VERIZON MASTER TRUST $54,500,000 SERIES 2023-4 CLASS B ASSET BACKED NOTES UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
$54,500,000 SERIES 2023-4 CLASS B ASSET BACKED NOTES
RBC Capital Markets, LLC,
as the Underwriter
Brookfield Place
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
SECTION 1. Introduction. Verizon Master Trust (the “Trust”) has issued $537,800,000 principal amount of its 5.16% Series 2023-4
Class A-1a Notes (the “Class A-1a Notes”), $175,000,000 principal amount of its Compounded SOFR + 0.85% Series 2023-4 Class A-1b Notes (the “Class A-1b Notes” and together with the Class A-1a Notes, the “Class A Notes”),
$54,500,000 principal amount of its 4.57% Series 2023-4 Class B Notes (the “Class B Notes”) and $32,700,000 principal amount of its 5.65% Series 2023-4 Class C Notes (the “Class C Notes” and together with the Class A Notes and the Class
B Notes, the “Notes”). The Depositor (as defined below) proposes to sell the Class B Notes in the amount as set forth on Schedule I to RBC Capital Markets, LLC (the “Underwriter”). The Class B Notes are
hereinafter referred to as the “Underwritten Notes”. The Notes have been issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2023 (the “Original Closing Date”), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of the Closing Date
(as defined below) (collectively, the “Indenture”), between the Trust and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”) and note paying agent. The assets of the Trust
include, among other things, certain device payment plan agreements transferred to the Trust before, and from time to time after, the Original Closing Date (the “Receivables”). The Receivables and related property have been transferred, and
from time to time after the Original Closing Date, have been and will be transferred to the Trust pursuant to a Transfer and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 4,
2021 (the “Omnibus Amendment”), among the Trust, the Depositor (as defined below), Verizon Wireless (as defined below), the Master Collateral Agent (as defined below), the Additional Transferor (as defined below) and the various originators
from time to time party thereto (the “Transfer and Servicing Agreement”) among the Trust, Verizon ABS II LLC (the “Depositor”) and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless” or the “Sponsor”), as
servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”), as marketing agent (in such capacity, the “Marketing Agent”) and as custodian. The Depositor acquired and, in the case of the Originator Receivables Transfer Agreement (as defined below),
will acquire the Receivables and related property pursuant to the terms of (i) the Originator Receivables Transfer Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment (the “Originator Receivables Transfer Agreement”)
between the Depositor and the various originators from time to time party thereto and (ii) the Additional Transferor Receivables Transfer Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment (the “Additional Transferor
Receivables Transfer Agreement”) among the Depositor, the Servicer and Verizon DPPA Master Trust (the “Additional Transferor”). The Additional Transferor was terminated on December 28, 2023. In addition, the Servicer services and will
service the Receivables pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and has agreed to perform certain administrative tasks on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the Administration Agreement, dated as of
May 25, 2021 (the “Administration Agreement”) between the Trust and Verizon Wireless, as administrator. Furthermore, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”)
entered into a Parent Support Agreement, acknowledged and agreed to by the Depositor, the Trust and the Master Collateral Agent (as defined below), dated as of May 25, 2021 and has guaranteed the payment obligations of the Originators and Verizon
Wireless, in its capacities as Servicer and Marketing Agent. The Trust has contracted for the review of the Receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties made about them in certain circumstances under a second amended and
restated asset representations review agreement, dated as of April 23, 2024 (the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”) among the Trust, the Servicer and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset
Representations Reviewer”). Collections on and proceeds of the Receivables are designated to different Groups under the Master Collateral Agency and Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2021, as amended by the Omnibus Amendment, the
Second Omnibus Amendment (as defined below) and that certain Amendment No. 3, dated as of August 30, 2024, among the Trust, Verizon Wireless, as Servicer, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as master collateral agent (in such capacity,
the “Master Collateral Agent”), and the Creditor Representatives from time to time party thereto (the “Master Collateral Agreement”). Collections on and proceeds of the Receivables designated to Group 1 (as such term is defined in the
Indenture) have been and will be applied to make payments on the Notes. Any reference to Receivables in this Agreement will refer to the Receivables designated to Group 1.
The Trust was formed by the Depositor pursuant to a trust agreement and is governed by the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement
(the “Trust Agreement”), dated as of May 25, 2021 between the Depositor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”), as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 11, 2022
(the “Second Omnibus Amendment”), among the Trust, the Master Collateral Agent, the Owner Trustee, Verizon DPPA True-up Trust, the Depositor and Verizon Wireless and that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 20, 2025, between the
Depositor and the Owner Trustee. The Class A Certificate and the Class B Certificate (collectively, the “Certificates”), representing the equity interest in the Trust, were issued to the Depositor pursuant to the Trust Agreement and are held
by the Depositor and the nominee of the Originators.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Underwriting Agreement (this “Agreement”) are defined in Appendix
A to the Master Collateral Agreement or in the Indenture, as applicable, or if not defined therein, then as defined in the Prospectus (as defined below). As used herein, the term “Transaction Documents” refers to the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement, the Indenture, the Originator Receivables Transfer Agreement, the Additional Transferor Receivables Transfer Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Parent Support Agreement, the Master Collateral Agreement, the Group 1 Supplement to the
Master Collateral Agreement, the Marketing Agent Agency Agreement, the Account Control Agreement, the Series 2023-4 Account Control Agreement, the Administration Agreement, the Asset Representations Review Agreement, and the Depository Agreement.
At or prior to the time and date when the first Contract of Sale (as defined below) for the Underwritten Notes was entered into by
the Underwriter, which was 11:38 a.m. (New York time) on August 7, 2025 (the “Time of Sale”), the Depositor had prepared (i) the preliminary prospectus, dated August 4, 2025 (subject to completion), filed with the Commission on August 4, 2025
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pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(h) under the Act (“Rule 424(h)”) (the “Preliminary Prospectus”) and (ii) a free writing
prospectus, dated August 4, 2025, and filed with the Commission on August 4, 2025 pursuant to Rule 433 (the “Ratings Free Writing Prospectus” and, together with the Preliminary Prospectus and written communications constituting a bona fide
electronic road show within the meaning of Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the “Time of Sale Information”). If, subsequent to the Time of Sale and prior to the Closing Date, such Time of
Sale Information includes an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the Underwriter
terminates its old “Contracts of Sale” (within the meaning of Rule 159 under the Securities Act) (“Contracts of Sale”) and enters into new Contracts of Sale with investors in the Underwritten Notes, then the “Time of Sale Information” will
refer to the information conveyed to investors at the time of entry into such new Contract of Sale in an amended preliminary prospectus approved by Verizon Wireless, the Depositor and the Underwriter that corrects such material misstatements or
omissions (a “Corrected Prospectus”) and “Time of Sale” will refer to the time and date on which such new Contracts of Sale were entered into.
The Underwritten Notes will be offered pursuant to the prospectus dated August 7, 2025 (as amended or supplemented and including
all documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus, the “Prospectus”) relating to the Underwritten Notes.
SECTION 2. Representations and Warranties. As a condition of the obligations of the Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of
the Underwritten Notes set forth opposite the name of the Underwriter on Schedule I, Verizon Wireless makes the representations and warranties set forth below to the Underwriter on and as of the date hereof.
(i) A shelf registration statement on Form SF‑3 (Registration No. 333-278415), including a form of prospectus, relating to
the Notes has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 1, 2024, as amended by Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 on May 9, 2024, Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 on May 20, 2024, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
on April 4, 2025 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on May 7, 2025, has been declared effective under the Securities Act, and is not proposed to be amended.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Time” with respect to the registration statement means, the date and time as of which such
registration statement, or the most recent post‑effective amendment thereto (if any) filed prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, was declared effective by the Commission or became effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(c). “Effective
Date” with respect to the registration statement means the date of the Effective Time thereof.
The registration statement, as amended at its Effective Time, including all information incorporated by reference and deemed to be a part of
such registration statement as of the Effective Time of such registration statement (if any) pursuant to Rule 430D under the Securities Act (“Rule 430D”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”. Prior to the Time of
Sale, the Depositor had prepared the Time of Sale Information.
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Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the
documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 10 of Form SF‑3, which were filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the date
of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference in this Agreement to documents and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included,” “stated,” “described” or “referred to” in the Registration
Statement, Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such documents and schedules and other information, which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.
(ii) (A) On the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, the Registration Statement complied and (B) on the date of
this Agreement, the Registration Statement complies in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”), and at
such times did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading; provided, however, that
Verizon Wireless does not make any representation or warranty with respect to (A) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to Verizon Wireless by or on behalf of the Underwriter specifically for
use in the preparation thereof which information consists solely of the information set forth in the sixth and seventh paragraphs under the heading “Underwriting” in the Prospectus (the “Underwriter’s Information”) or (B) that part of the
Registration Statement which shall constitute a Statement of Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”) on Form T-1 (the “Form T-1”) of any Indenture Trustee.
(iii) The Preliminary Prospectus, as of its date, and the Time of Sale Information, as of the Time of Sale, did not, and as
of the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, however, that Verizon Wireless does not make any representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter’s Information.
(iv) At the time of the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), the Prospectus did conform, and as of the Closing
Date, the Prospectus will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations, and did not, or will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that Verizon Wireless does not make any representation or warranty with respect to any statements or
omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter’s Information.
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(v) Since the respective dates of the Time of Sale Information there has not been any material adverse change in the
business, business prospects, properties, financial condition or results of operations of Verizon Wireless and its subsidiaries, including the Depositor and the Trust, taken as a whole, other than as set forth or contemplated in the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Underwriter prior to the date hereof.
(vi) Other than the Time of Sale Information, certain Intex.cdi files relating to the Receivables, the Prospectus, the
Bloomberg Screen filed with the Commission as a free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) on August 7, 2025 (the “Bloomberg Screen”), the Trust (including its agents and representatives other than the
Underwriter in its capacity as such) has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act),
including any document or other material which would constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that would be required to be filed with the Commission, that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of
any offer to buy the Underwritten Notes.
(vii) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the 1939 Act.
(viii) Each of the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus and the Bloomberg Screen contained a legend substantially in the form of
and in compliance with Rule 433(c)(2)(i) of the Securities Act, and shall otherwise conform to any requirements for “free writing prospectuses” under the Securities Act.
(ix) The conditions to the use of a registration statement on Form SF-3 under the Securities Act, as set forth in the
Registrant Requirements under General Instruction I.A., and the conditions of Rule 415 under the Securities Act, have been satisfied with respect to the Registration Statement. The conditions to the offering of the Underwritten Notes on Form SF-3
under the Securities Act, as set forth in the Transaction Requirements under General Instruction I.B., will be satisfied as of the Closing Date with respect to the Registration Statement. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued, and no proceeding for that purpose has been instituted or threatened by the Commission. The Depositor has paid the registration fee for the Underwritten Notes in accordance with Rule 456 of the Securities Act.
(x) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or
any amendment or supplement thereto (other than documents filed by Persons other than the Depositor), when they became or become effective under the Securities Act or were or are filed with the Commission under the Exchange Act, as the case may be,
complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(xi) Neither the Trust nor the Depositor is required to register under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“Investment Company Act”). The Trust will rely on an exclusion or exemption from the definition of “investment company”
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under the Investment Company Act contained in Section 3(c)(5) under the Investment Company Act, although additional exclusions or exemptions may
also be available to the Trust. The Trust is structured so as not to constitute a “covered fund” under Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
(xii) None of the Trust, the Depositor or Verizon Wireless has received an order from the Commission, any state securities
commission or any foreign government or agency thereof preventing or suspending the offering of the Underwritten Notes, and to the best knowledge of Verizon Wireless, no such order has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been
instituted.
(xiii) Other than as contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Prospectus,
there is no broker, finder or other party that is entitled to receive from the Depositor or any of its Affiliates, any brokerage or finder’s fee or other fee or commission as a result of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(xiv) The issuance of the Notes was duly authorized by all necessary trust action of the Trust, the sale of the
Underwritten Notes has been duly authorized by all necessary action of the Depositor, and the Notes have been executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and when paid for by the Underwriter in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, the Underwritten Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights in general and to general principles of equity.
(xv) Each of the Depositor and Verizon Wireless has been duly formed and is validly existing as a limited liability company
or general partnership, as applicable, in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of formation with full limited liability company or general partnership power, as the case may be, and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets and conduct its business as described in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, leasing or operation of its properties or
assets or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of Verizon Wireless to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
ability of the Depositor or Verizon Wireless to perform its respective obligations under the Transaction Documents or on the consummation of the transactions as contemplated by the Transaction Documents (a “Material Adverse Effect”), and has
full limited liability company or general partnership power, as the case may be, and authority to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, as applicable.
(xvi) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which the Depositor or Verizon
Wireless, as applicable, is a party (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company or general partnership
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action of the Depositor or Verizon Wireless, as applicable, (ii) have been (with respect to this Agreement) and have been or will be (with respect
to the Transaction Documents) duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and Verizon Wireless, as applicable, and (iii) assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, will be legal, valid and binding agreements of
the Depositor and Verizon Wireless, as applicable, enforceable against the Depositor or Verizon Wireless in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights in general and to general principles of equity.
(xvii) The execution, delivery and performance by Verizon Wireless of this Agreement and each of the Depositor and Verizon
Wireless of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the issuance of the Notes and sale of the Underwritten Notes pursuant to this Agreement (subject to obtaining any consents or approvals as may be required under the securities or
“blue sky” laws to various jurisdictions), and the consummation of the other transactions herein contemplated did not or do not, as applicable:
(1) require the consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Authority, except consents or filings that have been obtained or made or as may be required under the
securities or “blue sky” laws of various jurisdictions,
(2) conflict with or result in a breach or violation or acceleration of, or constitute a default under, any of their respective organizational documents, or any material indentures, mortgages, deeds of trust,
leases or other agreements or instruments to which any of them is a party or by which any of them or their properties is bound,
(3) result in a violation of or contravene the terms of any statute, governmental order or regulation applicable to any of them, or
(4) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of their respective properties or assets (other than pursuant to the Transaction Documents),
except where any failure to obtain consent or make any filing or any such conflict, breach, default, violation, contravention or creation would
not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xviii) Neither the Depositor nor Verizon Wireless is in violation of any term or provision of its governing documents, or
in breach of or in default under any statute or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation of any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator applicable to the Depositor or Verizon Wireless, the consequence of which violation, breach
or default would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xix) Each of the Depositor and Verizon Wireless possesses all consents, licenses, certificates, authorizations and permits
issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, the absence of
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which would have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the Depositor or Verizon Wireless has received any notice of proceedings relating to the
revocation or suspension of any such license, certificate, authorization or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xx) No legal or governmental proceedings are pending (or, to the knowledge of Verizon Wireless, threatened) against the
Depositor or Verizon Wireless except for such proceedings that would not be reasonably expected to, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxi) No default exists, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default
in the due performance and observance of any term, covenant or condition of any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor or Verizon Wireless is a party or by which the
Depositor or Verizon Wireless or any of its respective properties is bound, the consequence of which default would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xxii) The Transaction Documents, the Notes and the Certificates conform in all material respects to the descriptions
thereof contained in the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Prospectus.
(xxiii) Each of the Trust’s, the Depositor’s and Verizon Wireless’ representations and warranties in the Transaction
Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects) as of the date
they are given therein and will be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date, and such representations and warranties are incorporated herein by reference.
(xxiv) None of the Depositor, Verizon Wireless or any of their Affiliates has entered into, nor will it enter into, any
contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution of the Underwritten Notes except for this Agreement.
(xxv) The Notes have been duly and validly executed by the Indenture Trustee, authenticated and delivered in accordance
with the Indenture, and with respect to the Underwritten Notes, when delivered and paid for pursuant hereto, will be validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. As of the Closing Date, the Trust’s pledge of (x)
Receivables to the Master Collateral Agent pursuant to the Master Collateral Agreement has vested in the Master Collateral Agent and (y) the Series 2023-4 Collateral to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture has vested in the Indenture
Trustee, in each case, for the benefit of the Noteholders, a valid security interest therein, subject to no prior lien, mortgage security interest, pledge, adverse claim, charge or other encumbrance, except as may be permitted by the Transaction
Documents or any other Series Related Documents.
(xxvi) The Certificates are validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Trust Agreement.
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(xxvii) Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges due on or prior to the Closing Date (including, without limitation,
sales taxes) in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Notes have been or will have been paid at or prior to the Closing Date.
(xxviii) None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds
from the sale of the Underwritten Notes) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulation promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
(xxix) The Depositor was not, on the date on which the first bona fide offer of the Underwritten Notes sold pursuant to
this Agreement was made, an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
(xxx) Verizon, on behalf of the Depositor and the Trust, has executed and delivered a written representation to each Rating
Agency that it will take the actions specified in paragraphs (a)(3)(iii)(A) through (E) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act (“Rule 17g-5”), and it has complied, and has caused the Depositor and the Trust, to comply, with each such
representation; provided, that no failure to comply with any such representation shall constitute a breach of this clause (xxx) if (x) it would not have a material adverse effect on the Underwritten Notes or (y) arises from a breach by the
Underwriter of Section 4(a)(ix) hereof. Verizon Wireless is the party responsible for compliance with Rule 17g-5 in connection with the issuance and monitoring of the credit ratings of the Underwritten Notes.
(xxxi) None of the Trust, the Depositor or Verizon Wireless has engaged any third-party to provide “due diligence services”
(as defined in Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act) relating to the Underwritten Notes. The Trust or Verizon Wireless has complied with Rule 15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act with respect to any “third-party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule
15Ga-2 under the Exchange Act) obtained, other than any breach arising from a breach by the Underwriter of the representation, warranty and covenant set forth in Section 4(a)(xi) hereof.
(xxxii) Verizon Wireless has complied as of the date hereof and will comply as of the Closing Date, and is the appropriate
entity to comply, with all requirements imposed on the “sponsor of a securitization transaction” in accordance with the final rules contained in Regulation RR, 17 C.F.R. §246.1, et seq. as in effect on the applicable date (the “Credit Risk
Retention Rules”) in the manner described in the Preliminary Prospectus under the heading “U.S. Credit Risk Retention.” Verizon DPPA True-up Trust, as a majority-owned affiliate of Verizon Wireless,
will retain the required economic interest in the credit risk of the Receivables in satisfaction of the Sponsor’s obligations under the Credit Risk Retention Rules in the form of a qualifying “seller’s interest,” equal not less than 5% of the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding investor ABS interests in Group 1, as wholly offset by the percentage represented by the fair value of the Class R Interest, as Series EHRI, of the fair value of all outstanding ABS interests in
Series 2023-4 on the Closing Date.
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(xxxiii) The Depositor has complied with Rule 193 of the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the Underwritten
Notes.
SECTION 3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery of Underwritten Notes. (a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements
herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Depositor agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees, to purchase from the Depositor the principal amount of the Underwritten Notes set forth opposite
the name of the Underwriter on Schedule I, at a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to the product of “Price %” as specified on Schedule II hereto and the principal amount of the Underwritten Notes set forth opposite its name on
Schedule I. Delivery of and payment for the Underwritten Notes shall be made at the offices of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, at or about 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on August 14, 2025 (or at such other
place and time on the same or other date as shall be agreed to in writing by the Underwriter and the Depositor, the “Closing Date”). Delivery of one or more global notes representing the Underwritten Notes have been made against payment of
the aggregate purchase price in immediately available funds drawn to the order of the Depositor. The global notes delivered have been registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”). The interests
of beneficial owners of the Underwritten Notes will be represented by book entries on the records of DTC and participating members thereof. Definitive Notes representing the Underwritten Notes will be available only under limited circumstances, as
described in the Prospectus.
(b) The Depositor hereby acknowledges that the payment of monies pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof (a “Payment”) by or on behalf
of the Underwriter of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Underwritten Notes does not constitute closing of a purchase and sale of the Underwritten Notes. Only the execution and delivery, by electronic mail, verbal confirmation or otherwise, of a
receipt for the Underwritten Notes by the Underwriter, prior to the cut-off time for DTC settlement on the Closing Date, indicates completion of the closing of a purchase of the Underwritten Notes from the Depositor. Furthermore, in the event that
the Underwriter makes a Payment to the Depositor prior to the completion of the closing of a purchase of Underwritten Notes, the Depositor hereby acknowledges that until the Underwriter executes and delivers such receipt for the Underwritten Notes
prior to the cut-off time for DTC settlement on the Closing Date, the Depositor will not be entitled to the Payment and the Depositor shall return the Payment to the Underwriter as soon as practicable (by wire transfer of same-day funds) upon
demand. In the event that the closing of a purchase of Underwritten Notes is not completed and the Payment is not returned by the Depositor to the Underwriter on the same day the Payment was received by the Depositor, the Depositor agrees to pay to
the Underwriter in respect of each day the Payment is not returned by it, in same-day funds, interest on the amount of such Payment in an amount representing the Underwriter’s cost of financing as reasonably determined by the Underwriter.
SECTION 4. Offering by Underwriter. Upon the authorization by the Underwriter of the release of the Underwritten Notes, the
Underwriter proposes to offer the Underwritten Notes for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Prospectus.
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(a) The Underwriter represents, warrants, covenants and agrees with the Depositor and Verizon Wireless that:
(i) other than the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, it has not made, used, prepared, authorized, approved or
referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Underwritten
Notes, including, but not limited to any “ABS informational and computational materials” as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the Securities Act unless the Underwriter has obtained the prior written approval of Verizon Wireless
and the Depositor; provided, however, the Underwriter may prepare and convey to one or more of its potential investors without the consent of Verizon Wireless, the Depositor or any of their respective affiliates one or more “written communications”
(as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) in the form of (a) information included in the Time of Sale Information, to the extent it has already been filed with the Commission in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Ratings Free Writing
Prospectus, (b) information customarily included in confirmations of sales of securities and notices of allocations, (c) certain Intex.cdi files relating to the Receivables that do not contain any Issuer Information (as defined below) other than
Issuer Information included in the Preliminary Prospectus previously filed with the Commission, (d) information contemplated by Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (e) the Bloomberg Screen or (f) preliminary pricing information or information
regarding status of subscriptions that does not contain any Issuer Information (each such other written communication enumerated in this Section 4(a)(i), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”). As used herein, the term “Issuer
Information” means any information of the type specified in clauses (1) – (5) of footnote 271 of Commission Release No. 33-8591 (Securities Offering Reform), other than Underwriter Derived Information. As used herein, the term “Underwriter
Derived Information” shall refer to information of the type described in clause (5) of footnote 271 of Commission Release No. 33-8591 (Securities Offering Reform) when prepared by the Underwriter, including traditional computational and
analytical materials prepared by the Underwriter;
(ii) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus (taken as a whole, together with the Time of Sale Information and the
Prospectus) prepared by it will not, as of the date such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus was conveyed or delivered to any prospective purchaser of Underwritten Notes, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Underwriter makes no such representation, warranty or agreement to the extent such
untrue statements or omissions were made in reliance upon and in conformity with information contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any written information furnished to the Underwriter by Verizon Wireless or the Depositor
specifically for use therein which information was not corrected by information subsequently provided by Verizon Wireless or the Depositor to the Underwriter prior to the time of use of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus;
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(iii) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it shall contain a legend substantially in the form of and in
compliance with Rule 433(c)(2)(i) of the Securities Act;
(iv) each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus prepared by it shall be delivered to Verizon Wireless and the Depositor no
later than the time of first use and, unless otherwise agreed to by Verizon Wireless and the Depositor and the Underwriter, such delivery shall occur no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of first use (which shall be no earlier than the
time that the Preliminary Prospectus is filed with the Commission); provided, however, if the date of first use is not a Business Day, such delivery shall occur no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the first Business Day preceding such date of
first use;
(v) none of the information in each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus will conflict with the information then contained
in the Registration Statement or any prospectus that is a part thereof;
(vi) the Underwriter will comply with all applicable legal requirements of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations
with respect to the generation and use of Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Notes, including any applicable restrictions on broad dissemination;
(vii) it did not enter into any Contract of Sale for any Underwritten Notes prior to the
Time of Sale;
(viii) it has not and will not violate any applicable securities laws, or other applicable
law in its offer or sale of any of the Underwritten Notes within the United States or any other country or their respective territories or possessions;
(ix) it has not provided as of the date of this Agreement, and covenants with Verizon
Wireless that it will not provide, on or prior to the Closing Date, to any Rating Agency or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the Exchange Act), orally or in writing, any Rating Information without
the same being provided to or communicated to Verizon Wireless to be posted to the website maintained by Verizon Wireless in connection with Rule 17g-5. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Information” means any information, written or oral,
provided to a nationally recognized statistical rating organization that would be material to the determination of the initial credit rating for the Notes (as contemplated by Rule 17g-5(a)(3)(iii)(C));
(x) it represents and agrees that it will, at any time that it is acting as an “underwriter”
(as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act) with respect to the Underwritten Notes, deliver the Time of Sale Information to each investor to whom Underwritten Notes are sold by it during the period prior to the filing of the Prospectus
(as notified to the Underwriter by the Depositor), prior to the consummation of any sale with respect to such investor;
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(xi) it has not engaged any person to provide third-party “due diligence services” (as
defined in Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act) with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and
(xii) it hereby makes the representations and agrees to the statements contained in Annex A
hereto.
(b) It is understood that the Underwriter proposes to offer the Underwritten Notes for sale to the public as set forth in the Preliminary
Prospectus and the Prospectus. If the Prospectus specifies an initial public offering price or a method by which the price at which such Underwritten Notes are to be sold, then after the Underwritten Notes are released for sale to the public, the
Underwriter may vary from time to time the public offering price, selling concessions and reallowances to dealers that are members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and other terms of sale hereunder and under such selling arrangements.
(c) Prior to the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall notify Verizon Wireless and the Depositor of (i) the date or dates on which the
Preliminary Prospectus and the Ratings Free Writing Prospectus are first used and (ii) the time of the first Contract of Sale to which such Preliminary Prospectus relates.
(d) If Verizon Wireless, the Depositor or the Underwriter determines or becomes aware that any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act) (including without limitation the Preliminary Prospectus) or oral statement (when considered in conjunction with all information conveyed at the time of the Contracts of Sale) made or prepared by the Depositor, Verizon
Wireless or the Underwriter contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading at
the time that a Contract of Sale was entered into, the Depositor, Verizon Wireless or the Underwriter, as applicable, may prepare corrective information, with notice to the other parties and the Underwriter shall deliver such information in a manner
reasonably acceptable to both parties, to any person with whom a Contract of Sale was entered into based on such written communication or oral statement, and such information shall provide any such person with the following:
(i) adequate disclosure of the contractual arrangement;
(ii) adequate disclosure of the person’s rights under the existing Contract of Sale at the
time termination is sought;
(iii) adequate disclosure of the new information that is necessary to correct the
misstatements or omissions in the information given at the time of the original Contract of Sale; and
(iv) a meaningful ability to elect to terminate or not to terminate the prior Contract of
Sale and to elect to enter into or not enter into a new Contract of Sale.
SECTION 5. Covenants of Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless covenants and agrees with the Underwriter:
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(a) To furnish to the Underwriter copies of each Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (in each case at least
one of which will include all exhibits) and to furnish to the Underwriter as many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to such documents, in each case as soon as practicable and in such quantities
as the Underwriter reasonably requests; provided that the Prospectus shall be furnished no later than the second Business Day preceding the Closing Date. Verizon Wireless will pay the expenses of printing, reproducing and distributing to the
Underwriter all such documents.
(b) To advise the Underwriter (i) promptly, in writing, of any proposal to amend or supplement the Registration Statement as filed, the
Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and to not effect any such amendment or supplement to which the Underwriter shall reasonably object; and to also advise the Underwriter promptly of any amendment or supplement of the Prospectus, (ii) of any
request by the Commission for any amendment of or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or for any additional information, (iii) of the effectiveness of any amendment of or supplement to the
Registration Statement, or of any amendment of or supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, (iv) the issuance by the Commission or, if the Depositor or Verizon Wireless has any knowledge thereof, by any authority administering any
applicable Laws, of any order or communication suspending or preventing, or threatening to suspend or prevent, the offer and sale of the Underwritten Notes or any prevention or suspension of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the use
of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus or any proceedings or examinations that may lead to such an order or communication, as soon as practicable after the Depositor or Verizon Wireless, as applicable, is advised thereof.
(c) If, during the period in which the Prospectus is required by federal securities law or regulation (in the opinion of counsel for the
Underwriter) to be delivered in connection with sales by the Underwriter or dealer, any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary or
desirable during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus, to notify the Underwriter and promptly prepare (subject to the Underwriter’s prior review pursuant to Section 5(b)), at its own expense, an amendment or supplement which
will correct such statement or omission, or an amendment which will effect such compliance; provided, that prior review by the Underwriter will not be required to file an amendment or supplement under this Section 5(c) if Verizon Wireless or
the Depositor receives an opinion of counsel that such amendment is required to comply with the Securities Act. Upon the Underwriter’s request, Verizon Wireless will prepare and furnish, or will cause the Depositor to prepare and furnish, without
charge to the Underwriter as many electronic copies as the Underwriter may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.
Neither the Underwriter’s consent to, nor the Underwriter’s distribution of, any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall constitute a waiver of any of the conditions set forth in Section 7 hereof.
(d) Verizon Wireless will use, or will cause the Depositor to use, its best efforts to arrange for the qualification of the Underwritten Notes
for offering and sale in each jurisdiction as
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the Underwriter shall reasonably request including, but not limited to, pursuant to applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of certain states of the United
States of America or other U.S. jurisdictions so designated, and Verizon Wireless shall maintain, or shall cause the Depositor to maintain, such qualifications in effect for so long as may be necessary in order to complete the placement of the
Underwritten Notes; provided, however, that neither Verizon Wireless nor the Depositor shall be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a securities dealer in any jurisdiction or to
subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. Verizon Wireless will promptly advise, or will cause the Depositor to promptly advise, the Underwriter of the receipt by Verizon
Wireless or the Depositor, as applicable, of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Underwritten Notes for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
(e) Verizon Wireless will cause the Depositor to cooperate with the Underwriter and use its best efforts to permit the Underwritten Notes to
continue to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(f) Verizon Wireless shall (i) furnish or make available to the Underwriter or its counsel such additional documents and information regarding
Verizon Wireless, the Depositor and their respective affairs as the Underwriter may from time to time reasonably request prior to the Closing Date in connection with its due diligence efforts regarding information in the Prospectus and in order to
evidence the accuracy or completeness of any of the conditions contained in this Agreement and (ii) provide the Underwriter or its advisors, or both, prior to acceptance of its subscription, the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers
with respect to such matters.
(g) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Verizon Wireless shall not, or cause the Depositor to, without the prior written consent of
the Underwriter, directly or indirectly, offer, sell or contract to sell or announce the offering of, in a public or private transaction, any other asset-backed securities similar to the Underwritten Notes.
(h) Until the retirement of the Underwritten Notes, Verizon Wireless shall not, or cause the Trust or the Depositor to, be or become an
open-end investment company, unit investment trust, closed-end investment company or face-amount certificate company that is or is required to be registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.
(i) Until the retirement of the Underwritten Notes, or until the Underwriter does not maintain a secondary market in the Underwritten Notes,
whichever occurs first, Verizon Wireless shall cause the Servicer to and the Servicer shall deliver to the Underwriter to the extent not otherwise available from any publicly available source, the annual certificate of compliance and the annual
statement of a firm of independent public accountants furnished to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Transaction Documents, as soon as such statements and reports are furnished to the Indenture Trustee.
(j) So long as any of the Underwritten Notes are outstanding, Verizon Wireless shall, or shall cause the Depositor to, deliver to the
Underwriter: (i) all documents distributed to Noteholders of the Underwritten Notes, (ii) copies of all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, or any order of the Commission thereunder and (iii)
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from time to time, any other information concerning Verizon Wireless, the Depositor or the Trust as the Underwriter may reasonably request only insofar as such
information reasonably relates to the Prospectus or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; provided, however, that neither Verizon Wireless nor the Depositor shall be obligated to provide copies of any of the foregoing items
specified in this clause (j) if they are filed with the Commission on ▇▇▇▇▇ or otherwise available through a Commission website.
(k) On or before the Closing Date, to the extent applicable, Verizon Wireless shall have caused its computer records, and shall have caused
the Depositor to have caused its computer records, in each case, relating to the Trust Property to be marked to show the Trust’s ownership of the Receivables, and from and after the Closing Date Verizon Wireless shall not take, or cause the Depositor
to take, any action inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of the Receivables, other than as permitted by the Transaction Documents.
(l) To the extent, if any, that any of the ratings assigned to the Notes by any of the rating agencies that initially rated the Notes are
conditional upon the furnishing of documents or the taking of any other actions by the Depositor or Verizon Wireless, as the case may be, Verizon Wireless shall use, or shall cause the Depositor to use, its best efforts to furnish, or cause to be
furnished, such documents and take any such other actions as promptly as possible.
(m) To comply in all material respects with the representation made by it to each Rating Agency pursuant to paragraph (a)(3)(iii) of Rule
17g-5.
(n) Neither Verizon Wireless nor any of its Affiliates, including the Depositor, nor any person acting on their behalf, will disseminate to
any potential investor any information relating to the Underwritten Notes that constitutes a “written communication” within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, other than the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus, unless the
Depositor or Verizon Wireless, as applicable, has obtained the prior consent of the Underwriter.
(o) Verizon Wireless will cause the Depositor to file the Prospectus with the Commission pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 424(b) and to
advise the Underwriter promptly of any such filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) or deemed effectiveness pursuant to Rule 462.
(p) Verizon Wireless will cause the Depositor to file the certifications and the Transaction Documents necessary to satisfy the conditions for
the offering of the Underwritten Notes under Form SF-3 in the manner and within the time required by the General Instructions to Form SF-3.
SECTION 6. Payment of Expenses. Verizon Wireless will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations and the
obligations of the Depositor and the Trust with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, whether or not the transactions contemplated herein are consummated or this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8 hereof,
including: (a) the preparation of the Registration Statement as originally filed, and the preparation and printing of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto and delivery of copies thereof to the
Underwriter, (b) the preparation of this Agreement, (c) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Underwritten Notes to the Underwriter (or any appointed clearing organizations), (d) the fees and disbursements of Verizon Wireless’, the
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Depositor’s and the Trust’s accountants, (e) the qualification of the Underwritten Notes under state securities laws including filing fees and the reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriter in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any “blue sky” survey (including the printing and delivery thereof to the Underwriter), (f) any fees charged by rating agencies for the
rating (or consideration of the rating) of the Underwritten Notes, (g) the fees and expenses incurred with respect to any filing with, and review by, DTC or any similar organizations, (h) the fees and disbursements of the Indenture Trustee and its
counsel, if any, (i) the fees and disbursements of the Owner Trustee and its counsel, if any, (j) the fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, Delaware counsel to the Trust, (k) the fees and expenses of Verizon Wireless’ and the Depositor’s counsel,
(l) the fees and disbursements of the Asset Representations Reviewer and its counsel, if any and (m) the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriter. To the extent that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
consummated, Verizon Wireless shall only pay the fees and expenses described in clauses (a) through (m); provided that Verizon Wireless shall only be responsible for the reimbursement of expenses of the Underwriter set forth in clauses (a) through
(m) to the extent that such expenses are incurred in accordance with Verizon’s expense reimbursement policies, a copy of which was previously delivered to the Underwriter. Other than as specifically set forth in this Section 6, none of
Verizon Wireless, the Depositor or the Trust is responsible for any out-of-pocket expenses of the Underwriter in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if for any reason the purchase of the
Underwritten Notes by the Underwriter is not consummated (other than (i) as a result of the Underwriter’s breach under Section 4 of this Agreement or (ii) pursuant to Section 8 hereof), Verizon Wireless will reimburse the Underwriter
for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Notes; provided that such expenses are incurred in accordance with Verizon’s expense reimbursement policies, a copy of which was previously
delivered to the Underwriter.
SECTION 7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Underwriter. The obligation of the Underwriter to purchase and pay for the
Underwritten Notes will be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties made herein, to the performance by Verizon Wireless of its obligations hereunder, and to the following additional conditions precedent:
(a) On or before the Closing Date, each of the Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties
thereto, shall be in full force and effect and no default shall exist thereunder, and the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall have received a fully conformed copy of the Notes and Certificates, and the Notes shall have been duly executed
and delivered by the Trust and duly authenticated by the Indenture Trustee. The Transaction Documents and the Underwritten Notes shall be substantially in the forms heretofore provided to the Underwriter.
(b) On or before the Closing Date, the Underwriter shall have received letters, dated as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and
Prospectus, respectively, of a nationally recognized independent accounting firm acceptable to the Underwriter, substantially in the form of the drafts to which the Underwriter has agreed previously and otherwise substantially in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(c) The Prospectus and any supplements thereto shall have been filed (if required) with the Commission in accordance with the Rules and
Regulations; and, before the Closing Date, no
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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 Verizon Wireless or the Underwriter, shall be contemplated by the Commission or by any authority administering any state securities or blue sky law.
(d) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus there shall not have been any
material adverse change in the business, business prospects, properties, financial condition, or results of operations of Verizon Wireless and its subsidiaries, including the Depositor and the Trust, taken as a whole, other than as set forth or
contemplated in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus or otherwise disclosed in writing to the Underwriter prior to the date hereof.
(e) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions dated as of the
Original Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter of in-house counsel to the Depositor and Verizon Wireless, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(f) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions (which may be in the
form of a reaffirmation opinion, as agreed to by the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter) of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, special counsel to the Depositor, Verizon Wireless and the Trust dated the Original Closing Date, addressed to the
Underwriter, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter, addressing (i) corporate, enforceability and securities law matters, (ii) the enforceability of the Notes, (iii) certain
true sale and nonconsolidation bankruptcy matters, (iv) bankruptcy proceedings of Verizon Wireless with respect to preference matters, (v) bankruptcy proceedings of Verizon Wireless and the impact of Current Upgrade Offers and (vi) certain security
interest matters.
(g) The Underwriter shall have received an opinion or opinions of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, special counsel to the Depositor, Verizon
Wireless and the Trust, addressed to the Underwriter, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter, addressing (i) corporate and enforceability law matters solely with respect to this
Agreement and (ii) certain United States federal income tax matters.
(h) The Underwriter shall have received one or more negative assurance letters of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Trust, the
Depositor and Verizon Wireless, addressed to the Underwriter, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(i) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions dated as of the
Original Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Finger, P.A., counsel to the Indenture Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(j) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions dated as of the
Original Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter,
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of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, counsel to the Owner Trustee, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(k) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions dated as of the
Original Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, special Delaware counsel for the Trust, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(l) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions dated as of the
Original Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, special Delaware counsel to the Depositor, dated the Closing Date and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(m) [Reserved].
(n) The Underwriter shall have received a reliance letter or reliance letters with respect to such opinion or opinions dated as of the
Original Closing Date, addressed to the Underwriter, of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Asset Representations Reviewer, dated the Closing Date, and satisfactory in form and substance to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(o) The Underwriter shall have received one or more negative assurance letters of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel for the Underwriter, addressed to
the Underwriter.
(p) [Reserved].
(q) The Underwriter shall have received certificates dated the Closing Date of any one of the President, Chief Financial Officer, any Vice
President, the Controller, the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Depositor and Verizon Wireless in which such officer shall state that: (A) the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of such entity contained in the Transaction
Documents and this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all
respects), that such party has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied under such agreements on or before the Closing Date in all material respects (except to the extent any such agreement or
condition is already qualified by materiality, in which case such agreement or condition has been complied with or satisfied, as applicable, in all respects), (B) since the date of this Agreement there has not occurred any material adverse change in
the business, business prospects, properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Trust, the Depositor or Verizon Wireless, other than as set forth or contemplated in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus or otherwise
disclosed in writing to the Underwriter and (C) there are no actions, proceedings or investigations to which the Depositor or Verizon Wireless is a party or that are, to such party’s knowledge after due inquiry, threatened before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal having jurisdiction over Verizon Wireless or the Depositor, (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any Transaction Document or the Underwritten Notes, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, (iii) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iv) seeking adversely to affect the federal income tax attributes of the Underwritten
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Notes as described in the Prospectus or the Preliminary Prospectus under the heading “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.”
(r) The Underwriter shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter that, on or before
the Closing Date, UCC-1 financing statements, have been filed in all applicable governmental offices reflecting (A) the transfer of the interest of the Originators in the related Receivables, and the proceeds thereof to the Depositor pursuant to the
Originator Receivables Transfer Agreement, (B) the transfer of the interest of the Additional Transferor in the related Receivables and the proceeds thereof to the Depositor pursuant to the Additional Transferor Receivables Transfer Agreement, (C)
the transfer of the interest of the Depositor in the Originator Receivables Transfer Agreement, the Additional Transferor Receivables Transfer Agreement, the Receivables and the proceeds thereof to the Trust pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement, (D) the grant by the Trust to the Master Collateral Agent under the Master Collateral Agreement of a security interest in the interest of the Trust in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, the Receivables and the proceeds thereof and (E)
the grant by the Trust to the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture of a security interest in the Series 2023-4 Collateral.
(s) The Class A-1a Notes shall not have been downgraded from their rating in effect as of the date hereof of at least Aaa (sf) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇
Investors Service, Inc. (“▇▇▇▇▇’▇”) and at least AAA (sf) by S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). The Class A-1b Notes shall not have been downgraded from their rating in effect as of the date hereof of at least Aaa (sf) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and
at least AAA (sf) by S&P. The Class B Notes shall not have been downgraded from their rating in effect as of the date hereof of at least Aa1 (sf) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and at least AA- (sf) by S&P. The Class C Notes shall not have been downgraded from
their rating in effect as of the date hereof of at least A1 (sf) by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and at least A (sf) by S&P.
(t) The Underwriter shall have received, from each of Verizon Wireless and the Depositor, a certificate executed by a secretary or assistant
secretary thereof (or the equivalent) to which shall be attached certified copies of the: (i) formation and governing documents, (ii) applicable resolutions and (iii) designation of incumbency of each such entity. The Underwriter shall have received,
from the Trust, a certified copy of the certificate of formation and an executed copy of the trust agreement evidencing formation of the trust.
(u) The Underwriter shall have received evidence of any required Lien releases to be filed or recorded (immediately following the Closing
Date) with respect to the Permitted Liens affecting the Receivables from all applicable creditors of Verizon Wireless, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriter and counsel to the Underwriter.
(v) All representations and warranties made by or on behalf of Verizon Wireless and the Depositor in the Transaction Documents to which each
is a party are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.
(w) The Underwriter shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an authorized officer or any Vice President of the
Indenture Trustee, in which such officer shall state that the information contained in the Form T-1 for the Indenture Trustee is true and accurate as of its filing with the Commission.
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Verizon Wireless will provide or cause to be provided to the Underwriter conformed copies of such opinions, certificates, letters
and documents as the Underwriter or counsel to the Underwriter reasonably request.
SECTION 8. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the sole discretion of the Underwriter by notice to Verizon
Wireless and the Depositor given on or prior to the Closing Date in the event that on or prior to the Closing Date, (a) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or materially limited or minimum prices
shall have been established by or on, as the case may be, the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange; (b) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by either federal or New York State authorities; (c) a
material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream systems in Europe; (d) there shall have occurred (i) an outbreak or material escalation of
hostilities between the United States and any foreign power, (ii) an outbreak or material escalation of any other insurrection or armed conflict involving the United States, (iii) the declaration of a national emergency by the United States, or (iv)
any other calamity or crisis; or (e) any change in or affecting the Receivables or particularly the business or properties of the Trust, the Depositor or Verizon Wireless shall have occurred which, in the judgment of the Underwriter, materially
impairs the investment quality of the Underwritten Notes and, in the sole judgment of the Underwriter, the effect of any such circumstance described above makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the
Underwritten Notes as contemplated by the Prospectus, as amended as of the date hereof. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8 shall be without liability of any party to any other party except for the liability of Verizon
Wireless in relation to expenses as provided in Section 6 hereof, the indemnity provided in Section 9 hereof and any liability arising before or in relation to such termination.
SECTION 9. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Verizon Wireless shall indemnify and hold harmless the Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates of the
Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including, without limitation, any
reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by the Underwriter in connection with defending or investigating such action or claim), joint or several, to which the Underwriter, director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or controlling person may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, to the extent such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon:
(i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Intex.cdi files relating to the
Receivables, the Bloomberg Screen, the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (taken as a whole, together with the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus), or
(ii) with respect to the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto (taken as a whole, together with the Time of Sale Information and the Prospectus), the omission or alleged omission to state
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a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading,
and shall reimburse, as incurred, each such indemnified party for any legal or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with
investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that Verizon Wireless 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 any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance
upon and in conformity with the Underwriter’s Information; provided, further, that Verizon Wireless shall not be liable to the Underwriter or any of the directors, officers, employees and agents and Affiliates of the Underwriter and each person, if
any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any loss, claim, damage or liability that results from the fact that the Underwriter sold Underwritten Notes
to a person to whom there was not sent or given, at or prior to the written confirmation of such sale, if delivery thereof was required, a copy of the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, whichever is most recent, if Verizon Wireless or the
Depositor has previously furnished copies thereof to the Underwriter within a reasonable time period prior to such confirmation; provided, further, that the foregoing indemnity with respect to the Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus shall not
inure to the benefit of the Underwriter (or to the benefit of the person controlling the Underwriter) from whom the person asserting any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses purchased the Underwritten Notes if such untrue statement
or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in such Time of Sale Information or the Prospectus is eliminated or remedied in a Corrected Prospectus delivered to the Underwriter prior to the Time of Sale of such Underwritten Notes to such
person and a copy of the Corrected Prospectus shall not have been furnished to such person at or prior to such Time of Sale. The indemnity provided for in this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which Verizon Wireless may
otherwise have.
(b) The Underwriter shall indemnify and hold harmless Verizon Wireless, each of its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates and
each person, if any, who controls Verizon Wireless within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities (including, without limitation, any reasonable
legal or other expenses incurred by any of them in connection with defending or investigating such action or claim), joint or several, to which Verizon Wireless or any such director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate or controlling person may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, to the extent such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
any material fact contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, or (B) the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Preliminary Prospectus or
the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or in any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but (i) with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, 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 the
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Underwriter’s Information and (ii) with respect to any Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises
out of or is based upon any statement in or omission from each Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus other than any statements in or omission from such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with (A) any written
information furnished to the Underwriter by Verizon Wireless expressly for use therein, (B) information accurately extracted from the Preliminary Prospectus or Prospectus, which information was not corrected by information subsequently provided by
Verizon Wireless to the Underwriter prior to the time of use of such Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus or (C) Issuer Information (except for information regarding the status of the subscriptions for the Underwritten Notes). The Underwriter shall
reimburse, as incurred, each such indemnified party for any legal or other costs or expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with investigating, defending against or appearing as a third-party witness in connection with any such loss, claim,
damage, liability or any action in respect thereof. The remedies provided for in this Section 9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
(c) In case any Proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity
may be sought pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9, such person (for purposes of this paragraph (c), the “indemnified party”) shall, promptly after receipt by such party of notice of the
commencement of such action, notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (for purposes of this paragraph (c), the “indemnifying party”), but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party under this Section 9. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party (which may be counsel to
such indemnifying party if otherwise reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party); provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to
direct the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties and such indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to defend such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. After notice
from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of any such action and approval by such indemnified party of counsel appointed to defend such action, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such
indemnified party under this Section 9 for any legal or other expenses, other than reasonable costs of investigation, subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the indemnified party
shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that in connection with such action the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (in addition to local counsel in each applicable local jurisdiction) in any one action or separate but substantially similar actions arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, designated in writing by the
Underwriter in the case of paragraph (a) of this Section 9, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph (a) who are parties to such action or actions), (ii) the indemnifying party has authorized
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the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party, (iii) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent
the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or (iv) the indemnifying party has elected to assume the defense of such Proceeding but has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified parties. All fees and expenses reimbursed pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. After such notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party, the indemnifying party will not be
liable for the costs and expenses of any settlement of such action effected by such indemnified party without the consent of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying party shall, without the 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 indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement (x) includes an
unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any
indemnified party.
(d) In circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 9 is unavailable or
insufficient, for any reason, to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contribution, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the
indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other from the offering of Underwritten Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by Verizon Wireless on the one hand and the Underwriter on the other hand shall be deemed to be in
the same respective proportions as the total proceeds from the offering of the Underwritten Notes (net of total fees, discounts and commissions received by the Underwriter (the “Spread”) and before deducting expenses) received by the Depositor
(including for such purpose, the value of the Certificates) bear to the Spread. The relative fault of the parties 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 Verizon Wireless or the Underwriter, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. Verizon Wireless and the Underwriter agree that it would not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation or
by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to above in this paragraph (d). Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph (d), the Underwriter shall not be obligated
to contribute hereunder any amount, in the aggregate, in excess of the amount by which the Spread received by the Underwriter in connection with the initial offering of such Underwritten Notes exceeds the aggregate amount of any damages that the
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay in respect of the same or any substantially similar claim, and no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
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11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this paragraph
(d), each person, if any, who controls the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each director, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of the Underwriter shall have the same
rights to contribution as the Underwriter, and each director or partner, officer, employee, agent and Affiliate of Verizon Wireless, and each person, if any, who controls Verizon Wireless within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, shall have the same rights to contribution as Verizon Wireless.
SECTION 10. [Reserved].
SECTION 11. Obligations Solely Contractual in Nature. Each of the Depositor and Verizon Wireless acknowledges and agrees that the
Underwriter’s responsibility to the Depositor and Verizon Wireless is solely contractual in nature, that the Underwriter has acted at arm’s length and is not an agent of the Depositor or Verizon Wireless, that the Underwriter shall owe the Depositor
and Verizon Wireless only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement and the Underwriter or its Affiliates shall not be acting in a fiduciary or advisory capacity, or otherwise owe any fiduciary or advisory duty, to the Depositor,
Verizon Wireless or any other Person in connection with the offering of the Underwritten Notes and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that the Underwriter may have interests that differ from those of the Depositor or Verizon
Wireless. Each of the Depositor and Verizon Wireless waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriter arising from the alleged breach of a fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the
Underwritten Notes. Each of the Depositor and Verizon Wireless further agrees that it is not relying on the Underwriter for any legal, regulatory, tax, insurance or accounting advice in any jurisdiction and that the Depositor and Verizon Wireless
will consult with its own advisors as to such matters.
SECTION 12. Notices. Any notice or notification in any form to be given under this Agreement may be delivered in person or sent by
mail or electronic transmission addressed to:
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in the case of Verizon Wireless, as set forth in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Brookfield Place
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Email: ▇▇-▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
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Any such notice shall take effect, in the case of mail, at the time of delivery and, in the case of electronic transmission, at the
time of receipt.
SECTION 13. [Reserved].
SECTION 14. Miscellaneous.
(a) Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
(b) The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect, the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, each of “subsidiary” and “Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Agreement
and any party may enter into this Agreement by executing a counterpart.
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Underwriter, Verizon Wireless, the Depositor and their
respective successors and legal representatives, and nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or
any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person, except that (i) the indemnities of
Verizon Wireless contained in Section 9 hereof shall also be for the benefit of any person or persons who control the Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and (ii) the
indemnities of the Underwriter contained in Section 9 hereof shall also be for the benefit of the directors of Verizon Wireless, the officers of Verizon Wireless and any person or persons who control Verizon Wireless within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act. No purchaser of Underwritten Notes from the Underwriter shall be deemed a successor because of such purchase.
(f) The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties, covenants and other statements of Verizon Wireless, its officers and
the Underwriter set forth in or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation as to the results thereof and (ii) delivery of and payment
for the Underwritten Notes. The respective indemnities, agreements, covenants and other statements set forth in Section 9 hereof shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement. If for
any reason the purchase of the Underwritten Notes by the Underwriter is not consummated, Verizon Wireless shall remain responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed pursuant to Section 6.
SECTION 15. Severability. It is the desire and intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest
extent permissible under the law and public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. Accordingly, in the event that any provision of this Agreement would be held in any jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or
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unenforceable for any reason, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective, without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement or
affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 16. Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE UNDERWRITTEN NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 17. Governing Law.
(a) THE VALIDITY AND INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, AND
ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby submits to the exclusive 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 City for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the parties hereto hereby further irrevocably
waives any claim that any such courts lack jurisdiction over such party, and agrees not to plead or claim, in any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement in any of the aforesaid courts, that any such court lacks jurisdiction over
such party. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such
proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
SECTION 18. USA PATRIOT Act Notification. Verizon Wireless acknowledges that the Underwriter is required by U.S. Federal law to
obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or corporation who opens an account or enters into a business relationship with a financial institution to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities.
SECTION 19. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(a) In the event that the Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the
transfer from the Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any
such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that the Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of the Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under
a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against the Underwriter are permitted to be
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exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of
the United States or a state of the United States.
(c) For purposes of this Section 19, a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in
accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and
interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in
accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
SECTION 20. Electronic Signatures. Each party agrees that this Agreement and any other documents to be delivered in connection
herewith may be electronically signed, and that any electronic signatures appearing on this Agreement or such other documents are the same as handwritten signatures for the purposes of validity, enforceability, and admissibility.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us a counterpart hereof, and upon the
acceptance hereof by you, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement among the Underwriter and the Depositor and Verizon Wireless.
Very truly yours,
VERIZON ABS II LLC
By: /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Secretary
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP D/B/A VERIZON WIRELESS
By: /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Secretary
The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
SCHEDULE I
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Underwriter |
Class B
Notes
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RBC Capital Markets, LLC
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$54,500,000
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Total
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$54,500,000
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Sch. I-1
SCHEDULE II
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Security |
Original Principal Balance $
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Price % |
Price $ |
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Class B Notes
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$54,500,000
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99.70265%
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$54,337,944.25
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Sch. II-1
ANNEX A
REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE UNDERWRITER
(a) The Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees that:
(i) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Underwritten Notes in circumstances
in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Trust or the Depositor; and
(ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to
any Underwritten Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
(b) The Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Underwritten Notes to any UK retail investor in the United
Kingdom. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “UK retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client, as
defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 as it forms part of the domestic law of the United Kingdom and as amended; or (B) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the
FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97 (such rules or regulations, as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation
(EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the domestic law of the United Kingdom and as amended; or (C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the UK Prospectus Regulation; and
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of
sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Underwritten Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Underwritten Notes.
(c) The Underwriter represents, warrants and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Underwritten Notes to any EU retail investor in the European
Economic Area. For the purposes of this provision:
(i) the expression “EU retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (A) a retail client as
defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (B) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇; or
(C) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the EU Prospectus Regulation; and
Anx. A-1
(ii) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the Underwritten Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the Underwritten Notes.
Anx. A-2