Common use of 01Amendment Clause in Contracts

01Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that such action shall not, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder; provided further that 10 days’ (or, in the case of Fitch, 10 Business Days’) prior written notice of any such amendment be made available to each Rating Agency by the Administrator and, if Xxxxx’x notifies the Owner Trustee that such amendment will result in a downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any class of the Notes or the Certificate, such amendment shall become effective with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder; provided further that any solicitation of such consent shall disclose the downgrading or withdrawal that would result from such amendment. In addition, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to be made by the Administrator; provided, however, that the parties hereto may not make any such amendment unless (x) the Issuing Entity has delivered notice of such amendment to each Rating Agency on or prior to the date such amendment is executed and (y) any such SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will not affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s rights, indemnities or obligations without the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s consent, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in any amendment to this Agreement may be retroactive (including retroactive to the Benchmark Replacement Date) and this Agreement may be amended more than once in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with 10 days prior written notice made available to each of the Rating Agencies by the Administrator, by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holder of the Certificate, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or remove the consent right of the Holder of the Certificate, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder, as applicable. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Certificateholder. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or the Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(j)(1) and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2024), Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2024)

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01Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that such action shall not, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder; provided further that 10 days’ (or, in the case of Fitch, 10 Business Days’) prior written notice of any such amendment be made available to each Rating Agency by the Administrator and, if Xxxxx’x Moody’s notifies the Owner Trustee that such amendment will result in a downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any class of the Notes or the Certificate, such amendment shall become effective with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder; provided further that any solicitation of such consent shall disclose the downgrading or withdrawal that would result from such amendment. In addition, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to be made by the Administrator; provided, however, that the parties hereto may not make any such amendment unless (x) the Issuing Entity has delivered notice of such amendment to each Rating Agency on or prior to the date such amendment is executed and (y) any such SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will not affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s rights, indemnities or obligations without the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s consent, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in any amendment to this Agreement may be retroactive (including retroactive to the Benchmark Replacement Date) and this Agreement may be amended more than once in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with 10 days prior written notice made available to each of the Rating Agencies by the Administrator, by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holder of the Certificate, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or remove the consent right of the Holder of the Certificate, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder, as applicable. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Certificateholder. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or the Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(j)(1) and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2023-C), Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2023-C)

01Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that such action shall not, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder; provided further that 10 days’ (or, in the case of Fitch, 10 Business Days’) prior written notice of any such amendment be made available to each Rating Agency by the Administrator and, if Xxxxx’x notifies the Owner Trustee that such amendment will result in a downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any class of the Notes or the Certificate, such amendment shall become effective with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder; provided further that any solicitation of such consent shall disclose the downgrading or withdrawal that would result from such amendment. In addition, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to be made by the Administrator; provided, however, that the parties hereto may not make any such amendment unless (x) the Issuing Entity has delivered notice of such amendment to each Rating Agency on or prior to the date such amendment is executed and (y) any such SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will not affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s rights, indemnities or obligations without the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s consent, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in any amendment to this Agreement may be retroactive (including retroactive to the Benchmark Replacement Date) and this Agreement may be amended more than once in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with 10 days prior written notice made available to each of the Rating Agencies by the Administrator, by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holder of the Certificate, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or remove the consent right of the Holder of the Certificate, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder, as applicable. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Certificateholder. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or the Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(j)(1) and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2024-C), Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2024-B)

01Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that such action shall not, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder; provided further that 10 days’ (or, in the case of Fitch, 10 Business Days’) prior written notice of any such amendment be made available to each Rating Agency by the Administrator and, if Xxxxx’x notifies the Owner Trustee that such amendment will result in a downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any class of the Notes or the Certificate, such amendment shall become effective with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder; provided further that any solicitation of such consent shall disclose the downgrading or withdrawal that would result from such amendment. In addition, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to be made by the Administrator; provided, however, that the parties hereto may not make any such amendment unless (x) the Issuing Entity has delivered notice of such amendment to each Rating Agency on or prior to the date such amendment is executed and (y) any such SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will not affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s rights, indemnities or obligations without the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s consent, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in any amendment to this Agreement may be retroactive (including retroactive to the Benchmark Replacement Date) and this Agreement may be amended more than once in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with 10 days prior written notice made available to each of the Rating Agencies by the Administrator, by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holder of the Certificate, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay ​ ​ the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or remove the consent right of the Holder of the Certificate, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder, as applicable. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Certificateholder. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or the Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(j)(1) and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2023-B), Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2023-B)

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01Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, but without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder, to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in this Agreement or for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that such action shall not, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder; provided further that 10 days’ (or, in the case of Fitch, 10 Business Days’) prior written notice of any such amendment be made available to each Rating Agency by the Administrator and, if Xxxxx’x notifies the Owner Trustee that such amendment will result in a downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any class of the Notes or the Certificate, such amendment shall become effective with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder; provided further that any solicitation of such consent shall disclose the downgrading or withdrawal that would result from such amendment. In addition, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to be made by the Administrator; provided, however, that the parties hereto may not make any such amendment unless (x) the Issuing Entity has delivered notice of such amendment to each Rating Agency on or prior to the date such amendment is executed and (y) any such SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will not affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s rights, indemnities or obligations without the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s consent, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in any amendment to this Agreement may be retroactive (including retroactive to the Benchmark Replacement Date) and this Agreement may be amended more than once in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with 10 days prior written notice made available to each of the Rating Agencies by the Administrator, by the Seller, the ​ ​ Servicer and the Owner Trustee, with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the consent of the Holder of the Certificate, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or remove the consent right of the Holder of the Certificate, the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and the consent of the Certificateholder, as applicable. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Owner Trustee shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to the Certificateholder. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or the Noteholders pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. Prior to the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(j)(1) and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which affects the Owner Trustee’s or the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Sale and Servicing Agreement (John Deere Owner Trust 2024-B)

01Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the SellerDepositor, the Servicer Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodians and the Owner Trustee, with Trustee (and the Master Servicer may request an amendment or consent to any amendment of a Servicing Agreement as directed by the Indenture Trustee, but Depositor) without the consent of any of the Noteholders or the Certificateholder, Certificateholders (i) to cure any ambiguityambiguity or mistake, (ii) to correct any defective provision herein or in the applicable Servicing Agreement, or to supplement any provision in this Agreement which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or in the applicable Servicing Agreement, (iii) to add to the duties of the Depositor, or the Trustee (or with respect to the applicable Servicing Agreement, of the applicable Servicer), the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Custodians, (iv) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder or under the applicable Servicing Agreement, (v) to cause the provisions herein to conform to or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made with respect to the Certificates, the Trust Fund or this Agreement in the Prospectus Supplement, or to correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the provisions of any underlying purchase or servicing agreement or (vi) to modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the terms or provisions contained in this Agreement or for in the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions in this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholderapplicable Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that such any action pursuant to clause (iv) or (vi) above shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel shall be an expense of the requesting party, but in any case shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodians or the Trust Fund, and shall be addressed to the foregoing entities), adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Noteholder or Certificateholder; provided further provided, further, that 10 days’ (or, the amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the case interests of Fitch, 10 Business Days’) prior written notice of any such the Certificateholders if the Person requesting the amendment be made available to obtains a letter from each Rating Agency by stating that the Administrator and, if Xxxxx’x notifies the Owner Trustee that such amendment will would not result in a the downgrading or withdrawal of the then-current rating respective ratings then assigned to the Certificates; it being understood and agreed that any such letter in and of itself will not represent a determination as to the materiality of any class of the Notes or the Certificate, such amendment and will represent a determination only as to the credit issues affecting any such rating. The Trustee, the Depositor, the Custodians, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer also may at any time and from time to time amend this Agreement (and the Master Servicer shall become effective with request the Servicers amend the applicable Servicing Agreements), without the consent of the Holders Certificateholders, to modify, eliminate or add to any of Notes evidencing not less than a majority its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or helpful to (i) maintain the qualification of each Trust REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, (ii) avoid or minimize the risk of the Outstanding Amount imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the Code that would be a claim at any time prior to the final redemption of the Notes and the consent Certificates or (iii) comply with any other requirements of the Certificateholder; provided further that any solicitation of such consent shall disclose the downgrading or withdrawal that would result from such amendment. In addition, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto without the consent of any Noteholder or Certificateholder in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to be made by the AdministratorCode; provided, however, that the parties hereto may Trustee and the Master Servicer have been provided an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be an expense of the party requesting such opinion but in any case shall not make be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such action is necessary or helpful to, as applicable, (i) maintain such qualification, (ii) avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax or (iii) comply with any such amendment unless (x) requirements of the Issuing Entity has delivered notice of such amendment to each Rating Agency on or prior to the date such amendment is executed and (y) any such SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will not affect the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s rights, indemnities or obligations without the Owner Trustee’s, Indenture Trustee’s or Paying Agent’s consent, respectivelyCode. For the avoidance of doubt, any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes in any amendment to this Agreement may be retroactive (including retroactive to the Benchmark Replacement Date) and this Agreement may be amended more than once in connection with any SOFR Adjustment Conforming Changes or any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. 148 This Agreement may also be amended from time to time, with 10 days prior written notice made available to each of the Rating Agencies time by the AdministratorDepositor, the Master Servicer, the Custodians, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee (and the Master Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the applicable Servicing Agreement as directed by the Seller, the Servicer and the Owner Trustee, Depositor) with the consent of the Indenture Trustee, the consent of the Holders of Notes Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating not less than a majority 66⅔% of the Outstanding Amount each Class of the Notes and the consent of the Holder of the Certificate, Certificates affected thereby for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the CertificateholderHolders of Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (ai) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Receivables or distributions that shall be required to be made for distributed on any Certificate without the benefit consent of the Noteholders or Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the Certificateholder interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner other than as described in clause (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing, as to such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 66⅔%, or (biii) reduce the aforesaid percentage percentages of the Outstanding Amount of the Notes or remove the consent right of the Holder of the Certificate, Certificates the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then outstanding. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the outstanding Notes Trustee and the Master Servicer shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement unless (i) each shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense of the CertificateholderTrustee, the Master Servicer or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such amendment will not cause the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC or the Certificateholders or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as applicablea REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding and (ii) the party seeking such amendment shall have provided written notice to the Rating Agencies (with a copy of such notice to the Trustee and the Master Servicer) of such amendment, stating the provisions of the Agreement to be amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.01, with respect to any amendment that significantly modifies the permitted activities of the Trustee or a Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Depositor or any of its Affiliates or by the Responsible Party or any of its Affiliates shall be deemed not to be outstanding (and shall not be considered when determining the percentage of Certificateholders consenting or when calculating the total number of Certificates entitled to consent) for purposes of determining if the requisite consents of Certificateholders under this Section 12.01 have been obtained. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment to this Agreement or consentany Servicing Agreement requiring the consent of Certificateholders, the Owner Trustee Master Servicer shall furnish written notification of the substance or a copy of such amendment or consent to the Certificateholdereach Certificateholder and each Rating Agency. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or the Noteholders pursuant to Certificateholders under this Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consentamendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. Prior The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe. Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee, the Custodians, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator to enter into an amendment which modifies its obligations or liabilities without its consent and in all cases without receiving an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Custodians, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trust Fund), satisfactory to the execution Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, that (i) such amendment is permitted and is not prohibited by this Agreement or the applicable Servicing Agreement and that all requirements for amending this Agreement or such Servicing Agreement have been complied with; and (ii) either (A) the amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or (B) the conclusion set forth in the immediately preceding clause (A) is not required to be reached pursuant to this Section 12.01. Notwithstanding the Trustee’s consent to, or the Master Servicer’s request for, any amendment of any Servicing Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Section 12.01, such Servicing Agreement cannot be amended without the consent of the applicable Servicer. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall be responsible for any failure by such Servicer to consent to any amendment to the applicable Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to this AgreementAgreement shall require the prior written consent of the Swap Provider, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of if such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement materially and the Opinion of Counsel referred to in Section 10.02(j)(1) and that all conditions precedent have been satisfied. The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment which adversely affects the Owner Trustee’s rights or interests of the Indenture Trustee’s, as applicable, own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwiseSwap Provider.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Servicing Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2007-5)

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