Regulation S Global Certificate. If the transfer occurs on or prior to the Release Date, then the Certificate Owner desiring to effect such Transfer shall be required to obtain from such Certificate Owner’s prospective Transferee a written certification substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-3B to the Agreement. On or prior to the Release Date, beneficial interests in any Regulation S Global Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the Release Date, beneficial interests in any Regulation S Global Certificate may be held through Euroclear, Clearstream or any other direct account holder at DTC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any interest in a Rule 144A Global Certificate may be transferred by any Certificate Owner holding such interest to any Institutional Accredited Investor (other than a Qualified Institutional Buyer) who takes delivery in the form of a Definitive Certificate of the same Class as such Rule 144A Global Certificate upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator of (i) such certifications and/or opinions as are contemplated above with respect to Transfers of this Certificate in definitive form and (ii) such written orders and instructions as are required under the applicable procedures of the Depository, Clearstream and/or Euroclear to direct the Certificate Administrator to debit the account of a Depository Participant by a denomination of interests in such Rule 144A Global Certificate. Upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar of the certifications and/or opinions contemplated above with respect to Transfers of this Certificate in definitive form, the Certificate Administrator, subject to and in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository, shall reduce the denomination of the subject Rule 144A Global Certificate, and cause a Definitive Certificate of the same Class as such Rule 144A Global Certificate, and in a denomination equal to the reduction in the denomination of such Rule 144A Global Certificate, to be executed, authenticated and delivered in accordance with this Agreement to the applicable Transferee. None of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Tax Administrator, the Custodian, the Certificate Registrar or the Trust Advisor is obligated to register or qualify any Class of Non-Registered Certificates under the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of this Certificate or any interest herein without registration or qualification. Any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner desiring to effect a Transfer of this Certificate or any interest herein shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Tax Administrator, the Custodian, the Certificate Registrar and the Trust Advisor against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws or the provisions described above.] [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: The Global Certificates shall be deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository and registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of the Depository.] No transfer of this Certificate or any interest herein shall be made (A) to any employee benefit plan or other benefit plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Xxxxx plans and collective investment funds and separate accounts, the assets of which are considered “plan assets” under U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, or for purposes of Similar Law, including insurance company general accounts, that is subject to ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or Similar Law (each, a “Plan”), or (B) to any Person who is directly or indirectly purchasing this Certificate or any interest herein on behalf of, as named fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with assets of a Plan, if the purchase and holding of this Certificate or such interest herein by the prospective Transferee would result in a violation of Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a similar violation under Similar Law, or would result in the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code. Except in limited circumstances, the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register the transfer of this Certificate (and, if applicable, any Certificate Owner shall refuse to transfer an interest in this Certificate), unless it has received from the prospective Transferee (i) a certification to the effect that such prospective Transferee is not a Plan and is not directly or indirectly purchasing this Certificate or interest therein on behalf of, as named fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with assets of a Plan; or (ii) a certification to the effect that the purchase and holding of this Certificate or interest by such prospective Transferee is exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406(a) and (b) and 407 of ERISA and the excise taxes on such prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 (a) and (b) of the Code, by reason of Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60; or (iii) if this Certificate is investment grade rated and is being acquired by, on behalf of or with assets of a Plan in reliance upon Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-22 or 90-59 (each as amended by Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2013-08), a certification to the effect that such Plan (X) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, (Y) is not sponsored (within the meaning of Section 3(16)(B) of ERISA) by any member of the Restricted Group, and (Z) agrees that it will obtain from each of its Transferees a written certification described in clause (i) above, a written certification described in clause (ii) above or a written representation that such Transferee satisfies the requirements of the immediately preceding clauses (iii)(X) and (iii)(Y), together with a written agreement that such Transferee will obtain from each of its Transferees a similar written certification or representation; or (iv) a certification of facts and an Opinion of Counsel which otherwise establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Certificate Administrator (or, if applicable, the Certificate Owner effecting the transfer) that such Transfer will not result in a violation of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a similar violation under Similar Law, or result in the imposition of an excise tax under Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Trust Advisor, the Certificate Registrar, the initial purchasers or a Sub-Servicer to any obligation in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement. If any Transferee of a Certificate (including a Registered Certificate) or any interest therein does not, in connection with the subject Transfer, deliver to the Certificate Registrar (in the case of a Definitive Certificate) or the Transferor (in the case of ownership interests in a Book-Entry Non-Registered Certificate) any certification and/or Opinion of Counsel contemplated by the preceding paragraph, then such Transferee shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that either: (i) such Transferee is not a Plan and is not directly or indirectly purchasing such Certificate or interest therein on behalf of, as named fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with assets of a Plan; or (ii) the purchase and holding of such Certificate or interest therein by such Transferee are exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406(a) and (b) and 407 of ERISA and the excise taxes imposed on such prohibited transactions by Sections 4975(a) and (b) of the Code by reason of the Exemption (in the case of such a Certificate that is an Investment Grade Certificate) or by reason of Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (in the case of such a Certificate that is not an Investment Grade Certificate) or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law does not result in a violation of Similar Law. If a Person is acquiring this Certificate as a fiduciary or agent for one or more accounts, such Person shall be required to deliver to the Certificate Registrar (and, if applicable, to the Certificate Owner) a certification to the effect that, and such other evidence as may be reasonably required by the Certificate Registrar to confirm that, it has (i) sole investment discretion with respect to each such account and (ii) full power to make the acknowledgments, representations, warranties, certifications and/or agreements with respect to each such account described above in this Certificate. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices of the Certificate Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. No service charge will be imposed for any transfer or exchange of this Certificate, but the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of this Certificate. [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as this Certificate is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC, transfers of interests in this Certificate shall be made through the book-entry facilities of DTC, and accordingly, this Certificate shall constitute a Book-Entry Certificate.] The Depositor, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust Advisor, the Tax Administrator, the Custodian, the Certificate Registrar and any agent of any such party may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of such parties or such agents shall be affected by notice to the contrary. Subject to certain terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, the Trust and the obligations created by the Agreement shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund; (ii) the purchase by the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer or any single Subordinate Class Certificateholder or group of Subordinate Class Certificateholders, at a price determined as provided in the Agreement, of all the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property (or, in the case of any REO Property related to any Serviced Loan Combination, the beneficial interest of the Trust Fund in such REO Property) remaining in the Trust Fund; and (iii) the exchange by the Sole Certificateholder(s) of all the Certificates for all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property (or, in the case of any REO Property related to any Serviced Loan Combination, the beneficial interest of the Trust Fund in such REO Property) remaining in the Trust Fund with the written consent of the General Master Servicer or the NCB Master Servicer, as applicable, in its sole discretion. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the General Master Servicer, the NCB Master Servicer, the General Special Servicer, the NCB Special Servicer or any single Subordinate Class Certificateholder or group of Subordinate Class Certificateholders to purchase from the Trust Fund all the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property (or, in the case of any REO Property related to any Serviced Loan Combination, the beneficial interest of the Trust Fund in such REO Property) remaining therein. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Pool at the time of purchase being 1.0% or less of the Cut-off Date Pool Balance. The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the parties thereto and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the parties to the Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to not less than 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to all of the Classes materially affected by the amendment and, if adversely affected by the amendment, any third-party beneficiary. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, including any amendment necessary to maintain the status of any REMIC Pool as a REMIC, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates. Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The registered Holder hereof, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will look solely to the Trust Fund (to the extent of its rights therein) for distributions hereunder. This Certificate shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements negotiated, made and to be performed entirely in said State, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the Holder hereof shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C23), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-C22), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-Gc26)