EX-10.9SF-3·CIK 2042809·0001193125-26-450057

EX-10.9

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FILING DETAILS

Filer
SFS Auto Funding, LLC
Filed
Nov 05, 2026
SEC file no.
333-299865
State of inc.
DE
SIC
6189
Location
HOUSTON, TX

**Exhibit 10.9 **

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

among

SFS LIEN AGENT, LLC,

as Collateral Agent,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent,

and

STELLANTIS FINANCIAL, INC.

as Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator

Dated as of September 21, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS

| | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------- | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | : | :--: | : | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Page | | | | | | | | | | | | ARTICLE I  USAGE AND DEFINITIONS | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 1.1. | | Usage and Definitions | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | ARTICLE II   ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL AGENT | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.1. | | Engagement of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.2. | | Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Rights and Obligations | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.3. | | Limits on Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Rights and Obligations | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.4. | | Power of Attorney | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.5. | | Access to Collateral Agent Records | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.6. | | Review of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Records | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.7. | | Annual Compliance Certificate | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.8. | | Updating List of Responsible Persons | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 2.9. | | Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Fees and Expenses | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | ARTICLE III COLLATERAL AGENT SUB-ADMINISTRATOR | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 3.1. | | Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Representations and Warranties | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 3.2. | | Liability of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 3.3. | | Indemnities | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 3.4. | | Resignation and Removal of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 3.5. | | Successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 3.6. | | Merger, Consolidation, Succession or Assignment | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | ARTICLE IV  OTHER AGREEMENTS | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 4.1. | | Independence of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator; No Joint Venture | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 4.2. | | Transactions with Affiliates; Other Transactions | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 4.3. | | Stellantis Financial in Other Capacities | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 4.4. | | No Petition | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 4.5. | | Limitation of Liability of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 4.6. | | Termination | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | ARTICLE V   MISCELLANEOUS | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.1. | | Amendments | | | 9 | |

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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| | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------- | - | ----------------------------------------------------------- | : | :--: | ---: | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Page | | | | Section 5.2. | | Assignment; Benefit of Agreement; Third-Party Secured Party | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.3. | | Notices | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.4. | | GOVERNING LAW | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.5. | | Submission to Jurisdiction | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.6. | | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.7. | | No Waiver; Remedies | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.8. | | Severability | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.9. | | Headings | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Section 5.10. | | Counterparts | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Exhibit A – Form of Power of Attorney | | | | | EA-1 | |

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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT, dated as of September 21, 2022 (this “Agreement”), among SFS LIEN AGENT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Collateral Agent, STELLANTIS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., a Texas corporation, as Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrative Agent.

BACKGROUND

Pledgor pledged motor vehicle leases and leased vehicles to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Applicable Secured Parties under the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement.

The Administrative Agent is responsible for performing certain of the Collateral Agent’s obligations under the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement.

The parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

USAGE AND DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Usage and Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement are defined in Appendix A to the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2022 (the “Collateral Agency and Security Agreement”), among SFS Leasing, Ltd., as Pledgor, U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, and SFS Lien Agent, LLC. Appendix A also contains usage rules that apply to this Agreement. Appendix A is incorporated by reference into this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 2.1. Engagement of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. The Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent engage the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator to perform the obligations of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent under the Basic Documents as described in this Agreement, and the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator accepts the engagement.

Section 2.2. Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Rights and Obligations.

(a) Rights and Obligations under Basic Documents. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will perform the obligations of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and take all action that the Collateral Agent is required to take under the Basic Documents, except for the obligations of the Administrative Agent described in Section 6.1(c) of the Collateral Agency and Servicing Agreement, and subject to the limitations of Section 2.3 of this Agreement. In addition, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will perform the obligations of, and may exercise any rights given to, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator in the Basic Documents as if it were a party to the Basic Documents in its capacity as Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.


(b) Consult and Advise. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will consult with the Administrative Agent about performing the Collateral Agent’s obligations under the Basic Documents. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will advise the Administrative Agent when action is necessary to perform the Collateral Agent’s obligations under the Basic Documents and to comply with the Basic Documents.

(c) Preparing and Executing Documents. Except as otherwise expressly contemplated herein, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will prepare, or cause to be prepared, all documents that the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent is required to prepare, file or deliver under the Basic Documents. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will cause the documents to be executed by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent or may execute the documents as Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent pursuant to a power of attorney, as set forth in Section 2.4. On execution of the documents by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent or by the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator on behalf of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will file or deliver the documents as required by the Basic Documents.

Section 2.3. Limits on Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Rights and Obligations.

(a) Non-Ministerial Matters. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not perform any management functions of, or with respect to, the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not take any other action relating to a matter that, in its reasonable judgment, is a non-ministerial matter unless, at least 30 days before taking the action, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has notified the Board of Managers of the Collateral Agent and the Responsible Person at the Administrative Agent of the proposed action and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent has directed the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator not to take the action and/or provided an alternative direction before the 30th day after receipt of the notice. For purposes of this Agreement, “non-ministerial matters” includes, inter alia, starting or pursuing any Proceeding by the Collateral Agent and the settlement of any Proceeding brought by or against the Collateral Agent The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not have the right to act on behalf of the Collateral Agent with respect to, or otherwise control, any of the property (such as fee income and other cash) that is held by the Collateral Agent in its individual capacity. Nothing set forth herein shall limit the obligations of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator to sell and dispose of Leased Vehicles in the ordinary course of its business or hold and manage the related certificates of title.

(b) Prohibited Actions. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not be obligated to, and will not (i) make any payments to the Secured Parties or the Exchange Noteholders under the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement, (ii) sell the Pledgor Collateral under Section 5.3 of the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement or (iii) take any other action that the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent directs the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator not to take on its behalf or that would result in a breach by the Collateral Agent under a Basic Document.

Section 2.4. Power of Attorney. The Collateral Agent appoints the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator as the Collateral Agent’s attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution to exercise all rights of the Collateral Agent under the Basic Documents, except as otherwise

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expressly contemplated herein. This power of attorney, and all authority given, under this Section 2.4 is revocable and is given solely to facilitate the performance of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement and may only be used by the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator consistent with this Agreement. In order to facilitate performance of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent agrees to execute and deliver a written power of attorney in favor of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator substantially in the form of Exhibit A. On request of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, the Collateral Agent will furnish the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator with additional written powers of attorney and other documents to enable the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

Section 2.5. Access to Collateral Agent Records. On reasonable request, the Collateral Agent will provide the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator with access, during normal business hours, to the Collateral Agent’s records and documents, but only to the extent required by the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Any access will be subject to the Collateral Agent’s confidentiality and privacy policies.

Section 2.6. Review of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Records. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will maintain records and documents relating to its performance under this Agreement according to its customary business practices. On reasonable request, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will give the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (or their representatives) access to the records and documents to conduct a review of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s performance under this Agreement. Any access or review will be conducted at the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s offices during its normal business hours at a time reasonably convenient to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator and in a manner that will minimize disruption to its business operations. Any access or review will be subject to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s confidentiality and privacy policies.

Section 2.7. Annual Compliance Certificate. On or prior to March 31st of each calendar year, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that it has complied with its obligations hereunder in all material respects during the prior calendar year.

Section 2.8. Updating List of Responsible Persons. On or before the date of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will notify the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of each Person who is a Responsible Person for the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator may change such Persons by notifying the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.9. Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent will pay the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator as compensation for performing its obligations under this Agreement a fee equal to $5,000 per annum (as the same may be adjusted from time to time by mutual agreement). The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be responsible for its costs and expenses in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

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ARTICLE III

COLLATERAL AGENT SUB-ADMINISTRATOR

Section 3.1. Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s Representations and Warranties. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent as of the date of this Agreement:

(a) Organization and Qualification. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is qualified as a foreign corporation in good standing and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its properties or the conduct of its activities requires qualification, license or approval, unless the failure to obtain the qualifications, licenses or approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Power, Authority and Enforceability. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, enforceable against the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, except as may be limited by insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other laws relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by general equitable principles.

(c) No Conflicts and No Violation. The completion of the transactions under this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, will not (i) conflict with, or be a breach or default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee or similar document under which the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is a debtor or guarantor, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s properties or assets under the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, guarantee or similar document, (iii) violate the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or (iv) violate a law or, to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s knowledge, an order, rule or regulation of a federal or State court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator or its properties that applies to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, which, in each case, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(d) No Proceedings. To the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s knowledge, there are no proceedings or investigations pending or threatened in writing before a federal or State court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the completion of the transactions under this Agreement or (iii) seeking a determination or ruling that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s ability to perform its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.

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Section 3.2. Liability of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(a) Liability for Specific Obligations. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be liable only for its specific obligations under this Agreement. All other liability is expressly waived and released as a condition of, and consideration for, the execution of this Agreement by the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be liable for its willful misconduct or negligence in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) No Liability of Others. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement are corporate obligations. No Person will have recourse, directly or indirectly, to any shareholder, officer, director, employee or agent of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator for the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement.

(c) Legal Proceedings. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is not required to start, pursue or participate in any legal proceeding that is not incidental to its obligations under this Agreement and that in its opinion may result in liability or cause it to pay or risk funds or incur financial liability. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator may in its sole discretion start or pursue any legal proceeding to protect the interests of the Secured Parties under the Basic Documents. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be responsible for the fees and expenses of legal counsel and any liability resulting from the legal proceeding.

(d) Force Majeure. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including strikes, work stoppages, acts of war, terrorism, civil or military disturbances, fire, flood, earthquakes, storms, hurricanes or other natural disasters or failures of mechanical, electronic or communication systems. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable in the circumstances.

(e) Reliance by Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document believed to be genuine and to have been executed by the proper party for any matters under this Agreement.

Section 3.3. Indemnities.

(a) Indemnification. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will indemnify each of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified Person”), for all fees, expenses, losses, damages and liabilities resulting from the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent entering into the Basic Documents to which such Person is a party and the exercise of their respective rights or performance of their respective obligations under the Basic Documents (including the fees and expenses of defending itself against any loss, damage or liability and any fees and expenses incurred in connection with any proceedings brought by the Indemnified Person to enforce the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s indemnification obligations), but excluding any fee, expense, loss, damage or liability resulting from its willful misconduct or negligence (other than errors in judgment) or breach of their respective representations or warranties in the Basic Documents.

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(b) Proceedings. If an Indemnified Person receives notice of a Proceeding against it, the Indemnified Person will, if a claim is to be made against the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator under Section 3.3(a), promptly notify the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator of the Proceeding. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator may participate in and assume the defense and settlement of a Proceeding at its expense. If the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator notifies the Indemnified Person of its intention to assume the defense of the Proceeding with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, and so long as the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator assumes the defense of the Proceeding in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not be liable for fees and expenses of counsel to the Indemnified Person unless there is a conflict between the interests of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator and the Indemnified Person. If there is a conflict, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of separate counsel to the Indemnified Person. No settlement of a Proceeding may be made without the approval of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator and the Indemnified Person, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) Survival of Obligations. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations under this Section 3.3 will survive the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent and the termination of this Agreement.

(d) Repayment. If the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator makes a payment to an Indemnified Person under this Section 3.3 and the Indemnified Person later collects from others any amounts for which the payment was made, the Indemnified Person will promptly repay those amounts to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

Section 3.4. Resignation and Removal of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(a) No Resignation. Except as stated in Section 3.4(b), the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will not resign as Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator unless it determines it is legally unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will notify the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of its resignation, including an Opinion of Counsel supporting its determination.

(b) Mandatory Resignation. On the appointment or engagement of a successor Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will immediately resign, and the successor Servicer appointed by the Applicable Secured Parties will automatically become the successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(c) Removal.

(i) If any of the following events occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may remove the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator and terminate its rights and obligations under this Agreement by notifying the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator:

(1) the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator fails to perform in any material respect its obligations under this Agreement, which failure continues for 90 days after the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator receives notice of the failure from the

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Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent or an officer of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has actual knowledge of such failure; or

(2) an Insolvency Event with respect to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator occurs.

(ii) If so instructed by the Applicable Secured Parties pursuant to Section 6.1(b)(ii) of the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall remove the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator with respect to the Applicable Reference Pool and terminate its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Applicable Reference Pool by notifying the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(d) Notice of Resignation or Removal. The Administrative Agent will notify the Secured Parties of any resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(e) Continue to Perform. No resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be effective, and the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement, until a successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has accepted its engagement according to Section 3.5(b).

Section 3.5. Successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(a) Engagement of Successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. Following the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator with respect an Applicable Reference Pool, the Administrative Agent, at the written direction of the Applicable Secured Parties, will engage a successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator for such Applicable Reference Pool. No additional Secured Party direction is required if the successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is the successor Servicer. If the Administrative Agent does not receive Applicable Secured Party direction within a reasonable period of time, the Administrative Agent may engage a successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(b) Effectiveness of Resignation of Removal. No resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be effective until the successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent an agreement accepting its engagement and agreeing to perform the obligations of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator under this Agreement or a new administration agreement in a form acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.

(c) Notice of Successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. The Administrative Agent will notify the Secured Parties of the engagement of a successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

(d) Transition to Successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. If the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator resigns or is removed, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will cooperate with the Collateral Agent and take all actions reasonably requested to assist the Collateral Agent in making an orderly transition of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations to the successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator.

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Section 3.6. Merger, Consolidation, Succession or Assignment. Any Person (a) into which the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is merged or consolidated, (b) resulting from a merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator is a party, (c) succeeding to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s business or (d) that is an Affiliate of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator to whom the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator has assigned this Agreement, will be the successor to the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator under this Agreement. Such Person will execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent an agreement to assume the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator’s obligations under this Agreement (unless the assumption happens by operation of law).

ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 4.1. Independence of Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator; No Joint Venture. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will be an independent contractor and will not be subject to the supervision of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent for the manner in which it performs its obligations under this Agreement. Except as expressly authorized by the Basic Documents, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will have no authority to act for or represent the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent and will not be considered an agent of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent. This Agreement will not make the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator and the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent members of a partnership, joint venture or other entity or impose any liability as such on any of them.

Section 4.2. Transactions with Affiliates; Other Transactions. In performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator may enter into transactions or deal with any of its Affiliates. This Agreement will not prevent the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator or its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or from acting in a similar capacity as an administrator for any other Person even though that Person may engage in activities similar to those of the Issuer.

Section 4.3. Stellantis Financial in Other Capacities. This Agreement will not affect or limit any right or obligation Stellantis Financial may have in any other capacity.

Section 4.4. No Petition. Each party agrees that, before the date that is one year and one day (or, if longer, any applicable preference period) after the payment in full of all Secured Obligations, including all Exchange Notes, it will not start or pursue against, or join any other Person in starting or pursuing against, Pledgor any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any bankruptcy or similar law. This Section 4.4 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 4.5. Limitation of Liability of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent. In performing its obligations under this Agreement, each of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent is subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent will have any liability for any act or failure to act of the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, including any action taken under a power of attorney given under this Agreement.

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Section 4.6. Termination. This Agreement will terminate when the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement terminates.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 5.1. Amendments.

(a) Amendments. The parties may amend this Agreement:

(i) to clarify an ambiguity, correct an error or correct or supplement any term of this Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with the other terms of this Agreement or to provide for, or facilitate the acceptance of this Agreement by, a successor Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator, in each case, without the consent of the Secured Parties or any other Person;

(ii) to add, change or eliminate terms of this Agreement, in each case, without the consent of the Secured Parties or any other Person, if the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent stating that the amendment will not have a material adverse effect on the Secured Parties; or

(iii) to add, change or eliminate terms of this Agreement for which an Officer’s Certificate is not or cannot be delivered under Section 5.1(a)(ii), with the consent of the affected Applicable Secured Parties.

(b) Notice of Amendments. The Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will notify the Secured Parties in advance of any amendment. Promptly after the execution of an amendment, the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator will deliver a copy of the amendment to the Secured Parties.

Section 5.2. Assignment; Benefit of Agreement; Third-Party Secured Party.

(a) Assignment. Except as stated in Section 3.6, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator without the consent of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.

(b) Benefit of Agreement; Third-Party Secured Party. This Agreement is for the benefit of and will be binding on the parties to this Agreement and their permitted successors and assigns. Each Secured Party will be a third-party Secured Party of this Agreement and may enforce this Agreement against the Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator. No other Person will have any right or obligation under this Agreement.

Section 5.3. Notices.

(a) Notices to Parties. All notices, requests, directions, consents, waivers or other communications to or from the parties must be in writing and will be considered received by the recipient:

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(i) for overnight mail or for registered first class mail, postage prepaid, upon receipt by the addressee thereof;

(ii) for a fax, when receipt is confirmed by telephone, reply email or reply fax from the recipient;

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

(iv) for an electronic posting to a password-protected website to which the recipient has access, on delivery of an email (without the requirement of confirmation of receipt) stating that the electronic posting has been made.

(b) Notice Addresses. A notice, request, direction, consent, waiver or other communication must be addressed to the recipient at its address stated in Schedule A to the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement, which address the party may change by notifying the other parties.

Section 5.4. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 5.5. Submission to Jurisdiction. Each party submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York State Court sitting in New York, New York for legal proceedings relating to this Agreement. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or in the future have to the venue of a proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that the proceeding was brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 5.6. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 5.7. No Waiver; Remedies. No party’s failure or delay in exercising a power, right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver. No single or partial exercise of a power, right or remedy will preclude any other or further exercise of the power, right or remedy or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The powers, rights and remedies under this Agreement are in addition to any powers, rights and remedies under law.

Section 5.8. Severability. If a part of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then it will be deemed severable from the remaining Agreement and will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining Agreement.

Section 5.9. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are included for convenience and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 5.10. Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original,

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and all of which shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Each party agrees that this Agreement, the other Basic Documents and any other documents to be delivered in connection herewith and therewith and may be digitally or electronically signed, and that any digital or electronic signatures (including pdf, facsimile or electronically imaged signatures provided by a digital signature provider as specified in writing to the Administrative Agent) appearing on this Agreement, the other Basic Documents or such other documents shall have the same effect as manual signatures for the purpose of validity, enforceability and admissibility. Each party hereto shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, and shall have no liability with respect to, any digital or electronic signature appearing on this Agreement, the other Basic Documents or any other documents to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith and shall have no duty to investigate, confirm or otherwise verify the validity or authenticity thereof.

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EXECUTED BY:

SFS LIEN AGENT, LLC, as Collateral Agent
By: /s/ Christopher J. Nuxoll
Name: Christopher J. Nuxoll
Title: Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Christopher J. Nuxoll
Name: Christopher J. Nuxoll
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to SFS Administration Agreement]


STELLANTIS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as Collateral Agent Sub-Administrator
By: /s/ Bennie H. Duck
Name: Bennie H. Duck
Title: Executive Vice President

[Signature Page to HTD Administration Agreement]


Exhibit A

Form of Power of Attorney

STATE OF ILLINOIS )
)
COUNTY OF COOK )

SFS Lien Agent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, having an office and place of business at 190 South LaSalle Street, 7th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603 (“SFS LA”), appoints:

1. Stellantis Financial Services, Inc., a Texas corporation, having an office and place of business at 5757 Woodway Drive, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77057 (“Stellantis Financial”), its employees, contractors, attorneys and agents, to act as SFS LA’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to execute Documents required to (a) reflect the lien of SFS LA on a Certificate of Title or (b) remove SFS LA as lienholder from a Certificate of Title on termination of SFS LA’s lien on the related motor vehicle; and

2. Stellantis Financial and its attorneys to act as SFS LA’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to (a) execute a power of attorney on behalf of SFS LA in favor of a Dealer or an Auction and their employees or agents appointing them as SFS LA’s attorney-in-fact to Execute all Documents required to (i) reflect the lien of SFS LA on a Certificate of Title or (ii) remove SFS LA as lienholder from a Certificate of Title on termination of SFS LA’s lien in the related motor vehicle and (b) convey the authority to a Dealer or an Auction and their employees or agents to take those actions on behalf of SFS LA.

As used in this power of attorney, (a) “Auction” means Manheim Auctions, Inc., Auto Trade Center and any other physical or electronic auction house, motor vehicle disposition agent, consignor or vendor, (b) “Dealer” means a motor vehicle dealer, (c) “Execute” means to prepare, execute, submit, deliver and/or file, in each case, on behalf of SFS LA, (d) “Document” means a document, instrument, certificate or application and (e) “Certificate of Title” means each certificate of title for a motor vehicle acquired or to be acquired by an affiliate of Stellantis Financial.

A printed facsimile or photocopy of this Limited Power of Attorney shall be an acceptable substitute for this original Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney is revocable on notice by SFS Lien Agent, LLC and, if not earlier revoked, will expire on the termination of the Collateral Agency and Security Agreement.

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EXECUTED on __________, 20__.

SFS LIEN AGENT, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
)
COUNTY OF COOK )

Signed or attested before me on _________ by ____________, an authorized officer of SFS Lien Agent, LLC.

Notary Public - State of Illinois

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