No Obligation of the Trustee (i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depositary or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to the registered Holders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.
(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants, members or beneficial owners in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and Others Neither the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense related to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the Depositor nor the Master Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action, proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor or the Master Servicer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Custodial Account as provided by Section 3.10 and, on the Distribution Date(s) following such reimbursement, the aggregate of such expenses and costs shall be allocated in reduction of the Accrued Certificate Interest on each Class entitled thereto in the same manner as if such expenses and costs constituted a Prepayment Interest Shortfall.
SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES AND ADDITIONAL OWNER TRUSTEES
INFORMATION ON THE PARTIES The Company
Successor Owner Trustees and Additional Owner Trustees SECTION 9.1. Eligibility Requirements for Owner Trustee.....................19 SECTION 9.2. Resignation or Removal of Owner Trustee........................20 SECTION 9.3. Successor Owner Trustee........................................20 SECTION 9.4. Merger or Consolidation of Owner Trustee.......................21 SECTION 9.5. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee..................21 ARTICLE X.MISCELLANEOUS
Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and Others None of the Depositor, the Servicer or any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor or of the Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Estate or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the Servicer shall be indemnified by the Trust Estate and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense related to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither of the Depositor nor the Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor or the Servicer may in its discretion undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Estate, and the Depositor and the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Servicer Custodial Account as provided by Section 3.11.
Limitation on Liability of Servicer, Backup Servicer and Others (a) Neither Exeter, the Backup Servicer (including the Backup Servicer in its capacity as the successor Servicer if so appointed) nor any of the directors, mangers or officers or employees or agents of Exeter or Backup Servicer (including the Backup Servicer in its capacity as the successor Servicer if so appointed) shall be under any liability to the Issuer, the Holding Trust or the Noteholders, except as provided in this Agreement, for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect Exeter, the Backup Servicer (including the Backup Servicer in its capacity as the successor Servicer if so appointed) or any such person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of a breach of this Agreement (in the case of Exeter) or willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence (excluding errors in judgment) in the performance of duties; provided, further, that this provision shall not affect any liability to indemnify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee for costs, taxes, expenses, claims, liabilities, losses or damages paid by the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, in their individual capacities. Exeter, the Backup Servicer (including the Backup Servicer in its capacity as the successor Servicer if so appointed) and any director, manager, officer, employee or agent of Exeter or Backup Servicer (including the Backup Servicer in its capacity as the successor Servicer if so appointed) may rely in good faith on the written advice of counsel or on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising under this Agreement.
(b) The Backup Servicer shall not be liable for any obligation of the Servicer contained in this Agreement or for any errors of the Servicer contained in any computer tape, certificate or other data or document delivered to the Backup Servicer hereunder or on which the Backup Servicer must rely in order to perform its obligations hereunder, and the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Seller and the Noteholders shall look only to the Servicer to perform such obligations. The Backup Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Custodian shall have no responsibility and shall not be in default hereunder or incur any liability for any failure, error, malfunction or any delay in carrying out any of their respective duties under this Agreement if such failure or delay results from the Backup Servicer acting in accordance with information prepared or supplied by a Person other than the Backup Servicer (or contractual agents) or the failure of any such other Person to prepare or provide such information. The Backup Servicer (including the Backup Servicer in its capacity as the successor Servicer if so appointed) shall have no responsibility, shall not be in default and shall incur no liability for (i) any act or failure to act of any third party (other than its contractual agents), including the Servicer or the Majority Noteholders, (ii) any inaccuracy or omission in a notice or communication received by the Backup Servicer from any third party (other than its contractual agents), (iii) the invalidity or unenforceability of any Receivable under applicable law, (iv) the breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made with respect to any Receivable, or (v) the acts or omissions of any prior Servicer or any successor Backup Servicer.
(c) The parties expressly acknowledge and consent to Citibank, N.A. acting in the possible dual capacity of Backup Servicer or successor Servicer and in the capacity as Indenture Trustee. Citibank, N.A., may, in such dual or other capacity, discharge its separate functions fully, without hindrance or regard to conflict of interest principles, duty of loyalty principles or other breach of fiduciary duties to the extent that any such conflict or breach arises from the performance by Citibank, N.A., of express duties set forth in this Agreement in any of such capacities, all of which defenses, claims or assertions are hereby expressly waived by the other parties hereto and the Noteholders except in the case of gross negligence and willful misconduct by Citibank, N.A..
Resignation or Removal of the Trustee (a) The Trustee shall not resign without the consent of the Board of Managers unless (i) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11, (ii) the Trustee shall be incapable of acting or it shall be illegal for the Trustee to act, or (iii) the Trustee shall have given at least 60 days' prior written notice to the Board of Managers.
(b) The Board of Managers may remove the Trustee (and shall remove the Trustee in the case of the occurrence of an event described in clause (i) or (iv)):
(i) if the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11 and shall fail to resign after a written request therefor;
(ii) if the Trustee shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
(iii) if a receiver or other public officer shall be appointed or take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation;
(iv) if the Trustee shall otherwise be incapable of acting or it shall be illegal for the Trustee to act; or
(v) at its discretion.
(c) If the Trustee is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of trustee for any reason, the Board of Managers shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee by written instrument, in duplicate (one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the outgoing trustee so removed, one copy to the successor Trustee). All costs associated with the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee shall be general expenses of MART. If a successor Trustee shall not have been appointed within 30 days of such resignation or removal, the outgoing Trustee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 5.8 shall not become effective until a written acceptance of appointment is delivered by the successor Trustee. Any successor Trustee appointed pursuant to this Section 5.8 shall be eligible to act in such capacity in accordance with Section 5.11 and, following compliance with the preceding sentence, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the outgoing Trustee under this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as trustee.
(e) The outgoing Trustee shall upon payment of its fees and expenses deliver to the successor Trustee all books, records, accounts, documents, statements and monies held by it under this Agreement. The outgoing Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor Trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations. The outgoing Trustee shall cooperate with the successor Trustee to ensure that the successor Trustee has all books, records, accounts, documents, statements, monies held by it under this Agreement and any other relevant information in the possession of the outgoing Trustee relating to the MART Assets.
(f) Upon the appointment and acceptance of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Section 5.8, such successor Trustee shall file an amendment to the Certificate of Trust with the Secretary of State identifying the name and principal place of business of such successor Trustee in the State of Delaware.
Limitation of Liability of Eligible Lender Trustee and Indenture Trustee (a) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by Chase Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Eligible Lender Trustee of the Issuer, and in no event shall Chase Bank USA, National Association, in its individual capacity have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer or the Eligible Lender Trustee hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, and in no event shall Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer.
(c) The rights of and protections of the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture shall be incorporated as though explicitly set forth herein.
Limitation on Liability of the Company, the Master Servicer and Others Neither the Company, the Master Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company or the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Company, the Master Servicer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Company, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or the Master Servicer shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense related to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the Company nor the Master Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action, proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Company or the Master Servicer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Company and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Custodial Account as provided by Section 3.10 and, on the Distribution Date(s) following such reimbursement, the aggregate of such expenses and costs shall be allocated in reduction of the Accrued Certificate Interest on each Class entitled thereto in the same manner as if such expenses and costs constituted a Prepayment Interest Shortfall.
