UNITED STATES
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) March 13, 2024
Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1
(Issuing Entity with respect to Securities)
Ally Auto Assets LLC
(Depositor with respect to Securities)
Ally Bank
(Sponsor with respect to Securities)
| Delaware | 333-262894-05 | 99-6173514 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
Ally Auto Assets LLC 500 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan | 48226 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (866) 710-4623
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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 2024-1 (the “Issuing Entity”) issued and sold $252,660,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-1 5.528% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $323,000,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-2 5.32% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $370,500,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-3 5.08% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), $60,040,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-4 4.94% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes” and, together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes and the Class A-3 Notes, the “Class A Notes”), $22,380,000 aggregate principal balance of Class B 5.16% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $18,650,000 aggregate principal balance of Class C 5.41% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C Notes”), and $13,860,000 aggregate principal balance of Class D 5.80% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class D Notes” and, together with the Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes, the “Sold Notes”) on March 13, 2024 (the “Closing Date”). The Sold Notes have an aggregate principal balance of $1,061,090,000. The Issuing Entity also issued $13,300,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-1 5.528% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 R Notes”), $17,000,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-2 5.32% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 R Notes”), $19,500,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-3 5.08% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 R Notes”), $3,160,000 aggregate principal balance of Class A-4 4.94% 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”), $1,180,000 aggregate principal balance of Class B 5.16% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B R Notes”), $990,000 aggregate principal balance of Class C 5.41% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C R Notes”) and $730,000 aggregate principal balance of Class D 5.80% 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. The Retained Notes and the Retained Certificates will initially be held by Ally Auto, a majority-owned affiliate of Ally Bank, the sponsor. The Majority Certificates will be sold in one or more private placements.
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 March 5, 2024 filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Act on March 7, 2024.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits | |
| Exhibit 4.1 | Indenture between Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1 and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| 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 March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 4.3 | Pooling Agreement between Ally Bank, as Seller, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Trust Sale Agreement between Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, as Issuing Entity, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Custodian Agreement between Ally Bank, as Custodian, and Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 99.3 | Administration Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Administrator, and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 99.4 | Servicing Agreement among Ally Bank, as Servicer, Ally Auto Assets LLC, as Depositor, and Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, as Issuing Entity, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 99.5 | Asset Representations Review Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, as Issuing Entity, Ally Bank, as Sponsor, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 99.6 | Securities Account Control Agreement among Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2024-1, as Issuing Entity, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Securities Intermediary, dated as of March 13, 2024. | |
Form 8-K re: transaction documents
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| ALLY AUTO ASSETS LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Charles Salter | |
| Name: | Charles Salter | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
Dated: March 13, 2024
Form 8-K re: transaction documents
