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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
þ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
333-133770-03
(Commission File Number of Issuing Entity)
(Commission File Number of Issuing Entity)
Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 2006-A
(Exact name of Issuing Entity as specified in its charter)
Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC
(Exact name of Depositor as specified in its charter)
VW Credit, Inc.
(Exact name of Sponsor as specified in its charter)
State of Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 11-365048-3 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
3800 Hamlin Road Auburn Hills, Michigan (Address of principal executive offices) | 48326 (Zip Code) |
(248) 754-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act:
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
None | None |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act:None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act). o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. o Yes þ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer:o Accelerated Filer:o Non-Accelerated Filer:þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act). Yeso Noþ
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.None
Documents incorporated by reference:None
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FORM 10-K
PART 1
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1) TO FORM 10-K:
(A) Item 1 | Business. | |||||
(B) Item 1A | Risk Factors. | |||||
(C) Item 2 | Properties. | |||||
(D) Item 3 | Legal Proceedings. | |||||
(E) Item 4 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Not Applicable.
PART II
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1) TO FORM 10-K:
(A) Item 5 | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. | |||||
(B) Item 6 | Selected Financial Data. | |||||
(C) Item 7 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation. | |||||
(D) Item 7A | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. | |||||
(E) Item 8 | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. | |||||
(F) Item 9 | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. | |||||
(G) Item 9A | Controls and Procedures. |
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(1) TO FORM 10-K:
(A) Item 10 | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. | |||||
(B) Item 11 | Executive Compensation. | |||||
(C) Item 12 | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. | |||||
(D) Item 13 | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. | |||||
(E) Item 14 | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) (1) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) The exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index.
(b) The exhibits filed in response to Item 601 of Regulation S-K are listed in the Exhibit Index.
(c) None.
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SUBSTITUTE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERAL INSTRUCTION J(2) TO FORM 10-K:
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).
Not Applicable.
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivative Instruments (Information Regarding Significant Enhancement Providers).
Not Applicable.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivative Instruments (Financial Information).
Not Applicable.
Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.
No legal proceedings are pending against any of VW Credit, Inc. (in its capacity as the sponsor, the “Sponsor”, in its capacity as an originator contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB, the “Originator”, in its capacity as servicer, the “Servicer” and in its capacity as administrator (the “Administrator”) of Volkswagen Auto Lease Trust 2006-A (the “Issuing Entity”), Volkswagen Auto Lease/Loan Underwritten Funding, LLC (the “Depositor”), VW Credit Leasing, Ltd. (the “Origination Trust”), Citibank, N.A. (the “Indenture Trustee”), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware (the “Owner Trustee”), U.S. Bank National Association (in its capacity as UTI trustee, the “UTI Trustee”, in its capacity as transaction SUBI trustee, the “Transaction SUBI Trustee” and in its capacity as administrative trustee, the “Administrative Trustee”), Wilmington Trust Company (the “Delaware Trustee”) or the Issuing Entity that are or would be material to holders of the asset-backed notes (the “Notes”) or the asset-backed certificate (the “Certificate”). No such proceedings are known to be contemplated by governmental authorities.
Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
The Sponsor is the originator, as contemplated by Item 1110 of Regulation AB, of all of the pool assets owned by the Issuing Entity. The Sponsor is also the servicer. The Depositor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sponsor and, therefore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the originator and the servicer. The Issuing Entity was formed by the Depositor. VW Credit, Inc. is the Administrator of the Issuing Entity and the Depositor is the holder of the Issuing Entity’s Certificate, representing the residual interest in the Issuing Entity. The Sponsor is settlor and initial beneficiary of the Origination Trust. The asset pool represents a portfolio of assets held by the Origination Trust in which the Issuing Entity holds a beneficial interest.
Other than as specified in this Item above, none of VW Credit, Inc., the Depositor, the Origination Trust or the Issuing Entity is an affiliate of any of the following parties, and none of the following parties are affiliates of any of the other following parties:
(1) | Indenture Trustee. | ||
(2) | Owner Trustee. | ||
(3) | U.S. Bank National Association (in its capacities as UTI Trustee, Transaction SUBI Trustee and Administrative Trustee). | ||
(4) | Delaware Trustee. |
There are no significant obligors contemplated by Item 1112 of Regulation AB, enhancement or support providers contemplated by Item 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB, or other material parties related to the Notes contemplated by Item 1101(d)(1) of Regulation AB.
In addition, to the best of our knowledge, there are no business relationships, agreements, arrangements, transactions or understandings entered into outside the ordinary course of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the asset-backed securities transaction involving the issuance of the Notes and the Certificate by the Issuing Entity, between VW Credit, Inc. (in its capacities as Sponsor, Originator, Servicer or Administrator) the Depositor, the Origination Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association (in its capacities as UTI Trustee, Transaction SUBI Trustee and Administrative Trustee), the Delaware Trustee and the Issuing Entity, or any affiliates of such parties, that currently exists or that existed during the past two years and that is material to an investor’s understanding of the Notes.
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Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The Servicer and the Indenture Trustee (collectively, the “Servicing Parties”) have each been identified by the Depositor as parties participating in the servicing function with respect to the asset pool held by the Issuing Entity. Each of the Servicing Parties has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB applicable to it (each, a “Servicing Assessment Report”), which Servicing Assessment Reports are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee has provided an attestation report (each, an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public accounting firm, which reports are also attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. Neither the Servicing Assessment Report nor the Attestation Report provided by the Indenture Trustee has identified any material instance of noncompliance with the servicing criteria applicable to the Indenture Trustee.
The Servicer complied in all material respects with the servicing criteria applicable to it, except that for the period beginning August 3, 2006 through October 29, 2006 some lease payments, mainly lease payoffs, were deposited into the collection account on the third business day rather than within two business days after receipt. Beginning October 30, 2006 the Servicer revised the process to ensure all lease payments on securitized leases are deposited into the collection account within two business days of receipt.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicer Compliance Statement.
The Servicer has completed a statement of compliance with its activities during the reporting period and of its performance under the applicable servicing criteria (a “Compliance Statement”), signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer. The Compliance Statement is attached as Exhibit 35.1 to this Form 10-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Depositor has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 30, 2007
VOLKSWAGEN AUTO LEASE TRUST 2006-A | ||||||
By: | VW Credit, Inc., as Servicer | |||||
By: | /s/ Bruce Harris | |||||
Name: Bruce Harris | ||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(senior officer in charge of the servicing function) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 31 | Certification of Senior Officer in Charge of the Servicing Function of the Servicer Pursuant to Rule 15d-14(d). | |
Exhibit 33.1 | Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of VW Credit, Inc. | |
Exhibit 33.2 | Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of Citibank, N.A. | |
Exhibit 34.1 | Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of Virchow Krause & Company, LLP, on behalf of VW Credit, Inc. | |
Exhibit 34.2 | Attestation Report on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed Securities of KPMG, on behalf of Citibank, N.A. | |
Exhibit 35.1 | Annual Servicer Compliance Statement of the Servicer for the year ended December 31, 2006. |