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The information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until we deliver a final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and are not seeking an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is prohibited.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED MARCH 24, 2004

Prospectus Supplement dated March [•], 2004

to Prospectus dated March 24, 2004

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust

Issuer

 

MBNA America Bank, National Association

Originator of the Issuer

 

 

MBNAseries

 

The issuer will issue and sell:   Class B(2004-1) Notes

Principal amount   $200,000,000
Interest rate   [•]% per year
Interest payment dates   15th day of each month,
beginning in May 2004
Expected principal payment date   March 17, 2014
Legal maturity date   August 15, 2016
Expected issuance date   April [•], 2004
Price to public   $[•] (or [•]%)
Underwriting discount   $[•] (or [•]%)
Proceeds to the issuer   $[•] (or [•]%)

 

The Class B(2004-1) notes are a tranche of the Class B notes of the MBNAseries. Interest and principal payments on Class B notes of the MBNAseries are subordinated to payments on Class A notes.

 

You should consider the discussion under “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-16 in this prospectus supplement and on page 15 of the accompanying prospectus before you purchase any notes.

 

The notes are obligations of the issuer only and are not obligations of any other person. Each tranche of notes is secured by only some of the assets of the issuer. Noteholders will have no recourse to any other assets of the issuer for the payment of the notes.

 

The primary asset of the issuer is the collateral certificate, Series 2001-D, representing an undivided interest in MBNA Master Credit Card Trust II, whose assets include a portfolio of consumer revolving credit card accounts.

 

The notes are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved these notes or determined that this prospectus supplement or the prospectus is truthful, accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Underwriters

Citigroup

Banc of America Securities LLC

JPMorgan

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Important Notice about Information Presented in this

Prospectus Supplement and the Accompanying Prospectus

 

We provide information to you about the notes in two separate documents that progressively provide more detail: (a) this prospectus supplement, which will describe the specific terms of the MBNAseries and the Class B(2004-1) notes and (b) the accompanying prospectus, which provides general information about each series of notes which may be issued by the MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, some of which may not apply to the MBNAseries or the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

This prospectus supplement may be used to offer and sell the Class B(2004-1) notes only if accompanied by the prospectus.

 

This prospectus supplement may supplement disclosure in the accompanying prospectus. If the terms of the MBNAseries or the Class B(2004-1) notes vary between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.

 

You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus including the information incorporated by reference. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the Class B(2004-1) notes in any state where the offer is not permitted. We do not claim the accuracy of the information in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus as of any date other than the dates stated on their respective covers.

 

We include cross-references in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The Table of Contents in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus provide the pages on which these captions are located.

 


 

 

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     Page

Prospectus Supplement Summary

   S-5

Securities Offered

   S-5

The MBNAseries

   S-6

Risk Factors

   S-6

Interest

   S-6

Principal

   S-7

Nominal Liquidation Amount

   S-7

Subordination; Credit Enhancement

   S-7

Required Subordinated Amount

   S-8

Early Redemption of Notes

   S-10

Optional Redemption by the
Issuer

   S-10

Events of Default

   S-11

Master Trust II Assets and Receivables

   S-11

Key Operating Documents

   S-12

Issuer Accounts

   S-12

Security for the Notes

   S-12

Limited Recourse to the Issuer

   S-13

Derivative Agreement

   S-13

Accumulation Reserve Account

   S-14

Shared Excess Available Funds

   S-14

Stock Exchange Listing

   S-14

Ratings

   S-15

Risk Factors

   S-16

Glossary

   S-25

The Notes

   S-25

Subordination of Interest and Principal

   S-25

Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

   S-27

Conditions to Issuance

   S-27

Required Subordinated Amount

   S-27

Waiver of Issuance Conditions

   S-29

Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes

   S-29

The Collateral Certificate

   S-29

Payments Received from Counterparties

   S-29

Derivative Counterparty

   S-33

 

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The Issuer Accounts

   S-34

Limited Recourse to the Issuer; Security for the Notes

   S-35

Early Redemption of the Notes

   S-35

Deposit and Application of Funds

   S-36

MBNAseries Available Funds

   S-36

Application of MBNAseries Available Funds

   S-38

Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Funds to the Interest Funding Account

   S-38

Allocation to Interest Funding Subaccounts

   S-39

Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties for Interest on Foreign Currency Notes

   S-40

Allocations of Reductions from Charge-Offs

   S-40

Allocations of Reimbursements of Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits

   S-41

Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts

   S-42

Reductions to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of Subordinated Classes from Reallocations of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts

   S-44

Limit on Allocations of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts and MBNAseries Available Funds

   S-46

Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account

   S-46

Allocation to Principal Funding Subaccounts

   S-48

 

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Limit on Deposits to the Principal Funding Subaccount of Subordinated Notes; Limit on Repayments of all Tranches

   S-49

Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties for Principal

   S-50

Deposits of Withdrawals from the Class C Reserve Account to the Principal Funding Account

   S-51

Withdrawals from Interest Funding Subaccounts

   S-51

Withdrawals from Principal Funding Account

   S-52

Sale of Credit Card Receivables

   S-53

Targeted Deposits to the Class C Reserve Account

   S-55

Withdrawals from the Class C Reserve Account

   S-55

Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account

   S-55

Withdrawals from the Accumulation Reserve Account

   S-55

Final Payment of the Notes

   S-56

Pro Rata Payments Within a
Tranche

   S-57

Shared Excess Available Funds

   S-57

 

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MBNA and MBNA Corporation

  S-57

MBNA’s Credit Card Portfolio

  S-57

    Billing and Payments

  S-58

    Delinquencies and Collection Efforts

  S-58

    Renegotiated and Re-Aged Accounts

  S-59

The Master Trust II Portfolio

  S-59

    Delinquency and Principal Charge-Off Experience

  S-60

    Revenue Experience

  S-61

    Interchange

  S-62

    Principal Payment Rates

  S-63

    The Receivables

  S-63

    Recent Additions to the Master     Trust II Portfolio

  S-66

Underwriting

  S-69

Glossary of Defined Terms

  S-71

Annex I:

   

    Outstanding Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

  A-I-1

Annex II:

   

    Outstanding Master Trust II Series

  A-II-1

 

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Prospectus Supplement Summary

 

This summary does not contain all the information you may need to make an informed investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before you purchase any notes.

 

Securities Offered

 

$200,000,000 [•]% Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

These Class B(2004-1) notes are part of a series of notes called the MBNAseries. The MBNAseries consists of Class A notes, Class B notes and Class C notes. These Class B(2004-1) notes are a tranche of the Class B notes of the MBNAseries.

 

These Class B(2004-1) notes are issued by, and are obligations of, the MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust. The issuer expects to issue other classes and tranches of notes of the MBNAseries which may have different interest rates, interest payment dates, expected principal payment dates, legal maturity dates and other characteristics. In addition, the issuer may issue other series of notes which may have different interest rates, interest payment dates, expected principal payment dates, legal maturity dates and other characteristics. See “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes” in this prospectus supplement and in the prospectus.

 

Each class of notes in the MBNAseries may consist of multiple tranches. Notes of any tranche can be issued on any date so long as there is sufficient credit enhancement on that date, either in the form of outstanding subordinated notes or other forms of credit enhancement. See “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes” in this prospectus supplement and in the prospectus. The expected principal payment dates and legal maturity dates of tranches of senior and subordinated classes of the MBNAseries may be different. Therefore, subordinated notes may have expected principal payment dates and legal maturity dates earlier than some or all senior notes of the MBNAseries. Subordinated notes will generally not be paid before their legal maturity date unless, after payment, the remaining outstanding subordinated notes provide the credit enhancement required for the senior notes.

 

In general, the subordinated notes of the MBNAseries serve as credit enhancement for all of the senior notes of the MBNAseries, regardless of whether the subordinated notes are issued before, at the same time as, or after the senior notes of the MBNAseries. However, certain tranches of senior notes may not require subordination from each class of notes subordinated to it. For example, if a tranche of Class A notes requires credit enhancement solely from Class C notes, the Class B notes will not, in that case, provide credit enhancement for that tranche of Class A notes. The amount of credit exposure of any particular tranche of notes is a function of, among other things, the total amount of notes issued, the required subordinated amount, the amount of usage of the required subordinated amount and the amount on deposit in the senior tranches’ principal funding subaccounts.

 

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Only the Class B(2004-1) notes are being offered through this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Other series, classes and tranches of notes, including other tranches of notes that are included in the MBNAseries as a part of the Class B notes, may be issued by the MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust in the future.

 

The MBNAseries

 

These Class B(2004-1) notes are expected to be the thirteenth tranche of Class B notes in the MBNAseries.

 

See “Annex I: Outstanding Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes” for information on the other outstanding notes issued by the issuer.

 

Risk Factors

 

Investment in the Class B(2004-1) notes involves risks. You should consider carefully the risk factors beginning on page S-16 in this prospectus supplement and beginning on page 15 in the accompanying prospectus.

 

Interest

 

These Class B(2004-1) notes will accrue interest at an annual rate equal to [•]%.

 

Interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes will begin to accrue on April [•], 2004 and will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months.

 

Interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes for any interest payment date will equal one-twelfth of the product of:

 

  the Class B(2004-1) note interest rate; times

 

  the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes as of the related record date.

 

However, for the first interest payment date interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes will be $[•].

 

The issuer will make interest payments on these Class B(2004-1) notes on the 15th day of each month, beginning in May 2004. Interest payments due on a day that is not a business day in New York, New York and Newark, Delaware will be made on the following business day.

 

The Class B(2004-1) notes will have the benefit of a derivative agreement for interest, as described herein.

 

The payment of interest on a senior class of notes on any payment date is senior to the payment of interest on subordinated classes of notes of the MBNAseries on such date. Generally, no payment of interest will be made on any Class B note in the MBNAseries until the required payment of interest has been made to the Class A notes in the MBNAseries. Similarly, generally, no payment of interest will be made on any Class C note in the MBNAseries until the required payment of interest has been made to the Class A notes and the Class B notes in the MBNAseries. However, funds on deposit in the Class C reserve account will be available only to holders of Class C notes to cover shortfalls of interest on any interest payment date.

 

 

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Principal

 

The issuer expects to pay the stated principal amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes in one payment on March 17, 2014, which is the expected principal payment date, and is obligated to do so if funds are available for that purpose and not required for subordination. If the stated principal amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes is not paid in full on the expected principal payment date due to insufficient funds or insufficient credit enhancement, noteholders will generally not have any remedies against the issuer until August 15, 2016, the legal maturity date of these Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

If the stated principal amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes is not paid in full on the expected principal payment date, then an early redemption event will occur with respect to these Class B(2004-1) notes and, subject to the principal payment rules described below under “—Subordination; Credit Enhancement” and “—Required Subordinated Amount,” principal and interest payments on these Class B(2004-1) notes will be made monthly until they are paid in full or until the legal maturity date occurs, whichever is earlier.

 

Principal of these Class B(2004-1) notes may be paid earlier than the expected principal payment date if (i) an event of default and acceleration occurs with respect to these Class B(2004-1) notes, (ii) an investment company early redemption event occurs or (iii) any other early redemption event occurs with respect to these Class B(2004-1) notes and the derivative agreement terminates or has been terminated or an interest reserve account event occurs or has occurred. See “The Indenture—Early Redemption Events” and “—Events of Default” in the prospectus and “The Notes—Early Redemption of the Notes” in this prospectus supplement.

 

Nominal Liquidation Amount

 

The initial nominal liquidation amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes is $200,000,000.

 

The nominal liquidation amount of a tranche of notes corresponds to the portion of the investor interest of the collateral certificate that is allocable to support that tranche of notes. If the nominal liquidation amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes is reduced by:

 

  reallocations of available principal amounts to pay interest on a senior class of the MBNAseries or a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries; or

 

  charge-offs resulting from uncovered defaults on the principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries,

 

the principal of and interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes may not be paid in full. If the nominal liquidation amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes has been reduced, available principal amounts and available funds allocated to pay principal of and interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes will be reduced.

 

For a more detailed discussion of nominal liquidation amount, see “The Notes—Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount” in the prospectus.

 

Subordination; Credit Enhancement

 

These Class B(2004-1) notes generally will not receive interest payments on any payment date until the Class A notes have received their full interest payments on such date. Available principal amounts allocable to these Class B(2004-1) notes may be applied to make interest payments on the

 

 

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Class A notes of the MBNAseries or to pay a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries. Available principal amounts remaining on any payment date after any reallocations for interest on the senior classes of notes or for a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries will be first applied to make targeted deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of senior classes of notes on such date before being applied to make required deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of the subordinated notes on such date.

 

In addition, principal payments on these Class B(2004-1) notes are subject to the principal payment rules described below in “—Required Subordinated Amount.”

 

Required Subordinated Amount

 

In order to issue a senior class of notes, the required subordinated amount of subordinated notes must be outstanding and available on the issuance date. Generally, the required subordinated amount for a tranche of Class A notes in the MBNAseries is equal to a stated percentage of the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche of Class A notes. Similarly, the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for each tranche of Class B notes in the MBNAseries is equal to a percentage of its adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount. However, the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for the Class B(2004-1) notes may be adjusted to reflect its pro rata share of the portion of the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of all Class B notes in the MBNAseries which is not providing credit enhancement to the Class A notes.

 

For the Class B(2004-1) notes, the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes at any time is generally equal to the sum of (i) 8.10811% (referred to as the unencumbered percentage) of the Class B(2004-1) notes’ pro rata share of the excess of the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of all Class B notes in the MBNAseries over the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes for all Class A notes in the MBNAseries and (ii) 100% (referred to as the encumbered percentage) of the remainder of the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes. Therefore, for the Class B(2004-1) notes, the percentage used to calculate the required subordinated amount will (i) increase (but will never exceed 100%) if the share of the Class B(2004-1) notes that is providing credit enhancement to Class A notes of the MBNAseries increases and (ii) decrease (but will never be less than 8.10811%) if the share of the Class B(2004-1) notes that is providing credit enhancement to Class A notes of the MBNAseries decreases.

 

For example, if the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of all Class B notes in the MBNAseries is equal to the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes for all Class A notes in the MBNAseries, then the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for the Class B(2004-1) notes will be equal to 100% of the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes. Similarly, if the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes for all Class A notes in the MBNAseries is equal to zero, then the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for the Class B(2004-1) notes will be equal to 8.10811%

 

 

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of the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

For a more detailed description of how to calculate the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for the Class B(2004-1) notes, see “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes—Required Subordinated Amount.”

 

Reductions in the adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of a tranche of senior notes of the MBNAseries will generally result in a reduction in the required subordinated amount for that tranche. Additionally, with respect to the Class B(2004-1) notes, a reduction in its Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes may occur due to:

 

  a decrease in the aggregate adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class A notes of the MBNAseries,

 

  a decrease in the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes for outstanding tranches of Class A notes of the MBNAseries, or

 

  the issuance of additional Class B notes of the MBNAseries,

 

any of which would reduce the amount of credit enhancement provided by an individual tranche of Class B notes to the Class A notes of the MBNAseries. However, if an early redemption event or event of default and acceleration with respect to the Class B(2004-1) notes occurs, or if on any day its Class B usage of Class C required subordinated amount exceeds zero, the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for the Class B(2004-1) notes will not decrease after that early redemption event or event of default and acceleration, or the date on which its Class B usage of Class C required subordinated amount exceeds zero.

 

The method of calculating the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for the Class B(2004-1) notes may change without the consent of any noteholders if the rating agencies consent. In addition, the method of calculating the required subordinated amount of subordinated notes of other Class B notes in the MBNAseries may be different than the method used for these Class B(2004-1) notes. In addition, if the rating agencies consent and without the consent of any noteholders, the issuer may utilize forms of credit enhancement other than subordinated notes in order to provide senior classes of notes with the required credit enhancement.

 

No payment of principal will be made on any Class B note in the MBNAseries unless, following the payment, the remaining available subordinated amount of Class B notes in the MBNAseries is at least equal to the required subordinated amount for the outstanding Class A notes in the MBNAseries less any usage of the required subordinated amount of Class B notes for such outstanding Class A notes. Similarly, no payment of principal will be made on any Class C note in the MBNAseries unless, following the payment, the remaining available subordinated amount of Class C notes in the MBNAseries is at least equal to the required subordinated amount for the outstanding Class A notes and Class B notes in the MBNAseries less any usage of the required subordinated amount of Class C notes for such outstanding Class A notes and Class B notes. However, there are some exceptions to this rule. See “The Notes—

 

 

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Subordination of Interest and Principal” in this prospectus supplement and in the prospectus.

 

Early Redemption of Notes

 

The early redemption events applicable to all notes, including these Class B(2004-1) notes, are described in the accompanying prospectus. In addition, if for any date the amount of excess available funds averaged over the three preceding calendar months is less than the required excess available funds for such date, an early redemption event for the Class B(2004-1) notes will occur. Excess available funds for any month equals the available funds allocated to the MBNAseries that month after application for targeted deposits to the interest funding account, payment of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, application to cover defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries and reimbursement of any deficits in the nominal liquidation amounts of notes. Required excess available funds is an amount equal to zero. This amount may be changed provided the issuer (i) receives the consent of the rating agencies and (ii) reasonably believes that the change will not have a material adverse effect on the notes. See “The Notes—Early Redemption of Notes” and “The Indenture—Early Redemption Events” in the prospectus.

 

If an early redemption event (other than an investment company early redemption event) applicable to the Class B(2004-1) notes occurs and the derivative agreement has not been terminated and an interest reserve account event has not occurred, available principal amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes together with any amounts in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes will not be paid to the holders of the Class B(2004-1) notes as described under “The Notes—Early Redemption of the Notes” and “The Indenture—Early Redemption of the Notes” in the prospectus, but instead will be retained in the principal funding subaccount and paid to the holders of the Class B(2004-1) notes on the expected principal payment date of the Class B(2004-1) notes. However, if following an early redemption event (i) the derivative agreement terminates, (ii) an interest reserve account event occurs, (iii) an investment company early redemption event occurs or (iv) an event of default and acceleration of the Class B(2004-1) notes occurs, such amounts may be paid to the holders of the Class B(2004-1) notes and not accumulated in the principal funding subaccount, subject to the principal payment rules described above under “—Subordination; Credit Enhancement” and “—Required Subordinated Amount.”

 

See “The Indenture—Early Redemption Events” in the prospectus for a description of the investment company early redemption event and “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” for a description of an interest reserve account event and the derivative agreement termination events.

 

Optional Redemption by the Issuer

 

The servicer has the right, but not the obligation, to direct the issuer to redeem these Class B(2004-1) notes in whole but not in part on any day on or after the day on which the nominal liquidation amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes is reduced to

 

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less than 5% of their highest outstanding dollar principal amount. This repurchase option is referred to as a clean-up call.

 

The issuer will not redeem subordinated notes if those notes are required to provide credit enhancement for senior classes of notes of the MBNAseries. If the issuer is directed to redeem these Class B(2004-1) notes, it will notify the registered holders at least thirty days prior to the redemption date. The redemption price of a note will equal 100% of the outstanding principal amount of that note, plus accrued but unpaid interest on the note to but excluding the date of redemption.

 

If the issuer is unable to pay the redemption price in full on the redemption date, monthly payments on these Class B(2004-1) notes will thereafter be made, subject to the principal payment rules described above under “—Subordination; Credit Enhancement,” until either the principal of and accrued interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes are paid in full or the legal maturity date occurs, whichever is earlier. Any funds in the principal funding subaccount and the interest funding subaccount for these Class B(2004-1) notes will be applied to make the principal and interest payments on these notes on the redemption date.

 

Events of Default

 

The Class B(2004-1) notes are subject to certain events of default described in “The Indenture—Events of Default” in the prospectus. For a description of the remedies upon an event of default, see “The Indenture—Events of Default Remedies” in the prospectus and “Deposit and Application of Funds—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” in this prospectus supplement.

 

Master Trust II Assets and Receivables

 

The collateral certificate, which is the issuer’s primary source of funds for the payment of principal of and interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes, is an investor certificate issued by master trust II. The collateral certificate represents an undivided interest in the assets of master trust II. Master trust II’s assets primarily include credit card receivables from selected MasterCard® and Visa® revolving credit card accounts that meet the eligibility criteria for inclusion in master trust II. These eligibility criteria are discussed in the prospectus under “Master Trust II—Addition of Master Trust II Assets.”

 

The credit card receivables in master trust II consist primarily of principal receivables and finance charge receivables. Principal receivables include amounts charged by cardholders for merchandise and services and amounts advanced to cardholders as cash advances. Finance charge receivables include periodic finance charges, annual membership fees, cash advance fees, late charges and certain other fees billed to cardholders, and recoveries on receivables in defaulted accounts.

 

In addition, MBNA is permitted to add to master trust II participations representing interests in a pool of assets primarily consisting of receivables arising under consumer revolving credit card accounts owned by MBNA and collections thereon.

 

See “The Master Trust II Portfolio” for detailed financial information on the receivables and the accounts.

 

See “Annex II: Outstanding Master Trust II Series” of this prospectus supplement for additional information on the outstanding series in master trust II.

 

 

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Issuer Accounts

 

The issuer has established a principal funding account, an interest funding account, an accumulation reserve account and a Class C reserve account for the benefit of the MBNAseries. The principal funding account, the interest funding account and the accumulation reserve account will have subaccounts for the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

Each month, distributions on the collateral certificate will be deposited into the collection account. Those deposits will then be allocated to each series of notes, including the MBNAseries. The amounts allocated to the MBNAseries plus any other amounts to be treated as available funds and available principal amounts for the MBNAseries will then be allocated to:

 

—the principal funding account;

 

—the interest funding account;

 

—the accumulation reserve account;

 

—the Class C reserve account;

 

—any other supplemental account;

 

—payments under any applicable derivative agreements; and

 

—the other purposes as specified in this prospectus supplement.

 

Funds on deposit in the principal funding account and the interest funding account will be used to make payments of principal of and interest on the MBNAseries notes, including the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

Security for the Notes

 

The Class B(2004-1) notes are secured by a shared security interest in:

 

  the collateral certificate;

 

  the collection account;

 

  the applicable principal funding subaccount;

 

  the applicable interest funding subaccount;

 

  the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount; and

 

  the applicable derivative agreement.

 

 

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However, the Class B(2004-1) notes are entitled to the benefits of only that portion of those assets allocated to them under the indenture and the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

See “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—The Collateral Certificate” and “—The Issuer Accounts” in this prospectus supplement and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—The Collateral Certificate” in the prospectus.

 

Limited Recourse to the Issuer

 

The sole sources of payment for principal of or interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes are provided by:

 

  the portion of the available principal amounts and available funds allocated to the MBNAseries and available to these Class B(2004-1) notes after giving effect to any reallocations, payments and deposits for senior notes; and

 

  funds in the applicable issuer accounts for these Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

Class B(2004-1) noteholders will have no recourse to any other assets of the issuer or any other person or entity for the payment of principal of or interest on these Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

However, following a sale of credit card receivables (i) due to an insolvency of MBNA, (ii) due to an event of default and acceleration with respect to the Class B(2004-1) notes or (iii) on the legal maturity date for the Class B(2004-1) notes, as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” in this prospectus supplement and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” in the prospectus, the Class B(2004-1) noteholders have recourse only to the proceeds of that sale.

 

Derivative Agreement

 

The issuer and Citibank, N.A., the derivative counterparty, will enter into a derivative agreement for interest for the benefit of the Class B(2004-1) notes. Under the derivative agreement, for each transfer date:

 

  the derivative counterparty will make a payment to the issuer, based on the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes, at an annual rate equal to [•]%; and

 

  the issuer will make a payment to the derivative counterparty, based on the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes, at an annual rate not to exceed LIBOR (for the related interest period) plus [•]%.

 

Generally, payments owed between the issuer and the derivative counterparty will be made on a net basis. Amounts paid by the issuer to the derivative counterparty will be paid from amounts on deposit in the interest funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes as described under “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Funds to the Interest Funding Account” and “—Withdrawals from Interest Funding Subaccounts.” Amounts paid by the derivative counterparty to the issuer will be treated as MBNAseries available funds as described under “Deposit and Application of Funds—MBNAseries Available Funds.”

 

For a more detailed discussion of the derivative agreement, including the circumstances under which the derivative agreement will terminate, see “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—

 

 

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Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties.”

 

The derivative counterparty currently has a short-term credit rating of “A-1+” and a long-term senior, unsecured debt rating of “AA-” from Standard & Poor’s and a long-term senior, unsecured debt rating of “Aa1” from Moody’s. For a discussion of the consequences of certain reductions in, or a withdrawal of, the derivative counterparty’s credit or debt ratings by either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, see “Risk Factors” and “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties.”

 

Accumulation Reserve Account

 

The issuer will establish an accumulation reserve subaccount to cover shortfalls in investment earnings on amounts (other than prefunded amounts) on deposit in the principal funding subaccount for these Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

The amount targeted to be deposited in the accumulation reserve subaccount for these Class B(2004-1) notes is zero, unless more than one budgeted deposit is required to accumulate and pay the principal of the Class B(2004-1) notes on its expected principal payment date, in which case, the amount targeted to be deposited is 0.5% of the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes, or such other amount designated by the issuer. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account.”

 

Shared Excess Available Funds

 

The MBNAseries will be included in “Group A.” In addition to the MBNAseries, the issuer may issue other series of notes that are included in Group A. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, the MBNAseries is the only series of notes issued by the issuer.

 

To the extent that available funds allocated to the MBNAseries are available after all required applications of such amounts as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds,” these unused available funds, called shared excess available funds, will be applied to cover shortfalls in available funds for other series of notes in Group A. In addition, the MBNAseries may receive the benefits of shared excess available funds from other series in Group A, to the extent available funds for such other series of notes are not needed for such series. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Shared Excess Available Funds” in this prospectus supplement and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—The Collateral Certificate” and “—Deposit and Application of Funds” in the prospectus.

 

Stock Exchange Listing

 

The issuer will apply to list these Class B(2004-1) notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The issuer cannot guarantee that the application for the listing will be accepted or that, if accepted, such listing will be maintained. You should consult with Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., the Luxembourg listing agent for these Class B(2004-1) notes, Boulevard Konrad Adenauer 2, L-1115 Luxembourg, phone number (352) 42 12 21, to determine whether these Class B(2004-1) notes are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

 

 

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Ratings

 

The issuer will issue these Class B(2004-1) notes only if they are rated at least “A” or “A2” or its equivalent by at least one nationally recognized rating agency.

 

Other tranches of Class B notes may have different rating requirements from the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

A rating addresses the likelihood of the payment of interest on a note when due and the ultimate payment of principal of that note by its legal maturity date. A rating does not address the likelihood of payment of principal of a note on its expected principal payment date. In addition, a rating does not address the possibility of an early payment or acceleration of a note, which could be caused by an early redemption event or an event of default. A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold notes and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.

 

See “Risk Factors—If the ratings of the notes are lowered or withdrawn, their market value could decrease” in the prospectus.

 

 

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Risk Factors

 

The risk factors disclosed in this section and in “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus describe the principal risk factors of an investment in the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

Only some of the assets of the issuer are available for payments on any tranche of notes

 

The sole sources of payment of principal of and interest on your tranche of notes are provided by:

 

  the portion of the available principal amounts and available funds allocated to the MBNAseries and available to your tranche of notes after giving effect to any reallocations and payments and deposits for senior notes; and

 

  funds in the applicable issuer accounts for your tranche of notes.

 

As a result, you must rely only on the particular allocated assets as security for your tranche of notes for repayment of the principal of and interest on your notes. You will not have recourse to any other assets of the issuer or any other person for payment of your notes. See “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes” in this prospectus supplement and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes” in the accompanying prospectus.

 

In addition, if there is a sale of credit card receivables due to the insolvency of MBNA, due to an event of default and acceleration or on the applicable legal maturity date, as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” in this prospectus supplement and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” in the accompanying prospectus, your tranche of notes has recourse only to the proceeds of that sale, any amounts then on deposit in the issuer accounts allocated to and held for the benefit of your tranche of notes and any amounts payable under any applicable derivative agreement.

 

The derivative agreement can affect the amount of credit enhancement available to the notes

 

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for any transfer date could exceed the amount owing to the issuer for the related transfer date and that a net derivative payment will be owing by the issuer to the derivative counterparty. If a net derivative payment is owing by the issuer to the derivative counterparty for any transfer date, the derivative counterparty will be entitled to that payment from MBNAseries available funds and certain other available amounts otherwise allocated to the Class B(2004-1) notes and deposited into the interest funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes. If deposits to the interest funding subaccount for net derivative payments are made out of reallocated available principal amounts, the amount of credit enhancement supporting the Class B(2004-1) notes may be reduced.

 

A payment default under the derivative agreement or a termination of the derivative agreement may result in early or reduced payment on the notes

 

If the long-term, senior, unsecured debt rating of the derivative counterparty is reduced below “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s or below “Baa3” by Moody’s, or if either rating is withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, the derivative counterparty will be directed to assign its rights and obligations under the derivative agreement to a replacement derivative counterparty. You should be aware that there may not be a suitable replacement derivative counterparty. In addition, we cannot assure you that any assignment of the derivative counterparty’s rights and obligations will occur.

 

A payment default by the derivative counterparty or the issuer, or the occurrence of a nominal liquidation amount deficit under certain circumstances, may result in the termination of the derivative agreement. The derivative agreement may also be terminated upon the occurrence of certain other events described under “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties.”

 

Although the rating agencies have not relied on the ratings of the derivative counterparty in rating any notes, but rather have relied on the value of the receivables and the benefits of the applicable credit enhancement, we cannot assure you that interest on the Class B(2004-1) notes can be paid if a payment default by the derivative counterparty occurs.

 

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The occurrence of certain events may result in early payment on the notes

 

The occurrence of an investment company early redemption event will cause available principal amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes, including amounts on deposit in the related principal funding subaccount, if any, to be paid to the Class B(2004-1) noteholders as described under “The Indenture—Early Redemption Events” in the prospectus. The occurrence of an early redemption event other than an investment company early redemption event will cause available principal amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes to be accumulated in the related principal funding subaccount and not paid to the Class B(2004-1) noteholders until the expected principal payment date for the Class B(2004-1) notes, unless any of the following events occurs: the derivative agreement is terminated, an interest reserve account event occurs, an investment company early redemption event occurs or an event of default and acceleration of the Class B(2004-1) notes occurs. Upon the occurrence of any such event, if the Class B(2004-1) notes are not required to provide enhancement for senior classes of notes of the MBNAseries, such amounts will not be accumulated, but instead will be paid to the Class B(2004-1) noteholders. We cannot assure you that any of these events will not occur prior to the expected principal payment date. See “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” in this prospectus supplement and “Master Trust II—Pay Out Events” in the prospectus.

 

A conservator or receiver may have the power to prevent or cause the liquidation of the receivables or to prevent the issuer from retaining amounts in the principal funding subaccount and keeping the notes outstanding which may result in delayed, accelerated or reduced payments

 

In the case of certain events of insolvency, conservatorship or receivership of MBNA, a master trust II pay out event will occur (which is an early redemption event for the Class B(2004-1) notes), and MBNA will stop transferring newly created principal receivables to master trust II. The master trust II trustee will then proceed to liquidate the credit card receivables, unless otherwise instructed within a specified period by holders of certificates (including the collateral certificate) representing interests aggregating more than 50% of

 

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the investor interest of each series (or if any series has more than one class, of each class, and any other person specified in the master trust II agreement or a series supplement). The noteholders as holders of the collateral certificate will be deemed to have disapproved of such liquidation. If such liquidation occurs, there may be no further collections in respect of principal receivables or finance charge receivables by master trust II and, therefore, no MBNAseries available principal amounts or MBNAseries available funds.

 

If the master trust II trustee liquidates the receivables, any proceeds from such liquidation allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes will be deposited into the principal funding subaccount up to the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes. If the master trust II trustee is instructed not to liquidate the receivables as described above and in “Master Trust II—Pay Out Events” in the prospectus, MBNAseries available principal amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes will be deposited into the principal funding subaccount up to the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes. In either case, the derivative agreement will remain in effect and the Class B(2004-1) notes will remain outstanding until the earliest of:

 

  the expected principal payment date of the Class B(2004-1) notes;

 

  the date on which an investment company early redemption event occurs;

 

  the date on which an interest reserve account event occurs;

 

  the date on which the derivative agreement terminates; and

 

  the date on which an event of default and acceleration of the Class B(2004-1) notes occurs,

 

at which time the amount on deposit in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes will be distributed to the Class B(2004-1) noteholders.

 

However, if the only early redemption event to occur is the master trust II pay out event relating to the insolvency of MBNA or the appointment of a conservator or receiver for MBNA, the conservator or receiver may have the power to prevent the liquidation of the receivables or to cause the liquidation of the receivables regardless of the vote of the investor

 

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certificateholders and noteholders. In addition, a conservator or receiver may have the power (i) to prevent the deposit of liquidation proceeds in the principal funding subaccount or (ii) if there is no liquidation, to cause the payment of the notes prior to the expected principal payment date. A conservator or receiver may also have the power to terminate or assign the derivative agreement, take any funds on deposit in the accumulation reserve subaccount, and require the Class B(2004-1) notes to remain outstanding until the legal maturity date. If a conservator or receiver were to take any such actions, your payments could be delayed, accelerated or reduced. See “Risk Factors” and “Material Legal Aspects of the Receivables—Certain Matters Relating to Conservatorship or Receivership” in the prospectus.

 

Class B notes and Class C notes are subordinated and bear losses before Class A notes

 

Class B notes of the MBNAseries are subordinated in right of payment of principal and interest to Class A notes, and Class C notes of the MBNAseries are subordinated in right of payment of principal and interest to Class A notes and Class B notes.

 

In the MBNAseries, available funds are first used to pay interest due to Class A noteholders, next to pay interest due to Class B noteholders, and lastly to pay interest due to Class C noteholders. If available funds are not sufficient to pay interest on all classes of notes, the notes may not receive full payment of interest if, in the case of Class A and Class B notes, reallocated available principal amounts, and in the case of Class C notes, amounts on deposit in the applicable Class C reserve subaccount, are insufficient to cover the shortfall.

 

In the MBNAseries, available principal amounts may be reallocated to pay interest on senior classes of notes of the MBNAseries and to pay a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries to the extent that available funds are insufficient to make such payments. In addition, charge-offs due to defaulted principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries generally are reallocated from the senior classes to the subordinated classes of the MBNAseries. If these reallocations of available principal amounts and charge-offs are not reimbursed from available funds, the full stated principal amount of the subordinated

 

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classes of notes will not be repaid. See “The Notes—Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount—Nominal Liquidation Amount” in the prospectus and “Deposit and Application of Funds—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” in this prospectus supplement.

 

In addition, after application to pay interest on senior classes of notes or to pay a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, available principal amounts are first used to pay principal due to Class A noteholders, next to pay principal due to Class B noteholders, and lastly to pay principal due to Class C noteholders.

 

If there is a sale of the credit card receivables owned by master trust II due to an insolvency of MBNA or due to an event of default and acceleration with respect to the MBNAseries, the net proceeds of the sale allocable to principal payments with respect to the collateral certificate will generally be used first to pay amounts due to Class A noteholders, next to pay amounts due to Class B noteholders, and lastly to pay amounts due to Class C noteholders. This could cause a loss to Class A, Class B or Class C noteholders if the amount available to them is not enough to pay the Class A, Class B or Class C notes in full.

 

Payment of Class B notes and Class C notes may be delayed or reduced due to the subordination provisions

 

For the MBNAseries, subordinated notes, except as noted in the following paragraph, will be paid principal only to the extent that sufficient funds are available and such notes are not needed to provide the required subordination for senior classes of notes of the MBNAseries. In addition, available principal amounts allocated to the MBNAseries will be applied first to pay shortfalls in interest on senior classes of notes, then to pay a portion of the shortfall in the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries and then to make targeted deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of senior classes of notes before being applied to make required deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of the subordinated notes.

 

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acceleration or other optional or mandatory redemption occurs with respect to such subordinated notes prior to the legal maturity date, and cannot be paid because of the subordination provisions of the MBNAseries indenture supplement, prefunding of the principal funding subaccounts for the senior notes of the MBNAseries will begin, as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account,” and no available principal amounts will be deposited into the principal funding subaccount of, or used to make principal payments on, the subordinated notes. After that time, the subordinated notes will be paid only if, and to the extent that:

 

    enough senior notes are repaid so that the subordinated notes are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination;

 

    new subordinated notes are issued so that the subordinated notes which are payable are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination;

 

    the principal funding subaccounts for the senior notes are prefunded so that the subordinated notes are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination; or

 

    the subordinated notes reach their legal maturity date.

 

This may result in a delay or loss of principal payments to holders of subordinated notes. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account—Prefunding of the Principal Funding Account for Senior Classes.”

 

Class A and Class B notes of the MBNAseries can lose their subordination under some circumstances resulting in delayed or reduced payments to you

 

Subordinated notes of the MBNAseries may have expected principal payment dates and legal maturity dates earlier than some or all of the notes of the senior classes.

 

If notes of a subordinated class reach their expected principal payment date at a time when they are needed to provide the required subordination for the senior classes of the MBNAseries and the issuer is unable to issue additional notes of that subordinated class or obtain acceptable alternative forms of credit enhancement, prefunding of the senior classes will begin

 

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and such subordinated notes will not be paid on their expected principal payment date. The principal funding subaccounts for the senior classes will be prefunded with available principal amounts allocable to the MBNAseries and available for that purpose in an amount necessary to permit the payment of those subordinated notes while maintaining the required subordination for the senior classes. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account.”

 

There will generally be a 29-month period between the expected principal payment date and the legal maturity date of the subordinated notes to prefund the principal funding subaccounts of the senior classes, if necessary. Notes of a subordinated class which have reached their expected principal payment date will not be paid until the remaining subordinated notes provide the required subordination for the senior notes, which payment may be delayed further as other subordinated notes reach their expected principal payment date. The subordinated notes will be paid on their legal maturity date, to the extent that any funds are available for that purpose from proceeds of the sale of receivables or otherwise, whether or not the senior classes of notes have been fully prefunded.

 

If the rate of repayment of principal receivables in master trust II were to decline during this prefunding period, then the principal funding subaccounts for the senior classes of notes may not be fully prefunded before the legal maturity date of the subordinated notes. In that event and only to the extent not fully prefunded, the senior classes would not have the required subordination beginning on the legal maturity date of those subordinated notes unless additional subordinated notes of that class were issued or a sufficient amount of senior notes have matured so that the remaining outstanding subordinated notes provide the necessary subordination.

 

The table under “The Master Trust II Portfolio—Principal Payment Rates” sets forth the highest and lowest cardholder monthly principal payment rates for the master trust II portfolio during the periods shown in such table. Principal payment rates may change due to a variety of factors including economic, social and legal factors, changes in the terms of credit card accounts by MBNA or the addition of credit card accounts to master trust II with different characteristics. There can be no

 

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assurance that the rate of principal repayment will remain in this range in the future.

 

Yield and payments on the receivables could decrease resulting in the receipt of principal payments earlier than the expected principal payment date

 

There is no assurance that the stated principal amount of your notes will be paid on its expected principal payment date.

 

A significant decrease in the amount of credit card receivables in master trust II for any reason could result in an early redemption event and in early payment of your notes, as well as decreased protection to you against defaults on the credit card receivables. In addition, the effective yield on the credit card receivables owned by master trust II could decrease due to, among other things, a change in periodic finance charges on the credit card accounts, an increase in the level of delinquencies or increased convenience use of the card whereby cardholders pay their credit card balance in full each month and incur no finance charges. This could reduce the amount of available funds. If the amount of excess available funds for any three consecutive calendar months is less than the required excess available funds for such three months, an early redemption event will occur and could result in an early payment of your notes. See “Prospectus Supplement Summary—Early Redemption of Notes.”

 

See “Risk Factors” in the prospectus for a discussion of other

circumstances under which you may receive principal payments

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Glossary

 

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus use defined terms. You can find a listing of defined terms in the “Glossary of Defined Terms” beginning on page S-71 in this prospectus supplement and beginning on page 108 in the accompanying prospectus.

 

The Notes

 

The MBNAseries notes will be issued pursuant to the indenture and an indenture supplement. The following discussion and the discussion under “The Notes” and “The Indenture” in the prospectus summarize the material terms of the notes, the indenture and the MBNAseries indenture supplement. These summaries do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the provisions of the notes, the indenture and the MBNAseries indenture supplement. Neither the indenture nor the MBNAseries indenture supplement limits the aggregate principal amount of notes that may be issued.

 

The MBNAseries will be included in Excess Available Funds Group A for the purpose of sharing excess available funds. The MBNAseries notes will be issued in classes. Each class of notes may have multiple tranches which may be issued at different times and have different terms. Whenever a “class” of notes is referred to in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, it includes all tranches of that class of notes, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

No senior class of the MBNAseries may be issued unless a sufficient amount of subordinated notes or other acceptable credit enhancement has previously been issued and is outstanding. See “—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes—Required Subordinated Amount.”

 

The issuer will pay principal of and interest on the Class B(2004-1) notes solely from the portion of MBNAseries Available Funds and MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts and from other amounts which are available to the Class B(2004-1) notes under the indenture and the MBNAseries indenture supplement after giving effect to all allocations and reallocations. If those sources are not sufficient to pay the Class B(2004-1) notes, Class B(2004-1) noteholders will have no recourse to any other assets of the issuer or any other person or entity for the payment of principal of or interest on those notes.

 

Subordination of Interest and Principal

 

Principal and interest payments on Class B notes and Class C notes of the MBNAseries are subordinated to payments on Class A notes of the MBNAseries. Subordination of Class B notes and Class C notes of the MBNAseries provides credit enhancement for Class A notes of the MBNAseries.

 

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notes of the MBNAseries provides credit enhancement for Class A notes and Class B notes of the MBNAseries.

 

In addition, in the case of a discount note, the accreted principal of that note corresponding to capitalized interest will be senior or subordinated to the same extent that principal is senior or subordinated.

 

MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts may be reallocated to pay interest on senior classes of notes or to pay a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, subject to certain limitations. In addition, charge-offs due to uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries generally are reallocated from the senior classes to the subordinated classes of the MBNAseries. See “The Notes—Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount—Nominal Liquidation Amount” and “Master Trust II—Defaulted Receivables; Rebates and Fraudulent Charges” in the prospectus.

 

In the MBNAseries, payment of principal may be made on a subordinated class of notes before payment in full of each senior class of notes only under the following circumstances:

 

    If after giving effect to the proposed principal payment there is still a sufficient amount of subordinated notes to support the outstanding senior notes. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account” and “—Allocation to Principal Funding Subaccounts.” For example, if a tranche of Class A notes has been repaid, this generally means that, unless other Class A notes are issued, at least some Class B notes and Class C notes may be repaid when such Class B notes and Class C notes are required to be repaid even if other tranches of Class A notes are outstanding.

 

    If the principal funding subaccounts for the senior classes of notes have been sufficiently prefunded as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account—Prefunding of the Principal Funding Account for Senior Classes.”

 

    If new tranches of subordinated notes are issued so that the subordinated notes that have reached their expected principal payment date are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination.

 

    If the subordinated tranche of notes reaches its legal maturity date and there is a sale of credit card receivables as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—Sale of Credit Card Receivables.”

 

MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts remaining after any reallocations for interest on the senior notes or for a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries will be applied to make targeted deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of senior notes before being applied to make targeted deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of the subordinated notes if such remaining amounts are not sufficient to make all required targeted deposits.

 

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Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

 

Conditions to Issuance

 

The issuer may issue new series, classes and tranches of notes (including additional notes of an outstanding tranche or class), so long as the conditions to issuance listed in “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes” in the prospectus are satisfied and so long as any increase in the targeted deposit amount of any Class C reserve subaccount caused by such issuance will have been funded on or prior to such issuance date.

 

The issuer and the indenture trustee are not required to obtain the consent of any noteholder of any outstanding series, class or tranche to issue any additional notes.

 

Required Subordinated Amount

 

No Class A notes or Class B notes may be issued unless the required subordinated amount is available at the time of its issuance. The required subordinated amount of a tranche of a senior class of notes of the MBNAseries is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of a subordinated class that is required to be outstanding and available on the date when a tranche of a senior class of notes is issued.

 

For the Class B(2004-1) notes, the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes will be an amount equal to the product of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes on such date, times the sum of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Class A required subordinated amount of Class C notes for all tranches of Class A notes for which the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes is greater than zero which are outstanding on that date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount for all tranches of Class B notes (including the Class B(2004-1) notes) which are outstanding on that date; plus

 

    the product of:

 

—8.10811%; times

 

—a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount for all tranches of Class B notes (including the Class B(2004-1) notes) which are outstanding on that date, minus the aggregate Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes for all tranches of Class A notes which are outstanding on that date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount for all tranches of Class B notes (including the Class B(2004-1) notes) which are outstanding on that date.

 

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as described in the method above on such day and (ii) the amount determined as described in the method above as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the occurrence of such early redemption event or such event of default and acceleration, or the day on which its Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount exceeded zero.

 

The issuer may change the required subordinated amount for any tranche of notes of the MBNAseries, or the method of computing the required subordinated amount, at any time without the consent of any noteholders so long as the issuer has:

 

    received confirmation from each rating agency that has rated any outstanding notes that the change will not result in the reduction, qualification or withdrawal of its then-current rating of any outstanding notes in the MBNAseries;

 

    delivered an opinion of counsel that for federal income tax purposes (1) the change will not adversely affect the tax characterization as debt of any outstanding series or class of investor certificates issued by master trust II that were characterized as debt at the time of their issuance, (2) following the change, master trust II will not be treated as an association, or a publicly traded partnership, taxable as a corporation, and (3) such change will not cause or constitute an event in which gain or loss would be recognized by any holder of an investor certificate issued by master trust II; and

 

    delivered an opinion of counsel that for federal income tax purposes (1) the change will not adversely affect the tax characterization as debt of any outstanding series, class or tranche of notes of the issuer that were characterized as debt at the time of their issuance, (2) following the change, the issuer will not be treated as an association, or publicly traded partnership, taxable as a corporation, and (3) such change will not cause or constitute an event in which gain or loss would be recognized by any holder of such notes.

 

In order to issue Class A notes, the issuer must calculate the available amount of Class B notes and Class C notes. The issuer will first calculate the amount of Class B notes available for such new tranche of Class A notes. This is done by computing the following:

 

    the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all tranches of outstanding Class B notes on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to Class B notes to be made on that date; minus

 

    the aggregate amount of the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes for all other Class A notes which are outstanding on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to Class A notes to be made on that date.

 

The calculation in the prior paragraph will also be made in the same manner for calculating the amount of Class C notes available for Class A notes.

 

Additionally, in order to issue Class A notes, the issuer must calculate the amount of Class C notes available for Class B notes. This is done by computing the following:

 

    the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all tranches of outstanding Class C notes on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to Class C notes to be made on that date; minus

 

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    the aggregate amount of the Class A required subordinated amount of Class C notes for all tranches of Class A notes for which the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes is equal to zero which are outstanding on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to Class A notes to be made on that date.

 

In order to issue Class B notes, the issuer must calculate the available amount of Class C notes. This is done by computing the following:

 

    the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all tranches of Class C notes which are outstanding on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to Class C notes to be made on that date; minus

 

    the sum of:

 

—the aggregate amount of the Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes for all other tranches of Class B notes which are outstanding on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to any MBNAseries notes to be made on that date; plus

 

—the aggregate amount of the Class A required subordinated amount of Class C notes for all tranches of Class A notes for which the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes is equal to zero which are outstanding on that date, after giving effect to any issuances, deposits, allocations, reallocations or payments with respect to those Class A notes to be made on that date.

 

Waiver of Issuance Conditions

 

If the issuer obtains confirmation from each rating agency that has rated any outstanding notes that the issuance of a new series, class or tranche of notes will not cause a reduction, qualification or withdrawal of the ratings of any outstanding notes rated by that rating agency, then some of the conditions to issuance described above and under “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes” in the prospectus may be waived.

 

Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes

 

The Collateral Certificate

 

The primary source of funds for the payment of principal of and interest on the notes is the collateral certificate issued by master trust II to the issuer. For a description of the collateral certificate, master trust II and its assets, see “Master Trust II” and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—The Collateral Certificate” in the prospectus.

 

Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties

 

The issuer may enter into derivative agreements with respect to certain tranches of the MBNAseries as a source of funds to pay principal of or interest on the notes. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties for Interest on Foreign Currency Notes” and “—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties for

 

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Principal.” On the date the Class B(2004-1) notes are issued, the issuer will enter into a derivative agreement for interest (referred to in this prospectus supplement as the derivative agreement) with Citibank, N.A., the derivative counterparty.

 

The amount payable by the derivative counterparty to the issuer under the derivative agreement will be, for each Transfer Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) [•]% and (b) the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes at the end of the prior month (or, with respect to the Transfer Date related to the initial interest period, the initial dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes). In the case of the first Transfer Date, such amounts will include accrued amounts for the period from and including the issuance date to but excluding the first interest payment date. Payments from the derivative counterparty to the issuer will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and twelve 30-day months.

 

The amount payable by the issuer to the derivative counterparty under the derivative agreement will be, for each Transfer Date, an amount equal to the product of:

 

(i) a fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the interest period relating to such Transfer Date, and the denominator of which is 360;

 

(ii) a rate not to exceed [•]% per annum above LIBOR prevailing on the related LIBOR Determination Date with respect to such interest period; and

 

(iii) the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes at the end of the prior month (or, with respect to the Transfer Date related to the initial interest period, the initial dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes).

 

An “interest period” begins on and includes an interest payment date and ends on but excludes the next interest payment date. However, the first interest period will begin on and include the issuance date.

 

With respect to each Transfer Date, the Net Derivative Receipt, if any, will be treated as MBNAseries Available Funds. The Net Derivative Payment, if any, will be paid to the derivative counterparty out of MBNAseries Available Funds and certain other available amounts allocated to the Class B(2004-1) notes and deposited into the related interest funding subaccount, including amounts on deposit in the accumulation reserve subaccount and reallocated MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts, based on the respective amounts due as described under “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Funds to the Interest Funding Account.”

 

The “Net Derivative Payment,” for any Transfer Date, means, (a) if the netting provisions of the derivative agreement apply, the amount by which the Floating Amount for such date exceeds the Fixed Amount for such date, and (b) otherwise, an amount equal to the Floating Amount for such date.

 

The “Net Derivative Receipt,” for any Transfer Date, means, (a) if the netting provisions of the derivative agreement apply, the amount by which the Fixed Amount for such date exceeds the Floating Amount for such date, and (b) otherwise, an amount equal to the Fixed Amount for such date.

 

 

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The netting provisions of the derivative agreement will apply unless the issuer elects gross payments to be made pursuant to the provisions of the derivative agreement. If the issuer elects gross payments under the derivative agreement, the issuer’s obligation to pay the Floating Amount on any Transfer Date to the derivative counterparty pursuant to the terms of the derivative agreement is conditioned upon the prior receipt of the Fixed Amount from the derivative counterparty for such date.

 

The “Fixed Amount,” for any Transfer Date, means an amount equal to the fixed amount (including any termination payments pursuant to the derivative agreement) payable by the derivative counterparty to the issuer for such date pursuant to the terms of the derivative agreement.

 

The “Floating Amount,” for any Transfer Date, means an amount equal to the floating amount payable by the issuer to the derivative counterparty for such date pursuant to the derivative agreement minus the excess of (i) the targeted amount of principal funding subaccount earnings for the Class B(2004-1) notes for the related month over (ii) the sum of the amount actually earned on such funds for the related month, plus amounts withdrawn from the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount, plus collections of finance charge receivables allocable to the designated portion of the Seller Interest, if any, plus amounts withdrawn from a derivative reserve account, in each case, to cover shortfalls on principal funding subaccount earnings, if any. The Floating Amount does not include any termination payments payable by the issuer to the derivative counterparty pursuant to the derivative agreement.

 

The derivative agreement will terminate by its terms, whether or not the Class B(2004-1) notes have been paid in full prior to such termination, upon the earliest to occur of:

 

(i) the termination of the issuer pursuant to the terms of the indenture;

 

(ii) the payment in full of the Class B(2004-1) notes;

 

(iii) the expected principal payment date for the Class B(2004-1) notes;

 

(iv) the insolvency, conservatorship or receivership of the derivative counterparty;

 

(v) the failure on the part of the issuer or the derivative counterparty to make any payment under the derivative agreement within the applicable grace period, if any;

 

(vi) illegality on the part of the issuer or the derivative counterparty to be a party to, or perform an obligation under, the derivative agreement;

 

(vii) on any Transfer Date following an early redemption event, there is a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for the Class B(2004-1) notes; and

 

(viii) on any Transfer Date following the insolvency, conservatorship or receivership of MBNA and the liquidation of the credit card receivables in master trust II, if the amount on deposit in the principal funding subaccount is less than the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes.

 

In the event that the derivative agreement terminates prior to the payment in full of the Class B(2004-1) notes, applications of MBNAseries Available Funds to fund targeted deposits to the interest funding subaccount will be made without the benefit of any Net Derivative Receipts that might have been due for any future Transfer Dates.

 

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If (i) the derivative counterparty’s or a replacement derivative counterparty’s short-term credit rating from Standard & Poor’s is below “A-1”, (ii) in the case of a replacement derivative counterparty that does not have a short-term credit rating from Standard & Poor’s, such derivative counterparty’s long-term, senior, unsecured debt rating from Standard & Poor’s is below “A+”, or (iii) any of such ratings is withdrawn by Standard & Poor’s, the derivative counterparty will be required within 30 days from the date of such rating or withdrawal to fund an interest reserve account in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) [•]% and (b) the outstanding dollar principal amount of the Class B(2004-1) notes at the end of the month preceding such reduction or withdrawal (the “required interest reserve amount”). On any Transfer Date after such deposit, if Standard & Poor’s short-term credit rating of the derivative counterparty is “A-1” or higher, or if Standard & Poor’s long-term, senior, unsecured debt rating of the derivative counterparty is “A+” or higher, the issuer will distribute any amounts on deposit in the interest reserve account to the derivative counterparty pursuant to the terms of the derivative agreement. The issuer will establish and maintain the interest reserve account for the benefit of the Class B(2004-1) noteholders. There can be no assurance that the derivative counterparty can or will adequately fund the interest reserve account. If the derivative counterparty fails to adequately fund the interest reserve account within 30 days of such reduction or withdrawal (an “interest reserve account event”), then (i) if an early redemption event has not previously occurred, upon the occurrence of an early redemption event, MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes, together with any amounts in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes, will not be retained in such subaccount and will be paid to the Class B(2004-1) noteholders or (ii) if an early redemption event has previously occurred, upon the occurrence of such interest reserve account event, any amounts in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes will not be retained in such account and will, together with MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes, if any, be paid to the Class B(2004-1) noteholders.

 

All amounts on deposit in the interest reserve account on any Transfer Date (after giving effect to any deposits to the interest reserve account to be made on such Transfer Date) will be invested in Permitted Investments. Investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the interest reserve account will be retained in the interest reserve account (to the extent the amount on deposit is less than the required interest reserve amount) or paid to the derivative counterparty.

 

On the Transfer Date on or following the termination of the derivative agreement due to a default by the derivative counterparty, the issuer will withdraw an amount equal to the Net Derivative Receipt, if any, for such Transfer Date, plus the amount of any Net Derivative Receipt previously due but not paid, from funds on deposit in the interest reserve account, if any, and treat such amounts as MBNAseries Available Funds as described under “Deposit and Application of Funds—MBNAseries Available Funds” as if such amounts were a Net Derivative Receipt received from the derivative counterparty. The interest reserve account will thereafter be terminated.

 

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In the event the long-term, senior, unsecured debt rating of the derivative counterparty or a replacement derivative counterparty is reduced below “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s or below “Baa3” by Moody’s, or is withdrawn by either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, the issuer will direct the derivative counterparty to assign its rights and obligations under the derivative agreement to a replacement derivative counterparty. There can be no assurance that a successor derivative counterparty will be found or that such assignment can be made.

 

The rating agencies have not relied on the ratings of the derivative counterparty in rating the Class B(2004-1) notes but rather on the value of the receivables in master trust II and the terms of the applicable credit enhancements. See “Risk Factors.”

 

Derivative Counterparty

 

Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) was originally organized on June 16, 1812, and Citibank now is a national banking association organized under the National Bank Act of 1864 of the United States. Citibank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citicorp, a Delaware corporation, and is Citicorp’s principal subsidiary. Citicorp is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), a Delaware holding company. As of December 31, 2003 the total assets of Citibank and its consolidated subsidiaries represented approximately 71% of the total assets of Citicorp and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Citibank is a commercial bank that, along with its subsidiaries and affiliates, offers a wide range of banking and trust services to its customers throughout the United States and the world.

 

For further information regarding Citibank, reference should be made to Citicorp’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and to any subsequent reports of Citicorp on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of such material may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, such reports are available at the SEC Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

 

In addition, Citibank submits quarterly to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency certain reports called “Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for a Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices” (“Call Reports”). The Call Reports are on file with and publicly available at the OCC’s offices at 250 E Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219 and are also available on the Internet site of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Each Call Report consists of a balance sheet, income statement, changes in equity capital and other supporting schedules at the end of and for the period to which the report relates. The Call Reports are prepared in accordance with the regulatory instructions issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council. While the Call Reports are supervisory and regulatory documents, not primarily accounting documents, and do not provide a complete range of financial disclosure about Citibank, the reports nevertheless provide important information concerning the financial condition and results of operations of Citibank.

 

The obligations of Citibank under the derivative agreement will not be guaranteed by Citicorp or Citigroup or by any other affiliate.

 

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The information in the preceding five paragraphs and in the first sentence of the last paragraph of “Summary of Terms—Derivative Agreement” has been provided by Citibank for use in this prospectus supplement. Except for the foregoing five paragraphs and the first sentence of the last paragraph of “Summary of Terms—Derivative Agreement”, Citibank, Citicorp, Citigroup and their affiliates do not accept responsibility for this prospectus supplement as a whole. Additionally, the issuer makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of such information.

 

The Issuer Accounts

 

The issuer will establish a principal funding account, an interest funding account and an accumulation reserve account for the benefit of the MBNAseries, which will have subaccounts for each tranche of notes of the MBNAseries, and a Class C reserve account, which will have subaccounts for each tranche of Class C notes of the MBNAseries.

 

Each month, distributions on the collateral certificate will be deposited into the collection account, and then allocated to each series of notes (including the MBNAseries) as described in the accompanying prospectus, and then allocated to the principal funding account, the interest funding account, the accumulation reserve account, the Class C reserve account and any other supplemental account, to make payments under any applicable derivative agreements and additionally as specified in “Deposit and Application of Funds.”

 

Funds on deposit in the principal funding account and the interest funding account will be used to make payments of principal of and interest on the MBNAseries notes when such payments are due. Payments of interest and principal will be due in the month when the funds are deposited into the accounts, or in later months. If interest on a note is not scheduled to be paid every month—for example, if interest on that note is payable quarterly, semiannually or at another interval less frequently than monthly—the issuer will deposit accrued interest amounts funded from MBNAseries Available Funds into the interest funding subaccount for that note to be held until the interest is due. See “Deposit and Application of Funds—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Funds to the Interest Funding Account.”

 

If the issuer anticipates that MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will not be enough to pay the stated principal amount of a note on its expected principal payment date, the issuer may begin to apply MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts in months before the expected principal payment date and deposit those funds into the principal funding subaccount established for that tranche to be held until the expected principal payment date of that note. However, since funds in the principal funding subaccount for tranches of subordinated notes will not be available for credit enhancement for any senior classes of notes, MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will not be deposited into the principal funding subaccount for a tranche of subordinated notes if such deposit would reduce the available subordination below the required subordination.

 

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tranche of notes, the amount of such shortfall will be withdrawn from the accumulation reserve account to the extent available, unless the amounts on deposit in the principal funding subaccount are prefunded amounts, in which case additional finance charge collections will be allocable to the collateral certificate and the MBNAseries and will be treated as MBNAseries Available Funds as described under “Deposit and Application of Funds— MBNAseries Available Funds” in this prospectus supplement and “Master Trust II— Application of Collections” in the prospectus.

 

Limited Recourse to the Issuer; Security for the Notes

 

The collateral certificate is allocated a portion of collections of finance charge receivables, collections of principal receivables, its share of the payment obligation on the master trust II servicing fee and its share of defaults on principal receivables in master trust II based on the investor percentage. The MBNAseries and the other series of notes are secured by a shared security interest in the collateral certificate and the collection account of the issuer, but each series of notes (including the MBNAseries) is entitled to the benefits of only that portion of those assets allocable to it under the indenture and the applicable indenture supplement. Therefore, only a portion of the collections allocated to the collateral certificate are available to the MBNAseries. Similarly, MBNAseries notes are entitled only to their allocable share of MBNAseries Available Funds, MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts, amounts on deposit in the applicable issuer accounts, any payments received from derivative counterparties (to the extent not included in MBNAseries Available Funds) and proceeds of the sale of credit card receivables by master trust II. Noteholders will have no recourse to any other assets of the issuer or any other person or entity for the payment of principal of or interest on the notes.

 

Each tranche of notes of the MBNAseries is entitled to the benefits of only that portion of the issuer’s assets allocated to that tranche under the indenture and the MBNAseries indenture supplement. Each tranche of notes is also secured by a security interest in the applicable principal funding subaccount, the applicable interest funding subaccount, the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount, in the case of a tranche of Class C notes, the applicable Class C reserve subaccount and any other applicable supplemental account, and by a security interest in any applicable derivative agreement.

 

Early Redemption of the Notes

 

The early redemption events applicable to all notes are described in “The Indenture— Early Redemption Events” in the prospectus. In addition, if for any date the amount of Excess Available Funds averaged over the three preceding months is less than the Required Excess Available Funds for such date, an early redemption event for the Class B(2004-1) notes will occur.

 

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acceleration of the Class B(2004-1) notes has not occurred, MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts allocable to the Class B(2004-1) notes and amounts in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes will not be paid to the holders of the Class B(2004-1) notes as described under “The Notes—Early Redemption of the Notes” and “The Indenture—Early Redemption of the Notes” in the prospectus, but instead will be retained in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes until the expected principal payment date of the Class B(2004-1) notes. However, if following an early redemption event (i) the derivative agreement terminates, (ii) an interest reserve account event occurs, (iii) an investment company early redemption event occurs or (iv) an event of default and acceleration of the Class B(2004-1) notes occurs, such amounts will not be accumulated in the principal funding subaccount for the Class B(2004-1) notes, but instead will be paid to the holders of the Class B(2004-1) notes, subject to the principal payment rules described in “The Notes—Subordination of Principal and Interest” in this prospectus supplement. See “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” for a description of an interest reserve account event and the derivative agreement termination events.

 

Deposit and Application of Funds

 

The indenture specifies how Available Funds (primarily consisting of collections of finance charge receivables allocated and paid to the collateral certificateholder) and Available Principal Amounts (primarily consisting of collections of principal receivables allocated and paid to the collateral certificateholder) will be allocated among the multiple series of notes secured by the collateral certificate. The MBNAseries indenture supplement specifies how MBNAseries Available Funds (which are the MBNAseries’s share of Available Funds plus other amounts treated as MBNAseries Available Funds) and MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts (which are the MBNAseries’s share of Available Principal Amounts plus other amounts treated as MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts) will be deposited into the issuer accounts established for the MBNAseries to provide for the payment of interest on and principal of MBNAseries notes as payments become due. In addition, the MBNAseries indenture supplement specifies how defaults on principal receivables in master trust II and the master trust II servicing fee will be allocated to the collateral certificate and the MBNAseries. The following sections summarize those provisions.

 

MBNAseries Available Funds

 

MBNAseries Available Funds will consist of the following amounts:

 

  The MBNAseries’s share of collections of finance charge receivables allocated and paid to the collateral certificateholder and investment earnings on funds held in the collection account. See “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Deposit and Application of Funds” in the prospectus.

 

  Withdrawals from the accumulation reserve subaccount.

 

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greater than one month, then the issuer will begin to fund an accumulation reserve subaccount for such tranche. See “—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account.” The amount targeted to be deposited in the accumulation reserve account for each month, beginning with the third

month prior to the first Transfer Date on which MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts are to be accumulated for such tranche, will be an amount equal to 0.5% of the outstanding dollar principal amount of such tranche of notes.

 

On each Transfer Date, the issuer will calculate the targeted amount of principal funding subaccount earnings for each tranche of notes, which will be equal to the amount that the funds (other than prefunded amounts) on deposit in each principal funding subaccount would earn at the interest rate payable by the issuer—taking into account payments due under applicable derivative agreements—on the related tranche of notes. As a general rule, if the amount actually earned on such funds on deposit is less than the targeted amount of earnings, then the amount of such shortfall will be withdrawn from the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount and treated as MBNAseries Available Funds for such month.

 

  Additional finance charge collections allocable to the MBNAseries.

 

The issuer will notify the servicer from time to time of the aggregate prefunded amount on deposit in the principal funding account. Whenever there are any prefunded amounts on deposit in any principal funding subaccount, master trust II will designate an amount of the Seller Interest equal to such prefunded amounts. On each Transfer Date, the issuer will calculate the targeted amount of principal funding subaccount prefunded amount earnings for each tranche of notes, which will be equal to the amount that the prefunded amounts on deposit in each principal funding subaccount would earn at the interest rate payable by the issuer—taking into account payments due under applicable derivative agreements—on the related tranche of notes. As a general rule, if the amount actually earned on such funds on deposit is less than the targeted amount of earnings, collections of finance charge receivables allocable to such designated portion of the Seller Interest up to the amount of the shortfall will be treated as MBNAseries Available Funds. See “Master Trust II—Application of Collections” in the prospectus.

 

  Investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the principal funding account, interest funding account and accumulation reserve account for the MBNAseries.

 

  Any shared excess available funds allocable to the MBNAseries.

 

See “—Shared Excess Available Funds” in this prospectus supplement.

 

  Amounts received from derivative counterparties.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement, payments received under derivative agreements for interest on notes of the MBNAseries payable in U.S. dollars will be treated as MBNAseries Available Funds.

 

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Application of MBNAseries Available Funds

 

On each Transfer Date, the indenture trustee will apply MBNAseries Available Funds as follows:

 

    first, to make the targeted deposits to the interest funding account to fund the payment of interest on the notes and certain payments due to derivative counterparties;

 

    second, to pay the MBNAseries’s share of the master trust II servicing fee, plus any previously due and unpaid master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, to the servicer;

 

    third, to be treated as MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts in an amount equal to the amount of defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocated to the MBNAseries for the preceding month;

 

    fourth, to be treated as MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts in an amount equal to the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits, if any, of MBNAseries notes;

 

    fifth, to make the targeted deposit to the accumulation reserve account, if any;

 

    sixth, to make the targeted deposit to the Class C reserve account, if any;

 

    seventh, to make any other payment or deposit required by any class or tranche of MBNAseries notes;

 

    eighth, to be treated as shared excess available funds; and

 

    ninth, to the issuer.

 

Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Funds to the Interest Funding Account

 

The aggregate deposit targeted to be made each month to the interest funding account will be equal to the sum of the interest funding account deposits targeted to be made for each tranche of notes set forth below. The deposit targeted for any month will also include any shortfall in the targeted deposit from any prior month which has not been previously deposited.

 

    Interest Payments.    The deposit targeted for any tranche of outstanding interest-bearing notes on each Transfer Date will be equal to the amount of interest accrued on the outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche during the period from and including the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date in the prior month to but excluding the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date for the current month.

 

    Amounts Owed to Derivative Counterparties.    If a tranche of notes has a Performing or non-Performing derivative agreement for interest that provides for payments to the applicable derivative counterparty, in addition to any applicable stated interest as determined under the item above, the deposit targeted for that tranche of notes on each Transfer Date with respect to any payment to the derivative counterparty will be specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

   

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the prior Monthly Principal Accrual Date—or in the case of the first Monthly Principal Accrual Date, from and including the date of issuance of that tranche—to but excluding the first Monthly Principal Accrual Date for the next month.

 

    Specified Deposits.    If any tranche of notes provides for deposits in addition to or different from the deposits described above to be made to the interest funding subaccount for that tranche, the deposits targeted for that tranche each month are the specified amounts.

 

    Additional Interest.    The deposit targeted for any tranche of notes that has previously due and unpaid interest for any month will include the interest accrued on that overdue interest during the period from and including the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date in the prior month to but excluding the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date for the current month.

 

Each deposit to the interest funding account for each month will be made on the Transfer Date in such month. A tranche of notes may be entitled to more than one of the preceding deposits.

 

A class or tranche of notes for which credit card receivables have been sold by master trust II as described in “—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” will not be entitled to receive any of the preceding deposits to be made from MBNAseries Available Funds after the sale has occurred.

 

Allocation to Interest Funding Subaccounts

 

The aggregate amount to be deposited in the interest funding account will be allocated, and a portion deposited in the interest funding subaccount established for each tranche of notes, as follows:

 

    MBNAseries Available Funds are at least equal to targeted amounts.    If MBNAseries Available Funds are at least equal to the sum of the deposits targeted by each tranche of notes as described above, then that targeted amount will be deposited in the interest funding subaccount established for each tranche.

 

    MBNAseries Available Funds are less than targeted amounts.    If MBNAseries Available Funds are less than the sum of the deposits targeted by each tranche of notes as described above, then MBNAseries Available Funds will be allocated to each tranche of notes as follows:

 

—first, to cover the deposits with respect to the Class A notes (including any applicable derivative counterparty payments),

 

—second, to cover the deposits with respect to the Class B notes (including any applicable derivative counterparty payments), and

 

—third, to cover the deposits with respect to the Class C notes (including any applicable derivative counterparty payments).

 

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In each case, MBNAseries Available Funds allocated to a class will be allocated to each tranche of notes within such class pro rata based on the ratio of:

 

—the aggregate amount of the deposits targeted with respect to that tranche of notes, to

 

—the aggregate amount of the deposits targeted with respect to all tranches of notes in such class.

 

Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties for Interest on Foreign Currency Notes

 

Payments received under derivative agreements for interest on foreign currency notes in the MBNAseries will be applied as specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

Allocations of Reductions from Charge-Offs

 

On each Transfer Date when there is a charge-off for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries for the prior month, that

reduction will be allocated (and reallocated) on that date to each tranche of notes as set forth below:

 

Initially, the amount of such charge-off will be allocated to each tranche of outstanding notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for such tranche for the prior month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for the MBNAseries for the prior month.

 

Immediately afterwards, the amount of charge-offs allocated to the Class A notes and Class B notes will be reallocated to the Class C notes as set forth below, and the amount of charge-offs allocated to the Class A notes and not reallocated to the Class C notes because of the limits set forth below will be reallocated to the Class B notes as set forth below. In addition, charge-offs initially allocated to Class A notes which are reallocated to Class B notes because of Class C usage limitations can be reallocated to Class C notes if permitted as described below. Any amount of charge-offs which cannot be reallocated to a subordinated class as a result of the limits set forth below will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of the tranche of notes to which it was initially allocated.

 

Limits on Reallocations of Charge-Offs to a Tranche of Class C Notes from Tranches of Class A and Class B Notes.

 

No reallocations of charge-offs from a tranche of Class A notes to Class C notes may cause that tranche’s Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount to exceed that tranche’s Class A required subordinated amount of Class C notes.

 

No reallocations of charge-offs from a tranche of Class B notes to Class C notes may cause that tranche’s Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount to exceed that tranche’s Class B required subordinated amount of Class C notes.

 

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The amount of charge-offs permitted to be reallocated to tranches of Class C notes will be applied to each tranche of Class C notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount of such tranche of Class C notes for the prior month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount of all Class C notes in the MBNAseries for the prior month.

 

No such reallocation of charge-offs will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of any tranche of Class C notes below zero.

 

Limits on Reallocations of Charge-Offs to a Tranche of Class B Notes from Tranches of Class A Notes.

 

No reallocations of charge-offs from a tranche of Class A notes to Class B notes may cause that tranche’s Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount to exceed that tranche’s Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes.

 

The amount of charge-offs permitted to be reallocated to tranches of Class B notes will be applied to each tranche of Class B notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for that tranche of Class B notes for the prior

month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for all Class B notes in the MBNAseries for the prior month.

 

No such reallocation of charge-offs will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of any tranche of Class B notes below zero.

 

For each tranche of notes, the nominal liquidation amount of that tranche will be reduced by an amount equal to the charge-offs which are allocated or reallocated to that tranche of notes less the amount of charge-offs that are reallocated from that tranche of notes to a subordinated class of notes.

 

Allocations of Reimbursements of Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits

 

If there are MBNAseries Available Funds available to reimburse any Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits on any Transfer Date, such funds will be allocated to each tranche of notes as follows:

 

    first, to each tranche of Class A notes,

 

    second, to each tranche of Class B notes, and

 

    third, to each tranche of Class C notes.

 

In each case, MBNAseries Available Funds allocated to a class will be allocated to each tranche of notes within such class pro rata based on the ratio of:

 

—the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit of such tranche of notes, to

 

—the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits of all tranches of such class.

 

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In no event will the nominal liquidation amount of a tranche of notes be increased above the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such tranche.

 

Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts

 

On each Transfer Date, the indenture trustee will apply MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts as follows:

 

    first, for each month, if MBNAseries Available Funds are insufficient to make the full targeted deposit into the interest funding subaccount for any tranche of Class A notes, then MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts (in an amount not to exceed the sum of the investor percentage of collections of principal receivables allocated to the Class B notes and the Class C notes for each day during such month) will be allocated to the interest funding subaccount of each such tranche of Class A notes pro rata based on, in the case of each such tranche of Class A notes, the lesser of:

 

—the amount of the deficiency of the targeted amount to be deposited into the interest funding subaccount of such tranche of Class A notes, and

 

—an amount equal to the sum of the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes plus the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for such tranche of Class A notes (determined after giving effect to the allocation of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II);

 

    second, for each month, if MBNAseries Available Funds are insufficient to make the full targeted deposit into the interest funding subaccount for any tranche of Class B notes, then MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts (in an amount not to exceed the sum of the investor percentage of collections of principal receivables allocated to the Class B notes and the Class C notes for each day during such month minus the aggregate amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated as described in the first clause above) will be allocated to the interest funding subaccount of each such tranche of Class B notes pro rata based on, in the case of each such tranche of Class B notes, the lesser of:

 

—the amount of the deficiency of the targeted amount to be deposited into the interest funding subaccount of such tranche of Class B notes, and

 

—an amount equal to the Class B Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for such tranche of Class B notes (determined after giving effect to the allocation of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II and the reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts as described in the first clause above);

 

   

third, for each month, if MBNAseries Available Funds are insufficient to pay the portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, then MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts (in an amount not to exceed the sum of the investor percentage of collections of principal receivables allocated to the Class B notes and the Class C notes for each day during such month minus the aggregate amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated as described in the

 

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first and second clauses above) will be paid to the servicer in an amount equal to, and allocated to each such tranche of Class A notes pro rata based on, in the case of each tranche of Class A notes, the lesser of:

 

—the amount of the deficiency times the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for such tranche for such month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for the MBNAseries for such month, and

 

—an amount equal to the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes plus the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for such tranche of Class A notes (determined after giving effect to the allocation of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II and the reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts as described in the first and second clauses above);

 

    fourth, for each month, if MBNAseries Available Funds are insufficient to pay the portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, then MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts (in an amount not to exceed the sum of the investor percentage of collections of principal receivables allocated to the Class B notes and the Class C notes for each day during such month minus the aggregate amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated as described in the first, second and third clauses above) will be paid to the servicer in an amount equal to, and allocated to each tranche of Class B notes pro rata based on, in the case of each such tranche of Class B notes, the lesser of:

 

—the amount of the deficiency times the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for such tranche for such month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for the MBNAseries for such month, and

 

—an amount equal to the Class B Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for such tranche of Class B notes (determined after giving effect to the allocation of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II and the reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts as described in the preceding clauses);

 

    fifth, to make the targeted deposits to the principal funding account as described below under “—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account;” and

 

    sixth, to the issuer for reinvestment in the Investor Interest of the collateral certificate.

 

A tranche of notes for which credit card receivables have been sold by master trust II as described in “—Sale of Credit Card Receivables” will not be entitled to receive any further allocations of MBNAseries Available Funds or MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts.

 

The Investor Interest of the collateral certificate is the sum of the nominal liquidation amounts of each tranche of notes issued by the issuer and outstanding and, therefore, will be reduced by the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts used to make deposits into the interest funding account, payments to the servicer and deposits into the principal

 

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funding account. If the Investor Interest of the collateral certificate is reduced because MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts have been used to make deposits into the interest funding account or payments to the servicer or because of charge-offs due to uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II, the amount of Available Funds and Available Principal Amounts allocated to the collateral certificate and the amount of MBNAseries Available Funds and MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will be reduced unless the reduction in the Investor Interest is reimbursed from amounts described above in the fourth item in “—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds.”

 

Reductions to the Nominal Liquidation Amount of Subordinated Classes from Reallocations of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts deposited to the interest funding subaccount of a tranche of Class A notes as described in the first clause of “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of the Class C notes. However, the amount of such reduction for each such tranche of Class A notes will not exceed the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for such tranche of Class A notes.

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts deposited to the interest funding subaccount of a tranche of Class A notes as described in the first clause of “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” which does not reduce the nominal liquidation amount of Class C notes pursuant to the preceding paragraph will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of the Class B notes. However, the amount of such reduction for each such tranche of Class A notes will not exceed the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for such tranche of Class A notes, and such reductions in the nominal liquidation amount of the Class B notes may be reallocated to the Class C notes if permitted as described below.

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts deposited to the interest funding subaccount of a tranche of Class B notes as described in the second clause of “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” will reduce the nominal liquidation amount (determined after giving effect to the preceding paragraphs) of the Class C notes.

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts paid to the servicer as described in the third clause of “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” will reduce the nominal liquidation amount (determined after giving effect to the preceding paragraphs) of the Class C notes. However, the amount of such reduction for each such tranche of Class A notes will not exceed the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for such tranche of Class A notes (after giving effect to the preceding paragraphs).

 

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will reduce the nominal liquidation amount (determined after giving effect to the preceding paragraphs) of the Class B notes. However, the amount of such reduction for each such tranche of Class A notes will not exceed the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for such tranche of Class A notes (after giving effect to the preceding paragraphs), and such reductions in the nominal liquidation amount of the Class B notes may be reallocated to the Class C notes if permitted as described below.

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts paid to the servicer as described in the fourth clause of “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” will reduce the nominal liquidation amount (determined after giving effect to the preceding paragraphs) of the Class C notes.

 

Subject to the following paragraph, each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts which reduces the nominal liquidation amount of Class B notes as described above will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of each tranche of the Class B notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for such tranche of Class B notes for the related month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for all Class B notes for the related month. However, any allocation of any such reduction that would otherwise have reduced the nominal liquidation amount of a tranche of Class B notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining tranches of Class B notes in the manner set forth in this paragraph.

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts which reduces the nominal liquidation amount of Class B notes as described in the preceding paragraph may be reallocated to the Class C notes and such reallocation will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of the Class C notes. However, the amount of such reallocation from each tranche of Class B notes will not exceed the Class B Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for such tranche of Class B notes.

 

Each reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts which reduces the nominal liquidation amount of Class C notes as described above will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of each tranche of the Class C notes pro rata based on the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for such tranche of Class C notes for the related month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for all Class C notes for the related month. However, any allocation of any such reduction that would otherwise have reduced the nominal liquidation amount of a tranche of Class C notes below zero will be reallocated to the remaining tranches of Class C notes in the manner set forth in this paragraph.

 

None of such reallocations will reduce the nominal liquidation amount of any tranche of Class B or Class C notes below zero.

 

For each tranche of notes, the nominal liquidation amount of that tranche will be reduced by the amount of reductions which are allocated or reallocated to that tranche less the amount of reductions which are reallocated from that tranche to notes of a subordinated class.

 

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Limit on Allocations of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts and MBNAseries Available Funds

 

Each tranche of notes will be allocated MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts and MBNAseries Available Funds solely to the extent of its nominal liquidation amount. Therefore, if the nominal liquidation amount of any tranche of notes has been reduced due to reallocations of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to cover payments of interest or the master trust II servicing fee or due to charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II, such tranche of notes will not be allocated MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts or MBNAseries Available Funds to the extent of such reductions. However, any funds in the applicable principal funding subaccount, any funds in the applicable interest funding subaccount, any amounts payable from any applicable derivative agreement, any funds in the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount, and in the case of Class C notes, any funds in the applicable Class C reserve subaccount, will still be available to pay principal of and interest on that tranche of notes. If the nominal liquidation amount of a tranche of notes has been reduced due to reallocation of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to pay interest on senior classes of notes or the master trust II servicing fee, or due to charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II, it is possible for that tranche’s nominal liquidation amount to be increased by allocations of MBNAseries Available Funds. However, there are no assurances that there will be any MBNAseries Available Funds for such allocations.

 

Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account

 

The amount targeted to be deposited into the principal funding account in any month will be the highest of the following amounts. However, no amount will be deposited into the principal funding subaccount for any subordinated note unless following such deposit the remaining available subordinated amount is equal to the aggregate unused subordinated amount for all outstanding senior notes.

 

    Principal Payment Date.    For the month before any principal payment date of a tranche of notes, the deposit targeted for that tranche of notes for that month is equal to the nominal liquidation amount of that tranche of notes as of the close of business on the last day of such month, determined after giving effect to any charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II and any reallocations, payments or deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts occurring on the following Transfer Date.

 

    Budgeted Deposits.    Each month beginning with the twelfth month before the expected principal payment date of a tranche of notes, the deposit targeted to be made into the principal funding subaccount for a tranche of notes will be one-twelfth of the expected outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche of notes as of its expected principal payment date.

 

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to accumulate MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts necessary to pay a tranche of notes on its expected principal payment date, using conservative historical information about payment rates of principal receivables under master trust II and after taking into account all of the other expected payments of principal of master trust II investor certificates and notes to be made in the next twelve months, then the start of the targeted deposits may be postponed each month by one month, with proportionately larger targeted deposits for each month of postponement.

 

    Prefunding of the Principal Funding Account for Senior Classes.    If the issuer determines that any date on which principal is payable or to be deposited into a principal funding subaccount with respect to any tranche of Class C notes will occur at a time when the payment or deposit of all or part of that tranche of Class C notes would be prohibited because it would cause a deficiency in the remaining available subordination for the Class A notes or Class B notes, the targeted deposit amount for the Class A notes and Class B notes will be an amount equal to the portion of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A notes and Class B notes that would have to cease to be outstanding in order to permit the payment of or deposit with respect to that tranche of Class C notes.

 

If the issuer determines that any date on which principal is payable or to be deposited into a principal funding subaccount with respect to any Class B notes will occur at a time when the payment or deposit of all or part of that tranche of Class B notes would be prohibited because it would cause a deficiency in the remaining available subordination for the Class A notes, the targeted deposit amount for the Class A notes will be an amount equal to the portion of the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of the Class A notes that would have to cease to be outstanding in order to permit the payment of or deposit with respect to that tranche of Class B notes.

 

Prefunding of the principal funding subaccount for the senior tranches of the MBNAseries will continue until:

 

—enough senior notes are repaid so that the subordinated notes that are payable are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination for the outstanding senior notes;

 

—new subordinated notes are issued so that the subordinated notes that are payable are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination for the outstanding senior notes; or

 

—the principal funding subaccounts for the senior notes are prefunded so that the subordinated notes that are payable are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination for the outstanding senior notes.

 

For purposes of calculating the prefunding requirements, the required subordinated amount of a tranche of a senior class of notes of the MBNAseries will be calculated as described under “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes—Required Subordinated Amount” based on its Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount on such date. However, if any early redemption event has occurred

 

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with respect to the subordinated notes or if the usage of the subordinated notes with respect to such senior notes is greater than zero, the required subordinated amount will be calculated based on the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount of such tranche as of the close of business on the day immediately preceding the occurrence of such early redemption event or the date on which the usage of the subordinated notes exceeds zero.

 

When the prefunded amounts are no longer necessary, they will be withdrawn from the principal funding account and applied in accordance with the description under “—Withdrawals from Principal Funding Account—Withdrawals of Prefunded Amounts.” The nominal liquidation amount of the prefunded tranches will be increased by the amount removed from the principal funding account.

 

If any tranche of senior notes becomes payable as a result of an early redemption event, event of default or other optional or mandatory redemption, or upon reaching its expected principal payment date, any prefunded amounts on deposit in its principal funding subaccount will be paid to noteholders of that tranche and deposits to pay the notes will continue as necessary to pay that tranche.

 

    Event of Default, Early Redemption Event or Other Optional or Mandatory Redemption.    If any tranche of notes has been accelerated after the occurrence of an event of default during that month, or an early redemption event or other optional or mandatory redemption has occurred with respect to any tranche of notes, the deposit targeted for that tranche of notes with respect to that month and each following month will equal the nominal liquidation amount of that tranche of notes as of the close of business on the last day of the preceding month, determined after giving effect to reallocations, payments or deposits occurring on the Transfer Date with respect to such month.

 

    Amounts Owed to Derivative Counterparties.    If a tranche of U.S. dollar notes or foreign currency notes that has a Performing or non-Performing derivative agreement for principal that provides for a payment to the applicable derivative counterparty, the deposit targeted for that tranche of notes on each Transfer Date with respect to any payment to the derivative counterparty will be specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

Allocation to Principal Funding Subaccounts

 

MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts, after any reallocation to cover MBNAseries Available Funds shortfalls, if any, will be allocated each month, and a portion deposited in the principal funding subaccount established for each tranche of notes, as follows:

 

    MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts Equal Targeted Amounts.    If MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts remaining after giving effect to clauses one through four under “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” are equal to the sum of the deposits targeted by each tranche of notes, then the applicable targeted amount will be deposited in the principal funding subaccount established for each tranche.

 

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    MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts Are Less Than Targeted Amounts.    If MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts remaining after giving effect to clauses one through four under “—Application of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” are less than the sum of the deposits targeted by each tranche of notes, then MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will be deposited in the principal funding subaccounts for each tranche in the following priority:

 

—first, the amount available will be allocated to the Class A notes,

 

—second, the amount available after the application above will be allocated to the Class B notes, and

 

—third, the amount available after the applications above will be allocated to the Class C notes.

 

In each case, MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts allocated to a class will be allocated to each tranche of notes within such class pro rata based on the ratio of:

 

—the amount targeted to be deposited into the principal funding subaccount for the applicable tranche of such class, to

 

—the aggregate amount targeted to be deposited into the principal funding subaccount for all tranches of such class.

 

If the restrictions described in “—Limit on Deposits to the Principal Funding Subaccount of Subordinated Notes; Limit on Repayments of all Tranches” prevent the deposit of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts into the principal funding subaccount of any subordinated note, the aggregate amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts available to make the targeted deposit for such subordinated tranche will be allocated first to the Class A notes and then to the Class B notes, in each case pro rata based on the dollar amount of subordinated notes required to be outstanding for the related senior notes. See “—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account.

 

Limit on Deposits to the Principal Funding Subaccount of Subordinated Notes; Limit on Repayments of all Tranches

 

Limit on Deposits to the Principal Funding Subaccount of Subordinated Notes.

 

No MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will be deposited in the principal funding subaccount of any tranche of Class B notes unless, following such deposit, the available subordinated amount of Class B notes is at least equal to the required subordinated amount of Class B notes for all outstanding Class A notes minus the Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount for all Class A notes. For this purpose, the available subordinated amount of Class B notes is equal to the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all other Class B notes of the MBNAseries which will be outstanding after giving effect to the deposit into the principal funding subaccount of such tranche of Class B notes and all other Class B notes which have a targeted deposit into the principal funding account for such month.

 

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No MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will be deposited in the principal funding subaccount of any tranche of Class C notes unless, following such deposit:

 

—the available subordinated amount of Class C notes is at least equal to the required subordinated amount of Class C notes for all outstanding Class A notes minus the Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount for all Class A notes; and

 

—the available subordinated amount of Class C notes is at least equal to the required subordinated amount of Class C notes for all outstanding Class B notes minus the Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount for all Class B notes.

 

For this purpose, the available subordinated amount of Class C notes is equal to the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all other Class C notes of the MBNAseries which will be outstanding after giving effect to the deposit into the principal funding subaccount of such tranche of Class C notes and all other Class C notes which have a targeted deposit into the principal funding account for such month.

 

MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will be deposited in the principal funding subaccount of a subordinated note if and only to the extent that such deposit is not contrary to either of the preceding two paragraphs and the prefunding target amount for each senior note is zero.

 

Limit on Repayments of all Tranches.

 

No amounts on deposit in a principal funding subaccount for any tranche of Class A notes or Class B notes will be applied to pay principal of that tranche or to make a payment under a derivative agreement with respect to principal of that tranche in excess of the highest outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche (or, in the case of foreign currency notes, such other amount that may be specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement). In the case of any tranche of Class C notes, no amounts on deposit in a principal funding subaccount or, if applicable, a Class C reserve subaccount for any such tranche will be applied to pay principal of that tranche or to make a payment under a derivative agreement with respect to principal of that tranche in excess of the highest outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche (or, in the case of foreign currency notes, such other amount that may be specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement).

 

Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties for Principal

 

Unless otherwise specified in the related indenture supplement, dollar payments for principal received under derivative agreements of U.S. dollar notes in the MBNAseries will be treated as MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts. Payments received under derivative agreements for principal of foreign currency notes in the MBNAseries will be applied as specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

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Deposits of Withdrawals from the Class C Reserve Account to the Principal Funding Account

 

Withdrawals from any Class C reserve subaccount will be deposited into the principal funding subaccount for the applicable tranche of Class C notes to the extent required pursuant to the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

Withdrawals from Interest Funding Subaccounts

 

After giving effect to all deposits of funds to the interest funding account in a month, the following withdrawals from the applicable interest funding subaccount may be made, to the extent funds are available, in the applicable interest funding subaccount. A tranche of notes may be entitled to more than one of the following withdrawals in a particular month:

 

    Withdrawals for U.S. Dollar Notes.    On each applicable interest payment date for each tranche of U.S. dollar notes, an amount equal to interest due on the applicable tranche of notes on the applicable interest payment date (including any overdue interest payments and additional interest on overdue interest payments) will be withdrawn from that interest funding subaccount and paid to the applicable paying agent.

 

    Withdrawals for Foreign Currency Notes with a Non-Performing Derivative Agreement.    On each applicable interest payment date with respect to a tranche of foreign currency notes that has a non-Performing derivative agreement for interest, the amount specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement will be withdrawn from that interest funding subaccount and, if so specified in the applicable indenture supplement, converted to the applicable foreign currency at the applicable spot exchange rate and remitted to the applicable paying agent.

 

    Withdrawals for Discount Notes.    On each applicable principal payment date, with respect to each tranche of discount notes, an amount equal to the amount of the accretion of principal of that tranche of notes from the prior principal payment date— or, in the case of the first principal payment date, the date of issuance of that tranche—to but excluding the applicable principal payment date will be withdrawn from that interest funding subaccount and invested in the Investor Interest of the collateral certificate.

 

    Withdrawals for Payments to Derivative Counterparties.    On each date on which a payment is required under the applicable derivative agreement, with respect to any tranche of notes that has a Performing or non-Performing derivative agreement for interest, an amount equal to the amount of the payment to be made under the applicable derivative agreement (including, if applicable, any overdue payment and any additional interest on overdue payments) will be withdrawn from that interest funding subaccount and paid in accordance with the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

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effect to all deposits, then the amounts on deposit in that interest funding subaccount will be withdrawn and, if payable to more than one person, applied pro rata based on the amounts of the withdrawals required to be made. After payment in full of any tranche of notes, any amount remaining on deposit in the applicable interest funding subaccount will be first applied to cover any interest funding subaccount shortfalls for other tranches of notes in the manner described in “—Allocation to Interest Funding Subaccounts,” second applied to cover any principal funding subaccount shortfalls in the manner described in “—Allocation to Principal Funding Subaccounts,” and third paid to the issuer.

 

Withdrawals from Principal Funding Account

 

After giving effect to all deposits of funds to the principal funding account in a month, the following withdrawals from the applicable principal funding subaccount will be made to the extent funds are available in the applicable principal funding subaccount. A tranche of notes may be entitled to more than one of the following withdrawals in a particular month:

 

    Withdrawals for U.S. Dollar Notes with no Derivative Agreement for Principal.     On each applicable principal payment date, with respect to each tranche of U.S. dollar notes that has no derivative agreement for principal, an amount equal to the principal due on the applicable tranche of notes on the applicable principal payment date will be withdrawn from the applicable principal funding subaccount and paid to the applicable paying agent.

 

    Withdrawals for U.S. Dollar or Foreign Currency Notes with a Performing Derivative Agreement for Principal.    On each date on which a payment is required under the applicable derivative agreement with respect to any tranche of U.S. dollar or foreign currency notes that has a Performing derivative agreement for principal, an amount equal to the amount of the payment to be made under the applicable derivative agreement will be withdrawn from the applicable principal funding subaccount and paid to the applicable derivative counterparty. The issuer will direct the applicable derivative counterparty to remit its payments under the applicable derivative agreement to the applicable paying agent.

 

    Withdrawals for Foreign Currency Notes with a non-Performing Derivative Agreement for Principal.    On each principal payment date with respect to a tranche of foreign currency notes that has a non-Performing derivative agreement for principal, an amount equal to the amount specified in the applicable indenture supplement will be withdrawn from that principal funding subaccount and, if so specified in the applicable indenture supplement, converted to the applicable foreign currency at the prevailing spot exchange rate and paid to the applicable paying agent.

 

    Withdrawals for U.S. Dollar Notes with a non-Performing Derivative Agreement for Principal.    On each principal payment date with respect to a tranche of U.S. dollar notes with a non-Performing derivative agreement for principal, the amount specified in the applicable indenture supplement will be withdrawn from the applicable principal funding subaccount and paid to the applicable paying agent.

 

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    Withdrawals of Prefunded Amounts.    If prefunding of the principal funding subaccounts for senior classes of notes is no longer necessary as a result of payment of senior notes or issuance of additional subordinated notes, as described under “—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account—Prefunding of the Principal Funding Account for Senior Classes,” the prefunded amounts will be withdrawn from the principal funding account and first, allocated among and deposited to the principal funding subaccounts of the Class A notes up to the amount then targeted to be on deposit in such principal funding subaccount; second, allocated among and deposited to the principal funding subaccounts of the Class B notes up to the amount then targeted to be on deposit in such principal funding subaccount; third, allocated among and deposited to the principal funding subaccount of the Class C notes up to the amount then targeted to be on deposit in such principal funding subaccount; and fourth, any remaining amounts paid to master trust II to increase the Investor Interest of the collateral certificate.

 

    Withdrawals on the Legal Maturity Date.    On the legal maturity date of any tranche of notes, amounts on deposit in the principal funding subaccount of such tranche may be applied to pay principal of that tranche or to make a payment under a derivative agreement with respect to principal of that tranche.

 

If the aggregate amount available for withdrawal from a principal funding subaccount for any tranche of notes is less than all withdrawals required to be made from that principal funding subaccount for that tranche in a month, then the amounts on deposit will be withdrawn and applied pro rata based on the amounts of the withdrawals required to be made. Upon payment in full of any tranche of notes, any remaining amount on deposit in the applicable principal funding subaccount will be first applied to cover any interest funding subaccount shortfalls for other tranches of notes, second applied to cover any principal funding subaccount shortfalls, and third paid to the issuer.

 

Sale of Credit Card Receivables

 

Credit card receivables may be sold upon the insolvency of MBNA, upon an event of default and acceleration with respect to a tranche of notes and on the legal maturity date of a tranche of notes. See “The Indenture—Events of Default” and Master Trust II—Pay Out Events in the prospectus.

 

If a tranche of notes has an event of default and is accelerated before its legal maturity date, master trust II may sell credit card receivables in an amount up to the nominal liquidation amount of the affected tranche plus any accrued, past due or additional interest on the affected tranche if the conditions described in “The Indenture—Events of Default” in the prospectus are satisfied. This sale will take place at the option of the indenture trustee or at the direction of the holders of a majority of aggregate outstanding dollar principal amount of notes of that tranche. However, a sale will only be permitted if at least one of the following conditions is met:

 

    the holders of 90% of the aggregate outstanding dollar principal amount of the accelerated tranche of notes consent;

 

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    the net proceeds of such sale (plus amounts on deposit in the applicable subaccounts and payments to be received from any applicable derivative agreement) would be sufficient to pay all amounts due on the accelerated tranche of notes; or

 

    if the indenture trustee determines that the funds to be allocated to the accelerated tranche of notes, including MBNAseries Available Funds and MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts allocable to the accelerated tranche of notes, payments to be received from any applicable derivative agreement and amounts on deposit in the applicable subaccounts, may not be sufficient on an ongoing basis to make all payments on the accelerated tranche of notes as such payments would have become due if such obligations had not been declared due and payable, and 66 2/3% of the noteholders of the accelerated tranche of notes consent to the sale.

 

Any sale of receivables for a subordinated tranche of notes will be delayed if the subordination provisions prevent payment of the accelerated tranche until a sufficient amount of senior classes of notes are prefunded, or a sufficient amount of senior notes have been repaid, or a sufficient amount of subordinated tranches have been issued, in each case, to the extent that the accelerated tranche of notes is no longer needed to provide the required subordination for the senior classes.

 

If principal of or interest on a tranche of notes has not been paid in full on its legal maturity date (after giving effect to any allocations, deposits and distributions to be made on such date), the sale will automatically take place on that date regardless of the subordination requirements of any senior classes of notes. Proceeds from such a sale will be immediately paid to the noteholders of the related tranche.

 

The amount of credit card receivables sold will be up to the nominal liquidation amount of, plus any accrued, past due and additional interest on, the tranches of notes that directed the sale to be made. The nominal liquidation amount of any tranche of notes that directed the sale to be made will be automatically reduced to zero upon such sale. After such sale, no more MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts or MBNAseries Available Funds will be allocated to that tranche.

 

If a tranche of notes directs a sale of credit card receivables, then after the sale that tranche will no longer be entitled to credit enhancement from subordinated classes of notes of the same series. Tranches of notes that have directed sales of credit card receivables are not outstanding under the indenture.

 

After giving effect to a sale of receivables for a tranche of notes, the amount of proceeds may be less than the outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche. This deficiency can arise because of a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit or if the sale price for the receivables was less than the outstanding dollar principal amount. These types of deficiencies will not be reimbursed unless, in the case of Class C notes only, there are sufficient amounts in the related Class C reserve subaccount.

 

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has caused a sale of receivables will be treated as MBNAseries Available Funds and be allocated as described in “—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds.”

 

Targeted Deposits to the Class C Reserve Account

 

The Class C reserve account will be funded on each Transfer Date, as necessary, from MBNAseries Available Funds as described under “—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds.” The aggregate deposit targeted to be made to the Class C reserve account in each month will be the sum of the Class C reserve subaccount deposits targeted to be made for each tranche of Class C notes as required under the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

Withdrawals from the Class C Reserve Account

 

Withdrawals will be made from the Class C reserve account in the amount and manner required under the MBNAseries indenture supplement.

 

Targeted Deposits to the Accumulation Reserve Account

 

If more than one budgeted deposit is targeted for a tranche, the accumulation reserve subaccount will be funded for such tranche no later than three months prior to the date on

which a budgeted deposit is first targeted for such tranche as described under “—Targeted Deposits of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to the Principal Funding Account.” The accumulation reserve subaccount for a tranche of notes will be funded on each Transfer Date, as necessary, from MBNAseries Available Funds as described under “—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds.” The aggregate deposit targeted to be made to the accumulation reserve account in each month will be the sum of the accumulation reserve subaccount deposits targeted to be made for each tranche of notes.

 

If the aggregate amount of MBNAseries Available Funds available for deposit to the accumulation reserve account is less than the sum of the targeted deposits for each tranche of notes, then the amount available will be allocated to each tranche of notes up to the targeted deposit pro rata based on the ratio of the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for that tranche for that month to the Weighted Average Available Funds Allocation Amount for all tranches of notes that have a targeted deposit to their accumulation reserve subaccounts for that month. After the initial allocation, any excess will be further allocated in a similar manner to those accumulation reserve subaccounts which still have an uncovered targeted deposit.

 

Withdrawals from the Accumulation Reserve Account

 

Withdrawals will be made from the accumulation reserve subaccounts, but in no event more than the amount on deposit in the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount, in the following order:

 

   

Interest.    On or prior to each Transfer Date, the issuer will calculate for each tranche of notes the amount of any shortfall of net investment earnings for amounts on deposit in the principal funding subaccount for that tranche (other than prefunded amounts)

 

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over the amount of interest that would have accrued on such deposit if that tranche had borne interest at the applicable note interest rate (or other rate specified in the MBNAseries indenture supplement) for the prior month. If there is any such shortfall for that Transfer Date, or any unpaid shortfall from any earlier Transfer Date, the issuer will withdraw the sum of those amounts from the accumulation reserve subaccount, to the extent available, for treatment as MBNAseries Available Funds for such month.

 

    Payment to Issuer.    Upon payment in full of any tranche of notes, any amount on deposit in the applicable accumulation reserve subaccount will be paid to the issuer.

 

Final Payment of the Notes

 

Noteholders are entitled to payment of principal in an amount equal to the outstanding dollar principal amount of their respective notes. However, MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts will be allocated to pay principal on the notes only up to their nominal liquidation amount, which will be reduced for charge-offs due to uncovered defaults of principal receivables in master trust II and reallocations of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts to pay interest on senior classes of notes or a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to such notes. In addition, if a sale of receivables occurs, as described in “—Sale

of Credit Card Receivables,” the amount of receivables sold will be limited to the nominal liquidation amount of, plus any accrued, past due or additional interest on, the related tranche of notes. If the nominal liquidation amount of a tranche has been reduced, noteholders of such tranche will receive full payment of principal only to the extent proceeds from the sale of receivables are sufficient to pay the full principal amount, amounts are received from an applicable derivative agreement or amounts have been previously deposited in an issuer account for such tranche of notes.

 

On the date of a sale of receivables, the proceeds of such sale will be available to pay the outstanding dollar principal amount of, plus any accrued, past due and additional interest on, that tranche.

 

A tranche of notes will be considered to be paid in full, the holders of those notes will have no further right or claim, and the issuer will have no further obligation or liability for principal or interest, on the earliest to occur of:

 

    the date of the payment in full of the stated principal amount of and all accrued, past due and additional interest on that tranche of notes;

 

    the date on which the outstanding dollar principal amount of that tranche of notes is reduced to zero, and all accrued, past due or additional interest on that tranche of notes is paid in full;

 

    the legal maturity date of that tranche of notes, after giving effect to all deposits, allocations, reallocations, sales of credit card receivables and payments to be made on that date; or

 

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    except as otherwise described in “The Notes—Early Redemption of the Notes,” the date on which a sale of receivables has taken place with respect to such tranche, as described in “—Sale of Credit Card Receivables.”

 

Pro Rata Payments Within a Tranche

 

All notes of a tranche will receive payments of principal and interest pro rata based on the stated principal amount of each note in that tranche.

 

Shared Excess Available Funds

 

MBNAseries Available Funds for any month remaining after making the seventh application described under “—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds” will be available for allocation to other series of notes in Group A. Such excess including excesses, if any, from other series of notes in Group A, called shared excess available funds, will be allocated to cover certain shortfalls in Available Funds for the series in Group A, if any, which have not been covered out of Available Funds allocable to such series. If these shortfalls exceed shared excess available funds for any month, shared excess available funds will be allocated pro rata among the applicable series in Group A based on the relative amounts of those shortfalls in Available Funds. To the extent that shared excess available funds exceed those shortfalls, the balance will be paid to the issuer. For the MBNAseries, shared excess available funds, to the extent available and allocated to the MBNAseries, will cover shortfalls in the first four applications described in “—Application of MBNAseries Available Funds.”

 

MBNA and MBNA Corporation

 

MBNA America Bank, National Association (referred to in this prospectus supplement as MBNA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBNA Corporation. MBNA has two wholly-owned foreign bank subsidiaries, MBNA Europe Bank Limited, located in the United Kingdom, and MBNA Canada Bank, located in Canada.

 

On a managed basis, including loan accounts originated or acquired by MBNA Europe Bank Limited and MBNA Canada Bank, MBNA maintained loan accounts with aggregate outstanding balances of $115.9 billion as of December 31, 2003. Of this amount, $84.1 billion were MasterCard and Visa credit card loans originated in the United States. As of December 31, 2003, MBNA had assets of $56.5 billion, deposits of $33.4 billion and capital and surplus accounts of $10.8 billion, and MBNA Corporation had consolidated assets of $59.1 billion, consolidated deposits of $31.8 billion and capital and surplus accounts of $11.1 billion.

 

MBNA’s Credit Card Portfolio

 

MBNA primarily relies on affinity marketing in the acquisition of credit card accounts, but also engages in targeted direct response marketing and portfolio acquisitions. For a description of MBNA’s marketing, underwriting and credit risk control policies, see “MBNA’s Credit Card Activities—Acquisition and Use of Credit Card Accounts” in the prospectus.

 

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Billing and Payments

 

MBNA, using MBNA Technology, Inc. as its service bureau, generates and mails to cardholders monthly statements summarizing account activity and processes cardholder monthly payments. Generally, cardholders must make a monthly minimum payment at least equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of all finance charges, bank imposed fees, a stated minimum amount (generally $15) and past due amounts or (ii) 2.25% of the statement balance plus past due amounts, but generally not less than $15. Certain eligible cardholders are given the option periodically to take a payment deferral.

 

The finance charges on purchases, which are assessed monthly, are calculated by multiplying the account’s average daily purchase balance by the applicable daily periodic rate, and multiplying the result by the number of days in the billing cycle. Finance charges are calculated on purchases from the date of the purchase or the first day of the billing cycle in which the purchase is posted to the account, whichever is later. Monthly periodic finance charges are generally not assessed on new purchases if, for each billing cycle, all balances shown on the previous billing statement are paid by the due date, which is generally at least 25 days after the billing date. Monthly periodic finance charges are not assessed in most circumstances on previous purchases if all balances shown on the two previous billing statements are paid by their respective due dates.

 

The finance charges, which are assessed monthly on cash advances (including balance transfers), are calculated by multiplying the account’s average cash advance balance by the applicable daily periodic rate, and multiplying the result by the number of days in the billing cycle. Finance charges are calculated on cash advances (including balance transfers) from the date of the transaction. Currently, MBNA generally treats the day on which a cash advance check is deposited or cashed as the transaction date for such check.

 

MBNA offers fixed rate and variable rate credit card accounts. MBNA also offers temporary promotional rates.

 

MBNA assesses annual membership fees on certain accounts although under various marketing programs these fees may be waived or rebated. For most credit card accounts, MBNA also assesses late, overlimit and returned check charges. MBNA generally assesses a fee on cash advances and certain purchase transactions.

 

Delinquencies and Collection Efforts

 

An account is contractually delinquent if the minimum payment is not received by the due date indicated on the customer’s statement. Efforts to collect contractually delinquent credit card receivables currently are made by MBNA’s Customer Assistance personnel. Collection activities include statement messages, telephone calls and formal collection letters. MBNA employs two principal computerized systems for collecting past due accounts. The Predictive Management System analyzes each cardholder’s purchase and repayment habits and selects accounts for initial contact with the objective of contacting the highest risk accounts first. The accounts selected are queued to MBNA’s proprietary Outbound Call

 

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Management System. This system sorts accounts by a number of factors, including time zone, degree of delinquency and dollar amount due, and automatically dials delinquent accounts in order of priority. Representatives are automatically linked to the cardholder’s account information and voice line when a contact is established.

 

Accounts are charged off in accordance with regulatory guidelines issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council in June 2000. Accounts are charged off by the end of the month in which they become 180 days contractually past due and bankrupt accounts are charged off 60 days after receiving notice of filing from the bankruptcy courts. Deceased accounts are charged off when the loss is determined. Fraudulent accounts are charged off within 90 days after identifying the account as fraudulent.

 

Renegotiated and Re-Aged Accounts

 

MBNA may modify the terms of its credit card agreements with cardholders who have experienced financial difficulties by offering them renegotiated account programs, which include either placing them on nonaccrual status or reducing their interest rate. When an account is classified as nonaccrual, the accrual of interest ceases. In future periods, when payment is received it is recorded as a reduction of principal. Reduced-rate accounts are those accounts for which the interest rate was reduced because of the inability of the cardholder to service the obligation under the original terms of the credit card agreement. Finance charges accrue at the reduced rate as long as the cardholder is current under the revised terms and conditions of the credit card agreement. In addition, accounts may be re-aged to remove existing delinquency. Re-aging accounts assists cardholders who have recently overcome temporary financial difficulties and have clearly demonstrated both the ability and willingness to resume regular payments, but are unable to pay the entire past due amount on their accounts. MBNA’s policies and procedures with respect to renegotiated and re-aged accounts are consistent with Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council established guidelines.

 

As of December 31, 2003, the Master Trust II Portfolio included approximately $52.2 million of receivables in nonaccrual accounts, less than 0.5% of the total receivables in the Master Trust II Portfolio, approximately $1.878 billion of receivables in reduced-rate accounts, less than 3% of the total receivables in the Master Trust II Portfolio, and approximately $2.029 billion of receivables re-aged for the year ended December 31, 2003, less than 3% of the total receivables in the Master Trust II Portfolio.

 

The Master Trust II Portfolio

 

The receivables conveyed to master trust II arise in accounts selected from the Bank Portfolio on the basis of criteria set forth in the master trust II agreement as applied on the Cut-Off Date and, with respect to additional accounts, as of the related date of their designation. The receivables in master trust II may include receivables that are contractually delinquent. The seller has the right, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth therein, to designate from time to time additional accounts and to transfer to master trust II all receivables of such additional accounts. Any additional accounts designated must be Eligible Accounts as of the date the seller designates such accounts as additional accounts.

 

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Delinquency and Principal Charge-Off Experience

 

Minimum scheduled payments for the accounts are generally due 25 days from the end of the last billing cycle. A credit card account is contractually delinquent if less than 90% of the minimum payment is made by the payment due date. For collection purposes, however, an account is considered delinquent if at least 90% of the minimum payment required to be made is not received by MBNA within 5 days after the due date reflected in the respective monthly billing statement. Upon receipt of 3 consecutive payments on their respective due dates, delinquent accounts may qualify to be redesignated as non-delinquent.

 

The following table sets forth the delinquency experience for cardholder payments on the credit card accounts in the Master Trust II Portfolio for each of the periods shown. The receivables outstanding on the accounts consist of all amounts due from cardholders as posted to the accounts as of the end of the period shown. We cannot provide any assurance that the delinquency experience for the receivables in the future will be similar to the historical experience set forth below.

 

Delinquency Experience

Master Trust II Portfolio

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

    December 31,

 
    2003

    2002

    2001

 
    Receivables

  Percentage
of Total
Receivables


    Receivables

  Percentage
of Total
Receivables


    Receivables

  Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Receivables
Outstanding

  $ 77,426,846         $ 72,696,743         $ 66,500,791      

Receivables
Delinquent:

                                   

30-59 Days

  $ 1,202,508   1.55 %   $  1,343,708   1.85 %   $ 1,247,086   1.88 %

60-89 Days

    825,924   1.07       833,204   1.15       708,484   1.07  

90 or More

    1,986,364   2.57       1,856,047   2.55       1,473,667   2.21  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,014,796   5.19 %   $ 4,032,959   5.55 %   $ 3,429,237   5.16 %
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

December 31,


 
    2000

    1999

 
    Receivables

  Percentage
of Total
Receivables


    Receivables

  Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Receivables
Outstanding

  $ 58,611,594         $ 51,032,411      

Receivables
Delinquent:

                       

30-59 Days

  $ 1,024,175   1.75 %   $ 817,374   1.60 %

60-89 Days

    583,768   1.00       482,084   0.94  

90 or More

    1,158,371   1.97       1,064,669   2.09  
   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,766,314   4.72 %   $ 2,364,127   4.63 %
   

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth the principal charge-off experience for cardholder payments on the credit card accounts in the Master Trust II Portfolio for each of the periods shown. Charge-offs consist of write-offs of principal receivables. If accrued finance charge receivables that have been written off were included in total charge-offs, total charge-offs would be higher as an absolute number and as a percentage of the average of principal receivables outstanding during the periods indicated. Average principal receivables outstanding is the average of the daily principal receivables balance during the periods indicated. We cannot provide any assurance that the charge-off experience for the receivables in the future will be similar to the historical experience set forth below.

 

Principal Charge-Off Experience

Master Trust II Portfolio

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2003

    2002

    2001

 

Average Principal Receivables Outstanding

   $ 70,695,439     $ 65,393,297     $ 59,261,613  

Total Charge-Offs

   $ 4,168,622     $ 3,629,682     $ 3,102,804  

Total Charge-Offs as a percentage of Average Principal Receivables Outstanding

     5.90 %     5.55 %     5.24 %

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2000

    1999

 

Average Principal Receivables Outstanding

   $ 52,869,754     $ 44,034,527  
Total Charge-Offs    $ 2,697,976     $ 2,172,404  

Total Charge-Offs as a percentage of Average
Principal Receivables Outstanding

     5.10 %     4.93 %

 

Total charge-offs as a percentage of average principal receivables outstanding for the months ended January 31, 2004 and February 29, 2004 were 5.69% and 5.73%, respectively, each calculated as an annualized figure. Total charge-offs are total principal charge-offs before recoveries and do not include any charge-offs of finance charge receivables or the amount of any reductions in average daily principal receivables outstanding due to fraud, returned goods, customer disputes or other miscellaneous adjustments.

 

Revenue Experience

 

The following table sets forth the revenue experience for the credit card accounts from finance charges, fees paid and interchange in the Master Trust II Portfolio for each of the periods shown.

 

The revenue experience in the following table is calculated on a cash basis. Yield from finance charges and fees is the result of dividing finance charges and fees by average daily principal receivables outstanding during the periods indicated. Finance charges and fees are comprised of monthly cash collections of periodic finance charges and other credit card fees including interchange.

 

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Revenue Experience

Master Trust II Portfolio

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2003

    2002

    2001

 

Finance Charges and Fees*

   $ 12,425,445     $ 11,733,951     $ 11,486,818  

Yield from Finance Charges and Fees

     17.58 %     17.94 %     19.38 %

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2000

    1999

 

Finance Charges and Fees

   $ 10,122,205     $ 8,121,775  

Yield from Finance Charges and Fees

     19.15 %     18.44 %

*   Since December 17, 2001, recoveries on receivables in Defaulted Accounts have been included as amounts received in respect of finance charge receivables.

 

The yield on a cash basis will be affected by numerous factors, including the monthly periodic finance charges on the receivables, the amount of the annual membership fees and other fees, changes in the delinquency rate on the receivables, the percentage of cardholders who pay their balances in full each month and do not incur monthly periodic finance charges, the percentage of credit card accounts bearing finance charges at promotional rates and changes in the level of delinquencies on the receivables. See “Risk Factors” in the prospectus.

 

The revenue from periodic finance charges and fees—other than annual fees—depends in part upon the collective preference of cardholders to use their credit cards as revolving debt instruments for purchases and cash advances and to pay account balances over several months—as opposed to convenience use, where cardholders pay off their entire balance each month, thereby avoiding periodic finance charges on their purchases—and upon other credit card related services for which the cardholder pays a fee. Fees for these other services will be treated for purposes of the master trust II agreement as principal receivables rather than finance charge receivables; however, MBNA may specify that it will treat these fees as finance charge receivables. Revenues from periodic finance charges and fees also depend on the types of charges and fees assessed on the credit card accounts. Accordingly, revenue will be affected by future changes in the types of charges and fees assessed on the accounts and on the types of additional accounts added from time to time. These revenues could be adversely affected by future changes in fees and charges assessed by MBNA and other factors. See “MBNA’s Credit Card Activities” in the prospectus.

 

Interchange

 

MBNA, as seller, will transfer to master trust II a percentage of the interchange attributed to cardholder charges for goods and services in the accounts of master trust II. Interchange will be allocated to each series of master trust II investor certificates based on such series’s pro rata portion as measured by its Investor Interest of cardholder charges for goods and services in the accounts of master trust II relative to the total amount of cardholder charges for goods and services in the MasterCard and Visa credit card accounts owned by MBNA, as reasonably estimated by the seller.

 

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MasterCard and Visa may from time to time change the amount of interchange reimbursed to banks issuing their credit cards. Interchange will be treated as collections of finance charge receivables. Under the circumstances described herein, interchange will be used to pay a portion of the Investor Servicing Fee required to be paid on each Transfer Date. See “Master Trust II—Servicing Compensation and Payment of Expenses” and “MBNA’s Credit Card Activities—Interchange” in the prospectus.

 

        Principal Payment Rates

 

The following table sets forth the highest and lowest cardholder monthly principal payment rates for the Master Trust II Portfolio during any month in the periods shown and the average cardholder monthly principal payment rates for all months during the periods shown, in each case calculated as a percentage of total beginning monthly account principal balances during the periods shown. Principal payment rates shown in the table are based on amounts which are deemed payments of principal receivables with respect to the accounts.

 

Cardholder Monthly Principal Payment Rates

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

     Year Ended December 31,

     2003

   2002

   2001

   2000

   1999

Lowest Month

   12.73%    12.93%    12.28%    12.21%    12.56%

Highest Month

   14.71%    14.40%    13.76%    14.05%    13.61%

Monthly Average

   13.84%    13.63%    13.03%    13.01%    13.17%

 

Generally, cardholders must make a monthly minimum payment at least equal to the lesser of (i) the sum of all finance charges, bank imposed fees, a stated minimum amount (generally $15) and past due amounts or (ii) 2.25% of the statement balance plus past due amounts, but generally not less than $15. Certain eligible cardholders are given the option periodically to take a payment deferral. We cannot assure you that the cardholder monthly principal payment rates in the future will be similar to the historical experience set forth above. In addition, the amount of collections of receivables may vary from month to month due to seasonal variations, general economic conditions and payment habits of individual cardholders.

 

MBNA, as seller, has the right, subject to certain limitations and conditions, to designate certain removed credit card accounts and to require the master trust II trustee to reconvey all receivables in such removed credit card accounts to the seller. Once an account is removed, receivables existing or guaranteed under that credit card account are not transferred to master trust II.

 

        The Receivables

 

As of the beginning of the day on March 11, 2004:

 

    the Master Trust II Portfolio included $71,599,629,876 of principal receivables and $1,654,840,379 of finance charge receivables;

 

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    the credit card accounts had an average principal receivable balance of $1,703 and an average credit limit of $13,242;

 

    the percentage of the aggregate total receivable balance to the aggregate total credit limit was 13.2%;

 

    the average age of the credit card accounts was approximately 75 months; and

 

    cardholders whose accounts are included in the Master Trust II Portfolio had billing addresses in all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

 

The following tables summarize the Master Trust II Portfolio by various criteria as of the beginning of the day on March 11, 2004. Because the future composition of the Master Trust II Portfolio may change over time, these tables do not describe the composition of the Master Trust II Portfolio at any future time.

 

Composition by Account Balance

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

Account Balance Range


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

    Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Credit Balance

   725,747    1.7 %   $ (82,115,798 )   (0.1 )%

No Balance

   24,152,492    57.4       0     0.0  

$           .01-$  5,000.00

   12,166,203    28.9       16,373,619,792     22.3  

$  5,000.01-$10,000.00

   2,876,586    6.9       20,616,705,656     28.1  

$10,000.01-$15,000.00

   1,146,560    2.7       13,980,662,347     19.1  

$15,000.01-$20,000.00

   501,168    1.2       8,644,169,244     11.8  

$20,000.01-$25,000.00

   266,927    0.7       5,991,348,245     8.2  

$25,000.01 or More

   219,838    0.5       7,730,080,769     10.6  
    
  

 


 

Total

   42,055,521    100.0 %   $ 73,254,470,255     100.0 %
    
  

 


 

 

Composition by Credit Limit

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

Credit Limit Range


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Less than or equal to $5,000.00

   7,246,643    17.2 %   $ 5,130,027,226    7.0 %

$  5,000.01-$10,000.00

   11,429,707    27.2       15,085,125,865    20.6  

$10,000.01-$15,000.00

   9,760,407    23.2       15,719,927,135    21.5  

$15,000.01-$20,000.00

   5,529,897    13.2       11,218,683,165    15.3  

$20,000.01-$25,000.00

   5,511,695    13.1       13,079,491,421    17.8  

$25,000.01 or More

   2,577,172    6.1       13,021,215,443    17.8  
    
  

 

  

Total

   42,055,521    100.0 %   $ 73,254,470,255    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

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Composition by Period of Delinquency

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

Period of Delinquency
(Days Contractually Delinquent)


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Not Delinquent

   40,778,751    97.0 %   $ 64,943,475,166    88.6 %

Up to 29 Days

   697,668    1.6       4,076,244,586    5.6  

30 to 59 Days

   194,534    0.5       1,267,011,477    1.7  

60 to 89 Days

   112,862    0.3       798,067,004    1.1  

90 or More Days

   271,706    0.6       2,169,672,022    3.0  
    
  

 

  

Total

   42,055,521    100.0 %   $ 73,254,470,255    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

Composition by Account Age

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

Account Age


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Not More than 6 Months

   882,729    2.1 %   $ 1,084,488,562    1.5 %

Over 6 Months to 12 Months

   2,487,142    5.9       3,968,267,013    5.4  

Over 12 Months to 24 Months

   4,535,309    10.8       6,684,783,411    9.1  

Over 24 Months to 36 Months

   4,658,028    11.1       6,129,866,518    8.4  

Over 36 Months to 48 Months

   4,362,105    10.4       6,864,524,316    9.4  

Over 48 Months to 60 Months

   4,086,012    9.7       6,760,586,177    9.2  

Over 60 Months to 72 Months

   3,486,168    8.3       5,794,934,081    7.9  

Over 72 Months

   17,558,028    41.7       35,967,020,177    49.1  
    
  

 

  

Total

   42,055,521    100.0 %   $ 73,254,470,255    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

Geographic Distribution of Accounts

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

State 


  

Number

of Accounts


  

Percentage

of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

  

Percentage

of Total

Receivables


 

California

   3,747,428    8.9 %   $ 7,536,255,586    10.3 %

Florida

   3,030,012    7.2       5,264,194,254    7.2  

New York

   2,836,562    6.8       4,839,941,918    6.6  

Pennsylvania

   2,676,343    6.4       3,890,283,689    5.3  

Texas

   2,197,269    5.2       4,770,911,011    6.5  

New Jersey

   1,817,924    4.3       3,158,621,292    4.3  

Ohio

   1,739,347    4.1       2,711,967,804    3.7  

Illinois

   1,691,794    4.0       2,772,590,302    3.8  

Virginia

   1,606,732    3.8       2,693,764,499    3.7  

North Carolina

   1,449,428    3.5       2,671,840,575    3.6  

Other

   19,262,682    45.8       32,944,099,325    45.0  
    
  

 

  

Total

   42,055,521    100.0 %   $ 73,254,470,255    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

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Since the largest number of cardholders (based on billing address) whose accounts were included in master trust II as of March 11, 2004 were in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas, adverse changes in the economic conditions in these areas could have a direct impact on the timing and amount of payments on the notes.

 

Recent Additions to the Master Trust II Portfolio

 

The following table sets forth the timing and amount of additions of receivables in additional accounts to the Master Trust II Portfolio since the beginning of 2001. Balances of receivables include principal and finance charge receivables as of the date of the related addition.

 

Additions of Receivables

Master Trust II Portfolio

 

Date of Addition


  

Number

of Accounts


   Receivables

  

Percentage

of Total

Receivables


 

November 19, 2003

   1,620,789    $ 1,754,560,022    2.4 %

July 29, 2003

   1,835,591      2,689,463,672    3.8  

April 24, 2003

   1,598,545      2,728,260,279    3.9  

November 22, 2002

   2,181,256      2,994,477,993    4.4  

July 25, 2002

   2,208,399      3,757,990,403    5.8  

March 19, 2002

   2,652,455      4,365,797,657    6.9  

November 27, 2001

   2,252,309      2,881,019,461    4.6  

July 20, 2001

   2,491,847      3,760,863,507    6.3  

April 30, 2001

   1,288,123      1,450,543,629    2.5  

January 30, 2001

   1,593,803      1,789,807,766    3.1  

 

The following tables summarize by various criteria the receivables and related accounts added to the Master Trust II Portfolio on November 19, 2003. Because the characteristics of the receivables and related accounts added on November 19, 2003 may change over time, these tables do not describe the composition of those receivables and related accounts at any time before or after November 19, 2003. Additionally, the characteristics of the receivables and related accounts added on November 19, 2003 may be materially different from the characteristics of receivables and related accounts added before or after November 19, 2003.

 

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Composition by Account Balance

November 19, 2003 Addition of Accounts

 

Account Balance Range


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

    Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Credit Balance

   5,909    0.4 %   $ (1,109,076 )   (0.1 )%

No Balance

   962,909    59.4       0     0.0  

$           .01-$  5,000.00

   540,710    33.3       657,518,053     37.5  

$  5,000.01-$10,000.00

   77,899    4.8       555,153,846     31.6  

$10,000.01-$15,000.00

   20,304    1.2       249,860,548     14.2  

$15,000.01-$20,000.00

   7,480    0.5       129,736,583     7.4  

$20,000.01-$25,000.00

   2,906    0.2       65,719,014     3.8  

$25,000.01 or More

   2,672    0.2       97,681,054     5.6  
    
  

 


 

Total

   1,620,789    100.0 %   $ 1,754,560,022     100.0 %
    
  

 


 

 

Composition by Credit Limit

November 19, 2003 Addition of Accounts

 

Credit Limit Range


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Less than or equal to $5,000.00

   874,969    54.0 %   $ 342,898,686    19.5 %

$  5,000.01-$10,000.00

   463,931    28.6       596,817,854    34.0  

$10,000.01-$15,000.00

   163,951    10.1       336,830,697    19.2  

$15,000.01-$20,000.00

   71,038    4.4       211,158,837    12.0  

$20,000.01-$25,000.00

   25,725    1.6       97,569,234    5.6  

$25,000.01 or More

   21,175    1.3       169,284,714    9.7  
    
  

 

  

Total

   1,620,789    100.0 %   $ 1,754,560,022    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

Composition by Period of Delinquency

November 19, 2003 Addition of Accounts

 

Period of Delinquency

(Days Contractually Delinquent)


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Not Delinquent

   1,596,795    98.5 %   $ 1,670,714,314    95.2 %

Up to 29 Days

   19,913    1.2       67,497,678    3.8  

30 to 59 Days

   2,303    0.1       7,827,155    0.5  

60 to 89 Days

   707    0.1       3,004,034    0.2  

90 or More Days

   1,071    0.1       5,516,841    0.3  
    
  

 

  

Total

   1,620,789    100.0 %   $ 1,754,560,022    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

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Composition by Account Age

November 19, 2003 Addition of Accounts

 

Account Age


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

Not More than 6 Months

   1,520,340    93.8 %   $ 1,566,856,038    89.3 %

Over 6 Months to 12 Months

   1,052    0.1       2,044,306    0.1  

Over 12 Months to 24 Months

   5,791    0.4       11,845,201    0.7  

Over 24 Months to 36 Months

   4,911    0.3       10,345,097    0.6  

Over 36 Months to 48 Months

   4,054    0.3       7,959,037    0.4  

Over 48 Months to 60 Months

   10,436    0.6       20,928,691    1.2  

Over 60 Months to 72 Months

   7,050    0.4       13,506,239    0.8  

Over 72 Months

   67,155    4.1       121,075,413    6.9  
    
  

 

  

Total

   1,620,789    100.0 %   $ 1,754,560,022    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

Geographic Distribution of Accounts

November 19, 2003 Addition of Accounts

 

State


   Number
of Accounts


   Percentage
of Total
Number of
Accounts


    Receivables

   Percentage
of Total
Receivables


 

New York

   127,509    7.9 %   $ 133,543,740    7.6 %

California

   124,396    7.7       192,278,388    11.0  

Ohio

   121,512    7.5       158,967,296    9.1  

Florida

   117,175    7.2       113,842,358    6.5  

Pennsylvania

   91,630    5.7       71,778,118    4.1  

New Jersey

   75,466    4.7       77,067,369    4.4  

Texas

   73,336    4.5       95,241,100    5.4  

Illinois

   71,662    4.4       67,691,382    3.8  

North Carolina

   56,880    3.5       53,272,354    3.0  

Virginia

   55,884    3.4       53,706,072    3.1  

Other

   705,339    43.5       737,171,845    42.0  
    
  

 

  

Total

   1,620,789    100.0 %   $ 1,754,560,022    100.0 %
    
  

 

  

 

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Underwriting

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement for these Class B(2004-1) notes, the issuer has agreed to sell to each of the underwriters named below, and each of those underwriters has severally agreed to purchase, the principal amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes set forth opposite its name:

 

Underwriters


   Principal
Amount


Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 50,000,000

Banc of America Securities LLC

     50,000,000

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

     50,000,000

Lehman Brothers Inc.

     50,000,000
    

Total 

   $ 200,000,000
    

 

The several underwriters have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, to purchase all $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes if any of these Class B(2004-1) notes are purchased.

 

The underwriters have advised the issuer that the several underwriters propose initially to offer these Class B(2004-1) notes to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, and to certain dealers at that public offering price less a concession not in excess of [•]% of the principal amount of these Class B(2004-1) notes. The underwriters may allow, and those dealers may reallow to other dealers, a concession not in excess of [•]% of the principal amount.

 

After the initial public offering, the public offering price and other selling terms may be changed by the underwriters.

 

Each underwriter of these Class B(2004-1) notes has agreed that:

 

    it has not offered or sold, and prior to the date which is six months after the date of issue of the Class B(2004-1) notes will not offer or sell any Class B(2004-1) notes to persons in the United Kingdom except to persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”);

 

    it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Class B(2004-1) notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom; and

 

    it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and it will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Class B(2004-1) notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer.

 

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In connection with the sale of these Class B(2004-1) notes, the underwriters may engage in:

 

    over-allotments, in which members of the syndicate selling these Class B(2004-1) notes sell more notes than the issuer actually sold to the syndicate, creating a syndicate short position;

 

    stabilizing transactions, in which purchases and sales of these Class B(2004-1) notes may be made by the members of the selling syndicate at prices that do not exceed a specified maximum;

 

    syndicate covering transactions, in which members of the selling syndicate purchase these Class B(2004-1) notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions; and

 

    penalty bids, by which the underwriter reclaims a selling concession from a syndicate member when any of these Class B(2004-1) notes originally sold by that syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.

 

These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the price of these Class B(2004-1) notes to be higher than it would otherwise be. These transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

 

The issuer and MBNA will, jointly and severally, indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under applicable securities laws, or contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

 

The proceeds to the issuer from the sale of these Class B(2004-1) notes and the underwriting discount are set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. Additional offering expenses are estimated to be $400,000.

 

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is an affiliate of Citibank, N.A., the derivative counterparty.

 

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Glossary of Defined Terms

 

“Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes” means for any tranche of outstanding Class A notes, with respect to any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the Class A required subordinated amount of Class B notes minus the Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount, each as of such Transfer Date.

 

“Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes” means for any tranche of outstanding Class A notes, with respect to any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the Class A required subordinated amount of Class C notes minus the Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount, each as of such Transfer Date.

 

“Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount” means, with respect to any tranche of outstanding Class A notes, zero on the date of issuance of such tranche, and on any Transfer Date thereafter, the sum of the Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount as of the preceding date of determination plus the sum of the following amounts:

 

(1)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for that tranche of Class A notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated to Class B notes which did not result in a Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount for such tranche of Class A notes on such Transfer Date; plus

 

(2)  the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated to that tranche of Class A notes and then reallocated on such Transfer Date to Class B notes; plus

 

(3) the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to the interest funding subaccount for that tranche of Class A notes which did not result in a Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount for such tranche of Class A notes; plus

 

(4) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated to pay any amount to the servicer for such tranche of Class A notes which did not result in a Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount for such tranche of Class A notes on such Transfer Date; minus

 

(5) an amount (which will not exceed the sum of items (1) through (4) above) equal to the sum of:

 

    the product of:

 

—a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement of a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for any tranche of Class B notes on such

 

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Transfer Date) for such tranche of Class A notes and the denominator of which is the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all tranches of Class B notes (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement of a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for any tranche of Class B notes on such Transfer Date), times

 

—the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits of any tranche of Class B notes which are reimbursed on such Transfer Date, plus

 

    if the aggregate Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement of Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for any tranche of Class B notes on such Transfer Date) for all Class A notes exceeds the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits of all tranches of Class B notes (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement on such Transfer Date), the product of:

 

—a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of such excess and the denominator of which is the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits for all tranches of Class C notes (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement of a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for any tranche of Class C notes on such Transfer Date), times

 

—the aggregate amount of the Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits of any tranche of Class C notes which are reimbursed on such Transfer Date, times

 

—a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount of such tranche of Class A notes and the denominator of which is the Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount for all Class A notes in the MBNAseries.

 

“Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount” means, with respect to any tranche of outstanding Class A notes, zero on the date of issuance of such tranche of Class A notes, and on any Transfer Date thereafter, the sum of the Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount as of the preceding date of determination plus the sum of the following amounts:

 

(1)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for that tranche of Class A notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class C notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated on such Transfer Date to Class C notes; plus

 

(2)  the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated to that tranche of Class A notes and then reallocated on such date to Class C notes; plus

 

(3)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

   

a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for that tranche of Class A notes (as of the last day of the preceding

 

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month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated on such Transfer Date to Class B notes; plus

 

(4)  the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to the interest funding subaccount for that tranche of Class A notes; plus

 

(5)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for such tranche of Class A notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to the interest funding subaccount for any tranche of Class B notes; plus

 

(6)  the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to pay any amount to the servicer for such tranche of Class A notes; plus

 

(7)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes for that tranche of Class A notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to pay any amount to the servicer for any tranche of Class B notes; minus

 

(8)  an amount (which will not exceed the sum of items (1) through (7) above) equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement of a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for any tranche of Class C notes on such Transfer Date) for that tranche of Class A notes and the denominator of which is the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits (prior to giving effect to such reimbursement) of all Class C notes, times

 

    the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits of all Class C notes which are reimbursed on such Transfer Date.

 

“Class B Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes” means for any tranche of outstanding Class B notes, with respect to any Transfer Date, an amount equal to the Class B

required subordinated amount of Class C notes minus the Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount, each as of such Transfer Date.

 

 

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“Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount” means, with respect to any tranche of outstanding Class B notes, zero on the date of issuance of such tranche, and on any Transfer Date thereafter, the sum of the Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount as of the preceding date of determination plus the sum of the following amounts:

 

(1)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Unused Subordinated Amount of Class C notes for that tranche of Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class C notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated on such Transfer Date to Class C notes; plus

 

(2)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the nominal liquidation amount for that tranche of Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the sum of (i) the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated to any tranche of Class A notes that has a Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes that was included in Class A Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount and (ii) the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated to any tranche of Class A notes that has a Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes that was included in Class A Usage of Class B Required Subordinated Amount; plus

 

(3)  the amount of charge-offs for uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II initially allocated to that tranche of Class B notes, and then reallocated on such date to the Class C notes; plus

 

(4)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the nominal liquidation amount for that tranche of Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to the interest funding subaccount for any tranche of Class A notes that has a Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes; plus

 

(5)  the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to the interest funding subaccount for that tranche of Class B notes; plus

 

(6)  an amount equal to the product of:

 

   

a fraction, the numerator of which is the nominal liquidation amount for such tranche of Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month) and the

 

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denominator of which is the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all Class B notes (as of the last day of the preceding month), times

 

    the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to pay any amount to the servicer for any tranche of Class A notes that has a Class A Unused Subordinated Amount of Class B notes; plus

 

(7)  the amount of MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts reallocated on such Transfer Date to pay any amount to the servicer for such tranche of Class B notes; minus

 

(8)  an amount (which will not exceed the sum of items (1) through (7) above) equal to the product of:

 

    a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class B Usage of Class C Required Subordinated Amount (prior to giving effect to any reimbursement of a Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit for any tranche of Class C notes on such Transfer Date) for that tranche of Class B notes and the denominator of which is the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits (prior to giving effect to such reimbursement) of all Class C notes, times

 

    the aggregate Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficits of all Class C notes which are reimbursed on such Transfer Date.

 

“Excess Available Funds” means, for the MBNAseries for any month, the Available Funds allocable to the MBNAseries remaining after application to cover targeted deposits to the interest funding account, payment of the portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to the MBNAseries, and application to cover any defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries or any deficits in the nominal liquidation amount of the MBNAseries notes.

 

“Fixed Amount” has the meaning described in The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” in this prospectus supplement.

 

“Floating Amount” has the meaning described in “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” in this prospectus supplement.

 

“LIBOR” means, as of any LIBOR Determination Date, the rate for deposits in United States dollars for a one-month period which appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date (or, in the case of the first interest period, such rate that corresponds with the actual number of days in the first interest period). If such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by four major banks selected by the beneficiary of the issuer at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that day to prime banks in the London interbank market for a one-month period. The indenture trustee will request the principal London office of each of such banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, the rate for that LIBOR Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates

 

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quoted by four major banks in New York City, selected by the beneficiary of the issuer, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period.

 

“LIBOR Determination Date” means March [•], 2004 for the period from and including the issuance date to but excluding May 17, 2004 and for each interest period thereafter, the second London Business Day prior to the interest payment date on which such interest period commences.

 

“London Business Day” means any Business Day on which dealings in deposits in United States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.

 

“MBNAseries Available Funds” means, for any month, the amounts to be treated as MBNAseries Available Funds as described in “Deposit and Application of Funds—MBNAseries Available Funds.”

 

“MBNAseries Available Principal Amounts” means, for any month, the sum of the Available Principal Amounts allocated to the MBNAseries, dollar payments for principal under any derivative agreements for tranches of notes of the MBNAseries, and any amounts of MBNAseries Available Funds available to cover defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the MBNAseries or any deficits in the nominal liquidation amount of the MBNAseries notes.

 

“Monthly Interest Accrual Date” means, with respect to any outstanding series, class or tranche of notes:

 

    each interest payment date for such series, class or tranche; and

 

    for any month in which no interest payment date occurs, the date in that month corresponding numerically to the next interest payment date for that series, class or tranche of notes, or in the case of a series, class or tranche of zero-coupon discount notes, the expected principal payment date for that series, class or tranche; but

 

—for the month in which a series, class or tranche of notes is issued, the date of issuance of such series, class or tranche will be the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date for such tranche of notes;

 

—for the month next following the month in which a series, class or tranche of notes is issued, unless otherwise indicated, the first day of such month will be the first Monthly Interest Accrual Date in such next following month for such series, class or tranche of notes;

 

—any date on which proceeds from a sale of receivables following an event of default and acceleration of any series, class or tranche of notes are deposited into the interest funding account for such series, class or tranche of notes will be a Monthly Interest Accrual Date for such series, class or tranche of notes;

 

—if there is no such numerically corresponding date in that month, then the Monthly Interest Accrual Date will be the last Business Day of the month; and

 

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—if the numerically corresponding date in such month is not a Business Day with respect to that class or tranche, then the Monthly Interest Accrual Date will be the next following Business Day, unless that Business Day would fall in the following month, in which case the Monthly Interest Accrual Date will be the last Business Day of the earlier month.

 

“Monthly Principal Accrual Date” means with respect to any outstanding series, class or tranche of notes:

 

  for any month in which the expected principal payment date occurs for such series, class or tranche, such expected principal payment date, or if that day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day; and

 

  for any month in which no expected principal payment date occurs for such series, class or tranche, the date in that month corresponding numerically to the expected principal payment date for that tranche of notes (or for any month following the last expected principal payment date, the date in such month corresponding numerically to the preceding expected principal payment date for such tranche of notes); but

 

—following a Pay Out Event, the second Business Day following such Pay Out Event shall be a Monthly Principal Accrual Date;

 

—any date on which prefunded excess amounts are released from any principal funding subaccount and deposited into the principal funding subaccount of any tranche of notes on or after the expected principal payment date for such tranche of notes will be a Monthly Principal Accrual Date for such tranche of notes;

 

—any date on which proceeds from a sale of receivables following an event of default and acceleration of any series, class or tranche of notes are deposited into the principal funding account for such series, class or tranche of notes will be a Monthly Principal Accrual Date for such series, class or tranche of notes;

 

—if there is no numerically corresponding date in that month, then the Monthly Principal Accrual Date will be the last Business Day of the month; and

 

—if the numerically corresponding date in such month is not a Business Day, the Monthly Principal Accrual Date will be the next following Business Day, unless that Business Day would fall in the following month, in which case the Monthly Principal Accrual Date will be the last Business Day of the earlier month.

 

“Net Derivative Payment” has the meaning described in “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” in this prospectus supplement.

 

“Net Derivative Receipt” has the meaning described in “The Notes—Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Payments Received from Derivative Counterparties” in this prospectus supplement.

 

“Nominal Liquidation Amount Deficit” means, for any tranche of notes, the Adjusted Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount minus the nominal liquidation amount of that tranche.

 

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“Performing” means, with respect to any derivative agreement, that no payment default or repudiation by the derivative counterparty has occurred and such derivative agreement has not been terminated.

 

“Required Excess Available Funds” means, for any month, zero; provided, however, that this amount may be changed if the issuer (i) receives the consent of the rating agencies and (ii) reasonably believes that the change will not have a material adverse effect on the notes.

 

“Telerate Page 3750” means the display page currently so designated on the Moneyline Telerate Service (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices).

 

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Annex I

 

Outstanding Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

 

The information provided in this Annex I is an integral part of the prospectus supplement.

 

MBNAseries

 

Class A Notes

 

Class A


 

Issuance

Date


   Nominal
Liquidation Amount


 

Note Interest Rate


 

Expected Principal
Payment Date


 

Legal

Maturity Date


Class A(2001-1)

  5/31/01     $ 1,000,000,000   5.75%   May 2006   October 2008

Class A(2001-2)

  7/26/01     $    500,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.25%   July 2011   December 2013

Class A(2001-3)

  8/8/01     $ 1,000,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + 0.11%   July 2006   December 2008

Class A(2001-Emerald)

  8/15/01     Up to $ 5,650,000,000      

Class A(2001-4)

  9/27/01     $ 1,000,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.13%   September 2004   February 2007

Class A(2001-5)

  11/8/01     $ 500,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.21%   October 2008   March 2011

Class A(2002-1)

  1/31/02     $ 1,000,000,000   4.95%   January 2007   June 2009

Class A(2002-2)

  3/27/02     $ 656,175,000   Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 0.35%1     February 17, 2012   July 17, 2014

Class A(2002-3)

  4/24/02     $ 750,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.24%   April 2012   September 2014

Class A(2002-4)

  5/9/02     $ 1,000,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.11%   March 2007   August 2009

Class A(2002-5)

  5/30/02     $ 750,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.18%   May 2009   October 2011

Class A(2002-6)

  6/26/02     $ 750,000,000   3.90%   June 2005   November 2007

Class A(2002-7)

  7/25/02     $ 497,250,000   Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 0.25%2   July 17, 2009   December 19, 2011

Class A(2002-8)

  7/31/02     $ 400,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + 0.15%   July 2009   December 2011

Class A(2002-9)

  7/31/02     $ 700,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + 0.09%   July 2007   December 2009

Class A(2002-10)

  9/19/02     $ 1,000,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.14%   September 2007   February 2010

Class A(2002-11)

  10/30/02     $ 490,600,000   Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 0.35%3   October 19, 2009   March 19, 2012

Class A(2002-12)

  11/19/02     $ 1,500,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.06%   November 2005   April 2008

Class A(2002-13)

  12/18/02     $ 500,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.13%   December 2007   May 2010

Class A(2003-1)

  2/27/03     $ 500,000,000   3.30%   February 2008   July 2010

Class A(2003-2)

  3/26/03     $ 1,000,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.05%   March 2006   August 2008

Class A(2003-3)

  4/10/03     $ 750,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.12%   March 2008   August 2010

Class A(2003-4)

  4/24/03     $ 750,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.22%   April 2010   September 2012

Class A(2003-5)

  5/21/03     $ 548,200,000   Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 0.35%4   April 19, 2010   September 19, 2012

Class A(2003-6)

  6/4/03     $ 500,000,000   2.75%   May 2008   October 2010

Class A(2003-7)

  7/8/03     $ 650,000,000   2.65%   June 2008   November 2010

Class A(2003-8)

  8/5/03     $ 750,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.19%   July 2010   December 2012

Class A(2003-9)

  9/24/03     $ 1,050,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.13%   September 2008   February 2011

Class A(2003-10)

  10/15/03     $ 500,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.26%   October 2013   March 2016

Class A(2003-11)

  11/6/03     $ 500,000,000   3.65%   October 2008   March 2011

Class A(2003-12)

  12/18/03     $ 500,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.11%   December 2008   May 2011

Class A(2004-1)

  2/26/04     $ 752,760,000   Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 0.30%5   January 17, 2014   June 17, 2016

Class A(2004-2)

  2/25/04     $ 600,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.15%   February 2011   July 2013

Class A(2004-3)

  3/17/04     $ 700,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.26%   March 2019   August 2021

 


1Class A(2002-2) noteholders will receive interest at 5.60% on an outstanding euro principal amount of €750,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class A(2002-2) notes.

2Class A(2002-7) noteholders will receive interest at Three Month EURIBOR + 0.15% on an outstanding euro principal amount of €500,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class A(2002-7) notes.

3Class A(2002-11) noteholders will receive interest at Three Month EURIBOR + 0.25% on an outstanding euro principal amount of €500,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class A(2002-11) notes.

4Class A(2003-5) noteholders will receive interest at 4.15% on an outstanding euro principal amount of €500,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class A(2003-5) notes.

5Class A(2004-1) noteholders will receive interest at 4.50% on an outstanding euro principal amount of €600,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class A(2004-1) notes.

 

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MBNAseries

 

Class B Notes

 

Class B


 

Issuance
Date


  Nominal
Liquidation Amount


 

Note Interest Rate


 

Expected Principal
Payment Date


 

Legal
Maturity Date


Class B(2001-1)

    5/24/01   $ 250,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.375%   May 2006   October 2008

Class B(2001-2)

      9/6/01   $ 250,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.36%   August 2006   January 2009

Class B(2001-3)

  12/20/01   $ 150,000,000   Not to exceed One Month LIBOR + 0.50%   January 2007   June 2009

Class B(2002-1)

    2/28/02   $ 250,000,000   5.15%   February 2007   July 2009

Class B(2002-2)

    6/12/02   $ 250,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.38%   May 2007   October 2009

Class B(2002-3)

    8/29/02   $ 250,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.40%   August 2005   January 2008

Class B(2002-4)

  10/29/02   $ 200,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.50%   October 2007   March 2010

Class B(2003-1)

    2/20/03   $ 200,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.44%   February 2008   July 2010

Class B(2003-2)

  6/12/03   $ 200,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.39%   May 2008   October 2010

Class B(2003-3)

  8/20/03   $ 200,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.375%   August 2008   January 2011

Class B(2003-4)

  10/15/03   $ 331,650,000   Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 0.85%1   September 18, 2013   February 17, 2016
Class B(2003-5)   10/2/03   $ 150,000,000   One Month LIBOR + 0.37%   September 2008   February 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


1 Class B(2003-4) noteholders will receive interest at 5.45% on an outstanding sterling principal amount of £200,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class B(2003-4) notes.

 

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MBNAseries

 

Class C Notes

 

Class C


 

Issuance
Date


  Nominal
Liquidation Amount


   

Note Interest Rate


 

Expected Principal

Payment Date


 

Legal

Maturity Date


Class C(2001-1)

    5/24/01   $ 250,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.05%   May 2006   October 2008

Class C(2001-2)

    7/12/01   $ 100,000,000     Not to exceed One Month LIBOR + 1.15%   July 2008   December 2010

Class C(2001-3)

    7/25/01   $ 400,000,000     6.55%   July 2006   December 2008

Class C(2001-4)

      9/6/01   $ 250,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.05%   August 2006   January 2009

Class C(2001-5)

  12/11/01   $ 150,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.22%   January 2007   June 2009

Class C(2002-1)

    2/28/02   $ 250,000,000     6.80%   February 2012   July 2014

Class C(2002-2)

    6/12/02   $ 100,000,000     Not to exceed One Month LIBOR + 0.95%   May 2007   October 2009

Class C(2002-3)

    6/12/02   $ 200,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.35%   May 2012   October 2014

Class C(2002-4)

    8/29/02   $ 100,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.20%   August 2007   January 2010

Class C(2002-5)

    8/29/02   $ 100,000,000     4.05%   August 2005   January 2008

Class C(2002-6)

  10/29/02   $ 50,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 2.00%   October 2012   March 2015

Class C(2002-7)

  10/29/02   $ 50,000,000     6.70%   October 2012   March 2015

Class C(2003-1)

      2/4/03   $ 200,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.70%   January 2010   June 2012

Class C(2003-2)

    2/12/03   $ 100,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.60%   January 2008   June 2010

Class C(2003-3)

  5/8/03   $ 175,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.35%   May 2008   October 2010

Class C(2003-4)

  6/19/03   $ 327,560,000     Not to exceed Three Month LIBOR + 2.05%1   May 17, 2013   October 19, 2015

Class C(2003-5)

  7/2/03   $ 100,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.18%   June 2008   November 2010

Class C(2003-6)

  7/30/03   $ 250,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.18%   July 2008   December 2010
Class C(2003-7)   11/5/03   $ 100,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 1.35%   October 2013   March 2016

Class C(2004-1)

  3/16/04   $ 200,000,000     One Month LIBOR + 0.78%   February 2011   July 2013

 

 

 


1 Class C(2003-4) noteholders will receive interest at 6.10% on an outstanding sterling principal amount of £200,000,000, pursuant to the terms of a currency and interest rate swap applicable only to the Class C(2003-4) notes.

 

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Annex II

 

Outstanding Master Trust II Series

 

The information provided in this Annex II is an integral part of the prospectus supplement.

 

#

 

Series/Class


  Issuance Date

  Investor Interest

  Certificate Rate

  Scheduled Payment Date

  Termination Date

1   Series 1994-E   12/15/94                
   

Investor Interest

                   
 

(as of 2/29/04)

    $450,000,000   Commercial Paper Index    
 

Cash Collateral Amount

    $27,000,000      
2   Series 1995-A   3/22/95                
 

Class A

    $500,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .27%   August 2004   January 2007
 

Class B

    $25,875,000   One Month LIBOR + .45%   September 2004   January 2007
 

Collateral Interest

    $48,875,000      
3   Series 1995-C   6/29/95                
 

Class A

    $500,250,000   6.45%   June 2005   February 2008
 

Class B

    $25,875,000   One Month LIBOR + .42%   July 2005   February 2008
 

Collateral Interest

    $48,875,000      
4   Series 1996-B   3/26/96                
 

Class A

    $435,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .26%   March 2006   August 2008
 

Class B

    $22,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .37%   April 2006   August 2008
 

Collateral Interest

    $42,500,000      
5   Series 1996-G   7/17/96                
   

Class A

    $425,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .18%   July 2006   December 2008
   

Class B

    $37,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .35%   August 2006   December 2008
   

Collateral Interest

    $37,500,000      
6   Series 1996-M   11/26/96                
 

Class A

    $425,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .13%   November 2006   April 2009
 

Class B

    $37,500,000   Three Month LIBOR + .35%   December 2006   April 2009
 

Collateral Interest

    $37,500,000      
7   Series 1997-B   2/27/97                
   

Class A

    $850,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .16%   March 2012   August 2014
   

Class B

    $75,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .35%   March 2012   August 2014
   

Collateral Interest

    $75,000,000      
8   Series 1997-D   5/22/97                
 

Class A

    $387,948,000   Three Month LIBOR + .05%   May 2007   October 2009
 

Class B

    $34,231,000   Not to Exceed Three Month LIBOR + .50%   May 2007   October 2009
 

Collateral Interest

    $34,231,000      
9   Series 1997-G   6/18/97                
   

Class A

    $460,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .15%   June 2004   November 2006
   

Class B

    $40,600,000   One Month LIBOR + .36%   June 2004   November 2006
   

Collateral Interest

    $40,600,000      
10   Series 1997-H   8/6/97                
 

Class A

    $507,357,000   Three Month LIBOR + .07%   September 2007   February 2010
 

Class B

    $44,770,000   Not to Exceed Three Month LIBOR + .50%   September 2007   February 2010
 

Collateral Interest

    $44,770,000      
11   Series 1997-I   8/26/97                
 

Class A

    $637,500,000   6.55%   August 2004   January 2007
 

Class B

    $56,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .31%   August 2004   January 2007
 

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
12   Series 1997-J   9/10/97                
 

Class A

    $637,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .12%   September 2004   February 2007
 

Class B

    $56,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .30%   September 2004   February 2007
 

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
13   Series 1997-K   10/22/97                
 

Class A

    $637,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .12%   November 2005   April 2008
 

Class B

    $56,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .32%   November 2005   April 2008
 

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
14   Series 1997-O   12/23/97                
 

Class A

    $425,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .17%   December 2007   May 2010
 

Class B

    $37,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .35%   December 2007   May 2010
 

Collateral Interest

    $37,500,000      
15   Series 1998-B   4/14/98                
 

Class A

    $550,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .09%   April 2008   September 2010
 

Class B

    $48,530,000   Not to Exceed Three Month LIBOR + .50%   April 2008   September 2010
 

Collateral Interest

    $48,530,000      

 

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Series/Class


  Issuance Date

  Investor Interest

  Certificate Rate

  Scheduled Payment Date

  Termination Date

16   Series 1998-E   8/11/98                
 

Class A

    $750,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .145%   April 2008   September 2010
   

Class B

    $66,200,000   Three Month LIBOR + .33%   April 2008   September 2010
 

Collateral Interest

    $66,200,000      
17   Series 1998-F   8/26/98                
 

Class A

    $425,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .10%   September 2005   February 2008
   

Class B

    $37,500,000   Three Month LIBOR + .28%   September 2005   February 2008
   

Collateral Interest

    $37,500,000      
18   Series 1998-G   9/10/98                
   

Class A

    $637,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .13%   September 2006   February 2009
   

Class B

    $56,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .40%   September 2006   February 2009
   

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
19   Series 1999-B   3/26/99                
   

Class A

    $637,500,000   5.90%   March 2009   August 2011
   

Class B

    $56,250,000   6.20%   March 2009   August 2011
   

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
20   Series 1999-C   5/18/99                
   

Class A

    $799,500,000   Three Month LIBOR + .19%   May 2004   October 2006
   

Class B

    $70,550,000   Not to Exceed Three Month LIBOR + .50%   May 2004   October 2006
   

Collateral Interest

    $70,550,000      
21   Series 1999-D   6/3/99                
   

Class A

    $425,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .19%   June 2006   November 2008
   

Class B

    $37,500,000   6.50%   June 2006   November 2008
   

Collateral Interest

    $37,500,000      
22   Series 1999-F   8/3/99                
   

Class A

    $509,400,000   Three Month LIBOR – .125%   August 2004   January 2007
   

Class B

    $44,950,000   Not to Exceed Three Month LIBOR + .50%   August 2004   January 2007
   

Collateral Interest

    $44,950,000      
23   Series 1999-G   7/29/99                
   

Class A

    $637,500,000   6.35%   July 2004   December 2006
   

Class B

    $56,250,000   6.60%   July 2004   December 2006
   

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
24   Series 1999-H   8/18/99                
   

Class A

    $850,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .21%   April 2004   September 2006
   

Class B

    $75,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .48%   April 2004   September 2006
   

Collateral Interest

    $75,000,000      
25   Series 1999-J   9/23/99                
   

Class A

    $850,000,000   7.00%   September 2009   February 2012
   

Class B

    $75,000,000   7.40%   September 2009   February 2012
   

Collateral Interest

    $75,000,000      
26   Series 1999-L   11/5/99                
   

Class A

    $637,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .25%   October 2006   March 2009
   

Class B

    $56,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .53%   October 2006   March 2009
 

Collateral Interest

    $56,250,000      
27   Series 1999-M   12/1/99                
        Class A     $425,000,000   6.60%   November 2004   April 2007
        Class B     $37,500,000   6.80%   November 2004   April 2007
        Collateral Interest     $37,500,000      
28   Series 2000-A   3/8/00                
        Class A     $637,500,000   7.35%   February 2005   July 2007
        Class B     $56,250,000   7.55%   February 2005   July 2007
        Collateral Interest     $56,250,000      
29   Series 2000-C   4/13/00                
        Class A     $1,275,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .16%   February 2005   July 2007
        Class B     $112,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .375%   February 2005   July 2007
        Collateral Interest     $112,500,000      
30   Series 2000-D   5/11/00                
        Class A     $722,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .20%   April 2007   September 2009
        Class B     $63,750,000   One Month LIBOR + .43%   April 2007   September 2009
        Collateral Interest     $63,750,000      
31   Series 2000-E   6/1/00                
        Class A     $500,000,000   7.80%   May 2010   October 2012
        Class B     $45,000,000   8.15%   May 2010   October 2012
        Collateral Interest     $45,000,000      
32   Series 2000-F   6/23/00                
        Class A     $750,000,000   Three Month LIBOR + .125%   June 2005   November 2007
        Class B     $66,200,000   Three Month LIBOR + .35%   June 2005   November 2007
        Collateral Interest     $66,200,000      

 

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Series/Class


  Issuance Date

  Investor Interest

  Certificate Rate

  Scheduled Payment Date

  Termination Date

33   Series 2000-G   7/20/00                
        Class A     $637,500,000   Three Month LIBOR + .13%   July 2005   December 2007
        Class B     $56,250,000   Three Month LIBOR + .40%   July 2005   December 2007
        Collateral Interest     $56,250,000      
34   Series 2000-H   8/23/00                
        Class A     $595,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .25%   August 2010   January 2013
        Class B     $52,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .60%   August 2010   January 2013
        Collateral Interest     $52,500,000      
35   Series 2000-I   9/8/00                
        Class A     $850,000,000   6.90%   August 2005   January 2008
        Class B     $75,000,000   7.15%   August 2005   January 2008
        Collateral Interest     $75,000,000      
36   Series 2000-J   10/12/00                
        Class A Swiss Francs     CHF 1,000,000,000   4.125%        
        Class A     $568,990,043   Three Month LIBOR + .21%   October 17, 2007   March 17, 2010
        Class B     $50,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .44%   October 2007   March 17, 2010
        Collateral Interest     $50,250,000      
37   Series 2000-K   11/21/00                
        Class A     $637,500,000   Three Month LIBOR + .11%   October 2005   March 2008
        Class B     $56,250,000   Three Month LIBOR + .375%   October 2005   March 2008
        Collateral Interest     $56,250,000      
38   Series 2000-L   12/13/00                
        Class A     $425,000,000   6.50%   November 2007   April 2010
        Class B     $37,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .50%   November 2007   April 2010
        Collateral Interest     $37,500,000      
39   Series 2001-A   2/20/01                
      Class A     $1,062,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .15%   February 2006   July 2008
      Class B     $93,750,000   One Month LIBOR + .45%   February 2006   July 2008
      Collateral Interest     $93,750,000      
40   Series 2001-B   3/8/01                
      Class A     $637,500,000   One Month LIBOR + .26%   March 2011   August 2013
      Class B     $56,250,000   One Month LIBOR + .60%   March 2011   August 2013
      Collateral Interest     $56,250,000      
41   Series 2001-C   4/25/01                
        Class A     $675,000,000   Three Month LIBOR - .125%   April 2011   September 2013
        Class B     $60,000,000   One Month LIBOR + .62%   April 2011   September 2013
        Collateral Interest     $60,000,000      

 

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Prospectus Dated March 24, 2004

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust

Issuer

 

MBNA America Bank, National Association

Originator of the Issuer

 

The issuer—

 

Ÿ may periodically issue notes in one or more series, classes or tranches; and

 

Ÿ will own—

 

  the collateral certificate, Series 2001-D, representing an undivided interest in master trust II,  whose assets include a portfolio of consumer revolving credit card accounts; and

 

  other property described in this prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

The notes—

 

Ÿ will be secured by the issuer’s assets and will be paid only from proceeds of the issuer’s assets;

 

Ÿ offered with this prospectus and the related prospectus supplement will be rated in one of the four highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized rating agency; and

 

Ÿ may be issued as part of a designated series, class or tranche.

 

 

You should consider the discussion under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15 of this prospectus before you purchase any notes.

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust will be the issuer of the notes. The notes will be obligations of the issuer only and are not obligations of any other person. Each tranche of notes will be secured by only some of the assets of the issuer. Noteholders will have no recourse to any other assets of the issuer for the payment of the notes.

 

The notes will not be insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved these notes or determined that this prospectus is truthful, accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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Important Notice about Information Presented in this

Prospectus and the Accompanying Prospectus Supplement

 

We provide information to you about the notes in two separate documents that progressively provide more detail: (a) this prospectus, which provides general information, some of which may not apply to a particular series, class or tranche of notes, including your series, class or tranche, and (b) the accompanying prospectus supplement, which will describe the specific terms of your series, class or tranche of notes, including:

 

    the timing of interest and principal payments;
    financial and other information about the issuer’s assets;
    information about enhancement for your series, class or tranche;
    the ratings for your class or tranche; and
    the method for selling the notes.

 

This prospectus may be used to offer and sell any series, class or tranche of notes only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for that series, class or tranche.

 

If the terms of a particular series, class or tranche of notes vary between this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement including the information incorporated by reference. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not offering the notes in any state where the offer is not permitted. We do not claim the accuracy of the information in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement as of any date other than the dates stated on their respective covers.

 

We include cross-references in this prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement to captions in these materials where you can find further related discussions. The Table of Contents in this prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement provide the pages on which these captions are located.

 


 

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Prospectus Summary

  6

Securities Offered

  6

Risk Factors

  6

Issuer

  6

Master Trust II

  6

MBNA

  6

Indenture Trustee

  6

Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

  6

Interest Payments

  7

Expected Principal Payment Date and Legal Maturity Date

  7

Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount of Notes

  8

Subordination

  9

Limit on Repayment of All Notes

  10

Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes

  10

Early Redemption of Notes

  11

Events of Default

  11

Events of Default Remedies

  12

Security for the Notes

  13

Limited Recourse to the Issuer

  13

Registration, Clearance and Settlement

  13

ERISA Eligibility

  13

Tax Status

  14

Denominations

  14

Record Date

  14
 

Risk Factors

  15
 

Glossary

  29
 

The Issuer

  29
 

Use of Proceeds

  30
 

MBNA and MBNA Corporation

  30

The MBNA/American Express Agreement

  30

 

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Industry Developments

  31

The Notes

  32

General

  33

Interest

  34

Principal

  34

Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount

  35

Stated Principal Amount

  35

Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount

  35

Nominal Liquidation Amount

  35

Final Payment of the Notes

  38

Subordination of Interest and Principal

  38

Required Subordinated Amount

  39

Early Redemption of Notes

  39

Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

  40

Payments on Notes; Paying Agent

  42

Denominations

  43

Record Date

  43

Governing Law

  43

Form, Exchange and Registration and Transfer of Notes

  43

Book-Entry Notes

  43

The Depository Trust Company

  45

Clearstream, Luxembourg

  46

Euroclear System

  46

Distributions on Book-Entry Notes

  47

Global Clearance and Settlement Procedures

  48

Definitive Notes

  48

Replacement of Notes

  49

Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes

  49

The Collateral Certificate

  49

Deposit and Application of Funds

  52

 

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Issuer Accounts

  53

Derivative Agreements

  54

Sale of Credit Card Receivables

  54

Limited Recourse to the Issuer; Security for the Notes

  55

The Indenture

  55

Indenture Trustee

  55

Issuer Covenants

  57

Early Redemption Events

  58

Events of Default

  59

Events of Default Remedies

  60

Meetings

  62

Voting

  62

Amendments to the Indenture and Indenture Supplements

  62

Tax Opinions for Amendments

  65

Addresses for Notices

  66

Issuer’s Annual Compliance Statement

  66

Indenture Trustee’s Annual Report

  66

List of Noteholders

  66

Reports

  66

MBNA’s Credit Card Activities

  67

General

  67

Acquisition and Use of Credit Card Accounts

  67

MBNA Technology, Inc. 

  69

Interchange

  69

Master Trust II

  69

General

  69

Master Trust II Trustee

  70

The Receivables

  72

Investor Certificates

  73

Transfer and Assignment of Receivables

  73

Addition of Master Trust II Assets

  74

Removal of Accounts

  76

Collection and Other Servicing Procedures

  77

 

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Master Trust II Accounts

  77

Investor Percentage

  78

Transfer of Annual Membership Fees

  78

Application of Collections

  78

Defaulted Receivables; Rebates and Fraudulent Charges

  81

Master Trust II Termination

  81

Pay Out Events

  81

Servicing Compensation and Payment of Expenses

  83

New Issuances

  84

Representations and Warranties

  85

Certain Matters Regarding MBNA as Seller and as Servicer

  88

Servicer Default

  89

Evidence as to Compliance

  90

Amendments to the Master Trust II Agreement

  91

Certificateholders Have Limited Control of Actions

  93

Material Legal Aspects of the Receivables

  93

Transfer of the Receivables and the Collateral Certificate

  93

Certain Matters Relating to Conservatorship or Receivership

  94

Certain Regulatory Matters

  96

Consumer Protection Laws

  97

Federal Income Tax Consequences

  97

General

  97

Tax Characterization of the Issuer and the Notes

  98

Consequences to Holders of the Offered Notes

  100

State and Local Tax Consequences

  103

Benefit Plan Investors

  103

Prohibited Transactions

  103

 

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Potential Prohibited Transactions from Investment in Notes

   104

Prohibited Transactions between the Benefit Plan and a Party in Interest

   104

Prohibited Transactions between the Issuer or Master Trust II and a Party in Interest

   104

Investment by Benefit Plan Investors

   105

 

 

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Tax Consequences to Benefit Plans

   105

Plan of Distribution

   106

Legal Matters

   107

Where You Can Find More Information

   107

Glossary of Defined Terms

   108

 

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Prospectus Summary

 

This summary does not contain all the information you may need to make an informed investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus and any supplement to this prospectus before you purchase any notes. The accompanying supplement to this prospectus may supplement disclosure in this prospectus.

 

Securities Offered

 

The issuer will be offering notes. The notes will be issued pursuant to an indenture between the issuer and The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee.

 

Risk Factors

 

Investment in notes involves risks. You should consider carefully the risk factors beginning on page 15 in this prospectus and any risk factors disclosed in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

Issuer

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, a Delaware trust, will be the issuer of the notes. The address of the issuer will be MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, c/o Wilmington Trust Company, Rodney Square North, 1100 N. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001. Its telephone number is (302) 651-1284.

 

Master Trust II

 

The issuer’s primary asset will be the collateral certificate issued by the MBNA Master Credit Card Trust II, which is referred to in this prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement as master trust II. For a description of the collateral certificate, see “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—The Collateral Certificate.” Master trust II’s assets consist primarily of credit card receivables arising in a portfolio of consumer revolving credit card accounts. In addition, MBNA is permitted to add to master trust II participations representing interests in a pool of assets primarily consisting of receivables arising under consumer revolving credit card accounts owned by MBNA and collections thereon. For a description of master trust II, see “Master Trust II.

 

MBNA

 

MBNA America Bank, National Association formed master trust II and has transferred and may continue to transfer credit card receivables to master trust II. MBNA will be responsible for servicing, managing and making collections on the credit card receivables in master trust II.

 

MBNA will be the originator and beneficiary of the issuer.

 

Indenture Trustee

 

The Bank of New York will be the indenture trustee under the indenture for the notes.

 

Under the terms of the indenture, the role of the indenture trustee is limited. See “The Indenture—Indenture Trustee.”

 

Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes

 

The notes will be issued in series. Each series is entitled to its allocable share of the issuer’s assets. It is expected that most series will consist of multiple classes. A class designation determines the relative seniority for receipt of cash flows and funding of uncovered defaults on principal receivables

 

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in master trust II allocated to the related series of notes. For example, subordinated classes of notes provide credit enhancement for senior classes of notes in the same series.

 

Some series of notes will be multiple tranche series, meaning that they may have classes consisting of multiple tranches. Tranches of notes within a class may be issued on different dates and have different stated principal amounts, rates of interest, interest payment dates, expected principal payment dates, legal maturity dates and other material terms as described in the related prospectus supplement.

 

In a multiple tranche series, the expected principal payment dates and the legal maturity dates of the senior and subordinated classes of such series may be different. As such, certain subordinated tranches of notes may have expected principal payment dates and legal maturity dates earlier than some or all of the senior notes of such series. However, subordinated notes will not be repaid before their legal maturity dates, unless, after payment, the remaining subordinated notes provide the required enhancement for the senior notes. In addition, senior notes will not be issued unless, after issuance, there are enough outstanding subordinated notes to provide the required subordinated amount for the senior notes. See “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes.”

 

Some series may not be multiple tranche series. For these series, there will be only one tranche per class and each class will generally be issued on the same date. The expected principal payment dates and legal maturity dates of the subordinated classes of such a series will either be the same as or later than those of the senior classes of that series.

 

Interest Payments

 

Each tranche of notes, other than discount notes, will bear interest from the date and at the rate set forth or as determined in the related prospectus supplement. Interest on the notes will be paid on the interest payment dates specified in the related prospectus supplement.

 

Expected Principal Payment Date and Legal Maturity Date

 

Unless otherwise specified in the related prospectus supplement, it is expected that the issuer will pay the stated principal amount of each note in one payment on that note’s expected principal payment date. The expected principal payment date of a note is generally 29 months before its legal maturity date. The legal maturity date is the date on which a note is legally required to be fully paid in accordance with its terms. The expected principal payment date and legal maturity date for a note will be specified in the related prospectus supplement.

 

The issuer will be obligated to pay the stated principal amount of a note on its expected principal payment date, or upon the occurrence of an early redemption event or event of default and acceleration or other optional or mandatory redemption, only to the extent that funds are available for that purpose and only to the extent that payment is permitted by the subordination provisions of the senior notes of the same series. The

 

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remedies a noteholder may exercise following an event of default and acceleration or on the legal maturity date are described in “The Indenture—Events of Default Remedies” and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables.”

 

Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount of Notes

 

Each note has a stated principal amount, an outstanding dollar principal amount and a nominal liquidation amount.

 

  Stated Principal Amount.    The stated principal amount of a note is the amount that is stated on the face of the note to be payable to the holder. It can be denominated in U.S. dollars or a foreign currency.

 

  Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount.    For U.S. dollar notes (other than discount notes), the outstanding dollar principal amount is the same as the initial dollar principal amount of the notes (as set forth in the applicable supplement to this prospectus), less principal payments to noteholders. For foreign currency notes, the outstanding dollar principal amount is the U.S. dollar equivalent of the initial dollar principal amount of the notes (as set forth in the related prospectus supplement), less dollar payments to derivative counterparties with respect to principal. For discount notes, the outstanding dollar principal amount is an amount stated in, or determined by a formula described in, the related prospectus supplement.

 

In addition, a note may have an adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount. The adjusted outstanding dollar principal amount is the same as the outstanding dollar principal amount, less any funds on deposit in the principal funding subaccount for that note.

 

  Nominal Liquidation Amount.    The nominal liquidation amount of a note is a U.S. dollar amount based on the outstanding dollar principal amount of the note, but after deducting:

 

    —that note’s share of reallocations of available principal amounts used to pay interest on senior classes of notes or a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocated to its series;

 

    —that note’s share of charge-offs resulting from uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II;

 

    —amounts on deposit in the principal funding subaccount for that note;

 

and adding back all reimbursements from excess available funds allocated to that note of (i) reallocations of available principal amounts used to pay interest on senior classes of notes or the master trust II servicing fee or (ii) charge-offs resulting from uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II. Excess available funds are available funds that remain after the payment of interest and other required payments with respect to the notes.

 

The nominal liquidation amount of a note corresponds to the portion of the investor interest of the collateral certificate that is allocated to support that note.

 

 

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The aggregate nominal liquidation amount of all of the notes is equal to the investor interest of the collateral certificate. The investor interest of the collateral certificate corresponds to the amount of principal receivables in master trust II that is allocated to support the collateral certificate. For a more detailed discussion, see the definition of investor interest in the glossary. Anything that increases or decreases the aggregate nominal liquidation amount of the notes will also increase or decrease the investor interest of the collateral certificate.

 

Upon a sale of credit card receivables held by master trust II (i) following the insolvency of MBNA, (ii) following an event of default and acceleration for a note, or (iii) on a note’s legal maturity date, each as described in “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables,” the nominal liquidation amount of a note will be reduced to zero.

 

For a detailed discussion of nominal liquidation amount, see “The Notes—Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount.”

 

Subordination

 

Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, payment of principal of and interest on subordinated classes of notes will be subordinated to the payment of principal of and interest on senior classes of notes.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, available principal amounts allocable to the notes of a series may be reallocated to pay interest on senior classes of notes in that series or a portion of the master trust II servicing fee allocable to that series. In addition, the nominal liquidation amount of a subordinated class of notes will generally be reduced for charge-offs resulting from uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II prior to any reductions in the nominal liquidation amount of the senior classes of notes of the same series. While in a multiple tranche series charge-offs from uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II allocable to the series will be initially allocated to each tranche pro rata, these charge-offs will then be reallocated from tranches in the senior classes to tranches in the subordinated classes to the extent credit enhancement in the form of subordination is still available to such senior tranches.

 

In addition, available principal amounts are first utilized to fund targeted deposits to the principal funding subaccounts of senior classes before being applied to the principal funding subaccounts of the subordinated classes.

 

In a multiple tranche series, subordinated notes that reach their expected principal payment date, or that have an early redemption event, event of default or other optional or mandatory redemption, will not be paid to the extent that those notes are necessary to provide the required subordination for senior classes of notes of the same series. If a tranche of subordinated notes cannot be paid because of the subordination provisions of its respective indenture supplement, prefunding of the principal funding subaccounts for the senior notes of the same series will begin, as described in the related prospectus supplement. After that time, the

 

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subordinated notes will be paid only to the extent that:

 

  the principal funding subaccounts for the senior classes of notes of that series are prefunded in an amount such that the subordinated notes that have reached their expected principal payment date are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination;

 

  new tranches of subordinated notes of that series are issued so that the subordinated notes that have reached their expected principal payment date are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination;

 

  enough notes of senior classes of that series are repaid so that the subordinated notes that have reached their expected principal payment date are no longer necessary to provide the required subordination; or

 

  the subordinated notes reach their legal maturity date.

 

On the legal maturity date of a tranche of notes, available principal amounts, if any, allocable to that tranche and proceeds from any sale of receivables will be paid to the noteholders of that tranche, even if payment would reduce the amount of available subordination below the required subordination for the senior classes of that series.

 

Limit on Repayment of All Notes

 

You may not receive full repayment of your notes if:

 

  the nominal liquidation amount of your notes has been reduced by charge-offs due to uncovered defaults on principal receivables in master trust II or as a result of reallocations of available principal amounts to pay interest on senior classes of notes or a portion of the master trust II servicing fee, and those amounts have not been reimbursed from available funds; or

 

  receivables are sold (i) following the insolvency of MBNA, (ii) following an event of default and acceleration or (iii) on the legal maturity date, and the proceeds from the sale of receivables, plus any available amounts on deposit in the applicable subaccounts allocable to your notes are insufficient.

 

Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes

 

The issuer will have the following sources of funds to pay principal of and interest on the notes:

 

  Collateral Certificate.    The collateral certificate is an investor certificate issued as “Series 2001-D” by master trust II to the issuer. It represents an undivided interest in the assets of master trust II. Master trust II owns primarily receivables arising in selected MasterCard and Visa consumer revolving credit card accounts. MBNA has transferred, and may continue to transfer, credit card receivables to master trust II in accordance with the terms of the master trust II agreement. Both collections of principal receivables and finance charge receivables will be allocated among holders of interests in master trust II—including the collateral certificate—based generally on the investment in principal receivables of each interest in master trust II. If collections of receivables allocable to the collateral certificate are less than expected, payments of principal of and interest on the notes could be delayed or remain unpaid.

 

 

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The collateral certificate will receive an investment grade rating from at least one nationally recognized rating agency.

 

  Derivative Agreements. Some notes may have the benefit of one or more derivative agreements, including interest rate or currency swaps, or other similar agreements with various counterparties. A description of the specific terms of each derivative agreement and each derivative counterparty will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

  The Issuer Accounts. The issuer will establish a collection account for the purpose of receiving collections of finance charge receivables and principal receivables and other related amounts from master trust II payable under the collateral certificate. If so specified in the prospectus supplement, the issuer may establish supplemental accounts for any series, class or tranche of notes.

 

Each month, distributions on the collateral certificate will be deposited into the collection account. Those deposits will then be allocated among each series of notes and applied as described in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

Early Redemption of Notes

 

The issuer will be required to redeem any note upon the occurrence of an early redemption event with respect to that note, but only to the extent funds are available for such redemption after giving effect to all allocations and reallocations and, in the case of subordinated notes of a multiple tranche series, only to the extent that payment is permitted by the subordination provisions of the senior notes of the same series.

 

However, if so specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement, subject to certain exceptions, any notes that have the benefit of a derivative agreement will not be redeemed prior to such notes’ expected principal payment date.

 

Early redemption events include, unless otherwise provided in the related prospectus supplement, the following:

 

  the occurrence of a note’s expected principal payment date;

 

  each of the pay out events applicable to the collateral certificate, as described under “Master Trust II—Pay Out Events”;

 

  the issuer becoming an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or

 

  any additional early redemption events specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

It is not an event of default if the issuer fails to redeem a note because it does not have sufficient funds available or because payment of the note is delayed because it is necessary to provide required subordination for a senior class of notes.

 

If so specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement, under certain circumstances the servicer may direct the issuer to redeem the notes of any series, class or tranche before the applicable expected principal payment date on the terms described in such prospectus supplement.

 

Events of Default

 

The documents that govern the terms and conditions of the notes include a list of adverse events known as events of default.

 

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Some events of default result in an automatic acceleration of the notes, and others result in the right of the holders of the affected series, class or tranche of notes to demand acceleration after an affirmative

vote by holders of more than 50% of the outstanding dollar principal amount of the affected series, class or tranche of notes.

 

Events of default for any series, class or tranche of notes include the following:

 

  with respect to any tranche of notes, the issuer’s failure, for a period of 35 days, to pay interest upon such notes when such interest becomes due and payable;

 

  with respect to any tranche of notes, the issuer’s failure to pay the principal amount of such notes on the applicable legal maturity date;

 

  the issuer’s default in the performance, or breach, of any other of its covenants or warranties in the indenture for a period of 60 days after either the indenture trustee or the holders of 25% of the aggregate outstanding dollar principal amount of the outstanding notes of the affected series, class or tranche has provided written notice requesting remedy of such breach, and, as a result of such default, the interests of the related noteholders are materially and adversely affected and continue to be materially and adversely affected during the 60 day period;

 

  the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship or receivership of the issuer; and

 

  with respect to any series, class or tranche of notes, any additional events of default specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

An event of default with respect to one series, class or tranche of notes will not necessarily be an event of default with respect to any other series, class or tranche of notes.

 

Events of Default Remedies

 

After an event of default and acceleration of a series, class or tranche of notes, funds on deposit in the applicable issuer accounts for the affected notes will be applied to pay principal of and interest on those notes. Then, in each following month, available principal amounts and available funds allocated to those notes will be applied to make monthly principal and interest payments on those notes until the earlier of the date those notes are paid in full or the legal maturity date of those notes. However, subordinated notes of a multiple tranche series will receive payment of principal of those notes prior to the legal maturity date of such notes only if and to the extent that funds are available for that payment and, after giving effect to that payment, the required subordination will be maintained for senior notes in that series.

 

If an event of default of a series, class or tranche of notes occurs and that series, class or tranche of notes is accelerated, the indenture trustee may, and at the direction of the majority of the noteholders of the affected series, class or tranche will, direct master trust II to sell credit card receivables. However, this sale of receivables may occur only if:

 

 

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subordination provisions of the senior notes of the same series; or

 

  on the legal maturity date of those notes.

 

The holders of the accelerated notes will be paid their allocable share of the proceeds of a sale of credit card receivables. Upon the sale of the receivables, the nominal liquidation amount of those accelerated notes will be reduced to zero. See “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables.

 

Security for the Notes

 

The notes of all series are secured by a shared security interest in the collateral certificate and the collection account, but each tranche of notes is entitled to the benefits of only that portion of those assets allocated to it under the indenture and the indenture supplement.

 

Each tranche of notes is also secured by:

 

  a security interest in any applicable supplemental account; and

 

  a security interest in any derivative agreement for that tranche.

 

Limited Recourse to the Issuer

 

The sole source of payment for principal of or interest on a tranche of notes is provided by:

 

  the portion of collections of principal receivables and finance charge receivables received by the issuer under the collateral certificate and available to that tranche of notes after giving effect to all allocations and reallocations;

 

  funds in the applicable issuer accounts for that tranche of notes; and

 

  payments received under any applicable derivative agreement for that tranche of notes.

 

Noteholders will have no recourse to any other assets of the issuer or any other person or entity for the payment of principal of or interest on the notes.

 

If there is a sale of credit card receivables (i) following the insolvency of MBNA, (ii) following an event of default and acceleration, or (iii) on the applicable legal maturity date, each as described in “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables,” following such sale those noteholders have recourse only to the proceeds of that sale, investment earnings on those proceeds and any funds previously deposited in any applicable issuer account for such noteholders.

 

Registration, Clearance and Settlement

 

The notes offered by this prospectus will be registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or its nominee, and purchasers of notes will only be entitled to receive a definitive certificate under limited circumstances. Owners of notes may elect to hold their notes through The Depository Trust Company in the United States or through Clearstream, Luxembourg or the Euroclear System in Europe. Transfers will be made in accordance with the rules and operating procedures of those clearing systems. See “The Notes—Book-Entry Notes.”

 

ERISA Eligibility

 

The indenture permits benefit plans to purchase notes of every class offered

 

 

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pursuant to this prospectus and a related prospectus supplement. A fiduciary of a benefit plan should consult its counsel as to whether a purchase of notes by the plan is permitted by ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. See “Benefit Plan Investors.”

 

Tax Status

 

Subject to important considerations described under “Federal Income Tax Consequences” in this prospectus, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, as special tax counsel to the issuer, is of the opinion that, for United States federal income tax purposes (1) the notes will be treated as indebtedness and (2) the issuer will not be an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation. In addition, noteholders will agree, by acquiring notes, to treat the notes as debt for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes.

 

Denominations

 

The notes offered by this prospectus will be issued in denominations of $5,000 and multiples of $1,000 in excess of that amount.

 

Record Date

 

The record date for payment of the notes will be the last day of the month before the related payment date.

 

 

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Risk Factors

 

        The risk factors disclosed in this section of the prospectus and in the accompanying prospectus supplement describe the principal risk factors of an investment in the notes.

 

Some liens or interests may be given priority over your notes which could cause your receipt of payments to be delayed or reduced.

 

MBNA will represent and warrant that its transfer of receivables to master trust II is either (1) an absolute sale of those receivables or (2) the grant of a security interest in those receivables. For a description of master trust II’s rights if these representations and warranties are not true, see “Master Trust II—Representations and Warranties” in this prospectus. In addition, MBNA will represent and warrant that its transfer of the collateral certificate to the issuer is either (1) an absolute sale of the collateral certificate or (2) the grant of a security interest in the collateral certificate.

 

MBNA will take steps under the Uniform Commercial Code to perfect master trust II’s interest in the receivables and the issuer’s and the indenture trustee’s interest in the collateral certificate. Nevertheless, if the UCC does not govern these transfers and if some other action is required under applicable law and has not been taken, payments to you could be delayed or reduced.

 

MBNA will represent, warrant, and covenant that both its transfer of receivables to master trust II and its transfer of the collateral certificate to the issuer is perfected and free and clear of the lien or interest of any other entity. If this is not true, master trust II’s interest in the receivables and the issuer’s and the indenture trustee’s interest in the collateral certificate could be impaired, and payments to you could be delayed or reduced. For instance,

 

    a prior or subsequent transferee of receivables could have an interest in the receivables superior to the interest of master trust II, or a prior or subsequent transferee of the collateral certificate could have an interest in the collateral certificate superior to the interest of the issuer and the indenture trustee;

 

    a tax, governmental, or other nonconsensual lien that attaches to the property of MBNA could have priority over the interest of master trust II in the receivables and the interest of the issuer and the indenture trustee in the collateral certificate; and

 

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    the administrative expenses of a conservator or receiver for MBNA could be paid from collections on the receivables or distributions on the collateral certificate before master trust II, the issuer or the indenture trustee receives any payments.

 

Regulatory action could cause delays or reductions in payment of your notes.

 

MBNA is chartered as a national banking association and is regulated and supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which is authorized to appoint the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as conservator or receiver for MBNA if certain events occur relating to MBNA’s financial condition or the propriety of its actions. In addition, the FDIC could appoint itself as conservator or receiver for MBNA.

 

Although MBNA will treat both its transfer of the receivables to master trust II and its transfer of the collateral certificate to the issuer as sales for accounting purposes, each of these transfers may constitute the grant of a security interest under general applicable law. Nevertheless, the FDIC has issued regulations surrendering certain rights under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, to reclaim, recover, or recharacterize a financial institution’s transfer of financial assets such as the receivables and the collateral certificate if (i) the transfer involved a securitization of the financial assets and meets specified conditions for treatment as a sale under relevant accounting principles, (ii) the financial institution received adequate consideration for the transfer, (iii) the parties intended that the transfer constitute a sale for accounting purposes, and (iv) the financial assets were not transferred fraudulently, in contemplation of the financial institution’s insolvency, or with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud the financial institution or its creditors. The master trust II agreement and MBNA’s transfer of the receivables, as well as the trust agreement and MBNA’s transfer of the collateral certificate, are intended to satisfy all of these conditions.

 

If a condition required under the FDIC’s regulations were found not to have been met, however, the FDIC could reclaim, recover, or recharacterize MBNA’s transfer of the receivables or the collateral certificate. The FDIA would limit master trust II’s, the issuer’s or the indenture trustee’s damages in this event to its “actual direct compensatory damages” determined as of the date

 

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that the FDIC was appointed as conservator or receiver for MBNA. The FDIC, moreover, could delay its decision whether to reclaim, recover, or recharacterize MBNA’s transfer of the receivables or the collateral certificate for a reasonable period following its appointment as conservator or receiver for MBNA. Therefore, if the FDIC were to reclaim, recover, or recharacterize MBNA’s transfer of the receivables or the collateral certificate, payments to you could be delayed or reduced.

 

Even if the conditions set forth in the regulations were satisfied and the FDIC did not reclaim, recover, or recharacterize MBNA’s transfer of the receivables or the collateral certificate, you could suffer a loss on your investment if (i) the master trust II agreement, the trust agreement, or MBNA’s transfer of the receivables or the collateral certificate were found to violate the regulatory requirements of the FDIA, (ii) master trust II, the master trust II trustee, the issuer, or the indenture trustee were required to comply with the claims process established under the FDIA in order to collect payments on the receivables or the collateral certificate, (iii) the FDIC were to request a stay of any action by master trust II, the master trust II trustee, the issuer, or the indenture trustee to enforce the master trust II agreement, the trust agreement, the indenture, the collateral certificate, or the notes, or (iv) the FDIC were to repudiate other parts of the master trust II agreement or the trust agreement, such as any obligation to collect payments on or otherwise service the receivables or to manage the issuer.

 

In addition, regardless of the terms of the master trust II agreement, the trust agreement, or the indenture, and regardless of the instructions of those authorized to direct the master trust II trustee’s, the issuer’s or the indenture trustee’s actions, the FDIC as conservator or receiver for MBNA may have the power (i) to prevent or require the commencement of an early redemption of the notes, (ii) to prevent, limit, or require the early liquidation of receivables or the collateral certificate and termination of master trust II or the issuer, or (iii) to require, prohibit, or limit the continued transfer of receivables or payments on the collateral certificate. Furthermore, regardless of the terms of the master trust II agreement or the trust agreement, the FDIC (i) could prevent the appointment of a successor servicer or another manager for the issuer, (ii) could authorize MBNA to stop servicing the receivables or managing the issuer, or (iii) could increase the amount or the priority of the servicing fee due to MBNA or otherwise alter the terms under which MBNA services the receivables or manages the issuer. If any of

 

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these events were to occur, payments to you could be delayed or reduced. See “Master Trust II—Servicer Default” in this prospectus.

 

In addition, if insolvency proceedings were commenced by or against MBNA, or if certain time periods were to pass, master trust II, the issuer and the indenture trustee may lose any perfected security interest in collections held by MBNA and commingled with its other funds. See “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—The Collateral Certificate” and “Master Trust II—Application of Collections” in this prospectus.

 

Furthermore, at any time, if the appropriate banking regulatory authorities, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, were to conclude that any obligation under the master trust II agreement, the trust agreement or the indenture were an unsafe or unsound practice or violated any law, rule, regulation or written condition or agreement applicable to MBNA, such regulatory authority has the power to order MBNA, among other things, to rescind the agreement or contract, refuse to perform that obligation, terminate the activity, amend the terms of such obligation or take such other action as such regulatory authority determines to be appropriate. If such an order were issued, payments to you could be delayed or reduced, and MBNA may not be liable to you for contractual damages for complying with such an order and you may have no recourse against the relevant regulatory authority. See “Material Legal Aspects of the Receivables—Certain Regulatory Matters” in this prospectus.

 

Changes to consumer protection laws may impede collection efforts or alter timing and amount of collections which may result in an acceleration of or reduction in payments on your notes.

 

Receivables that do not comply with consumer protection laws may not be valid or enforceable under their terms against the obligors of those receivables.

 

Federal and state consumer protection laws regulate the creation and enforcement of consumer loans. Congress and the states could further regulate the credit card and consumer credit industry in ways that make it more difficult for MBNA as servicer of master trust II to collect payments on the receivables or that reduce the finance charges and other fees that MBNA as seller to master trust II can charge on credit card account balances. For example, if MBNA were required to reduce its

 

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finance charges and other fees, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the credit card accounts’ effective yield, this could lead to an early redemption event and could result in an acceleration of payment or reduced payments on your notes. See “Material Legal Aspects of the Receivables—Consumer Protection Laws” in this prospectus.

 

If a cardholder sought protection under federal or state bankruptcy or debtor relief laws, a court could reduce or discharge completely the cardholder’s obligations to repay amounts due on its account and, as a result, the related receivables would be written off as uncollectible. The noteholders could suffer a loss if no funds are available from credit enhancement or other sources. See “Master Trust II—Defaulted Receivables; Rebates and Fraudulent Charges” in this prospectus.

 

Competition in the credit card industry may result in a decline in ability to generate new receivables. This may result in the payment of principal earlier or later than the expected principal payment date, or in reduced amounts.

 

The credit card industry is highly competitive. As new credit card companies enter the market and companies try to expand their market share, effective advertising, target marketing and pricing strategies grow in importance. MBNA’s ability to compete in this environment will affect its ability to generate new receivables and might also affect payment patterns on the receivables. If the rate at which MBNA generates new receivables declines significantly, MBNA might be unable to transfer additional receivables or designate additional credit card accounts to master trust II and a pay out event could occur, resulting in payment of principal sooner than expected or in reduced amounts. If the rate at which MBNA generates new receivables decreases significantly at a time when noteholders are scheduled to receive principal, noteholders might receive principal more slowly than planned or in reduced amounts.

 

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Payment patterns of cardholders may not be consistent over time and variations in these payment patterns may result in reduced payment of principal, or receipt of payment of principal earlier or later than expected.

 

Collections of principal receivables available to pay your notes on any principal payment date or to make deposits into an issuer account will depend on many factors, including:

 

    the rate of repayment of credit card balances by cardholders, which may be slower or faster than expected which may cause payment on the notes to be earlier or later than expected;

 

    the extent of credit card usage by cardholders, and the creation of additional receivables in the accounts designated to master trust II; and

 

    the rate of default by cardholders.

 

Changes in payment patterns and credit card usage result from a variety of economic, competitive, political, social and legal factors. Economic factors include the rate of inflation, unemployment levels and relative interest rates. The availability of incentive or other award programs may also affect cardholders’ actions. Social factors include consumer confidence levels and the public’s attitude about incurring debt and the consequences of personal bankruptcy. In addition, acts of terrorism in the United States and the political and military response to any such events may have an adverse effect on general economic conditions, consumer confidence and general market liquidity.

 

We cannot predict how any of these or other factors will affect repayment patterns or credit card use and, consequently, the timing and amount of payments on your notes. Any reductions in the amount, or delays in the timing, of interest or principal payments will reduce the amount available for distribution on the notes.

 

Allocations of defaulted principal receivables and reallocation of available principal amounts could result in a reduction in payment on your notes.

 

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be allocated a portion of these defaulted principal receivables. In addition, available principal amounts may be reallocated to pay interest on senior classes of notes or to pay a portion of the master trust II servicing fee. You may not receive full repayment of your notes and full payment of interest due if (i) the nominal liquidation amount of your notes has been reduced by charge-offs resulting from uncovered default amounts on principal receivables in master trust II or as the result of reallocations of available principal amounts to pay interest and a portion of the master trust II servicing fee, and (ii) those amounts have not been reimbursed from available funds. For a discussion of nominal liquidation amount, see “The Notes—Stated Principal Amount, Outstanding Dollar Principal Amount and Nominal Liquidation Amount.

 

The note interest rate and the receivables interest rate may reset at different times or fluctuate differently, resulting in a delay or reduction in payments on your notes.

 

Some credit card accounts may have finance charges set at a variable rate based on a designated index (for example, the prime rate). A series, class or tranche of notes may bear interest either at a fixed rate or at a floating rate based on a different index. If the rate charged on the credit card accounts declines, collections of finance charge receivables allocated to the collateral certificate may be reduced without a corresponding reduction in the amounts payable as interest on the notes and other amounts paid from collections of finance charge receivables. This could result in delayed or reduced principal and interest payments to you.

 

Issuance of additional notes or master trust II investor certificates may affect the timing and amount of payments to you.

 

The issuer expects to issue notes from time to time, and master trust II may issue new investor certificates from time to time. New notes and master trust II investor certificates may be issued without notice to existing noteholders, and without their consent, and may have different terms from outstanding notes and investor certificates. For a description of the conditions that must be met before master trust II can issue new investor certificates or the issuer can issue new notes, see “Master Trust II—New Issuances” and “The Notes—Issuances of New Series, Classes and Tranches of Notes.

 

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The issuance of new notes or master trust II investor certificates could adversely affect the timing and amount of payments on outstanding notes. For example, if notes in your series issued after your notes have a higher interest rate than your notes, this could result in a reduction in the available funds used to pay interest on your notes. Also, when new notes or investor certificates are issued, the voting rights of your notes will be diluted. See “Risk Factors—You may have limited or no ability to control actions under the indenture and the master trust II agreement.

 

Addition of credit card accounts to master trust II and attrition of credit card accounts and receivables from master trust II may decrease the credit quality of the assets securing the repayment of your notes. If this occurs, your receipt of payments of principal and interest may be reduced, delayed or accelerated.

 

The assets of master trust II, and therefore the assets allocable to the collateral certificate held by the issuer, change every day. These changes may be the result of cardholder actions and preferences, marketing initiatives by MBNA and other card issuers or other factors, including but not limited to, reductions in card usage, changes in payment patterns for revolving balances, closing of accounts in the master trust II portfolio, and transfers or conversions of accounts in the master trust II portfolio to new card accounts and other products. MBNA may choose, or may be required, to add credit card receivables to master trust II. The credit card accounts from which these receivables arise may have different terms and conditions from the credit card accounts already designated for master trust II. For example, the new credit card accounts may have higher or lower fees or interest rates, or different payment terms.

 

We cannot guarantee that new credit card accounts will be of the same credit quality as the credit card accounts currently or historically designated for master trust II. If the credit quality of the assets in master trust II were to deteriorate, the issuer’s ability to make payments on the notes could be adversely affected. For example, MBNA plans to market American Express branded cards to a portion of its Visa U.S.A. and MasterCard Incorporated cardholders, including cardholders whose accounts are included in the master trust II portfolio. See “MBNA and MBNA Corporation—The MBNA/American Express Agreement” for a description of MBNA’s agreement with American Express. If higher credit quality cardholders convert to or use American Express branded card accounts, and the master trust II agreement is not amended to make

 

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such American Express branded card accounts eligible for inclusion in the master trust II portfolio, then the credit quality of the assets in master trust II and the assets eligible to be included in master trust II could deteriorate. See “Master Trust II—Addition of Master Trust II Assets” in this prospectus and “The Master Trust II Portfolio—Recent Additions to the Master Trust II Portfolio” in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 

MBNA may not be able to generate new receivables or designate new credit card accounts to master trust II when required by the master trust II agreement. This could result in an acceleration of or reduction in payments on your notes.

 

The issuer’s ability to make payments on the notes will be impaired if sufficient new credit card receivables are not generated by MBNA. MBNA may be prevented from generating sufficient new receivables or designating new credit card accounts to add to master trust II, due to regulatory restrictions or for other reasons. For example, if MBNA issues American Express branded cards or converts existing Visa and MasterCard credit cards to American Express branded cards, the American Express branded card receivables will be ineligible for inclusion in master trust II unless the terms of the master trust II agreement are amended. See “MBNA and MBNA Corporation—The MBNA/American Express Agreement” in this prospectus. We do not guarantee that new credit card accounts or receivables will be created, that any credit card account or receivable created will be eligible for inclusion in master trust II, that they will be added to master trust II, or that credit card receivables will be repaid at a particular time or with a particular pattern.

 

The master trust II agreement provides that MBNA must add additional credit card receivables to master trust II if the total amount of principal receivables in master trust II falls below specified percentages of the total investor interests of investor certificates in master trust II. There is no guarantee that MBNA will have enough receivables to add to master trust II. If MBNA does not make an addition of receivables within five business days after the date it is required to do so, a pay out event will occur with respect to the collateral certificate. This would constitute an early redemption event and could result in an early payment of your notes. See “Master Trust II—Addition of Master Trust II Assets,” “—Pay Out Events” and “The Indenture—Early Redemption Events.

 

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MBNA may change the terms of the credit card accounts in a way that reduces or slows collections. These changes may result in reduced, accelerated or delayed payments to you.

 

MBNA transfers the receivables to master trust II but continues to own the credit card accounts. As owner of the credit card accounts, MBNA retains the right to change various credit card account terms (including finance charges and other fees it charges and the required minimum monthly payment). An early redemption event could occur if MBNA reduced the finance charges and other fees it charges and a corresponding decrease in the collection of finance charges and fees resulted. In addition, changes in the credit card account terms may alter payment patterns. If payment rates decrease significantly at a time when you are scheduled to receive principal, you might receive principal more slowly than planned.

 

MBNA will not reduce the interest rate it charges on the receivables or other fees if that action would cause a master trust II pay out event or cause an early redemption event with respect to the notes unless MBNA is required by law or determines it is necessary to maintain its credit card business, based on its good faith assessment of its business competition.

 

MBNA will not change the terms of the credit card accounts or its servicing practices (including changes to the required minimum monthly payment and the calculation of the amount or the timing of finance charges, other fees and charge-offs) unless MBNA reasonably believes a master trust II pay out event would not occur for any master trust II series of investor certificates and an early redemption event would not occur with respect to any tranche of notes and takes the same action on other substantially similar credit card accounts, to the extent permitted by those credit card accounts.

 

For a discussion of early redemption events, see the prospectus supplement.

 

MBNA has no restrictions on its ability to change the terms of the credit card accounts except as described above or in the accompanying prospectus supplement. Changes in relevant law, changes in the marketplace or prudent business practices could cause MBNA to change credit card account terms.

 

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If MBNA breaches representations and warranties relating to the receivables, payments on your notes may be reduced.

 

MBNA, as seller of the receivables, makes representations and warranties relating to the validity and enforceability of the receivables arising under the credit card accounts in the master trust II portfolio, and as to the perfection and priority of the master trust II trustee’s interests in the receivables. However, the master trust II trustee will not make any examination of the receivables or the related assets for the purpose of determining the presence of defects, compliance with the representations and warranties or for any other purpose.

 

If a representation or warranty relating to the receivables is violated, the related obligors may have defenses to payment or offset rights, or creditors of MBNA may claim rights to the master trust II assets. If a representation or warranty is violated, MBNA may have an opportunity to cure the violation. If it is unable to cure the violation, subject to certain conditions described under “Master Trust II—Representations and Warranties” in this prospectus, MBNA must accept reassignment of each receivable affected by the violation. These reassignments are the only remedy for breaches of representations and warranties, even if your damages exceed your share of the reassignment price. See “Master Trust II—Representations and Warranties” in this prospectus.

 

There is no public market for the notes. As a result you may be unable to sell your notes or the price of the notes may suffer.

 

The underwriters of the notes may assist in resales of the notes but they are not required to do so. A secondary market for any notes may not develop. If a secondary market does develop, it might not continue or it might not be sufficiently liquid to allow you to resell any of your notes.

 

In addition, some notes have a more limited trading market and experience more price volatility. There may be a limited number of buyers when you decide to sell those notes. This may affect the price you receive for the notes or your ability to sell the notes. You should not purchase notes unless you understand and know you can bear the investment risks.

 

You may not be able to reinvest any early redemption proceeds in a comparable security.

 

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redemption proceeds in a comparable security with an effective interest rate equivalent to that of your notes.

 

If the ratings of the notes are lowered or withdrawn, their market value could decrease.

 

The initial rating of a note addresses the likelihood of the payment of interest on that note when due and the ultimate payment of principal of that note by its legal maturity date. The ratings do not address the likelihood of payment of principal of a note on its expected principal payment date. In addition, the ratings do not address the possibility of early payment or acceleration of a note, which could be caused by an early redemption event or an event of default. See “The Indenture—Early Redemption Events” and “—Events of Default.”

 

The ratings of the notes are not a recommendation to buy, hold or sell the notes. The ratings of the notes may be lowered or withdrawn entirely at any time by the applicable rating agency. The market value of the notes could decrease if the ratings are lowered or withdrawn.

 

You may have limited or no ability to control actions under the indenture and the master trust II agreement. This may result in, among other things, payment of principal being accelerated when it is in your interest to receive payment of principal on the expected principal payment date, or it may result in payment of principal not being accelerated when it is in your interest to receive early payment of principal.

 

Under the indenture, some actions require the consent of noteholders holding a specified percentage of the aggregate outstanding dollar principal amount of notes of a series, class or tranche or all the notes. These actions include consenting to amendments relating to the collateral certificate. In the case of votes by series or votes by holders of all of the notes, the outstanding dollar principal amount of the senior-most classes of notes will generally be substantially greater than the outstanding dollar principal amount of the subordinated classes of notes. Consequently, the noteholders of the senior-most class of notes will generally have the ability to determine whether and what actions should be taken. The subordinated noteholders will generally need the concurrence of the senior-most noteholders to cause actions to be taken.

 

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The collateral certificate is an investor certificate under the master trust II agreement, and noteholders have indirect consent rights under the master trust II agreement. See “The Indenture—Voting.” Under the master trust II agreement, some actions require the vote of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all of the investor certificates. These actions include consenting to amendments to the master trust II agreement. In the case of votes by holders of all of the investor certificates, the outstanding principal amount of the collateral certificate is and may continue to be substantially smaller than the outstanding principal amount of the other series of investor certificates issued by master trust II. Consequently, the holders of investor certificates—other than the collateral certificate—will generally have the ability to determine whether and what actions should be taken. The noteholders, in exercising their voting powers under the collateral certificate, will generally need the concurrence of the holders of the other investor certificates to cause actions to be taken.

 

If an event of default occurs, your remedy options may be limited and you may not receive full payment of principal and accrued interest.

 

Your remedies may be limited if an event of default under your series, class or tranche of notes occurs. After an event of default affecting your series, class or tranche of notes and an acceleration of your notes, any funds in an issuer account with respect to that series, class or tranche of notes will be applied to pay principal of and interest on those notes. Then, in each following month, available principal amounts and available funds will be deposited into the applicable issuer account, and applied to make monthly principal and interest payments on those notes until the legal maturity date of those notes.

 

However, if your notes are subordinated notes of a multiple tranche series, you generally will receive payment of principal of those notes only if and to the extent that, after giving effect to that payment, the required subordination will be maintained for the senior classes of notes in that series.

 

Following an event of default and acceleration, holders of the affected notes will have the ability to direct a sale of credit card receivables held by master trust II only under the limited circumstances as described in “The Indenture—Events of Default” and “Sources of Funds to Pay the Notes—Sale of Credit Card Receivables.

 

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However, following an event of default and acceleration with respect to subordinated notes of a multiple tranche series, if the indenture trustee or a majority of the noteholders of the affected class or tranche directs master trust II to sell credit card receivables, the sale will occur only if, after giving effect to that payment, the required subordination will be maintained for the senior notes in that series by the remaining notes or if such sale occurs on the legal maturity date. However, if principal of or interest on a tranche of notes has not been paid in full on its legal maturity date, the sale will automatically take place on that date regardless of the subordination requirements of any senior classes of notes.

 

Even if a sale of receivables is permitted, we can give no assurance that the proceeds of the sale will be enough to pay unpaid principal of and interest on the accelerated notes.

 

The effect on noteholders of certain litigation against MBNA is unclear.

 

In January 2002 plaintiffs filed a motion to include MBNA and MBNA Corporation in a lawsuit against various card issuers in In Re Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. This suit is a purported class action. The plaintiffs, none of whom are MBNA’s or MBNA Corporation’s customers, claim that the defendants conspired in violation of the antitrust laws to charge foreign currency conversion fees and to conceal the fees by not disclosing them on cardholder statements, in violation of the Truth-in-Lending Act. The plaintiffs claim that MBNA, MBNA Corporation and other issuers and MasterCard and Visa conspired to charge a 1% foreign currency conversion fee assessed by MasterCard and Visa. In July 2003, the court granted a motion to dismiss certain Truth-in-Lending Act claims against MBNA, MBNA Corporation and other defendants, but denied a motion to dismiss the antitrust claims against the defendants. MBNA and MBNA Corporation intend to file a motion for summary judgment after discovery. MBNA and MBNA Corporation intend to defend this matter vigorously and believe that they should prevail. See “MBNA and MBNA Corporation—Industry Developments—Foreign Currency Conversion Fees Litigation” in this prospectus.

 

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Glossary

 

This prospectus uses defined terms. You can find a listing of defined terms in the “Glossary of Defined Terms” beginning on page 108 in this prospectus.

 

The Issuer

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust will be the issuer of the notes. The issuer’s principal offices will be at Rodney Square North, 1100 N. Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890-0001, in care of Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee.

 

The issuer’s activities will be limited to:

 

    acquiring and holding the collateral certificate, and other certificates of beneficial interest in master trust II, and the other assets of the issuer and the proceeds from these assets;

 

    issuing notes;

 

    making payments on the notes; and

 

    engaging in other activities that are necessary or incidental to accomplish these limited purposes.

 

The assets of the issuer will consist primarily of:

 

    the collateral certificate;

 

    derivative agreements that the issuer will enter into from time to time to manage interest rate or currency risk relating to certain series, classes or tranches of notes; and

 

    funds on deposit in the issuer accounts.

 

It is not expected that the issuer will have any other significant assets.

 

UCC financing statements will be filed to perfect the ownership or security interests of the issuer and the indenture trustee described herein.

 

The issuer will operate pursuant to a trust agreement between MBNA and Wilmington Trust Company, the owner trustee. The issuer will not have any officers or directors. Its sole beneficiary will be MBNA. As beneficiary, MBNA will generally direct the actions of the issuer.

 

MBNA and the owner trustee may amend the trust agreement without the consent of the noteholders or the indenture trustee so long as the amendment will not (i) adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the noteholders or (ii) significantly change the purpose and powers of the issuer, as set forth in the trust agreement. Accordingly, neither the indenture trustee nor any holder of any note will be entitled to vote on any such amendment.

 

In addition, if holders of not less than (a) in the case of a significant change in the purpose and powers of the issuer which is not reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the noteholders, a majority of the aggregate outstanding dollar principal amount of the notes affected by an amendment consent, and (b) in all other cases, 66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding dollar principal amount of the notes affected by an amendment consent,

 

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the trust agreement may also be amended for the purpose of (i) adding, changing or eliminating any provisions of the trust agreement or of modifying the rights of those noteholders or (ii) significantly changing the purposes and powers of the issuer.

 

In addition, a noteholder will not have any right to consent to any amendment to the trust agreement providing for a change in the beneficiary or other related amendments in connection with replacing MBNA, as seller under the master trust II agreement, with a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity.

 

See “The Indenture—Tax Opinions for Amendments” for additional conditions to amending the trust agreement.

 

Use of Proceeds

 

The net proceeds from the sale of each series, class and tranche of notes offered hereby will be paid to MBNA. MBNA will use such proceeds for its general corporate purposes.

 

MBNA and MBNA Corporation

 

MBNA America Bank, National Association, a national banking association located in Wilmington, Delaware, conducts nationwide consumer lending programs principally comprised of credit card related activities. MBNA has two wholly-owned foreign bank subsidiaries, MBNA Europe Bank Limited, located in the United Kingdom, and MBNA Canada Bank, located in Canada.

 

MBNA conducts all direct customer contact processes with respect to the cardholder. This involves a 24 hour, 365 day per year Customer Service telephone staff, Credit Decisions, Correspondence Resolution, Security and Collection Operations.

 

MBNA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBNA Corporation. MBNA was established in January 1991 in connection with a restructuring of the former MBNA America Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MNC Financial, Inc. MBNA Corporation is a bank holding company organized under the laws of Maryland in 1990 and registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The principal asset of MBNA Corporation is the capital stock of MBNA.

 

The MBNA/American Express Agreement

 

MBNA and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. have entered into a card issuer agreement allowing MBNA to issue cards that will carry the American Express logo and will be accepted on the American Express global merchants network. MBNA will issue cards that carry the American Express logo only if the United States Department of Justice ultimately prevails in an antitrust lawsuit against Visa and MasterCard seeking to require Visa and MasterCard to allow their member banks to issue credit cards under alternative networks.

 

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If certain requirements are met, the master trust II agreement could be amended to allow for (i) the addition of American Express branded card accounts in the Master Trust II Portfolio or (ii) the conversion of Visa or MasterCard credit card accounts presently included in the Master Trust II Portfolio to American Express branded card accounts. We cannot guarantee that any such amendment to the master trust II agreement will occur. See “Master Trust II—Amendments to the Master Trust II Agreement” in this prospectus for a description of the requirements for amending the master trust II agreement.

 

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