Common use of Benchmark Transition Clause in Contracts

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b), the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b)Changes, the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 66 or otherwise in accordance herewith, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to release Purchaser from performing its obligations as expressly required pursuant to the Transaction Documents. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-then- current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-non- representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b)Changes, the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 66 or otherwise in accordance herewith, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Eventan Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for on any Transactiondate, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, . If the Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (i) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” such Benchmark Replacement will become effective as of the Reference Time on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The If the Benchmark Replacement shall is determined in accordance with clause (ii) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” such Benchmark Replacement will become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction at 5:00 p.m. on the applicable fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement Dateis provided to the parties hereto without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any a Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall will promptly notify Seller of (A) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (B) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and Replacement, (BC) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For Changes and (D) the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one commencement or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part conclusion of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming ChangesUnavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related Notwithstanding anything to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented contrary in accordance with this Article 6(b), the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of this Article 6. (v6(b) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to or in the definitions definition of “Benchmark Replacement”, ,” if at any time the provisions set forth in Article 6(b)(i) would cause the then-current Benchmark to be replaced by a Benchmark Replacement determined pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” and Purchaser determines (in its sole discretion) that Purchaser and its Affiliates have not yet generally adopted Term SOFR as the prevailing reference rates of interest for warehouse financing facilities substantially similar to the financing facility contemplated hereby and to which Purchaser and its Affiliates are parties as administrative agent and lender, then Purchaser may (in its sole discretion by written notice to Seller) designate that the relevant Benchmark Replacement Adjustmentshall instead be determined only pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” “in which case, the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise shall not be determined pursuant to clause (i) of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaserdefinition thereof.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, hereunder or (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, and (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made in accordance with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b)Changes, the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, 6 or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6otherwise in accordance herewith. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such how Purchaser is contemporaneously exercising similar rights and or remedies under other commercial real estate mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, hereunder or (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, and (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made in accordance with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b), or the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, 6 or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6otherwise in accordance herewith. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” and “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such how Purchaser is contemporaneously exercising similar rights and or remedies under other commercial real estate mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date.. 28571379.4 (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, 28571379.4 the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b), the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b), the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.

Benchmark Transition. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or a SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time for any Pricing Rate Determination Date in respect of any determination of the then-current Benchmark for any Transaction, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark with respect to each such Transaction for all purposes hereunder or under any Transaction Document in respect of such determination on such Pricing Rate Determination Date and all determinations on all subsequent dates, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement. The Benchmark Replacement shall become effective with respect to each applicable Transaction on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date. (ii) In connection with the administration of any Benchmark or the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, Purchaser shall have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (iii) Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by Purchaser as set forth in this paragraph may be provided, at the option of Purchaser (in its sole and absolute discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Purchaser pursuant to this Article 6(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Article 6(b). Any notice of the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement delivered by Purchaser as described earlier in this clause (iii) shall specify the Benchmark Replacement designated by Purchaser with respect to each related Transaction. (iv) Purchaser does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the Benchmark or any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder, (ii) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement, including whether any Benchmark Replacement is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to any Benchmark which it replaces or has the same volume or liquidity as any Benchmark which it replaces or any other Benchmark, (iii) any actions or use of its discretion provided hereunder or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Article 6 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, whether to declare a SOFR Transition Event, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors of any Benchmark, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes implemented in accordance with this Article 6(b), the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by this Article 6, or (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of Article 6. (v) Purchaser shall exercise its rights and remedies pursuant to the definitions of “Benchmark Replacement”, “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment,” “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” and “SOFR Transition Event” in a manner which is consistent with its exercise of such rights and remedies under other commercial mortgage loan repurchase facilities with similarly situated counterparties covered by the same group within Purchaser.or