the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount
and the Class B Invested Amount have each been paid in full or, if there are no
Principal Receivables allocable to the Investor Certificates remaining after
payments have been made to the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates
on such Distribution Date, the Distribution Date following the Distribution Date
on which the Class A Invested Amount and
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the Class B Invested Amount have each been paid in full. After payment in full
of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, amounts
deposited in the Principal Funding Account for the benefit of the CIA
Certificates will be paid to the CIA Certificateholders on the June 2002
Distribution Date and on each Distribution Date during the Rapid Amortization
Period beginning with the CIA Principal Commencement Date, and thereafter until
the payment in full of the CIA Invested Amount or the termination of the Trust,
the Percentage Allocation of all Collections of Principal Receivables and
certain other amounts for the preceding Monthly Period remaining after payment
in full of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount will be
distributed to the CIA Certificateholders.
Subject to the Agreement, payments of principal are limited to the
unpaid CIA Invested Amount of the CIA Certificates, which may be less than the
unpaid balance of the CIA Certificates pursuant to the terms of the Agreement
and the CIA Investor Principal Balance pursuant to the Spread Account Agreement.
All principal of and interest on the CIA Certificates is due and payable no
later than February 17, 2005 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day) (the "Series Termination Date"). After the Series
Termination Date, neither the Trust nor the Transferor will have any further
obligation to distribute principal or interest on the CIA Certificates.
The transfer of this Certificate shall be registered in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new CIA Certificates of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate Undivided Interests will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, CIA Certificates are exchangeable for new CIA Certificates
evidencing like aggregate Undivided Interests, as requested by the CIA
Certificateholder surrendering such CIA Certificates. No service charge may be
imposed for any such exchange but the Transferor, Servicer, or Transfer Agent
and Registrar may require
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payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection therewith.
The Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person
in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, nor any agent of any of them or of
any such agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain
circumstances described in the Agreement.
The Agreement and any Supplement may be amended by the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of certificateholders of any
Series then outstanding for any purpose, provided that (i) the Transferor shall
deliver an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such
amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of such
certificateholders, and (ii) such amendment will not result in a withdrawal or
reduction of the rating of any outstanding Series.
The Agreement and the Series 1997-3 Supplement may be amended by the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of
certificates evidencing undivided interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of
the investor interests of all Series adversely affected, for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Agreement or the Series 1997-3 Supplement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of certificateholders of any then outstanding Series. No
such amendment, however, may (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing of, distributions required to be made on any such Series, (b) change
the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any
certificateholder of such Series, or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
undivided interests the holders of which are required to consent to any such
amendment, in each case without the consent of all certificateholders of all
Series adversely affected. Promptly following the execution of any amendment to
the Agreement, the Trustee will furnish written notice of the substance of such
amendment to each CIA Certificateholder.
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The holder of this Certificate by its acceptance hereof agrees that
(i) it will not institute or join against the Trust and (ii) it will not, in its
capacity as a Certificateholder, institute or join against the Transferor any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding or
other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for one
year and a day after the payment in full of the last outstanding investor
certificate issued by the First USA Credit Card Master Trust; provided, that the
foregoing shall not limit the right of the holder of this Certificate to file
any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any such bankruptcy,
reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding that was
instituted by any person other than a CIA Certificateholder.
The holder hereof by its acceptance of this Certificate further
agrees that it will report its interest in the CIA Investor Principal Balance,
with respect to all taxes, in a manner consistent with the intended
characterization referred to in Section 3.07 of the Agreement.
Neither this Certificate nor any interest herein may be sold conveyed,
assigned, hypothecated, pledged, participated, or otherwise transferred, except
in accordance with the Agreement, and any such transfer will be permitted only
if it consists of a pro rata percentage interest in all payments made with
respect to this Certificate. No transfers of partial interests in this
Certificate shall be permitted.
Neither this Certificate nor any interest herein may be transferred to
any person, unless the transferee shall have executed and delivered the
certifications required by the Agreement and each of the Transferor and the
Servicer shall have granted its prior consent thereto. Such consent shall be
granted unless the Transferor determines in its sole and absolute discretion
that the proposed transfer would create a risk that the Trust would be
classified for federal or any applicable state tax purposes as an association
or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any attempted transfer of this Certificate or an interest herein that
would cause the aggregate number of (i) holders of a right to receive interest
or principal with respect to the CIA Certificates (or other interests in the
Trust), other than certificates (or other such interests) with respect to which
an opinion
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is rendered that such certificates (or other such interests) will be treated as
debt for federal income tax purposes, and (ii) any holders of a right to receive
any amount in respect of the Transferor Interest, to exceed ninety nine shall be
void.
The holder of this Certificate or any interest therein hereby
certifies that it is either (A)(i) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity organized in or under the laws
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof which, if a tax-exempt
entity, recognizes that payments with respect to this Certificate may constitute
unrelated business taxable income or (iii) a person not described in (i) or
(ii) whose ownership of this Certificate is effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business within the United States (within the meaning of
the Code) and whose ownership of any interest in this Certificate will not
result in any withholding obligation with respect to any payments with respect
to this Certificate by any person (other than withholding, if any, under Section
1446 of the Code), or (B) an estate or trust the income of which is includible
in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes. If the holder
hereof is (a) a person described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above, it has
furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed United States
Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and agrees to furnish a new Form W-9, or any
successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously
delivered form or (b) a person described in clause (A)(iii) above, it has
furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed United States
Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 and agrees to furnish a new Form 4224, or any
successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any
previously delivered form, and comparable statements in accordance with
applicable United States laws.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed on this 10th day of June, 1997.
FIRST USA BANK
By:____________________________
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the CIA Certificates referred to in the within-
mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Authenticating Agent
Date: June 10, 1997
By:__________________________
Name: Reyne Macadaeg
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT D
[LOGO OF DTC APPEARS HERE]
BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (CMOs)
(WITHOUT OWNER OPTION TO REDEEM)
OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES AND PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES
LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS
(TO BE COMPLETED BY ISSUER AND TRUSTEE)
First USA Bank
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
The Bank of New York (Delaware)
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(NAME OF TRUSTEE)
June 10, 1997
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(Date)
Attention: General Counsel's Office
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
55 Water Street: 49th Floor
New York, NY 10041-0099
Re: $500,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-3; $45,180,000 Class B Floating
Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-3
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(ISSUE DESCRIPTION)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter sets forth our understanding with respect to certain matters
relating to the above-referenced issue (the "Securities"). Trustee will act as
trustee with respect to the Securities pursuant to a trust indenture dated as of
September 1, 1992* (the "Document"). Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.** is
distributing the Securities through THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY ("DTC").
To induce DTC to accept the Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC, and
to act in accordance with its Rules with respect to the Securities, Issuer and
Trustee make the following representations to DTC:
1. Prior to closing on the Securities on June 10, 1997, there shall be
deposited with DTC one Security certificate registered in the name of DTC's
nominee, Cede & Co., for each stated maturity of the Securities in the face
amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto the total of
* As supplemented as of June 10, 1997
** As Representative for itself, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Swiss Bank
Corporation, London Branch and Banc One Capital Corporation
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which represents 100% of the principal amount of such Securities. If, however,
the aggregate principal amount of any maturity exceeds $200 million, one
certificate will be issued with respect to each $200 million of principal amount
and an additional certificate will be issued with respect to any remaining
principal amount. Each Security certificate shall bear the following legend:
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of
the Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such
other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any
payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by
an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as
the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
2. In the event of any solicitation of consents from or voting by holders
of the Securities, Issuer or Trustee shall establish a record date for such
purposes (with no provision for revocation of consents or votes by subsequent
holders) and shall send notice of such record date to DTC not less than 13
calendar days in advance of such record date. Notices to DTC pursuant to this
Paragraph by telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization Department at (212)
709-6896 or (212) 709-6897, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed by
telephoning (212) 709-6870. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph by mail or
by any other means shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization Department as indicated
in Paragraph 4.
3. In the event of a full or partial redemption, Issuer or Trustee shall
send a notice to DTC specifying: (a) the amount of the redemption or refunding;
(b) in the case of a refunding, the maturity date(s) established under the
refunding; and (c) the date such notice is to be mailed to Security holders or
published (the "Publication Date"). Such notice shall be sent to DTC by an
secure means (e.g., legible telecopy, registered or certified mail, overnight
delivery) in a timely manner designed to assure that such notice is in DTC's
possession no later than the close of business on the business day before or, if
possible, two business days before the Publication Date. Issuer or Trustee
shall forward such notice either in a separate secure transmission for each
CUSIP number or in a secure transmission for multiple CUSIP numbers (if
applicable) which includes a manifest or list of each CUSIP number submitted in
that transmission. (The party sending such notice shall have a method to verify
subsequently the use of such means and the timeliness of such notice.) The
Publication Date shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to
the redemption date or, in the case of an advance refunding, the date that the
proceeds are deposited in escrow. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph by
telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Call Notification Department at (516) 227-4039
or (516) 227-4190. If the party sending the notice does not receive telecopy
receipt from DTC confirming that the notice has been received, such party shall
telephone (516) 227-4070. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph by mail or
by any other means shall be sent to:
Manager; Call Notification Department
The Depository Trust Company
711 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530-4719
4. In the event of an invitation to tender the Securities (including
mandatory tenders, exchanges, and capital changes), notice by Issuer or Trustee
to Security holders specifying the terms of the tender and the Publication Date
of such notice shall be sent to DTC by a secure means in the manner set forth in
the preceding Paragraph. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph and notices
of other corporate actions by telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization
Department at (212) 709-1093
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or (212) 709-1094, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed by telephoning
(212) 709-6884. Notices to DTC pursuant to the above by mail or by any other
means shall be sent to:
Manager: Reorganization Department
Reorganization Window
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
5. All notices and payment advices sent to DTC shall contain the CUSIP
number of the Securities.
6. Trustee shall send DTC written notice with respect to the dollar amount
per $1,000 original face value (or other minimum authorized denomination if less
than $1,000 face value) payable on each payment date allocated as to the
interest and principal portions thereof preferably 5, but not less than 2,
business days prior to such payment date. Such notices, which shall also
contain the current pool factor, any special adjustments to principal/interest
rates (e.g., adjustments due to deferred interest or shortfall), and Trustee
contact's name and telephone number, shall be sent by telecopy to DTC's Dividend
Department at (212) 709-1723, or if by mail or by any other means to:
Manager: Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
7. [NOTE: ISSUER MUST REPRESENT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, AND CROSS OUT THE
OTHER:] [The interest accrual period is payment date to payment date.]
8. Trustee must provide DTC, no later than noon (Eastern Time) on the
payment date, CUSIP numbers for each issue for which payment is being sent, as
well as the dollar amount of the payment for each issue. Notification of
payment details should be sent using automated communications.
9. Interest payments and principal payments that are part of periodic
principal-and-interest payments shall be received by Cede & Co., as nominee of
DTC, or its registered assigns in same-day funds, no later than 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time) on each payment date (in accordance with existing arrangements
between Issuer or Trustee and DTC). Absent any other arrangements between
Issuer or Trustee and DTC, such funds shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Dividend Deposit Account 066-026776
Issuer or Trustee shall provide interest payment information to a standard
announcement service subscribed to by DTC. In the unlikely event that no such
service exists, Issuer or Trustee shall provide interest payment information
directly to DTC in advance of the interest payment date as soon as the
information is available. This information should be conveyed directly to DTC
electronically. If electronic transmission is not available, absent any other
arrangements between Trustee and DTC, such information should be sent by
telecopy to DTC's Dividend Department at (212) 709-1723 or
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(212) 709-1686, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed by telephoning
(212) 709-1270. Notices to DTC pursuant to the above by mail or by any other
means shall be sent to:
Manager: Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square; 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
10. DTC shall receive maturity and redemption payments allocated with
respect to each CUSIP number on the payable date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time). Absent any other arrangements between Trustee and DTC, such
payments shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Redemption Account 066-027306
in accordance with existing SDFS payment procedures in the manner set forth in
DTC's SDFS Paying Agent Operating Procedures, a copy of which has previously
been furnished to Trustee.
11. DTC shall receive all reorganization payments and CUSIP-level detail
resulting from corporate actions (such as tender offers, remarketings, or
mergers) on the first payable date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time). Absent any other arrangements between Trustee and DTC, such payments
shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Reorganization Account 066-027608
12. DTC may direct Issuer or Trustee to use any other number of address as
the number or address to which notices or payments of interest or principal may
be sent.
13. In the event of a redemption, acceleration, or any other similar
transaction (e.g., tender made and accepted in response to Issuer's or Trustee's
invitation) necessitating a reduction in the aggregate principal amount of
Securities outstanding or an advance refunding of part of the Securities
outstanding, DTC, in its discretion: (a) may request Issuer or Trustee to issue
and authenticate a new Security certificate; or (b) may make an appropriate
notation on the Security certificate indicating the date and amount of such
reduction in principal except in the case of final maturity, in which case the
certificate will be presented to Issuer or Trustee prior to payment, if
required.
14. In the event that Issuer determines that beneficial owners of
Securities shall be able to obtain certificated Securities, Issuer or Trustee
shall notify DTC of the availability of certificates. In such event, Issuer or
Trustee shall issue, transfer, and exchange certificates in appropriate amounts,
as required by DTC and others.
15. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository
with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer
or Trustee (at which time DTC will confirm with Issuer or Trustee the aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding). Under such circumstances, at DTC
request Issuer and Trustee shall cooperate fully with DTC by taking
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appropriate action to make available one or more separate certificates
evidencing Securities to any DTC Participant having Securities credited to its
DTC accounts.
16. Issuer: (a) understands that DTC has no obligation to, and will not,
communicate to its Participants or to any person having an interest in the
Securities any information contained in the Security certificate(s); and (b)
acknowledges that neither DTC's Participants nor any person having an interest
in the Securities shall be deemed to have notice of the provisions of the
Security certificates by virtue of submission of such certificate(s) to DTC.
17. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require Trustee to advance funds on
behalf of Issuer.
18. Rider 5A is incorporated herein.
NOTES: Very truly yours,
A. If there is a Trustee ( as defined
in this Letter of Representations),
Trustee as well as Issuer must sign
this Letter. If there is no Trustee, FIRST USA BANK
in signing this Letter Issuer itself ---------------------------------
undertakes to perform all of the (Issuer)
obligations set forth herein.
B. Schedule B contains statements
that DTC believes accurately describe By: /s/ W. Todd Peterson
DTC, the method of effecting book-entry ------------------------------
transfer of securities distributed through (Authorized Officer's Signature)
DTC, and certain related matters.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)
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(Trustee)
By: /s/ ?????????????
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(Authorized Officer's Signature)
Received and Accepted:
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ???????????
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cc: Underwriter
Underwriter's Counsel
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Rider 5A
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19. The terms "trust indenture" and "Indenture" are hereby replaced
wherever they appear in the Letter of Representations with the term
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement."
20. The term "Securities" is hereby replaced wherever it appears in the
Letter of Representations with the term "Certificates."
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SCHEDULE A
(Describe Issue)
First USA Credit Card Master Trust
$500,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-3
$45,180,000 Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-3
CUSIP Principal Amount Maturity Date Interest Rate
----- ---------------- ------------- -------------
337435CD1 $ 200,000,000 February 17, 2005 0.11% above LIBOR
337435CD1 $ 200,000,000 February 17, 2005 0.11% above LIBOR
337435CD1 $ 100,000,000 February 17, 2005 0.11% above LIBOR
337435CE9 $ 45,180,000 February 17, 2005 0.29% above LIBOR
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SCHEDULE B
SAMPLE OFFICIAL STATEMENT LANGUAGE
DESCRIBING BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY ISSUANCE
-----------------------------------
(PREPARED BY DTC - BRACKETED MATERIAL MAY BE APPLICABLE ONLY TO CERTAIN ISSUES)
1. The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, NY, will act as
securities depository for the securities (the "Securities"). The Securities
will be issued as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede &
Co. (DTC's partnership nominee). One fully-registered Security certificate will
be issued for [each issue of] the Securities, [each] in the aggregate principal
amount of such issue, and will be deposited with DTC. [If, however, the
aggregate principal amount of [any] issue exceeds $200 million, one certificate
will be issued with respect to each $200 million of principal amount and an
additional certificate will issued with respect to any remaining principal
amount of such issue.]
2. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York
Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking
Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. DTC holds securities that its participants ("Participants")
deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among Participants of
securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities
through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Participants' accounts,
thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.
Direct Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is owned
by a number of its Direct Participants and by the New York Exchange, Inc., the
American Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as
securities brokers and dealers, banks, and trust companies that clear through or
maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or
indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The Rules applicable to DTC and its
Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
3. Purchase of Securities under the DTC system must be made by or through
Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Securities on DTC's
records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Security
("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect
Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation
from DTC of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are expected to receive
written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic
statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through
which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership
interests in the Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books
of Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will
not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Securities,
except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Securities is
discontinued.
4. To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Securities deposited by
Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC's partnership nominee,
Cede & Co. The deposit of Securities with DTC and their registration in the
name of Cede & Co. effect no change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no
knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Securities; DTC's records
reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such
Securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The
Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on
behalf of their customers.
5. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct
Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by
arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as
may be in effect from time to time.
[6. Redemption notices shall be sent to Cede & Co. If less than all of the
Securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTC's practice is to determine by
lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be
redeemed.]
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7. Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will consent or vote with respect to
Securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to Issuer as
soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s
consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the
Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to
the Omnibus Proxy).
8. Principal and interest payments on the Securities will be made to DTC.
DTC's practice is to credit Direct Participants' accounts on payable date in
accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has
reason to believe that it will not receive payment on payable date. Payments by
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of
customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the
responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, Trustee, or Issuer, subject
to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to
time. Payment of principal and interest to DTC is the responsibility of Issuer
or Trustee, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants shall be the
responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial
Owners shall be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.
[9. A Beneficial Owner shall give notice to elect to have its Securities
purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to Trustee [or
Tender/Remarketing Agent], and shall effect delivery of such Securities by
causing the Direct Participant to transfer the Participant's interest in the
Securities, on DTC's records, to Trustee [or Tender/Remarketing Agent]. The
requirement for physical delivery of Securities in connection with an optional
tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed satisfied when the ownership
rights in the Securities are transferred by Direct Participants on DTC's
records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered Securities to Trustee
[or Tender/Remarketing Agent's] DTC account.]
10. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository
with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer
or Agent. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities
depository is not obtained, Security certificates are required to be printed and
delivered.
11. Issuer may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry
transfer through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event,
Security certificates will be printed and delivered.
12. The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry
system has been obtained from sources that Issuer believes to be reliable, but
Issuer takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
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[LOGO OF DTC APPEARS HERE]
REPRESENTATIONS FOR DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN ("DWAC")
TO BE INCLUDED IN DTC LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS
The Security certificate(s) shall remain in Agent's custody as a "Balance
Certificate" subject to the provisions of the Balance Certificate Agreement
between Agent and DTC currently in effect.
On each day on which Agent is open for business and on which it receives an
instruction originated by a Participant through DTC's Deposit/Withdrawal at
Custodian ("DWAC") system to increase the Participant's account by a specified
number of shares, units, or obligations (a "Deposit Instruction"), Agent shall,
before 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) that day, either approve or cancel the Deposit
Instruction through the DWAC system.
On each day on which Agent is open for business and on which it receives an
instruction originated by a Participant through the DWAC system to decrease the
Participant's account by a specified number of shares, units, or obligations (a
"Withdrawal Instruction"), Agent shall, before 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) that
day, either approve or cancel the Withdrawal Instruction through the DWAC
system.
Agent agrees that its approval of a Deposit or Withdrawal Instruction shall
be deemed to be the receipt by DTC of a new, reissued or reregistered
certificated security on registration of transfer to the name of Cede & Co. for
the quantity of Securities evidenced by the Balance Certificate after the
Deposit or Withdrawal Instruction is effected.
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EXHIBIT E
MONTHLY ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND
NOTIFICATION TO THE TRUSTEE
FIRST USA BANK
________________________________________________
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST, SERIES 1997-3
________________________________________________
Monthly Period:
Distribution Date:
Transfer Date:
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of First USA Bank (the "Bank")
as Servicer, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
September 1, 1992 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") and the Series 1997-3
Supplement dated June 10, 1997 (the "Supplement") by and between the Bank and
The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee (the "Trustee"), does hereby
certify as follows:
I Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective
meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, that the
preceding "Monthly Period" shall mean the Monthly Period immediately preceding
the calendar month in which this Certificate is delivered. References herein to
certain sections and subsections are references to the respective sections and
subsections of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This Certificate is
delivered pursuant to Section 4.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
II The Bank is Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
III The undersigned is a Servicing Officer.
IV The date of this notice is a Determination Date under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
I. INSTRUCTION TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL.
Pursuant to Section 4.09, the Servicer does hereby instruct the Trustee (i) to
make a withdrawal from the Finance Charge Account on the above referenced
Transfer Date under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in an aggregate amount
as set forth below in respect of the following amounts and (ii) to apply the
proceeds of such withdrawal in accordance with Section 4.05:
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PAGE E-2
1. A. Class A Finance Charge Allocations
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
Reserve Account Withdrawals N/A
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Total Class A Available Funds
B. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(a)(i):
1. Interest to be paid to Certificateholders at the
Certificate Rate for the Interest Period on the
Invested Amount (Actual/360)
Class A
2. Overdue Interest
3. Default Interest
C. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(ii):
Class A Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period if First USA Bank is no longer Servicer
D. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iii):
Class A Investor Default Amount for the preceding
Monthly Period
--------------
E. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iv):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
to be distributed per Section 4.13
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2. A. Class B Finance Charge Allocations
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
Reserve Account Withdrawals N/A
--------------
Total Class B Available Funds
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B. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(b)(i):
1. Interest to be paid to Certificateholders at the
Certificate Rate for the Interest Period on the
Invested Amount (Actual/360)
Class B
2. Overdue Interest
3. Default Interest
C. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(b)(ii):
Class B Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period if First USA Bank is no longer Servicer
--------------
D. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(b)(iii):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
distributed per Section 4.13
==============
3. A. CIA Finance Charge Allocations
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
Reserve Account Withdrawals N/A
--------------
Total CIA Available Funds
B. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(c)(i):
CIA Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period if First USA Bank is no longer Servicer
--------------
C. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(c)(ii):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
to be distributed per Section 4.13
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4. A. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(a)(iv), 4.09(b)(iii) and
4.09(c)(ii):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
to be distributed per Section 4.13
Total Excess Finance Charge Collections
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II. APPLICATION OF EXCESS FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS
Pursuant to Section 4.13, the Servicer hereby instructs
the Trustee to apply Excess Finance Charge Collections,
determined pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.09,
in the following priority:
A. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(a):
The Class A Required Amount applied in accordance with
subsection 4.09(a)
B. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(b):
Amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs
not previously reimbursed
C. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(c):
Amount equal to unpaid Class B Monthly Interest Due
on the Class B Outstanding Principal Balance
D. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(d):
Class B Investor Default Amount for the preceding
Monthly Period
E. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(e):
Reimbursement of Class B Invested Amount which has
been reduced for reasons other than principal payments
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F. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(f):
1. CIA Monthly Interest for the preceding
Interest Period on the Invested
Amount (Actual/360)
2. Overdue Interest
3. CIA Default Interest
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G. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(g):
Unpaid Investor Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period to be paid to First USA Bank
H. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(h):
CIA Investor Default Amount for the preceding
Monthly Period
I. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(i):
Reimbursement of CIA Invested Amount which has
been reduced for reasons other than principal payments
J. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(j):
The excess, if any, of the Required Reserve Account Amount
over Available Reserve Account Amount to be funded to the
Reserve Account
K. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(k):
Remaining amount to be applied pursuant to
the Spread Account Agreement
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Total (Excess F/C Collections from 4(A) above)
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III. APPLICATION OF PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS
Pursuant to Sections 4.05, 4.07, 4.09, 4.14 and 4.16,
the Servicer hereby instructs the Trustee to apply
Principal Collections available on the Transfer Date,
determined pursuant to the provisions of the above
sections, in the following priority:
A. Principal Collections
1. Class A Principal Collections
Class A Investor Default Amount (during
Accumulation Period)
Class A Investor Charge-Offs (during Accumulation
Period)
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Total Class A Monthly Principal
2. Class B Principal Collections
Class B Investor Default Amount (during
Accumulation Period)
Class B Investor Charge-Offs (during Accumulation
Period)
--------------
Total Class B Monthly Principal
3. CIA Principal Collections
CIA Investor Default Amt (during Accumulation
Period)
CIA Investor Charge-Offs (during Accumulation
Period)
--------------
Total CIA Monthly Principal
4. Excess Principal Collections (other series)
--------------
Total Principal Collections
==============
B. Allocation of Principal Collections
1. Amount of CIA Principal Reallocated to F/C Account
2. Amount of Class B Principal Reallocated to F/C Account
3. Amount of Investor Principal Collections to other Series
4. Payment of principal to Class A Certificateholders
5. Payment of principal to Class B Certificateholders
6. Payment of principal to CIA Certificateholders
7. Payment of principal to Principal Funding Account
8. Amount returned to Bank
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Total Principal Allocations
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IV. TRUSTEE DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY
(1) Investor Monthly Servicing Fee paid to First USA Bank
(2) Total Default Amounts paid to First USA Bank
(3) Excess Spread paid to Spread Account, then to First USA Bank
(a) Interest on Spread Account Balance
(4) Monthly Principal Collections to First USA Bank
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Total to First USA Bank
(5) Deposit to Spread Account (Excess Spread if not funded by
Spread Replacement Amount from Spread Replacement Providers)
(6) Deposit to Reserve Account
(7) Interest payment to Class A Certificateholders (DTC)
(8) Interest payment to Class B Certificateholders (DTC)
(9) Interest payment to CIA Certificateholders
(10) Certificate Principal to Principal Funding Account
(11) Principal to Certificateholders (DTC)
(12) Investor Principal Collections to other Series
(13) Monthly Principal Payment to CIA Certificateholders
(14) Excess Spread paid to and retained in Spread Account
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Total Disbursements
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Total Class A, B and C funds to be allocated
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Amount to satisfy Cap Amount (funded by Spread Replacement Providers)
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EXHIBIT F
MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
FIRST USA BANK
________________________________________________
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST, SERIES 1997-3
________________________________________________
Monthly Period:
Distribution Date:
Transfer Date:
Under Section 5.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September
1, 1992 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") by and between First USA Bank
(the "Bank") and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee")
the Bank, as Servicer, is required to prepare certain information each
month regarding current distributions to Certificateholders and the
performance of the First USA Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust")
during the previous month. The information which is required to be
prepared with respect to the Distribution Date noted above and with
respect to the performance of the Trust during the month noted above is
set forth below. Certain information is presented on the basis of an original
principal amount of $1,000 per Series 1997-3 Certificate (a "Certificate").
Certain other information is presented based on the aggregate amount for the
Trust as a whole. Capitalized terms used in this Monthly Certificateholders'
Statement have their respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
1. Information Regarding the Current Monthly Distribution.
A. The total amount of the distribution to
Certificateholders on the Distribution Date per
$1,000 original certificate principal amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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B. The amount of the distribution
in respect of interest on the
Certificates, per $1,000 original
certificate principal amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
C. The amount of the distribution
in respect of principal on the Certificates, per
$1,000 original certificate principal amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
2. Information Regarding the Performance of the Trust.
A. Allocation of Principal Receivables.
The aggregate amount of Allocations of Principal
Receivables processed during the Monthly Period
which were allocated in respect of the Certificates
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
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B. Allocation of Finance Charge Receivables.
(a) The aggregate amount of Allocations of Finance
Charge Receivables processed during the Monthly
Period which were allocated in respect of the
Certificates
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
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(b) Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (to Class A) N/A
(c) Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to Class A) N/A
--------------
Class A Available Funds
==============
(d) Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (to Class B) N/A
--------------
(e) Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to Class B) N/A
--------------
Class B Available Funds
==============
(f) Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (to CIA N/A
Certificates) --------------
(g) Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to CIA Certificates) N/A
--------------
CIA Available Funds ==============
(h) Total Principal Funding Investment Proceeds
(i) Earnings on Reserve Account deposits
C. Principal Receivables / Investor Percentages
(a) The aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in
the Trust as of the last day of the Monthly Period
(b) Invested Amount as of the last day of the preceding
month (Adjusted Class A Invested Amount during
Accumulation Period)
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
--------------
Total
(c) The Floating Allocation Percentage: The Invested
Amount set forth in paragraph 2.C.(b) above as a
percentage of the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables set forth in paragraph 2.C.(a) above
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
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(d) During the Amortization Period: The Invested
Amount as of _______ (the last day of the Revolving
Period)
Class A N/A
Class B N/A
CIA Inv. Amt. N/A
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Total N/A
(e) The Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage: The Invested
Amount set forth in paragraph 2.C.(d) above as a
percentage of the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables set forth in paragraph 2.C.(a) above
Class A N/A
Class B N/A
CIA Inv. Amt. N/A
--------------
Total N/A
D. Delinquent Balances.
The aggregate amount of outstanding balances in the
Accounts which were delinquent as of the end of the day
on the last day of the Monthly Period
(a) 35 - 64 days
(b) 65 - 94 days
(c) 95 - 124 days
(d) 125 - 154 days
(e) 155 - 184 days
(f) 185 or more days
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Total
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E. Monthly Investor Default Amount.
The aggregate amount of all defaulted Principal
Receivables written off as uncollectible during the
Monthly Period allocable to the Invested
Amount (the aggregate "Investor Default
Amount")
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
--------------
Total
==============
F. Investor Charge-Offs & Reimbursements of Charge-Offs.
(a) The aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-
Offs and the reductions in the Class B Invested
Amount and the CIA Invested Amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
--------------
Total
==============
(b) The aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-
Offs reimbursed and the reimbursement of
reductions in the Class B Invested Amount and the
CIA Invested Amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
--------------
Total
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G. Investor Servicing Fee.
The amount of the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee
payable by the Trust to the Servicer for the
Monthly Period
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
--------------
Total
==============
H. Reallocated Principal Collections
The amount of Reallocated CIA and Class B
Principal Collections applied in respect of Interest
Shortfalls, Investor Default Amounts or Investor
Charge-Offs for the prior month.
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
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I. CIA Invested Amount
The amount of the CIA Invested Amount as of the
close of business on the related Distribution Date after
giving effect to withdrawals, deposits and payments to
be made in respect of the preceding month
J. The Pool Factor.
The Pool Factor (which represents the ratio of the amount of
the Investor Interest on the last day of the Monthly Period
to the amount of the Investor Interest as of the Closing
Date). The amount of a Certificateholder's pro rata share
of the Investor Participation Amount can be determined by
multiplying the original denomination of the holder's
Certificate by the Pool Factor
Class A
Class B
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MONTHLTY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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K. The Portfolio Yield
The Portfolio Yield for the related Monthly Period
L. The Base Rate
The Base Rate for the related Monthly Period
3. Information Regarding the Principal Funding Account
A. Accumulation Period
(a) Accumulation Period Commencement Date
(b) Accumulation Period length (months)
(c) Accumulation Period Factor
(d) Required Accumulation Factor Number
(e) Controlled Accumulation Amount
(f) Minimum Payment Rate (last 12 months)
B. Principal Funding Account
Beginning Balance
Plus: Principal Collections for Related Monthly Period from
Principal Account
Plus: Interest on Principal Funding Account Balance for
Related Monthly Period N/A
Less: Withdrawals to Finance Charge Account N/A
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Less: Withdrawals to Distribution Account
Ending Balance
C. Accumulation Shortfall
The Controlled Deposit Amount for the previous
Monthly Period N/A
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MONTHLTY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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Less: The amount deposited into the Principal Funding
Account for the Previous Monthly Period N/A
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Accumulation Shortfall N/A
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Aggregate Accumulation Shortfalls N/A
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D. Principal Funding Investment Shortfall
Covered Amount N/A
Less: Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
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Principal Funding Investment Shortfall N/A
4. Information Regarding the Reserve Account
A. Required Reserve Account Analysis
(a) Required Reserve Account Amount percentage
(0.5% of Class A Invested Amount or other amount
designated by Transferor)
(b) Required Reserve Account Amount ($)
(c) Required Reserve Account Balance after effect of
any transfers on the Related Transfer Date
(d) Reserve Draw Amount transferred to the Finance
Charge Account on the Related Transfer Date
B. Reserve Account Investment Proceeds
Reserve Account Investment Proceeds transferred to the
Finance Charge Account on the Related Transfer Date N/A
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MONTHLTY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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C. Withdrawals from the Reserve Account
Total Withdrawals from the Reserve Account transferred
to the Finance Charge Account on the Related Transfer
Date (4.A.(d) plus 4.B. above) N/A
D. The Portfolio Adjusted Yield
The Portfolio Adjusted Yield for the related Monthly Period
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EXHIBIT G
[DATE]
First USA Bank
201 North Walnut Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The Bank of New York (Delaware)
White Clay Center
Route 273
Newark, Delaware 19711
Re: CIA Certificates, Series 1997-3
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed purchase of $______ in principal amount of
First USA Credit Card Master Trust, CIA Certificates, Series 1997-3 (the "CIA
Certificates"), we confirm that:
1. We have received a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum dated May
29, 1997 relating to the CIA Certificates (the "Private Placement Memorandum")
and such other information and documentation as we deem necessary in order to
make our investment decision. We understand that the Private Placement
Memorandum and any such other information and documentation speaks only as of
its date and that the information contained in the Private Placement Memorandum
and such other information and documentation may not be correct or complete as
of any time subsequent to such date.
2. We agree to be bound by the restrictions and conditions set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992, as
supplemented by the Series 1997-3 Supplement dated as of June 10, 1997 (the
"Series 1997-3 Supplement" and together with the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), each by and between First
USA Bank, as transferor and servicer, and The Bank of New York (Dela-
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ware) relating to the CIA Certificates and agree to be bound by, and not
reoffer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer (any such act, a "Transfer") the
CIA Certificates except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions
including but not limited to those in Section 11 of the Series 1997-3
Supplement.
3. We understand that the CIA Certificates have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
or any state securities law and agree that the CIA Certificates may be
reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only in compliance with the
Securities Act and other applicable laws and only (i) to the Transferor, (ii) to
a limited number of institutional "accredited investors" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and in a transaction exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (upon delivery of the
documentation required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, if the
Trustee so requires, an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Trustee) or (iii)
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a person that we reasonably
believe is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A
("QIB") purchasing for its own account or a QIB purchasing for the account of a
QIB, whom we have informed, in each case, that the reoffer, resale, pledge or
other transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.
4. We have neither acquired nor will we Transfer any CIA Certificate we
acquire (or any interest therein) or cause any CIA Certificate (or any interest
therein) to be marketed on or through an "established securities market" within
the meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") and any treasury regulation thereunder, including, without
limitation, an over-the-counter-market or an interdealer quotation system that
regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
5. We are not and will not become, for so long as we own any interest in
the CIA Certificates, a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes. [IF THIS REPRESENTATION CANNOT
BE MADE, THE TRANSFEROR, THE SERVICER OR THE TRUSTEE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS.]
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6. We are a person who is either (A)(i) a citizen or resident of the
United States, (ii) a corporation or other entity organized in or under the laws
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or (iii) a person not
described in (i) or (ii) whose ownership of the CIA Certificates is effectively
connected with a such person's conduct of a trade or business within the United
States (within the meaning of the Code) and our ownership of any interest in a
CIA Certificate will not result in any withholding obligation with respect to
any payments with respect to the CIA Certificates by any person or (B) an
estate or trust the income of which is includible in gross income for United
States federal income tax purposes. We agree that (a) if we are a person
described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above, we will furnish to the person from
whom we are acquiring a CIA Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a
properly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and a new Form W-9, or
any successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any
previously delivered form or (b) if we are a person described in clause (A)(iii)
above, we will furnish to the person from whom we are acquiring a CIA
Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Form 4224 and a new Form 4224, or any successor applicable form,
upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form (and, in
each case, such other certifications, representations or opinions of counsel as
may be requested by the Transferor, the Servicer or the Trustee). We recognize
that if we are a tax-exempt entity, payments with respect to the CIA
Certificates may constitute unrelated business taxable income.
7. We understand that no subsequent Transfer of a CIA Certificate is
permitted unless (i) such Transfer is of a CIA Certificate with a denomination
of at least $1,000,000 and (ii) the Transferor and the Servicer each consent in
writing to the proposed Transfer, which consent shall be granted (assuming that
all other conditions to such Transfer are satisfied) unless either the
Transferor or the Servicer determines in its sole and absolute discretion that
such Transfer would create a risk that the Trust would be classified for federal
or any applicable state tax purposes as an association or publicly traded
partnership taxable as a corporation; provided, that any attempted Transfer that
would cause the number of Targeted Holders (as defined in the CIA Purchase
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Agreement) to exceed ninety nine shall be void; and provided, further, that
there shall not at any time be more than 10 holders of CIA Certificates of
Series 1997-3 or such other number as may be consented to by the Transferor,
which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.
8. We understand that the opinion of tax counsel that the Trust is not a
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation is dependent in part on the
accuracy of the representations in paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 and that, if such
representations are not accurate, in addition to our being subject to having our
purchase rescinded, we will be liable for damages.
9. We are (a) an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3), or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the CIA
Certificates, and we and any account for which we are acting are each able to
bear the economic risk of our or its investment or (b) a "qualified
institutional buyer" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act)
purchasing for our own account or for the account of a "qualified institutional
buyer" and we understand that the sale to us is being made in reliance on Rule
144A under the Securities Act.
10. We are acquiring each of the CIA Certificates purchased by us for our
own account or for a single account (each of which is an institutional
"accredited investor") as to which we exercise sole investment discretion.
THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATION MUST BE GIVEN BY ALL PURCHASERS WHO ARE NOT PLAN
PURCHASERS
11. We are not (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")
that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in
Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (iii) a
governmental plan, as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, subject to any
federal, state or local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the
provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or
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Section 4975 of the Code, (iv) an entity whose underlying assets include plan
assets by reason of a plan's investment in the entity or (v) a person investing
"plan assets" of any such plan (including for purposes of clause (iv) or (v)
any insurance company general account, but excluding any entity registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended).
THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATION MUST BE GIVEN BY ALL PURCHASERS WHO ARE PLAN
PURCHASERS
11. We are either (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")
that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in
Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (iii) a
governmental plan, as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, subject to any federal,
state or local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the provisions of
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (iv) an entity whose
underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan's investment in the
entity or (v) a person investing "plan assets" of any such plan (including for
purposes of clause (iv) or (v) any insurance company general account, but
excluding any entity registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended) (each Person described in clauses (i) through (v), a "Plan Purchaser")
and we acknowledge and understand that at no time shall the aggregate percentage
of the CIA Invested Amount Transferred to Plan Purchasers equal or exceed 25%
of the CIA Invested Amount.
12. We understand that any purported Transfer of any CIA Certificate in
contravention of the restrictions and conditions in paragraphs 1 through 11
above (including any violation of the representation in paragraph 5 by an
investor who continues to hold a CIA Certificate occurring any time after the
Transfer in which it acquired such CIA Certificate) shall be null and void and
the purported transferee shall not be recognized by the Trust or any other
person as a CIA Certificateholder for any purpose.
13. We further understand that, on any proposed resale, pledge or
transfer of any CIA Certificates, we will be required to furnish to the Trustee
and the Registrar,
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such certification and other information as the Trustee or the Registrar may
reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions and with the restrictions and conditions of the CIA Certificates
and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the CIA Certificates
were issued and we agree that if we determine to Transfer any CIA Certificate,
we will cause our proposed transferee to provide the Transferor, the Servicer
and the Trustee with a letter substantially in the form of this letter. We
further understand that CIA Certificates purchased by us will bear a legend to
the foregoing effect.
14. The person signing this letter on behalf of the ultimate beneficial
purchaser of the CIA Certificates has been duly authorized by such beneficial
purchaser of the CIA Certificates to do so.
15. The CIA Certificates purchased by us should be registered in the name
and issued in the denominations set forth on Schedule 1 hereto. All payments on
the CIA Certificates held by us should be wired to us in accordance with the
instructions set forth on Schedule 1 hereto unless we otherwise notify the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee in writing.
You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any
administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the
matters covered hereby.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF TRANSFEREE]
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1
Registration and Payment Instructions
Registration Instructions:
Full Legal Name of Purchaser:__________________________
Name in Which Certificates Should be Registered:
__________________________
Number and Denomination of Certificates:_______________
_______________
Payment Instructions:
Name of Bank: _________________________
Address of Bank: _________________________
Account Name: _________________________
Account Number: _________________________
ABA Number: _________________________
Reference: _________________________
Notice Information:
Address: _________________________
_________________________
_________________________
Attention: _________________________
Telephone: _________________________
Telefax: _________________________
[PLEASE ATTACH AN ORIGINAL EXECUTED U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM W-9
AND/OR FORM 4224, IF APPLICABLE]
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EXHIBIT 99.2
FIRST USA BANK
Transferor and Servicer
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)
on behalf of the Certificateholders
_____________________________
SERIES 1997-4 SUPPLEMENT
Dated as of June 10, 1997
to
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 1, 1992, as amended
_____________________________
$602,410,000
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
Series 1997-4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. Designation................................ 1
SECTION 2. Definitions................................ 2
SECTION 3. Reassignment and Transfer Terms............ 27
SECTION 4. Delivery and Payment for the
Series 1997-4 Certificates................. 27
SECTION 5. Depositary; Form of Delivery of
Series 1997-4 Certificates................. 27
SECTION 6. Article IV of Agreement.................... 28
Article IV Rights of Certificateholders and
Allocation and Application of
Collections................................ 29
Section 4.04 Rights of Certificateholders............... 29
Section 4.05 Collections and Allocation................. 29
Section 4.06 Determination of Monthly Interest
for the Series 1997-4 Certificates......... 35
Section 4.07 Determination of Monthly Principal......... 38
Section 4.08 Coverage of Required Amount for the
Investor Certificates...................... 39
Section 4.09 Monthly Payments........................... 41
Section 4.10 Payment of Certificate Interest............ 46
Section 4.11 [Reserved]................................. 46
Section 4.12 Investor Charge-Offs....................... 46
Section 4.13 Excess Finance Charge Collections for
the Series 1997-4 Certificates............. 48
Section 4.14 Reallocated Principal Collections for
the Series 1997-4 Certificates............. 51
Section 4.15 Determination of LIBOR..................... 53
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Section 4.16 Principal Funding Account.................. 54
Section 4.17 Reserve Account............................ 55
SECTION 7. Article V of the Agreement................. 58
Article V Distributions and Reports to
Investor Certificateholders................ 58
Section 5.01 Distributions.............................. 58
Section 5.02 Monthly Certificateholders'
Statement.................................. 60
Section 5.03 Rule 144A Information...................... 62
SECTION 8. Series 1997-4 Pay Out Events............... 62
SECTION 9. Series 1997-4 Termination.................. 64
SECTION 10. Periodic Finance Charges and
Other Fees................................. 64
SECTION 11. Transfers of CIA
Certificates; Legends...................... 64
SECTION 12. Compliance with Withholding
Requirements............................... 70
SECTION 13. Tax Characterization of the
CIA Certificates........................... 70
SECTION 14. ERISA Legend............................... 70
SECTION 15. Amendment and Ratification
of Agreement............................... 71
SECTION 16. Counterparts............................... 71
SECTION 17. GOVERNING LAW.............................. 71
SECTION 18. Additional Representations and
Warranties of the Servicer................. 71
SECTION 19. Appointment of co-Paying Agent,
co-Transfer Agent and co-Registrar......... 72
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A Form of Class A Certificate
EXHIBIT B Form of Class B Certificate
EXHIBIT C Form of CIA Certificate
EXHIBIT D DTC Letter of Representations
EXHIBIT E Form of Monthly Allocations and Payment Instructions
EXHIBIT F Form of Monthly Certificateholders' Statement
EXHIBIT G Form of Transferee Representation Letter
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SERIES 1997-4 SUPPLEMENT, dated as of June 10, 1997 (this "Series
Supplement") by and between FIRST USA BANK, a Delaware chartered banking
corporation, as Transferor and Servicer, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE), as
Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1, 1992
between FIRST USA BANK, as Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee, as amended
(the "Agreement").
Section 6.09 of the Agreement provides, among other things, that the
Transferor and the Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into a
supplement to the Agreement for the purpose of authorizing the issuance by the
Trustee to the Transferor for the execution and redelivery to the Trustee for
authentication of one or more Series of Certificates. The Transferor has
tendered the Exchange Notice required by subsection 6.09(b) of the Agreement and
hereby enters into this Series Supplement with the Trustee as required by
subsection 6.09(c) of the Agreement to provide for the issuance, authentication
and delivery of the Investor Certificates of Series 1997-4 (the "Series 1997-4
Certificates").
Pursuant to this Series Supplement, the Transferor and the Trustee
shall create a new Series of Investor Certificates and shall specify the
Principal Terms thereof. The Series 1997-4 Certificates shall not be
subordinated to any other Series.
SECTION 1. Designation. There is hereby created a Series of Investor
Certificates to be issued pursuant to the Agreement and this Series Supplement
to be known generally as the "Series 1997-4 Certificates." The Series 1997-4
Certificates shall be issued in three Classes, which shall be designated
generally as the Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-4
(the "Class A Certificates"), the Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "Class B Certificates") and the CIA
Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "CIA Certificates"). The CIA Certificates will
be treated as a Class of Certificates for all purposes under the Agreement and
this Series Supplement; provided, however, that the provisions of subsection
6.09(b) with respect to the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
a newly issued Series of Investor Certificates will be treated as debt for
Federal income tax purposes will not apply to the CIA Certificates.
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SECTION 2. Definitions. In the event that any term or provision
contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any provision
contained in the Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Series Supplement
shall govern. All Article, Section or subsection references herein shall mean
Article, Section or subsections of the Agreement, except as otherwise provided
herein. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are defined in the
Agreement. Each capitalized term defined herein shall relate only to the Series
1997-4 Certificates and to no other Series of Certificates issued by the Trust.
"Accumulation Period" shall mean, unless a Pay Out Event shall have
occurred prior thereto, the period commencing at the close of business on May
31, 2006 or such later date as is determined in accordance with subsection
4.09(i) of the Agreement and ending on the first to occur of (a) the
commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period and (b) the Series 1997-4
Termination Date.
"Accumulation Period Factor" shall mean, for any Monthly Period, a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the sum of the initial invested
amounts of all outstanding Series, and the denominator of which is equal to the
sum of (a) the Initial Invested Amount, (b) the initial invested amounts of all
outstanding Series (other than Series 1997-4) which are not expected to be in
their revolving periods during such Monthly Period, and (c) the initial invested
amounts of all other outstanding Series which are not allocating Excess
Principal Collections and are expected to be in their revolving periods during
such Monthly Period.
"Accumulation Period Length" shall have the meaning assigned such term
in subsection 4.09(i) of the Agreement.
"Accumulation Shortfall" shall initially mean zero and shall
thereafter mean, with respect to any Monthly Period during the Accumulation
Period, the excess, if any, of the Controlled Deposit Amount for the previous
Monthly Period over the amount deposited into the Principal Funding Account
pursuant to subsections 4.09(e)(i), 4.09(e)(ii) and 4.09(e)(iii) of the
Agreement with respect to the Series 1997-4 Certificates for the previous
Monthly Period.
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"Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Adjusted Invested
Amount, the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount and the CIA Adjusted Invested
Amount.
"Agreement" shall mean the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
September 1, 1992 between First USA Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, and the
Trustee, as amended.
"Amortization Period" shall mean, with respect to the Series 1997-4
Certificates, the period commencing on the earlier of (a) the first day of the
Accumulation Period, or (b) the Pay Out Commencement Date, and continuing to and
including the earlier of (i) the payment in full to the Class A
Certificateholders of the Class A Invested Amount, to the Class B
Certificateholders of the Class B Invested Amount and to the CIA
Certificateholders of the CIA Invested Amount, and (ii) the Scheduled Series
1997-4 Termination Date.
"Assignee" shall have the meaning specified in subsection 11(a) of
this Series Supplement.
"Available Investor Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to
any Monthly Period, an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) an amount equal,
during the Revolving Period, to the Floating Allocation Percentage or, during
the Amortization Period, to the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage of
Collections of Principal Receivables with respect to such Monthly Period, (ii)
any Unallocated Principal Collections allocated to the Investor Certificates on
deposit in the Principal Account on the following Distribution Date, (iii) the
amount, if any, of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Excess Finance
Charge Collections to be distributed pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iii) with
respect to the following Distribution Date, and (iv) the amount, if any, of
Excess Finance Charge Collections to be distributed pursuant to subsections
4.13(b), (d), (e), (h) and (i) on the following Transfer Date, minus (b) the
amount of Reallocated Principal Collections with respect to such Monthly Period
which are required to fund a deficiency pursuant to Section 4.14 for such
Distribution Date, if any.
"Available Reserve Account Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Transfer Date, the lesser of (a) the
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amount on deposit in the Reserve Account as of such date (before giving effect
to any deposit or withdrawal made or to be made pursuant to subsection 4.13(j)
to the Reserve Account on such date) and (b) the Required Reserve Account
Amount.
"Average Principal Balance" shall mean, for a Monthly Period in which
Additional Accounts are designated for inclusion in or Removed Accounts are
designated for removal from the Trust, the weighted average of the Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior
Monthly Period and the Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day
on the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, weighted,
respectively, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from
and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related
Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and the denominator of which is
the number of days in such Monthly Period, and by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of days from and including the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such Monthly
Period, and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Monthly
Period.
"Base Rate" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period, the sum of
the weighted average of the Class A Certificate Rate, the Class B Certificate
Rate and the CIA Certificate Rate as of the last day of such Monthly Period
(weighted based on the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and
the CIA Invested Amount, respectively, as of the last day of such Monthly
Period) plus the product of 2.00% and the percentage equivalent of a fraction
the numerator of which is the Adjusted Invested Amount and the denominator of
which is the Invested Amount each as of the last day of such Monthly Period.
"BDL" shall mean Banque de Luxembourg.
"Business Day" shall mean, for the purpose of determining LIBOR, any
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in
London, England, trading in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market, or
banking institutions in New York, New York, or in Newark, Delaware, are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed and for all other
purposes shall have the meaning provided in the Agreement.
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"Calculation Date" shall mean July 11, 1997 and the second Business
Day (as defined for purposes of determining LIBOR) prior to the 15th day of each
calendar month thereafter, or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
"CIA Account Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any Determination
Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
aggregate amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on prior Transfer
Dates pursuant to subsection 4.09(e)(iii) and the denominator of which is the
aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Account as of the last day
of the preceding Monthly Period.
"CIA Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date of
determination, an amount not less than zero equal to the CIA Invested Amount
minus the excess, if any, of the Principal Funding Account Balance over the sum
of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount on such date of
determination.
"CIA Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly Period,
an amount equal to the sum of (a) the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of the
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables in respect of such Monthly Period and
(b) with respect to any Monthly Period during the Accumulation Period prior to
the payment in full of the CIA Invested Amount, the product of (i) the CIA
Account Percentage and (ii) the sum of the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds
pursuant to subsection 4.16(b) of the Agreement, if any, with respect to the
related Transfer Date and the amounts, if any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve
Account which will be deposited into the Finance Charge Account on the related
Transfer Date pursuant to subsections 4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of
the Agreement.
"CIA Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a CIA
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"CIA Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the portion of the
Series 1997-4 Certificateholders' Interest evidenced by the CIA Certificates.
"CIA Certificate Rate" shall mean a per annum rate of 1.50% in excess
of LIBOR, as determined on the
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related LIBOR Determination Date or such lesser rate as may be designated in the
Spread Account Agreement.
"CIA Certificates" shall mean any of the certificates executed by the
Transferor and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially in
the form of Exhibit C hereto.
"CIA Default Interest" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.06(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly
Period during the Amortization Period the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
the numerator of which is the CIA Invested Amount at the end of the last day of
the Revolving Period and the denominator of which is the greater of (a) the
total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the last day of
the preceding Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the numerators used to calculate
fixed/floating allocation percentages with respect to all Series then
outstanding on the applicable Distribution Date; provided, however, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs
and the Servicer need not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) shall be the Average
Principal Balance; provided further, however, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is
required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the
denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) hereof shall be (1) the aggregate
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last
day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including the first day
of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or Removal
Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in
the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as
applicable, for the period from and including such Addition Date or Removal
Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such Monthly Period.
"CIA Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which
is the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the preceding Monthly
Period and the denominator of which is
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the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of
such preceding Monthly Period; provided however, that, with respect to the first
Monthly Period, the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage shall mean the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the CIA Initial Invested
Amount and the denominator of which is the total amount of Principal Receivables
on the Closing Date; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly Period
in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer need not make
daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the denominator in
the definition of the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage shall be the Average
Principal Balance; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly Period in
which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is required to
make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the denominator
in the definition of the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage shall be (1) the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on
the last day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including the
first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from and including such Addition
Date or Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such
Monthly Period.
"CIA Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial
principal amount of the CIA Certificates, which is $57,230,000.
"CIA Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any date
of determination, an amount equal to (a) the CIA Initial Invested Amount, minus
(b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to CIA Certificateholders
prior to such day, minus (c) the aggregate amount of CIA Investor Charge-Offs
for all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.12(c) of the
Agreement, minus (d) the amount of the Reallocated Principal Collections
allocated on all prior Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 4.14 of the
Agreement (but in the aggregate not in excess of the CIA Initial Invested
Amount), minus (e) an amount equal to the amount by which
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the CIA Invested Amount has been reduced on all prior Distribution Dates
pursuant to subsections 4.12(a) and (b) of the Agreement and plus (f) the amount
of Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and available on all prior
Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.13(i) of the Agreement, for the purpose
of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c), (d) and
(e); provided, however, that the CIA Invested Amount may not be reduced below
zero.
"CIA Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.12(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date and each Receivable in an Account which became a Defaulted
Account during the related Monthly Period, an amount equal to the product of the
aggregate Default Amount for the related Monthly Period and the CIA Investor
Percentage applicable for the related Monthly Period.
"CIA Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a) with
respect to Defaulted Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables at any time or
Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the CIA Floating Allocation
Percentage, and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the
Amortization Period, the CIA Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
"CIA Monthly Interest" shall mean the monthly interest distributable
in respect of the CIA Invested Amount as calculated in accordance with
subsection 4.06(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal distributable
in respect of the CIA Invested Amount as calculated in accordance with
subsection 4.07(c) of the Agreement.
"CIA Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, one-twelfth of the product of the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount on the last day of the preceding
Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the initial Monthly
Period the CIA Monthly Servicing Fee shall be $49,390.
"CIA Principal Commencement Date" shall mean (a) with respect to the
Accumulation Period, the first
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Distribution Date on which an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Invested
Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal
Funding Account and allocated to the Class A Certificates and the Class B
Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid Amortization Period, the
Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount have each been paid in full or, if there are no Principal Receivables
allocable to the Investor Certificates remaining after payments have been made
to the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates on such Distribution
Date, the Distribution Date following the Distribution Date on which the Class A
Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount have each been paid in full.
"CIA Scheduled Payment Date" shall mean the June 2007 Distribution
Date.
"Class A Account Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Determination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.09(e)(i) and the denominator of
which is the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Account as of
the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
"Class A Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination, an amount not less than zero equal to the Class A
Invested Amount minus the Principal Funding Account Balance on such date of
determination.
"Class A Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Floating Allocation
Percentage of the Collections of Finance Charge Receivables in respect of such
Monthly Period and (b) with respect to any Monthly Period during the
Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount,
the product of (i) the Class A Account Percentage and (ii) the sum of the
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds pursuant to subsection 4.16(b) of the
Agreement, if any, with respect to the related Transfer Date and the amounts, if
any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account which will be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account on the related Transfer Date pursuant to subsections
4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement.
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"Class A Certificate Rate" shall mean (i) a per annum rate of 0.21% in
excess of LIBOR as determined on June 6, 1997 for the period from and including
the Closing Date through and including June 16, 1997, (ii) a per annum rate of
0.21% in excess of LIBOR as determined on June 13, 1997 for the period from and
including June 17, 1997 through and including July 16, 1997, and (iii) a per
annum rate of 0.21% in excess of LIBOR as determined on the related LIBOR
Determination Date with respect to each Interest Period thereafter.
"Class A Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a
Class A Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"Class A Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the portion of the
Series 1997-4 Certificateholders' Interest evidenced by the Class A
Certificates.
"Class A Certificates" shall mean any of the certificates executed by
the Transferor and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially
in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
"Class A Default Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to
any Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of such preceding Monthly
Period; provided however, that, with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Initial Invested Amount and the
denominator of which is the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust
on the Closing Date; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly Period
in which an Addition Date or a Removal Date occurs and the Servicer need not
make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the denominator
in the definition of the Class A Floating Allocation Percentage shall be the
Average Principal Balance; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is
required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
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Account, the denominator in the definition of the Class A Floating Allocation
Percentage shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the
Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior Monthly Period for the
period from and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding
the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the
related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from such
Addition Date to and including the last day of such Monthly Period.
"Class A Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial
principal amount of the Class A Certificates, which is $500,000,000.
"Class A Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any
date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial Invested
Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to Class A
Certificateholders prior to such day and minus (c) the excess, if any, of the
aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs over Class A Investor Charge-
Offs reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement prior to such
day.
"Class A Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date and each Receivable in an Account which became a Defaulted
Account during the related Monthly Period, an amount equal to the product of the
aggregate Default Amount for the related Monthly Period and the applicable Class
A Investor Percentage for the related Monthly Period.
"Class A Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a)
with respect to Defaulted Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables at any time
and Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the Class A Floating
Allocation Percentage, and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the
Amortization Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
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"Class A Monthly Interest" shall mean the monthly interest
distributable in respect of the Class A Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.06(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal
distributable in respect of the Class A Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.07(a) of the Agreement.
"Class A Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, one-twelfth of the product of the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount on the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the initial
Monthly Period the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee shall be $431,507.
"Class A Outstanding Principal Balance" shall mean, when used with
respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class A Initial
Invested Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to
the Class A Certificateholders prior to such day.
"Class A Pool Factor" shall mean, with respect to any Record Date, a
number carried out to seven decimal places representing the ratio of the Class A
Invested Amount as of such Record Date (determined after taking into account any
increases or decreases in the Class A Invested Amount which will occur on the
following Distribution Date) to the Class A Initial Invested Amount.
"Class A Required Amount" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.08 of the Agreement.
"Class A Scheduled Payment Date" shall mean the June 2007 Distribution
Date.
"Class B Account Percentage" shall mean, with respect to any
Determination Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate amount deposited in the Principal Funding Account on
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.09(e)(ii) and the denominator of
which is the aggregate amount on deposit in the Principal Funding Account as of
the last day of the preceding Monthly Period.
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"Class B Adjusted Invested Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination, an amount not less than zero equal to the Class B
Invested Amount minus the excess, if any, of the Principal Funding Account
Balance over the Class A Invested Amount on such date of determination.
"Class B Available Funds" shall mean, with respect to any Monthly
Period, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class B Floating Allocation
Percentage of the Collections of Finance Charge Receivables in respect of such
Monthly Period and (b) with respect to any Monthly Period during the
Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Class B Invested Amount,
the product of (i) the Class B Account Percentage and (ii) the sum of the
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds pursuant to subsection 4.16(b) of the
Agreement, if any, with respect to the related Transfer Date and the amounts, if
any, to be withdrawn from the Reserve Account which will be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account on the related Transfer Date pursuant to subsections
4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement.
"Class B Certificate Rate" shall mean (i) a per annum rate of 0.41% in
excess of LIBOR as determined on June 6, 1997 for the period from and including
the Closing Date through and including June 16, 1997, (ii) a per annum rate of
0.41% in excess of LIBOR as determined on June 13, 1997 for the period from and
including June 17, 1997 through and including July 16, 1997, and (iii) a per
annum rate of 0.41% in excess of LIBOR as determined on the related LIBOR
Determination Date with respect to each Interest Period thereafter.
"Class B Certificateholder" shall mean the Person in whose name a
Class B Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
"Class B Certificateholders' Interest" shall mean the portion of the
Series 1997-4 Certificateholders' Interest evidenced by the Class B
Certificates.
"Class B Certificates" shall mean any of the certificates executed by
the Transferor and authenticated by or on behalf of the Trustee, substantially
in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
"Class B Default Interest" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(b) of the Agreement.
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"Class B Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any
Monthly Period during the Amortization Period the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Invested Amount at the end of
the last day of the Revolving Period and the denominator of which is the greater
of (a) the total amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the
last day of the preceding Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the numerators used
to calculate fixed/floating allocation percentages with respect to all Series
then outstanding on the applicable Distribution Date; provided, however, that
with respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date
occurs and the Servicer need not make daily deposits of Collections into the
Collection Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) shall be
the Average Principal Balance; provided further, however, that with respect to
any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the
Servicer is required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) hereof shall be (1)
the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day
on the last day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including
the first day of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date
or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from and including such Addition
Date or Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such
Monthly Period.
"Class B Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean, with respect to
any Monthly Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period and the denominator of which is the total amount of
Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the last day of such preceding Monthly
Period; provided however, that, with respect to the first Monthly Period, the
Class B Floating Allocation Percentage shall mean the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Initial Invested Amount and the
denominator of which is the total amount of Principal Receivables on the Closing
Date; provided further, that with respect to any Monthly Period in which an
Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer need not make daily
deposits of Collections into the Collection
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Account, the denominator in the definition of the Class B Floating Allocation
Percentage shall be the Average Principal Balance; provided further, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs
and the Servicer is required to make daily deposits of Collections into the
Collection Account, the denominator in the definition of the Class B Floating
Allocation Percentage shall be (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables
in the Trust at the end of the day on the last day of the prior Monthly Period
for the period from and including the first day of such Monthly Period to but
excluding the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, and (2) the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on
the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, for the period from
and including such Addition Date or Removal Date, as applicable, to and
including the last day of such Monthly Period.
"Class B Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial
principal amount of the Class B Certificates, which is $45,180,000.
"Class B Interest Shortfall" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.06(b) of the Agreement.
"Class B Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any
date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial Invested
Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to Class B
Certificateholders prior to such day, minus (c) the aggregate amount of Class B
Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution Dates, minus (d) the amount of
the Reallocated Class B Principal Collections allocated on all prior
Distribution Dates for which the CIA Invested Amount has not been reduced
pursuant to subsection 4.14(a) of the Agreement, minus (e) an amount equal to
the amount by which the Class B Invested Amount has been reduced on all prior
Distribution Dates pursuant to subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement and plus (f)
the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and available on all
prior Transfer Dates pursuant to subsection 4.13(e) of the Agreement, for the
purpose of reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (c),
(d) and (e); provided, however, that the Class B Invested Amount may not be
reduced below zero.
"Class B Investor Charge-Offs" shall have the meaning specified in
subsection 4.12(b) of the Agreement.
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"Class B Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date and each Receivable in an Account which became a Defaulted
Account during the related Monthly Period, an amount equal to the product of the
aggregate Default Amount for the related Monthly Period and the Class B Investor
Percentage applicable for the related Monthly Period.
"Class B Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a)
with respect to Defaulted Receivables and Finance Charge Receivables at any time
or Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the Class B Floating
Allocation Percentage, and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the
Amortization Period, the Class B Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
"Class B Monthly Interest" shall mean the monthly interest
distributable in respect of the Class B Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.06(b) of the Agreement.
"Class B Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal
distributable in respect of the Class B Certificates as calculated in accordance
with subsection 4.07(b) of the Agreement.
"Class B Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean, with respect to any
Distribution Date, one-twelfth of the product of the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount on the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the initial
Monthly Period the Class B Monthly Servicing Fee shall be $38,991.
"Class B Outstanding Principal Balance" shall mean, when used with
respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the Class B Initial
Invested Amount, minus (b) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to
the Class B Certificateholders prior to such day.
"Class B Pool Factor" shall mean, with respect to any Record Date, a
number carried out to seven decimal places representing the ratio of the Class B
Invested Amount as of such Record Date (determined after taking into account any
increases or decreases in the Class B Invested Amount which will occur on the
following Distribution Date) to the Class B Initial Invested Amount.
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"Class B Principal Commencement Date" shall mean (a) with respect to
the Accumulation Period, the first Distribution Date on which an amount equal to
the Class A Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account
and allocated to the Class A Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount
is paid in full or, if there are no Available Investor Principal Collections
allocable to the Investor Certificates remaining after payments have been made
to the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date, the Distribution Date
following the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount is paid in
full.
"Class B Required Amount" shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.08 of the Agreement.
"Class B Scheduled Payment Date" shall mean the June 2007 Distribution
Date.
"Closing Date" shall mean June 10, 1997.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Controlled Accumulation Amount" shall mean, for any Transfer Date
with respect to the Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the
Invested Amount, $50,200,834; provided, however, that if the Accumulation Period
Length is determined to be less than 12 months pursuant to subsection 4.09(i) of
the Agreement, the Controlled Accumulation Amount for each Transfer Date with
respect to the Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Invested
Amount will be equal to (i) the product of (x) the Initial Invested Amount and
(y) the Accumulation Period Factor for such Monthly Period divided by (ii) the
Required Accumulation Factor Number.
"Controlled Deposit Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Transfer
Date, the sum of (a) the Controlled Accumulation Amount for such Transfer Date
and (b) any existing Accumulation Shortfall.
"Covered Amount" shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period
during the Accumulation Period prior to the payment in full of the Invested
Amount, the product of (a) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
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actual number of days in such Interest Period and the denominator of which is
360, (b) the weighted average of the Class A Certificate Rate, the Class B
Certificate Rate and the CIA Certificate Rate in effect with respect to the
related Interest Period, and (c) the Principal Funding Account Balance up to the
Invested Amount as of the last day of the Monthly Period preceding the Monthly
Period in which such Interest Period ends.
"Daily Deposit Date" shall mean the Determination Date on which the
Excess Spread Percentage (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement) for the
Monthly Period preceding such date is less than 2.50% per annum.
"Default Interest" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of Class A Default Interest, Class B Default Interest and CIA Default
Interest distributable in respect of the Investor Certificates as calculated in
accordance with Section 4.06 of the Agreement.
"Determination Date" shall mean the first Business Day on or before
the eighth calendar day prior to each Distribution Date.
"Distribution Date" shall mean July 17, 1997 and the 17th day of each
calendar month thereafter, or if such 17th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
"Enhancement" shall mean with respect to the Class A Certificates, the
subordination of the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, and with
respect to the Class B Certificates, the subordination of the CIA Certificates.
"Enhancement Provider" shall mean the CIA Certificateholders.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended.
"Excess Finance Charge Collections" shall mean, with respect to any
Transfer Date, the sum of the amounts, if any, specified pursuant to subsections
4.09(a)(iv), 4.09(b)(iii) and 4.09(c)(ii) of the Agreement with respect to such
Transfer Date.
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"Excess Principal Collections" shall mean, as the context requires,
either (a) the amount allocated to the Investor Certificates which, in
accordance with subsections 4.05(b)(ii), 4.05(c)(ii) and 4.05(f) of the
Agreement, may be applied to Principal Shortfalls with respect to other
outstanding Series or (b) the amounts allocated to the investor certificates of
other Series which the applicable supplements for such Series specify are to be
treated as "Excess Principal Collections" and which may be applied to cover
Principal Shortfalls with respect to the Investor Certificates.
"Finance Charge Deficit" shall have the meaning set forth in
subsection 4.05(b)(ii) of the Agreement.
"Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly
Period during the Amortization Period the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
the numerator of which is the Invested Amount at the end of the last day of the
Revolving Period and the denominator of which is the greater of (a) the total
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the last day of the
preceding Monthly Period and (b) the sum of the numerators used to calculate
fixed/floating allocation percentages with respect to all Series then
outstanding on the applicable Distribution Date; provided, however, that with
respect to any Monthly Period in which an Addition Date or a Removal Date occurs
and the Servicer need not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection
Account, the denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) shall be the Average
Principal Balance; provided further, however, that with respect to any Monthly
Period in which an Addition Date or Removal Date occurs and the Servicer is
required to make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account, the
denominator determined pursuant to clause (a) hereof shall be (1) the aggregate
amount of Principal Receivables in the Trust at the end of the day on the last
day of the prior Monthly Period for the period from and including the first day
of such Monthly Period to but excluding the related Addition Date or Removal
Date, as applicable, and (2) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in
the Trust at the end of the day on the related Addition Date or Removal Date, as
applicable, for the period from and including the related Addition Date or
Removal Date, as applicable, to and including the last day of such Monthly
Period.
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"Floating Allocation Percentage" shall mean for any date of
determination the sum of the applicable Class A Floating Allocation Percentage,
the applicable Class B Floating Allocation Percentage and the CIA Floating
Allocation Percentage.
"Initial Invested Amount" shall mean the aggregate initial principal
amount of the Investor Certificates of Series 1997-4, which is $602,410,000.
"Interest Period" shall mean, with respect to a Distribution Date, the
period beginning on the preceding Distribution Date continuing through the day
preceding such Distribution Date, except the first Interest Period shall be
deemed to be the 37 day period from and including the Closing Date through and
including the day preceding the initial Distribution Date.
"Interest Shortfall" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of the Class A Interest Shortfall, the Class B Interest Shortfall
and the CIA Interest Shortfall distributable in respect of the Investor
Certificates as calculated in accordance with Section 4.06 of the Agreement.
"Invested Amount" shall mean, when used with respect to any date, an
amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the Class B
Invested Amount and (c) the CIA Invested Amount each as of such date; provided,
however, that for purposes of determining the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee and
the Aggregate Invested Amount, the Invested Amount shall mean an amount equal to
the sum of (a) the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount, (b) the Class B Adjusted
Invested Amount and (c) the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount with respect to any
date of determination.
"Investor Certificateholder" shall mean the Holder of record of an
Investor Certificate of Series 1997-4.
"Investor Certificates" shall mean the Class A Certificates, the Class
B Certificates and the CIA Certificates.
"Investor Default Amount" shall mean, with respect to each
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the Class A Investor
Default Amount for such Distribution Date, (b) the Class B Investor Default
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Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the CIA Investor Default Amount for
such Distribution Date.
"Investor Monthly Servicing Fee" shall, with respect to any Transfer
Date, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (A) the Series Servicing Fee
Percentage and (B) the Adjusted Invested Amount as of the last day of the
Monthly Period preceding such Transfer Date; provided, however, that with
respect to the initial Monthly Period the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee shall
be $519,888.
"Investor Percentage" shall mean for any Monthly Period, (a) with
respect to Finance Charge Receivables and Defaulted Receivables at any time and
Principal Receivables during the Revolving Period, the Floating Allocation
Percentage and (b) with respect to Principal Receivables during the Amortization
Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage.
"Issuance Date" shall mean the Closing Date.
"LIBOR" shall mean, for any Interest Period, the London interbank
offered rate for one-month Dollar deposits determined by the Trustee for each
Interest Period in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.15 of the
Agreement.
"LIBOR Determination Date" shall mean (i) June 6, 1997 for the period
from and including the Closing Date through and including June 16, 1997, (ii)
June 13, 1997 for the period from and including June 17, 1997 through and
including July 16, 1997, and (iii) the second Business Day prior to the
commencement of the second and each subsequent Interest Period.
"Minimum Transferor Interest" shall mean, with respect to any period,
7% of the average of the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables for such
period.
"Monthly Interest" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of the Class A Monthly Interest, the Class B Monthly Interest and the
CIA Monthly Interest distributable in respect of the Series 1997-4 Certificates
as calculated in accordance with Section 4.06 of the Agreement.
"Monthly Period" shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement,
except that the first Monthly
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Period with respect to the Series 1997-4 Certificates shall begin on and include
the Closing Date and shall end on and include June 30, 1997.
"Monthly Principal" shall mean the monthly principal distributable in
respect of the Series 1997-4 Certificates as calculated in accordance with
Section 4.07 of the Agreement.
"Pay Out Commencement Date" shall mean the earliest to occur of (i)
the date on which a Trust Pay Out Event is deemed to occur pursuant to Section
9.01 of the Agreement, (ii) a Series 1997-4 Pay Out Event is deemed to occur
pursuant to Section 8 of this Series Supplement, (iii) the Class A Scheduled
Payment Date if the Class A Invested Amount is not paid in full on such date and
(iv) the Class B Scheduled Payment Date if the Class B Invested Amount is not
paid in full on such date.
"Paying Agent" shall mean The Bank of New York.
"Plan Purchaser" shall have the meaning specified in subsection 11(f)
of this Series Supplement.
"Portfolio Adjusted Yield" shall mean, with respect to any Transfer
Date, the average of the percentages obtained for each of the three preceding
Monthly Periods by subtracting the Base Rate for such Monthly Period from the
Portfolio Yield for such Monthly Period.
"Portfolio Yield" shall mean for the Series 1997-4 Certificates, with
respect to any Monthly Period, the annualized percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is an amount equal to the sum of (a) the amount
of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables allocated to the Investor
Certificates for such Monthly Period, and (b) the Principal Funding Investment
Proceeds deposited into the Finance Charge Account on the Transfer Date related
to such Monthly Period, and (c) the amount, if any, withdrawn from the Reserve
Account to be deposited into the Finance Charge Account pursuant to subsections
4.17(b), 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement on the Transfer Date
relating to such Monthly Period (such sum to be calculated on a cash basis after
subtracting an amount equal to the Investor Default Amount for such Monthly
Period), and the denominator of which is the Invested Amount as of the last day
of the preceding Monthly Period.
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"Principal Funding Account" shall have the meaning set forth in
subsection 4.16(a) of the Agreement.
"Principal Funding Account Balance" shall mean, with respect to any
date of determination during the Accumulation Period, the principal amount, if
any, on deposit in the Principal Funding Account on such date of determination.
"Principal Funding Investment Proceeds" shall mean, with respect to
each Interest Period during the Accumulation Period, the investment earnings on
funds in the Principal Funding Account (net of investment expenses and losses)
for such Interest Period.
"Principal Funding Investment Shortfall" shall mean, with respect to
each Interest Period during the Accumulation Period, the amount, if any, by
which the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds are less than the Covered
Amount.
"Principal Shortfalls" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution
Date (a) during the Accumulation Period, the amount, if any, by which the
Controlled Deposit Amount exceeds the sum of the Class A Monthly Principal,
Class B Monthly Principal and CIA Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date
or (b) during the Rapid Amortization Period, (i) the amount, if any, by which
the Class A Invested Amount exceeds the Class A Monthly Principal for such
Distribution Date, (ii) on and after the Class B Principal Commencement Date,
the amount, if any, by which the Class B Invested Amount exceeds the Class B
Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date and (iii) on and after the CIA
Principal Commencement Date, the amount if any, by which the CIA Invested Amount
exceeds the CIA Monthly Principal for such Distribution Date.
"QIB" shall mean a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning
of Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
"Rapid Amortization Period" shall mean the period commencing on the
Pay Out Commencement Date and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) the date of
termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 of the Agreement or (ii) the
Series 1997-4 Termination Date.
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"Rating Agency" shall mean each of Fitch Investors Service, L.P.,
Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
"Rating Agency Condition" shall mean the notification in writing by
each Rating Agency to the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee that any
action will not result in any Rating Agency reducing or withdrawing its then
existing rating of the investor certificates of any outstanding Series or class
with respect to which it is a Rating Agency.
"Reallocated Class B Principal Collections" shall have the meaning
specified in subsection 4.14(b) of the Agreement.
"Reallocated CIA Principal Collections" shall have the meaning
specified in subsection 4.14(a) of the Agreement.
"Reallocated Principal Collections" shall mean the sum of Reallocated
Class B Principal Collections and Reallocated CIA Principal Collections.
"Reference Banks" shall mean four major banks in the London interbank
market selected by the Servicer.
"Required Accumulation Factor Number" shall be equal to a fraction,
rounded upwards to the nearest whole number, the numerator of which is one and
the denominator of which is equal to the lowest monthly principal payment rate
on the Accounts, expressed as a decimal, for the 12 months preceding the date of
such calculation.
"Required Reserve Account Amount" shall mean, with respect to any
Transfer Date on or after the Reserve Account Funding Date, an amount equal to
(a) 0.50% of the Invested Amount or (b) any other amount designated by the
Transferor; provided, however, that if such designation is of a lesser amount,
the Transferor shall (i) provide the Servicer, the CIA Certificateholders and
the Trustee with evidence that the Rating Agency Condition shall have been
satisfied and (ii) deliver to the Trustee a certificate of an authorized officer
to the effect that, based on the facts known to such officer at such time, in
the reasonable belief of the Transferor, such designation will not cause a Pay
Out Event or an event that, after the giving of notice or the lapse of time,
would cause a Pay Out Event to occur with respect to Series 1997-4.
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"Reserve Account" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.17(a) of the Agreement.
"Reserve Account Funding Date" shall mean the Transfer Date which
occurs not later than the earliest of (a) the Transfer Date with respect to the
Monthly Period which commences 3 months prior to the commencement of the
Accumulation Period; (b) the first Transfer Date for which the Portfolio
Adjusted Yield is less than 2.0%, but in such event the Reserve Account Funding
Date shall not be required to occur earlier than the Transfer Date which
commences 12 months prior to the commencement of the Accumulation Period; (c)
the first Transfer Date for which the Portfolio Adjusted Yield is less than
3.0%, but in such event the Reserve Account Funding Date shall not be required
to occur earlier than the Transfer Date which commences 6 months prior to the
commencement of the Accumulation Period; or (d) the first Transfer Date for
which the Portfolio Adjusted Yield is less than 3.5%, but in such event the
Reserve Account Funding Date shall not be required to occur earlier than the
Transfer Date which commences 4 months prior to the commencement of the
Accumulation Period.
"Reserve Account Surplus" shall mean, as of any Transfer Date
following the Reserve Account Funding Date, the amount, if any, by which the
amount on deposit in the Reserve Account exceeds the Required Reserve Account
Amount.
"Reserve Draw Amount" shall have the meaning specified in subsection
4.17(c) of the Agreement.
"Reversion Date" shall mean the first Determination Date following any
Daily Deposit Date on which (a) the Excess Spread Percentage (as defined in the
Spread Account Agreement) for the Monthly Period preceding such Determination
Date is equal to or exceeds 2.50% per annum and (b) the amount on deposit in the
Spread Account (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement) equals or exceeds
the Required Spread Account Amount (as defined in the Spread Account Agreement)
for such Determination Date.
"Revolving Period" shall mean the period from and including the
Closing Date to, but not including, the earlier of (a) the day the Accumulation
Period commences and (b) the Pay Out Commencement Date.
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"Scheduled Series 1997-4 Termination Date" shall mean the February
2010 Distribution Date.
"Series 1997-4" shall mean the Series of the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust represented by the Investor Certificates.
"Series 1997-4 Certificateholder" shall mean the holder of record of
any Series 1997-4 Certificate.
"Series 1997-4 Certificateholders' Interest" shall have the meaning
specified in Section 4.04 of the Agreement.
"Series 1997-4 Pay Out Event" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 8 of this Series Supplement.
"Series 1997-4 Termination Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of
(i) the day after the Distribution Date on which the Investor Certificates are
paid in full, or (ii) the Scheduled Series 1997-4 Termination Date.
"Series Servicing Fee Percentage" shall mean 1.50% for so long as
First USA Bank is the Servicer or 2.00% if First USA Bank is no longer the
Servicer.
"Spread Account Agreement" shall mean the agreement among the
Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York, as initial
collateral agent, dated the Closing Date, as amended, supplemented or modified
from time to time.
"Subordinate Principal Collections" shall have the meaning set forth
in subsection 4.05(b)(ii) of the Agreement.
"Targeted Holder" shall mean each holder of a right to receive
interest or principal with respect to the CIA Certificates (or other interests
in the Trust), other than certificates (or other such interests) with respect to
which an opinion is rendered that such certificates (or other such interests)
will be treated as debt for federal income tax purposes, and any holder of a
right to receive any amount in respect of the Transferor Interest; provided,
that any Person holding more than one interest each of which would cause such
Person to be a Targeted Holder shall be treated as a single Targeted Holder.
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"Transfer" shall have the meaning specified in subsection 11(a) of
this Series Supplement.
"Unpaid Investor Monthly Servicing Fee" shall mean with respect to any
Transfer Date, the amount of the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee with respect to
such Transfer Date not distributed to the Servicer pursuant to subsection
4.09(a)(ii), subsection 4.09(b)(ii), subsection 4.09(c)(i), or subsection
4.13(a) of the Agreement and any overdue Investor Monthly Servicing Fee from
prior Transfer Dates.
SECTION 3. Reassignment and Transfer Terms. The Series 1997-4
Certificates shall be subject to retransfer to the Transferor at its option, in
accordance with the terms specified in subsection 12.02(a) of the Agreement, on
any Distribution Date on or after the Distribution Date on which the Invested
Amount is reduced to an amount less than or equal to 5% of the Initial Invested
Amount. The deposit required in connection with any such repurchase shall be
equal to the Invested Amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Series
1997-4 Certificates through the Record Date preceding the Distribution Date on
which the repurchase occurs.
SECTION 4. Delivery and Payment for the Series 1997-4 Certificates.
The Transferor shall execute and deliver the Series 1997-4 Certificates to the
Trustee for authentication in accordance with Section 6.01 of the Agreement.
The Trustee shall deliver the Series 1997-4 Certificates when authenticated in
accordance with Section 6.02 of the Agreement.
SECTION 5. Depositary; Form of Delivery of Series 1997-4
Certificates. (a) The Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates shall
be delivered as Book-Entry Certificates as provided in Sections 6.01 and 6.10 of
the Agreement. The CIA Certificates shall be delivered as Registered
Certificates as provided in Section 6.01 of the Agreement.
(b) The Depositary for Series 1997-4 shall be The Depository Trust
Company, and the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates shall be
initially registered in the name of Cede & Co., its nominee. The Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates will initially be held by the Trustee
as custodian for The Depository Trust Company.
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SECTION 6. Article IV of Agreement. (A) Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03
of the Agreement shall be read in their entirety as provided in the Agreement
except for subsections 4.02(b) and (c) of the Agreement which shall, for
purposes of this Series Supplement, read in their entirety as follows:
"(b) The Finance Charge and Principal Accounts. The Trustee, for the
benefit of the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders, shall establish and
maintain in the name of the Trust with a Qualified Institution (other than
the Transferor), which shall initially be the Paying Agent, two segregated
trust accounts (the "Finance Charge Account" and the "Principal Account,"
respectively), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds
therein are held for the benefit of the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders.
The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on
deposit from time to time in the Finance Charge Account and the Principal
Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Finance Charge Account and the
Principal Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders. Pursuant
to authority granted to it hereunder, the Servicer shall have the revocable
power to instruct the Trustee to withdraw funds from the Finance Charge
Account and the Principal Account for the purpose of carrying out the
Servicer's or the Trustee's duties hereunder. The Trustee at all times
shall maintain copies of all written reports and instructions that it
receives reflecting each transaction in the Principal Account and the
Finance Charge Account and that funds held therein shall at all times be
held in trust for the benefit of the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders.
(c) The Distribution Account. The Trustee, for the benefit of the Series
1997-4 Certificateholders, shall cause to be established and maintained in
the name of the Trust, with an office or branch of a Qualified Institution
(other than the Transferor), which shall initially be the Paying Agent, a
non-interest bearing segregated account (the "Distribution Account")
bearing a designation clearly indi-
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cating that the funds deposited therein are held in trust for the benefit
of the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders. The Trustee shall possess all
right, title and interest in all funds on deposit from time to time in the
Distribution Account and in all proceeds thereof. The Distribution Account
shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit
of the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders."
(B) Article IV of the Agreement (except for Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03
thereof) shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to
the Series 1997-4 Certificates:
ARTICLE IV
RIGHTS OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS AND
ALLOCATION AND APPLICATION OF COLLECTIONS
Section 4.04 Rights of Certificateholders. The Investor Certificates
shall represent undivided interests in the Trust, consisting of the right to
receive, to the extent necessary to make the required payments with respect to
such Investor Certificates at the times and in the amounts specified in this
Agreement, (a) the Floating Allocation Percentage and Fixed/Floating Allocation
Percentage (as applicable from time to time) of Collections received with
respect to the Receivables and (b) funds on deposit in the Collection Account,
the Finance Charge Account, the Principal Account, the Principal Funding
Account, the Reserve Account and the Distribution Account (for such Series, the
"Series 1997-4 Certificateholders' Interest"). The CIA Certificates shall be
subordinate to the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates. The Class
B Certificates shall be subordinate to the Class A Certificates. The
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate shall not represent any interest in the
Collection Account, the Finance Charge Account, the Principal Account, the
Principal Funding Account, the Reserve Account or the Distribution Account,
except as specifically provided in this Article IV.
Section 4.05 Collections and Allocation.
(a) Collections. The Servicer will apply or will instruct the
Trustee to apply all funds on deposit in the Collection Account, the Finance
Charge Account,
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the Principal Account, the Principal Funding Account, the Reserve Account or the
Distribution Account allocable to the Series 1997-4 Certificates as described in
this Article IV.
(b) Daily Allocations During the Revolving Period. During the
Revolving Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on each
Date of Processing, allocate the following amounts as set forth below:
(i) Allocate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders the
Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
and deposit and retain in the Finance Charge Account (A) prior to the
Calculation Date in each Monthly Period an amount equal to the product of
(x) the Floating Allocation Percentage and (y) the aggregate amount of
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing, or
(B) on and after each such Calculation Date to and including the last day
of such Monthly Period, the lesser of (x) the product of (1) the Floating
Allocation Percentage and (2) the aggregate amount of Collections of
Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing and (y) the excess of
(1) the sum of the Monthly Interest, the Interest Shortfall and the Default
Interest for the Distribution Date following the then current Monthly
Period (plus, if the Transferor is not the Servicer, the Investor Monthly
Servicing Fee) over (2) the amounts previously deposited in the Finance
Charge Account with respect to the current Monthly Period pursuant to this
subsection 4.05(b)(i) of the Agreement. On each Date of Processing on and
after each Calculation Date, Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
allocated to the Series 1997-4 Certificates in excess of the amount
required to be deposited and retained in the Finance Charge Account as
provided above shall be held by the Servicer and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.05(f) of the Agreement. In addition, on the Closing Date, the
Transferor shall make a deposit to the Finance Charge Account in an amount
equal to $1,200,000 to be applied as Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables allocated to the Series 1997-4 Certificates. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, on each Date of Processing from and including each Daily
Deposit Date to but excluding the immediately succeeding Reversion Date,
the Servicer shall be required to allo-
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cate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders the Floating Allocation
Percentage of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and deposit and
retain in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the product of (i)
the Floating Allocation Percentage and (ii) the aggregate amount of
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such Date of Processing.
(ii) Allocate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders an amount
equal to the product of (A) the Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date
of Processing and (B) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal
Receivables on such Date of Processing and pay such amount to the
Transferor subject to the obligation of the Transferor to make an amount
equal to the Reallocated Principal Collections and Excess Principal
Collections for such Monthly Period available on the related Transfer Date
in accordance with subsection 4.05(f) of the Agreement; provided, however,
that the amount to be paid to the Transferor pursuant to this subsection
4.05(b)(ii) of the Agreement on any Date of Processing shall be paid only
if the Transferor Interest on such Date of Processing is greater than zero
(after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust
on such Date of Processing and after giving effect to Collections of
Principal Receivables on such Date of Processing) and otherwise shall be
deposited in the Collection Account and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement; provided, further, however, that on
and after the Calculation Date if the amounts previously deposited in the
Finance Charge Account with respect to the current Monthly Period pursuant
to subsection 4.05(b)(i) of the Agreement are less than the sum of the
Monthly Interest, the Interest Shortfall and the Default Interest for the
Distribution Date following the then current Monthly Period (plus, if the
Transferor is not the Servicer, the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee) (the
amount of such shortfall, the "Finance Charge Deficit"), an amount not to
exceed the product of (x) the sum of the Class B Floating Allocation
Percentage and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage and (y) the
Collections of Principal Receivables on any such Date of Processing
("Subordinate Principal Collections") with respect to the then current
Monthly Period will be deposited into the Principal Account on a daily
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basis during such Monthly Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
Finance Charge Deficit; at such time as the Finance Charge Deficit is equal
to zero, such amounts may be released from the Principal Account and paid
to the holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate, subject to the
preceding proviso.
(c) Daily Allocations During the Accumulation Period. During the
Accumulation Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of business on each
Date of Processing, allocate the following amounts as set forth below:
(i) Allocate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders and deposit
and retain in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the product of
(A) the Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of Processing and (B)
the aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such
Date of Processing.
(ii) Allocate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders and retain
in the Principal Account an amount equal to the product of (x) the
Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of Processing and (y) the
aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables on such Date of
Processing (for any such date, a "Percentage Allocation"); provided,
however, that if the sum of such Percentage Allocations with respect to the
same Monthly Period exceeds the Controlled Deposit Amount for the related
Distribution Date, then such excess shall be paid to the Holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate (subject to the obligation of the
Transferor to make an amount equal to the Reallocated Principal Collections
and Excess Principal Collections for such Monthly Period available on the
related Transfer Date in accordance with subsection 4.05(f)) of the
Agreement if the Transferor Interest on such Date of Processing is greater
than zero (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to
the Trust on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Collection
Account and applied in accordance with subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement;
provided, further, that on and after the Calculation Date if there is a
Finance Charge Deficit, Subordinate Principal Collections with respect to
each Monthly Period will be deposited into the
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Principal Account on a daily basis during such Monthly Period in an
aggregate amount not to exceed the Finance Charge Deficit; at such time as
the Finance Charge Deficit is equal to zero, such amounts may be released
from the Principal Account to the holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, subject to the preceding proviso.
(d) Daily Allocations During the Rapid Amortization Period. During
the Rapid Amortization Period, the Servicer shall, prior to the close of
business on each Date of Processing, allocate the following amounts as set forth
below:
(i) Allocate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders and deposit
and retain in the Finance Charge Account an amount equal to the product of
(A) the Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of Processing and (B)
the aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables on such
Date of Processing.
(ii) Allocate to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders and
deposit and retain in the Principal Account an amount equal to the product
of (A) the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage on such Date of Processing
and (B) the aggregate amount of Collections of Principal Receivables on
such Date of Processing; provided, however, that after the date on which an
amount of such Collections equal to the Invested Amount has been deposited
into the Collection Account and allocated to the Series 1997-4
Certificateholders, the amount determined in accordance with this
subparagraph (ii) shall be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate only if the Transferor Interest on such Date of
Processing is greater than zero (after giving effect to all Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and otherwise shall be
deposited in the Collection Account and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement.
(e) Daily Deposits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer need
not make daily deposits of Collections into the Collection Account at any time
when the requirements of the third paragraph of subsection 4.03(a) of the
Agreement are satisfied.
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(f) Monthly Allocations During the Revolving Period and Accumulation
Period. To the extent not previously allocated pursuant to subsection 4.05(b),
during the Revolving Period, the Servicer shall, on each Transfer Date, allocate
to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders and deposit in the Finance Charge
Account an amount equal to (i) the lesser of (A) the product of (x) the Floating
Allocation Percentage with respect to the preceding Monthly Period and (y) the
aggregate amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables for the related
Monthly Period, and (B) the aggregate of the amounts to be applied from amounts
on deposit in the Finance Charge Account on such Transfer Date pursuant to
subsections 4.09(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), 4.09(b)(i) and (ii), 4.09(c)(i) and
4.13(a) through (j) of the Agreement and, to the extent necessary, any amounts
to be applied in accordance with the Spread Account Agreement (other than
payments to First USA Bank or the Transferor), minus (ii) the amounts deposited
and retained in the Finance Charge Account daily during such Monthly Period
pursuant to subsection 4.05(b)(i) of the Agreement. Any such amounts, to the
extent they would be paid to First USA Bank, as Transferor or Servicer, need not
be so deposited but shall be deemed to have been so deposited and, as and when
specified in the subsections identified above, be deemed to have been paid to
First USA Bank pursuant to such subsections. During the Revolving Period and
the Accumulation Period, the Transferor shall, on each Transfer Date deposit in
the Principal Account an amount equal to the sum of (I) the excess of the amount
of Reallocated Principal Collections over the amount deposited and retained in
the Principal Account pursuant to subsection 4.05(b)(ii) or 4.05(c)(ii) of the
Agreement with respect to the Revolving Period or the Accumulation Period,
respectively, and (II) an amount equal to the amount of Excess Principal
Collections to be applied for the benefit of other Series from amounts that were
originally allocated to Series 1997-4, not to exceed (x) during the Revolving
Period, the Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Principal
Receivables for the related Monthly Period or (y) during the Accumulation
Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Principal
Receivables for the related Monthly Period less the amount thereof applied to
pay Monthly Principal on the related Distribution Date.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.05, if on any date the
aggregate amount of Principal Receivables is less than the sum of the Invest-
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ed Amounts for all Series then outstanding, all Collections of Principal
Receivables on such date shall be deposited and applied in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement.
The allocations to be made pursuant to this Section 4.05 of the
Agreement also apply to deposits into the Collection Account that are treated as
Collections, including Credit Adjustments, payment of the reassignment price
pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Agreement and proceeds from the sale,
disposition or liquidation of the Receivables pursuant to Section 9.02, 10.01,
12.01 or 12.02 of the Agreement and Section 3 of the Series Supplement for
Series 1997-4. Such deposits to be treated as Collections will be allocated as
Finance Charge Receivables or Principal Receivables as indicated in the
Agreement.
Section 4.06 Determination of Monthly Interest for the Series 1997-4
Certificates. (a) The amount of monthly interest (for the Series 1997-4
Certificates, the "Class A Monthly Interest") distributable from the
Distribution Account with respect to the Class A Certificates on any
Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of
(x) the Class A Certificate Rate and (y) a fraction the numerator of which is
the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of
which is 360 and (ii) the Class A Outstanding Principal Balance as of the close
of business on the last day of the preceding Monthly Period; provided, however,
that with respect to the first Distribution Date, Class A Monthly Interest shall
be equal to the sum of (x) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of
(a) the Class A Certificate Rate for the period from and including the Closing
Date to and including June 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is
7 and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class A Initial Invested
Amount and (y) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the
Class A Certificate Rate for the period from and including June 17, 1997 to and
including July 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class A Initial Invested Amount.
On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "Class A Interest Shortfall") equal to
the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate Class A Monthly Interest for
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the Interest Period applicable to the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the
amount which was paid to the Class A Certificateholders in respect of interest
on such preceding Distribution Date. If there is a Class A Interest Shortfall
with respect to any Distribution Date, an additional amount ("Class A Default
Interest") shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the Class A
Certificates on each Distribution Date following such Distribution Date to and
including the Distribution Date on which such Class A Interest Shortfall is paid
to Class A Certificateholders equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the
Class A Certificate Rate plus 2.00% per annum and (y) a fraction the numerator
of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) such Class A Interest Shortfall.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class A Default Interest shall
be payable or distributed to Class A Certificateholders only to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
(b) The amount of monthly interest (for the Series 1997-4
Certificates, the "Class B Monthly Interest") distributable from the
Distribution Account with respect to the Class B Certificates on any
Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of
(x) the Class B Certificate Rate and (y) a fraction the numerator of which is
the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator of
which is 360 and (ii) the Class B Invested Amount as of the close of business on
the last day of the preceding Monthly Period; provided, however, that with
respect to the first Distribution Date, Class B Monthly Interest shall be equal
to the sum of (x) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the
Class B Certificate Rate for the period from and including the Closing Date to
and including June 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is 7 and
the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class B Initial Invested Amount,
and (y) an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the Class B
Certificate Rate for the period from and including June 17, 1997 to and
including July 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the numerator of which is 30 and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the Class B Initial Invested Amount.
On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "Class B Interest Shortfall") equal to
the excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate Class B Monthly Interest for
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the Interest Period applicable to the preceding Distribution Date over (y) the
amount which was paid to the Class B Certificateholders in respect of interest
on such preceding Distribution Date. If there is a Class B Interest Shortfall
with respect to any Distribution Date, an additional amount ("Class B Default
Interest") shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the Class B
Certificates on each Distribution Date following such Distribution Date to and
including the Distribution Date on which such Class B Interest Shortfall is paid
to Class B Certificateholders equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the
Class B Certificate Rate plus 2.00% per annum and (y) a fraction the numerator
of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the
denominator of which is 360 and (ii) such Class B Interest Shortfall.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Class B Default Interest shall
be payable or distributed to Class B Certificateholders only to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
(c) The amount of monthly interest (for the Series 1997-4
Certificates, the "CIA Monthly Interest") distributable from the Distribution
Account with respect to the CIA Invested Amount on any Distribution Date shall
be an amount equal to the product of (i) the product of (x) the CIA Certificate
Rate and (y) a fraction the numerator of which is the actual number of days in
the related Interest Period and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the CIA
Invested Amount as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding
Monthly Period; provided, however, that with respect to the first Distribution
Date, CIA Monthly Interest shall be equal to the sum of (x) an amount equal to
the product of (i) the product of (a) the CIA Certificate Rate for the period
from and including the Closing Date to and including June 16, 1997 and (b) a
fraction the numerator of which is 7 and the denominator of which is 360 and
(ii) the CIA Initial Invested Amount and (y) an amount equal to the product of
(i) the product of (a) the CIA Certificate Rate for the period from and
including June 17, 1997 to and including July 16, 1997 and (b) a fraction the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is 360 and (ii) the CIA
Initial Invested Amount.
On the Determination Date preceding each Distribution Date, the
Servicer shall determine an amount (the "CIA Interest Shortfall") equal to the
excess, if any, of (x) the aggregate CIA Monthly Interest for the Interest
Period applicable to the preceding Distribution
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Date over (y) the amount which was paid to the CIA Certificateholders in respect
of interest on such preceding Distribution Date pursuant to the terms hereof and
of the Spread Account Agreement. If there is a CIA Interest Shortfall with
respect to any Distribution Date, an additional amount ("CIA Default Interest")
shall be payable as provided herein with respect to the CIA Certificates on each
Distribution Date following such Distribution Date to and including the
Distribution Date on which such CIA Interest Shortfall is paid to the CIA
Certificateholders equal to the product of (i) the product of (a) the CIA
Certificate Rate plus 2.00% per annum and (b) a fraction the numerator of which
is the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and the denominator
of which is 360 and (ii) such CIA Interest Shortfall. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein, CIA Default Interest shall be payable or distributed to
the CIA Certificateholders only to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Section 4.07 Determination of Monthly Principal. (a) The amount of
monthly principal (the "Class A Monthly Principal") distributable from the
Principal Account with respect to the Class A Certificates on each Transfer Date
beginning with the Transfer Date in the month following the month in which the
Accumulation Period or, if earlier, the Rapid Amortization Period begins shall
be equal to the least of (i) the Available Investor Principal Collections on
deposit in the Principal Account with respect to such Transfer Date, (ii) for
each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation Period prior to the Class A
Scheduled Payment Date, the Controlled Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date and
(iii) the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount on such Transfer Date prior to any
deposit into the Principal Funding Account to be made on such day.
(b) The amount of monthly principal (the "Class B Monthly Principal")
distributable from the Principal Account with respect to the Class B
Certificates on each Transfer Date, beginning with the Transfer Date first
preceding the Class B Principal Commencement Date, shall be an amount equal to
the least of (i) the Available Investor Principal Collections on deposit in the
Principal Account with respect to such Transfer Date (minus the portion of such
Available Investor Principal Collections applied to Class A Monthly Principal on
such Transfer Date), (ii) for each Transfer Date with respect to the
Accumulation Period prior to the Class B Scheduled
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Payment Date, the Controlled Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date (minus the
Class A Monthly Principal for such Transfer Date) and (iii) the Class B Adjusted
Invested Amount on such Transfer Date (after taking into account any adjustments
to be made on such Transfer Date pursuant to Sections 4.12 and 4.14 of the
Agreement on such Transfer Date).
(c) The amount of monthly principal (the "CIA Monthly Principal")
distributable from the Principal Account with respect to the CIA Certificates on
each Transfer Date, beginning with the Transfer Date first preceding the CIA
Principal Commencement Date, shall be an amount equal to the least of (i) the
Available Investor Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Account
with respect to such Transfer Date (minus the portion of such Available Investor
Principal Collections applied to Class A Monthly Principal and Class B Monthly
Principal on such Transfer Date), (ii) for each Transfer Date with respect to
the Accumulation Period prior to the CIA Scheduled Payment Date, the Controlled
Deposit Amount for such Transfer Date (minus the Class A Monthly Principal and
the Class B Monthly Principal for such Transfer Date) and (iii) the CIA Adjusted
Invested Amount on such Transfer Date (after taking into account any adjustments
to be made on such Transfer Date pursuant to Sections 4.12 and 4.14 of the
Agreement on such Transfer Date).
Section 4.08 Coverage of Required Amount for the Investor
Certificates. On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the
amount (the "Class A Required Amount"), if any, by which the sum of (i) Class A
Monthly Interest for the following Distribution Date, (ii) any Class A Monthly
Interest previously due but not paid to the Class A Certificateholders on a
prior Distribution Date, (iii) Class A Default Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date and any Class A Default Interest previously due but not paid
to the Class A Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (iv) if First
USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee for the
related Distribution Date and (v) the Class A Investor Default Amount, if any,
for such Distribution Date exceeds the Class A Available Funds for the related
Monthly Period.
On each Determination Date, the Servicer shall determine the amount
(the "Class B Required Amount"), if any, equal to the sum of (x) the amount, if
any, by which the sum of (i) Class B Monthly Interest for the following
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Distribution Date, (ii) any Class B Monthly Interest previously due but not paid
to the Class B Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, (iii) Class B
Default Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and any Class B Default
Interest previously due but not paid to the Class B Certificateholders on a
prior Distribution Date and (iv) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer,
the Class B Monthly Servicing Fee for the related Distribution Date exceeds the
Class B Investor Percentage of Collections in respect of Finance Charge
Receivables deposited in the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly
Period and (y) the amount, if any, by which the Class B Investor Default Amount,
if any, for such Distribution Date exceeds the amount of Excess Finance Charge
Collections available to make payments with respect thereto pursuant to
subsection 4.13(d) of the Agreement.
In the event that the sum of the Class A Required Amount and the Class
B Required Amount for such Distribution Date is greater than zero, the Servicer
shall give written notice to the Trustee of such positive Class A Required
Amount or Class B Required Amount on the Determination Date. In the event that
the Class A Required Amount for such Distribution Date is greater than zero all
or a portion of the Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to the
related Transfer Date in an amount equal to the Class A Required Amount for such
Distribution Date shall be distributed from the Finance Charge Account on such
Distribution Date pursuant to subsection 4.13(a) of the Agreement. In the event
that the Class A Required Amount for such Transfer Date exceeds the amount of
Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such Transfer Date, the
Collections of Principal Receivables allocable to the CIA Certificates and the
Collections of Principal Receivables allocable to the Class B Certificates with
respect to the prior Monthly Period shall be applied as specified in Section
4.14 of the Agreement. In the event that after the application of Excess
Finance Charge Collections there is a Class B Required Amount for such Transfer
Date, the Collections of Principal Receivables allocable to the CIA Certificates
(after application to the Class A Required Amount) shall be applied as specified
in Section 4.14 of the Agreement; provided, however, that the sum of any
payments pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the sum of the Class A
Required Amount and the Class B Required Amount.
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Section 4.09 Monthly Payments. On each Transfer Date, the Trustee,
acting in accordance with written instructions from the Servicer substantially
in the form of Exhibit E hereto, shall make the withdrawals, deposits and
payments specified in subsections (a) through (h) of this Section 4.09.
(a) On the Transfer Date preceding each Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the Class A Available Funds deposited or deemed to have been deposited
into the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly Period will be
distributed in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to Class A Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A Monthly Interest
previously due but not paid to Class A Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class A Default Interest for such
Distribution Date, shall be deposited by the Servicer or the Trustee into
the Distribution Account;
(ii) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, an amount equal
to the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be
distributed to the Servicer;
(iii) an amount equal to the aggregate Class A Investor Default
Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date shall be (A) distributed to the
Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Distribution Dates
with respect to the Revolving Period, but not exceeding the Transferor
Interest (determined as of such Distribution Date after giving effect to
any Principal Receivables transferred to the Trust during the Monthly
Period relating to such Distribution Date, any such amount in excess of the
Transferor Interest to be treated as Unallocated Principal Collections) and
(B) deposited in the Principal Account and treated as a portion of
Available Investor Principal Collections for Distribution Dates with
respect to the Amortization Period; and
(iv) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Finance Charge
Collections and shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in Section
4.13 of the Agreement.
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(b) On the Transfer Date preceding each Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the Class B Available Funds deposited or deemed to have been deposited
in the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly Period will be distributed
in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Interest for such
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B Monthly Interest
previously due but not paid to the Class B Certificateholders on a prior
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Class B Default Interest for such
Distribution Date, shall be deposited by the Servicer or the Trustee into
the Distribution Account;
(ii) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, an amount equal
to the Class B Monthly Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be
distributed to the Servicer; and
(iii) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Finance
Charge Collections and shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in
Section 4.13 of the Agreement.
(c) On the Transfer Date preceding each Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the CIA Available Funds deposited or deemed to have been deposited in
the Finance Charge Account for the related Monthly Period will be distributed in
the following priority:
(i) if First USA Bank is no longer the Servicer, an amount equal
to the CIA Monthly Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date shall be
distributed to the Servicer; and
(ii) the balance, if any, shall constitute Excess Finance Charge
Collections and shall be allocated and distributed as set forth in Section
4.13 of the Agreement.
(d) On each Transfer Date during the Revolving Period, the Trustee
shall distribute an amount equal to the Available Investor Principal Collections
deposited or deemed to have been deposited into the Principal Account for the
related Monthly Period in the following priority:
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(i) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the product of (1) a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Available Investor
Principal Collections and the denominator of which is equal to the sum of
the Principal Collections available for sharing as specified in the related
Series Supplement for each Series and (2) the Principal Shortfall
applicable to such other Series and (B) remaining Available Investor
Principal Collections, shall be treated as Excess Principal Collections and
be deposited in the applicable principal accounts for such other Series
with Principal Shortfalls; and
(ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Available
Investor Principal Collections for such Transfer Date over (B) the
applications specified in subsection 4.09(d)(i) above shall be paid to the
Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate; provided, however, that
the amount to be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate pursuant to this subsection 4.09(d)(ii) with respect to such
Transfer Date shall be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate only if the Transferor Interest on the related Date of
Processing is greater than zero (after giving effect to the inclusion in
the Trust of all Receivables created on or prior to such Transfer Date and
after giving effect to Collections of Principal Receivables on such
Transfer Date) and otherwise shall be considered as Unallocated Principal
Collections and deposited into the Principal Account in accordance with
subsection 4.03(f).
(e) On each Transfer Date, during the Accumulation Period or the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Trustee shall distribute an amount equal to the
Available Investor Principal Collections deposited or deemed to have been
deposited into the Principal Account for the related Monthly Period in the
following priority:
(i) an amount equal to the Class A Monthly Principal for such
Transfer Date plus, to the extent of any applicable Principal Shortfall for
the related Distribution Date, Excess Principal Collections from other
Series, to the extent available, shall be (A) during the Accumulation
Period, deposited into the Principal Funding Account, and (B) during the
Rapid Amortization Period, deposited into the Distribution Account;
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(ii) after giving effect to the distribution referred to in
clause (i) above, an amount equal to the Class B Monthly Principal plus, to
the extent of any applicable Principal Shortfall for the related
Distribution Date, Excess Principal Collections from other Series, to the
extent available, shall be (A) during the Accumulation Period, deposited
into the Principal Funding Account, and (B) during the Rapid Amortization
Period, deposited into the Distribution Account;
(iii) after giving effect to the distributions referred to in
clauses (i) and (ii) above, an amount equal to the CIA Monthly Principal
plus, to the extent of any applicable Principal Shortfall for the related
Distribution Date, Excess Principal Collections from other Series, to the
extent available, shall be (A) during the Accumulation Period, deposited
into the Principal Funding Account, and (B) during the Rapid Amortization
Period, deposited into the Distribution Account;
(iv) an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the product of (1) a
fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Available Investor
Principal Collections remaining after the application specified in
subsections 4.09(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) above and the denominator of which
is equal to the sum of the Available Investor Principal Collections
available for sharing as specified in the related Series Supplement for
each other Series and (2) the Principal Shortfalls for all Series and (B)
the Available Investor Principal Collections, shall remain in the Principal
Account to be treated as Excess Principal Collections and applied to Series
other than this Series 1997-4; and
(v) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Available
Investor Principal Collections over (B) the applications specified in
subsection 4.09(e)(i) through (iv) above shall be paid to the Holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate; provided, however, that the amount to
be paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate pursuant
to this subsection 4.09(e)(v) with respect to such Transfer Date shall be
paid to the Holder of the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate only if the
Transferor Interest on the related Date of Processing is greater than zero
(after giving
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effect to the inclusion in the Trust of all Receivables created on or prior
to such Transfer Date and the application of payments referred to in
subsection 4.03(b) of the Agreement) and otherwise shall be considered as
Unallocated Principal Collections and deposited into the Principal Account
in accordance with subsection 4.03(f) of the Agreement; provided, further,
that in no event shall the amount payable to the Holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate pursuant to this subsection 4.09(e)(v) be greater
than the Transferor Interest on such Transfer Date.
(f) On the earlier to occur of the first Transfer Date with respect to
the Rapid Amortization Period or the Transfer Date immediately preceding the
Class A Scheduled Payment Date, the Trustee shall withdraw from the Principal
Funding Account and deposit in the Distribution Account the amount on deposit in
the Principal Funding Account.
(g) [Reserved]
(h) On the earlier to occur of the first Distribution Date with
respect to the Rapid Amortization Period or the Class A Scheduled Payment Date
and on each Distribution Date thereafter, the Trustee shall pay in accordance
with Section 5.01 of the Agreement from the Distribution Account the amount so
deposited into the Distribution Account pursuant to subsection 4.09(f) of the
Agreement on the related Transfer Date in the following priority:
(i) an amount equal to the lesser of such amount on deposit in
the Distribution Account and the Class A Invested Amount shall be paid to
the Class A Certificateholders;
(ii) on the Class B Principal Commencement Date and on each
Distribution Date thereafter, after giving effect to the distributions
referred to in clause (i) above, an amount equal to the lesser of such
amount on deposit in the Distribution Account and the Class B Invested
Amount shall be paid to the Class B Certificateholders; and
(iii) on the CIA Principal Commencement Date and on each
Distribution Date thereafter, after giving effect to the distributions
referred to in
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clauses (i) and (ii) above, an amount equal to the lesser of such amount on
deposit in the Distribution Account and the CIA Invested Amount shall be
paid to the CIA Certificateholders.
(i) The Accumulation Period is scheduled to commence at the close of
business on May 31, 2006; provided, however, that, if the Accumulation Period
Length (determined as described below) is less than 12 months, the date on which
the Accumulation Period actually commences may, at the option of the Servicer,
upon written notice to the Trustee, be delayed to the first Business Day of the
month that is the number of months prior to the Class A Scheduled Payment Date
at least equal to the Accumulation Period Length and, as a result, the number of
Monthly Periods in the Accumulation Period will at least equal the Accumulation
Period Length. On each Determination Date until the Accumulation Period begins,
the Servicer will determine the "Accumulation Period Length" which will equal
the number of months such that the sum of the Accumulation Period Factors for
each month during such period will be equal to or greater than the Required
Accumulation Factor Number; provided, however, that the Accumulation Period
Length will not be less than one month.
Section 4.10 Payment of Certificate Interest. On each Distribution
Date, the Paying Agent shall pay in accordance with Section 5.01 of the
Agreement to the Class A Certificateholders from the Distribution Account the
amount deposited into the Distribution Account pursuant to subsections
4.09(a)(i), 4.13(a), 4.14(a)(i)(x) and 4.14(b)(i) of the Agreement on the
related Transfer Date or such Distribution Date, as applicable, to the Class B
Certificateholders from the Distribution Account the amount deposited into the
Distribution Account pursuant to subsections 4.09(b)(i), 4.13(c) and
4.14(a)(i)(y) of the Agreement on the related Transfer Date and to the CIA
Certificateholders from the Distribution Account the amount deposited into the
Distribution Account pursuant to subsection 4.13(f) of the Agreement on the
related Transfer Date.
Section 4.11 [Reserved]
Section 4.12 Investor Charge-Offs.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall calculate the Class
A Investor Default
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Amount. If on any Distribution Date, the Class A Investor Default Amount for
such Distribution Date exceeds the sum of the amount allocated with respect
thereto pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iii), subsection 4.13(a) and Section 4.14
of the Agreement with respect to the Monthly Period immediately preceding such
Distribution Date, the CIA Invested Amount will be reduced by the amount of such
excess, but not more than the lesser of the Class A Investor Default Amount and
the CIA Invested Amount for such Distribution Date. In the event that, but for
the limitation on the amount of such reduction in the preceding sentence, such
reduction would cause the CIA Invested Amount to be a negative number, the CIA
Invested Amount will be reduced to zero, and the Class B Invested Amount will be
reduced by the amount by which the CIA Invested Amount would have been reduced
below zero. In the event that such reduction would cause the Class B Invested
Amount to be a negative number, the Class B Invested Amount will be reduced to
zero, and the Class A Invested Amount will be reduced by the amount by which the
Class B Invested Amount would have been reduced below zero, but not more than
the Class A Investor Default Amount for such Distribution Date (a "Class A
Investor Charge-Off"). If the Class A Invested Amount has been reduced by the
amount of any Class A Investor Charge-Offs, it will be reimbursed on any
Distribution Date (but not by an amount in excess of the aggregate Class A
Investor Charge-Offs) by the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections
allocated and available for such purpose pursuant to subsection 4.13(b) of the
Agreement.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall calculate the Class
B Investor Default Amount. If on any Distribution Date, the Class B Investor
Default Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the amount of Excess Finance
Charge Collections and Reallocated Principal Collections which are allocated and
available to fund such amount pursuant to subsection 4.13(d) and Section 4.14 of
the Agreement, the CIA Invested Amount (after giving effect to any adjustments
with respect thereto as described in the preceding paragraph) will be reduced by
the amount of such excess but not more than the lesser of the Class B Investor
Default Amount and the CIA Invested Amount for such Distribution Date. In the
event that, but for the limitation on the amount of such reduction in the
preceding sentence, such reduction would cause the CIA Invested Amount to be a
negative number, the CIA Invested Amount shall be reduced to zero and the Class
B Invested Amount shall be reduced
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by the amount by which the CIA Invested Amount would have been reduced below
zero, but not more than the Class B Investor Default Amount for such
Distribution Date (a "Class B Investor Charge-Off"). The Class B Invested
Amount will also be reduced by the amount of Reallocated Class B Principal
Collections in excess of the CIA Invested Amount pursuant to Section 4.14 of the
Agreement and the amount of any portion of the Class B Invested Amount allocated
to the Class A Certificates to avoid a reduction in the Class A Invested Amount
pursuant to subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement. The Class B Invested Amount
will thereafter be reimbursed (but not in the excess of the unpaid principal
balance of the Class B Certificates) on any Distribution Date by the amount of
Excess Finance Charge Collections allocated and available for that purpose as
described under subsection 4.13(e) of the Agreement.
(c) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall calculate the CIA
Investor Default Amount. If on any Distribution Date, the CIA Investor Default
Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the sum of the amount of Excess
Finance Charge Collections which are allocated and available to fund such amount
pursuant to subsection 4.13(h) of the Agreement, the CIA Invested Amount (after
giving effect to any adjustments with respect thereto as described in the
preceding paragraphs) will be reduced by the amount of such excess but not more
than the lesser of the CIA Investor Default Amount and the CIA Invested Amount
for such Distribution Date (a "CIA Investor Charge-Off"). The CIA Invested
Amount will also be reduced by the amount of Reallocated Principal Collections
pursuant to Section 4.14 of the Agreement and the amount of any portion of the
CIA Invested Amount allocated to the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates to avoid a reduction in the Class A Invested Amount, pursuant to
subsection 4.12(a) of the Agreement, or the Class B Invested Amount, pursuant to
subsection 4.12(b) of the Agreement, respectively. The CIA Invested Amount will
thereafter be reimbursed (but not in the excess of the unpaid principal balance
of the CIA Certificates) on any Distribution Date by the amount of Excess
Finance Charge Collections allocated and available for that purpose as described
under subsection 4.13(i) of the Agreement.
Section 4.13 Excess Finance Charge Collections for the Series 1997-4
Certificates. On each Transfer Date, the Servicer will apply or cause the
Trustee to
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apply Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to the related Monthly
Period, to make the following distributions in the following priority:
(a) an amount equal to the Class A Required Amount, if any, with
respect to the related Monthly Period will be used to fund the Class A Required
Amount and be applied in accordance with subsection 4.09(a) of the Agreement;
(b) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Class A Investor
Charge-Offs, which have not been previously reimbursed (after giving effect to
the allocation with respect to the related Distribution Date of certain other
amounts applied for that purpose) will be distributed to the Holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period, but not exceeding the Transferor Interest in Principal
Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust on such day) and on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Amortization Period, will be deposited in the Principal Account and treated as a
portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the related Distribution
Date;
(c) an amount equal to the amount of interest which has accrued with
respect to the Class B Outstanding Principal Balance at the applicable Class B
Certificate Rate but has not been deposited in the Distribution Account for the
benefit of the Class B Certificateholders either on such Transfer Date or on a
prior Transfer Date and any other amounts due and owing on the related
Distribution Date pursuant to subsection 4.09(b)(i) of the Agreement will be
deposited into the Distribution Account for payment to the Class B
Certificateholders;
(d) an amount equal to the aggregate Class B Investor Default Amount,
if any, for the related Distribution Date will be distributed to the holder of
the Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period (but not exceeding the Transferor Interest in Principal
Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust on such day)), and on Transfer Dates with respect to
the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account and treated
as a
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portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the related Distribution
Date;
(e) an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the Class B
Invested Amount has been reduced below the initial Class B Invested Amount for
reasons other than the payment of principal to the Class B Certificateholders
(but not in excess of the aggregate amount of such reductions which have not
been previously reimbursed) will be distributed to the holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period, but not in an amount exceeding the Transferor Interest in
Principal Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and on Transfer Dates with
respect to the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account
and treated as a portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the
related Distribution Date;
(f) an amount equal to the CIA Monthly Interest for the related
Distribution Date, plus the amount of any CIA Monthly Interest previously due
but not paid to the CIA Certificateholders on a prior Distribution Date, plus
the amount of any CIA Default Interest for the related Distribution Date, will
be deposited into the Distribution Account for payment to the CIA
Certificateholders;
(g) an amount equal to the Unpaid Investor Monthly Servicing Fee
will be paid to the Servicer;
(h) an amount equal to the aggregate CIA Investor Default Amount, if
any, for the related Distribution Date will be distributed to the holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period (but not exceeding the Transferor Interest in Principal
Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal Receivables
transferred to the Trust on such day)), and on Transfer Dates with respect to
the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account and treated
as a portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the related
Distribution Date;
(i) an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the CIA Invested
Amount has been reduced below the CIA Initial Invested Amount for reasons other
than the payment of principal to the CIA Certificate-
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holders (but not in excess of the aggregate amount of such reductions which have
not been previously reimbursed) will be distributed to the holder of the
Exchangeable Transferor Certificate on Transfer Dates with respect to the
Revolving Period, but not in an amount exceeding the Transferor Interest in
Principal Receivables on such day (after giving effect to any new Principal
Receivables transferred to the Trust on such day) and on Transfer Dates with
respect to the Amortization Period will be deposited in the Principal Account
and treated as a portion of Available Investor Principal Collections for the
related Distribution Date;
(j) on each Transfer Date from and after the Reserve Account Funding
Date, but prior to the date on which the Reserve Account terminates as described
in subsection 4.17(f) of the Agreement, an amount up to the excess, if any, of
the Required Reserve Account Amount over the Available Reserve Account Amount
shall be deposited into the Reserve Account; and
(k) the balance, if any, after giving effect to the payments made
pursuant to subparagraphs (a) through (j) above shall be applied in accordance
with the provisions of the Spread Account Agreement.
Section 4.14 Reallocated Principal Collections for the Series 1997-4
Certificates.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer will apply or cause the
Trustee to apply an amount, not to exceed the CIA Invested Amount, equal to the
product of (a)(i) during the Revolving Period, the CIA Floating Allocation
Percentage or (ii) during an Amortization Period, the CIA Fixed/Floating
Allocation Percentage and (b) the amount of Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to the related Monthly Period in the following priority (such
collections applied in accordance with clause (i) below are called "Reallocated
CIA Principal Collections"):
(i) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the excess, if any, of the
Class A Required Amount with respect to such related Monthly Period over
the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such
related Monthly Period and (y) the Class B Required Amount with respect to
the related Monthly Period which amount shall be applied in priority first
pursuant to subsections 4.09(a)(i)
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through (iii) of the Agreement and then pursuant to subsections 4.09(b)(i)
and (ii) and 4.13(c) and (d) of the Agreement; and
(ii) any such collections not applied in the foregoing manner
(and therefore not constituting Reallocated CIA Principal Collections)
will, on Distribution Dates with respect to the Revolving Period, be
applied as Available Investor Principal Collections.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Servicer will apply or cause
the Trustee to apply an amount, not to exceed the Class B Invested Amount, equal
to the product of (a)(i) during the Revolving Period, the Class B Floating
Allocation Percentage or (ii) during an Amortization Period, the Class B
Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage and (b) the amount of Collections of
Principal Receivables with respect to the related Monthly Period in the
following priority (such collections applied in accordance with clause (i) below
are called "Reallocated Class B Principal Collections"):
(i) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Class A
Required Amount with respect to such related Monthly Period over the sum of
(x) the amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections with respect to such
related Monthly Period and (y) the amount of Reallocated CIA Principal
Collections applied with respect thereto for the related Monthly Period
shall be applied in priority pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(i) through
(iii) of the Agreement; and
(ii) any such collections not applied in the foregoing manner
(and therefore not constituting Reallocated Class B Principal Collections)
will, on Distribution Dates with respect to the Revolving Period, be
applied as Available Investor Principal Collections.
On each Distribution Date the CIA Invested Amount shall be reduced by
the amount of Reallocated CIA Principal Collections and by the amount of
Reallocated Class B Principal Collections for such Distribution Date. In the
event that such reduction would cause the CIA Invested Amount to be a negative
number, the CIA Invested Amount shall be reduced to zero and the Class B
Invested Amount shall be reduced by the amount by which the CIA
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Invested Amount would have been reduced below zero. In the event that the
reallocation of Principal Collections would cause the Class B Invested Amount to
be a negative number on any Distribution Date, Principal Collections shall be
reallocated on such Distribution Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed the
amount which would cause the Class B Invested Amount to be reduced to zero.
Section 4.15 Determination of LIBOR.
(a) On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Trustee shall determine
LIBOR on the basis of the rate for deposits in United States dollars for a
period equal to the relevant Interest Period which appears on Telerate Page 3750
as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date. If such rate does not appear on
Telerate Page 3750, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date shall be
determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars
are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on
that day to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period equal to the
relevant Interest Period. The Trustee shall request the principal London office
of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least
two such quotations are provided, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date
shall be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations
are provided as requested, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be
the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City,
selected by the Servicer, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a
period equal to the relevant Interest Period.
(b) The Class A Certificate Rate, the Class B Certificate Rate and the
CIA Certificate Rate applicable to the then current and the immediately
preceding Interest Periods may be obtained by any Series 1997-4
Certificateholder by telephoning the Paying Agent at its corporate trust office
at (212) 815-5737.
(c) On each LIBOR Determination Date, the Trustee shall send to the
Servicer by facsimile notification of LIBOR for the following Interest Period.
The Trustee shall cause the Class A Certificate Rate and the Class B Certificate
Rate applicable to an Interest Period to be provided to the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange as soon as possible after its determination but in no event
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later than the first day of such Interest Period. In addition the Trustee shall
cause the Class A Monthly Interest and Class B Monthly Interest applicable to an
Interest Period to be provided to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange within one
Business Day of the date on which the Trustee receives notification of the Class
A Monthly Interest and the Class B Monthly Interest from the Servicer.
Section 4.16 Principal Funding Account.
(a) The Servicer shall establish and maintain with a Qualified
Institution, which may be the Trustee, in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of
the Trust, for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders, a segregated
trust account with the corporate trust department of such Qualified Institution
(the "Principal Funding Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that
the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Investor
Certificateholders. The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in
all funds on deposit from time to time in the Principal Funding Account and in
all proceeds thereof. The Principal Funding Account shall be under the sole
dominion and control of the Trustee for the benefit of the Investor
Certificateholders. If any time the institution holding the Principal Funding
Account ceases to be a Qualified Institution the Transferor shall notify the
Trustee, and the Trustee upon being notified (or the Servicer on its behalf)
shall, within ten (10) Business Days, establish a new Principal Funding Account
meeting the conditions specified above with a Qualified Institution, and shall
transfer any cash or any investments to such new Principal Funding Account. The
Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer, shall (i) make withdrawals
from the Principal Funding Account from time to time, in the amounts and for the
purposes set forth in this Supplement, and (ii) on each Transfer Date (from and
after the commencement of the Accumulation Period) prior to termination of the
Principal Funding Account make a deposit into the Principal Funding Account in
the amount specified in, and otherwise in accordance with, subsection 4.09(e) of
the Agreement.
(b) Funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account shall be
invested at the written direction of the Servicer by the Trustee in Permitted
Investments. Funds on deposit in the Principal Funding Account on any Transfer
Date, after giving effect to any with-
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drawals from the Principal Funding Account on such Transfer Date, shall be
invested in such investments that will mature so that such funds will be
available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Transfer Date. The
Trustee shall maintain for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders
possession of the negotiable instruments or securities, if any, evidencing such
Permitted Investments. No Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior to
its maturity.
On the Transfer Date occurring in the month following the commencement
of the Accumulation Period and on each Transfer Date thereafter with respect to
the Accumulation Period, the Trustee, acting at the Servicer's written direction
given on such Transfer Date, shall (x) transfer from the Principal Funding
Account to the Finance Charge Account the Principal Funding Investment Proceeds
on deposit in the Principal Funding Account, but not in excess of the Covered
Amount, for application as Class A Available Funds, Class B Available Funds and
CIA Available Funds pursuant to subsections 4.09(a), 4.09(b) and 4.09(c),
respectively, of the Agreement and (y) pay any excess Principal Funding
Investment Proceeds to the Transferor. An amount equal to any Principal Funding
Investment Shortfall will be deposited in the Finance Charge Account on each
Transfer Date from the Reserve Account to the extent funds are available
pursuant to subsections 4.17(d), 4.17(e) and 4.17(f) of the Agreement.
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (including reinvested interest) shall not
be considered part of the amounts on deposit in the Principal Funding Account
for purposes of this Series Supplement.
Section 4.17 Reserve Account.
(a) The Servicer shall establish and maintain with a Qualified
Institution, which may be the Trustee, in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of
the Trust, for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders, a segregated
trust account with the corporate trust department of such Qualified Institution
(the "Reserve Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds
deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders.
The Trustee shall possess all right, title and interest in all funds on deposit
from time to time in the Reserve Account and in all proceeds thereof. The
Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of the Trustee for
the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders. If at any
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time the institution holding the Reserve Account ceases to be a Qualified
Institution the Transferor shall notify the Trustee, and the Trustee upon being
notified (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall, within 10 Business Days,
establish a new Reserve Account meeting the conditions specified above with a
Qualified Institution, and shall transfer any cash or any investments to such
new Reserve Account. The Trustee, at the written direction of the Servicer,
shall (i) make withdrawals from the Reserve Account from time to time in an
amount up to the Available Reserve Account Amount at such time, for the purposes
set forth in this Supplement, and (ii) on each Transfer Date (from and after the
Reserve Account Funding Date) prior to termination of the Reserve Account make a
deposit into the Reserve Account in the amount specified in, and otherwise in
accordance with, subsection 4.13(j) of the Agreement.
(b) Funds on deposit in the Reserve Account shall be invested at the
written direction of the Servicer by the Trustee in Permitted Investments.
Funds on deposit in the Reserve Account on any Transfer Date, after giving
effect to any withdrawals from the Reserve Account on such Transfer Date, shall
be invested in such investments that will mature so that such funds will be
available for withdrawal on or prior to the following Transfer Date. The
Trustee shall maintain for the benefit of the Investor Certificateholders
possession of the negotiable instruments or securities, if any, evidencing such
Permitted Investments. No Permitted Investment shall be disposed of prior to
its maturity. On each Transfer Date, all interest and earnings (net of losses
and investment expenses) accrued since the preceding Transfer Date on funds on
deposit in the Reserve Account shall be retained in the Reserve Account (to the
extent that the Available Reserve Account Amount is less than the Required
Reserve Account Amount) and the balance, if any, shall be deposited into the
Finance Charge Account for application as Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables allocable to the Investor Certificates on such Transfer Date. For
purposes of determining the availability of funds or the balance in the Reserve
Account for any reason under this Supplement, except as otherwise provided in
the preceding sentence, investment earnings on such funds shall be deemed not to
be available or on deposit.
(c) On each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation Period
prior to the payment in full
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of the Invested Amount and the first Transfer Date with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Servicer shall calculate the "Reserve Draw Amount"
which shall be equal to the Principal Funding Investment Shortfall with respect
to each Transfer Date with respect to the Accumulation Period or the first
Transfer Date with respect to the Rapid Amortization Period; provided, however,
that such amount will be reduced to the extent that funds otherwise would be
available for deposit in the Reserve Account under subsection 4.13(j) of the
Agreement with respect to such Transfer Date.
(d) In the event that for any Transfer Date the Reserve Draw Amount is
greater than zero, the Reserve Draw Amount, up to the Available Reserve Account
Amount, shall be withdrawn from the Reserve Account on such Transfer Date by the
Trustee (acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Servicer),
deposited into the Finance Charge Account for application in accordance with
Section 4.09 of the Agreement.
(e) In the event that the Reserve Account Surplus on any Transfer
Date, after giving effect to all deposits to and withdrawals from the Reserve
Account with respect to such Transfer Date, is greater than zero, the Trustee,
acting in accordance with the written instructions of the Servicer, shall
withdraw from the Reserve Account and deposit in the Finance Charge Account an
amount equal to such Reserve Account Surplus for application in accordance with
Section 4.09 of the Agreement.
(f) Upon the earliest to occur of (i) the termination of the Trust
pursuant to Article XII of the Agreement, (ii) the day on which the Invested
Amount is paid in full to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders, (iii) if the
Accumulation Period has not commenced, the occurrence of a Pay Out Event with
respect to Series 1997-4 and (iv) if the Accumulation Period has commenced, the
earlier of the first Transfer Date with respect to the Rapid Amortization Period
and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date, the Trustee, acting in accordance with
the written instructions of the Servicer, after the prior payment of all amounts
owing to the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders that are payable from the Reserve
Account as provided herein, shall withdraw from the Reserve Account and deposit
in the Finance Charge Account all amounts, if any, on deposit in the Reserve
Account for application in accordance with Section 4.09 of the Agreement, and
the
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Reserve Account shall be deemed to have terminated for purposes of this
Supplement.
SECTION 7. Article V of the Agreement. Article V of the Agreement
shall read in its entirety as follows and shall be applicable only to the Series
1997-4 Certificates:
ARTICLE V
DISTRIBUTIONS AND REPORTS TO INVESTOR
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 5.01 Distributions.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in
accordance with the certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to subsection 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each Class A
Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date (other than as provided
in subsection 2.04(e) or in Section 12.03 of the Agreement respecting a final
distribution) such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the aggregate
Undivided Interests represented by Class A Certificates held by such
Certificateholder) of amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account as are
payable to the Class A Certificateholders pursuant to subsection 4.09(h) and
Section 4.10 of the Agreement by check mailed to each Class A Certificateholder
at such Certificateholder's address as it appears on the Certificate Register
or, in the case of Class A Certificateholders holding Class A Certificates
evidencing Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 80% of the Invested
Amount, by wire transfer, at the expense of such Class A Certificateholder, to
an account or accounts designated by such Class A Certificateholder by written
notice given to the Paying Agent not less than five days prior to the related
Distribution Date; provided, however, that the final payment in retirement of
the Class A Certificates will be made only upon presentation and surrender of
the Class A Certificates at the office or offices specified in the notice of
such final distribution delivered by the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.03 of
the Agreement.
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in
accordance with the certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to subsection 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each
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Class B Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date (other than as
provided in subsection 2.04(e) or in Section 12.03 of the Agreement respecting a
final distribution) such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the
aggregate Undivided Interests represented by Class B Certificates held by such
Certificateholder) of amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account as are
payable to the Class B Certificateholders pursuant to subsection 4.09(h) and
Section 4.10 of the Agreement by check mailed to each Class B Certificateholder
at such Certificateholder's address as it appears on the Certificate Register
or, in the case of Class B Certificateholders holding Class B Certificates
evidencing Undivided Interests aggregating not less than 80% of the Class B
Invested Amount, by wire transfer, at the expense of such Class B
Certificateholder, to an account or accounts designated by such Class B
Certificateholder by written notice given to the Paying Agent not less than five
days prior to the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that the final
payment in retirement of the Class B Certificates will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of the Class B Certificates at the office or offices
specified in the notice of such final distribution delivered by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Agreement.
(c) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall distribute (in
accordance with the certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee
pursuant to subsection 3.04(b) of the Agreement) to each CIA Certificateholder
of record on the preceding Record Date (other than as provided in subsection
2.04(e) or in Section 12.03 of the Agreement respecting a final distribution)
such Certificateholder's pro rata share (based on the aggregate Undivided
Interests represented by CIA Certificates held by such Certificateholder) of
amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account as are payable to the CIA
Certificateholders pursuant to subsection 4.09(h), Section 4.10, subsection
4.13(f) and subsection 4.13(k) of the Agreement by wire transfer, at the expense
of such CIA Certificateholder, to an account or accounts designated by such CIA
Certificateholder by written notice given to the Paying Agent not less than five
days prior to the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that the final
payment in retirement of the CIA Certificates will be made only upon
presentation and surrender of the CIA Certificates at the office or offices
specified in the notice of such final distribution
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delivered by the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.03 of the Agreement.
Section 5.02 Monthly Certificateholders' Statement.
(a) On each Distribution Date, the Paying Agent shall forward to each
Certificateholder and each Rating Agency a statement substantially in the form
of Exhibit F prepared by the Servicer and delivered to the Trustee and the
Paying Agent on the preceding Determination Date setting forth the following
information (which, in the case of (i), (ii) and (iii) below, shall be stated on
the basis of an original principal amount of $1,000 per Certificate):
(i) the total amount distributed;
(ii) the amount of such distribution allocable to Certificate
Interest;
(iii) the amount of such distribution allocable to Certificate
Principal;
(iv) the amount of Collections of Principal Receivables processed
during the related Monthly Period and allocated in respect of the Class A
Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates,
respectively;
(v) the amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables
processed during the related Monthly Period and allocated in respect of the
Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates,
respectively, and the amount of Principal Funding Investment Proceeds and
investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the Reserve Account;
(vi) the aggregate amount of Principal Receivables, the Invested
Amount, the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount, the CIA
Invested Amount, the Floating Allocation Percentage and, during the
Amortization Period, the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage with respect
to the Principal Receivables in the Trust as of the end of the day on the
Record Date;
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(vii) the aggregate outstanding balance of Accounts which are
35, 65, 95, 125, 155 and 185 or more days Contractually Delinquent as of
the end of the day on the Record Date;
(viii) the aggregate Investor Default Amount, the Class A
Investor Default Amount, the Class B Investor Default Amount and the CIA
Investor Default Amount for the related Monthly Period;
(ix) the aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs and the
amount by which the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA Invested Amount
have been reduced with respect to the related Monthly Period;
(x) the aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs
reimbursed and the amount by which reductions of the Class B Invested
Amount and the CIA Invested Amount have been reimbursed on the Transfer
Date immediately preceding such Distribution Date;
(xi) the amount of the Class A Monthly Servicing Fee, the Class B
Monthly Servicing Fee and the CIA Monthly Servicing Fee for the related
Monthly Period;
(xii) the amount of Reallocated CIA Principal Collections and
Reallocated Class B Principal Collections with respect to such Distribution
Date;
(xiii) the CIA Invested Amount as of the close of business on
such Distribution Date;
(xiv) the Class A Pool Factor and the Class B Pool Factor as of
the end of the last day of the related Monthly Period;
(xv) the Portfolio Yield for the related Monthly Period;
(xvi) the Base Rate for the related Monthly Period;
(xvii) the Principal Funding Account Balance on the related
Transfer Date;
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(xviii) the Accumulation Shortfall;
(xix) the Accumulation Period Commencement Date and the
Accumulation Period Length; and
(xx) the Principal Funding Investment Shortfall, the Required
Reserve Account Amount, the Reserve Account Balance and the Reserve Draw
Amount for such Monthly Period.
(b) Annual Certificateholders' Tax Statement. On or before
January 31 of each calendar year, beginning with calendar year 1998, the Trustee
shall distribute to each Person who at any time during the preceding calendar
year was a Series 1997-4 Certificateholder, a statement prepared by the Servicer
containing the information required to be contained in the regular monthly
report to Series 1997-4 Certificateholders, as set forth in subclauses (i), (ii)
and (iii) above, aggregated for such calendar year or the applicable portion
thereof during which such Person was a Series 1997-4 Certificateholder, together
with such other customary information (consistent with the treatment of the
Certificates as debt) as the Trustee or the Servicer deems necessary or
desirable to enable the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders to prepare their tax
returns. Such obligations of the Trustee shall be deemed to have been satisfied
to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the
Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time in effect.
Section 5.03 Rule 144A Information. So long as any of the CIA
Certificates are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3)
under the Securities Act and during any period in which the Trust is not subject
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Transferor agrees to make
available to any QIB or beneficial owner of the CIA Certificates in connection
with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such CIA Certificates
from such QIB or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4)
under the Securities Act.
SECTION 8. Series 1997-4 Pay Out Events. If any one of the following
events shall occur with respect to the Series 1997-4 Certificates:
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(a) failure on the part of the Transferor (i) to make any payment or
deposit required by the terms of (A) the Agreement or (B) this Series
Supplement, on or before the date occurring five days after the date such
payment or deposit is required to be made herein or (ii) duly to observe or
perform in any material respect any covenants or agreements of the Transferor
set forth in the Agreement or this Series Supplement, which failure has a
material adverse effect on the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders and which
continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to the Transferor by the Trustee, or to the Transferor and the Trustee by the
Holders of Series 1997-4 Certificates evidencing Undivided Interests aggregating
not less than 50% of the Invested Amount of this Series 1997-4, and continues to
affect materially and adversely the interests of the Series 1997-4
Certificateholders for such period;
(b) any representation or warranty made by the Transferor in the
Agreement or this Series Supplement, or any information contained in a computer
file or microfiche list required to be delivered by the Transferor pursuant to
Section 2.01 or 2.06 of the Agreement, (i) shall prove to have been incorrect in
any material respect when made or when delivered, which continues to be
incorrect in any material respect for a period of 60 days after the date on
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall
have been given to the Transferor by the Trustee, or to the Transferor and the
Trustee by the Holders of the Series 1997-4 Certificates evidencing Undivided
Interests aggregating more than 50% of the Invested Amount of this Series 1997-4
and (ii) as a result of which the interests of the Series 1997-4
Certificateholders are materially and adversely affected and continue to be
materially and adversely affected for such period; provided, however, that a
Series 1997-4 Pay Out Event pursuant to this subsection 9(b) shall not be deemed
to have occurred hereunder if the Transferor has accepted reassignment of the
related Receivable, or all of such Receivables, if applicable, during such
period in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement;
(c) the average Portfolio Yield for any three consecutive Monthly
Periods is less than the average Base Rate for such three consecutive Monthly
Periods;
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(d) the Transferor shall fail to convey Receivables arising under
Additional Accounts to the Trust, as required by subsection 2.06(a) of the
Agreement; or
(e) any Servicer Default shall occur which would have a material
adverse effect on the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders.
then, in the case of any event described in subparagraph (a), (b) or (e), after
the applicable grace period set forth in such subparagraphs, either the Trustee
or the Holders of Series 1997-4 Certificates evidencing Undivided Interests
aggregating more than 50% of the Invested Amount of this Series 1997-4 by notice
then given in writing to the Transferor and the Servicer (and to the Trustee if
given by the Certificateholders) may declare that a pay out event (a "Series
1997-4 Pay Out Event") has occurred as of the date of such notice, and in the
case of any event described in subparagraphs (c) or (d), a Series 1997-4 Pay Out
Event shall occur without any notice or other action on the part of the Trustee
or the Series 1997-4 Certificateholders immediately upon the occurrence of such
event.
SECTION 9. Series 1997-4 Termination. The right of the Series 1997-4
Certificateholders to receive payments from the Trust will terminate on the
first Business Day following the Series 1997-4 Termination Date.
SECTION 10. Periodic Finance Charges and Other Fees. The Transferor
hereby agrees that, except as otherwise required by any Requirement of Law, or
as is deemed by the Transferor to be necessary in order for the Transferor to
maintain its credit card business, based upon a good faith assessment by the
Transferor, in its sole discretion, of the nature of the competition in the
credit card business, it shall not at any time reduce the Periodic Finance
Charges assessed on any Receivable or other fees on any Account if, as a result
of such reduction, the Transferor's reasonable expectation of the Portfolio
Yield as of such date would be less than the Base Rate.
SECTION 11. Transfers of CIA Certificates; Legends. (a) No CIA
Certificate or any interest therein may be sold (including in the initial
offering), conveyed, assigned, hypothecated, pledged, participated, or
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otherwise transferred (each, a "Transfer") except in accordance with this
Section 11. Any Transfer of a CIA Certificate otherwise permitted by this
Section 11 will be permitted only if it consists of a pro rata percentage
interest in all payments made with respect to such Holder's CIA Certificates and
no Transfers of partial interests in a CIA Certificate shall be permitted. No
CIA Certificate or any interest therein may be Transferred to any Person (each,
an "Assignee"), unless the Assignee shall have executed and delivered the
certification referred to in subsection 11(e) below and each of the Transferor
and the Servicer shall have granted its prior consent thereto. Such consent
shall be granted (assuming that all other conditions specified in this Section
11 to such Transfer are satisfied) unless the Transferor determines in its sole
and absolute discretion that such Transfer would create a risk that the Trust
would be classified for federal or any applicable state tax purposes as an
association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation; provided,
further, that any attempted Transfer that would cause the number of Targeted
Holders to exceed ninety-nine shall be void; and provided, further, that there
shall not at any time be more than 10 CIA Certificateholders or such other
number as may be consented to by the Transferor which consent may be withheld in
its sole and absolute discretion.
(b) Each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate or any interest
therein and any Assignee thereof shall certify to the Transferor, the Servicer,
and the Trustee that it is either (A)(i) a citizen or resident of the U.S., (ii)
a corporation, partnership or other entity organized in or under the laws of the
U.S. or any political subdivision thereof which, if such entity is a tax-exempt
entity, recognizes that payments with respect to the CIA Certificates may
constitute unrelated business taxable income or (iii) a person not described in
(i) or (ii) whose ownership of the CIA Certificates is effectively connected
with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States (within the
meaning of the Code) and whose ownership of any interest in a CIA Certificate
will not result in any withholding obligation with respect to any payments with
respect to the CIA Certificates by any person or (B) an estate or trust the
income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. Each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate also shall agree that (a)
if it is a person described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above, it will furnish
to the person from whom it is ac-
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quiring a CIA Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed
U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (and will agree to furnish a new Form W-
9, or any successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any
previously delivered form) or (b) if it is a person described in clause (A)(iii)
above, it will furnish to the person from whom it is acquiring a CIA
Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Form 4224 (and will agree to furnish a new Form 4224, or any
successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously
delivered form and comparable statements in accordance with applicable U.S.
laws), and, in each case, such other certifications, representations or opinions
of counsel as may be requested by the Transferor, the Servicer or the Trustee.
(c) Each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate or any interest
therein and any Assignee thereof shall further certify to the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee that it has neither acquired nor will it sell, trade or
transfer any interest in a CIA Certificate or cause an interest in a CIA
Certificate to be marketed on or through an "established securities market"
within the meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Code and any treasury regulation
thereunder, including, without limitation, an over-the-counter-market or an
interdealer quotation system that regularly disseminates firm buy or sell
quotations. In addition, each initial purchaser of a CIA Certificate or any
interest therein and any Assignee shall certify, prior to any delivery or
Transfer to it of a CIA Certificate that it is not and will not become (unless
otherwise consented to by the Transferor in its sole discretion), for so long as
it holds an interest in a CIA Certificate, a partnership, Subchapter S
corporation or grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If an
initial purchaser of an interest in a CIA Certificate or an Assignee cannot make
the certification described in the preceding sentence, the Transferor may, in
its sole discretion, prohibit a Transfer to such entity; provided, however, that
if the Transferor agrees to permit such a Transfer, the Transferor, the Servicer
or the Trustee may require additional certifications in order to prevent the
Trust from being treated as a publicly traded partnership. Each initial
purchaser of an interest in a CIA Certificate and Assignee acknowledges that the
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Trust will not be treated as a
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation is dependent in part
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on the accuracy of the certifications described in this subsection 11(c).
(d) Each CIA Certificate will bear a legend or legends
substantially in the following form:
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA,
(II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS, TO A
MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION
4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY
REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING "PLAN
ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSES (IV) AND (V), ANY
INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED) (EACH SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN
CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V), A "PLAN PURCHASER"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
PURCHASER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET
FORTH IN ANY OF CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V) ABOVE IF THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRANSFER TO SUCH ENTITY; AND
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NO SUCH CONSENT SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE TRANSFEROR
DETERMINES IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THAT SUCH TRANSFER WOULD CAUSE
THE AGGREGATE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO PLAN
PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT AND ANY ATTEMPTED
TRANSFER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
TO PLAN PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT WILL BE
VOID.
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED, SOLD, TRADED OR TRANSFERRED, NOR
MAY AN INTEREST IN THIS CERTIFICATE BE MARKETED, ON OR THROUGH AN "ESTABLISHED
SECURITIES MARKET" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7704(b)(1) OF THE CODE AND ANY
PROPOSED, TEMPORARY OR FINAL TREASURY REGULATION THEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, AN OVER-THE-COUNTER-MARKET OR AN INTERDEALER QUOTATION SYSTEM THAT
REGULARLY DISSEMINATES FIRM BUY OR SELL QUOTATIONS.
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THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) TO
THE TRANSFEROR, (2) TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTORS"
(AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND IN
A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
(UPON DELIVERY OF THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT AND, IF THE TRUSTEE SO REQUIRES, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO
THE TRUSTEE) OR (3) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON
THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN
THE MEANING OF RULE 144A ("QIB") PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB
PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE,
THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON
RULE 144A. EACH CERTIFICATE OWNER BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS
CERTIFICATE IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT IT IS EITHER A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS
OWN ACCOUNT, A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QIB OR AN INSTITUTIONAL
"ACCREDITED INVESTOR" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT). THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION OF
TRANSFER EXCEPT UPON PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRANSFER AGENT
AND REGISTRAR THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE SERIES 1997-4
SUPPLEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE REOFFERED,
RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF
EACH OF THE TRANSFEROR AND THE SERVICER AND UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TRUSTEE SHALL
HAVE RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE SERIES 1997-4 SUPPLEMENT.
(e) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of a CIA Certificate,
or any portion thereof, at the office of the Transfer Agent and Registrar,
accompanied by a letter of representations from the prospective CIA
Certificateholder substantially in the form attached as Exhibit G, executed by
the ultimate beneficial purchaser of such CIA Certificate (or any portion
thereof) in person or by such prospective CIA Certificateholder's attorney
thereunto duly authorized in writing, and receipt by the Trustee of the written
consent of each of the Transferor and the Servicer to such transfer, such
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CIA Certificate shall be transferred upon the Certificate Register, and the
Transferor shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the
name of the designated transferees one or more new registered CIA Certificates
of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and
tenor. Such transfers of CIA Certificates shall be subject to the restrictions
set forth in this Section 11, to such other restrictions as shall be set forth
in the text of the CIA Certificates and in the letter of representations,
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit G, executed by the purchasing CIA
Certificateholder, and to such reasonable regulations as may be prescribed by
the Transferor. Successive registrations and registrations of transfers as
aforesaid may be made from time to time as desired, and each such registration
shall be noted on the Certificate Register.
(f) No CIA Certificate or any interest therein may be Transferred
(including in the initial offering) to (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined
in Section 3(3) ERISA) that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA,
(ii) a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, (iii) a governmental
plan, as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, subject to any federal, state or
local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the provisions of Section
406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (iv) an entity whose underlying assets
include plan assets by reason of a plan's investment in the entity or (v) a
person investing "plan assets" of any such plan (including for purposes of
clauses (iv) and (v), any insurance company general account, but excluding any
entity registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) (each
such Person described in clauses (i) through (v), a "Plan Purchaser"), unless
the Assignee shall have executed and delivered the certification referred to in
subsection 11(e) above and each of the Transferor and the Servicer shall have
granted its prior written consent thereto. No such consent shall be granted if
the Transferor determines in its sole and absolute discretion that such Transfer
would cause the aggregate percentage of the CIA Invested Amount Transferred to
Plan Purchasers to equal or exceed 25% of the CIA Invested Amount; provided,
further, that any attempted Transfer that would cause the percentage of the CIA
Invested Amount Transferred to Plan Purchasers to equal or exceed 25% of the CIA
Invested Amount shall be void.
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SECTION 12. Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the Trustee and any Paying
Agent shall comply with all Federal withholding requirements with respect to
payments to the CIA Certificateholders of interest, original issue discount, or
other amounts that the Trustee, any Paying Agent, the Servicer or the Transferor
reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of the CIA
Certificateholders shall not be required for any such withholding. In the event
the Trustee or the Paying Agent withholds any amount from payments made to any
CIA Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Trustee
or the Paying Agent shall indicate to such CIA Certificateholder the amount
withheld and all such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid to such CIA
Certificateholders and the CIA Certificateholders shall have no claim therefor.
SECTION 13. Tax Characterization of the CIA Certificates. It is the
intention of the parties hereto that the CIA Certificates be treated for tax
purposes as indebtedness. In the event that the CIA Certificates are not so
treated, it is the intention of the parties that the CIA Certificates be treated
as an interest in a partnership that owns the Receivables. In the event that
the CIA Certificates are treated as an interest in a partnership, it is the
intention of the parties that interest payable on the CIA Certificates be
treated as guaranteed payment and, if for any reason it is not so treated, that
the holders of the CIA Certificates be specially allocated gross interest income
equal to the interest accrued during each Interest Period on the CIA
Certificates.
SECTION 14. ERISA Legend. Each Class B Certificate will bear a
legend or legends substantially in the following form:
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA,
(II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(e)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS, TO A
MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR
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SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN
ASSETS BY REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING
"PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSES (IV) AND (V)
ANY INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED).
Each Certificate Owner by virtue of its beneficial interest in the
Class B Certificates shall be deemed to have made the representations and
warranties stated in such legend.
SECTION 15. Amendment and Ratification of Agreement. As supplemented
by this Series Supplement, the Agreement is in all respects ratified and
confirmed and the Agreement as so supplemented by this Series Supplement shall
be read, taken, and construed as one and the same instrument. Subsection
12.01(c) of the Agreement is hereby amended by substituting in the second
sentence thereof in place of the words "and pay the proceeds to all
Certificateholders of such Series . . ." the following: "and pay the proceeds
to the Investor Certificateholders of such Series . . ."
SECTION 16. Counterparts. This Series Supplement may be executed in
any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.
SECTION 17. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SERIES SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
SECTION 18. Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Servicer. First USA Bank, as initial Servicer, hereby makes, and any Successor
Servicer by its appointment under the Agreement shall make the following
representations and warranties:
(a) All Consents. All authorizations, consents, orders or
approvals of or registrations or declarations with any Governmental Authority
required to be obtained, effected or given by the Servicer in connection with
the execution and delivery of this Supplement
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by the Servicer and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this
Supplement by the Servicer, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are
in full force and effect.
(b) Rescission or Cancellation. The Servicer shall not permit any
rescission or cancellation of any Receivable except as ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority or in accordance with the
normal operating procedures of the Servicer.
(c) Receivables Not To Be Evidenced by Promissory Notes. Except in
connection with its enforcement or collection of an Account, the Servicer will
take no action to cause any Receivable to be evidenced by an instrument or
chattel paper (as defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of Delaware).
SECTION 19. Appointment of co-Paying Agent, co-Transfer Agent and co-
Registrar. BDL is appointed as co-paying agent and as co-transfer agent and co-
registrar in Luxembourg with respect to the Class A Certificates and the Class B
Certificates, for so long as either the Class A Certificates or the Class B
Certificates are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Any reference in this
Series Supplement to the Paying Agent or the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall
be deemed to include BDL as co-paying agent or co-transfer agent and co-
registrar, as the case may be, unless the context requires otherwise.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee have
caused this Series 1997-4 Supplement to be duly executed by their respective
officers as of the day and year first above written.
FIRST USA BANK,
Transferor and Servicer
By: /s/ W. Todd Peterson
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Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE),
Trustee
By: /s/ Joseph Ernst
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Name: Joseph Ernst
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER
OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME
AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
No. R-1 $____________
Series Termination
Date: February 17, 2010 CUSIP NO. 337435CF6
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST CLASS A FLOATING RATE
ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, SERIES 1997-4
Evidencing an undivided interest in a trust, the corpus of which consists of
receivables generated from time to time in the ordinary course of business in a
portfolio of VISA (R) and MasterCard (R)/*/ credit card accounts generated
or to be generated by First USA Bank (the "Bank").
(Not an interest in or a recourse obligation
of First USA Bank or any affiliate thereof)
This certifies that CEDE & CO. (the "Certificateholder") is the
registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust (the "Trust") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992 between the Bank, as Transferor (the
"Transferor") and as Servicer (the "Servicer"), and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee") of the Trust (the "Agreement"; such term
to include any Supplement or amendment thereto) as amended by Assignment No. 28
of Receivables in Additional Accounts
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/*/ VISA (R) and MasterCard (R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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dated as of June 10, 1997 among the Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, the
Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee of the First USA Credit
Card Master Trust II, and as supplemented by the Series 1997-4 Supplement (the
"Series 1997-4 Supplement"), dated as of June 10, 1997, between the Bank, as
Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee. The corpus of the Trust consists of
all of the Transferor's right, title and interest in a portfolio of receivables
(the "Receivables") existing in certain VISA(R) and MasterCard(R) revolving
credit card accounts identified in the Agreement from time to time (the
"Accounts"), all Receivables generated under the Accounts from time to time
thereafter, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received with
respect to the Receivables in existence in the Accounts, all monies on deposit
in certain bank accounts (excluding any investment earnings on such deposited
amounts except as set forth in the Series 1997-4 Supplement), and all other
assets and interests constituting the Trust and all proceeds of the foregoing.
Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement is set forth
below, this Class A Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement
may be requested from the Trustee by writing to the Trustee at The Bank of New
York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware, 19711,
Attention: Bond Administration. To the extent not defined herein, the
capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement. This Certificate is one of a Series of Certificates entitled "First
USA Credit Card Master Trust Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-4" (the "Class A Certificates"), each of which represents a
fractional undivided interest in the Trust, and is issued under and is subject
to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement, as
amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any
conflict between terms specified in this Class A Certificate and terms specified
in the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement shall govern.
The Transferor has structured the Agreement, the Class A Certificates
and the First USA Credit Card Master
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Trust Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "Class
B Certificates") with the intention that the Class A Certificates and Class B
Certificates will qualify under applicable tax law as indebtedness, and the
Transferor and each holder of a Class A Certificate (a "Class A
Certificateholder") or any interest therein, by acceptance of its Class A
Certificate or any interest therein, agrees to treat the Class A Certificates
for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign income or franchise taxes and
any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as indebtedness.
The Trust's assets are allocated in part to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, the holders of the Class B Certificates and the holders of the
First USA Credit Card Master Trust CIA Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "CIA
Certificates") (such holders together the "Investor Certificateholders") with
the remainder allocated to holders of other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust, if any, and to the Transferor. In addition to the Class A Certificates,
the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will be reissued pursuant to the Agreement and will represent the
Transferor's interest in the Trust. The reissued Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will represent the interest in the Principal Receivables not
represented by the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates (together the "Investor Certificates") or any other Series of
Certificates. The Exchangeable Transferor Certificate may be exchanged by the
Transferor pursuant to the Agreement for one or more Series of Certificates and
a reissued Exchangeable Transferor Certificate upon the conditions set forth in
the Agreement.
The Class A Initial Invested Amount is $500,000,000. The Class A
Invested Amount for any monthly Distribution Date will be an amount equal to
$500,000,000, minus the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the Class
A Certificateholders prior to such Distribution Date and minus the excess, if
any, of the aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs over the Class A
Investor Charge-Offs reimbursed prior to such date.
The Class A Certificates will bear interest at the rate of 5.8975% per
annum on the Class A Initial Invested Amount from June 10, 1997 through June 16,
1997, and at a per annum rate of 0.21% in excess of LIBOR as determined by
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the Trustee on June 13, 1997 for the period from June 17, 1997 through July 16,
1997 and for each Interest Period thereafter, the Class A Certificates will bear
interest at a per annum rate of 0.21% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the
Trustee on the related LIBOR Determination Date (each such rate as in effect
from time to time, the "Class A Certificate Rate"). Interest will be distributed
to the extent of available funds on July 17, 1997, and on the seventeenth day of
each month thereafter, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day until the earlier of the day on which the Class A Invested Amount
is paid in full and the Series Termination Date (each such date a "Distribution
Date"), in an amount equal to the product of (a) the actual number of days in
the related Interest Period divided by 360, (b) the Class A Certificate Rate and
(c) the Class A Outstanding Principal Balance on the last day of the Monthly
Period immediately preceding such Distribution Date. Interest for a
Distribution Date will accrue from and including the previous Distribution Date
(or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from and including the Closing
Date), to, and including, the day immediately preceding the current Distribution
Date. Interest payments will be made from Collections of Finance Charge
Receivables and certain other amounts allocated to the Class A Certificates
comprising Class A Available Funds and, in certain circumstances, from
Reallocated Principal Collections on July 17, 1997 and on each Distribution Date
thereafter until the Series 1997-4 Termination Date. Interest will be payable
monthly on each Distribution Date to the Class A Certificateholders of record as
of the related Record Date. The Record Date with respect to any Distribution
Date shall be the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution
Date.
As described in the Agreement, Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to any Monthly Period will be allocated on the related
Determination Date on the basis of the aggregate Investor Percentage of all
Series and the Transferor Percentage with respect to the Principal Receivables.
Such allocation will be performed both during the Revolving Period and any
Amortization Period. Throughout the existence of the Trust, the Servicer will
allocate to the Transferor, as holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
for each Monthly Period. During the Revolving Period relating to the Investor
Certif-
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icates, the Class B Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of Principal
Receivables and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of
Principal Receivables will be applied first as Reallocated Principal
Collections, to the extent required, and any remaining amounts together with the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage of Principal Receivables will be
distributed first to the certificateholders of other Series to the extent of the
amount of Principal Shortfalls, if any, and then to the Transferor in an amount
not to exceed the amount of the Transferor Interest.
Unless a Pay Out Event has occurred, the Accumulation Period will
begin at the close of business on the last day of the Revolving Period and will
end on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period,
(ii) payment of the Invested Amount in full and (iii) the Series Termination
Date. On each Transfer Date following the commencement of the Accumulation
Period, prior to the earlier of the payment of the Class A Invested Amount in
full and the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will
deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a)
Available Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly
Period, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount and (c) the Class A
Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. Amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the Class A Certificateholders on the
Class A Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the Class A Invested
Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account and beginning with
the Transfer Date related to the Class B Principal Commencement Date, prior to
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in
the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available
Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly Period
remaining after application thereof to the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the
applicable Controlled Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal with
respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount
prior to any such deposit on such day. After payment in full of the Class A
Invested Amount, amounts in the Principal Funding Account will be paid to the
Class B Certificateholders on the Class B Scheduled Payment Date. After the
full amount of the sum of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account, prior to the
commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in the
Principal Funding
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Account an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available Investor Principal
Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after
application thereof to the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly
Principal and the Class B Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date)
and (c) the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day.
After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested
Amount, amounts in the Principal Funding Account will be paid to the CIA
Certificateholders on the CIA Scheduled Payment Date. During the Accumulation
Period, the portion of Available Investor Principal Collections not applied to
Class A Monthly Principal, Class B Monthly Principal or CIA Monthly Principal on
a Transfer Date will generally be treated as Excess Principal Collections.
Upon written notice to the Trustee and satisfaction of certain
conditions, the Servicer may elect to postpone the commencement of the
Accumulation Period, and extend the length of the Revolving Period.
Unless the Rapid Amortization Period has begun, funds on deposit in
the Principal Funding Account will be distributed to the Class A
Certificateholders on the June 2007 Distribution Date (the "Class A Scheduled
Payment Date"). If the aggregate principal amount of deposits made to the
Principal Funding Account are insufficient to pay in full the Class A Invested
Amount on the Class A Scheduled Payment Date the Rapid Amortization Period will
commence and on each Distribution Date thereafter until the Class A Invested
Amount is paid in full, the Class A Certificateholders will receive
distributions of Class A Monthly Principal and Class A Monthly Interest.
If a Pay Out Event occurs during the Accumulation Period, the Rapid
Amortization Period will commence and any amount on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account will be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class of
Certificates, sequentially, in order of seniority, on the Distribution Date
following the Monthly Period in which the Rapid Amortization Period commences.
During the period beginning on the earlier of the day on which a Pay
Out Event occurs and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date if the Invested Amount
is not paid in full on such date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
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which the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA
Invested Amount have been paid in full and (ii) the Series Termination Date (the
"Rapid Amortization Period"), collections of Principal Receivables allocated to
the Invested Amount will no longer be paid to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or to the holders of the certificates of any other Series
or, if the Accumulation Period has commenced, deposited in the Principal Funding
Account, but instead will be distributed to the Class A Certificateholders and,
following payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, to the Class B
Certificateholders, and, following payment in full of the Class B Invested
Amount, to the CIA Certificateholders, monthly on each Distribution Date
beginning with the Distribution Date in the month following the commencement of
the Rapid Amortization Period.
Subject to the Agreement, payments of principal are limited to the
unpaid Class A Invested Amount of the Class A Certificates, which may be less
than the unpaid balance of the Class A Certificates pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement. All principal of and interest on the Class A Certificates is due and
payable no later than February 17, 2010 (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day) (the "Series Termination Date"). After the
Series Termination Date, neither the Trust nor the Transferor will have any
further obligation to distribute principal or interest on the Class A
Certificates.
The transfer of this Certificate shall be registered in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new Class A Certificates of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate Undivided Interests will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, Class A Certificates are exchangeable for new Class A
Certificates evidencing like aggregate Undivided Interests, as requested by the
Class A Certificateholder surrendering such Class A Certificates. No service
charge may be imposed for any such exchange but
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the Transferor, Servicer, or Transfer Agent and Registrar may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection therewith.
The Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person
in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, nor any agent of any of them or of
any such agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain
circumstances described in the Agreement.
The Agreement and any Supplement may be amended by the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of certificateholders of any
Series then outstanding for any purpose, provided that (i) the Transferor shall
deliver an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such
amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of such
certificateholders, and (ii) such amendment will not result in a withdrawal or
reduction of the rating of any outstanding Series.
The Agreement and the Series 1997-4 Supplement may be amended by the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of
certificates evidencing undivided interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of
the investor interests of all Series adversely affected, for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Agreement or the Series 1997-4 Supplement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of certificateholders of any then outstanding Series. No
such amendment, however, may (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing of, distributions required to be made on any such Series, (b) change
the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any
certificateholder of such Series, or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
undivided interests the holders of which are required to consent to any such
amendment, in each case without the consent of all certificateholders of all
Series adversely affected. Promptly following the execution of any amendment to
the Agreement, the Trustee will furnish written notice of the substance of such
amendment to each Class A Certificateholder.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed on this 10th day of June, 1997.
FIRST USA BANK
By:____________________________
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the within-
mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Authenticating Agent
Date: June 10, 1997
By:__________________________
Name: Reyne Macadaeg
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT B
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO THE ISSUER
OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY
CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME
AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE
TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA,
(II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS, TO A
MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION
4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY
REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING "PLAN
ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSES (IV) AND (V), ANY
INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED).
No. R-1 $___________
Series Termination
Date: February 17, 2010 CUSIP NO. 337435CG4
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST CLASS B FLOATING RATE
ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATE, SERIES 1997-4
Evidencing an undivided interest in a trust, the corpus of which consists of
receivables generated from time to time in the ordinary course of business in a
portfolio of VISA (R) and
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MasterCard (R)/*/ credit card accounts generated or to be generated by First
USA Bank (the "Bank").
(Not an interest in or a recourse obligation
of First USA Bank or any affiliate thereof)
This certifies that CEDE & CO. (the "Certificateholder") is the
registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in the First USA Credit Card
Master Trust (the "Trust") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992 between the Bank, as Transferor (the
"Transferor") and as Servicer (the "Servicer"), and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee") of the Trust (the "Agreement"; such term
to include any Supplement or amendment thereto) as amended by Assignment No. 28
of Receivables in Additional Accounts dated as of June 10, 1997 among the Bank,
as Transferor and Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as
trustee of the First USA Credit Card Master Trust II, and as supplemented by the
Series 1997-4 Supplement (the "Series 1997-4 Supplement"), dated as of June 10,
1997, between the Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee. The corpus
of the Trust consists of all of the Transferor's right, title and interest in a
portfolio of receivables (the "Receivables") existing in certain VISA(R) and
MasterCard(R) revolving credit card accounts identified in the Agreement from
time to time (the "Accounts"), all Receivables generated under the Accounts from
time to time thereafter, all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received with respect to the Receivables in existence in the Accounts, all
monies on deposit in certain bank accounts (excluding any investment earnings on
such deposited amounts except as set forth in the Series 1997-4 Supplement), and
all other assets and interests constituting the Trust and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement is set forth
below, this Class B Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for information with respect to the
interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby
and the rights, duties and obligations of
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/*/ VISA (R) and MasterCard (R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement may be requested from the Trustee by
writing to the Trustee at The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center,
Route 273, Newark, Delaware, 19711, Attention: Bond Administration. To the
extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement. This Certificate is one of a Series of
Certificates entitled "First USA Credit Card Master Trust Class B Floating Rate
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-4" (the "Class B Certificates"), each of
which represents a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, and is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement,
to which Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by
virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is
bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Class B
Certificate and terms specified in the Agreement, the terms of the Agreement
shall govern.
The Transferor has structured the Agreement, the Class B Certificates
and the First USA Credit Card Master Trust Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "Class A Certificates") with the intention that
the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates will qualify under applicable
tax law as indebtedness, and the Transferor and each holder of a Class B
Certificate (a "Class B Certificateholder") or any interest therein, by
acceptance of its Class B Certificate or any interest therein, agrees to treat
the Class B Certificates for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign
income or franchise taxes and any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as
indebtedness.
The Trust's assets are allocated in part to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, the holders of the Class B Certificates and the holders of the
First USA Credit Card Master Trust CIA Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "CIA
Certificates") (such holders together the "Investor Certificateholders") with
the remainder allocated to holders of other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust, if any, and to the Transferor. In addition to the Class A Certificates,
the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will be reissued pursuant to the Agreement and will represent the
Transferor's interest in the Trust. The reissued Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will represent the interest in the Principal Receivables not
represented by the Class A
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Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates (together the
"Investor Certificates") or any other Series of Certificates. The Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate may be exchanged by the Transferor pursuant to the
Agreement for one or more Series of Certificates and a reissued Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate upon the conditions set forth in the Agreement.
The Class B Initial Invested Amount is $45,180,000. The Class B
Invested Amount for any monthly Distribution Date will be an amount equal to (i)
$45,180,000, minus (ii) the aggregate amount of principal payments made to the
Class B Certificateholders prior to such Distribution Date, minus (iii) the
aggregate amount of Class B Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution
Dates, minus (iv) the aggregate amount of Reallocated Class B Principal
Collections for which the CIA Invested Amount has not been reduced for all prior
Distribution Dates, minus (v) an amount equal to the aggregate amount by which
the Class B Invested Amount has been reduced to fund the Class A Investor
Default Amount on all prior Distribution Dates as described in the Agreement and
plus (vi) the aggregate amount of Excess Finance Charge Collections and certain
other amounts allocated and available for purposes of reimbursing amounts
deducted pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (v).
The Class B Certificates will bear interest at the rate of 6.0975% per
annum on the Class B Initial Invested Amount from June 10, 1997 through June 16,
1997, and at a per annum rate of 0.41% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the
Trustee on June 13, 1997 for the period from June 17, 1997 through July 16, 1997
and for each Interest Period thereafter, the Class B Certificates will bear
interest at a per annum rate of 0.41% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the
Trustee on the related LIBOR Determination Date (each such rate as in effect
from time to time, the "Class B Certificate Rate"). Interest will be distributed
to the extent of available funds on July 17, 1997, and on the seventeenth day of
each month thereafter, or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding
Business Day until the earlier of the day on which the Class B Invested Amount
is paid in full and the Series Termination Date (each such date a "Distribution
Date"), in an amount equal to the product of (a) the actual number of days in
the related Interest Period divided by 360, (b) the Class B Certificate Rate and
(c) the Class B Invested Amount on the last day of the Monthly Period
immediately preceding such Distribution
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Date. Interest for a Distribution Date will accrue from and including the
previous Distribution Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, from
and including the Closing Date), to, and including, the day immediately
preceding the current Distribution Date. Interest payments will be made from
Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and, in certain circumstances, from
Reallocated Principal Collections on July 17, 1997 and on each Distribution Date
thereafter until the Series 1997-4 Termination Date. Interest will be payable
monthly on each Distribution Date to the Class B Certificateholders of record as
of the related Record Date. The Record Date with respect to any Distribution
Date shall be the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution
Date.
As described in the Agreement, Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to any Monthly Period will be allocated on the related
Determination Date on the basis of the aggregate Investor Percentage of all
Series and the Transferor Percentage with respect to the Principal Receivables.
Such allocation will be performed both during the Revolving Period and any
Amortization Period. Throughout the existence of the Trust, the Servicer will
allocate to the Transferor, as holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
for each Monthly Period. During the Revolving Period relating to the Investor
Certificates, the Class B Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of
Principal Receivables and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections
of Principal Receivables will be applied first as Reallocated Principal
Collections, to the extent required, and any remaining amounts together with the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage of Principal Receivables will be
distributed first to the certificateholders of other Series to the extent of the
amount of Principal Shortfalls, if any, and then to the Transferor in an amount
not to exceed the amount of the Transferor Interest.
Unless a Pay Out Event has occurred, the Accumulation Period will
begin at the close of business on the last day of the Revolving Period and will
end on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period,
(ii) payment of the Invested Amount in full and (iii) the Series Termination
Date. On each Transfer Date following the
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commencement of the Accumulation Period, prior to the earlier of the payment of
the Class A Invested Amount in full and the commencement of the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding Account
an amount equal to the least of (a) Available Investor Principal Collections
with respect to the preceding Monthly Period, (b) the applicable Controlled
Deposit Amount and (c) the Class A Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such
deposit on such day. Amounts in the Principal Funding Account will be paid to
the Class A Certificateholders on the Class A Scheduled Payment Date. After the
full amount of the Class A Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal
Funding Account and beginning with the Transfer Date related to the Class B
Principal Commencement Date, prior to the commencement of the Rapid Amortization
Period, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount
equal to the least of (a) the Available Investor Principal Collections with
respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after application thereof to
the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount (minus
the Class A Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the
Class B Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. After
payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, amounts in the Principal Funding
Account will be paid to the Class B Certificateholders on the Class B Scheduled
Payment Date. After the full amount of the sum of the Class A Invested Amount
and the Class B Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding
Account, prior to the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee
will deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of
(a) the Available Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding
Monthly Period remaining after application thereof to the Class A Invested
Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit
Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal and the Class B Monthly Principal
with respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the CIA Adjusted Invested Amount
prior to any such deposit on such day. After payment in full of the Class A
Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, amounts in the Principal
Funding Account will be paid to the CIA Certificateholders on the CIA Scheduled
Payment Date. During the Accumulation Period, the portion of Available Investor
Principal Collections not applied to Class A Monthly Principal, Class B Monthly
Principal or CIA Monthly Principal on a Transfer Date will generally be treated
as Excess Principal Collections.
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Upon written notice to the Trustee and satisfaction of certain
conditions, the Servicer may elect to postpone the commencement of the
Accumulation Period, and extend the length of the Revolving Period.
On the June 2007 Distribution Date if the Class A Invested Amount is
paid in full, Available Investor Principal Collections and Excess Principal
Collections allocable to Series 1997-4 will be used to pay the Class B Invested
Amount as described in the Agreement. If the Available Investor Principal
Collections and Excess Principal Collections allocable to Series 1997-4 are
insufficient to pay in full the Class B Invested Amount on the June 2007
Distribution Date, the Rapid Amortization Period will commence.
If a Pay Out Event occurs during the Accumulation Period, the Rapid
Amortization Period will commence and any amount on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account will be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class of
Certificates, sequentially, in order of seniority, on the Distribution Date
following the Monthly Period in which the Rapid Amortization Period commences.
During the period beginning on the earlier of the day on which a Pay
Out Event occurs and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date if the Invested Amount
is not paid in full on such date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA
Invested Amount have been paid in full and (ii) the Series Termination Date (the
"Rapid Amortization Period"), collections of Principal Receivables allocated to
the Invested Amount will no longer be paid to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or to the holders of the certificates of any other Series
or, if the Accumulation Period has commenced, deposited in the Principal Funding
Account, but instead will be distributed to the Class A Certificateholders and,
following payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, to the Class B
Certificateholders, and, following payment in full of the Class B Invested
Amount, to the CIA Certificateholders, monthly on each Distribution Date
beginning with the Distribution Date in the month following the commencement of
the Rapid Amortization Period.
Principal payments on the Class B Certificates will be, during the
Accumulation Period, funded by deposits to the Principal Funding Account or,
during the Rapid Amor-
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tization Period, made monthly, and will commence on the date (the "Class B
Principal Commencement Date") which is (a) with respect to the Accumulation
Period, the first Distribution Date on which an amount equal to the Class A
Invested Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account and
allocated to the Class A Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount
has been paid in full or, if there are no Principal Receivables allocable to the
Investor Certificates remaining after payments have been made to the Class A
Certificates on such Distribution Date, the Distribution Date following the
Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount has been paid in full.
After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, amounts deposited in the
Principal Funding Account for the benefit of the Class B Certificates will be
paid to the Class B Certificateholders on the June 2007 Distribution Date and on
each Distribution Date during the Rapid Amortization Period beginning with the
Class B Principal Commencement Date, and thereafter until the payment in full of
the Class B Invested Amount or the termination of the Trust, the Percentage
Allocation of all collections of Principal Receivables and certain other amounts
for the preceding Monthly Period remaining after payment in full of the Class A
Invested Amount will be distributed to the Class B Certificateholders.
Subject to the Agreement, payments of principal are limited to the
unpaid Class B Invested Amount of the Class B Certificates, which may be less
than the unpaid balance of the Class B Certificates pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement. All principal of and interest on the Class B Certificates is due and
payable no later than February 17, 2010 (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day) (the "Series Termination Date"). After the
Series Termination Date, neither the Trust nor the Transferor will have any
further obligation to distribute principal or interest on the Class B
Certificates.
The transfer of this Certificate shall be registered in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and
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thereupon one or more new Class B Certificates of authorized denominations and
for the same aggregate Undivided Interests will be issued to the designated
transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, Class B Certificates are exchangeable for new Class B
Certificates evidencing like aggregate Undivided Interests, as requested by the
Class B Certificateholder surrendering such Class B Certificates. No service
charge may be imposed for any such exchange but the Transferor, Servicer, or
Transfer Agent and Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection
therewith.
The Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person
in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, nor any agent of any of them or of
any such agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain
circumstances described in the Agreement.
The Agreement and any Supplement may be amended by the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of certificateholders of any
Series then outstanding for any purpose, provided that (i) the Transferor shall
deliver an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such
amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of such
certificateholders, and (ii) such amendment will not result in a withdrawal or
reduction of the rating of any outstanding Series.
The Agreement and the Series 1997-4 Supplement may be amended by the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of
certificates evidencing undivided interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of
the investor interests of all Series adversely affected, for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Agreement or the Series 1997-4 Supplement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of certificateholders of any then outstanding Series. No
such amendment, however, may (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing of, distributions required to be made on any such Series, (b) change
the definition of or
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the manner of calculating the interest of any certificateholder of such Series,
or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of undivided interests the holders of
which are required to consent to any such amendment, in each case without the
consent of all certificateholders of all Series adversely affected. Promptly
following the execution of any amendment to the Agreement, the Trustee will
furnish written notice of the substance of such amendment to each Class B
Certificateholder.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed on this 10th day of June, 1997.
FIRST USA BANK
By:____________________________
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the within-
mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Authenticating Agent
Date: June 10, 1997
By:__________________________
Name: Reyne Macadaeg
Title: Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT C
EACH PURCHASER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF FIRST USA
BANK AND THE TRUSTEE THAT SUCH PURCHASER IS NOT (I) AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN (AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 3(3) OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974,
AS AMENDED ("ERISA")) THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE I OF ERISA,
(II) A PLAN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4975(E)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), (III) A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
3(32) OF ERISA, SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW WHICH IS, TO A
MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION
4975 OF THE CODE, (IV) AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY
REASON OF A PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY OR (V) A PERSON INVESTING "PLAN
ASSETS" OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF CLAUSE (IV) OR (V), ANY
INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT, BUT EXCLUDING ANY ENTITY REGISTERED UNDER THE
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED) (EACH SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN
CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V), A "PLAN PURCHASER"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
PURCHASER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET
FORTH IN ANY OF CLAUSES (I) THROUGH (V) ABOVE IF THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE TRANSFEROR TO THE TRANSFER TO SUCH ENTITY; AND
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NO SUCH CONSENT SHALL BE GRANTED IF THE TRANSFEROR
DETERMINES IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THAT SUCH TRANSFER WOULD CAUSE
THE AGGREGATE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO PLAN
PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT AND ANY ATTEMPTED
TRANSFER THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
TO PLAN PURCHASERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED 25% OF THE CIA INVESTED AMOUNT WILL BE
VOID.
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE ACQUIRED, SOLD, TRADED OR TRANSFERRED, NOR
MAY AN INTEREST IN THIS CERTIFICATE BE MARKETED, ON OR THROUGH AN "ESTABLISHED
SECURITIES MARKET" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 7704(B)(1) OF THE CODE AND ANY
PROPOSED, TEMPORARY OR FINAL TREASURY REGULATION THEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, AN OVER-THE-COUNTER-MARKET OR AN INTERDEALER QUOTATION SYSTEM THAT
REGULARLY DISSEMINATES FIRM BUY OR SELL QUOTATIONS.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER
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HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND ONLY (1) TO THE TRANSFEROR, (2) TO
A LIMITED NUMBER OF INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTORS" (AS DEFINED IN RULE
501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (UPON DELIVERY OF THE
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED BY THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND, IF THE
TRUSTEE SO REQUIRES, AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE) OR (3)
PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER
REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF
RULE 144A ("QIB") PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR A QIB PURCHASING FOR THE
ACCOUNT OF A QIB, WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED, IN EACH CASE, THAT THE REOFFER,
RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A. EACH
CERTIFICATE OWNER BY ACCEPTING A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THIS CERTIFICATE IS
DEEMED TO REPRESENT THAT IT IS EITHER A QIB PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, A
QIB PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER QIB OR AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED
INVESTOR" (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT). THIS CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER EXCEPT
UPON PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE SERIES 1997-4 SUPPLEMENT HAVE
BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF EACH OF THE
TRANSFEROR AND THE SERVICER AND UNLESS AND UNTIL THE TRUSTEE SHALL HAVE RECEIVED
THE CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE SERIES 1997-4 SUPPLEMENT.
No. R-1 $___________
Series Termination
Date: February 17, 2010 CUSIP NO. 337435CH2
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST
CIA CERTIFICATE, SERIES 1997-4
Evidencing an undivided interest in a trust, the corpus of which consists of
receivables generated from time to time in the ordinary course of business in a
portfolio of VISA (R) and
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MasterCard (R)/*/ credit card accounts generated or to be generated by First
USA Bank (the "Bank").
(Not an interest in or a recourse obligation
of First USA Bank or any affiliate thereof)
This certifies that _____________________ (the "Certificateholder") is
the registered owner of a fractional undivided interest in the First USA Credit
Card Master Trust (the "Trust") issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992 between the Bank, as Transferor (the
"Transferor") and as Servicer (the "Servicer"), and The Bank of New York
(Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee") of the Trust (the "Agreement"; such term
to include any Supplement or amendment thereto) as amended by Assignment No. 28
of Receivables in Additional Accounts dated as of June 10, 1997 among the Bank,
as Transferor and Servicer, the Trustee and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as
trustee of the First USA Credit Card Master Trust II, and as supplemented by the
Series 1997-4 Supplement (the "Series 1997-4 Supplement"), dated as of June 10,
1997, between the Bank, as Transferor and Servicer, and the Trustee. The corpus
of the Trust consists of all of the Transferor's right, title and interest in a
portfolio of receivables (the "Receivables") existing in certain VISA(R) and
MasterCard(R) revolving credit card accounts identified in the Agreement from
time to time (the "Accounts"), all Receivables generated under the Accounts from
time to time thereafter, all monies due or to become due and all amounts
received with respect to the Receivables in existence in the Accounts, all
monies on deposit in certain bank accounts (excluding any investment earnings on
such deposited amounts except as set forth in the Series 1997-4 Supplement), and
all other assets and interests constituting the Trust and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
Although a summary of certain provisions of the Agreement is set forth
below, this CIA Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement or the
Spread Account Agreement, dated as of June 10, 1997, between the Trustee, the
Transferor, the Servicer and The Bank of New York, as initial collateral agent
(the "Spread Account Agreement")
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/*/ VISA (R) and MasterCard (R) are registered trademarks of Visa USA
Incorporated and MasterCard International Incorporated, respectively.
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and reference is made to the Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement for
information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations,
proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of
the Trustee. A copy of the Agreement may be requested from the Trustee by
writing to the Trustee at The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center,
Route 273, Newark, Delaware, 19711, Attention: Bond Administration. To the
extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Agreement or in the Spread Account Agreement. This
Certificate is one of a Series of Certificates entitled "First USA Credit Card
Master Trust CIA Certificates, Series 1997-4" (the "CIA Certificates"), each of
which represents a fractional undivided interest in the Trust, and is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement
and the Spread Account Agreement, to which Agreement and Spread Account
Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the
case of any conflict between terms specified in this CIA Certificate and terms
specified in the Agreement or the Spread Account Agreement, the terms of the
Agreement and the Spread Account Agreement shall govern.
The Transferor has structured the Agreement, the CIA Certificates, the
First USA Credit Card Master Trust Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "Class A Certificates") and the First USA
Credit Card Master Trust Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 1997-4 (the "Class B Certificates") with the intention that the CIA
Certificates, the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates will qualify
under applicable tax law as indebtedness, and the Transferor and each holder of
a CIA Certificate (a "CIA Certificateholder") or any interest therein, by
acceptance of its CIA Certificate or any interest therein, agrees to treat the
CIA Certificates for purposes of federal, state, local and foreign income or
franchise taxes and any other tax imposed on or measured by income, as
indebtedness.
The Trust's assets are allocated in part to the holders of the Class A
Certificates, the holders of the Class B Certificates and the holders of the CIA
Certificates (such holders together the "Investor Certificateholders") with the
remainder allocated to holders of other Series of Certificates issued by the
Trust and outstanding from time
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to time and to the Transferor. In addition to the Class A Certificates, the
Class B Certificates and the CIA Certificates, the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will be reissued pursuant to the Agreement and will represent the
Transferor's interest in the Trust. The reissued Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate will represent the interest in the Principal Receivables not
represented by the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the CIA
Certificates (together the "Investor Certificates") or any other Series of
Certificates. The Exchangeable Transferor Certificate may be exchanged by the
Transferor pursuant to the Agreement for one or more Series of Certificates and
a reissued Exchangeable Transferor Certificate upon the conditions set forth in
the Agreement.
The CIA Initial Invested Amount is $57,230,000. The CIA Invested
Amount for any monthly Distribution Date will be an amount equal to (i) the CIA
Initial Invested Amount, minus (ii) the aggregate amount of principal payments
made to the CIA Certificateholders prior to such Distribution Date, minus (iii)
the aggregate amount of CIA Investor Charge-Offs for all prior Distribution
Dates allocated to the CIA Certificates, minus (iv) the aggregate amount of
Reallocated Principal Collections for all prior Distribution Dates which have
been used to fund the Class A Required Amount or the Class B Required Amount
allocated to the CIA Certificates, minus (v) an amount equal to the aggregate
amount by which the CIA Invested Amount has been reduced to fund the Class A
Investor Default Amount and the Class B Investor Default Amount on all prior
Distribution Dates as described in the Agreement and allocated to the CIA
Certificates and plus (vi) the aggregate amount of Excess Finance Charge
Collections and certain other amounts allocated and available for purposes of
reimbursing amounts deducted pursuant to the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and
(iv); provided, however, that the CIA Invested Amount may not be reduced below
zero.
The CIA Certificates will bear interest at the rate of _____% per
annum from June 10, 1997 through June 16, 1997, and at a per annum rate of ____%
in excess of LIBOR as determined by the Trustee on June 13, 1997 for the period
from June 17, 1997 through July 16, 1997 and for each Interest Period
thereafter, the CIA Certificates will bear interest at a per annum rate of
_____% in excess of LIBOR as determined by the Trustee on the related LIBOR
Determination Date (each such rate as in effect from time to time, the
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"CIA Certificate Rate"). Interest will be distributed to the extent of available
funds on July 17, 1997, and on the seventeenth day of each month thereafter, or
if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day until the
earlier of the day on which the CIA Invested Amount is paid in full and the
Series Termination Date (each such date a "Distribution Date"), in an amount
equal to the product of (a) the actual number of days in the related Interest
Period divided by 360, (b) the CIA Certificate Rate and (c) the CIA Invested
Amount on the last day of the Monthly Period immediately preceding such
Distribution Date. Interest for a Distribution Date will accrue from and
including the previous Distribution Date (or in the case of the first
Distribution Date, from and including the Closing Date), to, and including, the
day immediately preceding the current Distribution Date. Interest payments will
be made on July 17, 1997 and on each Distribution Date thereafter until the
Series 1997-4 Termination Date. Interest will be payable monthly on each
Distribution Date to the CIA Certificateholders of record as of the related
Record Date in accordance with the provisions of the Spread Account Agreement.
The Record Date with respect to any Distribution Date shall be the last day of
the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date.
The Servicer will establish and maintain a "Spread Account" with The
Bank of New York, as collateral agent (the "Collateral Agent") or a Qualified
Institution which at all times has a short-term rating of "P-1" by Moody's and
"A-1" by Standard & Poor's for the benefit of the CIA Certificateholders and
First USA Bank as holder of the Transferor Interest, pursuant to the Spread
Account Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Spread Account will be used to
fund shortfalls in amounts available to fund the CIA Required Amount and to make
payments to the CIA Certificateholders, following payment in full of the Class A
Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, of the Repayment Amount as
provided in the Spread Account Agreement. Under certain circumstances described
in the Spread Account Agreement, the Spread Account will be funded by Excess
Finance Charge Collections and in certain circumstances such amounts may be
released from the Spread Account. On the date on which all amounts due to the
Certificateholders have been paid in full, all amounts, if any, then remaining
in the Spread Account shall be distributed to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or the spread replacement amount providers, as
appropriate.
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As described in the Agreement, Collections of Principal Receivables
with respect to any Monthly Period will be allocated on the related
Determination Date on the basis of the aggregate Investor Percentage of all
Series and the Transferor Percentage with respect to the Principal Receivables.
Such allocation will be performed both during the Revolving Period and any
Amortization Period. Throughout the existence of the Trust, the Servicer will
allocate to the Transferor, as holder of the Exchangeable Transferor
Certificate, an amount equal to the Transferor Percentage of the aggregate
amount of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables and Principal Receivables
for each Monthly Period. During the Revolving Period relating to the Investor
Certificates, the Class B Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections of
Principal Receivables and the CIA Floating Allocation Percentage of Collections
of Principal Receivables will be applied first as Reallocated Principal
Collections, to the extent required, and any remaining amounts together with the
Class A Floating Allocation Percentage of Principal Receivables will be
distributed first to the certificateholders of other Series to the extent of
the amount of Principal Shortfalls, if any, and then to the Transferor in an
amount not to exceed the amount of the Transferor Interest.
Unless a Pay Out Event has occurred, the Accumulation Period will
begin at the close of business on the last day of the Revolving Period and will
end on the earlier of (i) the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period,
(ii) payment of the Invested Amount in full and (iii) the Series Termination
Date. On each Transfer Date following the commencement of the Accumulation
Period, prior to the earlier of the payment of the Class A Invested Amount in
full and the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will
deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a)
Available Investor Principal Collections with respect to the preceding Monthly
Period, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit Amount and (c) the Class A
Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. Amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the Class A Certificateholders on the
Class A Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the Class A Invested
Amount has been deposited in the Principal Funding Account and beginning with
the Transfer Date related to the Class B Principal Commencement Date, prior to
the commencement of the Rapid Amortization Period, the Trustee will deposit in
the Principal Funding Account an amount equal to the least of (a) the Available
Investor Principal Collec-
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tions with respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after application
thereof to the Class A Invested Amount, (b) the applicable Controlled Deposit
Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date)
and (c) the Class B Adjusted Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such
day. After payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the Class B Certificateholders on the
Class B Scheduled Payment Date. After the full amount of the sum of the Class A
Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been deposited in the
Principal Funding Account, prior to the commencement of the Rapid Amortization
Period, the Trustee will deposit in the Principal Funding Account an amount
equal to the least of (a) the Available Investor Principal Collections with
respect to the preceding Monthly Period remaining after application thereof to
the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, (b) the applicable
Controlled Deposit Amount (minus the Class A Monthly Principal and the Class B
Monthly Principal with respect to such Transfer Date) and (c) the CIA Adjusted
Invested Amount prior to any such deposit on such day. After payment in full of
the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, amounts in the
Principal Funding Account will be paid to the CIA Certificateholders on the CIA
Scheduled Payment Date. Principal on the CIA Certificates is scheduled to be
distributed on the June 2007 Distribution Date. During the Accumulation Period,
the portion of Available Investor Principal Collections not applied to Class A
Monthly Principal, Class B Monthly Principal or CIA Monthly Principal on a
Transfer Date will generally be treated as Excess Principal Collections.
Upon written notice to the Trustee and satisfaction of certain
conditions, the Servicer may elect to postpone the commencement of the
Accumulation Period, and extend the length of the Revolving Period.
On the June 2007 Distribution Date if the Class A Invested Amount and
the Class B Invested Amount each is paid in full, Available Investor Principal
Collections and Excess Principal Collections allocable to Series 1997-4
remaining after payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B
Invested Amount will be used to pay the CIA Invested Amount until the earlier of
the date on which the CIA Invested Amount is paid in full and the Series
Termination Date, as described in the Agreement.
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If a Pay Out Event occurs during the Accumulation Period, the Rapid
Amortization Period will commence and any amount on deposit in the Principal
Funding Account will be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class of
Certificates, sequentially, in order of seniority, on the Distribution Date
following the Monthly Period in which the Rapid Amortization Period commences.
During the period beginning on the earlier of the day on which a Pay
Out Event occurs and the Class A Scheduled Payment Date if the Invested Amount
is not paid in full on such date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Class A Invested Amount, the Class B Invested Amount and the CIA
Invested Amount have been paid in full and (ii) the Series Termination Date (the
"Rapid Amortization Period"), collections of Principal Receivables allocated to
the Invested Amount will no longer be paid to the holder of the Exchangeable
Transferor Certificate or to the holders of the certificates of any other Series
or, if the Accumulation Period has commenced, deposited in the Principal Funding
Account, but instead will be distributed to the Class A Certificateholders and,
following payment in full of the Class A Invested Amount, to the Class B
Certificateholders, and, following payment in full of the Class B Invested
Amount, to the CIA Certificateholders, monthly on each Distribution Date
beginning with the Distribution Date in the month following the commencement of
the Rapid Amortization Period.
Principal payments on the CIA Certificates will be, during the
Accumulation Period, funded by deposits to the Principal Funding Account or,
during the Rapid Amortization Period, made monthly, and will commence on the
date (the "CIA Principal Commencement Date") which is (a) with respect to the
Accumulation Period, the first Distribution Date on which an amount equal to the
sum of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount has been
deposited in the Principal Funding Account and allocated to the Class A
Certificates and the Class B Certificates or (b) with respect to the Rapid
Amortization Period, the Distribution Date on which the Class A Invested Amount
and the Class B Invested Amount have each been paid in full or, if there are no
Principal Receivables allocable to the Investor Certificates remaining after
payments have been made to the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates
on such Distribution Date, the Distribution Date following the Distribution
Date on which the Class A Invested Amount and
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the Class B Invested Amount have each been paid in full. After payment in full
of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount, amounts
deposited in the Principal Funding Account for the benefit of the CIA
Certificates will be paid to the CIA Certificateholders on the June 2007
Distribution Date and on each Distribution Date during the Rapid Amortization
Period beginning with the CIA Principal Commencement Date, and thereafter until
the payment in full of the CIA Invested Amount or the termination of the Trust,
the Percentage Allocation of all Collections of Principal Receivables and
certain other amounts for the preceding Monthly Period remaining after payment
in full of the Class A Invested Amount and the Class B Invested Amount will be
distributed to the CIA Certificateholders.
Subject to the Agreement, payments of principal are limited to the
unpaid CIA Invested Amount of the CIA Certificates, which may be less than the
unpaid balance of the CIA Certificates pursuant to the terms of the Agreement
and the CIA Investor Principal Balance pursuant to the Spread Account
Agreement. All principal of and interest on the CIA Certificates is due and
payable no later than February 17, 2010 (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the next succeeding Business Day) (the "Series Termination Date"). After the
Series Termination Date, neither the Trust nor the Transferor will have any
further obligation to distribute principal or interest on the CIA Certificates.
The transfer of this Certificate shall be registered in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at any office or agency maintained by the Transfer Agent and Registrar
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in a form satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Transfer Agent and Registrar duly executed by the
Certificateholder or such Certificateholder's attorney duly authorized in
writing, and thereupon one or more new CIA Certificates of authorized
denominations and for the same aggregate Undivided Interests will be issued to
the designated transferee or transferees.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, CIA Certificates are exchangeable for new CIA Certificates
evidencing like aggregate Undivided Interests, as requested by the CIA
Certificateholder surrendering such CIA Certificates. No service charge may be
imposed for any such exchange but the Transferor, Servicer, or Transfer Agent
and Registrar may require
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payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection therewith.
The Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the
Transfer Agent and Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the person
in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Transferor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Paying
Agent and the Transfer Agent and Registrar, nor any agent of any of them or of
any such agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary except in certain
circumstances described in the Agreement.
The Agreement and any Supplement may be amended by the Transferor, the
Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of certificateholders of any
Series then outstanding for any purpose, provided that (i) the Transferor shall
deliver an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee to the effect that such
amendment will not adversely affect in any material respect the interest of such
certificateholders, and (ii) such amendment will not result in a withdrawal or
reduction of the rating of any outstanding Series.
The Agreement and the Series 1997-4 Supplement may be amended by the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the holders of
certificates evidencing undivided interests aggregating not less than 66-2/3% of
the investor interests of all Series adversely affected, for the purpose of
adding any provisions to, changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions of the Agreement or the Series 1997-4 Supplement or of modifying in
any manner the rights of certificateholders of any then outstanding Series. No
such amendment, however, may (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing of, distributions required to be made on any such Series, (b) change
the definition of or the manner of calculating the interest of any
certificateholder of such Series, or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of
undivided interests the holders of which are required to consent to any such
amendment, in each case without the consent of all certificateholders of all
Series adversely affected. Promptly following the execution of any amendment to
the Agreement, the Trustee will furnish written notice of the substance of such
amendment to each CIA Certificateholder.
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The holder of this Certificate by its acceptance hereof agrees that
(i) it will not institute or join against the Trust and (ii) it will not, in its
capacity as a Certificateholder, institute or join against the Transferor any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding
or other proceeding under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, for
one year and a day after the payment in full of the last outstanding investor
certificate issued by the First USA Credit Card Master Trust; provided, that
the foregoing shall not limit the right of the holder of this Certificate to
file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any such
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding
that was instituted by any person other than a CIA Certificateholder.
The holder hereof by its acceptance of this Certificate further agrees
that it will report its interest in the CIA Investor Principal Balance, with
respect to all taxes, in a manner consistent with the intended characterization
referred to in Section 3.07 of the Agreement.
Neither this Certificate nor any interest herein may be sold conveyed,
assigned, hypothecated, pledged, participated, or otherwise transferred, except
in accordance with the Agreement, and any such transfer will be permitted only
if it consists of a pro rata percentage interest in all payments made with
respect to this Certificate. No transfers of partial interests in this
Certificate shall be permitted.
Neither this Certificate nor any interest herein may be transferred to
any person, unless the transferee shall have executed and delivered the
certifications required by the Agreement and each of the Transferor and the
Servicer shall have granted its prior consent thereto. Such consent shall be
granted unless the Transferor determines in its sole and absolute discretion
that the proposed transfer would create a risk that the Trust would be
classified for federal or any applicable state tax purposes as an association or
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any attempted transfer of this Certificate or an interest herein that
would cause the aggregate number of (i) holders of a right to receive interest
or principal with respect to the CIA Certificates (or other interests in the
Trust), other than certificates (or other such interests) with respect to which
an opinion
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is rendered that such certificates (or other such interests) will be treated as
debt for federal income tax purposes, and (ii) any holders of a right to receive
any amount in respect of the Transferor Interest, to exceed ninety nine shall be
void.
The holder of this Certificate or any interest therein hereby
certifies that it is either (A)(i) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity organized in or under the laws
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof which, if a tax-
exempt entity, recognizes that payments with respect to this Certificate may
constitute unrelated business taxable income or (iii) a person not described in
(i) or (ii) whose ownership of this Certificate is effectively connected with
the conduct of a trade or business within the United States (within the meaning
of the Code) and whose ownership of any interest in this Certificate will not
result in any withholding obligation with respect to any payments with respect
to this Certificate by any person (other than withholding, if any, under Section
1446 of the Code), or (B) an estate or trust the income of which is includible
in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes. If the holder
hereof is (a) a person described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above, it has
furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed United States
Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and agrees to furnish a new Form W-9, or any
successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously
delivered form or (b) a person described in clause (A)(iii) above, it has
furnished to the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed United States
Internal Revenue Service Form 4224 and agrees to furnish a new Form 4224, or any
successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously
delivered form, and comparable statements in accordance with applicable United
States laws.
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
or on behalf of the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement, or be valid for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed on this 10th day of June, 1997.
FIRST USA BANK
By:____________________________
Name: W. Todd Peterson
Title: Vice President
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the CIA Certificates referred to in the within-
mentioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
as Authenticating Agent
Date: June 10, 1997
By:__________________________
Name: Reyne Macadaeg
Title: Assistant Vice
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EXHIBIT D
[LOGO OF DTC APPEARS HERE]
BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (CMOs)
(WITHOUT OWNER OPTION TO REDEEM)
OTHER ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES AND PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES
LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS
(TO BE COMPLETED BY ISSUER AND TRUSTEE)
First USA Bank
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(NAME OF ISSUER)
The Bank of New York (Delaware)
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(NAME OF TRUSTEE)
June 10, 1997
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(Date)
Attention: General Counsel's Office
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
55 Water Street: 49th Floor
New York, NY 10041-0099
Re: $500,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4; $45,180,000 Class B Floating
Rate Asset Backed Certificates, Series 1997-4
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(ISSUE DESCRIPTION)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter sets forth our understanding with respect to certain matters
relating to the above-referenced issue (the "Securities"). Trustee will act as
trustee with respect to the Securities pursuant to a trust indenture dated as of
September 1, 1992* (the "Document"). Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.** is
distributing the Securities through THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY ("DTC").
To induce DTC to accept the Securities as eligible for deposit at DTC, and
to act in accordance with its Rules with respect to the Securities, Issuer and
Trustee make the following representations to DTC:
1. Prior to closing on the Securities on June 10, 1997, there shall be
deposited with DTC one Security certificate registered in the name of DTC's
nominee, Cede & Co., for each stated maturity of the Securities in the face
amounts set forth on Schedule A hereto, the total of
* As supplemented as of June 10, 1997
** As Representative for itself, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., SBC Warburg Inc.
and Banc One Capital Corporation
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which represents 100% of the principal amount of such Securities. If, however,
the aggregate principal amount of any maturity exceeds $200 million, one
certificate will be issued with respect to each $200 million of principal amount
and an additional certificate will be issued with respect to any remaining
principal amount. Each Security certificate shall bear the following legend:
Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of
the Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such
other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any
payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by
an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE
HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as
the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.
2. In the event of any solicitation of consents from or voting by holders
of the Securities, Issuer or Trustee shall establish a record date for such
purposes (with no provision for revocation of consents or votes by subsequent
holders) and shall send notice of such record date to DTC not less than 13
calendar days in advance of such record date. Notices to DTC pursuant to this
Paragraph by telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization Department at (212)
709-6896 or (212) 709-6897, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed by
telephoning (212) 709-6870. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph by mail or
by any other means shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization Department as indicated
in Paragraph 4.
3. In the event of a full or partial redemption, Issuer or Trustee shall
send a notice to DTC specifying: (a) the amount of the redemption or refunding;
(b) in the case of a refunding, the maturity date(s) established under the
refunding; and (c) the date such notice is to be mailed to Security holders or
published (the "Publication Date"). Such notice shall be sent to DTC by an
secure means (e.g., legible telecopy, registered or certified mail, overnight
delivery) in a timely manner designed to assure that such notice is in DTC's
possession no later than the close of business on the business day before or, if
possible, two business days before the Publication Date. Issuer or Trustee
shall forward such notice either in a separate secure transmission for each
CUSIP number or in a secure transmission for multiple CUSIP numbers (if
applicable) which includes a manifest or list of each CUSIP number submitted in
that transmission. (The party sending such notice shall have a method to verify
subsequently the use of such means and the timeliness of such notice.) The
Publication Date shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days prior to
the redemption date or, in the case of an advance refunding, the date that the
proceeds are deposited in escrow. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph by
telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Call Notification Department at (516) 227-4039
or (516) 227-4190. If the party sending the notice does not receive telecopy
receipt from DTC confirming that the notice has been received, such party shall
telephone (516) 227-4070. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph by mail or
by any other means shall be sent to:
Manager; Call Notification Department
The Depository Trust Company
711 Stewart Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530-4719
4. In the event of an invitation to tender the Securities (including
mandatory tenders, exchanges, and capital changes), notice by Issuer or Trustee
to Security holders specifying the terms of the tender and the Publication Date
of such notice shall be sent to DTC by a secure means in the manner set forth in
the preceding Paragraph. Notices to DTC pursuant to this Paragraph and notices
of other corporate actions by telecopy shall be sent to DTC's Reorganization
Department at (212) 709-1093
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or (212) 709-1094, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed by telephoning
(212) 709-6884. Notices to DTC pursuant to the above by mail or by any other
means shall be sent to:
Manager: Reorganization Department
Reorganization Window
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
5. All notices and payment advices sent to DTC shall contain the CUSIP
number of the Securities.
6. Trustee shall send DTC written notice with respect to the dollar amount
per $1,000 original face value (or other minimum authorized denomination if less
than $1,000 face value) payable on each payment date allocated as to the
interest and principal portions thereof preferably 5, but not less than 2,
business days prior to such payment date. Such notices, which shall also
contain the current pool factor, any special adjustments to principal/interest
rates (e.g., adjustments due to deferred interest or shortfall), and Trustee
contact's name and telephone number, shall be sent by telecopy to DTC's Dividend
Department at (212) 709-1723, or if by mail or by any other means to:
Manager: Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
7. [NOTE: ISSUER MUST REPRESENT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, AND CROSS OUT THE
OTHER:] [The interest accrual period is payment date to payment date.]
8. Trustee must provide DTC, no later than noon (Eastern Time) on the
payment date, CUSIP numbers for each issue for which payment is being sent, as
well as the dollar amount of the payment for each issue. Notification of
payment details should be sent using automated communications.
9. Interest payments and principal payments that are part of periodic
principal-and-interest payments shall be received by Cede & Co., as nominee of
DTC, or its registered assigns in same-day funds, no later than 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time) on each payment date (in accordance with existing arrangements
between Issuer or Trustee and DTC). Absent any other arrangements between
Issuer or Trustee and DTC, such funds shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Dividend Deposit Account 066-026776
Issuer or Trustee shall provide interest payment information to a standard
announcement service subscribed to by DTC. In the unlikely event that no such
service exists, Issuer or Trustee shall provide interest payment information
directly to DTC in advance of the interest payment date as soon as the
information is available. This information should be conveyed directly to DTC
electronically. If electronic transmission is not available, absent any other
arrangements between Trustee and DTC, such information should be sent by
telecopy to DTC's Dividend Department at (212) 709-1723 or
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(212) 709-1686, and receipt of such notices shall be confirmed by telephoning
(212) 709-1270. Notices to DTC pursuant to the above by mail or by any other
means shall be sent to:
Manager: Announcements
Dividend Department
The Depository Trust Company
7 Hanover Square; 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10004-2695
10. DTC shall receive maturity and redemption payments allocated with
respect to each CUSIP number on the payable date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m.
(Eastern Time). Absent any other arrangements between Trustee and DTC, such
payments shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Redemption Account 066-027306
in accordance with existing SDFS payment procedures in the manner set forth in
DTC's SDFS Paying Agent Operating Procedures, a copy of which has previously
been furnished to Trustee.
11. DTC shall receive all reorganization payments and CUSIP-level detail
resulting from corporate actions (such as tender offers, remarketings, or
mergers) on the first payable date in same-day funds by 2:30 p.m. (Eastern
Time). Absent any other arrangements between Trustee and DTC, such payments
shall be wired as follows:
The Chase Manhattan Bank
ABA 021000021
For credit to A/C The Depository Trust Company
Reorganization Account 066-027608
12. DTC may direct Issuer or Trustee to use any other number of address as
the number or address to which notices or payments of interest or principal may
be sent.
13. In the event of a redemption, acceleration, or any other similar
transaction (e.g., tender made and accepted in response to Issuer's or Trustee's
invitation) necessitating a reduction in the aggregate principal amount of
Securities outstanding or an advance refunding of part of the Securities
outstanding, DTC, in its discretion: (a) may request Issuer or Trustee to issue
and authenticate a new Security certificate; or (b) may make an appropriate
notation on the Security certificate indicating the date and amount of such
reduction in principal except in the case of final maturity, in which case the
certificate will be presented to Issuer or Trustee prior to payment, if
required.
14. In the event that Issuer determines that beneficial owners of
Securities shall be able to obtain certificated Securities, Issuer or Trustee
shall notify DTC of the availability of certificates. In such event, Issuer or
Trustee shall issue, transfer, and exchange certificates in appropriate amounts,
as required by DTC and others.
15. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository
with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer
or Trustee (at which time DTC will confirm with Issuer or Trustee the aggregate
principal amount of Securities outstanding). Under such circumstances, at DTC
request Issuer and Trustee shall cooperate fully with DTC by taking
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appropriate action to make available one or more separate certificates
evidencing Securities to any DTC Participant having Securities credited to its
DTC accounts.
16. Issuer: (a) understands that DTC has no obligation to, and will not,
communicate to its Participants or to any person having an interest in the
Securities any information contained in the Security certificate(s); and (b)
acknowledges that neither DTC's Participants nor any person having an interest
in the Securities shall be deemed to have notice of the provisions of the
Security certificates by virtue of submission of such certificate(s) to DTC.
17. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require Trustee to advance funds on
behalf of Issuer.
18. Rider 5A is incorporated herein.
NOTES: Very truly yours,
A. If there is a Trustee ( as defined
in this Letter of Representations),
Trustee as well as Issuer must sign
this Letter. If there is no Trustee, FIRST USA BANK
in signing this Letter Issuer itself ---------------------------------
undertakes to perform all of the (Issuer)
obligations set forth herein.
B. Schedule B contains statements
that DTC believes accurately describe By: /s/ W. Todd Peterson
DTC, the method of effecting book-entry ------------------------------
transfer of securities distributed through (Authorized Officer's Signature)
DTC, and certain related matters.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)
---------------------------------
(Trustee)
By: /s/ ?????????????
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(Authorized Officer's Signature)
Received and Accepted:
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ ???????????
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cc: Underwriter
Underwriter's Counsel
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Rider 5A
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19. The terms "trust indenture" and "Indenture" are hereby replaced
wherever they appear in the Letter of Representations with the term
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement."
20. The term "Securities" is hereby replaced wherever it appears in the
Letter of Representations with the term "Certificates."
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SCHEDULE A
(Describe Issue)
First USA Credit Card Master Trust
$500,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4
$45,180,000 Class B Floating Rate Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1997-4
CUSIP Principal Amount Maturity Date Interest Rate
----- ---------------- ------------- -------------
337435CF6 $ 200,000,000 February 17, 2010 0.21% above LIBOR
337435CF6 $ 200,000,000 February 17, 2010 0.21% above LIBOR
337435CF6 $ 100,000,000 February 17, 2010 0.21% above LIBOR
337435CG4 $ 45,180,000 February 17, 2010 0.41% above LIBOR
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SCHEDULE B
SAMPLE OFFICIAL STATEMENT LANGUAGE
DESCRIBING BOOK-ENTRY-ONLY ISSUANCE
-----------------------------------
(PREPARED BY DTC - BRACKETED MATERIAL MAY BE APPLICABLE ONLY TO CERTAIN ISSUES)
1. The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), New York, NY, will act as
securities depository for the securities (the "Securities"). The Securities
will be issued as fully-registered securities registered in the name of Cede &
Co. (DTC's partnership nominee). One fully-registered Security certificate will
be issued for [each issue of] the Securities, [each] in the aggregate principal
amount of such issue, and will be deposited with DTC. [If, however, the
aggregate principal amount of [any] issue exceeds $200 million, one certificate
will be issued with respect to each $200 million of principal amount and an
additional certificate will issued with respect to any remaining principal
amount of such issue.]
2. DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York
Banking Law, a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York Banking
Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the
meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a "clearing agency"
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. DTC holds securities that its participants ("Participants")
deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement among Participants of
securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities
through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Participants' accounts,
thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates.
Direct Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust
companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is owned
by a number of its Direct Participants and by the New York Exchange, Inc., the
American Stock Exchange, Inc., and the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as
securities brokers and dealers, banks, and trust companies that clear through or
maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or
indirectly ("Indirect Participants"). The Rules applicable to DTC and its
Participants are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
3. Purchase of Securities under the DTC system must be made by or through
Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Securities on DTC's
records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Security
("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect
Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation
from DTC of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are expected to receive
written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic
statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through
which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership
interests in the Securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books
of Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will
not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Securities,
except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Securities is
discontinued.
4. To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Securities deposited by
Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC's partnership nominee,
Cede & Co. The deposit of Securities with DTC and their registration in the
name of Cede & Co. effect no change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no
knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Securities; DTC's records
reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such
Securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The
Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on
behalf of their customers.
5. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct
Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct
Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by
arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as
may be in effect from time to time.
[6. Redemption notices shall be sent to Cede & Co. If less than all of the
Securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTC's practice is to determine by
lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be
redeemed.]
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7. Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will consent or vote with respect to
Securities. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to Issuer as
soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s
consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the
Securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to
the Omnibus Proxy).
8. Principal and interest payments on the Securities will be made to DTC.
DTC's practice is to credit Direct Participants' accounts on payable date in
accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records unless DTC has
reason to believe that it will not receive payment on payable date. Payments by
Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of
customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the
responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC, Trustee, or Issuer, subject
to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to
time. Payment of principal and interest to DTC is the responsibility of Issuer
or Trustee, disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants shall be the
responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial
Owners shall be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.
[9. A Beneficial Owner shall give notice to elect to have its Securities
purchased or tendered, through its Participant, to Trustee [or
Tender/Remarketing Agent], and shall effect delivery of such Securities by
causing the Direct Participant to transfer the Participant's interest in the
Securities, on DTC's records, to Trustee [or Tender/Remarketing Agent]. The
requirement for physical delivery of Securities in connection with an optional
tender or a mandatory purchase will be deemed satisfied when the ownership
rights in the Securities are transferred by Direct Participants on DTC's
records and followed by a book-entry credit of tendered Securities to Trustee
[or Tender/Remarketing Agent's] DTC account.]
10. DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depository
with respect to the Securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to Issuer
or Agent. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor securities
depository is not obtained, Security certificates are required to be printed and
delivered.
11. Issuer may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry
transfer through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event,
Security certificates will be printed and delivered.
12. The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry
system has been obtained from sources that Issuer believes to be reliable, but
Issuer takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
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[LOGO OF DTC APPEARS HERE]
REPRESENTATIONS FOR DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWAL AT CUSTODIAN ("DWAC")
TO BE INCLUDED IN DTC LETTER OF REPRESENTATIONS
The Security certificate(s) shall remain in Agent's custody as a "Balance
Certificate" subject to the provisions of the Balance Certificate Agreement
between Agent and DTC currently in effect.
On each day on which Agent is open for business and on which it receives an
instruction originated by a Participant through DTC's Deposit/Withdrawal at
Custodian ("DWAC") system to increase the Participant's account by a specified
number of shares, units, or obligations (a "Deposit Instruction"), Agent shall,
before 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) that day, either approve or cancel the Deposit
Instruction through the DWAC system.
On each day on which Agent is open for business and on which it receives an
instruction originated by a Participant through the DWAC system to decrease the
Participant's account by a specified number of shares, units, or obligations (a
"Withdrawal Instruction"), Agent shall, before 6:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) that
day, either approve or cancel the Withdrawal Instruction through the DWAC
system.
Agent agrees that its approval of a Deposit or Withdrawal Instruction shall
be deemed to be the receipt by DTC of a new, reissued or reregistered
certificated security on registration of transfer to the name of Cede & Co. for
the quantity of Securities evidenced by the Balance Certificate after the
Deposit or Withdrawal Instruction is effected.
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EXHIBIT E
MONTHLY ALLOCATIONS AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS AND
NOTIFICATION TO THE TRUSTEE
FIRST USA BANK
________________________________________________
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST, SERIES 1997-4
________________________________________________
Monthly Period:
Distribution Date:
Transfer Date:
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of First USA Bank (the "Bank")
as Servicer, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
September 1, 1992 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") and the Series 1997-4
Supplement dated June 10, 1997 (the "Supplement") by and between the Bank and
The Bank of New York (Delaware), as Trustee (the "Trustee"), does hereby
certify as follows:
I Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective
meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, that the
preceding "Monthly Period" shall mean the Monthly Period immediately preceding
the calendar month in which this Certificate is delivered. References herein to
certain sections and subsections are references to the respective sections and
subsections of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This Certificate is
delivered pursuant to Section 4.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
II The Bank is Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
III The undersigned is a Servicing Officer.
IV The date of this notice is a Determination Date under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
I. INSTRUCTION TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL.
Pursuant to Section 4.09, the Servicer does hereby instruct the Trustee (i) to
make a withdrawal from the Finance Charge Account on the above referenced
Transfer Date under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in an aggregate amount
as set forth below in respect of the following amounts and (ii) to apply the
proceeds of such withdrawal in accordance with Section 4.05:
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MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SERIES 1997-3
PAGE E-2
1. A. Class A Finance Charge Allocations
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
Reserve Account Withdrawals N/A
----------
Total Class A Available Funds
B. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(a)(i):
1. Interest to be paid to Certificateholders at the
Certificate Rate for the Interest Period on the
Invested Amount (Actual/360)
Class A
2. Overdue Interest
3. Default Interest
C. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(ii):
Class A Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period if First USA Bank is no longer Servicer
D. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iii):
Class A Investor Default Amount for the preceding
Monthly Period
----------
E. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(a)(iv):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
to be distributed per Section 4.13
==========
2. A. Class B Finance Charge Allocations
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
Reserve Account Withdrawals N/A
----------
Total Class B Available Funds
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PAGE E-3
B. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(b)(i):
1. Interest to be paid to Certificateholders at the
Certificate Rate for the Interest Period on the
Invested Amount (Actual/360)
Class B
2. Overdue Interest
3. Default Interest
C. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(b)(ii):
Class B Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period if First USA Bank is no longer Servicer
----------
D. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(b)(iii):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
distributed per Section 4.13
==========
3. A. CIA Finance Charge Allocations
Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
Reserve Account Withdrawals N/A
----------
Total CIA Available Funds
B. Pursuant to subsection 4.09(c)(i):
CIA Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period if First USA Bank is no longer Servicer
----------
C. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(c)(ii):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
to be distributed per Section 4.13
==========
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MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SERIES 1997-3
PAGE E-4
4. A. Pursuant to subsections 4.09(a)(iv), 4.09(b)(iii) and 4.09(c)(ii):
Amount constituting Excess Finance Charge Collections
to be distributed per Section 4.13
Total Excess Finance Charge Collections
==========
II. APPLICATION OF EXCESS FINANCE CHARGE COLLECTIONS
Pursuant to Section 4.13, the Servicer hereby instructs the Trustee to
apply Excess Finance Charge Collections, determined pursuant to the
provisions of Section 4.09, in the following priority:
A. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(a):
The Class A Required Amount applied in accordance with
subsection 4.09(a)
B. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(b):
Amount of Class A Investor Charge-Offs
not previously reimbursed
C. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(c):
Amount equal to unpaid Class B Monthly Interest Due
on the Class B Outstanding Principal Balance
D. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(d):
Class B Investor Default Amount for the preceding
Monthly Period
E. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(e):
Reimbursement of Class B Invested Amount which has
been reduced for reasons other than principal payments
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MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SERIES 1997-3
PAGE E-5
F. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(f):
1. CIA Monthly Interest for the preceding
Interest Period on the Invested
Amount (Actual/360)
2. Overdue Interest
3. CIA Default Interest
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G. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(g):
Unpaid Investor Monthly Servicing Fee for the preceding
Monthly Period to be paid to First USA Bank
H. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(h):
CIA Investor Default Amount for the preceding
Monthly Period
I. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(i):
Reimbursement of CIA Invested Amount which has
been reduced for reasons other than principal payments
J. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(j):
The excess, if any, of the Required Reserve Account Amount
over Available Reserve Account Amount to be funded to the
Reserve Account
K. Pursuant to subsection 4.13(k):
Remaining amount to be applied pursuant to
the Spread Account Agreement
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Total (Excess F/C Collections from 4(A) above)
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MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SERIES 1997-3
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III. APPLICATION OF PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS
Pursuant to Sections 4.05, 4.07, 4.09, 4.14 and 4.16, the Servicer hereby
instructs the Trustee to apply Principal Collections available on the
Transfer Date, determined pursuant to the provisions of the above sections,
in the following priority:
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<S> <C> <C>
A. Principal Collections
1. Class A Principal Collections
Class A Investor Default Amount (during Accumulation Period)
Class A Investor Charge-Offs (during Accumulation Period)
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Total Class A Monthly Principal
2. Class B Principal Collections
Class B Investor Default Amount (during Accumulation Period)
Class B Investor Charge-Offs (during Accumulation Period)
-----------------------
Total Class B Monthly Principal
3. CIA Principal Collections
CIA Investor Default Amt (during Accumulation Period)
CIA Investor Charge-Offs (during Accumulation Period)
-----------------------
Total CIA Monthly Principal
4. Excess Principal Collections (other series)
-----------------------
Total Principal Collections
=======================
B. Allocation of Principal Collections
1. Amount of CIA Principal Reallocated to F/C Account
2. Amount of Class B Principal Reallocated to F/C Account
3. Amount of Investor Principal Collections to other Series
4. Payment of principal to Class A Certificateholders
5. Payment of principal to Class B Certificateholders
6. Payment of principal to CIA Certificateholders
7. Payment of principal to Principal Funding Account
8. Amount returned to Bank
-----------------------
Total Principal Allocations
=======================
</TABLE>
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MONTHLY PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS SERIES 1997-3
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IV. TRUSTEE DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY
(1) Investor Monthly Servicing Fee paid to First USA Bank
(2) Total Default Amounts paid to First USA Bank
(3) Excess Spread paid to Spread Account, then to First USA Bank
(a) Interest on Spread Account Balance
(4) Monthly Principal Collections to First USA Bank
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Total to First USA Bank
(5) Deposit to Spread Account (Excess Spread if not funded by
Spread Replacement Amount from Spread Replacement Providers)
(6) Deposit to Reserve Account
(7) Interest payment to Class A Certificateholders (DTC)
(8) Interest payment to Class B Certificateholders (DTC)
(9) Interest payment to CIA Certificateholders
(10) Certificate Principal to Principal Funding Account
(11) Principal to Certificateholders (DTC)
(12) Investor Principal Collections to other Series
(13) Monthly Principal Payment to CIA Certificateholders
(14) Excess Spread paid to and retained in Spread Account
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Total Disbursements
=============
Total Class A, B and C funds to be allocated
=============
Amount to satisfy Cap Amount (funded by Spread Replacement Providers)
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EXHIBIT F
MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT
FIRST USA BANK
________________________________________________
FIRST USA CREDIT CARD MASTER TRUST, SERIES 1997-4
________________________________________________
Monthly Period:
Distribution Date:
Transfer Date:
Under Section 5.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September
1, 1992 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") by and between First USA Bank
(the "Bank") and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as trustee (the "Trustee")
the Bank, as Servicer, is required to prepare certain information each
month regarding current distributions to Certificateholders and the
performance of the First USA Credit Card Master Trust (the "Trust")
during the previous month. The information which is required to be
prepared with respect to the Distribution Date noted above and with
respect to the performance of the Trust during the month noted above is
set forth below. Certain information is presented on the basis of an original
principal amount of $1,000 per Series 1997-4 Certificate (a "Certificate").
Certain other information is presented based on the aggregate amount for the
Trust as a whole. Capitalized terms used in this Monthly Certificateholders'
Statement have their respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
1. Information Regarding the Current Monthly Distribution.
A. The total amount of the distribution to
Certificateholders on the Distribution Date per
$1,000 original certificate principal amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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B. The amount of the distribution
in respect of interest on
the Certificates, per $1,000 original
certificate principal amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
C. The amount of the distribution
in respect of principal on the Certificates, per
$1,000 original certificate principal amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
2. Information Regarding the Performance of the Trust.
A. Allocation of Principal Receivables.
The aggregate amount of Allocations of Principal
Receivables processed during the Monthly Period
which were allocated in respect of the Certificates
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt. -----------
Total ===========
B. Allocation of Finance Charge Receivables.
(a) The aggregate amount of Allocations of Finance
Charge Receivables processed during the Monthly
Period which were allocated in respect of the
Certificates
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt. -----------
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
PAGE F-3
Total
===========
(b) Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (to Class A) N/A
(c) Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to Class A) N/A
-----------
Class A Available Funds ===========
(d) Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (to Class B) N/A
-----------
(e) Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to Class B) N/A
-----------
Class B Available Funds
(f) Principal Funding Investment Proceeds (to CIA ===========
Certificates) N/A
-----------
(g) Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to CIA
Certificates) N/A
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CIA Available Funds ===========
(h) Total Principal Funding Investment Proceeds
(i) Earnings on Reserve Account deposits
C. Principal Receivables / Investor Percentages
(a) The aggregate amount of Principal Receivables in
the Trust as of the last day of the Monthly Period
(b) Invested Amount as of the last day of the preceding
month (Adjusted Class A Invested Amount during
Accumulation Period)
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
(c) The Floating Allocation Percentage: The Invested
Amount set forth in paragraph 2.C.(b) above as a
percentage of the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables set forth in paragraph 2.C.(a) above
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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(d) During the Amortization Period: The Invested
Amount as of _______ (the last day of the
Revolving Period)
Class A N/A
Class B N/A
CIA Inv. Amt. N/A
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Total N/A
(e) The Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage: The Invested
Amount set forth in paragraph 2.C.(d) above as a
percentage of the aggregate amount of Principal
Receivables set forth in paragraph 2.C.(a) above
Class A N/A
Class B N/A
CIA Inv. Amt. N/A
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Total N/A
D. Delinquent Balances.
The aggregate amount of outstanding balances in the
Accounts which were delinquent as of the end of the day
on the last day of the Monthly Period
(a) 35 - 64 days
(b) 65 - 94 days
(c) 95 - 124 days
(d) 125 - 154 days
(e) 155 - 184 days
(f) 185 or more days
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Total
===========
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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E. Monthly Investor Default Amount.
The aggregate amount of all defaulted Principal
Receivables written off as uncollectible during the
Monthly Period allocable to the Invested
Amount (the aggregate "Investor Default
Amount")
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
-----------
Total
===========
F. Investor Charge-Offs & Reimbursements of Charge-Offs.
(a) The aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-
Offs and the reductions in the Class B Invested
Amount and the CIA Invested Amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
===========
(b) The aggregate amount of Class A Investor Charge-
Offs reimbursed and the reimbursement of
reductions in the Class B Invested Amount and the
CIA Invested Amount
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
===========
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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G. Investor Servicing Fee.
The amount of the Investor Monthly Servicing Fee
payable by the Trust to the Servicer for the
Monthly Period
Class A
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
-----------
Total
===========
H. Reallocated Principal Collections
The amount of Reallocated CIA and Class B
Principal Collections applied in respect of Interest
Shortfalls, Investor Default Amounts or Investor
Charge-Offs for the prior month.
Class B
CIA Inv. Amt.
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Total
===========
I. CIA Invested Amount
The amount of the CIA Invested Amount as of the
close of business on the related Distribution Date after
giving effect to withdrawals, deposits and payments to
be made in respect of the preceding month
J. The Pool Factor.
The Pool Factor (which represents the ratio of the amount
of the Investor Interest on the last day of the Monthly
Period to the amount of the Investor Interest as of the
Closing Date). The amount of a Certificateholder's pro rata
share of the Investor Participation Amount can be determined
by multiplying the original denomination of the holder's
Certificate by the Pool Factor
Class A
Class B
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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K. The Portfolio Yield
The Portfolio Yield for the related Monthly Period
L. The Base Rate
The Base Rate for the related Monthly Period
3. Information Regarding the Principal Funding Account
A. Accumulation Period
(a) Accumulation Period Commencement Date
(b) Accumulation Period length (months)
(c) Accumulation Period Factor
(d) Required Accumulation Factor Number
(e) Controlled Accumulation Amount
(f) Minimum Payment Rate (last 12 months)
B. Principal Funding Account
Beginning Balance
Plus: Principal Collections for Related Monthly
Period from Principal Account
Plus: Interest on Principal Funding Account Balance
for Related Monthly Period N/A
Less: Withdrawals to Finance Charge Account N/A
Less: Withdrawals to Distribution Account
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Ending Balance
C. Accumulation Shortfall
The Controlled Deposit Amount for the previous
Monthly Period N/A
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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Less: The amount deposited into the Principal Funding
Account for the Previous Monthly Period N/A
----------
Accumulation Shortfall N/A
==========
Aggregate Accumulation Shortfalls N/A
==========
D. Principal Funding Investment Shortfall
Covered Amount N/A
Less: Principal Funding Investment Proceeds N/A
----------
Principal Funding Investment Shortfall N/A
4. Information Regarding the Reserve Account
A. Required Reserve Account Analysis
(a) Required Reserve Account Amount percentage
(0.5% of Class A Invested Amount or other amount
designated by Transferor)
(b) Required Reserve Account Amount ($)
(c) Required Reserve Account Balance after effect of
any transfers on the Related Transfer Date
(d) Reserve Draw Amount transferred to the Finance
Charge Account on the Related Transfer Date
B. Reserve Account Investment Proceeds
Reserve Account Investment Proceeds transferred to the
Finance Charge Account on the Related Transfer Date N/A
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MONTHLY CERTIFICATEHOLDERS' STATEMENT SERIES 1997-3
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C. Withdrawals from the Reserve Account
Total Withdrawals from the Reserve Account transferred
to the Finance Charge Account on the Related Transfer
Date (4.A.(d) plus 4.B. above) N/A
D. The Portfolio Adjusted Yield
The Portfolio Adjusted Yield for the related Monthly Period
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EXHIBIT G
[DATE]
First USA Bank
201 North Walnut Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The Bank of New York (Delaware)
White Clay Center
Route 273
Newark, Delaware 19711
Re: CIA Certificates, Series 1997-4
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our proposed purchase of $______ in principal amount of
First USA Credit Card Master Trust, CIA Certificates, Series 1997-4 (the "CIA
Certificates"), we confirm that:
1. We have received a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum dated June
5, 1997 relating to the CIA Certificates (the "Private Placement Memorandum")
and such other information and documentation as we deem necessary in order to
make our investment decision. We understand that the Private Placement
Memorandum and any such other information and documentation speaks only as of
its date and that the information contained in the Private Placement Memorandum
and such other information and documentation may not be correct or complete as
of any time subsequent to such date.
2. We agree to be bound by the restrictions and conditions set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1992, as
supplemented by the Series 1997-4 Supplement dated as of June 10, 1997 (the
"Series 1997-4 Supplement" and together with the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), each by and between First USA
Bank, as transferor and servicer, and The Bank of New York (Dela-
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ware) relating to the CIA Certificates and agree to be bound by, and not
reoffer, resell, pledge or otherwise transfer (any such act, a "Transfer") the
CIA Certificates except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions
including but not limited to those in Section 11 of the Series 1997-4
Supplement.
3. We understand that the CIA Certificates have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
or any state securities law and agree that the CIA Certificates may be
reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred only in compliance with the
Securities Act and other applicable laws and only (i) to the Transferor, (ii) to
a limited number of institutional "accredited investors" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act) and in a transaction exempt
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (upon delivery of the
documentation required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, if the
Trustee so requires, an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Trustee) or
(iii) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a person that we
reasonably believe is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule
144A ("QIB") purchasing for its own account or a QIB purchasing for the account
of a QIB, whom we have informed, in each case, that the reoffer, resale, pledge
or other transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.
4. We have neither acquired nor will we Transfer any CIA Certificate we
acquire (or any interest therein) or cause any CIA Certificate (or any interest
therein) to be marketed on or through an "established securities market" within
the meaning of Section 7704(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") and any treasury regulation thereunder, including, without
limitation, an over-the-counter-market or an interdealer quotation system that
regularly disseminates firm buy or sell quotations.
5. We are not and will not become, for so long as we own any interest in
the CIA Certificates, a partnership, Subchapter S corporation or grantor trust
for United States federal income tax purposes. [IF THIS REPRESENTATION CANNOT
BE MADE, THE TRANSFEROR, THE SERVICER OR THE TRUSTEE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS.]
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6. We are a person who is either (A)(i) a citizen or resident of the
United States, (ii) a corporation or other entity organized in or under the laws
of the United States or any political subdivision thereof or (iii) a person not
described in (i) or (ii) whose ownership of the CIA Certificates is effectively
connected with a such person's conduct of a trade or business within the United
States (within the meaning of the Code) and our ownership of any interest in a
CIA Certificate will not result in any withholding obligation with respect to
any payments with respect to the CIA Certificates by any person or (B) an
estate or trust the income of which is includible in gross income for United
States federal income tax purposes. We agree that (a) if we are a person
described in clause (A)(i) or (A)(ii) above, we will furnish to the person from
whom we are acquiring a CIA Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a
properly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and a new Form W-9, or
any successor applicable form, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any
previously delivered form or (b) if we are a person described in clause (A)(iii)
above, we will furnish to the person from whom we are acquiring a CIA
Certificate, the Servicer and the Trustee, a properly executed U.S. Internal
Revenue Service Form 4224 and a new Form 4224, or any successor applicable form,
upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form (and, in
each case, such other certifications, representations or opinions of counsel as
may be requested by the Transferor, the Servicer or the Trustee). We recognize
that if we are a tax-exempt entity, payments with respect to the CIA
Certificates may constitute unrelated business taxable income.
7. We understand that no subsequent Transfer of a CIA Certificate is
permitted unless (i) such Transfer is of a CIA Certificate with a denomination
of at least $1,000,000 and (ii) the Transferor and the Servicer each consent in
writing to the proposed Transfer, which consent shall be granted (assuming that
all other conditions to such Transfer are satisfied) unless either the
Transferor or the Servicer determines in its sole and absolute discretion that
such Transfer would create a risk that the Trust would be classified for federal
or any applicable state tax purposes as an association or publicly traded
partnership taxable as a corporation; provided, that any attempted Transfer that
would cause the number of Targeted Holders (as defined in the CIA Purchase
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Agreement) to exceed ninety nine shall be void; and provided, further, that
there shall not at any time be more than 10 holders of CIA Certificates of
Series 1997-4 or such other number as may be consented to by the Transferor,
which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion.
8. We understand that the opinion of tax counsel that the Trust is not a
publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation is dependent in part on
the accuracy of the representations in paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 and that, if
such representations are not accurate, in addition to our being subject to
having our purchase rescinded, we will be liable for damages.
9. We are (a) an institutional "accredited investor" (as defined in Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3), or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the CIA Certificates,
and we and any account for which we are acting are each able to bear the
economic risk of our or its investment or (b) a "qualified institutional buyer"
(as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) purchasing for our own
account or for the account of a "qualified institutional buyer" and we
understand that the sale to us is being made in reliance on Rule 144A under the
Securities Act.
10. We are acquiring each of the CIA Certificates purchased by us for our
own account or for a single account (each of which is an institutional
"accredited investor") as to which we exercise sole investment discretion.
THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATION MUST BE GIVEN BY ALL PURCHASERS WHO ARE NOT PLAN
PURCHASERS
11. We are not (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") that
is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in
Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (iii) a
governmental plan, as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, subject to any federal,
state or local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the provisions of
Section 406 of ERISA or
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Section 4975 of the Code, (iv) an entity whose underlying assets include plan
assets by reason of a plan's investment in the entity or (v) a person investing
"plan assets" of any such plan (including for purposes of clause (iv) or (v) any
insurance company general account, but excluding any entity registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended).
THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATION MUST BE GIVEN BY ALL PURCHASERS WHO ARE PLAN
PURCHASERS
11. We are either (i) an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")
that is subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan described in
Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (iii) a
governmental plan, as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA, subject to any federal,
state or local law which is, to a material extent, similar to the provisions of
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, (iv) an entity whose
underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan's investment in the
entity or (v) a person investing "plan assets" of any such plan (including for
purposes of clause (iv) or (v) any insurance company general account, but
excluding any entity registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended) (each Person described in clauses (i) through (v), a "Plan Purchaser")
and we acknowledge and understand that at no time shall the aggregate percentage
of the CIA Invested Amount Transferred to Plan Purchasers equal or exceed 25% of
the CIA Invested Amount.
12. We understand that any purported Transfer of any CIA Certificate in
contravention of the restrictions and conditions in paragraphs 1 through 11
above (including any violation of the representation in paragraph 5 by an
investor who continues to hold a CIA Certificate occurring any time after the
Transfer in which it acquired such CIA Certificate) shall be null and void and
the purported transferee shall not be recognized by the Trust or any other
person as a CIA Certificateholder for any purpose.
13. We further understand that, on any proposed resale, pledge or transfer
of any CIA Certificates, we will be required to furnish to the Trustee and the
Registrar,
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such certification and other information as the Trustee or the Registrar may
reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions and with the restrictions and conditions of the CIA Certificates
and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the CIA Certificates
were issued and we agree that if we determine to Transfer any CIA Certificate,
we will cause our proposed transferee to provide the Transferor, the Servicer
and the Trustee with a letter substantially in the form of this letter. We
further understand that CIA Certificates purchased by us will bear a legend to
the foregoing effect.
14. The person signing this letter on behalf of the ultimate beneficial
purchaser of the CIA Certificates has been duly authorized by such beneficial
purchaser of the CIA Certificates to do so.
15. The CIA Certificates purchased by us should be registered in the name
and issued in the denominations set forth on Schedule 1 hereto. All payments on
the CIA Certificates held by us should be wired to us in accordance with the
instructions set forth on Schedule 1 hereto unless we otherwise notify the
Transferor, the Servicer and the Trustee in writing.
You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to
produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any
administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the
matters covered hereby.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF TRANSFEREE]
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
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Schedule 1
Registration and Payment Instructions
Registration Instructions:
Full Legal Name of Purchaser:__________________________
Name in Which Certificates Should be Registered:
__________________________
Number and Denomination of Certificates:_______________
_______________
Payment Instructions:
Name of Bank: _________________
Address of Bank: _________________
Account Name: _________________
Account Number: _________________
ABA Number: _________________
Reference: _________________
Notice Information:
Address: _______________________
_______________________
_______________________
Attention: _______________________
Telephone: _______________________
Telefax: _______________________
[PLEASE ATTACH AN ORIGINAL EXECUTED U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM W-9
AND/OR FORM 4224, IF APPLICABLE]
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