AFS SenSub 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

July 11, 2023

GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2023-3

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

AFS SenSub Corp.

(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)

AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-249515-11	93-6381560
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
c/o AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc.       Attention: Frank E. Brown III, Esq.       801 Cherry Street, Suite 3500       Fort Worth, Texas       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		76102 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code - (817) 302-7000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01.     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

AFS SenSub Corp. (“AFS SenSub”), as depositor, and AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a GM Financial (“GM Financial”), as sponsor, will cause a newly formed issuing entity, GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2023-3 (the “Issuing Entity”), to issue $287,180,000 Class A-1 5.560% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $447,240,000 Class A-2-A 5.74% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2-A Notes”), $135,000,000 Floating Rate Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2-B Notes”), $510,630,000 Class A-3 5.45% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), $95,170,000 Class A-4 5.34% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes”), $25,070,000 Class B 5.72% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”), $23,490,000 Class C 5.92% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class C Notes” and together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2-A Notes, the Class A-2-B Notes, the Class A-3 Notes, the Class A-4 Notes and Class B Notes, the “Publicly Offered Notes”) and $19,600,000 Class D 0.00% Asset Backed Notes (the “Class D Notes” and together with the Publicly Offered Notes, the “Notes”), and an Asset Backed Certificate (the “Certificate”), on July 19, 2023 (the “Closing Date”). The Publicly Offered Notes will be registered under the Registration Statement. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to satisfy an undertaking to file copies of certain agreements to be executed in connection with the issuance of the Publicly Offered Notes, the forms of which were filed as Exhibits to the Registration Statement.

The Notes evidence indebtedness of the Issuing Entity, the assets of which consist primarily of “prime” automobile loan contracts (the “Receivables”) secured by new and used automobiles, light duty trucks and utility vehicles. The Publicly Offered Notes will be sold to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo Securities” or the “Representative”), Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., Lloyds Securities Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and TD Securities (USA) LLC, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, dated as of July 11, 2023 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among GM Financial, AFS SenSub and the Representative.

Item 8.01.     Other Events.

The Issuing Entity was formed, and the Certificate will be issued, pursuant to the Trust Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2, dated as of May 23, 2023, as amended and restated as of July 19, 2023 (the “Trust Agreement”), between AFS SenSub and Wilmington Trust Company (“WTC”), as Owner Trustee. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Indenture, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, dated as of July 19, 2023 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuing Entity and Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”), as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.

AFS SenSub will purchase the Receivables from GM Financial pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, dated as of July 19, 2023 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between GM Financial and AFS SenSub. The Issuing Entity will purchase the Receivables from AFS SenSub pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3, dated as of July 19, 2023 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Issuing Entity, AFS SenSub, GM Financial and Citibank, as Trust Collateral Agent.

GM Financial, as Servicer, will agree to perform servicing duties with regard to the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and will also agree to serve as custodian of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

The Issuing Entity will engage Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC (“Clayton”) as Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to the Asset Representations Review Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.6, dated as of July 19, 2023 (the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”), among the Issuing Entity, GM Financial, as Servicer, and Clayton, as Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will agree to perform reviews of certain Receivables for compliance with the representations and warranties made by GM Financial and AFS SenSub about the Receivables.

Item 9.01.                 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits:

1.1     Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July  11, 2023, among GM Financial, as Sponsor, AFS SenSub, as Seller, and the Representative.

4.1     Indenture, dated as of July 19, 2023, between the Issuing Entity and Citibank, as Trustee and Trust Collateral Agent.

4.2     Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July  19, 2023, between AFS SenSub and WTC, as Owner Trustee.

4.3      Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2023, among the Issuing Entity, GM Financial, as Servicer, AFS SenSub and Citibank, as Trust Collateral Agent.

10.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of July  19, 2023, between GM Financial, as Seller, and AFS SenSub, as Purchaser.

10.6     Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2023, among the Issuing Entity, GM Financial, as Servicer, and Clayton, as Asset Representations Reviewer.

10.7    Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of January  1, 2006, between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and General Motors Financial of Canada, Ltd. (see Exhibit 10.3 to Form SF-3 filed on October 16, 2020, in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-249515, which is incorporated by reference herein).

36.1     Depositor certification for shelf offerings of asset-backed securities.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

GM FINANCIAL CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2023-3

By:     AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a GM Financial, as Servicer

By:     /s/ Frank E. Brown III

Name:	Frank E. Brown III
Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary

Dated: July 13, 2023