Item 1.01 and 8.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement and Other Events.
Ally Auto Assets LLC (“Ally Auto”) has registered an issuance of $22,130,421,031.46 in principal amount of asset backed notes on Form SF-3 (Registration File No. 333-262894) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed on February 22, 2022, as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on March 25, 2022 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”).
Pursuant to the Registration Statement, Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2022-3 (the “Issuing Entity”) issued and sold $306,850,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-2 5.29% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $306,850,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-3 5.07% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), and $67,560,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-4 5.07% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and, together with the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Sold Notes”) on December 14, 2022 (the “Closing Date”). The Sold Notes have an aggregate principal balance of $681,260,000. The Issuing Entity also issued $10,800,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-1 4.557% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 R Notes”), $16,150,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-2 5.29% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 R Notes”), $16,150,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-3 5.07% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 R Notes”), $3,560,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-4 5.07% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 R Notes” and, together with the Class A-1 R Notes, the Class A-2 R Notes and the Class A-3 R Notes, the “Class A R Notes”), $1,038,000 aggregate principal balance of Class B 5.88% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B R Notes”), $865,000 aggregate principal balance of Class C 6.37% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C R Notes”) and $642,500 aggregate principal balance of Class D 7.54% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class D R Notes” and, together with the Class A R Notes, the Class B R Notes and the Class C R Notes, the “Retained Notes”). Additionally, the Issuing Entity issued Certificates with a nominal amount of $95,000 (the “Majority Certificates”) and Certificates with a nominal amount of $5,000 (the “Retained Certificates” and, together with the Majority Certificates, the “Certificates”). Only the Sold Notes were offered publicly for sale. On the Closing Date, Ally Auto also sold $205,200,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-1 4.557% Asset Backed Notes, $19,722,000 aggregate principal balance of Class B 5.88% Asset Backed Notes, $16,435,000 aggregate principal balance of Class C 6.37% Asset Backed Notes and $12,207,500 aggregate principal balance of Class D 7.54% Asset Backed Notes to Ally Subordinate Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Ally Auto, in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Act. The Retained Notes and the Certificates will initially be held by Ally Auto, a majority-owned affiliate of Ally Bank, the sponsor.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to satisfy an undertaking to file copies of certain agreements executed in connection with the issuance of the Notes, the forms of which (other than the Securities Account Control Agreement) were filed as Exhibits to the Registration Statement.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, dated as of the Closing Date between the Issuing Entity and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee.
The Notes evidence indebtedness of the Issuing Entity, the assets of which consist primarily of motor vehicle retail instalment sale contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used automobiles and light duty trucks financed thereby.
On the Closing Date, the Receivables had the characteristics described in the Prospectus, dated as of December 6, 2022 filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Act on December 8, 2022.
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Item 9.01. | | Exhibits |
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Exhibit 4.1 | | Indenture between Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2022-3 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of December 14, 2022. |
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Exhibit 4.2 | | Trust Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Owner Trustee and Paying Agent, dated as of December 14, 2022. |
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Exhibit 4.3 | | Pooling Agreement between Ally Bank, as Seller, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, dated as of December 14, 2022. |